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| Negative | I got 'new' tires from them and within two weeks got a flat. I took my car to a local mechanic to see if i could get the hole patched, but they said the reason I had a flat was because the previous patch had blown - WAIT, WHAT? I just got the tire and never needed to have it patched? This was supposed to be a new tire. \nI took the tire over to Flynn's and they told me that someone punctured my tire, then tried to patch it. So there are resentful tire slashers? I find that very unlikely. After arguing with the guy and telling him that his logic was far fetched he said he'd give me a new tire \"this time\". \nI will never go back to Flynn's b/c of the way this guy treated me and the simple fact that they gave me a used tire! | |
| Negative | Don't waste your time. We had two different people come to our house to give us estimates for a deck (one of them the OWNER). Both times, we never heard from them. Not a call, not the estimate, nothing. | |
| Negative | All I can say is the worst! We were the only 2 people in the place for lunch, the place was freezing and loaded with kids toys! 2 bicycles, a scooter, and an electronic keyboard graced the dining room. A fish tank with filthy, slimy fingerprints smeared all over it is there for your enjoyment.\n\nOur food came... no water to drink, no tea, medium temperature food. Of course its cold, just like the room, I never took my jacket off! The plates are too small, you food spills over onto some semi-clean tables as you sit in your completely worn out booth seat. The fried noodles were out of a box and nasty, the shrimp was mushy, the fried rice was bright yellow.\n\nWe asked for water, they brought us 1 in a SOLO cup for 2 people. I asked for hot tea, they said 10 minutes. What Chinese restaurant does not have hot tea available upon request?\n\nOver all.... my first and last visit to this place. The only good point was that it was cheap, and deservingly so. | |
| Negative | I have been to this restaurant twice and was disappointed both times. I won't go back. The first time we were there almost 3 hours. It took forever to order and then forever for our food to come and the place was empty. When I complained the manager was very rude and tried to blame us for taking to long to order. It made no sense, how could we order when the waitress wasn't coming to the table? After arguing with me he ended up taking $6 off of our $200+ bill. Ridiculous. If it were up to me I would have never returned. Unfortunately my family decided to go here again tonight. Again it took a long time to get our food. My food was cold and bland, my kids food was cold. My husbands salmon was burnt to a crisp and my sister in law took one bite of her trout and refused to eat any more because she claims it was so disgusting. The wedding soup and bread were good, but that's it! My drink sat empty throughout my meal and never got refilled even when I asked. Bad food, slow service and rude managers. I'll pass on this place if my family decides to go again. Not worth it at all with all the other good Italian options around. | |
| Negative | Food was NOT GOOD at all! My husband & I ate here a couple weeks ago for the first time. I ordered a salad & basil pesto cream pasta & my husband ordered the spinach & feta pasta. The salad was just a huge plate of spring mix (nothing else in it) with WAY to much vinegar dressing. My lettuce was drowning in the vinegar. My pesto pasta had no flavor (did not taste like a cream sauce to me) & the pesto was so runny/watery & way too much sauce not enough noodles. My husband's pasta had even less flavor than mine. We ate about a quarter of the food & couldn't even finish it. We took it home & it was so bad I didn't even eat my leftovers. And I hate wasting food!! Plus the prices are expensive for the amount of food you get & of course the poor quality. Don't waste your time eating here. There are much better Italian restaurants in Pittsburgh. | |
| Neutral | This is a tiny Starbucks and it locations like this (although cute) makes you wonder if your really meant to hang out or just grab your coffee and leave. Leaving is always a good idea at this location anyway since you have a nice fountain in the back with benches and it is a central part of the Waterfront Shopping. \n\nStarbuck isn't my favorite coffee chain by any means. Is it just me or do all Starbuck coffees taste a little burnt and bitter? No matter how trendy, cool and upscale their establishments are I can't get around the yicky tasting bitterness of Staryucks regular coffees. Talk about over roasting a bean...Maybe something has changed with their regular coffee but I have not drank it in about a year. I am not one for soy caramel latte foofy stuff. Still I'll give the establishment tres estrellas for the fact that their espresso is acceptable and doesn't taste half as bad as the regular coffee bean. | |
| Negative | Typical Starbucks coffee chain. 2 things I dont like about this Starbucks: \n\n1. Ive been there twice and both times the place has been dirty, compared to the other Starbucks I have been in.\n\n2. If you have to use the bathroom, they give you a key thats attached to this nasty bottle. Im pretty sure they dont clean that bottle after every use or even nightly.\n\nAside from that, good coffee and fast/friendly service. | |
| Positive | So.Much.Fun! \n\nI WISH I could play a song at the drop of a hat. Too bad I never took piano lessons and I'd probably end up mumbling half the lyrics other than the chorus. Unless it's Salt n' Pepa's Shoop. \n\nThis is a really great place to go when you have out of town guests or are looking for a fun place to take someone for a birthday celebration or a fun night out. It's just something different to do other than boozing it up at the bars on a Saturday night. \n\nKeep in mind you'll be paying around a $5-10 cover plus whatever drinks and food you get. The good thing is the food is coming from the attached Rock Bottom Brewery. So a lot of it is restaurant quality good. Plus the brewery beer is actually pretty good! OF course you will be paying restaurant price drinks...so of course they're up charged a bit. But you do pay for the whole experience....so you gotta get into the spirit with some spirits! \n\nThe guys who play are incredibly talented. There's 2 guys that will take requests and play songs on the piano. They pretty much play ANYTHING you ask. Contemporary songs, throw back songs, fight songs, rap songs, pop songs. You name it, they play it. \n\nMy favorite part is when they switch out to another two guys. They'll all four get on stage and play two piano's, a guitar and drums. They usually rock out with some fun familiar songs (um, Journey, of course!). \n\nThe birthday song is seriously the best. They sing to you....and call you some names....with expletives. But in a totally nice way of course. You just have to go! | |
| Positive | My friend is a piano teacher, so I took it as a good sign that Sing Sing would be quality stuff. It was her birthday, and I didn't really know anything about dueling piano bars. I was picturing glossy black grand pianos with glittering notes, pianists in black jackets and crystal glasses full of red wine. I am really, really glad I was wrong. \n\nIt was gritty, bawdy and quintessentially Pittsburgh. First off, the pianos are scuffed to hell, considering the number of tipsy people who sit on them nightly while being mildly humiliated. The musicians hammer away at them, and they're covered with N@ and Sing Sing stickers. It's obvious they've been well-loved. The music is anything but the elevator music I was picturing; it's rock, hip-hop, oldies, pop, and just about any genre imaginable thanks to the request system (send up a piece of paper with some money) and the amazing repertoire of the musicians. For instance, \"Rubber Ducky\" and \"Gangsta's Paradise\" were both featured when I was there, and both performed impeccably. They also honored a request for a Taylor Swift song only to receive $30 and a request for \"anything else,\" which they promptly followed. The musicians also do funny versions of popular songs, and throw in things like \"yinz\" instead of \"you.\"\n\nI saw in awe of the performers for a decent portion of the night. It must take a particularly special type of person to put on a show like this, considering the energy, confidence, wit, empathy, boldness, silliness, cleverness, and sheer talent a job like this requires. They rotate performers in and out so there's not even an intermission. I've read comments about the baseness of the humor, but I had no doubt the guys up on stage were intelligent dudes. They had great personalities: one was about 140 pounds, cheeky, and quick-witted. He acted out every sport in the winter olympics, and was pretty into this 90-something-year-old lady in the audience called Joan. The other had crazy hair and bright blue Chucks, beatboxed as well as he sang, and made it point to play a handful of songs for my friend's birthday. \"I think Ray Charles is the most soulful guy of all time,\" he said when she requested him.\n\nThere were tons of people celebrating birthdays, and one big bachelorette party the Saturday night I was there. The performers bring the birthday boy/girl, bachelor/bachelorette, etc. on stage (for a $20 tip, which is pretty easy to scrounge up among friends) and humiliate the hell out of them, i.e. this is not the place to be if you can't laugh at yourself. My friend had a short dress on when she sat on the piano, and they sang a three-minute song about her vagina.\n\nLuckily, the show eclipsed the bad service and overpriced, weak drinks, because those did feature heavily throughout the night. The rest of the staff was friendly, however, and I stumbled on the door guy singing and dancing by himself, which made me smile.\n\nSing Sing is definitely not an every weekend type of thing (much like Hofbr\u00e4uhaus), but is a splendid way to celebrate a special occasion. Definitely belongs on every required Pittsburgh experiences list. | |
| Neutral | Stopped by on a Mon evening after trying to dine at Smoke Taqueria which is closed Mondays. Parking on street in front or behind off Hay St. Super friendly bartender. In warmer months they have huge outdoor area & big screen & upstairs cornhole game area. Okay draft beer selection and big bottle selection. Tried the italian club which was really good - two of us split one. Also tried sweet potato fries - amazingly good! Home made chips w bleu were overpowered by sauce. Bathroom was in need of plaster and wall repairs & was grossed out by toilet brush/holder on a shelf near toilet at eye level. Bet it's a fun place in warmer months. | |
| Negative | Think Chuck E. Cheese for adults. Skee Ball, video games pool tables. Clean environment. Good fun.\n\nUnfortunately, I went for a bite to eat and it was impossible to find anything good and healthy on the menu. I ended up settling for spinach dip. Sadly, they topped the dip off with horrible orange shredded cheese that appeared to have been popped in the microwave for a few seconds. Blahhhh. Trying to get something healthy, I ordered the apple pecan salad. I swear the dressing came right out of the grocery store bottle. I could barely eat the salad. Too sweet.\n\nMy mom ordered a steak roll.....holy friedness! The steak was more like hamburger fried with cheese and then stuffed into breading that was fried AGAIN! Yowzer! Artery clogger for sure. \n\nI like the atmosphere. I like the bar area. Perhaps next time we'll just stop by for drinks instead. | |
| Positive | We came here on a Saturday night and luckily it wasn't as packed as I thought it would be. I love playing ticket games so luckily there were a lot of games to chose from and not many video games (sorry video game lovers!) We only played $20 worth of games and surprisingly we were there for awhile. I love their new Wheel of Fortune game! On our first play, we ended up winning a little over 700 tickets! They also have Fruit Ninja as a game. It was fun with the big widescreen but unfortunately you don't win as many tickets as you would hope. I wish their ticket center would have individual ticket counters like the other D&B's I've been to, where you feed a counting machine your tickets. At this place, they just weigh your tickets and give you the final count. We didn't try the food here and instead went to P.F. Chang's to eat before coming here, but the Eat & Play deal looked fun. Too bad it was only restricted to certain times of the day. Overall I had a blast here and definitely would come back. Hopefully next time when there is a deal or promotion. | |
| Negative | To keep it short and sweet: Save yourself $100. Buy a good board game, your alcohol of choice, order a pizza, and invite your friends over. \n\nWhat an incredible disappointment. After seeing the enticing commercials so many times, we decided to give this place a try on a double date. I understand the prices of the play cards and won't dispute them; however, the food was incredibly over-priced, came out COLD (as in, sat on a counter without warmers for a minimum of 30 minutes) and I literally had to ask the bartender if there was any vodka in my drink. It was pure juice. $38 for three shots that had little-no alcohol in them. (Not to mention, my glass was dirty, and I saw the bartender scoop the glass into the ice basin because she was too lazy to use the sanitary scoop. I know the Food and Beverage Commission would be as disappointed as I was.) The service was terrible. Don't ask for anything from your waiter, as they are a little too busy on their cell phones or conversing amongst themselves. \n\nWas it fun to be in an adult-themed arcade? Yes. If you're looking for a good atmosphere to go with friends to play games, I suppose I would advise you give it a shot. I would never recommend their food, customer service, or drinks. Save yourself the money and stay home, or go for a traditional bowling, figure skating, roller-blading, rock climbing, basically any other physically-entertaining themed date instead. | |
| Negative | Microbrewed beers are only a plus to me when they're better than the beer I would have drank otherwise. One waitress I had while there tried to split the uprights between macrobrew and trendy by describing one of their beers as \"kind of like Coors Light\". If I wanted Coors, I'll pay half as much and have one. \n\nThe food is actually a saving grace, as it was pretty good. Head next door to Sing Sing for drinks, though. | |
| Positive | This is literally the first place I went when I first came to Pittsburgh - and I loved it. Hearty, full-sized meals, lots to choose from, and not too crowded or noisy. Although, for the sake of full disclosure, I didn't sit at the bar and I don't drink alcohol so I can't comment on that. I go back to Pittsburgh often and Rock Bottom ends up being a good standby for a dinner and a movie kind of night. Really, I have no complaints about this place so I'm surprised by the few low ratings here. | |
| Positive | Wast there last Friday. Seats right in front if the stage. The show was good. The headliner, while a bit long, was good. Fantastic service from our waitresses. Will definitely go back. | |
| Neutral | Great Barnes and Noble location, and they have plenty of books that'll help you pass the time. | |
| Negative | The words \"epic fail\" get thrown around a lot these days....but I really feel like they apply in this situation.\n\nWe went on Friday, April 2 and arrived at 5:10pm. It was busy, but not crowded....no waiting for a table. Half price apps and drinks -- we ordered at 5:20.\n\nThe food (just appetizers, mind you...) didn't arrive till almost 6pm. Drinks were ordered and were unbelievably slow. We placed one order for 6 draft beers at 6:15...they arrived at 6:52. *37 minutes for beer.*\n\nBy 7:00, we were canceling food orders which we'd given up on after waiting almost an hour. We just wanted to leave.\n\nInstead of comping anything, they added 18% gratuity to each of our bills. Uhhhh yeah. Thanks for giving me one more reason never to come back. We finally were able to leave around 7:30.\n\nBar Louie: You are dead to me. | |
| Negative | I was looking to get out of the apartment on a really nice, sunny day and we decided to drive to Waterfront and walk around. All around great day until we hit Bar Louie for some drinks and appetizers.\n\nI am giving it one star, though it deserves none, because our waitress was nice, if a bit inattentive, and the hummus app we ordered was pretty damn good. Outside of that Bar Louie leaves a lot to be desired.\n\nThis is probably the first place I've been to where they charge $10 and up for all mixed drinks. To me, that is beyond ridiculous. Bar Louie is not an upscale restaurant, as much as they wish they were, and paying almost $60 for three drinks and two appetizers is insanity defined. \n\nAs I mentioned the waitress was friendly, but she definitely did not come back and check on us enough. I really wanted to like this place because of things I had heard and the drinks we had were really damn good, but if it want to spend that kind of money, I'll go somewhere that I can get good service. | |
| Neutral | This place was pretty good food, but the service however was just horrible. As a friend said they hire for looks, not work ethic. Plus the fact that it took forty minutes just to get a couple appetizers was ridiculous. Our server seemed more interested in the table full of girls than actually waiting on us. The couple behind us came in the same time and wasn't even attended too until after OUR appetizers were being cleared off. \n\nThe food was pretty good, but because of the service I won't be returning. | |
| Negative | The evites are in the mail for the 2 for $99 special! You will have to spend $24 on a parking pass. I signed up last year for this promotion and don't think I got the passes worth. \n\nThe waterpark is nice and lounging by the pool or floating around the lazy river is perfect for a hot summer day. There are just too many misses in my book though.\n\n1st off all Traffic is a biatch! Be ready to sit on browns hill rd for a very long time unless you leave before 9am and wait for the park to open at 10am. \n\nNext remember it is a family park so there will be lots of rude and bratty kids all over the place. (I'm not a mean kid hater) my experiences have been bad at the Sandbar pool. \n\nIf you do arrive early enough you will be standing in the hot sun with a gang of kids that WILL push you out of the way and run to claim 10 chairs with towels even though they won't use them because they run around the park all day. I actually got into an argument last summer with one said kid. I was like \"I'm an adult and you need to have some respect.\" He pushed me and took all the chairs. I only needed one and his mother did not correct him. I was on fire and moved a chair over from the back and he still was giving me crap because I moved the chairs over...THAT NO ONE was even there to sit in at the time. Damn! FOR REAL!\n\nSandbar drinks are expensive and incredibly weak. Plus they are so sugary. If you do get a frozen drink and sit by the pool be prepared for it to be half pool water in a few minutes. An Adult area would change all this. I don't even care that I'm getting splashed all the time I do realize that I'm at a pool but it's hard to relax.\n\nIf you do get a pass have a friend who can get there the same days you can go. If you're trying to go on the weekend forget it! The weekdays are bad enough. I'm looking for a better pool side lounge for this summer. | |
| Neutral | This place is kind of a hybrid of Applebee's and CPK, which isn't to say it's bad, but nothing to rave about either. I got their slider meal, which was tiny (for me) and my friend got their steak (which was way tiny). The food was fine and the service was okay, but really felt like an Applebee's knockoff (and Applebee's isn't even worth knocking-offing anyway). \n\n3 stars | |
| Negative | I really don't know why I bother with chain restaurants anymore. Now that my palate has matured and I no longer think chicken fingers and french fries are gourmet cuisine, I really can't find anything to eat in a place like this. \n\nMy husband and I were running errands at the Waterfront, and we needed to find a place for lunch. We decided on Uno because pizza sounded good to us. My husband is a meat lover, so I agreed to let him order us a meat-covered pizza. To counteract this a little, I ordered a tomato mozzarella salad, so we'd at least have some vegetables in the mix. \n\nWhen the salad arrived, it did NOT look like the picture. The menu description is thus: \"chopped lettuce, roma tomatoes with basil and garlic, buffalo mozzarella, drizzled with balsamic syrup.\" This description is accompanied by a bright, colorful picture of a salad with bright green lettuce, bright red tomatoes, and a delicate \"drizzling\" of balsamic syrup. It looks light and yummy.\n\nWhat we got, however, was soggy yellow and white iceberg lettuce, COMPLETELY DRENCHED in dressing, a total of four tiny pieces of tomato, and some cheese. It was DISGUSTING. There was so much dressing dripping off of this dish, it was more like a soup than a salad. I suspect that the lettuce was so wilted and brown, they figured they could disguise it by completely soaking it in dressing. Not only was it disgusting, but it cost us about $10. $10 for complete inedible slop. \n\nThe \"numero uno\" pizza we got was nothing to write home about either. It was ok... very mediocre. The crust tasted like it was undercooked, and the sauce tasted like plain tomato sauce with no seasoning whatsoever. I have been to Chicago many times, had real Chicago deep dish many times, and this just doesn't even come close to the real thing. \n\nThe ONLY positive I give this restaurant is they have the kiosk in the front where you can look up the calorie count of the food right there. It would be better if they'd actually print it on the menu, but they are still doing better than most restaurants in this effort. They are making strides, too, with their whole grain crust options. I'm sure there's still a lot of room for improvement, however. If you're listening, Uno, please work on providing your customers with healthier food - not just healthy options like salads, but work on making the main dishes you serve better for your customers (low-fat cheese, low-sugar sauce, less sodium, etc.). Their hearts will applaud you. \n\nAnd lastly, why does every chain restaurant have to decorate with old signs? Is there some sort of chain restaurant decorating requirement I don't know about? It's baffling. | |
| Neutral | I think the location in homestead has ruined this place. Dirty dirty dirty.\n\nBathrooms unkept, entry door handle and windows filthy\n\nPizza had too much sauce on it and was drenched. Server was coarse, not refined\n\nServing items were old and rusty. Temperature of food was not hot\n\nLow quality, but probably ok with pittsburgher s | |
| Neutral | Last week was my first visit to this place. The raspberry tea was amazing. We got the app sampler, it was very good except for the homemade guacamole. I ordered a side salad, hardly any dressing on it, and not very fresh. I ordered the stuffed chicken with broccoli & grilled vegetables. Waited along time for the entr\u00e9e. The chicken was good but a small portion. The broccoli & veggies were water logged. Lots of water on the plate. Tried my friends fried shrimp, it was good with good flavor. Might have just been who was in the kitchen that night so I would give it another shot. | |
| Negative | I hate this place.\nIt's very loud, the service is very poor, and the food is so-so.\nIf you want good Chinese in Pittsburgh, try China Palace (Shadyside) or Sesame Inn (Station Square or North Hills). They're quieter, with very good food & service. | |
