This place has a serious identity crisis. Tipsy Cow is the newest rebrand for this location, which was redone last year around this time. First informally known as 'Stack'd 2' after Stackd in Shadyside it was finally given the official name of 'The Ave' in the Fall. I found they had rebranded to the Tipsy Cow when I arrived back from Hong Kong at the beginning of April.
Last time I was there was Monday as the day was pleasant and my friend and I had a desire to dine outside. The tipsy cow has 4-5 tables outside and another 3 booths with opened up windows. Very good. K and I arrived to find a few of our MBA kids already sitting so we joined the party and eventually inherited the table. The corner booths comfortably fit 5 people.
Once seated, our waitress [waitron] was MIA. So it took about 10 minutes or a little more for me to finally get a good old Dogfish Head 60 minute. [How I do love this Beer] At least with company the waiting was not bad. Finally I grabbed some wings [super crispy and filling but at $10 for 12 that's a bit pricey for Pittsburgh] and K some fries [standard]. After taking over the table we lounged until it started raining and hunted down the MIA waitron so we could leave.
Pros: Good draft beer selection, wings, Build you own Burger menu, outdoor seating
Cons: MIA waitron
Good staple for Ellsworth but nothing spectacular.