Cap & Egg - Primanti Bros., Pittsburgh, PA
The first majestic thing to take place during Vodka's inaugural trip to Pittsburgh, PA, is she gets carded.
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| For This Fact Alone, Vodka May Have Found Her New Favorite City |
As she's now pretty much double the age when an ID consultation would be understandable, she is beyond thrilled that her Moscow Mule order resulted in a study of her birth year.
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| Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall, Who's the Drunkest of Them All? |
Equally thrilling is that she is finally about to consume that legend of a Western Pennsylvania entree, a Primanti Bros. sandwich.
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| Hello, Gorgeous |
The entirety of Vodka's knowledge of Primanti Bros. comes from the fact that they stuff their French fries directly onto the sandwiches themselves, a practice for which she and her two college roommates, Whiskey Sour and Diet Coke, are equally excited.
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| And Yet Somehow Still Tempted to Ask for a Side of French Fries |
According to Best Thing I Ever Ate, Vodka must order the Cap & Egg, as recommended by Rachael Ray on the UNBEATABLE BREAKFAST episode. Whiskey Sour and Diet Coke both choose the Pitts-Burger, which is heavily advertised as the "#2 Best Seller" all over the establishment... with no mention of which delicacy owns the top spot.
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| And For This Evening's First Riddle.... |
It takes an exceptionally long time for the sandwiches to make their appearance, but this delay leaves ample opportunity for us to each visit the Primanti Bros. restroom, featuring a soap dispenser with a mind of its own. Squeezing out five squirts of turquoise soap per every hand swipe, the staff has seemingly "solved" this problem by installing a tub beneath the machine to catch the extra barrel of anti-bacterial goo.
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| Well, That's One Solution |
The preponderance of soap means that our hands are extra clean by the time our sandwiches actually arrive -- good fortune, as they do so without a plate. Wrapped up in their own cocoons of parchment paper, they're gifted before us like a stork bestowing a newborn.
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| A Heaven-Sent Bundle |
The sandwiches themselves are enormous but not unwieldy - even Diet Coke, who has the smallest mouth and smallest appetite among us, can both eat it easily and (nearly) completely.
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| A Few Stray French Fries Escaping the Herd |
The Cap and Egg makes for a very satisfying combination, though not one that Vodka would necessarily have chosen. The whole enterprise seems to be lacking a touch a seasoning and would do well with a condiment or two (though then again, Vodka has rarely met an entree that she didn't think needed salt).
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| A Side of Mayonnaise Also Would Not Be Entirely Out of Place |
Whiskey Sour and Diet Coke similarly enjoy their Pitts-Burgers, but would also try a different sandwich during a return visit (Vodka is most intrigued by the kielbasi variety).
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| An Additional Menu Tip from the Other Side of the State: Pork Roll |
The thick white bread used for all of Primanti Bros.'s creations molds perfectly around the contents, keeping everything in place and making for a relatively mess-free eating adventure.
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| A Pittsburgh Burrito |
Though even if it didn't, there's plenty of soap available with which to wash off afterwards.
Primanti Bros.'s Cap & Egg: 4 stars
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