PITTSBURGH — It’s “No Fish Friday” at Primanti Bros. restaurants in honor of this weekend’s Steelers-Dolphins playoff game at Heinz Field.
In fact, they won't be serving fish all weekend to show support for the Steelers.
Primanti Bros. is famous for its sandwiches piled high with french fries and cole slaw on top of whatever protein is being served. But the chain won't be serving fish on its sandwiches or anywhere else until after the game.
The chain, which now has 37 locations in and around Pittsburgh, started out as a lunch cart in 1933.
The original restaurant location is in the city's Strip District. Toni Haggerty, the longtime cook there, says she just can't bring herself to make a fish sandwich while the Dolphins are on the Steelers' menu.
Yes, Primanti Bros. knows that dolphins are actually mammals and not fish, but Haggertysays her decision is not to support "anything that comes from the ocean."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
.@Steelers We're ready. #HereWeGo #NoFishFriday pic.twitter.com/af3jun0uDq
— Primanti Bros (@primantibros) January 5, 2017
Primanti Bros won't sell fish Fri, Sat or Sun because of the #Steelers game vs. #Dolphins #FishlessInTheBurgh #tbt pic.twitter.com/JTHNCVRz4V
— Alby Oxenreiter (@albyox) January 6, 2017
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