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We came here based on the recommendation of friends, my boss (a native), and the fact that it was featured on Food Network a few times. The place is pretty small and cramped, with seating available upstairs or downstairs. They don't give you a menu here -- instead, there are two identical menus hanging above the kitchen area with a font size big enough to be readable from any seat in the house.
Every sandwich is piled high with the meat of your choice and stuffed with cole slaw, tomatoes, and fries. Yup, fries. The beau loved this idea because that's what he does for all his burgers anyway and saved him the effort. He ordered their #2 best seller, the PITTS-BURGHER CHEESE STEAK. Though he enjoyed his sandwich, he did mention that it wasn't very.. cheese steak-y, but was still good in its own right. I got full after half of my roast beef so I offered my other half to him and he SCARFED that down. He didn't even like roast beef until that night. Good job, Primanti Bros! The other guys finished off their sammies, too. Btw, what is their #1 best seller? Why.. beer, of course! $2 Yuengling on draft? Oh hell, yeah!
It seems like this restaurant is either a big hit or just okay. Half of our party loved it, while I was in the other half and found it alright and probably wouldn't come back if given the choice. The food was mediocre, in my opinion, but it does have a cool atmosphere about it and the beer is cheap. The restaurant was incredibly dirty, with bits of squished food all over the floor. If I was a native, I'd probably brush it off (since I'd expect it), but being an out-of-towner, I wasn't impressed and was actually put off by it.
FYI, Oakland is college town (home of a handful of schools within walking distance - e.g. Carnegie Mellon, University of PA, etc), so the beer is plentiful and there's plenty of eye candy for you fellas!
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