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| - This small but comfortable neighborhood eatery is truly a neighborhood eatery -- when my husband and I went to T & K's for lunch, nearly everyone there seemed to know each other, and in a couple of instances, be related to each other.
T & K's has 3 separate hand-written menus on the wall, which I suppose could be considered breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We came in around 2 p.m., and were the only patrons not eating one of the $5 breakfast specials. (We'll have to come back for one of those!) Instead, we ordered off the dinner menu.
Since doing so was pricey, we opted to share one dinner. The woman who took our order was happy to honor this request.
Dinners are your choice of meat or fish, with two sides. We chose the ribs with greens and macaroni and cheese.
Probably since we ordered dinner at lunch (or breakfast) time, our meal had to be prepared from scratch. The downside to this, of course, was that this was not fast food. But the upside? This was not fast food! It came out piping hot and fresh, with the server (who was the same woman who took our order) announcing, "Worth the wait" as she placed our plates in front of us. I admired her confidence in not ending her sentence with a question mark.
Oh, and notice I said two plates. Splitting an entrée doesn't always mean it will arrive on two plates. But it did, and still in hearty enough portions -- two large ribs smothered in BBQ sauce, and two ample, though not monster-sized portions of greens and mac n cheese.
Speaking of BBQ sauce, the server/counter-person came to our table before our food was ready to ask if we'd like the regular or the hot sauce. "How hot?" I asked, and she shouted back to the cook (who works right behind the counter), "How hot?" and he immediately shouted back, "HOT." Sooo ... we went with the regular,
Wise choice, as it was delicious. And still a bit spicy, but in a non-painful way. The ribs themselves were the least thrilling part of the meal, but they did the trick. The mac n cheese was very, very home-cooking-style (meant as a compliment) and the greens were OUTSTANDING.
Our lunch came to $16, which include two cans of soda--err--pop (as it's called here in the 'burgh). Speaking of pop, my husband enjoyed a delightfully offensive Cherikee Red, complete with Indian chief graphic (a product that google tells me is made in Cleveland and is primarily available in OH and PA), and I washed it all down with a Tahitian Treat (carbonated fruit punch).
My only suggestion for the fine folks at T & K's would be to turn off the TV! But I get that there is this unwritten law that 90% of all Pittsburgh restaurants must feature a flat-screen TV (ideally showing sporting events).
Anyway, if you love soul food, and aren't in a huge hurry, head over to T & K's!
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