I made it to the Primanti’s on University Boulevard a couple of times while attending a science fiction convention nearby.

If you’ve never been to Pittsburgh, the restaurant in question is called Primanti Bros. There are several locations, but the original–and, by most people’s reckoning, the best–is the one in the Strip District. Primanti Bros. sandwiches are widely considered one of those if-you’ve-never-had-one-you-really-should foods ’round these parts.

jdreyfuss: I’ve never been to Cleveland, so I can’t weigh in on the relative merits of Panini’s and Primanti’s. But since I’m not originally *from* Pittsburgh, I’m under no contractual obligation to hate Cleveland, so I’m willing to take your word for it that Panini’s sandwiches are at least good sandwiches.

wlad: I’ve never actually seen this episode, so I don’t know–but Pittsburgh *does* have a neighborhood called Squirrel Hill, and I should know that because I live in it. (I can confirm that we have both hills and squirrels.) There aren’t any hospitals in Squirrel Hill IRL, but “Squirrel Hill Hospital” is a totally plausible name for a fictional institution the “X-Files” folks might have created for a Pittsburgh-set episode.

That was a weird episode. You know, all those deaths could have been avoided if they hadn’t cut off his cancer supply by firing him (jesus christ this show is weird).

Then again, sandwiches with fries in them may explain the many hospitals.