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| - Although my meat was dry, the food overall was delicious: my chicken breast smothered in mushrooms and onions with cheddar jack cheese, the homemade chips, and my wife's "Pittsburgher" kielbassi slices with pierogies, sour cream, sauerkraut, and mustard. We were not brought or offered bread. What brought down this rating was service problems which obviously were not the fault of our server. I appreciated that the restaurant offered me a reservation when Open Table indicated that nothing was available on this day. The hostess did not seem to know how to handle a reservation and I do not believe that our arrival was matched to it. She asked another individual for assistance and I believe that person told her simply to seat us. After more than ten minutes had passed after we were seated without a server coming to the table, the hostess came over to ask if she could take a drink order. She was not able to answer my question about whether the featured beers were draft or bottled. Soon thereafter, our server, a charming and gracious young man, came to take the drink order. We asked him to take our dinner order as well, given that this was stacking up to be a very lengthy meal. More than fifteen minutes later, our entrees came, but no sign of my wife's wine and my beer. I asked the young man who brought the food about our drinks and a few minutes later, our server came over, apologized, and told us how backed up the bar was. He graciously told us that the drinks would be complimentary. We received them more than five minutes after the arrival of our entrees. These were not mixed drinks requiring anything special to dispense, simply beverages that had to be poured. For almost the entire time we were there, a band was playing inside at a volume that was deafening. We could not possibly have had our meal inside near the band as it would have been necessary to use sign language to converse and to order. We were seated outside as far away from the music as possible, yet it was still difficult to speak to each other over the din. Additionally, the placement of the band in a small room makes it particularly difficult to snake in and out when coming in to use the restroom. The menu at this Atria's is a bit different from the traditional locations and some of the prices are not the same for items that are identical. The homemade chips are $2.99 at traditional Atria's locations, $3.99 at PNC Park for a smaller portion.
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