Piada brings Italian street food to Pennsylvania by way of Oakland

Feb 03, 2017 1113

BY: Tom O'Connor

Piada Italian Street Food, the growing popular fast casual restaurant group, has opened its first Pennsylvania location on Forbes Avenue in Oakland. Taking yet another spin on the assembly line Chipotle concept, customers build personalized wraps with a “piada,” an Italian flatbread similar to a tortilla. Fresh pastas, chopped salads and Italian-inspired sides also play a big part on the menu.

So what exactly is a piada? Made from olive oil and flour, the piada gets its name from piadine, a thin Italian flatbread popular in Rimini, Italy, south of Venice. Most often, they’re sold freshly made in kiosks along the street, and are often stuffed with cheeses, meats or vegetables and sometimes sweet fillings like Nutella. Variations can be found throughout Italy.

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SOURCE: http://www.nextpittsburgh.com

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