Over the holiday, I was bound and determined to get downtown and eat a Primanti's sandwich at the original location in the Strip District. I'm going to totally lose my Pittsburgh street cred, but I have NEVER eaten one of these sandwiches. As I've mentioned before, I was an incredibly picky eater when I was younger. My love for food didn't really evolve until I came to DC. And it never really occurred to me that I was doing myself (and my Pittsburgh people) a DISSERVICE by never eating one of these. So I set out to the Strip District with my mom on a mission to eat this famed sandwich.
I wasn't alone. Everyone and their mother (including my own) wanted the same exact thing. And it was cold and there was a long line out the door that didn't seem to budge. So I had to settle on eating elsewhere in the Strip. After a light meal, we hit the Macaroni Company where I was greeted by cheese and sausage that was the stuff of dreams. Balls of cheese the size of my head. Amazing stuff.
I walked out of there with about a pound of cheese (which I'm thinking was eaten within a few days of my return to DC. Don't judge.). In addition, I picked up some dipping oil for my good friend Aniello, who probably has about a dozen different types of infused olive oils in his kitchen (I could live there). And pierogies! I hope to make some pierogies with kielbasa sometime this winter.
We walked around other parts of the Strip District but no trip would be complete without a trip to Wholey's. Just to walk around because I couldn't image going home with a slab of fish. However, I did take a photo outside of Wholey's with their policy which I think is so telling of Pittsburgh as a whole. It's all about making you feel welcome. And I'm always amazed at how friendly people are in Pittsburgh. Sometimes you take a kind word and smile for granted, but it's the people of Pittsburgh that go that extra mile to make you feel welcome. And for someone who chose to find a home in DC nearly 10 years, the homecoming is all that sweeter.
Primanti's...I will be back. :)
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