Redbeards was a brief stop for us in an overall brief trip to Pittsburgh. We were in the mood for a quick bite, nothing too fancy on our way to a show. We weren't in a hurry per se, but we did arrive with about an hour and a half to dine, so maybe Redbeards wasn't the best choice. Our waitress was scatter brained. Normally I would just think it was an off night, but due to the way another waitress kept coming to our table to make sure we were helped, I think that this is an overall state of mind for her. She was nice, don't get me wrong, but it was a little laughable.
Food was really good. We went with two salads, the firecracker shrimp and fried pickles. Being out of town is the only excuse for so much fried food in one weekend. The fried pickles were pickle spears, which I've never had before but I liked them that way! The more pickle the better for me. The shrimp were decent too but were nothing more than shrimp fried with buffalo sauce and some ranch on the side.
Overall the experience was pretty good and this would be the kinda bar I would hang out at home: pretty low key setting with lots of booze flowing.