One of the things I miss about not living in Pittsburgh is being able to eat delicious hoagies. When I went vegan, I came to terms with the fact that hoagies were off the list. A lot of classic Pittsburgh foods, in fact, were off the list. But we won’t dwell on that. As you can imagine, then, I was delighted when my mom took my sister and me to Spak Brothers for their vegan hoagies and vegan buffalo wings. We order three different vegan hoagies: the BBQ Seitan Melt, the Pittsburgh Seitan “Cheesesteak” and the Seitan “Cheesesteak.”
The Pittsburgh “Cheesesteak” has fries on it, in true Pittsburgh style. The fries on a sandwich thing is a Pittsburgh standard, and it’s really something special. See those fries peeking out the end in the picture below? Yeah. Delicious.
Buffalo wings are one of those things I ate when I lived in Pittsburgh and then sort of forgot about. These were tasty — spicy and full of flavor and they had a great chewy texture. They also had vegan ranch on the side. The photo at the top of the page is my darling sister, who just couldn’t get enough of that buffalo sauce.
Spak Brothers has quite a few meat and cheese items on the menu, but they do have an impressive selection of vegan options which I would definitely recommend trying if you’re in the Pittsburgh area. They have some seating at counters in the restaurant, and it seems like they do a lot of to go business. We got the food to go and went home to my mom’s house for a picnic on her back porch. It was so good that we went back the next day with my mom, my sister, and her girlfriend. A fantastic veganized version of classic Pittsburgh foods. Yum!
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oh yeah, a definite fav!
Thanks for getting me all those hoagies. 🙂
Hope you got to Eden in Shadyside. If not, maybe next time!
Gale, thanks for your note — We didn’t make it to Eden this time (went to Embody Natural Health instead). Eden’s definitely on the list…Thanks! 🙂
I really was on the complete verge of total indecency with that buffalo sauce.
Lucy – I too love Buffalo sauce. These ‘wings’ look simply marvelous! Perhaps I will have to plan a trip to visit Pittsburgh and try out some of these local delights!