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| - Fuel & Fuddle has consistently remained on my list of Pittsburgh-restaurants-I-will-randomly-crave for the better part of 10 years.
I started coming here, as all Pitt students do, freshman year, for the luxury of half-price food after 11, and the chance to use our Pitt bucks (which I know have since taken on a different name - the dining dollars on your ID card that let you in to places other than campus eateries). They could accommodate a group of us without a problem, and I can't think of an occasion where the service has been bad.
I am also a huge, HUGE fan of their brunches. These are easily the cheapest brunches in the city, with no plates over $8, which includes the cost of your bottomless cup of coffee. They have breakfast pizza, the best breakfast sandwich in Pittsburgh (the sausage eggstasy sandwich, with two sausage patties, scrambled eggs, cheese, and a lovely bun), and something cleverly titled the 'hangover helper,' which has all the breakfast meat you could ask for, plus beer-battered pancakes. (PS, it's not just for hangovers, it's also enjoyable post-half-marathon, as we discovered this May!)
The prices at Fuel & Fuddle are so reasonable, even before half-price time starts, and they've stayed pretty much the same since I first started going back in 2001. They have a great beer selection, if you're into that sort of thing (they even have a beer club where you can attempt to drink 100+ different varieties for a chance at having your name on a little plaque on the wall).
I highly recommend the nachos - this is the thing that brings us back late at night many a time. They're baked in the brick ovens with real cheese melted right on top, and big chunks of juicy tomatoes strewn throughout. You can even add chili to the nachos for a little more bite!
Other great menu items include the pizzas (also baked in the brick ovens, and personal-sized, although you may have a piece or two left to take home with you) and the grilled psychedelic, their portabella mushroom sandwich. The dive diner fries are crispy, perfectly-seasoned waffle fries, and they come on a plate big enough to feed the full party at your table.
Some notes: during the school year (Sept - beginning of May), crowds can be bad at half-price. If you're over 21, my advice is to get there shortly before (they won't seat anyone for just half-price until 11 itself) and order your drink. The awesome waitstaff will wait to put your food order in until the clock hits 11, and then you won't be so pressed to find a seat.
There is a small section of the menu that is not half-price, but it's clearly labeled so you're aware.
Brunch is 11-2 on Sundays, and on Steeler game days especially, it can get crowded. We always try to get there just after 11 to get a table.
Downstairs, they have a large seating section that can accommodate groups. I hosted the NaNoWriMo kick-off party there one year, and they put up with us bringing our laptops while enjoying our brunch. Just call in advance if you know you're having a huge party (I know Pitt has also hosted writing program reading events here from time to time).
Parking is the only truly chancey thing about this place, but they're right on a bus line, and if you live in Oakland or the surrounding areas, just walk over. You're guaranteed to want to eat a lot, so mightaswell get your exercise in ahead of time :)
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