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| - After going through the other reviews listed for this place I can see that a majority of people seem to focus on the 'Tavern' part. But if you are like me and you are looking for a place to get lunch in Shadyside, you need to reconsider the name and take a venture in here. While in Shadyside I attempted to stop at several other locations prior to coming here, each of those places were not open for the lunch hour, or if they were to open it was for a late lunch which I did not have time for. After being deterred by the other establishments I stumbled upon William Penn Tavern. I had been here before for a drink with friends years ago and scoffed at the idea of getting lunch here. I should smack myself for thinking that because the lunch I ended up having was twice the amount of food compared to other establishments.
The menu isn't lengthy at all, in fact it is one of the smallest menus I have come across in a while. Looking at it I just thought I would get a small amount of food that would hold me over until later in the day. After glancing over the menu I had set in mind what I wanted. When the bartender came back to me I gave my order and waited. I ordered the Inadequacy Dog with cheese and some tots.
While waiting for my order to be prepared I finally took a look around the interior to take it all in. Surprisingly there is a lot of natural light in here, chalk that up to the huge skylight located right over the bar. Sports paraphernalia lines every inch of this place, I especially like the bobble-heads that are in abundance here. Sports flags, jerseys, etc. are everywhere. If that that catch your eye, let your ears do the exploring here. Several televisions broadcasting various programs or just listen to the banter that takes place between the employees and frequent patrons.
With the delivery of my food I was brought back to reality and thought to myself that my eyes were bigger than my stomach. The tots were plentiful. Nice and crispy with each bite you take and unlike some places they do not stick to each other causing the loss of some amazing potato morsels. Then when I finally noticed the Inadequacy Dog, what I can say about this is that the only thing that inadequate about this is how hungry you thought you were. This is probably one of the most massive hot dogs I have ever seen. The menu describes it as a foot-long hot dog, what the menu leaves out is the fact that this hot dog is about double the size around than most foot-longs you come across. I had to cut this dog into smaller bites. Not only that, but I took half of the hot dog and a good portion of the tots with me and had that as my dinner later in the day.
Top this all off with some fantastically fast service and it was a perfect lunch that I had.
**I did not partake in the beer selection, nor bar atmosphere later in the day**
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