The green and yellow neon sign hangs over the corner of Eighteenth Street and Penn Avenue, marking the spot where Joe Primanti started selling sandwiches to hungry truck drivers in nineteen thirty-three. Joe and his brothers didn't have space for tables, so they piled coleslaw and thick-cut french fries directly onto the grilled meat and Italian bread. The drivers wanted a meal they could hold in one hand while driving their rigs, and the sandwich provided exactly that.
Primanti Bros. Restaurant and Bar
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