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| - This place is easy to miss -- it's got a tiny shopfront right next to the Smithfield-Liberty Garage, across from SW Randall. Very convenient if you work in the Steel Building; it's just a short walk down the alley.
They use Mancini bread, which means awesome in my book. Great flavor to the bread itself, which is made with adequate salt; slightly dry; all the better to absorb the grease and sauce from your sandwich. The Ragin' Cajun hoagie is amazing. Only a little bit spicy, and half of it will get you through an entire day. The chicken is thinly sliced breast meat and fried like cheesesteak-steak, with a good degree of browning involved. The only thing that bugs me is the shredded lettuce and mealy tomatoes, which have no place on this type of hoagie anyway. Pet peeve, right? I ask for it with onion only.
I also love eggs on sandwiches, so the Steeler is pretty great, too. I prefer Southside Steaks for cheesesteak, on the whole, but if you're stuck downtown with a half-hour lunch, that's not an option.
The only sandwich I've had here and haven't liked was the Big Melt, aka their tuna. Now, I. Love. Tuna. but this was pretty meh. Plain tuna -- no celery lurking therein, thank God -- but it needed something. If dill pickles were involved, it could be good. As is, I just wouldn't bother; the work cafeteria offered edible fried fish sammiches on Fridays, so.
The fries seem to be fresh made, if slightly overcooked and soggy. They're better on the sandwiches as a condiment, sez the Pittsburgh native, than they are as a side in their own right. I'm not sure they fry them properly (once in cooler oil, once in hot) because they're fairly brown and greasy. Still much tastier than, say, BK fries or something; they actually taste like potatoes. If you have enough time, get your sandwich here and your fries at Wiener World across the street.
Weirdly, they do offer delivery, just not during lunch hours, and they're barely open outside of those -- so if you're good getting your sandwich at 10:30 in the morning and letting it sit for a while, you can take advantage. Otherwise, just go pick up. If you've called in an order, don't wait in line; skip up to the right side of the counter and let them know.
Pro tip: CALL AHEAD. If you're on a half hour lunch, you'll end up late back if you don't. They do work quickly but are packed and I've waited fifteen minutes for food.
They do run daily specials, so check those out for a good deal. The hoagies are all in the $7 range, which ain't bad for dahntahn.
The whole place is black and gold; jerseys and sports photos on the walls. It's about the size of an average Subway restaurant. They do have tables, and since most folks are going for take-out at lunch, seats are generally available. They have three bar stools at the back right for those waiting for their order, next to the coolers and condiments, so it can be a bit of a logjam. The customers are friendly, though, so no real problems.
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