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| - My wife and I stopped here Saturday afternoon to have an early dinner and get some drinks before a concert downtown. We wanted to go somewhere a little outside of downtown so it was easy to find street parking and it was not very busy.
I had previewed the menu ahead of time to be sure they had plenty of vegetarian options (they do!) and a decent beer selection. Being that I'm not from Pittsburgh, I was hoping to sample some local beers while there, but I was a bit disappointed to find that they had only two local Pitt brews on tap. (the website was not updated with current draft selections, which isn't too cool).
Based on the menu, the reviews, I guess I had higher expectations than I should've for this place. Hence the "A-Ok" review. It is what it is. A neighborhood burger and beer bar, but nothing more.
Our waitress not very attentive and our food was okay. My wife really liked her fish tacos. My veggie black bean tasted great, but instead of a bun, it came with bread with tough crust, almost too tough to bite through. I knew when I ordered that I was getting housemade chips with my burger, but I was a bit disappointed and wishing I had upgraded to french fries (although I'm not a big fan of chips with my burger, you might enjoy them more than I did).
We were going to try their dessert, but after waiting so long on beer cheese for my wife (she asked before the meal and received it after our meal AND was charged for it), we decided to just ask for the check and take off. We went somewhere else for a few more drinks.
I can't see going out of my way to go back there and since it's not on my way to anywhere I go, I guess I won't return. But the experience wasn't terrible. I was just surprised at how inattentive our waitress was when it was not busy there. It's too bad most of my experience/review was rooted in the service, but that's a big part of the experience for me. Otherwise, I can cook veggie burgers on my grill.
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