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| - The ManBeast and I are currently sitting in the Fire Side Public House for the second dinner in 3 nights -- that's saying something, even for a couple who tends to get stuck on places we like (& then revisiting multiple times). So, why are we back?
THE PROS: The food is fantastic.
Correction: the BURGERS (the only food we have tried) are fantastic. Cooked to order, quality meat (grass-fed beef, according to their menu), grilled to perfection on the open wood-fired grill that dominates the open-plan kitchen, lovingly sandwiched between brioche buns.
The ManBeast has now ordered the eponymous Fire Side Burger for the second time. He said he couldn't imagine a better burger.
I had the Québec Burger on Friday and am currently (slightly...okay, more than a little) regretting not ordering it again. BUT I haven't yet tried the burger I've ordered tonight -- as a good scientist, I am experimenting with the Black & Yellow Burger. I expect it will taste as good...or better.
MORE PROS: Terrific draft menu. Beer lovers rejoice! The PA-brewed options are marked with a keystone on their chalkboard menu. Some terrible (read: standard) options BUT they are far outweighed by the quality offerings. A good blend of IPAs, stouts, and adventurous/different options, like the Anderson Valley Briny Mellon Gose.
Our Friday night server, Phil, was great. I thought he reminded me of my husband. More hilariously (for me), my husband thought he reminded him of my husband. When asked why, he only said, "He doesn't know how to end conversations, like me."
(Phil, you do you.)
Setting and ambiance are pretty solid. In fashionable hipster style, your burger arrives on a plank, hand-cut fries in a metal basket. They're definitely vibing industrial-hipster chic, but in a way that's not off-putting or alienating, even to the most ardent yinzer bleeding black and yellow. TVs unobtrusively played the Pens games both times we've been here.
CONS: Next door to the World's Worst Post Office.
(In other words, no real cons.)
Overall, get yourself to Fire Side.
(And say hi to Phil.)
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