The Outstanding Restaurant In Pennsylvania That Is Known For A Single Menu Item
By Beth Price-Williams|Published April 19, 2022
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Beth Price-Williams
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A professional writer for more than two decades, Beth has lived in nearly a dozen states – from Missouri and Virginia to Connecticut and Vermont – and Toronto, Canada. In addition to traveling extensively in the U.S. and the U.K., she has a BA in Journalism from Point Park University (PA), a MA in Holocaust & Genocide Studies from Stockton University (NJ), and a Master of Professional Writing from Chatham University (PA). A writer and editor for Only In Your State since 2016, Beth grew up in and currently lives outside of Pittsburgh and when she’s not writing or hanging out with her bunnies, budgies, and chinchilla, she and her daughter are out chasing waterfalls.
We put all types of veggies and condiments on our sandwiches and have since, well, probably the beginning of time. However, this iconic restaurant in Pennsylvania took sandwich toppings to a whole new, incredibly delicious new level, adding fries and coleslaw to its famous sandwiches. If you’ve not tried one of these famous sandwiches yet, pull up that bucket list and add Primanti Brothers to the top of it.
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Primanti Brothers in Pittsburgh got off to a modest start, serving its now-famous sandwiches to hungry truckers from a food cart in 1933.
Back in those early days, Joe Primanti, the founder of the iconic Pennsylvania restaurant, added a helping of fries to his sandwiches. That way, he reasoned, truckers would have a full meal that they could eat with one hand while steering with the other.
The concept took off, becoming something of a cultural phenomenon, and before long, coleslaw was added to the mix. Today, only one place comes to mind when you think of fries and coleslaw on sandwiches.
From a single food cart, Primanti Brothers has grown to include locations throughout Pennsylvania and into several other states, including West Virginia and Maryland.
Now that you know you can get a Primanti Brothers’ sandwich no matter where in the U.S. you live, you face the daunting task of deciding which to order. Try one of the originals of the Almost Famous Sandwiches.
Each comes on fresh Italian white bread and includes those famous fresh-cut fries and coleslaw. Choose from the classic or the Big Bro sizes in spicy Italian ham, angus sirloin steak and cheese, or corned beef and cheese.
Or, order what might be the most famous – or almost famous – sandwich, The Pittsburger, a steak patty topped with cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, fries, and coleslaw.
