Map: U.S. Census TIGER/LineOpen in map

Pittsburgh classic

The story

Jimmy and Nino Sunseri come from one of the Strip District's oldest food families. Their grandfather started in the business in 1902, and Jimmy went to work in his father's store at 13. He graduated from Duquesne in 1970, and in 1985 the brothers opened a store of their own on Penn Avenue.

The thing to get is the pepperoni roll, a two pound loaf. On a regular Saturday they sell 400 to 450 of them, and the Saturday before the Steelers played Green Bay in the Super Bowl they sold more than 900.

Grab a jar of the Legendary Dipping Peppers on the way out. It's the kind of Strip District shop where the guys behind the counter are the reason you came.

At a glance

The basics, from public records.

Jimmy & Nino Sunseri Co. Strip District is an independent sandwich shop at 1901 Penn Avenue in the Strip District, a Pittsburgh neighborhood.

Details

From Allegheny County food facility permits. The owner can add the rest.

Address1901 Penn Avenue
NeighborhoodStrip District
CategorySandwiches & delis
HoursNot listed yet. Owner can add.
PhoneNot listed yet. Owner can add.
WebsiteNot listed yet. Owner can add.
SourcePittsburgh Spotlight directory (built from Allegheny County food permits)

Health inspection

No match on file
We couldn't confidently match this listing to a recent county inspection record. That usually means the permit is filed under a different name or address, not that it was never inspected.Source: Allegheny County Health Department open data.

Nearby

The closest listings to Jimmy & Nino Sunseri Co. Strip District. 109 places in Strip District.

Strip District guide

Sources: listing details and inspections from Allegheny County Health Department food facility data via WPRDC (public domain). Story sources: Off the Bluff, A Taste of Home With Jimmy and Nino Sunseri; La Gazzetta Italiana, Sunseri brothers. Map from U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line. Distances are straight line. Listing data refreshed Oct 28, 2026.