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| - Been going here ever since it opened up. Here's the skinny on Burgh's.
The place is packed, and I mean PACKED each and ever Friday and Saturday night. There's a good reason, two actually. One is that they have a very strong, if not quite exceptional selection of draft beer. Pittsburgh and it's 'burbs are more Keystone Light than Chimay, so to find some nifty stuff like Anchor Steam, Paulaner and Dogfish Head on tap is a strong pull. The second is the food. By and large, the food is among the best you'll find at any sports bar in the US. The wings are very good, the salads are Legendary (go ahead big man. Order the cobb salad and try to finish it all. Not gonna happen), the pizzas are excellent, and the calzones are hot, crispy, soft and gooey. All good.
The bad. Numero uno is the service. On a good night, you might get a table in half an hour, at which point the waitress might pay attention to you. On a bad night, it could be over an hour to get a table and then you'll have to flag down a waiter/waitress every time you want something. Numero dos is the decor (if you can call it that). This place is tired, the carpeting was filthy five years ago and has gone downhill from there, many of the booths have holes in them, the bar floor is never clean, and the kitchen is....ehhhhh. Final problem is the lack of parking. The lot next door quickly fills up and it can be a royal hassle to find a spot.
In all, if you like great food and beer, and can look past the really bad service and other issues, Burgh's is a great place. The fact that they have virtually no competition within 5 miles is another reason why they are busy. If they had a competitior open up that had food as good and better service, they would be in SERIOUS trouble.
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