Sunseri Brothers - Pittsburgh, PA

Posted By Michael Stern on May 25, 2001 4:40 AM

Sunseri's is easy to find on Saturday because that is when the accordionist serenades passers-by with "Volare" on the sidewalk just outside. Any other time, look for the sign on the wall that reads, If it's Italian, it's at Sunseri's. This is the Italians’ Italian store, in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Strip district – a neighborhood filled with good things to eat.

Sunseri’s is a brash market with old-world character and an inventory of groceries that makes us want to pull up in our pick-up and fill it up with edibles. Here you find the largest olive oil selection in Pittsburgh, olives sold from barrels (available in a wondrous configuration -- cooked warm, drizzled with olive oil and hot pepper flakes), impeccable produce from the market's wholesalers, and baked goods to make bread-lovers weak-kneed.

Of course there is crusty Italian bread and garlic bread made therefrom; but the house specialty, and the one dish we nominate as the pride of the Strip (alongside, maybe, a Primanti's sandwich, an Enrico macaroon, and a Jo-Jo omelet) is Sunseri's Visionary Bread -- a hefty oval loaf layered with roasted peppers, onion, garlic, mozzarella, and herbs. Like Sunseri Brothers itself, it is a sandwich bursting with color, good smells and mouth-watering flavor.

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Posted By Johnny on November 25, 2011 10:33 PM

This place is horrible. The staff is rude, the service is slow, and the bread burnt on the outside, raw and doughy on the inside. There is so much great food and service in this area, why would anyone go here? Do not waste your time with this place.

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Posted By Lisa Lee on June 13, 2011 6:13 AM

After living in France and Italy, I came back to Pittsburgh to find a gem at Pennsylvania Macaroni. The salumi, the cheeses, the olives... lovely.

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