Thank goodness for Jack's. As an outsider, I wasn't sure if I would be able to find a bar I felt comfortable in after one night, but Jack's proved to be the spot. Both beer and shots were super cheap. There was a flow of people in and out, but even at its most busiest, I didn't feel like I was being pushed around. The locals were nice enough, or drunk enough. You have to love a bartender who wears a Jenna Jameson shirt. The mix of people in the bar was definitely all over the place. I was in Pittsburgh one night and I met a real steel worker (yes, in the flesh). Even at the end of the night when the girls room had puke on the floor, I didn't mind. It almost made sense to me.
If I ever come back to this part of Pittsburgh, I will definitely get my drinks at Jacks.