Does Pittsburgh have a defining cuisine? (McDonald: oil, population, places)

[Evergrey]

Originally Posted by sparrowmint

... you don't need to defend why you eat there. I only took issue with the alleged "idea" that the owners opened up the chain to counter the bad Mexican food that was previously present here, as if they're any better.

I could see Mad Mex not being your thing... but how is it 'gross'?

[jay5835]

Originally Posted by Evergrey

I could see Mad Mex not being your thing... but how is it 'gross'?

For me it's their nachos.

[rranger]

Originally Posted by Hopes

Sadly, I think it's perogies.

I'm gonna vote for Haluski ... equally bad. "Would you like some grease with your grease, sir?"

[jimmyev]

Churches around New Castle have sold pepperoni rolls and pizza green rolls (spinach rolls) since at least the 1960s, so I'm not so sure it originated in West Virginia. When I moved to Pittsburgh in 1986, the only version of a 'pepperoni roll' I could find was a kolache with pepperoni that some convenience stores sold. Kind of funny since it's hard to find kolaches anywhere around Pittsburgh.

The Pittsburgh region seems to be the only place that dumps fries on salads. I think this started at Quaker Steak & Lube in Sharon, then eventually it spread south. I don't remember any restaurants in Pittsburgh with fries on their salads in the late '80s, but now there's a ton of them.

Even McDonald's has a fish sandwich. That's not exactly a Pittsburgh thing. Maybe GIANT fish sandwich is.

Mad Mex is gross simply because their tortillas are horrid. They're easy to make. You can even buy a machine that does it. But Mad Mex buys these horrible thick, stale tortillas from Sysco or whatever.

[Tallysmom]

Originally Posted by Hopes

Forget fries. Potato chips on PB&J. That's living!

Wait -- you forgot the Velveeta. It's PB&J, Velveeta and potato chips.

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by Hopes

Forget fries. Potato chips on PB&J. That's living!

DH ate that delicacy back in Omaha, NE as a kid! His mom worked a lot, and he had to fix his own lunches. I had never heard of it prior to meeting him.

[MathmanMathman]

Originally Posted by jimmyev

Even McDonald's has a fish sandwich. That's not exactly a Pittsburgh thing. Maybe GIANT fish sandwich is.r.

They also make the McRib but it hasn't wrested the BBQ Ribs crown from any region.

[wanderlust76]

I think wings are something Pittsburgh should be known for even though they technically didn't originate there. Quaker Steak and Lube started in Sharon, PA before Buffalo Wild Wings in Columbus. Quaker Steak and Lube has better regular wings imo. Now these are chain places now of course but back in the day they weren't. Pittsburgh has a lot of places with good wings and places close to Pittsburgh like Drover's Inn in Wellsburg, WV are also known for good wings.

[baconlegs]

Originally Posted by Evergrey

Concerning Primanti's... a lot of restaurants in other regions call these "Pittsburgh-style sandwiches".

Here's a place in San Francisco that serves 'em

Pittsburgh style sandwich in San Francisco - Review of Giordano Brothers, San Francisco, CA - TripAdvisor

Not going to read everything, this is the right answer. Don't confuse Primanti's with fries on the sandwich or salad. You will find these in far away locals as "Pittsburgh Style"

[Flamingo13]

I only caught some of the show but on tonight's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives he was somewhere (Miss. maybe? somewhere in the South) - anyway they had Pittsburgh Steak Salad and it's one of the best sellers there - according to whatever the hosts' name is - Pittsburgh is known for it.....