HIstory of iconic Pittsburgh restaurants

First Primanti Brother's restaurant

Jan 1, 1930

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

Jan 1, 1951

The DeLuca family opened their restaurant in 1951.

The Original Hot Dog Shop opens

Jan 1, 1960

Sydney Simon opened the restaurant in 1960.

Ownership changes and new locations are added

Jan 1, 1975

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

Jan 1, 1980

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

Even more locations added

Jan 1, 1998

Primanti Brothers expanded into the suburbs of Pittsburgh.

Unwrapped

Oct 3, 2005

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

President Obama tries Pamela's

Apr 1, 2008

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

Death of the owner of The O

Nov 8, 2008

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

Man V Food

Dec 10, 2008

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