Since The Porch has opened I've been a fan, and will continue to be one, but it's necessary to point a few things out.
First, I just learned that the happy hour $5 wine specials only apply if you're sitting at the bar. Order the SAME glass of wine less than 10 feet from the bar and you will pay $9. That's not really cool.
What is cool is the bianca pizza. Fig pizza with goat cheese might sound weird to some, but take a bite, and you'll fall in love. The Porch makes a light thin crust pizza that is baked to perfection. Served with a side of Parmesan cheese and roasted red peppers while topped with arugula makes you feel like you're not breaking your diet by indulging on pizza.
The design and layout makes The Porch an a-typical restaurant smack in the middle of a college campus. Honestly, I don't think their target market is college students - there are plenty of places that do cater to them - The Porch is a great place for faculty, college staff, graduate students, and locals. Come here in the spring or summer and enjoy the warm breeze when they open the garage door walls to overlook Schenley Plaza with a shadow of the Cathedral of Learning casting over.