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| - We arrived at 5:15 - shortly after it opened, and the tables were almost full, although we were lucky to get seated right away. I'm not sure why this trend of 'no reservations' is taking off in Pittsburgh, but I hate it - how can you ever plan a night out with friends, if you don't know whether the wait will be 15 minutes or 2 hours?? But anyway, if you go to UP&C be ready for a wait. We watched as dozens of folks who arrived after 5:30 sit in the window sills and stared longingly at our food.
We literally ordered one of EVERYTHING on the menu. The ribs, slow cooked pork and briskets were the favorite of the night. Though the chicken was done perfectly (both BBQ and fried) nice and juicy and not overcooked in the slightest. The vinegary greens cooked with bacon and creamy and rich mac and cheese were the favorite side dishes, though I can make mac and cheese at home just as well. The baked beans were good, but they were nothing out of the ordinary. As people have mentioned the corn bread was bland and SOAKED in butter. It was sort of unnecessary to add that much butter to an already heavy meal.
The whiskey and cocktail selection was impressive, and they have Mexican Coke which is a fun novelty. Service was good, our waiter was attentive. No complaints there.
One note: This is not a place for a baby or toddler. No high chairs or booster seats were apparent, and the communal seating would be difficult to accomodate them. And, if you don't go super early, you may be stuck waiting a long time. This is also not a place for large groups, since they don't take reservations, it may take a long time for a continuous set of seats to become available. Go with 4 people max to cut down on wait times.
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