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| - With winging a last minute trip to Pittsburgh, a late night arrival, and in an area that's surprisingly slim on bars and eats, I remained skeptical of the one place that seemed hopeful: this place. Then I considered the location of being right in Market Square, their name (both odd & conveys a message of a cocktail bar, their logo (note sure if it was local), the photos of the upstairs bar, and I really didn't think it was going to go well. I just imagined those vibrating beepers that hosts hand you so they gyrate in your pocket to be seated.
Instead, not looking upstairs, and I think we got lucky on being Thanksgiving weekend, there was barely anyone there and we were able to sit right in front of the burger griddle. And the staff was the complete opposite of what I expected. And I loved them for it. Two teddy bears of large chaps behind the counter made me laugh through the whole night. Add on I was with the cute Canadian, and it was such a perfect odd couple pairing for the setting. I don't know if this would be a real dive-dive, and I don't know what the standards are for Pittsburgh, but I love how bare bones, and blue collar this feels.
Now. I usually put nothing on my burger but cheese. Apparently someone stared into their lunch pale in Pittsburgh and put their coleslaw and fries on their sandwich. If I were ever going to put this on a burger, it was then, and it was excellent. Large enough to not need any sides at all but a beer.
It feels like an off the beaten path place that's wisely plopped in the middle of Market Square. I dig your move Pittsburgh. I'd imagine most visitors make their way here, and if this is the style you're promoting, you're one of a kind in a very good way.
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