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| - I am not a native Pittsburgher, and I HATE Primanti's. Yeah, I said it. When someone suggested Peppi's, I was less than excited. Afterall, Primanti's gets rave reviews and I just don't get it. Ah, but soooooo hungry. Ok...I'll try it.
AMAZING. The place isn't dirty. It isn't greasy. It's a sandwich shop people, I really don't know what you expect here that makes you dish out such harsh reviews. You're paying $8 for a meal, it's not going to be 5 star decor. That being said, it was clean, it was moderately busy but not very loud (no more than any other place), and the staff was cool. I tip. If you can't afford to tip don't eat out. And don't complain when they aren't as cool if you don't. I work for tips, but unfortunately I work for corporate America where I have to smile at you even if you are a cheap ass- BUT- don't expect me to go the extra mile. But I digress...on to the food.
It's good! Actually, it's better than good. It's sliced ribeye steak cooked fresh on a flat top grill with fresh cheese and veggies and what just may be the best bread I have ever had. It's got this nice crust, but it isn't "cut the roof of your mouth hard" like some places...ahem...Primanti's...and the portions are very generous. The boyfriend and I used to save half so we had a "now sandwich" and a "later sandwich," but lately it's been all "now sandwich." When we do carryout, they wrap it up for us just like if it were a take out order. Small deal to you maybe, but that's that extra mile I was talking about. I said, "I'll just wrap it up myself man, no worries," and the guy behind the counter insisted on wrapping it up for me "no problem."
The menu is vast for such a small shop. There are a lot of options, steak, chicken, even vegetarian. There are breakfast selections, spicy, mild, you name it. They have some pretty good fries too. They have a cooler with bottle drinks or fountain drinks and they have some good specials for lunch. Another small detail, they have a good variety in the drink cooler. Dr. Pepper, root beer, ginger ale, juices, water, and the usual soda suspects. I'm a creature of habit so I always get the same thing, and it always tastes exactly the same. That's another plus in my book, consistency. There is nothing worse than getting your favorite whatever at your favorite where-ever and it not being as good as the last time. That doesn't happen here. It's as good as the first time, every time.
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