All I can say is "Wow", and in a great way! My sisters and I chose Gil's Cafe on somewhat of a whim for after services luncheon or "Wake" on the death of Mom. After making the reservation for a party of 30, we started to read some of the reviews that were on Yelp and got pretty nervous. Well, don't let those reviews from over a year ago keep you from visiting this little gem in South Park on Brownsville Road. First, we made the reservation for 1:00pm and instead arrived very early at 11:40am with our family and friends. Immediately, we were made to feel welcome and invited into the private room that we reserved. Even though all of the staff had not arrived to service our party, one take-charge server quickly make sure that we were given beverages and menus allowing us to settle in. Soon afterwards, she returned (I'm sorry I don't remember her name) to take our order for appetizers. I think a little bit of everything was ordered off of the "starters" section of the menu and every one was amazing and definitely not from a frozen bag. I recommend the awesome breaded mushrooms, fried dill pickles and nachos with barbecue sauce! After another round of drinks and beverages, it was time to take our main course selections. Every selection from the main menu was equally delicious and prepared to perfection. I recommend the Neptune's Platter, Atlantic Salmon and freshly prepared Hamburger which was formed by hand and not a frozen patty. Is Gil's a fine dining establishment, of course not. But is it an awesome and family friendly sports and "dive bar" type of restaurant, yes it is. Finally, in talking to our server about previous negative reviews on Yelp, I was informed that over the past year or so, Gil's has been going through a transformation with many of the poorly performing cooks and wait staff removed that were the reason for the problems. My recommendation is check this place out. I will be back when visiting the 'burgh in the future and my local family have already joined Gil's frequent diner club if that tells you their intention to return.