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| - BRGR is a great place to get drinks and comfort food with friends. The clientele and bartenders are friendly and chatty. If you want to watch a game, there are about 8 HDTV's all tuned to one of two sports channels. The burgers come in all shapes and sizes (beef, lamb, salmon, tuna, etc.) and the cocktails are very inventive (Miller Lite + Rhuby + Bitters = Genius!). The beer list is very respectable. My only gripe is with the milkshakes. They are some serious sugary whisky-crack, and I'm just into whisky.
The downstairs has a leather-bound chair/couch and sports bar vibe that is kind of fun if you are having a night out with the peeps and want to eat some place that is not going to destroy your wallet (expect to spend ~$30 bucks per person). Most of the people who would watch a football game here are a little more on the yuppie than yinzer side, but hopefully that scene will improve. At present, it's less hipster than Kelly's but there is none of the MD-brofest that is endemic to Shadyside. The upstairs patio is nice in the summertime, but has stellar views of the now defunct Borders, AAA, and CVS East Liberty (i.e., its virtue is that you are eating outside).
It is EASY to meet up with people here after eating at Spoon. You can literally walk from one restaurant to the other, and the cocktails are arguably more creative on the cheaper side.
On a final note, if you are stuck at Bakery Square due to your or someone else's poor planning and are not a teenage girl enthralled with the shabby-chic overpriced yardsale that is Anthropologie, it is probably the best place to spend a little downtime in the neighborhood.
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