Peppi’s

You know, I Looooove Peppi’s. Something about their signature subs just tastes soooo good. I suggest you check out the New Yorker with double meat. And they reheat surprisingly well too! I’d honestly suggest this place as a Pittsburgh sandwich icon over Primanti’s any day.

I love Peppi’s. For my money there’s no sub spot in Pittsburgh I’d rather go. I find myself coming to this location a lot as the Strip District is convenient. That being said, I have several gripes about this location as opposed to the North Side one I also frequent.
The staff. There is a fine line between snarky, funny sarcastic attitudes and, well, being rude. While its not always the case when I come here, days like today rub me the wrong way. I know how to order, and refusing to acknowledge that I’m at the counter and joking with each other that I’m waiting is not funny to me. Who knows, maybe I’m being dramatic.
And it has become a reoccurring problem here that they forget to bring the French fries which means your sandwich is cold by time they come, or you eat your sandwich and wait and are no longer hungry for fries.
That being said, the food is still delicious. The location is just as «rustic» as all of the other spots. But if you want a more pleasant experience is recommend the North Side location.

Excellent service and my #7 Roethlisberger was amazing! Fresh bread and perfectly cooked sausage! The staff was very friendly and helpful in making my selection! I can’t wait to go back!

Wanted to go out to breakfast in the Strip but the lines at each diner were just too long. Worked out well because we enjoyed Peppi’s for the first time at about 11:30 AM. Solid crowd at the tables but not packed and our food arrived in a reasonable amount of time.
Straightforward menu, order at the counter where you get a great shot of the guys on the grill. Take a ticket to your table and the runner brings your food out and calls your number. I got the New Yorker (steak, provolone, american, onions, bacon) and did not add lettuce, tomato or mayo and it was amazing. Perfectly melted and delicious. My friend got the tuna melt with LTM and had no complaints. $ 20 for both of us including drinks and a $ 2 tip.
Great local place, will be back again for lunch in the Strip.

Great subs/​great stories. I love this place and one of my go too places when I am starving and feel like eating a great sub. Lots of options. I classify Peppi’s and Primanti’s both in my old world Pittsburgh food places. Places I love to reminisce and places I’d love to always return. It may be blue collar but don’t let that deter you (if you are that kind to be easily dissuade). Remember Pittsburgh’s roots!

I finally tested Peppi’s out last week in the Strip District on a Saturday afternoon. Living in Squirrel Hill and going to school at CMU, I am a die-​hard fan of Uncle Sam’s subs, and I go there quite frequently. I’m surprised that no one has compared Peppi’s and Uncle Sam’s because they are practically identical, minus Uncle Sam’s throwing in free fries if you eat in.
I ordered a cheesesteak ($ 7.22 w tax), after all of the cashiers agreed that it was one of the best sandwiches on the menu. As promised, it was a delicious sandwich. The bread was nice and fresh and the steak was good. Additionally, the people working there were very friendly as well. The portion was huge, and I got a meal and a snack out of my sub.
If you are looking for a quick sit-​down or to-​go lunch, Peppi’s is a great place in the Strip for just that.

Went here for lunch because I wanted to do something other than the regular primantis or burgatory. I got a hot turkey sandwich and the bread is incredible (from mancinis). I actually ended up going back the next weekend.
For some reason the first time that I went there was an onion type thing going on in the air and my eyes were burning but the second time that didn’t happen.

We go here any time that we are in this area. My kids look forward to doc appointments at Childrens so we can stop here. Their fries are fresh cut cooked well and I love the cheese steaks. No grease at all. They also have a great staff.

I love their Southern Philly cheese steak. It is delicious and enjoyable. Unlimeted refills on all coke products = AWESOME!!!

#7 is an absolute must try when visiting Pittsburgh! The spicy sausage gives it an extra kick that makes you wanting more. Great bread, great flavor, and great ambience. Very low key place that let’s you enjoy your sub.
Highly recommend!!! If we ever come back to Pittsburgh, we are definitely coming to Peppi’s.

Short and sweet, this place is awesome. Great food and atmosphere. Every time I come here, I get the Big Wheeler, or the number 7. Never left without saying «wow, that was great»

This was my first time at this location and we were referred here my a friend at work. We walked in and the service was great. We had some jokes with the staff and they made the experience fun. The food was fantastic and the sandwich was huge and a great value for the price. The décor was fun with old pictures and lots of Steelers stuff in the walls. Also a ton of pictures to look at on the walls! Great experience and great people and great food. There are also lots of shops and fun things to do close by.

