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| - For some odd reason, I couldn't remember why I was so "eh" about this place. At first glance, a place that touts itself as being a sports bar with a large craft beer menu always calls my name. As soon as I clicked to go to the business page, I found my friend's review that flipped the lightbulb immediately on why I feel the way I do about City Works.
My friend and I arrived about an hour and a half before the game to grab a drink and a light snack. While there were no seats at the bar, we were sat immediately at the end of a long table in the bar area. Our server came around and quickly grabbed our drink orders. We wanted to split an app, and she recommended the goat cheese flatbread. Our beers came quick and the flatbread followed soon after. It was fabulous!
After we received our flatbread, our waitress was nowhere to be found. We wanted another round before we headed off to the game, and although we placed the drink order quickly, it took nearly a half hour for the drinks to arrive. The time spent made us late to the game, and we couldn't even find our server within that time period to tell her never mind. The drinks are also on the expensive side. I purposely chose an 11% beer so I would feel like I was getting my money's worth. (Side note: bad idea.) They did hold onto my credit card, which I greatly appreciate.
I probably would have given 4 stars if my server was a little more present. Maybe I just received the short end of the stick. The food I received was delicious. If asked, I wouldn't rule out trying here again, but with Pittsburgh being a growing food & alcohol scene, they didn't wow me enough to prioritize going there again before trying somewhere new.
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