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Primanti Bros. serves up new location

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BEAVERCREEK — Primanti Brothers opened its new Beavercreek location to more than 100 dedicated fans Wednesday.

The restaurant is part sports bar, part family establishment, but all about big, tasty sandwiches.

“We began feeding people in 1933 in Pittsburgh’s Strip District,” Primanti Bros. spokesman Ryan Wilkinson said. “Our signature item is a really huge sandwich. It’s two pieces of Italian bread with grilled meat, melted cheese, a big stack of french fries, a big stack of coleslaw, two tomatoes….”

The restaurant’s menu includes those sizable sandwiches, salads, chili, pizza and other offerings.

According to Wilkinson, the restaurant chain, which has several other locations primarily in Pennsylvania, chose Beavercreek for an expansion because it was a good fit for the company.

“As we’ve grown, it’s been really important for us to look and find other places that share similar traits to Pittsburgh, that’s hard working, that’s proud, that’s down to earth, people with a certain – in a very positive way – you’ve got a little grit and you’re proud of who you are and where you are,” he said. “Dayton and Beavercreek [are cities] that we think [align] with that.”

Customers trickle into the restaurant Wednesday after it opened its doors around noon.
http://aimmedianetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2016/04/web1_bros1-1.jpgCustomers trickle into the restaurant Wednesday after it opened its doors around noon. Nathan Pilling | Greene County News

A store employee holds one of the first sandwiches to be made on the restaurant’s opening day.
http://aimmedianetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2016/04/web1_bros2-1.jpgA store employee holds one of the first sandwiches to be made on the restaurant’s opening day. Nathan Pilling | Greene County News

More than 100 individuals were reportedly in line at 5 a.m. for the restaurant’s opening Wednesday.
http://aimmedianetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2016/04/web1_bros3-1.jpgMore than 100 individuals were reportedly in line at 5 a.m. for the restaurant’s opening Wednesday. Nathan Pilling | Greene County News

By Nathan Pilling

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