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| - Don't yinz native Picksburghers hate me nah, but I have to admit that I didn't find Peppi's that impressive. I'm from DE, where we have Capriotti's (can you say fresh turkey and all the fixins on a bun?!?) and are near Philly (a sub mecca), so I have high standards for subs. Also, I pride myself on being an exacting--yet fair--reviewer. In light of these facts, I'm afraid that Peppi's failed to deliver the sub nirvana I was hoping for.
I visited on Sat. for lunch with a friend while cycling. Our original plan was to hit up the food trucks at South Side Works, but she was tired due to some grueling rowing practices the previous couple days, so the North Shore is as far as we made it. She suggested Peppi's, and I agreed, given that I'd heard good things and that I hadn't been yet.
Since I don't eat beef, I was limited to two options: the amazing Sigfried or the turkey supreme. Both were very similar, consisting of their respective meats plus grilled mushrooms and onions and LT. I opted for the turkey, probably because I'm so used to the turkey awesomeness on a bun that Capriotti's delivers. My friend ordered the roast beef, and both of us had drinks. Although my friend told me the fries were good, we decided to forego them because we thought it'd be too much.
When I bit into my sub, I was underwhelmed by the amount and quality of meat, which was a thin layer of deli-style turkey slices. To me, the sub seemed to be more then 50% veggies, most of which was lettuce. I also found the bun too light for my taste, since I'm used to thick, bready buns. While the taste was decent, it didn't blow me away, and texture-wise, it wasn't super-interesting, given its composition.
While you get a lot of sub for your money and it's better than Subway, if Peppi's is the best PGH has to offer sub-wise, they have a ways to go. At least Primanti's has a unique product! I know yinz'll hate me for saying this, but perhaps you should go to Philly--or even DE--for some sub-inspiration, n'at.
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