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| - I just recently went to Burgatory and I have to tell you that I was extremely pleased with our service.
I think that I'm a little "burgered out" due to the proliferation of burger joints in Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas. In order for me to give high praise, you really have to do something outstanding with your menu, service, decor, etc.... Burgatory provides a nice environment, solid menu options and great service. However, when you compare their offerings to other burger joints, it's just equally appealing to the other burger restaurants.
We went during their "Happy Hour" last Friday where you can order their appetizers and beer at half off the menu price, as well as $5 well drinks. Great deal if you can get there between 4-6pm. Because of the price, I decided to go with appetizers for my meal. I ordered the Fire kissed Sriracha wings, Moo Better Blues sliders, Sea Salt and Herb Pommes Frites and the Bangkok Steak Fries. My daughter and I split the apps and my sister and niece ordered individual customized burgers. Additionally, my daughter, niece and sister ordered milkshakes and I ordered Mike's Scratch Margarita.
The fresh cut fries were exactly as I expected them to be: hot, crispy and well seasoned. That may not seem like much, but I can't tell you how many times I've been to a restaurant that specialized in "burgers" and then the proprietors screwed things up by serving wishy-washy frozen fries. Ugh! The wings were well done and the sliders were tasty. Additionally, the $5 "Rita" had some mojo behind it. (You know how "some" restaurants water down their well drinks on special... This was not the case. Whew-wee!) My only compalint was that the Bangkok Steak Fries (actually tempura fried portobello mushrooms) were on the greasy/heavy side. Good idea gone wrong because of a leaden tempura batter. Tempura batters should be light and extremely crispy which allows the food being fried to shine through. This did not happen.
All in all, a very pleasant visit and a very reasonably priced meal.
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