Hands down the best medium to large sized venue in Pittsburgh. Mr. Smalls has everything: great sound, great food and it's a great space to see bands play. I've seen some of my favorite shows from the past decade in the venue and I am always impressed with the excellent sound. It's well mixed and rarely ever too loud.
I've seen a lot of people complain about the parking situation but honestly 90% of the time you can easily find parking on the side streets running parallel to Mr. Smalls.
If your favorite band is coming to play at Mr Smalls you can rest easy knowing it's going to be an amazing show