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BUZZ
- Pastrami Sandwich
- Corned Beef Sandwich
I TRIED
- The Pitts Burger (Sandwich) (7/10)
- Almost Famous Hot Chili Bowl (4/10)
I really need to start researching early before these trips! I had a big First World Problem. My hotel was 30 minutes south. But the 2 candidates for dinner tonight was either a Pittsburgh staple (Primanti Brothers) or a Triple D joint (LoBello's), and they were both north east of where I was. I had already set my mind to LoBello's, because I haven't had a Triple D place in a while, but when Primanti Brothers ended up being on the way (and 10 minutes closer), I just decided to change plans and go to Primanti.
The place is kind of set up like a Fridays. There's one side that has more of a dining feel to it, and then the other side is a bar, also with booths and tables.
This sudden switch made me very ill prepared for Primanti. Luckily, my server, when finding out I was new to Primanti Bros, explained that they were famous for their sandwiches and that the big list of sandwiches were all made the same way, just various meats. He also explained that the Pitts Burger is the most popular. The menu says it's the #2 item, because beer is the #1. Lol! I like it! Oh, and I don't really get the reference, but a lot of things here, including the sandwiches, are considered "Almost Famous." Why? I dunno.
PITTS BURGER
So, a Primanti Sandwich contains french bread, your meat(s) of choice, cole slaw, tomatoes, and provolone cheese. Because I only had this Primanti Brothers location come up in Yelp on my phone, with 52 reviews, I didn't know that most people ACTUALLY get the pastrami. So, I ordered the Pitts Burger, because the menu says it's the most popular sandwich.
So, the meat on this is what they call a "Philly Cheesteak patty." I understand that to be the brick of meet that Philly cheesesteaks are sliced from. Whatever the case, the patty tastes just like Salisbury Steak (minus the gravy). It's got that soft, artificial meat texture, and that buttery, savory flavor.
As everyone else has said, the coleslaw is vinegar based, not mayo based. Now, I don't know if the slaw changed the flavor at all, or if they added something else, but there was definitely a sweetness to the vinegar. It actually went very well with the sandwich. It's probably not a cole slaw I'll want to eat by itself, but I think it does a lot more for the sandwich than mayo-based cole slaws (i.e. Lucky's Sandwich Co in Chicago).
Tomato was nothing special. The french bread is interesting. I'm used to seeing it in the grocery stores, but by the time you bring it home and slice it, the crust is usually pretty hard and/or crunchy (which I'm totally fine with!). Here the bread part is very soft, and the crust is still pretty soft too - almost on par with regular sandwich bread crust. What I liked about it, though, is that the bread was actually pretty transparent in flavor, so it didn't take away from the sandwich, like bread always does.
But then we come to the fries. These fries suck. Literally! Mine were kind of cold, and some didn't feel like they were cooked fully through. The fries by themselves are not very good either - pretty bland. That blandness actually sucked flavor out of the bite! I noticed that the sandwich was SIGNIFICANTLY better when I took a bite around the edges, where the fries mostly fell off, than in the middle where all the fries bunched up. Now, with the cole slaw being strong as it is, I'm not suggesting they take out the fries, but I think if they reduced the fries by about 1/2, this sandwich may have earned another star.
All in all, the sandwich was pretty good. The cheesesteak patty or salusbury steak or whatever it was was definitely something I've never had in sandwich form, so A+ in creativity!
Oh, and FYI - if you order the sandwich, all you get is a sandwich! No fries, chips, or anything else. I was mostly satisfied with just the sandwich, but it would've been nice to munch on something else alongside it.
CHILI
Toward the halfway point of my sandwich, I didn't think this was going to satiate my hunger, so I ordered a bowl of "PIttsburgh Style Chili." Turns out, the sandwich made me a lot fuller than I thought, and i only had 1/2 the chili. Ok, I'm NOT an expert at chili at all. I love Wendy's chili, so use that as my curriculum vitae.
The chili was really thick, with way more beans than anything else. The flavor was more tomato-y, gettin kinda close to ketchup. There were certain bites that had a very blunt chili pepper flavor, but not the norm. Seasoning was a bit weak, but the saltines made it even thicker and less enjoyable. Not a fan.
ALMOST DELICIOUS
This place is basically a glorified bar. Pizzas, burgers, buffalo wings, and sandwiches. Even though a 7/10 is a decent score (for the Pitts Burger), I'm willing to come back one more time to see if the pastrami knocks me off my feet. Nothing else on the menu is really all that unique or enticing.
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