| Negative | REDO!\n\nI went to PF Chang's several years ago and was NOT pleased with the food that was presented to me. \n\nMy issue: I thought I was getting Chinese food. \n\nMy resolution: Try this restaurant again knowing that it is just reinvented American food with names of those Chinese dishes I actually like to eat.\n\nSo we returned to PF Chang's for lunch to try this American food in this caricature of a Chinese restaurant. There were very few people in the restaurant. The two of us were seated in the largest corner booth and left to review our menus. When our waitress finally arrived we ordered the following items:\n\nCoca Cola\nIced Tea\nPan fried pork dumplings\nSesame chicken lunch with white rice and egg drop soup\nChangs chicken with white rice\n\nOur drinks and my soup came out immediately. Unfortunately I was brought the wrong soup and the server had disappeared before I had a chance to say anything. I could see her across the barren wasteland that was the dining room and we even made eye contact several times, but at no point could I get her to come back to my table. I tried the soup and was disgusted with it and placed it at the end of the table. I didn't know what it was and didn't want to know. Almost ten minutes later she arrived quite happy with the job she was doing and asked how the food was. I asked if she could bring out some egg drop soup. I didn't expect to get the stink-eye.\n\nMy egg drop soup was brought out with the dumplings as well as the caddy of different sauces and oils. The server really wasn't that into the experience, but again gave me the stink-eye when I told her that mixing the sauces was unnecessary since I knew what each of them was and would be able to mix them myself. I mixed the rice vinegar, chili oil, chili paste, and soy sauce (my guess is that it was supposed to be tamari) to create a dipping sauce for our dumplings. I took a bite of the soup and it was somewhat better than the other soup, but it was still brown. I ate half the bowl and left the rest for the server. It was thick and gooey and the flavor didn't wow. I saw no reason to continue. I moved on to the dumplings, which had an okay flavor to them. The skins were a bit thick and doughy. The meat on the inside did not balance this attribute at all. The sauce tasted a little odd so I tried to remix and it was still off. I tried the components individually and found that some of them were either old, stale, or rancid. We finished our dumplings.\n\nOur lunch entrees arrived. I had ordered mine extra-spicy, but I guess it came Pittsburgh Hot (super mild) and had a lackluster flavor at best. The meat was tough and the sauce tasted of soy sauce more than anything else. I tried some of Chang's chicken and was equally mollified. This was supposed to be their version of General Tso's Chicken. Now I have never had a General's chicken that was the same at any place. It is always different. Many of them are good in different ways. This food, though, it wasn't good. Chang's chicken fell into the same category as the Sesame Chicken -- since it tasted mainly of soy sauce -- with the addition sugar. \n\nI just don't understand how anyone can like this place. Even the Yoshida Sauce you get at Sam's/Costco tastes better. | |
| Positive | First, this is a big chain - not my favorite type of eatery. For me, four stars is max for this type of establishment for the simple reason that no one has license to create anything truly unique...\n\nHowever! The Chilean Sea Bass Marinated in Oolong Tea is freakin' fantastic! 10+\n\nNow - everyone was happy with their meals and let me tell you it was a ridiculously busy night, servers were threading their way through patrons waiting to be seated and our service was very good.\n\nI've been to PFC Vegas and PFC NYC - our Homestead PFC definitely beats them both. So many great little places to try in the 'Burgh, but I wouldn't resist going back to this particular PFC. | |
| Positive | This is by far my favorite Panera location in the Pittsburgh area. Friendly, plenty of room to sit, and good quality food & coffee. Panera is a great place to hang out and read the news - they even have free WiFi! Try their toasted sandwiches, especially the chicken bacon dijon. | |
| Negative | I went here on a recent business trip, and there aren't many decent options in West Homestead, so I decided to splurge on the company's dollar and ordered take-out. \n\nI was highly disappointed in the service, and I only ordered take out. Upon going to the bar to announce that I was there for take out, there were 3 other people at the bar. The bartender had her back to me and it wasn't until a few minutes had passed that another guest told her that she should wait on me. \n\nAfter announcing the reason for my visit, she checks on my order (not ready yet) and helps other tables. No offer of water, or a drink. Another gentleman working the bar asked the bartender if she had offered me a drink, she stated to him my order would be right up. He then asked if she offered me a water, to which she replied, her order is going to be right up. He placed a glass of water in front of me.\n\nThen I hear my name and order announced by the kitchen staff. 3 staff members yelled. . .\"it's TAKEOUT\" so back it went into the kitchen to be packed up.\n\nGentelman bartender asks female bartender if she has rung me up yet (she had not)\n\nAfter more time had passed (how long does it take to put food into a takeout container?) it finally is put down in front of me. She then rings me up. I don't expect take out to be piping hot, but at this point i wondered if it was even going to be room.\n\nWhen i go to eat my meal, utensils were not included. I now had to go find something to eat my lukewarm food with. \n\nVERY DISAPPOINTING experience. Will not be returning. | |
| Positive | Very very good chain family restaurant. I had their yellowfin tuna steak shanghai style and it was great. Service was excellent and the party of 5 I was with swore they could eat there every week as the menu was extremely diverse. It's hard for me to give a chain 5/5 but this is pretty close. | |
| Positive | Good. One of my favorite restaurants in Pittsburgh. Went yesterday with family and enjoyed oysters(very fresh). I always like appetizers more than their entrees | |
| Negative | You know it's bad when a McDonald's gets a 1 star review...I mean, seriously: none of us expect anything fancy when we go to a McDonald's. The whole point of going to McDonald's is indulging in some not-good-for-you food on the go in your busy life. In my case, I just wanted a small meal/snack that wouldn't cost me as much as the stuff in Kennywood would. I hadn't even eaten at a McDonald's in about eight years or so. And I quickly remembered why!\n\nForget the fact that McDonald's food isn't great. We all know it's not great. The problem here is that they added insult to injury by giving you the worst customer service ever in addition to not so good food. For starters, I quickly discovered that the drive-thru here is the ABSOLUTE slowest line on planet Earth. You certainly won't be getting any fast food here! Then, once I FINALLY placed my order, and finally got to the window to pay (because of course I spent a lot of time waiting for the people in front of me to even get their orders), a young woman took my card, swiped it...and didn't say another word. I waited thinking she was printing a receipt - nope! Eventually - after whipping out her phone and sending a text or two - she realized I was still there and told me to go to the next window for my food. Whatever, I figured, forget the receipt; by then I was pretty sure she had moved on to other orders and couldn't print my receipt anyway. On to the next window, where I was given my food and drink...and I proceeded to quickly discover they gave me no straw and for some reason, layered my Big Mac as such: bread, bread, patty, patty, bread. ...seriously, how does one even mess that up? I give one brownie point because the fries really were actually pretty good...but they were not worth the wait or trouble.\n\nI concur with the other reviewers: skip this place. Completely. Just keep driving. Anywhere else is better and less of a waste of your time and money, and the people here are so slow that you'll spend more time waiting for your food then you will eating it. | |
| Positive | This place is amazing!!! Jim is a great artist!!! Traveled all the way from Tampa just to get my tattoo!!! I would recommend this place to everyone!!! | |
| Negative | BEFORE Pino's was renovated, it was a tiny, unpretentious, hole-in-the-wall restaurant with a friendly atmosphere, and amazing Italian food. It was also a BYOB, which I love. This was our \"go-to\" restaurant.\n\nAFTER Pino's was renovated, there was a complete transformation. While the interior is now very nice, It's no longer a BYOB, and the staff is full of attitude, which seems to stem from the total arrogance of Pino himself.\n\nOn our most recent visit, we were a party of four with reservations at 7:30 PM. We arrived at 7:25, and weren't even acknowledged until 7:40 PM. Pino was playing maitre d', and when he finally acknowledged our presence he seemed totally clueless and was overtly UN-apologetic. There were no open tables, despite having reservations. When 8:00 PM rolled around, I was frantically calling other local restaurants to see if we could get in. No such luck, since it was prime dining time on Saturday night. Finally, around 8:30 PM, the waitstaff brought a two person table up from the basement, crowded four chairs around it and jammed it into the middle of the restaurant for us to sit in. Pino then literally threw our menu's at us, and walked away. Not so much as a free drink for our inconvenience.\n\nThe food is still good here, but I refuse to give my money to someone who CLEARLY does not appreciate your business. There are SO many good restaurants in the area, with owners/chefs who are happy to have you. Next time you think about going here, walk an extra block to the Point Brugge Cafe. | |
| Negative | Terrible! I got a haircut here once and hated it, but kept waiting for it to settle in after a few washes. It never did look right, so I just fixed it at home rather than going back to these incompetent people. I didn't even feel like the hassle of complaining was worth it, as I highly doubted that I'd get any money refunded and I certainly didn't want them to touch my hair again to try to fix it. \n\nI then figured, hey, this place sucks for haircuts but they can't mess up eyebrow waxing, right? Right! But their service is so bad that I gave up on that too -- I got my eyebrows done here a few times with not much trouble, but the last time I went in, I had called ahead to put my name in and was told that I would be next on the list, and to show up in about 20 min. My house is a 20 min walk from there, perfect! I headed out, got there in 20 min, and gave the woman at the desk my name and reminded her I'd called ahead. There was one man sitting there waiting, who I had seen from across the street walking in about 1 min ahead of me. \n\nThe \"stylist\" was just finishing up a haircut, so I should have been next, right, since I had put my name in before the guy who walked in? Nope! She called him over and I said \"sorry, I think I was next, I called ahead and was told I'd be next in line\" and the lady said \"oh we don't do that.\" WTF?? You told me very clearly that you do exactly that, what craziness is this? So I waited, figuring that I'd already invested 20 min into this venture, so I may as well stick it out. \n\nAnd waited, and waited, while one \"stylist\" cut the man's hair and 2 of them chatted in the back (ironically next to the chair where they do facial waxing). They must have been \"on break,\" or maybe just terribly rude and idiotic, because I sat there waiting for another full 20 min, and when I finally spoke up again to ask when someone would be available to do my eyebrows. The 2 chatty cathies in the back looked over, very annoyed at my presence, and the woman doing the haircut said \"after I'm done here,\" and I sat there incredulous for another 2 minutes before getting up and leaving. Will never go back. | |
| Positive | This cafe's espresso drinks are on par with the best artisinal coffee houses anywhere. I always go out of my way to get coffee from here when I'm in Pittsburgh. | |
| Positive | I love Tazza D'oro! It is in such a great little area and is a nice place to spend some time with a delicious cup of coffee.\n\nIt it sometimes busy and hard to find a table (which is not surprising since it's a great spot), but I like the neighborhood feel and the staff has always been very friendly.\n\nI usually get iced Americanos in the summer and regular coffee or lattes in the cooler weather. All of the drinks I have ever had here have been tasty. I have also had some of the pastries (and maybe a bagel at some point?) and everything has been fresh.\n\nI'm a big lover of coffee shops and this place fits all of my requirements. While I don't live in Highland Park, it's definitely worth an occasional trip. | |
| Negative | The coffee isn't good and they don't seem to care. If you're a local, I get that it's the only game in town but this place isn't worth traveling for. \n\nI really wanted to like tazza d'oro. I've been several times, hoping that my bad experiences were isolated incidences. I drink espresso. I know what it should taste like and what it looks like when the person making it gives a damn. I have no complaints about paying $3.00 for an espresso but if it isn't right and I let you know you should probably try again. \n\nThe last time I went in, both baristas admitted they hadn't tried/pulled the espresso I ordered. The gentlemen working there, who was very nice, pulled my shot. I tried it and it was very sour. I let the girl standing directly in front of me know that I didn't think it was pulling correctly and her response was an unenthused look and the comment \"ya well we just got it\". Silly me to have expected that you also want the espresso you \"just got\" to taste good...\n\nThis place clearly isn't going anywhere in the near future. It's a favorite with locals who like to hangout there. It's just a shame that they seem to have all of the equipment and even the beans to make at least a decent shot and they don't seem to care about actually pulling it off. | |
| Negative | Superbowl Sunday at the Blues. i came to meet a group of friends to watch the \" who really cares about this game\" show. I was mainly interested in seeing Madonna. I do have to say that we had a server who gave us the utmost attention. We had been seated at some tables near the bar mid restaurant that were wobbling and driving me crazy. At the request of the party she moved us up front and center to a much better and stable seat. Much better view to see the Material girl! So our server gets 5 STARS! Not only for that reason, she kept the glasses full and kept checking in with us, and took it all in stride as we ordered at different times and all had separate checks. Very classy, wish I could remember her name. Young girl with dirty blond hair. \n\nThe food was pretty blah in my opinion. Bar food none too exceptional. We had nachos that were on slightly stale chips. Good size. Everyone had a burger or sandwich. As I glanced over to my friends Pulled pork it looked dry and sad left sitting on the plate. She said it was \"EH\". I ordered a Gobbler Club sandwich. It was humongous but not that tasty, pretty dry. How can you go wrong with a club but the thick cuts of turkey did not sit well with me and I didn't like it at all. Bad texture. The commercials and time with fun friends saved the experience but I wouldn't go back to eat. Just drinks and sports. I like the location. Easy to park. Close to shadyside. Madonna really was the show stopper this night and unless she performs here I most likely won't be back. | |
| Negative | Pass on this place, there are better restaurants mere feet away.\n\nThe menu here is too large, which is a sure sign none of the food is going to be good. And, its not good. Some of the salads are alright, but its just not good food.\n\nThe service is friendly and prompt, but the beer is over priced. They do have a good selection though.\n\nThis place is open late if you need a bite to eat, but there are so much better options out there. | |
| Negative | Wings are overpriced. And the quality of them are bad. They were tough and greasy. The staff are pleasant but then over all experience was too expensive for a sports bar. | |
| Positive | The decor is nothing fancy but the food is surprisingly good (and fresh). I've gotten takeout and eaten at the buffet. Both good for the price - it's inexpensive. | |
| Negative | The hot and sour soup was ok. Everything else was basically inedible. Water was not noticeably hose-y as per other reviews. More than 1/4 of the buffet was american food, and a lot of the rest was seafood that almost had to be \"krab\", considering the price of the buffet. No pot-stickers, no pork egg rolls, no spareribs, no won-ton soup. | |
| Positive | The first time I came here, I waited in line for 20 minutes. When it was my turn, I realized I left my wallet in the car. It hurt so bad, I didn't come back for a year.\n\nI can walk to this place from my house- which is dangerous because those biscuits are just OH SO DREAMY. I can't describe them. Just get some.\n\nDo I feel guilty about noshing on fabulous Strawberry Napoleons and Jewish Pizza (kind of like a modified, yet TOTALLY delicious fruitcake bar) at 10:15am? Hecks, naw... But they do have quiche and some other breakfast-y items for those who prefer a more traditional approach to your stomach's opening ceremony.\n\nJust go early :) They open at 10 on Saturdays. And bring cash...it's easier that way. | |
| Negative | I am not a mean person, not a vindictive person. I bear the friendly people of Pizza Parma no ill will.\n\nBut their pizza was remarkably terrible.\n\nWent there, hungry, a bit past midnight, looking for a little something before going home to sleep. They don't have slices--this seems to be a (terrible, stupefying, egregious) trend in these parts. Fine. The smallest pizza, a \"personal\" pie, costs $7 and is 7\" in diameter. The cashier and I agree that that's a very small amount of pizza, and since I'm hungrier than one and one half mouthsful, I get a \"small,\" which is 10\". I add a mushroom topping. I pay my $11.21 and wait.\n\nThere are two seating options inside the store: a small wooden bench, and two fold up chairs around a little table. Conveniently, they were using the wooden bench to store a rolled up carpet that laid across the whole thing, and they'd also elected to fold up the two folding chairs, probably because they were tired from a long day of being used as chairs. So I waited outside the store on a bench.\n\nThe friendly cashier and the friendly patrons waiting for their order indoors called me over when my pizza was ready. I took it outside, sitting in the cold to eat it, thinking, \"I hope this $11 pizza is pretty good.\" Opened up the box, saw how pitifully small a 10\" pizza is, and started eating.\n\nLet me say something about pizza: if you have decent cheese, decent tomato sauce, flour, water, and a hot oven, you can make a passable pizza. I will eat it and think, \"well this isn't the best pizza I've ever had but it's fine.\" That is not what I thought when I ate Pizza Parma's pizza. I thought, \"it would be too rude and insulting to ask for my money back. I'll just try to eat as much of this as I can.\"\n\nI ate three out of the six \"slices.\" (One sixth of a 10\" pizza is a total of *25/6 = 13 square inches. That sounds like a lot of pizza, but in fact is a tiny amount of pizza.) I couldn't stand to eat more than half. The mushrooms were fine; I fished them out and ate them. The cheese was actually terrible; it had a strange chemical taste and plasticky appearance. The crust was poofy and not crusty.\n\nAshamedly, I threw half of a pizza away tonight. Folks, I am not a food destroyer. I eat things I don't like, and expired foods, because I don't want to waste. It takes a legitimately terrible pizza for me to actually throw the thing away.\n\nWent home, made some eggs, and guess what? The terrible cheese taste from an hour and a half ago? It's still in my mouth. I'm not making this up.\n\nI know there's good pizza around here. Ordered two back to back slices at Spak Brothers--delicious! Tasty! Reasonable price! But whoaaaaaaa whoa was this terrible, overexpensive pizza. Sheesh. | |
| Neutral | So I went back to Casbah for dinner and was totally underwhelmed. The granola I had for brunch (in my previous review) was better than my entire dinner put together. The service was better at dinner then at brunch, but the food made my rating drop from five stars (probably a little generous) to three stars. Definitely go for brunch! But it's not worth the money for dinner. Mediocre food in a nice atmosphere with good service is still mediocre food... | |
| Negative | Had a very lack-luster Mother's Day brunch at Casbah yesterday. Despite having a very late reservation time of 2:30 p.m., we were seated in the dungeon-like basement dining room. I asked for tables upstairs in the daylight but there was allegedly no way to accommodate my request. Worst part about the basement is the thumping from the sub-woofer located above -- really ridiculous. Service was fine. Timing of drinks and first brunch course were acceptable given it was a busy day, but then gap of 35+ minutes for entrees left us all sitting there, not enjoying the dark of the basement nore the perpetually thumping base. An utterly forgettable mother's day brunch (luckily she took it in stride) but I think Casbah will not be at the top of the list in my book for quite awhile. | |
| Positive | So I hated this Soba place owned by the same people, and I happen to stumble into this joint for lunch. It had a great sandwich (crab) and the soup was pretty decent (cream of cauliflower). Not sure how they are owned by the same people as Soba (I mean, obviously different chefs) but usually the same owner means similar quality and price, no? Maybe the dishes are just hit and miss, and I got a hit here, whereas I had a serious miss over at Soba. In any case, the crab sandwich was good-- nice, large chunks of crab. No overkill on the sauce. The soup was likewise good. I don't understand how the two restaurants could possibly be related given the night and day of my food experience! The wine, however, was overpriced for the quality. I guess people aren't from SF and expect good wines for the same price! Save your money, buy a nice $40-60 bottle at home and have a much better vino experience but pay less (or the same!). | |
| Negative | For the record, I have returned a few times and still entirely stand by my original review from nearly 3 years ago. I will add that the food portions also seem to be decreasing! We went during happy hour last week and I had the worst tasting rye drink possible - described as rye with fig jam, bitters and lemon, sounded like something that cannot possibly be fucked up, but tasted like nothing but the juice wrenched out of unripe lemons - super dry and gave me a stomach ache. No fig flavor to be detected. To make matters worse, when my partner tried to ask the bartender about the drink, if it was supposed to be sooo god-aweful lemony, she responded with a \"yes, it's got lemon in it.\" When he pressed the issue, she simply repeated, \"yes, it's a lemon and fig drink.\" More frustrating than conversations with the wall. The risotto that we ordered was the size one would expect of a side dish (which is what risotto should be, but this was proposed as an entree...). It had about 5 little pieces of maitake mushroom and 6 hazelnuts in it and was otherwise flavorless. We added lots of salt and pepper. Total waste of $25 bucks. \n\nAlso, their bar seating sucks. The chairs are stationary and far away from each other, and a bit far from the bar for a shorty like me; my feet don't reach the foot bar on the chair either, so my legs fall asleep trying to sit there. | |
