She stands behind the counter and shrugs when asked for a secret ingredient. Pasternak has even shipped them overseas. Sarah St., South Side. It's very easy to screw up. So it's worth noting that Unique's thin and crispy is consistently phenomenal, a subtle combination of moist dough that's crispy but not hard, a thick and spicy sauce and a generous helping of mozzarella that doesn't coagulate obscenely on top.
Cod rules the fish sandwich world.
Looking at the macabre side from the cod's point of view, it is no honor to end up well-exploited, deep fried between two slices of bread. Feverishly drab until you shake on malted vinegar, and lather with hot sauce and homespun tartar. As good as the stuff on La La waterfronts minus the tourists and kids, and, from your point of view, a classic plate of fish and chips. You'll need a little elbow room to cantilever the colossal goblets proffered by this cozy Shadyside eatery. Try a Walnut Creek cabernet, a Corbett Canyon chardonnay or a Cavit pinot grigio.