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Crittbeast t1_j9g9g49 wrote

Plenty of chains in the suburbs but for the most part I’d say Pittsburgh is a town where you’ll find independent restaurants/bars and local conglomerates that spread around the same concept (Eat N’ Park, Primanti’s) or multiple different concepts (Deshantz group, Big Burrito). Though soul sucking developments like the terminal in the strip and east side bond are bringing in more out of town chains/franchises so who knows where we’re going at this point.

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BoopSquiggShorterly t1_j9gz8nm wrote

The out of town "chains" you are referencing that are located in the terminal are both local conglomerates from the region, but just not Pittsburgh based.

Primo subs is a Philly local chain and Aslin Beer is a northern Virginia local chain. Primo subs does have a lot of locations, but this is effectively a Philly chain.

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zuki4life t1_j9hbei3 wrote

I don't live in Pittsburgh anymore and I grew up outside of Philadelphia but oh man primos is a great chain. They make awesome hoagies.

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PrudentFerret456 t1_j9hedb4 wrote

I have lived in Pittsburgh over 40 years and have never heard of either Primo Subs or Aslin Beer. Where are they?

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Beginning_Physics_21 t1_j9hf403 wrote

The terminal in the strip they renovated on Smallman.

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PrudentFerret456 t1_j9hg4td wrote

Huh. Are they good? For subs, we really have had to rely on foreign chains since Uncle Sam's closed.

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dropkickpa t1_j9hrj41 wrote

Uncle Sam's still has stores in Squirrel Hill and at the Waterworks mall.

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Cryptic_Skies t1_j9k6ebg wrote

not a fan of peppi's or any local pizza place that makes subs?

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Excelius t1_j9hndw4 wrote

It's been noted that this region has an unusual concentration of pizza places. While there's no shortage of locally owned eateries, it just seems like so many of them fall into the pizza category, particularly in the suburbs.

Could stand to see a bit more variety in the locally owned restaurants.

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