| Positive | This is a well run restaurant with great food, great consistency and excellent service. We were sitting on the patio and the angle of the sun changed to shine right in our eyes, but the waiter was able to quickly move us to a better table. I highly recommend the cheese plate, it is probably the best in Pittsburgh. The Arugula Salad is delicious. So is the Alaskan Halibut. You really can't go wrong with Casbah. | |
| Neutral | To be honest, I feel that this is one of the most overpriced restaurants in the entire city. The food is average to good, the place is beautiful with outdoor seating, but in my opinion the price is just not worth it. They have a really good happy hour, so I would definitely recommend going to that and maybe trying an appetizer or two. | |
| Neutral | Stopped here for drinks before we went on to dinner elsewhere. In hindsight, we wish we had stayed here. :-)\n\nWe had a couple of great beers and just enjoyed the excellent music soundtrack before we moved on to our next designation. I hope to come back here sometime in the future and actually have...a meal. I like this funkier part of town. | |
| Negative | Maybe I am just the most jaded vegan in town; Quiet Storm's food menu bores me to tears, that which I will use to salt my own mediocre cooking at home! Their coffee isn't all that great either, as given the choice, local La Prima is in my favor. Tears. This is the only vegetarian restaurant on the East side of town, and oh so close to me, but I cannot stand to go there. Desperate times now call for toast and tea served by the sad server that resides within my depressed little dining room. | |
| Positive | I've only been here for Sunday brunch, but I look forward to dining here again in the hopefully near future. The frittata was thicker than any I've seen elsewhere (it looked like a square of lasagna) but very tasty. I liked the inclusion of sliced potatoes.\n\nThe Low Country grits were creamy and also enjoyable, but not too flavorful. I didn't really taste the fakin' bacon or the garlic supposedly in the dish. I'm not surprised though, since a lot of vegetarian places seem to go light on the seasoning. Definitely ask for cheddar with your grits if you eat dairy. The three kinds of hot sauce on the table also help perk things up.\n\nNo complaints about the service, but they use some sort of chemical cleaner (for the floors or to wipe down the tables, maybe?) that's unpleasant-smelling. I noticed it less the longer we stayed, maybe because I got food in front of me, but one would hope that a vegetarian establishment might opt for more environmentally friendly and less noxious cleaners. Other diners were also commenting on the smell when we were there. I'm guessing this isn't a regular smell to the place, though, since no other reviewers have commented on it. \n\nThe cash-only policy is also a bit of a nuisance, since I'd consider the prices ($11 for brunch entrees) here to be mid-range and not ultra-cheap. Still, I will come again with my greenbacks. | |
| Positive | right by my house, spicy peanut and cheesy snake are amazing. | |
| Negative | I'm going to revise my review of Quiet Storm.\n\nYou may get lucky and find yourself faced with an awesome rendering of a fabulously-designed vegetarian sandwich. In my experience, however (considering the 30+ Cubanos I've eaten there), you're more likely to get a sad, mediocre rendition.\n\nConsistency is not their strong point.\n\nAdd to that the likelihood that you may be dosed with some surly owner attitude, and I've decided to steer clear.\n\nIt's a shame that I no longer feel it's worth it to chase the beautiful dream of my first meals at Quiet Storm. It's also a shame that many of their staff are wonderful, friendly, and helpful, and yet their efforts are overshadowed.\n\nSorry, Quiet Storm. As a Pittsburgh vegetarian, I want to love you. But you broke my heart. | |
| Negative | I really, really wanted to like this restaurant. Hip, quirky, vegetarian/vegan. Lots of owls and kitschy deco. I eat meat occasionally, but had a vegetarian buddy here to visit, and thought this would be a great choice. What's not to love, right? \n\nWell, for starters, the service. Our server was really nice, and had lots of reviews, suggestions and alternate ideas for what we should order... but the service was mind-numbingly, ridiculously slow-- and the place was half empty. Plus, even after two requests for napkins (which were not provided to begin with, and not available from other empty tables around us) we never received any napkins at all. I'm not really a messy eater, but come on!\n\nMaybe part of the problem was expectations? We kicked things off with the \"firesticks\" appetizer-- some really tasty quesadilla-ish things. After that, our orders (I had the thai salad) were just kind of... boring? Strangely spiced? I feel like the bar was set high with the app, and then none of the entrees met the expectations of yummy veggie goodness, and my dining companions agreed. I also ordered a cup of the mac & cheese, and it was awful. You know how when you reheat elbow mac & cheese in the microwave, and the cheese gets all greasy/gloopy and the noodles stick together? Well, it was exactly THAT, with some powdered garlic sprinked on top. Really. I should have made my own leftover mac at home and not paid $4 for a cup of that. Learn from my mistake.\n\nWe had planned to order milkshakes, too, but our server spent so much time in a black hole or something that by the time she finally returned, we'd been completely finished with our meal for at least 15 minutes. For $4 (and probably a ridiculous wait) per milkshake, we decided to hit The Milkshake Factory on East Carson instead. | |
| Positive | Love this place! The decor inside is really cool.\n\nI'm not from the area but I try to stop in every time I'm traveling through. So many great veg options and great drinks. | |
| Negative | It's cheap, I'll say that, but otherwise it's bland food served by workers who mostly don't seem to notice they're working, and when they do, only respond snarkily. There are many better vegetarian and vegan options to choose from. | |
| Positive | Our favorite place to go for chocolate peanut butter soy milkshakes. We've been for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and everything we've gotten has been incredibly delicious. Love this place! | |
| Negative | Ew. Okay, not the worst pizza ever, but it's pretty far down my list of pizzerias...and that's sad, considering I quite literally live across the street from it. This should be my go-to pizza destination but I'd rather pay a delivery charge than eat their pizza. The sauce is way too sweet (like, Papa Johns sweet) and there isn't enough cheese. There are too many decent pizza delivery places around to settle for this. The only thing I enjoy about Pizza Perfectta is that their sign hilariously claims, \"Excitingly flavored!\" Personally, I wasn't having an orgasm over my mediocre pizza. Maybe if they wouldn't have tempted me with such language I would be less pissed off at them. Two stars only because they let me borrow some paper cups when I moved into my apartment and hadn't unpacked my kitchen stuff yet. Without them I may have had to travel half a block north and grab some from a different restaurant. Thanks, Pizza Perfectta.\n\nOh, and here's a little Italian lesson for you: it's \"perfetta,\" not \"perfectta.\" | |
| Negative | Refused to take my cat, which had passed away, for cremation cause I had not been to the clinic previously. IMHO that's ridiculous. I will not recommended anyone to ever come here. | |
| Positive | I'm definitely a fan of East End Food Co-op. Their produce is always very fresh and of really high quality-it keeps really well once you get it home too, and while prices are slightly higher than an average grocery store, it's definitely worth it. My favorite part of the Co-op is the bulk section-- it's a great way to buy items in the exact quanities you need rather than ending up with way more than you want! The same goes for the spices--such a bargain! The Juice bar has great smoothies and juices--they're a little pricier than I'm used to, but great for a bit of a splurge! | |
| Neutral | The products and service are great, but the prices are outrageous!\n\nI am on a vegan diet and have found this co-op really helpful. If you can get past the prices, the selection is great! | |
| Positive | East End Food Co-op is awesome!\n\nIf I had to choose between the Co-op and WF, the Co-op is where it's at.\n\nThere is a good selection of fruits and veggies, as well as toiletries (shampoos, soaps, toothpaste, tampons, shaving creams, etc.) to household cleaning products. The frozen section is also very diverse with a good selection of frozen meals, ice cream (dairy and nondairy), and veggies. The Co-op also carries a nice selection of foods for people with restricted diets especially for Celiac and vegans, or for people with severe allergies like myself. \n\nThey also carry hard to find vegan cheeses such as Treeline that I have difficulty finding at WF in Pittsburgh and the Co-op in West Virginia. I was also happy to find that they had my favorite Ito-En sencha green tea shot (it's just green tea in a can, it's not like one of those energy shots at all). \n\nThe deli is also fantastic, and I highly recommend the Co-op deli over the WF deli. There are a wide variety of soups and salads and dressings. The vegan mushroom soup is really, really, really yummy. There are also vegan meals in ready to go containers (salads, vegan pesto noodle salad, etc.). You can also order coffee/espresso at the deli counter. As with any good Co-op, they have a variety of non-dairy milk options. \n\nIf you have food allergies or have any dietary restrictions the Co-op is an excellent place to get a quick meal (hot or cold) and to pick up groceries. There is also a little dining/sitting area at the front of the store. It's kid friendly and they even have a little compost/recycling bin! Yes, this is important for me to mention because I come from Seattle where recycling is the norm and we get fined if we don't recycle..and recycling does not seem to be a big thing in WV where I currently live. \n\nThere is also a community board if you are looking to post something up (events, classes, pet sitting, etc.) near the bathroom in the back of the store. | |
| Negative | Worst climbing gym I have ever been to. Customer service was a joke. Wall appears as if a boy scout went ham with a few sheets of plywood back in the 80s and then did nothing since then. Holds are prehistoric and grimy. Setting is subpar. Insurance doesn't allow for people who can't belay to be belayed? Better off climbing the outside of the building for a good pump.. | |
| Positive | For 30 bucks a month, this is a pretty rad spot. I've climbed all over the US and Canada, but I'm happy to call this my home gym. | |
| Negative | Service was okay, at best. I wouldn't go there again. They quoted me at thousands of dollars of repairs for my car to pass inspection. I took it somewhere else and had it done for a fraction of the quote. | |
| Negative | The art museum is pretty nice; the carriage and car museum is cool; and it's neat to walk through the greenhouse. Those are free. However, nothing really separates the $12 house tour from other house tours. Like the other ones, the docents don't focus on anything interesting, like history or the architecture or the building itself. They focus on some family story that may only be of passing interest because the family is rich. Kind of like hearing about Paris Hilton or the Kardashians. B-o-r-i-n-g. And what kind of tourist attraction doesn't allow pictures? | |
| Positive | I've been going to Izzazu for a very long time, almost 7 years now. I have ALWAYS gone to Cesare and will never stray from him! The first time I went into him, I was 18 years old and had some crazy red, blond and black hair. He really helped me go back to my natural color without damaging my hair (even with color stripping!) \n\nHe always knows exactly what I want, but isn't afraid to give me suggestions to liven up my look. He literally does the best color and cut in the city. And believe me, I've done some crazy stuff with my hair with a lot of hair dressers. \n\nThe atmosphere is very hip/chic and makes me feel like a celebrity when I go there!\n\nAlso, I LOVE their product line. I still only use Izzazu leave-in conditioner, hairspray and dry shampoo, even while spending over half of my year away from Pittsburgh at school.\n\nThe loss of one star goes to the attitude at reception. I understand it has compelled people to give them 1 star, but it IS a salon, meant for cosmetic services. You aren't going there for the reception. But, It wouldn't hurt them to smile or be a little less brash. | |
| Negative | Maybe I went on a bad night, but the service was stunningly bad. Water glasses stayed empty for almost 15 minutes! Ordered 5 dishes, all pretty average. The tab: $300+. I won't be back. | |
| Positive | Incredible experience up here, I would have to say that this goes down as one of my most memorable dining experiences in Pittsburgh for a number of reasons. I personally love this style of Italian cooking. Sicilian, so folks who are not familiar should take look at their menu online before coming because it might catch you off guard, it isn't what the \"normal\" Italian restaurant offers. \n\nI had a great experience dodging potholes on my way through the Allentown neighborhood of Pittsburgh which it makes it much more awarding arriving with my wheels of my vehicle still in alignment. They have valet parking which is great because it takes the stress out of trying to find parking.\n\nUpon entering I almost fainted at the smells and views of this place. Right when I walked in I saw an array of freshly prepared vegetables that were on a table in the kitchen area. It was beautiful and really made realize right then what kind of place this was. The service we had was second to none. Right from entering we were promptly seated and received an explanation of everything that was on the table for our enjoyment. The \"Holy Oil\" was ridiculous and almost addicting I couldn't stop drowning the fresh bread in that stuff that I think I ruined my appetite. Folks when you come here don't eat lunch because the food dishes are huge. We ordered an appetizer of Mussels Diavolo which had a huge amount of decent mussels in a spicier tomato sauce. The sauce was really spicy and flavorful that I couldn't waste it so I asked for more bread and took care of that. I think I should have come here with more people because already it was too much and too good just for two people. \n\nThen be prepared after your salad there is a pasta course, which I probably could have done without because I was approaching topped off. The pasta was in a vodka sauce that I could have been happy with for my main dinner.\n\nI then ordered the Filet Mignon, which was hands down the best piece of meat I have ever had in my life to date. They cooked it to my request of medium spot on,and the chunk of filet was so large that I can't figure out how they cooked it so perfectly. Than it was covered in a red wine sauce with mushrooms that was savory to say the least. We both had to take most of our entrees home with us which was unfortunate because they were so awesome. Matter of fact I'm eating the side of bacon mashed potatoes this morning as I write this review.\n\nI did think that it might be hard to come here if you don't eat meat because the menu on this Friday night was meat-tastic. They probably could make a pasta dish without might to suit ones requests but I don't know for sure. Also I did think that the menu online was a little misleading as I thought that there would have been more pasta options on the particular night I was there. There was only one option when I was there and it had a sauce that contained two meats sausage and pork.\n\nI wish my bank account could handle more of this place, I will be back once I roll my wallet out of the ER. If anybody has any suggestions on how I can do this place more often please let me know! | |
| Positive | The Park House is a great place to drink. They have a very good beer selection and even though the kitchen is a 4 foot by 4 foot square behind the bar the food is really good. \n\nThey have all you can eat Popcorn and Peanuts so you will never be in want of something to snack on while drinking your favorite beer. \n\nThey have live bands several times a week my favorite being Tuesdays which often features local Blue Grass musicians. \n\nThe down side to this place for me is that it's a little on the expensive side. They have a majority of their beers that are 6+ bucks a pint which a bit much. You can get some for $4.50 - $5 but it cuts your selection significantly. It definitely makes you think twice before going here often. I just wish all their beers were under $5 because I would probably try and go here more often. \n\nOver all it's a great bar the owner is a nice guy and you're going to have a great time. | |
| Positive | I am a big fan of Max;;s for their local flair, real German food, and authentic Pittsburgh feeling. They did not sell out, are not overly commercialized, and should be supported for the long standing quality service to the city. Thanks, Max's. | |
| Positive | I had a week off from work recently. I needed it to take a little break and I decided, what better way to get caught up on all the museums and cultural institutions in the 'Burgh?\n\nTo say that the Carnegie is THE Pittsburgh Cultural Institution is indeed an understatement and as I live in nearby Squirrel Hill, I am so happy to have it within walking distance. Although the day I visited, I rode my bike and parked it all day. (Note to Yelp'er Mike O. from Park Ridge, IL--I didn't wipe out this time!).\n\nI decided to spend the entire day at the Carnegie, and believe me it was worth it! As Emily H. says, the Dinosaurs in their time was really worth it! It went from being a stuffy, dull, \"stuffed and mounted\" exhibit to being a really neat walk-through one. The murals really give the exhibit a sense of time and place. The exhibit shows how the plants, mammals, fish, and insects that surrounded them continue to evolve and create the biological diversity that surrounds us today.\n\nA long-time favorite of mine is the Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems. I've always loved the bright colors of the gems and could stand there for hours in hushed awe of these beautiful stones. The museum just added the Wertz Gallery of Gems and Jewelry to the Hillman Hall. The gallery has an extensive collection of birthstones, giving the history of each and how birthstones came to be. The current special exhibit is the watches and timepieces from H.J. Heinz, including a stunning music box and watch piece.\n\nBut as much as I enjoy natural science, I really love art. The Carnegie Museum of Art includes American art from the late nineteenth century, French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings, and European and American decorative arts. The Heinz Architectural is dedicated to the collection, study, and exhibition of architectural drawings and models. I particularly enjoy Asian art and the Carnegie has an extensive collection of Japanese prints. \n\nOne special exhibit that I really recommend will be there only until October 18, 2008 and it is \"Abstract Art before 1950: Watercolors, Drawings, Prints, and Photographs\". It consists of avant-garde works by European, American, and Japanese artists. \n\nSo while the admission fee is $15.00, it does include both the Natural History Museum and the Museum of Art. To get your money's worth, plan on staying a whole day. I did and I still feel like I didn't see everything. | |
| Negative | At this point, I am done. I scheduled my kids for the last 2 weeks in August and then due to an emergency, I had to cancel, which I did a month before their camp was to start. I was told they were issuing my refund, and that was 3 weeks ago. THREE WEEKS and i still dont have it. I live probably 30 minutes from the museum and could have driven there 63838484848485858 times by now and picked it up. Its just sooo unprofessional and annoying. They need to get their office together and deliver refunds in a timely manner. 7-10 business days are fine but 3 WEEKS is UNACCEPTABLE for it to not have even been MAILED YET. So dissapointed and will never use them again. | |
| Positive | OK so another winner in this neighborhood besides Nicky's. The Penna Parma was outstanding and the Parm crusted salmon over whole wheat artichoke ravioli with a white basil sauce on special tonight was a great combo and wonderfully executed. Katie our server was professional AND personable and only added to our outstanding meal.....then there were the Pittsbugh natives seated nearby who were friendly and delightful to visit with. WOW what a place. The only downside is that its a little tight inside and a little loud but don't let that stop you! Well worth the trip! | |
| Negative | Its okay, but it was just ok. \n\nThere's a $4 per person corking fee which caught us off guard. We were expecting that would be for the table.\n\nWe started with the polenta and the mozzarella. The mozzarella was unremarkable, deep friend mozzarella in breading. Of course it was good, it is fried cheese! But it was nothing special. The polenta was a real stand out, tasted home made and was delicious.\n\nThey give you garlic olive oil and garlic bread sticks to dip in the oil. This was free so I'm not complaining, but that just seemed a heavy and oily combo to me. Also, the breadsticks were covered in rosemary, and I loathe rosemary.\n\nMy friend had the special, pan seared shrip over pesto penne, and she loved it. I had this chicken dish with apricots and it was ... alright. It was good but I felt like the searing on the chicken could have made this dish excellent.\n\nOverall I would come here again but maybe I'd stick with a staple like chicken parmigana. | |
| Positive | Those who know, know this is the place to buy your cases of beer. The prices are low and the tax is included in the price tag, but the best reason to shop here is Sam. He is a character, knows a lot about beer and is a really nice guy. First time we stopped by, he invited us into his shop and stock area and we talked for quite a while before departing with some real good beer. Sam Caruso has a story for almost every occasion and the beer to match each occasion. A real Pittsburgh place. | |
| Negative | This Giant Eagle maybe the worst supermarket I've ever been to. There are thugs hanging out by the entrance and in the parking lot. The interior is dark and dank and has an outdated \"made in the 70s\" feel. With options like this I don't have a problem taking the extra time to drive to Trader Joe's. | |
| Negative | The only reason to shop here is that going anywhere else is out of your way. The prices our worse than other GE stores and I wonder why. The produce is not very fresh and the meats never looks good . The store never looks very clean. I was hopeful a couple of years ago when the store was refurbished and it was nicer for a while but now it's back to it's old ways. I have friends that refuse to go there because of the scary parking lot where people sell \"things\" out of their cars and at the driveway exit. If there is outside cameras, the Pgh police should take a look. I wish there was an alternative to shop in the northside. Kuhns off Brighton rd is about the same except the prices are better. | |
| Negative | This is a small, franchise-owned location that caters to the predominantly low income households in the area. Selection is quite limited throughout the store with limited quantities on the shelf of the items they do carry. Because of the area in which it is located, the store is NOT 24-hours as most Giant Eagle's seem to be. \n\nThe pharmacy inside the store, unlike the store itself, is corporate owned, and it's staff is friendly and efficient. A stark contrast to the rest of the store.\n\nOnce again reflecting the relatively low income of the area this store serves, there will be one of more jitney's (unlicensed cabs, effectively) waiting outside the store willing to take you and your groceries home for a small fee. \n\nIn general, if you CAN shop somewhere else, you will probably want to. | |
