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| - You know what? I'm gonna go ahead and give this place a five star rating. Yeah its touristy and kinda cliché, so what? Let me elaborate on why I think this place deserves five stars before people start thinking I hand out five star reviews like candy on Halloween.
Came here for dinner while recently visiting Pittsburgh for the very first time. Got here around 5 PM and the place was pretty busy and crowded. Even though it was busy I was greeted immediately by a friendly lady behind the counter who informed me they would clear a table off ASAP for us. Waited a couple minutes and a lot more people came in behind us. They were promptly greeted as well. When some random guy came in and tried to completely bypass the line he was immediately sent to the back of the line by the workers. Friendly and efficient yet not afraid to put trolls in their place. I like it.
After a few minutes we were seated and our drink orders taken. When the waiter returned he took our sandwich order. I went with the pastrami and cheese sandwich. If you don't already know the standard sandwich at Primanti Brothers comes with your choice of meat, cheese, coleslaw, and fries all stuffed in the sandwich. Sandwiches were pretty good sized and having your fries and coleslaw put into the sandwich is awesome! The bread used was super fresh, the pastrami was top notch, coleslaw is super fresh, and the fries are clearly fresh cut. The sandwich is so unique and good that its a real winner. Prices are great too. Pretty much all the sandwiches run from 6 to 8 bucks. Food came out pretty fast and our waiter was a cool guy that had no problem chatting us up and giving us recommendations for great local hangouts amongst the hustle and bustle of dinnertime at this iconic spot.
Atmosphere is great here too. The place has that old deli feel with a lunch counter you can sit at as well as tables. The walls are adorned with all kinds of old signs and sports decor. Their menu is painted large and bright on the wall which makes ordering easy. Also, i want to make note that there are tons of Primanti Brothers locations in and around Pittsburgh but this one is the original. This is THE Primanti Brothers.
Great food, great atmosphere, solid service, reasonable prices, and cool people working here. There is absolutely no reason to dock any stars off this place. So, here ya go Primantis five stars for you. Can't wait to get back here for another sandwich.
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