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HIstory of iconic Pittsburgh restaurants

By sepayne

  • First Primanti Brother's restaurant

    First Primanti Brother's restaurant
    The exact date of the first restaurant is not know. Joe Primanti upgraded his sandwich cart to a smart restaurant in the original Strip District location.

  • DeLuca's opens

    DeLuca's opens
    The DeLuca family opened their restaurant in 1951.

  • The Original Hot Dog Shop opens

    The Original Hot Dog Shop opens
    Sydney Simon opened the restaurant in 1960.

  • Ownership changes and new locations are added

    Ownership changes and new locations are added
    The restaurant was bought by Jim Patrinos in 1974. He closed the restaurant and opened it back up in 1975. With business doing well, new locations were added.

  • First Pamela's

    First Pamela's
    Pamela's has been serving its famous hotcakes since 1980.

  • Even more locations added

    Even more locations added
    Primanti Brothers expanded into the suburbs of Pittsburgh.

  • Unwrapped

    Unwrapped
    The Original Hot Dog Shop is shown on the Food Network's Unwrapped.

  • President Obama tries Pamela's

    President Obama tries Pamela's
    President Obama visited Pamela's during his campaign in April 2008.

  • Death of the owner of The O

    Death of the owner of The O
    I find this significant because Mr. Simon battled cancer until the age of 80. He was a very strong man.

  • Man V Food

    Man V Food
    DeLuca's appeared on the Travel Channel's Man V Food along with Primanti Brothers and Quaker Steak and Lube.