| Positive | This place is great! The wait, pushy counter person, and unattended children are an easy overlook when I finally leave with the best fill and nail art I've ever had! Lisa was super quick, had me drying in less than 15 minutes of sitting down in her chair! I found the nail art I wanted (she copied it perfectly, by the way) on pintrest, but just as I sat down, my phone died. She pulled out her charger, AND CHARGED MY PHONE. Where else has anyone done this? Nowhere. Lisa actually made conversation, and she was easy to understand. I will be back in two weeks for another fill! \n\nJust a heads up, go early, if you can, as it gets closer to close, more and more people line up. :) it's so worth the wait, though!! | |
| Negative | I have a dream. A dream that some day the North Shore will have a ton of amazing food options. I hope one day it will become a reality. For now, I think there's a smattering of okay-ish places and a lot of mediocrity. \n\nMaybe it's just the built in crowd. You come to a game, you gotta eat, right? And what are you going to eat? Either at a restaurant outside the stadium or inside. At this point I'd stick with inside for the novelty of it all. \n\nI stopped into Atria's on game day, but came in right as the first pitch was going out, so it wasn't packed in the least. Our server was obviously not into us, as well as serving that day, as she was pretty short with us the entire time. Sorry we bothered you...\n\nThe menu is incredibly limited with around 5 apps, 5 sandwiches and 5 main courses. I get that they're probably just limiting things for the crowded times, but I felt like nothing really called to me. I settled on going halfies and ordering an app and waiting until I was inside the stadium to get my \"main course.\" Crab fries, naturally. But that's beside the point.\n\nThe pieorgies we ordered were okay. They were doused in Parmesan cheese and a little overcooked, but it wasn't the worst thing I've ever had. Wasn't the best either. I think what really turned me off was the whole experience. Service, small selection and mediocre food. I should have just ordered two buckets of crab fries and called it a night! | |
| Negative | When you walk into a buzzing restaurant, you'd expect to be greeted by someone, be that a server, a greeter or the bartender. I went in last night, stood around for almost 10 minutes, and was completely ignored. I was meeting a few friends, so I decided to walk across the street and grab a beer and make a reservation (using open table) for 45 minutes later. Reservation confirmed, and beer finished, I walk back over, walk in to the place and someone's at the computer in the entryway on the phone. He finishes, we make eye contact, he nods and walks away. My friends come in, we wait 10 minutes for someone who works there to talk to us. I tell her we have reservations, she acts like it can't happen, and that it's my mistake, she says that the place is closed for a private party. I ask why there isn't a sign on the door saying 'closed for private party', and I get a ridiculous answer that the \"CEO doesn't like us to do that\". How dumb is that: you leave your system open to make reservations and you don't alert people that might be going to a show on the north shore that the place is closed. The fake sincerity is what really got me. You know what a 'private party' sign does? It advertises that you are available for private parties, and would have given me an hour to figure out other arrangements. | |
| Neutral | A brick wood-fired smoker with a cast iron door, a stainless steel prep table with cutting boards, cooler case, a cash register, and a man who has been tending the coals well beyond your time.\n\nWilson's is what a great BBQ place should be. Simple. \n\nThere is no sense in overanalyzing what Mr. Wilson has been doing here for years. He's not a competition circuit smoker, not a modern restaurateur spreading his seed across Pittsburgh, and certainly no hipster chef serving ingredients grown in his rooftop garden.\n\nRibs. Chicken. Sauce.\n\nThe slow smoked spare ribs, sold by the plate size or full rack, are smoked just long enough to make the rib bones protrude from the top of the slab but not long enough so the meat is \"falling off the bone\"... tender and juicy, but enough bite to let you know that you're eating the flesh off an animal. The color and texture of the surface aren't overwhelming in flavor but give you just enough crust and seasoning to let you experience the strata of bark / meat / fat. For those that don't like fat, you'll complain about the ribs. Spares have a tendency to hold a bit more fat within the meat fibers, particularly the section around the tips that are usually trimmed for a St. Louis cut. you want low fat? Eat a pork loin or a handful of grass.\n\nThe chickens are halved and smoked right alongside the ribs. The skin had nice chew, a good simple rub, and cooked beyond the point of any gummy texture but not so long that it was a layer of armor surrounding the meat. The dark meat was succulent and the white meat maintained just the right amount of moisture.\n\nAs requested, everything was served with the hot BBQ sauce. Not mind blowingly hot, but a well rounded picquant flavor with a bit of black pepper on the tip of the tongue. Tomato base with a bit of vinegar, good enough to compliment the meat and fat of both animals.\n\nAs for sides, the collard greens are tender and you'll come across the occasional gold nugget of pork. The coleslaw and macaroni salad are simple and a bit underseasoned, but when eaten in tandem with the meat and sauce they compliment everything just fine. Mr. Wilson also caps off an order with the true stamp of great bbq... white bread. A vessel to mop up all the rib shrapnel swimming in the pool of sauce at the bottom of your styrofoam container.\n\nIt's not the cleanest, it's not the classiest... why? It's a rib shack in an old house that's been here for going on 53 years. It may not be the best barbecue you'll ever eat, but in a city with new restaurants popping up every week that all try to outduel each other with trendy ingredients, it's nice to know that I can walk in through an old screen door and be slapped in the face with a stiff breeze of smoking pork... without having to worry about anyone selling me small portion size, extravagant presentation, and a list of 35 ingredients to compose a single dish. | |
| Positive | still the best (and for me, the only) professional football team in the world... | |
| Negative | This conservative POS rag makes faux news look like NPR. You got Scaife, himself pumping ten million a year from his own pocket to keep the paper up and running. No one reads it, the Post Gazette is the REAL newspaper in this city. | |
| Positive | I'm not a car girl and Lester couldn't have been more accommodating. I needed an inspection and he was able to take me the same day I called. He's open past 7pm so the evening hours make it convenient to pick up or drop off. \n\nVery honest and upfront about the work he did, too...typical Pittsburgher who knows his stuff. Labor was $70/hour and parts were cheaper than other places. Cost me $3 to have a break light replaced. Couldn't have been happier with the quick, honest, convenient service. Lester's the best! | |
| Negative | Nick's used to be good with the previous owner, that all changed. Which is pretty sad. | |
| Positive | Nick's has legit New York Style pizza. It's dirt cheap too! | |
| Negative | After seeing a Google Offer for Miller's, my Mom mentioned how she had been there before and remembered good food and fond memories from her childhood. So I offered to go with her and see if the food was still as good. \n\nOnce we were seated and greeted by our waitress, we presented the paperwork for our Google Offer. The waitress handed it to the hostess. I guess they have to call for us to redeem it/verify that it's legit. Well apparently one of the numbers was missing off the print-out and the hostess could not have been more rude about it. In the end she talked to someone and figured it out, but she made it seem like we did something wrong. Or, she could have told us there was a problem but then politely taken care of it since it is her job and there wasn't much else going on for her to do. Or she could have talked to someone in the first place and quietly resolved the matter without us even knowing there was a problem to begin with. I later noticed signs up all over the place about restrictions with restaurant.com offers - I guess they have several patrons who use those regularly. Apparently with this kind of reception, no one wants to pay full price.\n\nMom and I both ordered the fish sandwich with mac n cheese. The mac n cheese was creamy and the fish sandwich was a large portion and very tasty. I ended up having to eat mine with a knife and fork, not even attempting to lift and eat it as a sandwich. We left with full and happy tummies.\n\nTo comment on previous reviews....yes, this is not the cleanest place. But I expected that and find it part of the charm. The smoke from the bar is no longer an issue as a closed door separates the bar area from the dining room.\n\nOverall, it was a larger than average portion for a good fish sandwich. I'd like to give it 3 stars at least, but the whole attitude from the hostess still left a bad taste in my mouth that the mac n cheese couldn't wash away. | |
| Positive | People and company make mistakes. \nThe owner personally took responsibility for the mistake and fixed the problem. \n\nThis shows they care about their customers and value the business!! | |
| Neutral | Tasty | |
| Negative | you can't beat a fairly centrally-located grocery store that is open 24-7 BUTTT the smell in there is ughhh. Years and years of spilled food / blood from the meat department and etc. You get the picture . The high-point is perhaps the hot foods that you can get over in the deli.-area. Some really good \"soul-food\" . Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, mac n cheese and etc... I will go out of my way for that stuff, sometimes ... | |
| Negative | Another ugly haircut like everywhere in Pittsburgh. For $60 with the owner. Trusted the reviews, but now look like a Pittsburgh redneck. No hair on the sides and long on the back! | |
| Positive | Had lunch with my wife. The quality of the sushi was quite good. My wife had some tempura that was fabulous. Service was friendly and quick. We really enjoyed our lunch. We will be back. | |
| Negative | Below par diner food. Fried zucchini is all breading and no zucchini. Anything fried always comes dripping in grease, I know, I know it's diner food but it doesn't have to be so greasy it makes you physically ill. I'm a big fan of blt's and there's is pretty poor. Small portion with very little meat and dry bread.\n\nBesides the food, the service is so so. Last time I was in I asked for a lemonade and the waitress forgot it, asked for mayo and there was none on my sandwich, and this was on a slow day\n\nWith eat n park down the street and Pamela's not too far away it seems you have much better places to get you're grub on. I'm giving it one star because I can't see myself ever coming back or recommending the place to anyone else. | |
| Positive | Excellent and made from scratch !!!! | |
| Negative | This was just bad pizza. For the money I expect that the toppings will be cooked on the pizza. The cheese and pepparoni were added after the crust came out. Also the mushrooms were out of a can. Do not waste money here. | |
| Positive | Darren it cracked me up to see you reviewed this Eat'n Park, but then I wasn't surprised a bit. I used to live blocks away from this place, and the location was ideal, for my favorite bar ever (Wilkie's Inn, now closed) was diagonally across the street from it. I actually have mostly bad memories of drunken friends fighting and/or confrontations here, but still this place beats all after a night at the bar. I can close my eyes and picture scrambled eggs and french toast, not to mention their delicious burgers with a side of pickles. And of course the obligatory Eat'n Park smiley face cookies, ah how I love them! Message to non-Pittsburghers, go to this (or any) Eat'n Park at least once! You'll be back! | |
| Positive | We go here quite often for lunch. The food is excellent. Service is friendly, but spotty. If your in a hurry for lunch, I would advise you call ahead. I think perhaps the time it takes is because food is made to order. A great thing for the quality and taste but not so much if you have a limited amount of time. The lunch specials are a fantastic deal, and no matter what else I get , I get the spinach salad. It's scrumptious. Definitely recommend this place. Dinner I have had a couple times and the food was good, but the lunch deals are awesome! | |
| Negative | Found the place to be average at best. Pancakes were not very good. They tasted like they were made from a mix, mushy in the middle, and they came with powdered sugar which I don't like (wish the server told me beforehand). Average wait time to be seated and for food to arrive. OJ was pretty bad as well- like the cheap stuff you get from the grocery store. I like the fact the place is not a chain, and I'd be up for trying other food there, but from my experience the pancakes do not live up to the hype. | |
| Negative | The Hype surrounding this place will probably lead to your great disappointment. We moved in to the neighborhood, and all we heard was Campiti's this Campiti's that, and how it is without a doubt, the best pizza in the Burgh.\n\nSo, of course we tried it, and were pretty excited to do so. Now I have lived in several different Pittsburgh neighborhoods, and you always find the pizza you like where you live. Campiti's pizza is not the pizza I like. I wouldn't order a pizza from them again.\n\nHonestly, it was about up to a frozen pizza standard. Now, I'm not saying they are making frozen pizzas, they aren't but, I have even had better frozen pizzas than the pizza we got from Campiti's.\n\nAnother reviewer hit the nail on the head saying people who say this is the best pizza around probably have some long running emotional attachment to this place That can be he only logical reason that people actually say it.\n\n. | |
| Negative | Terrible place to eat and not very clean at all. Way over priced foe fast food. 5$ for a plain roast beef forget that! | |
| Negative | Sadly really went downhill. They switched to a new vendor, the prices went up and they are no longer having sales. | |
| Neutral | The pizza is great. Other food items might disappoint. They do deliver! Service is hit and miss. There is one rude, smile-less bartender... I have actually seen him through the window and decided to go somewhere else because I was in the mood for good service. | |
| Negative | I guess that I sport a very simple haircut and like to keep it that way. Unfortunately, the person who cut my hair here must have slipped with the razor just behind my ear and tried to make it look normal by cleaning it up and making the other side look the same. Since I don't typically look at myself for extended periods of time, I actually didn't notice until last night when I was washing my hands in a resteraunt bathroom. I will be speaking with manager come Monday. \n\nI had no wait and the lady who can't cut my simple hair do was very nice, until she didn't say oops I sort of f*'d your hair up. It isn't really bad and I'm not horribly upset but it IS noticeable! It would have been nice if she said something to me about it. I think this warrants a refund of my money. I will let you all know if I got my money back. | |
| Positive | Lovely floral arrangements for every occasion. Her boutonnieres and corsages are lovely and inexpensive - she must have made dozens for me and my friends during high school. You cannot beat the service here. When students at the elementary school up the street come in wanting flowers for their teachers, she will provide them with the best for only $1 or $2. Blooming Dahlia is the best example of hometown service I could imagine. | |
| Negative | The service is not that amazing, it's almost as if they don't care to have a business. I've dealt with them for large orders and while meeting the deadlines they request, it's never enough. They usually don't have your requested kegs and will tell you to order earlier (which by experience still does not help). \n\nThe saving grace is likely for individual sales. From the times I've had go to the store to pick up our \"deliveries\" (ie. nearly every time), it looked like they had a decent selection from the wall for cases...but who knows if they actually carry the selection. | |
| Neutral | D's does the chicago style hot dog very well, they even use sport peppers which I can never find in the grocery store. The bun is steamed and features the quintessential poppy seed exterior.\n\nD's beer selection is also great but I'm not much of a beer drinker so it's not something I've ever focused on. The general consensus I've heard is that there is better selection elsewhere and the prices are a little high but you can't beat both their hot dogs and their beer selection at the same time, making them a great bar.\n\nTheir fries are so crispy that I suspect they're double fried. They're tasty and the toppings available can turn them into a bastard concoction of delicious, artery clogging glory. There's been nothing on D's menu that I've been disappointed with.\n\nThe service can be a little hit or miss due mostly to the sheer amount of business they do on a Friday or Saturday night. | |
| Negative | I don't understand the hype for D's, although I guess their beer selection *does* rule. If selection drives your decision-making, definitely head on over. However, if you'd like to receive anything other than slow, resentful service from your waitstaff, or food that is anything above sub-par, head on by without stopping. I've lived just down Forbes from D's for 3 yrs, and walk down there with friends a lot during the summer and early fall. I'm also a former bartender and waitress, so I can say with experience and certainty that I've received just downright terrible service there about 80% of the times I've been. Once, a friend and I stopped in for lunch with her kids and ended up waiting for the check 18 minutes after we'd asked to receive it. We were both fuming, and the waitress just looked annoyed and kept ignoring us to chat with her buddy. Another time, my husband and I came in 15 minutes before the ordering deadline, and watched as the waitress did not approach our table until exactly the cut-off time. She proudly announced that we could no longer order food (we just wanted pretzels, for god's sake). Food is pretty lackluster, although it's a nice touch that they have veggie dogs. Upstairs, expect about the same level of service, with a douchy element of annoyed resentment from the bartender, along with even douchy-ier clientele. \n\nI know D's is a favorite neighborhood place, but I'm tired of the abuse from waitstaff who look annoyed that I'm even there. If this was just a once-in-a-while occurrence, I'd be forgiving, but 3 years is long enough to judge. | |
| Positive | What a place. What a selection. I love it. \n\nThis place allows you to view hundreds of beers from around the world. You can buy mixed six packs as well. \n\nThe food is great and service is just fine. | |
| Negative | The place smells awful. Its non-smoking, but reeks of stale smoke, and when I spend 1/2 an hour there, I leave smelling like smoke. This isn't an isolated incident, but it really smells every time I've been in there (at least once a month for the past couple years).\n\non the up side: decent coffee, decent assorted snacks (pastries, sandwiches, etc.), great location. | |
| Negative | My guess is that \"Ruth K.\" was put up to writing a nice review by the staff or owner. Regent Square deserves a better coffee shop, run by someone with good business sense. What kind of a \"business\" only prepares food (chicken/tuna salad, hummus) once a week? Does chicken salad hold a week in your fridge? Also, whenever they lose an employee, they just shuffle their schedule and close at 6 pm for a few months. They should be open till 10 pm as it is, with all the foot traffic in the neighborhood, especially in the summer. My guess is they see this place as nothing more than a loss leader for the bar they own next door. Otherwise you would think that since opening in 1995 they could at least take the time to slap a coat of fresh paint on the place!\n\nBTW, Katerbean did go smoke free before the Allegheny County ordinance went into effect, but the place to this day reeks of stale smoke.\n\nAdded note: looks like my previous review was somehow deleted. I'll just say I received an order of hummus that was watery and had rotting celery in it. Tried to get another and 3 or 4 of the orders in the case were all in the same condition. I asked for a refund, and afterwards watched the kid working there put the other containers back in the cooler to sell to other customers. That was the last straw. I won't spend another dollar there. | |
| Positive | MUCH nicer since the renovation! The only thing I don't love is that there are rarely baskets near the entrance, and it's weird how you have to go through the whole produce area to get to the rest of the store!\n\nCheckers are usually friendly here, and good selection and variety. | |
| Negative | Nothing special, it is Kmart after all. \n\nDeals are hard to come by, but you have to just look a little bit longer. It is true that the employees really don't seem to care that they are at work. I can relate, I did my time in retail. Although I left it when my time was due. \n\nGood for the area if you don't want to run to a nearby shopping area. | |
| Neutral | Spent the weekend and Pittsburgh and started out Friday night at Mad Mex for Happy Hour and some dinner. Happy Hour was a pretty good deal with half price wings and cheap drafts. The wings were good and the beer selection is above average.\n\nFor dinner I had the carnitas enchiladas (i think). It didn't taste bad but I definitely had better Mexican elsewhere even elsewhere in Pittsburgh. | |
| Positive | Stopped by with my laptop late last Friday afternoon to enjoy some craft brews and prep for a class I'm teaching Saturday morning. Normally I have nothing but great things to say about Mad Mex in Scott Town Center, but I was mildly annoyed by a new server who seemed to abandon me after finding out I wished to stay and work after purchasing my meal and buying several craft brews. This is not the normal treatment at this establishment for the guy at table #28 with the laptop. In any case, great food & great selection of microbrews! | |
| Neutral | I'm always the first to say that I love Mad Mex. I don't care that it's Tex Mex, just give me a supersized Dance Marathon Enchilada and I'm in dance party heaven! \n\nWhat I was sad about at this location was the gauc,. It was, how do you say....okay...it was just plain gross. It tasted rotten! Not the way you want your gauc to taste. And for some reason I kept torturing myself by taking little bites to see what the heck was wrong with it! The waitress, who was incredibly nice, took it back to see what was up with it. She said she thought maybe it had too much lime in it. I love lime and I don't really know how lime can make gauc taste rotten, but I was pretty bummed \n\nThe good? My Dance Marathaon Enchilada, as always, was a party in my mouth! And like I said, our waitress was super friendly and a great server! She suggested to the seasonal Apple Cider Margarita. I excited and scared all at once! I've been digging the ciders lately, but in a marg? A little scary. First sip tasted a bit like cinnamon apple sauce. A tad weird. A couple sips later, I was into it. I was also into caramel/sugar lining the rim of the glass! \n\nSolid meal, I just missed the fresh, non weird tasting, gauc. Until next time...practice safe Mex everyone! | |
