Further Food Forays in Pittsburgh
Primanti Bros. and Pamela’s. Multiple Pittsburgh locations. Loads of good, uncomplicated food. Hot, hungry and thirsty, my childhood friends Nickie, Marilee, Jen, Ann and I wound up seated at the counter of the original Primanti Bros. Located on 18th Street in the Strip District, Primanti’s has been serving its famous french fry and coleslaw-stuffed sandwiches here for 75 years. This locale operates 24-7, perfect for the bar crowd or for anyone craving a kolbassi and cheese or sardine and cheese sandwich at 3 in the morning. On a late Saturday afternoon our needs were a bit more mainstream. Along with chilled bottles of Iron City Beer, the drink of derision for much of my 20s but not for my nostalgia-fueled 30s, we chowed down such “and cheese” sandwiches as jumbo fish, spicy capicola ham and ragin’ cajun chicken breast. Not one of us could finish these huge sandwiches. The beer, however, was a different tale. Along with the good friends and food, the best part of eating at Primanti Bros. was the free show. By sitting at the counter, we could watch the cook grill …