My wife and I weren't planning on stopping her for brunch on Saturday but after kickboxing in the morning and an hour at Big Lots we needed to eat!
Growing up in Monroeville and going to Gateway high school it was always cool to come to this place when I was younger. My dad went to Gateway back in the 70's and his team won the Wpial so they have his photo here which is always cool to see. I couldn't find it this time around but I know they have it somewhere.
When I would visit here in my younger days I would always get a pizza or a calzone. I think they have he best calzones here. If I didn't eat pizza the night before I would have ordered one today.
We walked in around 12pm on a Saturday and it was busy. The bar is full but we managed to find a booth. They have a breakfast menu until 2pm on Saturdays and they have their regular menu still. I wanted breakfast but we had a big day ahead of us so I needed to eat something more than breakfast. My wife did order breakfast for herself but I went with their Diablo burger and fries.
My wife did enjoy her breakfast and she got a good Irish Coffee so breakfast here isn't bad at all.
I thought my burger was ok. I wanted it medium and it was more medium well. It was spicy the way I wanted it because it had peppers, jalapenos, and pepper jack cheese on it but the ingredients just weren't as fresh as I like them. They tasted like they were just from a jar. The fries were plain too. They tasted better once I put some S and P on them but I was expecting the fries to be better seasoned.
It was nice to come back here but I'm not sure if we will be back anytime soon. It seems like the bar is always busy and I probably would only come back for their pizza/calzone or just breakfast next time.