| Neutral | This location has such a different feel than the others around Pittsburgh. Perhaps it's the well-lit bar, or maybe it's that there's a new bartender every time I make it over here. In any case, it doesn't quite have the \"feel\" that North Hills and Robinson have. | |
| Neutral | Parking = terrible\nService = just ok\nFood = decent\nAtmosphere = really nice but loud\nDrinks = margaritas are ok\n\nComing here I wouldn't get anything else other than the burritos it fajitas. Really disappointed in the quesadilla I had here. Guacamole is pretty bland but the salsa has a nice spicy kick. Neat place to hang out if in the mood for Mexican like food and atmosphere. | |
| Neutral | I do like my Mad Mex, however predictable and non-authentic it may be. The portion sizes are mammoth and I come away with a satisfied sense of regret. Their beer menu is happily extensive. Charging me $9 for chips and salsa is a bit of crime, wouldn't ya say though!?! I mean, c'mon! Our service has most times been lacking--a bit rushed and on the inattentive side. Also, why do you require your wait staff to not servestraws/ lemons/etc unless asked by cusotmers---weirdness-cut out these odd cost-cutting, anti-service friendly measures please. | |
| Neutral | Grabbed a couple of dozen bagels and took to work. Man they don't last long. Bagels are good and the service is friendly. They were real busy but make time to chat will working. | |
| Neutral | The close-to-my-childhood-home Starbucks: it's A. Not Peet's, and B. An accidental high school reunion when I dare to venture in. On the other hand, there are usually couches--or chairs and tables--available, inside or outside, depending on the season.\n\nThis is the option when I don't want to try to park on Beverly for a caffeine fix at the Coffee Tree. | |
| Neutral | This is exactly what I was looking for in a hotel during my one night stay in Pittsburgh. Close to the city, but far enough out to get free parking and a reasonable rate (under $100).\n\nThe room was fairly small, but I was only planning on sleeping in it. It was clean so I couldn't ask for much more. The people at the front desk were very friendly too.\n\nIf I go back to Pittsburgh, I will absolutely stay here again. | |
| Positive | We are new to the area. We bought a 100 year old home in the Dormont suburb of Pittsburgh and set about to do a serious renovation. The moment we walked into Ceramiche we knew we were in good hands. Tina, Bob, Melissa, Suzy and Nicky all know their stuff and treat us like long lost friends. The selection of tile is the best we have found in this area and the prices are very good. The service is what really makes this place special. | |
| Positive | Great bagels, sandwiches, soup, and coffee!\nMy favorites are the veg-out bagel sandwich, the bagel dog on onion, and their sour cream potato salad is so good too.\nIf you like all beef hotdogs, you should try the bagel dog. They wrap bagel around the dog. When they heat it up, the juice soaks into that chewy bagel and it is heaven. Mmm. | |
| Positive | A good Starbucks. There is always a line at this one due to it's location but they do a great job of getting people served quickly. Today I had a salted camel mocha. It was pretty amazing.\n\nThis location also has a fireplace which is a nice touch for cold days. | |
| Neutral | Ok so my first experience at princess nails could be described as slightly awkward but totally worth it. When I went into the salon I didn't realize how cramped it actually was it didn't look too clean to be honest. But anyway I had called earlier in the week to see if they took appointments and they told me they didn't so I walked in to get my eyebrows waxed. When I arrived I said what I wanted done not knowing that I had to sit further up near the waxing chair to be waited on next before some woman cut ahead of me. But when I actually did get my eyebrows waxed by this older asian woman who went by michelle I believed she did a fantastic job of thinning out my eyebrows and surprisingly after telling her \"thinner\" 5 times she made them absolutely stunning and for only 10 dollars. Although its not much to look at when you go in getting my eyebrows waxed at Princess Nails was the best decision I ever made.\n\n*NOTE* My rating is based on Eyebrow Waxing. Unfortunately I do not get my nails done. EVER. So please keep in mind when reading my review for this location that it is solely based on my experience with waxing and waxing ONLY. | |
| Positive | Like I said before in my first post about Princess Nails. Its definitely dingy and and as hole in the wall as you can get. But Michelle oh my is this woman amazing. Second visit to get my eyebrows waxed was just as worthwhile as the first. ASK FOR MICHELLE. I'm not going to rate this 5 stars simply because of the lack of cleaniness BUT what would they do without Michelle.\n\n*NOTE* My rating is based on Eyebrow Waxing. Unfortunately I do not get my nails done. EVER. So please keep in mind when reading my review for this location that it is solely based on my experience with waxing and waxing ONLY. | |
| Positive | I went to M.C.N salon because I had seen positive reviews on Yelp. I have to say the reviews were right. It was one of the best salon experiences I've ever had. The salon itself is beautiful and very inviting. The receptionist was so warm and genuinely friendly. I recently changed stylists for something new which I was wary of doing. I decided to try one of their junior stylists, Elizabeth. Everyone should go to see her! She gives a great first impression which is reassuring because nothing makes me more nervous than a stylist who is not put together or whose haircut and/or color is whack. \n\n I came in a hot mess and I left feeling and looking a 100% better. My hair is really thick and was driving me crazy in the heat. She did a great job thinning it out and giving me layers without sacrificing length. My head literally felt lighter. Plus, the blow out she gave me was so glamorous. I've never seen my hair look like that before! She was really patient and explained the products and how she was styling my hair. I would recommend her to anyone. She's really professional and great at her job! | |
| Positive | You've got to book with Liz!\n\nIf you have curly hair (or even not) she is the best in the burgh. Nails it every time. Love her personality and attention to detail. I really feel like she listens to what I want but will tell me what she thinks, in a kind way. She's energetic, attentive, and just really knows hair. \n\nHave been back multiple times and each time I leave happy: cut, color, and all. Probably the first time i've actually stuck with a stylist. Thanks Liz! | |
| Negative | Today, I definitely didn't have a great experience at MCN. I got my haircut couple months ago from there and I liked it, so I decided to go again for coloring today.\nI wasn't happy about it at all -cuz I can still see the line btw my root and the bottom. PLUS, they charged me 25 bucks more for the blow-dry without telling me. I wish I didnt go there for the color.. | |
| Neutral | 4th of July... everything is packed so of course there was a wait, for a table of 12. There really wasn't anywhere to actually wait, and even though many of us ordered from the bar, we got the distinct feeling that we were not welcome to linger while waiting for our table, so we were in the way of the wait staff no matter where we tried to cram ourselves. \n\nThe food was good though. I had a buffalo chicken wrap and it was good. However, someone at our table was charged for extra ketchup... what is that about?! Glad I didn't ask for extra buffalo sauce as usual. \n\nDespite these issues, we were served in a timely fashion and the food was better than I expected because of the reviews. It is pricier than it should be for the quality but still better than I expected. | |
| Neutral | Just your typical hotel-restaurant. \n\nThey offer great happy hour and daily drink specials. \n\nAtmosphere was nice. Part restaurant, part sports bar. \n\nFood was average. Had the shrimp-crab bisque to start, which was easily the best thing I had that night. Then did a French dip sandwich for dinner, as there wasn't many \"dinner\" choices that intrigued me, and also the precious reviews of dinner dishes weren't good. Sandwich wasn't very good, typical bar cuisine though. Girlfriend had the chicken broccoli pasta, which was excessively cheesy. \n\nOverall, it's not bad, but won't knock your socks off. It certainly benefits by the lack of other restaurants near it. | |
| Positive | Came in on Monday for some pre concert drinks and dinner. We were greeted nicely at the door and got sat in a booth, which I love :) our server was Jess, she was very nice and attentive to all of our needs. I was never there before and she helped me pick out drinks from the menu and had great recommendations. We had Mac and cheese bites as an app, so good!! Then for dinner I had the turkey club and my boyfriend had the buffalo chicken wrap, all very yummy :) she even brought me a small sample of the black bean salad I was wondering about for the sides. The few different people who ran the food to our table were very pleasant also, a very nice staff all around. We had a nice time and would definitely go back again !!! :) | |
| Negative | I am not a big fan of seafood so it takes a lot to win me over.\n\nI tried several of the dishes at Original Fish Market including the lobster bisque, the halibut, and the pork-chop with coleslaw. The lobster bisque was bland and cold. The halibut was decent. The pork chop was so bitter and dry.\n\nThe whole atmosphere of the place seemed standoff-ish and was not friendly. Furthermore, it took forever just to get our waitress's attention. When we finally got her to look our way, she was short with us. It was as if we bothered her. I would rather go get sushi than spend more money here. | |
| Negative | For a place that has a $75 entree I was pretty shocked to see a $2 charge for blue cheese olives on my bill... pretty tacky. That was definitely a first. I was disappointed the waitress didn't say anything either. Aside from that the service was pretty good... and the sashimi was a great value. But everything else about this place is shwag. The seared tuna - garbage, rainbow roll and Caesar salad - weak, and the sides incredibly small. The place has the feel of a riverboat buffet. If this was stand alone they would only get away with charging 40% of what they are now... in the Westin.\nI would skip it, or if you have to, get sashimi at the bar and make sure you review your bill. | |
| Neutral | The restaurant is located in the lobby of the Westin. I was staying at the hotel but avoided the restaurant given that it was less than 3 stars on YELP. The last night, I was tired and worked until 9PM, so decided to give it a try.\n\nThe menu itself is good. They have seafood and sushi and there were plenty of dishes that caught my eye, though settled on a couple of sushi rolls.\n\nThe sushi rolls were good, and they have a good draught beer selection. From a food perspective, I would give it a 3.5 stars, approaching four, but then I only had the sushi. Still, just based on food, I'll try it again.\n\nHowever, where it may get a bad reputation is service, which isn't very good. The bar was about half full, otherwise the restaurant was at most 10% occupied. Still, anyone sitting at the bar had to wave to the bartender to get his attention, and it took about 25 minutes for my two rolls to come out. That might explain the 2.5 star rating.\n\nSince I'll likely be staying at this Westin for awhile, probably will try it again. | |
| Negative | I never ate here nor could have possibly gotten a drink no one would wait on me.\n\nMy friend who wanted to be a socialite of some kind asked me to come with her. I don't know what she was thinking. Not my scene whatsoever! We had come from a free Devo concert. I was dressed in converses, a side pony tale, and bright pink 80's garb. \n\nI have never seen so many idiots occupying one space. The chicks looked at me like I was an alien. Not everyone needs to wear 5 inch heels, gobs of makeup, and clothes that is so tight that your breathing is impaired just to get a little cleavage popping out of a minuscule ugly dress.\n\n I like fashion, I love heals. It was the glassy, vapid, duplicates that I saw that made me give my friends a hug and kiss then seriously BOLT out the door! Super bad energy in this place. I jumped in the first cab I saw and headed to Lawrenceville. I didn't even say goodbye to the friend who had brought me there. Smoke bomb disappeared! She knew I would hate it but just didn't want to go alone. I was pissed.\n\nThe night was not lost. My awesome \"fiends\" from LA (stunt man Curtze, and Elvis impersonator slash gangster screen writer) met me out and we dive bar-ed the rest of the evening away. I meant to write \"friends\" but didn't change it because fiends, haha... much more appropriate. \n\nI am not saying that people who like this place are any particular sort. Some of my favorite people like Bossa Nova. Just stating my personal experience. | |
| Neutral | Went on a Friday evening for cocktails. I ordered a gin martini, it was delicious. For a snack we ordered pan seared scallops in a strawberry basil sauce. We were so surprised when the huge sea scallops were put in front of us! They were cooked perfectly and the sauce was bright and fresh, and for only $12! \n\nThe reason I'm giving 3 stars is because of the atmosphere. This place is set up weird, and there were only 2 or 3 full tables in the \"dining room\". The crowd was full of 40 somethings and there was a cover band, playing all the hits from the 70's and 80's. We didn't stay long. | |
| Positive | I always had a good experience eating here for lunch. Yea it is a bit run down, but name some in the strip that aren't? They have $5.00 lunch specials and Jimmy was always very nice and the huge stogies in his mouth just took me back. Funny.. Highly recommend. | |
| Positive | The PAT buses aren't nearly as bad as many Pittsburghers make it to be. People complain about having to do transfers downtown, etc... - The reality is, it a decent system!! They could have more frequent rotations of buses at different routes, but Pittsburgh's public transportation - the buses, the T, etc... is a good system that works well for a city that is built on some mountains with a poor lay out of roads, etc... its not going to run as efficiently as areas that are built on a grid system that makes logical sense - its more difficult to get around everything. Gotta give them some slack!! and The bus drivers have always been great too! | |
| Negative | The only pro about Port Authority is it gets you from point a to point b. \n\nI've had buses that smell like pee. I've had buses where the bus drivers are yelling at drivers or people downtown. Screaming insults out the window. Had a bus driver doing like 70mph down McKnight road. \nAt least twice a week I get a bus that's farebox is broke. Yeah a free ride is nice but port authority is always crying wanting to increase their already ridiculous fare prices. Routes are always getting cut which leaves buses jam packed. \n\nThey introduce the connect card (an alternative to cash and passes. If I load $20.00 onto the card I should be able to get a transfer without entering cash the drivers don't know that and argue about it. Feel free to train your employees. \n\nOn an 80 degree day one buses heat was on full blast. Not the drivers fault. He finally pulled over restarted the bus and it read 98 degrees before the air worked.\n\nBuses are late all the time. When going to work I need to leave at least an hour before I should have to, to ensure I get to work on time. \n\nI can go on forever... | |
| Negative | If you like filthy buses, super high fares and about 50% rude operators then you will love Port Authority service. Now if you like clean buses, reasonable fares and friendly service you will need to go somewhere else. And no place for children as the language on the buses would make a sailor blush. And in 14 years of riding Port Authority I have never seen a uniformed Port Authority officer riding a bus. | |
| Negative | Awful!!!\nNever EVER follows schedule! Lets you wait for literally over an hour on a bus that is supposed to be running every 15 min. | |
| Negative | How is it port authority has the money to build a pointless over pass on the east liberty busway, but can't update their online system for smart phones to be able to determine where a bus is located at? I waited two hours today in the freeZing cold to get to work. Had to call off it was just to cold out! | |
| Negative | I must admit that not being from Pittsburgh, I walked into this place with very different expectations for what a \"cheesesteak\" sandwich constituted. Having said that, while the inclusion of an enormous amount of fries and coleslaw on the sandwich was great, the tiny piece of beef \"patty\" that can only be described as something they use as a weight watchers/jenny craig portion leaves much to be desired. I honestly felt like I was eating some sort of vegetarian sandwich with a tiny piece of shriveled up beef patty lost somewhere in between the enormous slices of Italian bread.\n\nOn the plus side, the Oakland location does have a pretty sweet deal for after 10pm, where a sandwich and drink was 3 or 4 bucks. | |
| Negative | Primanti's sandwiches pretty much sum up Pittsburgh in many ways: big, over-the-top, tasteless, and unhealthy. What more could you ask for? Unfortunately, this place is pretty dirty. Make sure no flies land on your food.\n\nIt seems like Pittsburgh natives love this place, which is fine. Its food certainly is unique. However, if you're not from Pittsburgh, there's a good chance you'll walk away with a rather bland taste in your mouth.\n\nBy the way, do not pronounce the \"t\" in Primanti. It really irks native Pittsburghers. It's pronounced \"Primanny.\" Unfortunately, I learned this the hard way. | |
| Negative | Primanti Bros is basically the heart of all yinzers in Pittsburgh. However, I have to take primanti bros in doses. Their big ass sandwiches make me feel like I dont need to eat the rest of the week. Sometimes I love it for that and sometimes I hate it. Either way its a nice place to sit back, relax, and enjoy a nice cold beer with my friends. \n\n My only complaint about this particular primanti bros in market square is the people that it generates. Anywhere from hookers to crackheads. I have been in there several times and atleast 4 or 5 times I watched someone get kicked out for doing something illegal. My advice is, if you can, go to this primantis during the day for lunch dont go at night. If you can go to the one in the strip district or southside on 17th street. | |
| Positive | Tiny little place and very popular...highly suggest going early if you're a newbie in town and never had their sammiches before. They get pretty busy after 12.\n\nI couldn't decide what to get, and was told their number 2 popular choice is not that great and I should try salami or black angus. Tough! So, I ended going with roast beef. I really enjoyed it, not greasy at all, and I actually ate the whole thing. Ha unbelievable, it was that good! \n\nOverall service was great. | |
| Positive | Have you ever watched them make this sandwich? It's a special craft for sure. They take two pieces of white Italian bread. Pile on your choice of meat and cheese....then the grand finale....cole slaw and fries! Then the put both hands on the sandwich and proceed to smoosh it all down flat. All this is done with their bare hands, no gloves here, so all you sanitary peeps beware! \n\nI don't know why it's such a fantastic sammy, but trust, it is! I think it's just the combination of delicious (and fatty) ingredients that does the job. It's just one more food experience that makes Pittsburgh's dining unique. \n\nIf you're visiting Pittsburgh, go here? If you're new to Pittsburgh, go here! If you just need your fill of a sandwich with more sides on it than you usually order in a regular sitting, go here! | |
| Negative | This is one of the most over hyped restaurant that I have ever been to. I know it's a Pittsburgh legend. I have been there several times and every time say to myself, I won't be going back. I only go there when dragged by coworkers. \n\nThe restaurant is always packed, service is slow and you have to get up to get a drink refill from the cashier. Yes it's unique having fries and cole slaw on your sandwiches, but the sandwiches are horrible. Burnt Roast Beef or poor quality cheese steaks just don't cut it with me. | |
| Positive | This place was hard to find in the dark after a 5 day drive from Texas.\n\nFirst off, what's up with Pittsburgh and ginger ale? I've never heard of any place serving ginger ale in a cup, bottle or can in Texas, but here it seems to be everywhere! Every place we stopped to eat and even a few bars recommended I try their ginger ale and it's really good! So we all got that to drink. \n\nTo start we tried the chili since it was posted on the wall as great chili. A few friends told me \"don't get the chili, you're there for a sandwich.\" They were right. The chili wasn't good. We don't put beans in chili here, and it should be thick, meaty, and able to eat through a spoon. This stuff was weak, watery and full of beans and maybe some other vegetables. Our chili would make people in Pittsburgh fall over dead.\n\nI got a double sweet and hot sausage sandwich, the wife had the Philly, and the kids had corned beef and a ham. We had seen the hundreds of TV shows about this place and we were finally here to see if the mix of coleslaw, fries and meat was really as awesome as they say it is. They were right. The sandwiches didn't seem as big as they were on TV but they were freakin' awesome. We all enjoyed these sandwiches more than any sandwich we had ever had before. We had just had a long day of eating tons of bacon and bacon booze, so I didn't think any of us would be able to finish a big sandwich. WE DID. It was soooo good. \n\nThe only bad part about coming to Pittsburgh and visiting Primanti Bros is that we had to go back home the next day! | |
| Negative | Always love Primanti's and I was Central Pittsburgh area, so I went for lunch. It was after the rush and wasn't too busy but the waitresses acted like it was. I was told to sit myself, which is cool since I wanted to sit outside. But then two waitresses kept coming and going without even looking at me. Finally a third came and took my order. I got my usual.... pastrami, extra cheese, no tomato, add egg. When did she miss the \"no tomato\"? I got my sammich (eventually) and there was the tomato. I immediately wanted to send it back but the waitress was gone again MIA. She just disappeared again. I waited as long as I could but she never came back. I finally carried the sloppy tomato seed-covered bread back into the restaurant myself and told the cook I needed a new piece of bread. He gave it to me with a funny look, then I ate my sammich, and then five minutes later the waitress finally showed up. Until then she was just missing. I was so annoyed, but when she came back it was just to refill my drink. A few minutes later I needed my bill, but guess what, she was gone again! I had to walk inside to get my check and then pay it. I was really annoyed. Love me some Primantis but the Market Square one has terrible service. | |
