My family and I were invited to check out the newest Primanti Bros. location on Penn Avenue in Garfield as they were training their new staff. This was once the location of Verde/ Prairie. The Primanti's staff did a great job as this location looks nothing like it did previously and really feels like a Primanti Bros. now. Every bit of useable space has been used to add as many seats and tables as possible. There are also lots of big screens everywhere to help cheer on the Bucs, Pens and Steelers.
On our pass we were given a specific time to arrive which was 6pm. Once we arrived our party of four could barely fit inside as there were quite a few people ahead of us waiting to be seated. About 15 minutes later the hostess asked for our name our party size and told us that the wait would be about 20 minutes. Some people who arrived after us were seated before us because the hostess had asked them for their names before making her way to us which made our wait even longer.
By now we had been standing around for 45 minutes and still weren't seated. The reason the wait was so long was that people were finished eating and were just hanging out instead of getting up so people who were waiting could be seated. We were offered something to drink while we waited which was a nice touch.
Finally we were seated Alexander our server came to tell us about the food and take our drinks orders. The music was way too loud as we could hardly hear Alexander speak and had to repeat to each other what he had said. He was very green and should have had a seasoned server to show him the ropes first. We had to ask him to refill our daughters glass as it was empty for qit a while.
The adults at the table started off with the Drunk Duck cocktail which was amazing and helped me to quickly forget how pissed off I was with the long wait. Next we chose a bucket of the Spicy Garlic wings which were amazing once we finally got to eat them as we had to flag down another server to get some plates. The wings were nice and juicy and cooked to perfection.
For our sandwiches my wife and our friend both got the New Yorker which is Primanti's version of a New York Deli sandwich. Our daughter chose the Pitts Burger with double meat and I chose the Black Angus with double meat. I can say with confidence that these were some of the best Primanti Bros. sandwiches we have ever had.
This was this locations first day of service and thankfully for Primanti Bros. this was a test run before the official grand opening on 1/18/17. Once the waiting situation is worked out and the music is turned down I'm sure this will be one of Primanti's most popular locations.