text: After the initial novelty of fries and coleslaw on a sandwich Primanti Bros is quite ordinary However there is no denying the sandwich is tasty and enjoyablennThere are few foods that encapsulates a city and are easily identifiable as a Primanti Bros sandwiches Its as synonymous with Pittsburgh as the Steelers the steel industry and the Three Rivers When ever I am in town I always swing by to grab one I love itnnThis sandwichs main attraction is its amalgamation of meat cheese coleslaw and fries It was Epic Meal Time before EMT got big on the internets That being said its quite plain and in all honesty boring The meats and cheeses are your standard deli meats The slaw is pretty dull with no acid color or salt The fries are well fries The bread is super soft and thick but that softness yields to the juices that can create a sloppy mess toward the end of the sandwich Now just when you think I am hating on this beast I do have to say that it tastes better than the individual components in an act of culinary synergy This is definitely one of the places that I seek out after a late night when ever I am in the BurghnnThe other things I do not like is that this place is cash only I get it but its very inconvenient I wish I owned a restaurant that had the gravitas to be cash only so I am a bit jealous The other thing is that the service is inconsistent Some of the servers are very energetic and entertaining and very welcoming In fact on a recent trip he forgot our beer when we ordered it After reminding him we ordered beers he gave it to us on the house Now THAT is service The most recent time I walked in after my train got in to the Amtrak station at am It seemed that the people working there were confused that someone was in so early It took a long time to order and an inordinate amount of time to get my food despite being one of three people in the place Oh well life goes onnnAnyway this place is an institution A trip to Pittsburgh is not complete without stepping into the hallowed ground of Primantis and scarfing down a piece of Americana