A Polish platter and a yuengling beer equals happiness. It really is a family bar.. there's a sign on the door cautioning you not to swear and a large picture of Pope John Paul II over the bar as well as year round Christmas lights illuminating his Holiness. I have seen many a father and young son eating Polish platters while Dad sips a longneck and sonny boy has an IBC root beer to try to be like dad. As close to Christmas Eve as possible this place even has a Polish Christmas Carol night.
Steer clear of the duck blood soup though. I didn't try it but my Dad said it was nothing like what his grandmother made. He dared me to try it but the iron smell of blood soup or blood pudding.. I just can't do it.
Also while the BBT does make a fine pierogi, I don't think it's the best pierogi in Pittsburgh. St. John's in the South Side or Visitation in Mt. Pleasant are just as good or better.