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| - Post art crawl, all I really wanted in life was a burger. Yup, a meaty, falls apart when you pick it up from all the juices, burger. This is VERY uncharacteristic of how I usually eat, so my dining companion and I were at a bit of a loss. Not wanting to leave the penn ave/liberty ave corridor of activity, we decided on August Henry's- pretty much based on the decor. It has this walnut wood, old timey Pittsburgh feel, kind of like the upstairs interior of the Carnegie Library meets a pub. Very neighborly, pretty cheap. This really neat old map of downtown Pittsburgh, circa 1906, hangs on the far wall. We were greeted warmly and seated promptly at a high top table,
The menu is pretty vast. Huge salad selection (a sweet potato chicken salad that looked amazing), but on this day, it had to be straight up cow for me. I ordered the Kobe beef burger, rare, with jalapenos and mozzarella cheese. There are a few interesting cheeses to choose from and the sides......try the deep fried green beans! Nice, flavorful batter, not greasy. Kinda goes against the purpose of the all mighty green bean, but hey, we were living on the edge!
The burger was HUGE and juicy perfection, buttery and delicious. I probably would have opted for the mushrooms next time though, as the jalapenos were a tad dry and not spicy? I could only shove a few of those green beans in my mouth before giving them to my pal. Yum! This place hit my craving perfectly.
It seems that this place is an awesome after work happy hour spot. Give it a try instead of the Sharp Edge up the street next time.
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