Posted on 08/03/2023 12:07:59 PM PDT by DallasBiff
W
hen I moved from Brooklyn to Pittsburgh for grad school in 2012, it was a sort of homecoming, since I’d grown up in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, about two hours away. I doubted that the food in Pittsburgh could possibly compete with New York’s — cue the melancholy marathon of one more chocolate mousse cheesecake at Junior’s, a final slice from Joe’s, a last everything from H & H — and in some ways, I discovered that I was right: The best place to start the search for bagels and pizza in Pittsburgh was at the airport, where you can buy a ticket to LaGuardia. But I eventually discovered that Pittsburgh has its own edible charms, from pierogies to burnt-almond cake — and something I’ve not consistently found beyond its borders, the Pittsburgh salad.
You can tell a lot about a person by their first reaction to a Pittsburgh salad — a layered bowl of cool lettuce, some veggies, grilled chicken (or steak), and a sprinkling of shredded cheese, all served with French fries. Some people are horrified that something so densely packed with calories — and the worst carbs of all, fried ones — could possibly be presented as a "salad." Others are delighted that something called a salad could be so hefty, so substantial. And the best kind of people will respond in one way: "Why haven't I been eating salads like this my entire life?"
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I’ve never had a Pittsburgh salad or even heard of it but that sounds delicious. Maybe it’s because I grew up with NY garbage plate.
Just sayin'
The fries sucked at Primanti's, it was the cole slaw, that made those sandwhich's great.
The best way to have a steak is “Pitssburgh rare”
I actually agree with you, but it is the fries that make them famous. Their pizzas aren’t half bad either.
I’d try that. New fan of Smashburger’s skinny fries with rosemary and garlic but wish that they would cut off the natural ends. Nasty.
I recall the great steak salads at the Pittsburgh Marriott, Airport, in the 80’a/90’s.
Wish I had a good chipped ham sandwich on a hard roll. The stores where I live no longer sell chopped ham loaf, so I can’t fake chipped ham anymore by asking them to shave the chopped ham.
The Pittsburgh way…
Put fries on it.
Call it the “best”.
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