| Negative | Previous reviews have said it well: Lackluster, tasteless food.\n\nAte at Primanti Bros with a group of friends while in Pittsburgh; we heard about it from 'Man vs. Food' and were assured that it is a Pittsburgh institution. The sandwiches are large and the pricing is fine ($6-$9), but what you get is a sloppy sandwich with food service-grade meat topped with lukewarm fries. Good in theory, bland in execution; it's a lot of calories without the accompanying flavor.\n\nWe also had terrible service at the Market Square location; I'll chalk this up to a fluke. The patio seating at the Market Square location is wonderful on a sunny day, but it started to rain and they actually retracted the awning, explaining that it wasn't designed to get wet --but apparently their customers are.\n\nThe legacy and infamy might tempt you to eat here, but take your money elsewhere and buy good-tasting food instead of kitsch. | |
| Negative | There was basically no cheese on my \"cheese combo sandwich\", the fries were gross, and the waitress was nasty to us. | |
| Positive | People knock on this place - but I always find myself defending it. \n\nWhile it may be overrated for being featured on the food network, it is a pretty good sandwich place (no not just because the portions...while they are generous) \n\nThe fries are a bit bland but I'm a huge fan of the cole slaw they have there - while it may not be anything \"special\" it's a classic (not creamy cole slaw mind you). The colossal fish sandwich is pretty good. The cheese steak is not a cheese steak! But that's because I'm from Philadelphia and any cheese steak that isn't made and prepared there is not a cheese steak to me. \n\nThe only thing is the sanitation there is...questionable. Just don't think about the sticky surfaces and slimy-ish floors. \n\nFor a cheap, giant sandwich I'd take the germs any day. | |
| Neutral | Had to visit the \"Famous\" Primanti Brother's Bar and Grill during my first visit to Pittsburgh, but most likely will only go back if my friends/family really want to eat there.\n\nFood: The portions are huge, not very greasy, served nice and hot but over all very bland. I got the Colossal Fish and Cheese sandwich. The beer batter fish was a very large piece and by itself was not bad tasting at all (just a little under seasoned.) The fries were limp and had no seasoning what so ever. The fries were the worse part of the sandwich. The coleslaw was very mild, sweet and vinegar base, and by itself it was ok, but put everything together between two slices of white bread and it made for a bland pile of flavorless starch. The bread was also too soft and did not hold up well at all, and the cheese was nonexistent. I ended up having to add a ton of salt, pepper and malt vinegar to my sandwich, picked it apart and ate the pieces with my fingers.\n\nPrice: For the size of the portions you get, the price is great! I got two sandwiches and a soda for about $16. Their sandwiches range from around $6 - $8 each, and are a good value since you will definitely leave full (I took home left overs.)\n\nAtmosphere: After reading a few reviews about the restaurant, I was pleasantly surprised to see that this place was not packed with tourist. For being such a small dinner, the place was fairly empty so I was able to sit anywhere I liked (being a solo traveler, restaurants often try to stick me at the bar but I prefer to sit at a table.) The tables were clean and organized well, and each table had a stack of paper menus to look at. It felt like a comfy, good ol' local dinner where you can casually relax and eat.\n\nStaff: During my visit, the staff was great! There was only one waitress and one cook, but both were pleasant and greeted me as soon as I walked in. The waitress was attentive and friendly. The cook also thanked me for patronizing there while I was leaving.\n\nOver all, I basically came here just to say that I visited a famous Pittsburgh restaurant, but I most likely will not go there again. If I was with friends or family who wanted to go to Primanti's I would go along, but I wouldn't go solo. The blandness of the food is what kills it for me. I would rather get a sandwich that is half the size with more flavor, then a huge pile of bland food. | |
| Neutral | This is a neither a yay or nay place for me. Understanding the underlying concept of the sandwiches from way back when, can make a person appreciate Primanti's for what they are.\n\nI ordered the pastrami served on two thick slices of bread, layered with french fries and cole slaw. Granted, I like my carbs, but this was overload for me. I wasn't particularly fond of the cole slaw either. \n\nI think this is more of an acquired taste kind of place. Not that I wouldn't go back, it's okay for an occasional visit. There are other sandwiches to try. But if you're used to the true pastrami with Swiss on rye, I wouldn't recommend the sandwich here.\n\nThe place itself is small and good for a group of four. Eight if you don't mind sitting at two separate tables that are relatively close to each other. | |
| Neutral | I wanted Pittsburgh food, and the internets sent me here. Do not be intimidated to walk in this dump. I went to the take out line and ordered a spicy sandwich something or another. The bartenders are either overworked or just don't give a shit cause I waited for a while before ordering. But stay strong, and look them down until they take your order. PS make sure you get sauce in those little packets. Sammich is at best 6/10 but is comes with fries on the sandwich, fries!! Isn't that crazy everyone, fries on a sandwich! | |
| Negative | I just moved here back in September and one of the first places i was told to go for great food was Primanti Bros. The food was great as I was told from several people from the area and back home.\n\nWhat I was not happy with was the setting policy and service. Just to get a seat here I had to wait standing up watching people eat like a creepy stalker just to see who would get up first and finally when I got a seat no one cleaned our table for a while or even took our order cause no one even knew we had been seated. If we were bad people we could have stolen the check from the last table as they had paid with cash. Once we got a servers attention and got the table cleared and our drinks and food ordered the server forgot our drinks and when we where finally able to flag her down our food came out not even 5 minutes later. In total about a 30-40 minute wait from arrival to food. Don't even think about getting a refill I had to walk in and ask the bartender for refills for me and my family after being ignored several times. When we were done we wanted to leave but couldn't till we paid the bill and because we paid with credit card we had to wait for the server to return with our card. It took so long and with other people looking at us to get the hell up so they could sit we just walked in to retrieve the card at was just sitting on the back of the bar and had not yet been processed so I had to wait again.\n\nFood can only get you so far, so my suggestion is if you want a good Food and can wait an hour feel free and come here. If you don't have the time just go next door to the Subway. | |
| Positive | Primantis is the ideal Pittsburgh sandwich. Fries, coleslaw, provolone, whatever meat you'd like in between the famous mancinis bread. I love this location especially because of the hours. Living downtown it's hard to find places to eat late at night but the market Sqaure primantis is open till 12 o'clock 7 days a week. I've tried variations of the sandwich but my favorite so far is the pastrami. I went tonight and I'll be back again the near future. | |
| Negative | Bread, slaw, tomato, fries, and a small piece of overcooked fish all piled together. Warm yiengling and mediocre service. Aweful | |
| Positive | This spot was the light of my life for about 3 solid weeks. From the first bite I could tell that parting ways with Pittsburgh would be heartbreaking. After driving out of pittsburgh and paying my friend for his leftover half a sandwich, I knew that id made a special connection. To that bacon egg and cheese waiting for me, I miss xou and cant wait to hold xou again. | |
| Neutral | I would give it 3.5 stars. It was a solid sandwich for sure. I got the corned beef which was tasty the only thing I wish they added was some kind of sauce. I'm not sure if that comes on other sandwiches but it could have used some kind of mustard. The price is great too, four sandwiches , two orders of pickles, coleslaw, fries and beer for about 40 bucks. Can't complain about that! \n\nI would definitely | |
| Neutral | I found the sandwich I ate at Primanti Bros to be quite tasty! As others have mentioned, the signature toppings of cole slaw (which I normally loathe, but, in this case, loved!), french fries and cheese accompany any of your \"meat\" choices for a sandwich. The menu is limited, and there are no frills or false pretenses here. I would definitely eat here again! I had the fish and cheese sandwich, and it was outstanding! I can't give the place 5 stars, because it didn't completely wow me, and the others in my party were a little disappointed. I think they may have just made bad choices for their \"meat\" (kielbasa and the Pittsburgher), but I doubt I could get them to try it again. But hey for only a little over $6 per sandwich, can one really complain? Delicious! I'll go back without 'em. ;) Not a lot of tables, and not even sure it's air conditioned, so don't bring your fancy clothes or your roaming toddler. ;) | |
| Positive | Today was the day we finally got to try this place!\n\nI was in the mood for a cheesesteak and the waitress suggested an angus sandwich. While it was different from a cheesesteak that im used to, it was definitely delicious! However I would get the coleslaw on the side next time. She suggested a Cajun chicken sandwich for my husband (because he said he liked a little spice) he absolutely loved it! we washed it all down with a local IPA.\nAll in all great food, definitely worth the visit-- and great service! Our waitress happened to be from Harrisburg ( that's where we are from!) so we shared some really great conversation!! | |
| Neutral | This is a solid downtown lunch break spot. They run a special between like 11-2 where you can get 3 cuts buffet style (with lots of different types) with a pop for 6 or 7 bucks. Perfect for those days when you oversleep and don't get a chance to pack a lunch. The pizza is nothing that you'd fall asleep dreaming of, but definitely hits the spot at 1PM on a workin' day. | |
| Positive | Being originally from Arizona, I know a good taco. The taco stand outside of Reyna's is GOOD. The carne asada meat was tender, though I usually prefer a little more char. A friend i was with got the beef tongue, a little too eccentric for my taste, but he loved it. Surprisingly, I really enjoyed the tortilla. I am usually tuned off by corn tortillas, but theirs are soft, not dry, and don't fall apart as the taco juices seep in. In other words exactly what you need for a good street taco. The best part is the taco barrista squeezes fresh lime juice on top of the taco as a finishing touch. It really puts it over the top. | |
| Negative | This has always been my 'go to' place to buy the most awesome, authentic flour tortillas. I always bought them fresh, still warm at times. I have often served them at my home and have sent many friends to shop there. Yesterday, I raved about how wonderful they were to a total stranger and we both bought 2 packages from 'the fridge up front'. I was so so very disappointed and if the person I 'sold' them to reads YELP, I apologize. They were dry and stale. Steaming them made them somewhat edible, but.....\nWhich leads to my next review....\nI was so excited when they opened their restaurant as they sell such tasty tacos on the street. I have been there 3 times. First off, THE BEST margarita! Food ok but service......horrible!! The most efficient wait staff appears to be a 10-12 year old boy who has made our guacamole and aims to please. When we were there over the weekend, the waiter outside could do nothing more than tell us how busy he was and how he had to take the steps with each order. He got our salsa order wrong so needless to say, we left. \nThis makes me sad to write this. Did they bite off more than they can chew? | |
| Negative | I've lived in Pittsburgh for what feels like forever and in all of that time, I guess I've never been to the Strip District on a Monday. We didn't realize most of the restaurants are closed on Mondays. Tried Thin Man, closed. Luke Wholey's, closed. We read some less than appealing outdoor menus of a few spots and settled on Roland's Seafood Grill for lunch because they were open and had a sign out front raving about their signature warm Lobster Rolls for $14.99. Ok, we were game.\n\nWe've driven hours off the beaten path in Maine for amazing Lobster Rolls at Red's Eats, which sets the standard for what all lobster rolls should be. Massive amounts of fresh lobster piled on top of the bun and drawn butter to dip the excess mound of lobster in is a mouth watering delight! \n\nThat couldn't be farther from what you get served at Roland's. The bun was Mancini's, so good start. The lobster was an odd orange color that's not what fresh lobster looks like at all. Nothing was heaped over the bun at all, but honestly after tasting it that part was ok. Combination of a few fresher tasting pieces, some rubbery pieces, and some dry pieces that literally could have been any fish. I skipped the fries, which didn't look all that great on hubby's plate and there was the tiniest container of coleslaw ever as a side that was actually pretty good. Considering I skipped the fries, shouldn't the server have asked if I wanted extra coleslaw knowing it was going to be minuscule? \n\nThe upstairs patio was really nice overlooking Penn Ave. and I hear they have a decent happy hour with terrific specials on fresh oysters and beer at the bar. I may give this place another shot based on that but, never again on their lobster roll. | |
| Negative | I use to love Rolands. However, the last few times we have been there it has been terrible. While the food remains okay, the service leaves something to be desired. Our waitress took longer than 15 minutes to come over and get our drink order; we had to get the hostess to find her. She did not come back to the table for more than 20 minutes at a time. The waitress was rude and less than helpful. Our 1 drink and lunch took over two hours to complete. Good thing they still have a good bloody mary. | |
| Negative | WARNING ,,,,, this place is for SUCKERS ONLY ..... funky smelling ,worse tasting seafood ... overpriced ..... raunchy,un-clean restrooms .... only reason anyone goes here is because this is a ''tourist trap '' type neighborhood with some fun shopping spots nearby and this restaurant is positioned in the center of everything. As P.T. Barnum once said '' There's a sucker born every minute '' ...... stay away ... any other restaurant will be better . | |
| Negative | Like a glutton for punishment, I hit up Roland's again last night while in town for business. I tired Kaya, but the wait was 30 + minutes.\n\nHere's the big clue I keep ignoring....the restaurant is EMPTY when everywhere else is crowded. Another issue is there's poor A/C in the dining room, which kind of sucks when it's 85 degrees and humid outside. \n\nI had a grilled vegetable sandwich and clam chowder. Same as before, it was just OK. Service was better this time though. \n\nAll in all, I preferred my to go taco salad from doba the night before to this meal. \n\nSave your money and try somewhere else. \n\nPS. Beer selection is impressive if you want to drink beers from all around the world. | |
| Negative | Ugh if I could give this place -10 stars I would. What a nightmare. To start, the first time I ate here, I almost swallowed a giant shard of plastic that was in my salad. Then to my horror, the bar tending goes \"whoops.\" and tosses it on the floor!! \n\nFast forward a couple months, I decide to give this place a second chance. (I must have been delirious from hunger.)\nFirst off the bar tender was rude, slow as hell and terrible at making drinks. My friend and myself order our food and 20 min later out comes my friends food. After almost an hour of waiting, I still had NO pizza. When I asked the cranky pants bar tender in the NICEST possible way, where it was, he just shrugged and walked away. I asked to speak to a manager and was told he was \"busy.\" Finally someone came to talk to me and after an hour and a half I got my shitty pizza. \nThank you to the kitchen manager for doing his job and coming to talk to the customer. But, to the bar tender working earlier New Year's Eve. You DO NOT DESERVE THIS JOB AND SHOULD BE FIRED. | |
| Positive | I have no complaints here. European-style shop for gourmet coffee and tea. You can buy fresh-brewed coffee or beans and loose leaf tea in bulk starting with a 1/4 pound and up. Besides that, the shop is crammed with coffee and tea supplies, candies, and chocolates. Good prices. Friendly, knowledgeable staff.\n\nI usually buy coffee, but the last time I went in for green tea and wanted to try something new. The man who waited on me didn't know a whole lot about tea, so he did something amazing: he found someone else who did!\n\nTip: Go on Thursday afternoons when Market Square has their farmer's market and pick up some fresh produce and pierogies, too. | |
| Positive | I cannot count how many times I walked right past Nicholas Coffee Co, smelling the aroma of fresh roasted peanuts I love roasted peanuts, they're like my favorite food. I remember the windows being very busy, and busy windows tend to scare me, like I cannot guess what's going on inside. After reading the Yelp reviews of Nicholas Coffee and co, and getting Downtown after 4:30pm I decided to go in. \nI have fallen in love. This coffee shop had a frozen Chai on the menu, I am going on my lunch break tomorrow for that. The barista was smiling and seemed happy to be of service.\nOn this visit I played it safe and got a iced latte with vanilla flavoring, omg it was so delicious. Refreshing sweet and energizing. I cannot wait until my next visit to this coffee shop, it was really a treat. \n\nOne entire wall was lined with tea!!! There were roasted nuts of all kinds, honey and huge variety of coffees. Shame on me for not giving this place a change earlier, now it's time to play catch up :) | |
| Positive | So Many coffees to choose from, so little time. Really awesome coffee shoppe, which happens to be the oldest in the city and the most delicious smelling! They staff here is super friendly and enthusiastic about the precious beans. Its quaint and charming with a old rustic touch. Prices are reasonable and what you'd expect. Definitely a good place to stop if your around market square | |
| Positive | I love this place. I eat here anytime I go downtown for anything. Always get the Gyro with extra meat and sauce. So amazing. YUM! | |
| Neutral | Not the best ever, but pretty decent stuff. A slice for $2.50 in downtown? I'll be back. | |
| Negative | This is the first time in a long while (10 yrs?) and now I remember why. The food is fair at best for the main meal. The salad is good but small. The hummus is a little bland. The best parts were the \"homemade\" wine, both white and red, kinda like adult kool-aid and the Jackie O cake was great. My issue was the price, $59. for dinner for 2. For this price, I would have expected more.I can't believe the 4 and 5 star reviews that I have read on this site. It's hard to believe that this place rates so many opposing reviews. I will never go back here again. | |
| Negative | So our intentions were to eat at the Indian place across the street however a lady ran across the street and started rattling off the menu as we were walking. At first I liked her moxy, but soon realized that if this is how they need to bring in customers we may be in trouble. Another mistake was sitting outside when they are trying to bring people in. Our dinner conversation was constantly interrupted by the servers yelling across the street and on the side walk at potential customers. \n\nNow on to the food:\n\nI ordered the chicken kabob. Very bland and it actually tasted baked not grilled. I didn't finish it. The rice was good and the side veggies weren't bad. The spinach pie was ok. \n\nThey will ask \"would you like hummus to snack on before your meal\". This is not free or included. I figured this so I wasn't caught off guard. Some people I could see will be surprised at the end when they get the bill. \n\nMy wife got the lamb kabob. Bland again and very chewy. It didn't taste fresh, almost frozen at one point and microwaved. The cheese pie was pretty bad.\n\nHummus was ok. \n\n2 stars for the food\n3 stars for service\n1 star for the experience with yelling and fishing for customers. Seems like they may be in trouble financially and could be cutting corners to stay afloat. \n\nI will not go again. Alihan's next door is amazing, I recommend them over Christo's every day. | |
| Negative | I had spaghetti warehouse delivered to my apt and I ordered spaghetti and meatballs while my boyfriend ordered chicken Parmesan. First off, we both asked for Caesar salads (which we paid extra for) and we didn't even get them. Besides that, the sauce was less than mediocre - a glorified ketchup with noodles. The chicken was dry and we couldn't eat half of the meals. Overall, very poor experience with spaghetti warehouse. You're better off getting fast food noodles from noodles and company. Seriously disappointed especially since it is called the SPAGHETTI warehouse. Very hard to mess up spaghetti. | |
| Negative | No, nope, uh uh, no way, please don't call this an Italian restaurant. Overcooked, mushy noodles, watery tomato gravy, and meatballs that are too garlicky and over spiced. Can't give this place anything lower than 1 star. Seriously, Olive Garden is a joke and I rate it higher than this place. \n\nAgain, my advice to any Italian food lover, find a good neighborhood, family owned restaurant and support a family and not a conglomerate. | |
| Negative | Ewww, the food here is terrible. Nothing I had tasted good. It tasted like it had been sitting under the food warmers for hours. The service is luke warm at best. Just skip it. There's so many other places out there for good italian food. | |
| Positive | Visited Morton's last night for dinner before the show. After we were seated, our waiter greeted us shortly after with the menus. The menu has a perfect amount of options. Not too many and still enough to have a complete variety. Chicken, chops, seafood, and most important, STEAK! For a salad, we started off with the chopped spinach salad. It was perfect, as I am very particular with how my salads are dressed. The dressing wasn't dripping off, it was evenly and perfectly coated. I chose the 6 oz filet mignon, with 2 bacon wrapped scallops and 3 grilled shrimp for my dinner. It was more than enough. The steak was so tender and juicy! I would definitely go back to Morton's again and again for a wonderful meal! | |
| Negative | After an unpleasant experience at Lotus Grocery on 17 February 2014, I want to caution customers to be careful when paying with cash at the store. \n\nMy order was $3.08. I gave the glum and cold middle aged female cashier $10.10. She put the $10 bill in the till and gave me $2.02 change, which would have been correct had I given her a $5 bill. I told her that I gave her a ten dollar bill, and she repeatedly insisted that I did not.\n\nI went to the mean middle aged man who appears to be manager or owner and told him of the problem. He was not interested in hearing it and it eventually fell into the lap of a short, middle aged woman who also appears to be manager, and is one of the nicer people on the staff.\n\nI got nowhere until I asked that a count of the register receipts. The woman who appears to be in management suggested that I leave my phone number and that I would be called after the store closes and a count is completed. That was not acceptable to me. I asked that a count be conducted while I waited and she agreed. As she counted and recounted, I waited patiently. She ultimately concluded that I was right and gave me my $5.00. She apologized multiple times; the clerk who would have cheated me out of $5 did not.\n\nI will be careful when shopping at this store. I will try to pay with one dollar bills in the future and will announce how much money I am handing to the cashier. There is a bitter taste in my mouth about Lotus Grocery. Of all places for this to happen, it would have to be one where there is a language barrier and where most of the employees are dismissive of the customer. This is not Giant Eagle! | |
