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| - I don't know what the hell was up with our bartender, but she was quite possibly the least friendly person I've ever encountered. I'm sure being so close to PNC Park and Heinz Field on game days is rough because they probably get slammed, but does it not make sense to be *especially* personable on busy days? Imagine the tips you would earn for your exceptional service!
It wasn't even busy when we went in for drinks (which was part of the reason we stopped there in the first place...it was one of the few places that had open seats at the bar), so I didn't think the poor attitude was excusable -- not that I think being stressed out is an excuse to be bitchy to customers either, though. The Pirates game was still going on and it was a few hours until the Steelers were going to kick off, so they were probably between game rushes. Our bartender was prompt in taking our order, but that's about the only positive thing I can say for her. We asked her to change the channel to CBS so we could catch some of the afternoon NFL games and she changed it to ESPN. She was so unpleasant we didn't even bother correcting her. (I'm sorry to anyone in that bar who thought we might've actually wanted to watch NASCAR.) Then another man came in and asked her to change it to a football game (which we were thankful for since we also wanted to be watching football). She asked if he knew what channel it was on and he said no, so she wouldn't change it! Seriously? How long would it take to flip around a little and find a game? He even turned to us and said, "She isn't very helpful, is she?"
We originally planned to stay a while to drink and watch some of the 4 o'clock NFL games before heading to Heinz Field to tailgate, but we headed out after one beer. We would've spent a decent amount of money there if the atmosphere was better. The location is great as it's right by the Roberto Clemente Bridge, so at least we were able to make it over to our tailgate quickly...
I grew up in Pittsburgh and always thought of the people there as some of the nicest around (nicer than the people in Atlanta, where I live, for sure!), so I was pretty embarrassed to bring my boyfriend here after talking about how awesome and friendly Pittsburgh is. :(
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