<p>You have to go to Primanti’s! Purely Pittsburgh! It’s good for lunch or a casual dinner. They have huge sandwiches with coleslaw and french fries right on the sandwich. </p>
<p>There’s also a two Panera Bread Restaurants in Oakland, Joe Mamas and Hemmingways, which would be a decent casual meal. The “O”, more correctly called the Original Hotdog Shop might be worth a stop, too, just because it has been there forever. Also, there are tons of university eateries that you can find from the Pitt website, from all-you-can-eat cafeterias to grab-and-go goodies.
<a href=“http://www.pc.pitt.edu/dining/locations/index.html[/url]”>http://www.pc.pitt.edu/dining/locations/index.html</a>
Shadyside and Mt. Washington offer more formal dinner venues.</p>
<p>I know you can find any kind of food you want in Oakland. Have a good trip!</p>
<p>PS - You can read our sad Carnegie Mellon saga on CC. My quick advice is to not let him fall in love with it. They are very stingy with aid and they don’t really care about your student…there’s always somebody waiting with ready cash who will be glad to pay.</p>