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| - Note 1: CASH ONLY. You'll see an ATM as you walk in.
Note 2: Their kitchen closes an hour to an hour and a half prior to the listed closing time.
On Friday evening (the 10th), I found myself with some money (payday!) and in the car of my girlfriend who picked me up from work and reluctantly agreed to eat here before she whisked me away to her place wayyyy out in the boonies. Yes, I was kidnapped, willingly
This unassuming place (it looks like a renovated home and have no idea how long its been here as it took a while for me to notice it), is as noisy as Kaib's in Mt. Washington! Man, the neighborhood locals (mostly people in their 40's-50's this trip) were feelin' good and loud on a Friday night. Big screen TV's showed college football games with people ooohing, ahhhing, and essentially whoopin' it up.
Now, because it is somewhat rowdy, it may not be the kind of place you want to go to, but if you choose not to go, you'll possibly be missing out on some dandy food.
Mostly serving typical bar fare (think burgers, sandwiches, wings, etc.) Tavern 51 also offers more upscale items such as Chicken Marsala, Vegetable Orzo, Pepper Encrusted Salmon, and Shrimp Scampi (!), all prepared by the mysterious Chef Tom.
Eschewing the gourmet, Darren the Burger Slayer advanced his campaign.
Their 8oz. Black Angus Burger, served with the best homemade potato chips I've had to date, and a pale-on-the-inside, crunchy, cold dill pickle (which means it ruled) , was more than a match for my appetite. However, I felled the ground beefbeast like Tessaro's and Cheeburger Cheeburger's before. It's hearty, charred, and checks off all the boxes in terms of burger quality control. It was just what I needed to finish my week. Please, golf claps are in order for this fine specimen of burgerdom. You won't be left wanting.
I tasted my date's BBQ Salmon Salad and began to regret my life's vocation as hunter and killer of burgers because it was that tasty. The salmon might as well have been ice cream, because you guessed it, it melted in my mouth (how many ways can you say it?). The viniagrette it was dressed with took me to Heaven faster than a...
Whoa! Let's keep it PG.
How could I forget our pre-meal munchie? They call it the Cheesy Bacon Pretzel Stick, which is a phat Sahs Syde-style doughrod that is stuffed with cheddar cheese and bound in bacon. Horseradish mustard is supplied for dipping, but this newfangled thing really didn't need it. They split it in two for us. Awww. Or as Pittsburgh girls say, "Oooohawwww." Ya gotta hear 'em say it.
We also shared a slice of apple pie, which they get from Signature Desserts in Castle Shannon according to the waitress. That's usually their only dessert offering, but we were told that they sometimes have homemade cheesecake on their menu.
More than decent food + good service (from the excellent Renee)=A place you need to keep an eye out for if you're ever on Clairton Blvd. The menu keeps it from being just another dive bar. Raise a pint for Chef Tom, whoever he is.
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