So today is an ALL Oakland day for eating... Pretzel sandwich breakfast, hospital cafeteria lunch, salad afternoon and The Porch for dinner. Never accuse me of not trying to help PGH businesses... of course, one of the aforementioned is inside a billion-dollar non-profit and two of the others are owned by an (assuming) near billion-dollar corporation (but a PIttsburhg corp nonetheless).
Anyway - diatribe aside. I was very impressed with The Porch. Once you figure out the seating (grab 'em as you see 'em), you can settle in to a relaxing atmosphere with a good mixture of people that makes Oakland so fun.
I hit up the pizza and soup - and was very impressed. I initially thought that the portions looked small, but upon finshing, I realized how full I was! My colleague went with a salad and was happy with the presentation and taste. Oh, and more beer... it helps to wash down a long day and it was ice cold!