As primanti’s is to many Pittsburghers, Peppi’s is to my boyfriend. He adores this place. We usually go to the one on the North Side (their back yard area is adorable!) but they were closed on the particular day we were planning to make a visit, which led us to the Strip. The seating is limited, so on a busy day, you may not be able to get a table. My mom, dad, boyfriend and I were able to find a table easily when we visited. My mom and I decided to split the Joey Porter «Bella» hoagie (steak, portabella mushrooms, swiss cheese and horseradish sauce) and added fried onions, lettuce and tomato to our hoagie. We also ordered onion rings and French fries as well. My dad ordered the Italian hoagie and my boyfriend ordered the New Yorker, which is his favorite.
My mom and I really enjoyed our hoagie, although we did find there to be a lot of bread on the sandwich. The bread was fresh and delicious, but made the sandwich extremely filling. The horseradish sauce on the sandwich was delicious and not very spicy. The onion rings were fresh and yummy and the fries were fresh cut! My mom and dad were first timers and really enjoyed their food.
One important thing to mention– the service was amazing. The man who took the orders was very patient with my family, while we tried to figure out what we wanted. He gave us helpful suggestions and was overall very friendly. At the end of our meal, he thanked us for stopping in, which was really nice.
Overall, I am not as obsessed with Peppi’s as my boyfriend is, but I definitely enjoy their food. I don’t think I will ever crave it like he does, but I don’t think I could ever turn it down either!

If you don’t love this sandwich you are straight savage, every bite is like a mini explosion of delicious beef waiting to fill all your taste buds with happiness!

I stopped by here this past Tuesday afternoon with my father for lunch. I had been to Peppi’s before but it was many years previous and at their North Side location. This location has a counter where you order off to the left as soon as you walk in. The rest of the restaurant is composed of a number of different tables and booths, lots of wood and earthy colors and has some decorations consisting of Pittsburgh sports and Peppi’s regulars.
Both my father and I decided to get a regular Italian hoagie on this day and they were brought to our table within 10 minutes of us ordering. The sandwich itself looked pretty good and consisted of genoa salami, rosa salami, capacola and provolone cheese all on a nice bun that was just short of a foot. I also decided to go with the lettuce, onion and dressing that was offered to me but said no to the tomato. Overall I thought that the taste of my sub was pretty good although I wouldn’t have guessed that there was two kinds of salami and some capicola in it. The bread may have been my favorite part of the sandwich as it seemed to be rather fresh. I could also see some people complaining about the bread to filling ratio here as there seemed to be a lot more bread than filling but personally I was ok with it.
The bottom line for me is that I would head back here again in the future. The price was right and my sub was decent so why wouldn’t I?

My kids make this a must stop when we’re visiting Pittsburgh. The staff are friendly and the food was great and greasy! We ordered the «Big Nate», «The 7» and «Pitisburgher.» We will definitely stop by again when in town. Unfortunately, I had to take 1 star away for the cleanliness of the tables and floor.

Was brought here by a local and overall it was good! Typically dive place — ordered The Cathedral and the Rothlisburger. Other then The Cathedral having too much salt on it, it was delicious! I asked them to fry the egg hard on The Rothlisburger because I don’t like runny eggs and they were able to accommodate it. It did take a while for us to get our food — there seemed to be some confusion behind the grill.

I feel like I need a shower after I eat a Peppi’s sandwich, but in a good way.
Peppi’s subs are so good I need profanity to fully express how good they are.
Go get a Peppi’s sandwich bc you need one. Not hungry? Excuse not valid, you need one.
Did you know I can unhinge my jaw and swallow things whole? I didnt either, until I had Peppi’s.
Are you hung over? Peppi’s has HEALING POWERS and will cure your hangover!
Also, since I’m among friends here I will make a confession. I do not care for Primanti’s. Somehow thats like telling people you didn’t like the Godfather. I do not like Primanti’s, and Peppi’s is my favorite «Pittsburgh» sandwich.
I’ve Peppi’d on the North Side, Dahntahn, and in the Strip District. They’re all good. I get the Italian, and I love the dressing they put on the sandwich.
Now I want Peppi’s and its only 9:30 in the morning. Damn.
Just go eat at Peppi’s. You’ll realize this review is just pure truth. It’s delicious, and greasy, and good.

The REAL sandwich king of Pittsburgh.
This may sound blasphemous, but I really don’t understand the obsession with Primanti Bros. The bread is too small for the sandwich, the meat tastes weird (especially their ‘cheesesteak’), and I just don’t feel the love for a heaping handful of french fries stuffed onto a sandwich. The taste of potatoes shouldn’t dominate one’s sandwich.
Peppi’s is the creator of The #7 (nicknamed The Roethlisburger in homage to Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger). It is an extraordinary combination of hamburger meat and sausage (and they use some of the best tasting sausage available) with American cheese mixed in on the softest of rolls. Really, Peppi’s uses the best bread for their sandwiches and that, in my opinion, is what makes a sandwich.
Located in the Strip District, you can shop your extra sandwich weight off after lunch by visiting any of a few dozen specialty shops in the historic district.
Yinz’ll love it!

This is a regular stop of mine because I work on the strip in Pittsburgh. I want to share that I have probably eaten here 40+ times so I have tried about 10 hoagies on the menu. I went with the regular Steak and cheese hoagie– grilled onions, lettuce, tomato, mayo… add some hot sauce at the table, order of fresh cut fries and a drink. I get a work discount of 10% so anywhere you can eat lunch under $ 8 is awesome in any city.
My only complaint is that occasionally the meat to bread ratio isn’t too great. Don’t get me wrong I’m not expecting 12 ounces of meat but it can be disappointing. I recommend one of the more creative sandwiches then. Though the breads here are so fresh and enjoyable.