| Negative | I was walking back and forth through downtown over a series of days and saw Madonna's. I made it a point to tell myself that I should stop in and get myself something to eat. I love Tex-Mex food and am always looking for new places to patronize. \n\nI stopped in during lunch and ordered a steak burrito with guacamole to go. When I received my order I immediately opened it to take a bite. I was immediately underwhelmed. I saw that they had some Tapatio and added it to the full course of my burrito and took my leave of the little corner store.\n\nThe best part of the burrito was the Tapatio that I added after the fact. The issues with it were myriad. My biggest issue was the utter lack of any taste. That's right, my burrito had no flavor. How do you make a steak burrito with guacamole and pinto beans without any flavor what-so-ever in any of the components? Not far behind that question was the fact that my steak burrito had almost no steak. It was all beans and guacamole. Don't get me wrong, I like beans and guacamole when they are properly made, but I ordered a STEAK burrito and not a bean burrito seasoned with a few pieces of meat.\n\nI might try this place again to give it another chance, but I would stay away from the steak burrito and would most likely eat vegan that day just to see if the lack of flavor was situational. | |
| Negative | Well, it's food!! That's about all I can say for The Smithfield Cafe. \nI had the \"daily special\" which is pretty much the universal way of condensing \"two eggs, bacon or sausage, and toast\" into two words. Sausage was room temperature, eggs were decent, and the greasy home fries contained the flavor of the dozen meals that were cooked before mine this morning (not i'n a good way). Coffee was plentiful, but not flavorful. \nThe waitresses were grizzled and archetypal for their profession. \nTo surmise; meh... | |
| Neutral | I remember back circa 1991 when I was a freshman in high school, everybody read IN PITTSBURGH. It was THE free weekly newspaper and it had the concerts, comic strips, and news features that the Post Gazette and the Tribune Review would not touch. Somewhere along the line, probably when I was a junior or so, the new kid PITTSBURGH CITY PAPER came along. I didn't think it would survive. After all, Pittsburgh didn't need TWO of the same thing.\n\nWell, I was wrong. IN PITTSBURGH is no more and the PITTSBURGH CITY PAPER is the source for alternative news and such that IN PITTSBURGH used to provide. I was never one for the news that these types of papers provide. I like to read CITY PAPER'S take on things. But these papers are best for concert reviews, happenings around town, and movie reviews. | |
| Positive | Wonderful experience! | |
| Negative | average at best. Best view of the city by far though. Go in summer or no point in going. \n\nThe beer battered fish is good, yet there's much better in the city. It's nice and crispy, served on a fresh roll, tartar, lettuce, all that jazz. However again it's not worth venturing over for unless weather is perfect for an evening outside. \n\nChicken quesidilla, same thing. Average. \n\nI've went for 6 years now waiting for it to become something good. It's not going to happen. But I'll keep trying hoping. | |
| Negative | Rotten food and over charging customer.\n\nI was expecting at least a reasonable dinning experience at a reputed restaurant, but was greatly disappointed. The restaurant charged me 20% premium over prices on online menu (I ordered takeout), denied there are prices online. The maitre D was reluctant to show the printed menu, which is 10% more expensive than online, led me to think the over charge was deliberate. \nThe crab cake sandwich is well prepared but from ROTTEN crab. Since I didn't have time to walk 10min one way to return the food, it had to be thrown away. A lunch over charged and wasted. | |
| Negative | They must get patrons here in because of the could reviews from the other Tambellini restaurant or from being close to the theater district. The food is pretty bad for an Italian restaurant. The Chicken Parmigiana was very bready and I question if it was homemade. I ordered a side salad and it was all iceberg lettuce. The homemade bread was very sorry..... Not worth the price. The decor is very plain. Service was fine. | |
| Negative | It's just not that good. We initially told the waitress that we only going to order appetizers and desert. My code for \"we read on Yelp this place sucks, but we wanted to give it a try\" to which she replied they don't alow that but I will let it slide. The food could have come from a buffet and been better. I hate to be super negative, but in this case I am just being real. | |
| Negative | The only good thing about this eatery is its proximity to the Benedum. The three of us were seated at a table that was jammed in between two other tables, next to the kitchen - even though the place was half empty. I could hear the conversation at the next door table better than that of people sitting opposite me. The food was a sorry, sloppy, soggy mess that would have had Chef Ramsey throw up. The service was slow, inattentive, and made you feel vaguely unwelcome. Ridiculously overpriced. For better value, a nicer atmosphere, and quality food, I strongly recommend a couple of places nearby that beat Tambellini's hands down - McDonalds or SubWay. | |
| Positive | I went here on the day of a wedding (I'm from out of town) for a last minute pedicure. I didn't really know where else to go, so I just stopped here on a whim (it was raining and this was the closest place that seemed to do nails). \n\nThe Salon Nuvo nail person is FANTASTIC (and wonderful to chat with). It's two full weeks later and it looks like my pedicure is brand new (and before you ask, I actually used the exact same brand/color nail polish as my prior crap pedicure). They don't have the cool massage chairs and they put you in a weird little intimate back room, HOWEVER I would totally give that up for a beautiful pedicure that lasts this long. \n\nThought it was worth a review. | |
| Positive | i have been getting my hair cut here for 15 years. Marjorie is amazing and priceless. I am as picky about my hairstylist as i am my dentist or doctor. I travel extensively for work and get compliments no matter where i travel. Wouldn't go anywhere else! | |
| Positive | When it comes to the high-end chain steakhouses, Morton's and Capital Grille are great. They consistently deliver great steaks and dependable apps, sides, and desserts. However, my first and forever true love for steaks will always be Ruth's Chris. I can still remember my first trip there in high school after my buddy's dad took us there to celebrate graduation. As the 500 degree plate came out with the glorious aroma of perfectly cooked meat sizzling in butter, I knew I was not only in for something special, but a livelong love.\n\nRuth's Chris is a franchise and the setting in different cities can be quite variable. The Philadelphia Ruth's Chris is right next to the Academy of Music with gas lamps lighting Broad St. The Boston's Ruth's Chris is in old city hall with a beautiful ceiling 2 stories up in the bar area. Pittsburgh's Ruth's Chris cannot boast such extravagance in their setting, but the food is equally outstanding in all their restaurants.\n\nMy recent venture to Ruth's Chris was with 4 other young men in a \"guys night out.\" I brought several bottles of wine (you have to love the PA Chairman's selection) because Ruth's Chris amazingly allows you to do this. We started with the seared Ahi tuna. It was raw, thick, and delicious. Actually, it kind of tasted like steak.\n\nWe each went on to get various cuts of meat. I personally rolled with my favorite: NY Strip, medium rare (correctly done with a blood red center), extra butter. The extra butter is key. If you're going to roll with a decadent feast of steak, might as well pull out all the stops. It was brought out absolutely perfect and delicious. The table also shared the excellent huge family-style sides of asparagus and garlic mashed potatoes.\n\nOur server was extremely gracious. She opened and decanted a couple of our bigger bottles as soon as we sat down to give them time to breathe. They arranged for us to have a cab-van at the end of our meal to take us to our next location. \n\nIf I was really searching for something negative to say, it's that I wish that the Pittsburgh Ruth's Chris was in a more extravagant setting like some bigger cities. However, since the main menu is exactly the same, Ruth's Chris is forever my go-to location for a perfect steak dinner. | |
| Negative | We wanted to check out the gay scene in Pittsburgh and since we were staying downtown this seemed like a great place. Positives: doorman was nice and they played good music. \n\nNegatives: the lighting, the decor and the smoking. The smoking was really disgusting actually as the smell lingered in our hair and our clothes after we left; I think they should consider opening up a little smoking area, just a thought. As for drinks, we ordered lemon drop martinis and I know, this is so far from being a martini bar, but the bartender did a pretty great job.\n\nGlad we went, but we won't go back. | |
| Positive | The selection is pretty vast -- European, upscale specialty brands (up to $24 for a 3 oz bar!), bulk malt balls in 3 flavors that are wonderful, house-brand hot chocolate mix, and lots more. It's fun just to browse around and know all these choices exist. | |
| Positive | This is a LOVELY little breakfast/lunch shop!! Small, but a cozy atmosphere and friendly service! The smell is beyond enticing as you walk by.\nAfter much debating (which the employees patiently waited on), I chose the new Tuscan bagel littered with delicious herbs/seasoning and topped with the sun-dried tomato cream cheese - highly recommend!!! 'twas a savory and delicious experience.\n\nThey have a great hot coffee selection (4 delicious flavors, 1 being decaf). I mixed the vanilla hazelnut with the dark roast and added all of their spices (nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla & cocoa) and a splash of milk (they have skim, 2% & half-and-half). For a small bottomless cup, it was only $1.79 plus tax! I got the bagel free because I joined their rewards club. Perfect way to start my day!! You shall not be disappointed by their broad selection of wonderful treats & such. I would love to try their lunch bagel sandwiches! | |
| Neutral | I hate being the person that brings bad news to a business. But I would rather Yelp about it and people know rather than it goes unnoticed. More on that later in the review. \n\nI booked this stay about two months prior to me showing up on New Year's Eve. Check it went fairly smooth with a little bump. I forgot one of my IDs in my car and could not be checked in until after I had that ID in hand. After walking back to my car I returned and everything went smoothly afterwards. Kudos to the front desk staff for allowing me to leave my bag there instead of having to drag it back to my car and back to the hotel.\n\nThe room itself gave the impression that it was huge. As several people have already stated, the ceiling were very high. I was lucky enough to have a front facing room that looked out over Penn Ave. I kind of loved this as I could watch the New Year's Eve parade from my room and save myself from the freezing temps outside. However, you could tell that this was an older building as the floors creaked as I walked around the room. I could also hear the person above as they walked about. The beds were comfortable and the bathroom was very clean. I am not sure how this happened, but I got a handicap room. So I am assuming that this is why everything felt so spacious in here as well. Everything about the room screamed modern, from the paint colors to the carpeting. \n\nNow, to get back to what I was referring to at the beginning; the bad news. Upon arriving at the hotel and after checking in I decided I needed to take a nap in preparations for the night's festivities. It was a fairly short nap, roughly about an hour. When I woke up after my nap and turned on the light, I noticed something crawling across the sheets. *starts itching* Yes people, it was what you are thinking, a bedbug. BEDBUG! I immediately grabbed a tissue to dispose of the hideous little monster (I know, it did me no good by doing that, it was more of a reflexive response than anything). I have made contact with Courtyard about this, but have yet to hear back from them on how they are going to rectify the problem. I felt dirty afterward and moved all of my belongings into the bathroom, on the counter for the remainder of my stay. I also slept in the other bed (I know, that may have been futile) and with the lights on for the rest of my stay.\n\nOther than that snag, I really have no complaints about this place. Everything and everyone was pleasant.\n\n*Things to note: there is room service available, valet service, or if you prefer, park in one of the city garages and walk to the hotel, business center, fitness center, ATM and Starbucks available around the clock at the front desk. | |
| Positive | The TURKEY RACHEL should be the first thing you try... and you may like it so much it may be the last. I can't vouch for everything on the menu, but I don't have to. I grab the same two items every time I go in. Fresh deli sliced turkey, with just a bit of thousand island (not drenched in it), and a fresh rye bread. The only thing here that rivals it is the TOMATO BASIL TORTELLINI SOUP. Paired with a double cheese grilled cheese and you got a winner. Problem is they only do that soup once a month. I 've had a few other items on the menu, all pretty good. Just a solid place to eat lunch. | |
| Positive | I have seen a lot of shows here. It's really nice and brings some amazing productions to the city. \n\n(and I also saw the Great Gatsby ballet that another commenter mentioned!) | |
| Neutral | Alright, I live within waking distance, so that factors into me and my family eating here pretty often. We're new to the 'Burgh, so we didn't know about the chain before we moved here. The food is always good. We've explored the menu and have never been unsatisfied. Big plus: the sundae bar!!!! It's worth the trip in and of itself. \n\nThe only downer about this location are the hours. They close at 8:00 or something. And only open on Sunday if there's a Steeler/Pirate game in town that day. I can't tell you how many people I've seen try and dine here when they're closed. Also, they're always understaffed. It's turned into somewhat of a running joke with us: the staff expect to be slow but they get slammed every night we're there! So the servers end up with 10 tables or so. And there's never a hostess to seat guests, so people just end up wandering in and seating anywhere. This adds to the chaos. It's almost painful to watch. But the staff is very friendly, for the most part. Only once have I been upset at service and it was with a to-go order. The bartender took my order and didn't write anything down. I knew it was a bad sign but didn't say anything. Sure enough, the whole order was f'd up. We called and complained and they comped us a meal. So all was well. \n\nBottom line, great place to eat, even though it seems its glory days are behind it. But a little patience and a sundae bar go a long way here. | |
| Negative | This is the worst Chinese food I've had. Ever. And Pittsburgh has some pretty bad Chinese places. The Golden Palace buffet is bad, but at least edible. I am utterly baffled at how this place stays in business. | |
| Negative | Disagree with previous post. Went to 1902 tavern for lunch a few weeks back. To start the waiter appeared to be either on crack or speed. Second I was with a party of 4 that all ordered salads. I decided to go with the steak. Awful call on my part. The salad took 45 minutes to arrive, along with the cracked out waiter (who we hadn't seen for at least 30 minutes) The steak was total bullshit. Overcooked and cold. The salad had way too much iceberg lettuce and tasted like crap. I won't be back until Pittsburgh decides to clean up Market square and all of the vargrants that inhabit the area. Where do these people come from? and is there nothing better to do except sit around market square, smoke cigarettes and throw your trash everywhere so city workers can clean up after your filthy asses? My advice to you son, is do the same as your father, and his father did...get a job!!! | |
| Neutral | I'm giving it three-stars, but it honestly started as a one-star experience. The appearance and feel of the place is that of a diner/Irish-dive-bar hybrid. It isn't dirty but it is a bit dark. It isn't all-american diner, but there's a diner-esque feel to the floor-plan. But it is Irish, and that's super fun.\n\nMel U. wrote that the first impression was that of \"MAKEOVER TIME!\" and I agree. But I wouldn't change their motif or the theme ... I just would update a little. And perhaps send some of the staff to polishing classes.\n\nOur bartender had no issue making it clear she was tired, didn't really want to be there, and felt somewhat inconvenience by the fact that people showed up right at 430pm. About 30 minutes later tho ... we were all laughing together and having a grande ole time!! So I'll file that into \"crappy first impression\" archive and give her the benefit of the doubt. (I used to work retail, so I know sometimes customers is that last thing we want to see.)\n\nNow on to the booze and drinks! Our drinks were STRONG. Linda W. asked for a Dark&Stormy which caused the initial inconvenience wave since ginger beer was in the kitchen coolers. I went with a basic Diet & Vanilla vodka. Drinks were strong and good. The D&S could have used some extra lime but it was heavy enough that it was good in its own right.\n\nThe food was good. My burger was cooked to order and the sweet potato fries were scrumptious. Linda W. was able to get a basket of fries which were a great value!\n\nThere are a couple drink-and-chill all the time type customers there so the conversation was rather interesting once Serena R. arrived dressed as Carmen SanDiego. We left with smirk and a bit of an eye roll at what was certainly a unique experience in one of Liberty Avenue's eating establishments. | |
| Negative | We went on a random Thursday night for dinner. Our expectations were thinking this local establishment might be a great local pub with sub par food. This is what we found. \n\nOur server was friendly enough and welcoming, but dining room area is out dated decor. Food was not awful, but just barely average. I had a salad and my husband had a fish sandwich. They arrived quickly, were reasonably priced and by friendly staff, but the food was nothing special. Nothing unique or notable about either one. \n\nThe bar area up front seems like a small, local friendly place to go after work, but I would skip the food. | |
| Positive | Good Coffee and Travel Advice! What more can you ask?\n\nA buddy and I decided to explore the strip district one Saturday and found this gem of a coffee shop. We ordered a couple a Cappuccino's. The employees were very nice and provided some good insight on what to see and visit.\n\nThe Caps were good, the vibe was great and it is in the heart of the Strip District. A strong recommend. | |
| Positive | this is a great place for those who enjoy looking at art and an alright place for a student like me to learn about art as a requirement for class. \n\nThis gallery was by far... the most attention grabbing because of its electric show... although I didn't understand the concept of it all... I really enjoyed my time there... I got some great photos from the trip... so it was a worth that much :) | |
| Neutral | Not four-star cuisine, but good Take Out. As you can tell I am a regular lunch goer on Penn Avenue. The take out food at Fu Lai is always dependable and the price is reasonable. Because I prefer my food to be a little on the plain side, I always get the chicken with pea pods or the chicken with vegetables. Very satisfying! | |
| Positive | This place is great. We purchased the smoked prosciutto, hard salami, and peperoni when we stopped in. The counter staff was very friendly, despite being VERY busy, and made some excellent recommendations. \n\nNext time I'm going to add a selection of cheeses to my purchase of cured meat. | |
| Neutral | No fax machine. No electronic records. No emails or computers. I have to keep track of my pet's vaccination records? What's up with that? The doctors are very nice and seem competent. Front desk support is generally ok, but had a phone conversation with someone who must have gotten up on the wrong side of the bed... Options are limited for those of us who live downtown. | |
| Positive | Holy smokes crazy tea place you are crazy. it would have been a 5, but i got 'guilted' out of getting coffee when i was told I was ordering the last cup (after i relented, someone else just ordered after me). granted, it was Christmas Eve and people the employees wanted to go home.\n\nThe excitement about this place is evident from my mom's enthusiasm about the place as a tea expert. In the tea arena, i have seen no equal. The mustached tea guru who works there literally puts together the different teas - and has an intimate knowledge of each. | |
| Positive | Was visiting Pittsburgh a few weeks ago and happened upon Lidia's mostly by accident.\n\nA happy accident, for sure.\n\nLidia's has a nice selection of various pastas but their main attraction appears to be the Pasta Trio, where each day three different types of pastas are selected, each type having a waiter/waitress assigned to walking around and making sure you've got as much of it as you like, sort of the same thing gauchos do in Brazilian steakhouses.\n\nMy friends got the Trio and were quite happy with it. I went safe with the lasagna, which was perfectly cheesy and saucy.\n\nDessert had a name I can't remember, but it was a kind of chocolate/caramel ice cream with a toasted marshmellow coating around it and little bits of toffee. I shouldn't have eaten it all but my arm and my mouth conspired against me. Jerks.\n\nA nice ambiance and friendly waitstaff certainly don't hurt. Next time I'm in Pittsburgh, I think I'll be seeing Lidia again, and I don't care who knows! | |
| Positive | What a great dinner! I had the pasta trio special. They walk around with three pastas and just re-fill your plate. I even wanted one of them without an ingredient,and they didn't bat an eye. They even had the pasta prepared the same way to refill me! I haven't been back, and I kick myself for it on my way out of town every time I visit there! | |
| Neutral | For those stuck in the convention center area, this is a ok place for a beer and pub food.\n\nAs a graduate student in the area only to attend a conference, I have been to this bar twice.\n\nThe jalapeno poppers and onion rings are a favorite. The buffalo wings are ok...nothing special.\n\nGets very crowded during games, but makes the place fun.\n\nSo, if you are trapped around the area with no car and crave a beer and munchies, this place is A-Ok. | |
