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| - I've been wanting to try Penn Brewery since I moved to Pittsburgh. I've heard good things about both the food and the service. I finally made it there last weekend and was pleased with my visit. I initially tried to visit last weekend, but it was so packed there was over an hour wait for a table, so we decided to return in the future but with reservations. I was glad I had made them because even fairly early they were crowded.
They have happy hour specials from 5-7 which include half price appetizers and beer and drink specials. Because of the specials, we tried the Buffalo chicken pierogies, potato pancakes and the beer cheese. All were fantastic! Being from Buffalo, I was especially excited to try the Buffalo Chicken pierogies since I've never had anything like them before. My only complaint is that they were slightly dry, but the flavor was fantastic.
Entrees were the weinerschnitzel and sausage platter. Both were very tasty, however my schnitzel was a bit dry (remedied by eating it with bites of the cabbage). I was going to order it with the sauce, but the server advised it is bitter and almost no one likes it. I'm glad he gave me the tip, but if no one likes it, you would think they would change the recipe to improve that aspect. Oh well.
Service was good. Almost too good in that all of our food came out very quickly. We had other places to be that evening, so in the scheme of things, it wasn't a bad thing, but to some degree, we almost felt rushed.
Beer was amazing. Had the nut roll ale and the Christmas blend. I wish I would have bought some to take home with me.
There will be a return visit.
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