The Pittsburgh PO Boy

Absolutely amazing New Orleans inspired cuisine right here in Pittsburgh at the Public Market. Ben, the owner, has to be one of the nicest and most genuine business owners that I have ever met. The gumbo is delicious, just spicy enough with lots of good quality meat and vegetables! The crawfish grilled cheese was so good and such a large portion for the price. I want another one right now! From muffalettas to po boys, you have to try this food! I go to New Orleans several times per year and this is the closest you will get to this kind of cuisine in Pittsburgh. I know a lot of pittsburghers are «scared» to try new things but do yourself a favor and branch out of the norm and get to Pittsburgh Po Boy!

Stopped in here while wandering around the strip district and wasn’t hungry for a big lunch so we decided to try their gumbo. Glad we did as it was delicious. Piping hot, a good portion, and wonderful flavor.
Hope to make to back down to try one of their PO boys sometime soon. With more gumbo of course.

I first stumbled upon PGH Po’ Boy on Small Business Saturday on a sudden trip to the Pittsburgh Public Market.
Ben let us place our order and then walk around while he prepared our food — a nice gesture that I am not sure everybody would think to offer.
When we came back our order was ready. My fiane and I decided to sit at the counter to eat. I had the shrimp po’ boy and my fiancé had the crawfish grilled cheese. The po’ boy was fantastic. Was it messy, as previous reviewers have said? Yes. But does that speak towards the quality of the food? Not in my book. A lot of the best food I had in my life was some of the messiest food I had — this wasn’t even some of the messiest, yet it still was some of the best.
I had a bite of the crawfish grilled cheese and it was equally as good — I have subsequently ordered it as my main dish now.
Furthermore, Ben gave us a small sample of the gumbo, which was some of the best gumbo I have had in my entire life — which honestly doesn’t say much — however, upon subsequently ordering a full serving of the gumbo, my fiancé (whom is a Baton Rouge, Cajun, native), opines that Ben’s gumbo is the best she has ever had…
Bottom line is, the food is great. If you have the time to talk to Ben, the conversation is equally as good.
Excellent people and excellent food.

Gumbo — awesome. Lots of andouille sausage, well spiced, flavorful not watery.
Grilled Shrimp Po’boy — Great, a little messy (lots of fantastic remoulade) and a little pricey, but it’s a big sandwich. Hefty portion of cajun seasoned shrimp w/​lettuce & pickles. The bun was toasted perfectly so that it was soft, yet slight crispy without being tough or hard.
Very friendly service.
Menu looks like it will change seasonally or even weekly, looking forward to going back, will update after getting different menu items.

Finally some good Cajun in western PA! Gumbo and po boys are awesome. I am from the South and have had numerous po boys in New Orleans and this tastes like the real deal.

I’d probably give this place a 3.5 as is. Firstly. It is the Pittsburgh Public Market, which is full of cool vendors, but it is a little bit further from the heart of the Strip.
Anyways, I’ve been craving some Cajun food and there aren’t too many places in the Burgh specializing in this cuisine in my opinion. When I was looking for something different in the Strip I was surprised that I’ve never heard this was on the area and immediately was thinking of my trip to Mardi Gras with delicious po’ boys.
So I made the trek a couple extra blocks and got the andouille sausage po’ boy and the gumbo. I’m not an expert, but the po’ boy was not quite what I remember. It was good, but difficult to eat. The bun was falling a part and toppings were falling as well. Not totally surprising, but the sausage was difficult to bite off and left me using my fingers to break it a part. The shrimp probably would’ve been a better choice.
As for the Gumbo, I liked it too, but the roux had a bit too much flour in it for me and the rice was a tad undercooked.
All things considered it was good but the price was a tad steep at $ 11 for about a 7″ po’ boy and $ 4 for the gumbo was a little fairer in my opinion. Overall, worth a shot of you are looking for something different, but then again there is no shortage of options in the Strip District.

Great little place inside the Pittsburgh Public Market. The offer Gumbo, Muffalettas, and Po Boys along with a few other things. I ordered a Shrimp Po Boy. The sandwich had lots of grilled shrimp, tomato, lettuce, and a spicy remoulade. It was served on a warm bun that was perfect for a Po Boy. I lived in New Orleans for a couple of years so I know good Cajun food. This is good Cajun food. Can’t wait to go back and try a Muffaletta.