| Negative | Pretty okay pizza. Standard so-so Pittsburgh pizza. However , the fact that the delivery driver expected me to run from my second floor apartment out to the middle of the street to get it was not okay. He was rude when I asked him to come up, talking about how he has other deliveries to make and he couldn't park (meanwhile, there were multiple open parking spaces directly in front of the apartment; as well as an entire parking lot right next door). \n\nAfter arguing with me for a few minutes, he finally decided to park and come up. I really don't want to have to argue with someone to get them to do their job when I order delivery. And I certainly don't want to have to leave my house, to go out in the cold, for what is supposed to be delivery. Is it so strange to expect food delivery to make it to my actual doorstep? This seems to be a recent trend, pizza delivery people expecting the customer to run out into the street to get their pizza. It stopped me from ordering from another place, and it will stop me from ordering from Ephesus again. | |
| Positive | This is the best place (IMO) that delivers to Troy Hill. Please allow an hour at least for delivery. It is worth it.\n\nIn the past I've had the regular pizzas (sausage, pepperoni, etc) from there. Always delicious. Today I decided to try some of their other selections:\n\nMoroccan Spiced Chicken and Dry Plum Pizza (SOO GOOD)\nPide with Pastirma (WONDERFUL)\nBeets (I had a craving. Really really good!)\n\nDelivery was only 5 minutes past the GrubHub estimate. Driver polite and friendly as has always been my experience with them.\n\nI'm usually stingy with the stars, but as it is so hard to find good food delivered to Troy Hill (not counting using Meals Delivered), I'm going for it. Five stars! | |
| Positive | Very nice hotel. First time staying here. Stayed for three nights. Room was on the 9th floor.\n\nHotel staff are very friendly and helpful. Room was huge! I could have fit 40 or so people in my room if I had to.\n\nCons:\n- Older CRT-based, analog style TVs in the room. C'mon! Where is the large flat panel HD screens with HD programming?\n- TV service is satellite based. Lots of interference and loss of signal during my stay due to thunderstorms. Need Verizon FIOS here.\n- In order to unlock the door to the room - you have to grasp the door handle and pull the door toward you while the card for the door lock is inserted and wait for the light on the lock to turn green\n- Room was very stuffy when I arrived. It took about 6 hours for the room to cool off. Once it cooled off though - it was fine.\n\nPros\n- Beds were comfy - still not as firm as I would prefer - but better than some of the places I've stayed recently.\n- Pillows were substantial. I hate it when you get pillows that flatten out to the thinness of a pizza box the moment your head hits the pillow.\n- Hotel staff are friendly and looking to make your stay as nice as possible\n- The two dragons guarding the entrance to the hotel - very cool looking!\n- Club Lounge is nice touch - got some appetizers to eat and a few cold beverages to take back to my room and store in the fridge for later.\n\nAdditional Notes:\n\n- If you are staying here - please note the hotel does not have a convenience store - they have a very limited number of items for sale down by the front desk. If you are in need of toiletries, beverages, snacks and other items - there is a 7-Eleven down the street - and a CVS and a Rite Aid an additional block or so further - BUT - be forewarned - none of these three options stays open very late. \n\n7-Eleven (601 Penn Avenue)\nhttp://www.yelp.com/biz/7-eleven-pittsburgh-4\n\nRite Aid (519 Penn Avenue)\nhttp://www.yelp.com/biz/rite-aid-pittsburgh-17\n\nIf it's after 10:00 pm - all of these places will be closed. You will have to walk a bit farther to find the next 7-Eleven and a Clarks that stays open later - but your choices/selections will be severely limited product-wise.\n\n7-Eleven (643 Liberty Avenue)\nhttp://www.yelp.com/biz/7-eleven-pittsburgh-5\n\n- There are lots of restaurants on 6th near the hotel. While I have not tried them all - the ones I enjoyed the most were: Six Penn, Indian Spices, and The Bridge (actually in the hotel).\n\nSix Penn\nhttp://www.yelp.com/biz/six-penn-kitchen-pittsburgh\n\nIndian Spices\nhttp://www.yelp.com/biz/indian-spices-pittsburgh\n\nThe Bridge\nhttp://www.yelp.com/biz/the-bridge-bar-pittsburgh\n\n- There is a Starbucks just down the street too for those that need to get their caffeine buzz on!\n\nStarbucks\nhttp://www.yelp.com/biz/starbucks-coffee-pittsburgh-4 | |
| Positive | We stayed here after getting an awesome deal on Priceline for $90 per night. I admit that if I'd paid full price I'd have been a little annoyed at the size of the room. It felt pretty small, but it was comfortable and had a great view of Heinz Field. It's also a fantastic location. We were able to walk almost everywhere, which I always enjoy when spending time in a new city. \n\nThe hotel itself is beautiful, especially in the lobby. It's a historic hotel and really managed to keep the aesthetics of the original interior but update them in appropriate ways. \n\nI would recommend avoiding the restaurant if you can. As with all hotel restaurants it was overpriced, and the breakfast we ate there was unmemorable to say the least. | |
| Neutral | Last time I stayed here was three years ago - stayed for three nights. This time was for one overnight only.\n\nThe AC in my room was not working well. It was enough to cool off the room - but it still felt a tad on the humid side. Again, another really old hotel with an inefficient, antiquated central AC system. Given the nature of this building, I doubt they could ever retrofit the building with the necessary HVAC infrastructure to improve it. I could be wrong.\n\nOne plus over the last time I stayed here is that the old analog style, CRT-based TVs are now gone - at the least in the room I stayed in had a newer flat panel HD TV set.\n\nAs before in my previous review:\n\n- If you are staying here - please note the hotel does not have a convenience store - they have a very limited number of items for sale down by the front desk. If you are in need of toiletries, beverages, snacks and other items - there is a 7-Eleven down the street - and a CVS and a Rite Aid an additional block or so further - BUT - be forewarned - none of these three options stays open very late. We attempted to visit both the above 7-11 and CVS - but it was after 10:00 pm and three years later they ar still keeping the same limited hours.\n\nAnd you can't get any food at the Braddock Bar in the Hotel lobby after 10:00 pm or so. Very annoying. | |
| Negative | My boyfriend and I stayed here for a long weekend because we both had interviews in the North Shore area, which was a short car ride away. We got a very good rate on Hotwire--otherwise I don't think we would have been able to stay here. Although the hotel was very comfortable and in a good location, we could hear every noise from the hallway and adjacent rooms (including the bathroom). I was sitting up in bed reading, and every time the people next door closed a drawer in their bureau the whole headboard would shake.\n\nParking was also expensive. We needed to use the car several times during our stay, so we had to valet park, which was over $20/day (plus tips each time we picked up or dropped off the car).\n\nThe coffee shop attached to the hotel is just OK. The breakfast/lunch place was not very good. You will probably have to venture a bit to find affordable and good quality food (other than the hotel restaurant, which I can't comment on because we did not eat there given the high prices).\n\nOne perk--the hotel does offer free internet, but it is a low bandwidth version. We didn't need the internet for work or anything so it was hard to justify paying for the high speed, so we used the free version. It gets the job done for email and web browsing, but it does not stream videos well.\n\nThe bed was comfortable and the shower head was very good. I agree with other reviewers that the amenities were not as nice as I have seen in other Westins--no bathrobe, room service menu not as good, staff not quite as helpful. Also, because it is a green hotel, they will be a little stingy about replenishing your towels and toiletries. If you have a lot of people in your room or for some other reason require extra supplies, be sure to request that. We came back after housekeeping to find that they had given us a half-full bottle of shampoo to replace the one we had used. Not sure if they had just gotten that from someone else's room (gross!) or it had just spilled and they didn't want to waste it. They also failed to replace our in-room coffee and tea supply so we had to call and ask for more.\n\nAll in all, we definitely would not pay full price to stay here, but might consider it again if there was another great deal. | |
| Negative | Pre-fab fried food. Decor has character. The beer is cheap. | |
| Negative | Awesome chowder but that's it... | |
| Neutral | Not what I expected! This place is a Pittsburgh institution. I expected mahogany and brass, but walked into a tiny diner.\n\nVery friendly. The fish is awesome. The huge Calimari rings are absurdly tender. No gumminess at all. \n\nThe place is crazy at lunch time, so I never even attempted it until now. Worked late and still a decent crowd. | |
| Positive | This restaurant is great for anyone in the mood for seafood. The clam chowder is as creamy and flavorful as everyone says it is. The fish and shrimp are very fresh, though the crab cake was nothing special. The place is a historic landmark, and the decor suits the laid-back atmosphere. The service is pretty friendly, too. Overall, I didn't find the experience as bad as others have in the past, and the restaurant is worth checking out. | |
| Negative | This was some of the worst pizza I've ever had. We stopped in for a late night snack on the way back to the hotel. I got a personal pizza, and my friend got an Italian hoagie. \n\nOne slice of this pizza, and I immediately felt sick. This doesn't generally happen to me. I finished the slice and that was it. I couldn't eat anymore. She thought her hoagie was okay, but the pizza...oh, the horror of the pizza. \n\nAvoid. | |
| Negative | Unfortunately this dump is right down the street from my hotel and not really having eaten much all day, I was hungry.\n\nThe service was terrible....no one knew what they were doing so it took 10 minutes to get a freaking slice of pizza and then when said pizza came it was NASTY.\n\nMy husband once got a pizza in Milwaukee where they put Kraft singles on it as cheese and Pizza Parma is just behind that for worst pizza ever. | |
| Negative | Update - went back another time and the pizza was mediocre at best. So disappointing, we loved it the first time! My guess is that if you get pizza right out of the oven you're good to go - otherwise, you're SOL. | |
| Positive | I really really really love Harp & Fiddle. Though I live in Denver now, I spent a fair amount of time in Pittsburgh and my office is right down the street. Even if it weren't, I'd still spend time here.\n\nLast week, while in Pittsburgh I ate lunch here two of the three days I was in town. Seems that each time I visit, they've made some changes to their menu and their food is always consistently good. On this visit, I had the salmon chopped salad one day and the chicken cordon bleu sandwich the other. The salad was perfect for lunch - exactly what I was looking for and reasonably priced as well. A lot of times it's empty in here at lunch time (sometimes it's not) and I don't get it. The lunch options toward the east end of the strip aren't many, so I'm surprised more people haven't caught on to lunch at the Harp. Oh well, their loss is my gain. \n\nIn addition to being a regular lunch spot, this is also usually my choice for drinks after work as well. My brother and I have spend many long nights at the bar and it's usually the first choice for work happy hours too. Sad to say, that I used to spend SO much time here when I lived in PGH that when I walk in now, they remember my drink. OOPS! We've been here for Irish Dancing night, open mic night and karaoke night - they're all pretty amusing. They also have a nice little pato out back for when the weather is warmer.\n\nWhether they're busy or slow, the service is always spot on. I really wish there was a place like this in my neighborhood in Denver. | |
| Neutral | I would say that Lemongrass is ok, not great.\n\nI've had the Panang curry a few times and really enjoyed it. The Green curry is also decent.\n\nWhat brings Lemongrass down is incredibly slow service. Whether it's during a busy time or a slow time, it's slow slow slow. One waiter for the entire restaurant and that's it.\n\nThe atmosphere and ambiance of the restaurant are nice. And given the price, it's not a bad lunch spot. | |
| Neutral | For years, when going to the theater, my friend and I have eaten across the street at Indian Spices, or occasionally next door at Christo's, looking out one window and into the window of Lemon Grass. They never looked especially busy (but then during theater times, I've rarely been anywhere downtown that really WAS 'especially busy') and we really didn't know anything about it. So on this particular foray into a night with Lily Tomlin, we thought we'd try something different.\n\nI see all the growling reviews here complaining about...well...everything...from service to food, and frankly, I'm not quite sure we were all at the same restaurant.\n\nI'm also a bit confused by most people calling it 'Thai' when the menu says 'Cambodian'.\n\nLemon Grass was pleasant. They did seem to operate with minimal staff, but they certainly seemed to keep up. There was a small group of diners when we arrived, and that number grew while we were there, seemed like mostly people who were going to the same show we were.\n\nThe menu options were quite ethnic and unusual from things I'd seen on most Asian menus, which to me, was very cool. Couldn't pronounce them, but the ingredients were certainly unlike the others, so we decided to try a couple of dishes we'd never tried before, including an appetizer.\n\nThe appetizers were called 'Na Taings' and were like little non-sweet rice krispie treats that came with a very yummy pork and curry sauce to top them with. There were five on the plate. Several of their appetizers came 5 to the plate. Ok folks, what is UP with the odd numbers on appetizer plates around here lately? If you're sharing with another person, do we really want to incite a riot over who gets the last one? Even Stevens is best on any shared plate. Two for you, two for me, or three for you, three for me...not 'Oh no, you go ahead' 'No, YOU go ahead, really'.\n\nAnyway, the appetizer was quite tasty and hit the spot.\n\nMy friend ordered hot tea, which seemed to come in a magical pot. The pot was only about two inches tall, and about as round as a very small tortilla, but it filled both of our normal sized cups three times. It was a beautiful little creation of a pot, I must say. It looked like cast iron, and was very ornamental, and came with its own matching trivet to rest upon. The tea was a very flavorful jasmine. How six cups managed to fit in that tiny pot is amazing.\n\nFor the entrees, I cannot remember the names of the dishes, nor can I find them listed online. Lemon Grass doesn't seem to have its own website, and all of the menu sites only appear to have a minimalist lunch menu, or something outdated.\n\nMy friend ordered something with many vowels and consonants, that was a seafood-curry-vegetable mix on a bed of 'crispy rice noodles', and I ordered another dish with many vowels and consonants, that was a pork based curry and vegetable (but lower on the veggie count) also over a bed of crispy rice noodles.\n\nAfter the waitress took our order, she came back from the kitchen to inform my friend that the dish she'd ordered was out, so my friend opted for the same as I.\n\nThe dishes arrived. There was a giant mound of crispy white rice noodles, and they were indeed 'crispy', with a decent sized spot of the actual meat and curry portion nestled against it, with a ginormous decorative flower made of beet (my plate) and carrot (her plate) on a landscaping of parsley. We switched plates...beets make me gag. Then the waitress asked if we wanted chopsticks, and well...not so functional for a blind woman, but I opted to use them.\n\nThe dish was unusual and quite delicious - but a CHORE to eat, with either a fork OR chop sticks. The first bite I tried to take with the chop sticks literally thrust the end of a very rigid rice noodle right up my right nostril. In my friend's case, even with a fork, rice noodles were flying. But, all in all, it was quite delicious. It was pork, a curry gravy, some bean sprouts, and fried egg strips. Honestly, except for the grrrrrr of trying to contain the crispy rice noodles to the plate, it was a tasty and filling meal. Quite pleasant, and it was nice to try something 'new' to us.\n\nThe bill wasn't outrageous, just under $40 for two entrees, an appetizer, and a pot of tea.\n\nWe both agreed that we'd go back...but next time we'll avoid the 'crispy' noodles for something a bit more malleable like rice or soft noodles.\n\nThe staff was fine and helpful - the food decent. Heck the only thing that made the evening even slightly unpleasant was the cackling yinzer at one table who apparently thought she was in her own dining room at home.\n\nFor the pre-theater or concert scenario, I do recommend it. It's worth a shot, especially if you're an 'outside the box' eater. Try something you can't pronounce...what the heck. | |
| Neutral | it's OK. I stopped by this bakery on the way to the bank, looking for something to satisfy my sweet tooth. Nothing really caught my eye or got my mouth watering. \n\nI ended up picking two chocolate patties with peanut butter filling ($4/both). I wasn't two impressed: the cake seemed a bit stale and the filling was not creamy.\n\nI do have to say some of the cakes didn't look half bad. But, it seemed like Paddy Cake is comparable to the bakery section of your typical grocery store which is disappointing since I'm always on the lookout for mouth watering sweets. | |
| Positive | Haven't been in a while (not really a bike nut, or even a regular rider) but I have to relate a story to tell you what kind of a place this is... I inherited a bike my dad had purchased in college, and hard a part break, I knew that Kraynick's would be the only place able to help, even though at the time there were still Schwinn \"authorized\" dealers in the area. \n\nHere's the exchange: \n\nMe: \"I have an old Schwinn three-speed, probably from 1969 or '70, and it has this little washer with a raised part that fits in the groove between the fork and the rear axle. That part broke.\" \n\nHim: \"A Collegiate or a Speedster?\" \n\nMe (amazed): \"Speedster.\" \n\nAt which point he turned around to a wall of tiny drawers that seemed to stretch from floor to ceiling and appeared to have no intelligible labeling, pull open a single drawer, and produce the part I needed. It cost something like 30 cents... \n\nPlaces like this pretty much do not exist anymore, the shop is like a museum of bicycle parts (and the upper stories of the building are reportedly just as full). If the recurring rumors of its closing / Mr. Kraynick's retirement are any indication, it may not be here forever. FIND ANY EXCUSE to get here while it's still around! | |
| Positive | Some drunk asshole fell into my back tire and completely ruined it. Rather then go to Trek and spend a good $100 for a new tire and the labor I headed to Kraynicks.\n\nI spent around 3 hours fixing not just my back tire, but my shoes, shifters, and I even cleaned up my chain and gears. I love that you go in to fix a simple issue but end up spending hours there. You can't help it. Gerry and John are great people and their willing to help you because they just love what they do rather than to just make a profit. \n\nI already want to go back. And yes best bike shop in existence is a pretty accurate statement. | |
| Negative | Last barber on the left was who helped me. Very nice but not very skilled. He uses plastic guards for his shears and also I noticed after washing my hair I have very thin parts that were cut much shorter than the rest of my hair. Luckily my hair grows fast. I trusted Yelp! reviews but they let me down. I may try one of the other barbers with real shears once more but I am hesitant to recommend or go back here with confidence. | |
| Positive | You won't find a better haircut for the price in all of Pittsburgh. \n\nI spent my first year in Pittsburgh not knowing where to get a good haircut. I tried a bunch of different places, and often settled for an overpriced buzz at Supercuts. The day I found Dan Cercone was a life changer for me.\n\nIf you go on a Saturday, one of their moms bakes cookies and has other random complimentary snacks. Following my last visit, I walked out of there looking sharp, munching on a vanilla Powerbar. (Only a couple munches, that thing was gross) | |
| Negative | I would write a \"0\" review if I could. I cannot review the food. I did not get a chance to eat there. Me and my Hawaiian friend went there to grab what I heard was some great Indian food, during one of the \"Unblurred\" Friday evenings. The concierge looked at us disdainfully, and was talking about how the 3-4 empty tables we saw was reserved. No \"reserved\" signs were in sight on these tables and dude did not mention when any seating would be freed up. \n\nWhether or not he was prick or or a racist prick, I have no idea. He seemed more interested in getting us out of there than he was in trying to serve us. It is Garfield, so may be he has had issues with the local denizens causing trouble, who happen to look like me. Dunno. All the white people get to eat, we do not? \n\nWith the exception of the Awesome Spak Brothers, I would not bother eating anything on Penn Avenue. Ever. I spend more time focusing on the surrounding crap than I do with actually eating. | |
| Positive | I am in town for work and I decided to order food from here. The food was awesome! I ordered the People's Special Biryani and they brought the food right to my hotel room. I will definitely order from here again the next time I'm in town. | |
| Positive | Just got back from trying the lunch buffet at Taste of India, which was pretty good and a definite value. It is $7.95/person and includes a drink - soda, mango juice or mango lassi. The buffet has the usual chutneys and raitas, naan, vegetable pakoras, fresh fruit (mostly watermelon), salad, chicken fried rice and plain basmati rice, 3 chicken dishes and 3 veggie dishes. Today there was tandoori chicken, chicken tikka masala and a plain old chicken curry, channa masala, alu palak, and alu green beans. There were also gulab jamuns.\n\nMy favorite was definitely the alu green beans, which disappointingly is not on the menu. The chickpeas were good, but I thought the alu palak was disappointing. (I am generally disappointed in palak paneer at restaurants since I have an awesome recipe that I make at home all the time.) The watermelon chunks were an awesome palate cleanser, and the gulab jamuns were great. Total for two people came to $17 before tip.\n\nThis is a nice little place, and at lunch almost everyone there is Children's Hospital staff. Parking is a little hard to find since the residential streets are permit only. But I really like this place and it's definitely worth it. | |
| Negative | 5:30pm, worst Baingan Bartha I've ever had. Un-fresh and damn near flavorless all but for some powdery heat. Please invest in fresh chillies; they keep well and will make that \"8\" really pop with flavor. | |
| Positive | This place is awesome. He was closed but was still there cleaning and took me in for a great old school cut. I'd tried some salons and was relying on Sueprcuts a lot and hadn't been to a barber in quite some time. Sure, I haven't had this kind of haircut since gradeschool, but he did clean it up quite nicely and even gave my beard a clean trim. Definitely recommended if this is what you're looking for. Also, some great conversation | |
| Negative | D'Amico's is like...Olive Garden, only less festive and with more \"local color.\" We came here for a coworker holiday dinner at 530 pm on a Thursday. We made a reservation for seven of us, but there was no need to call ahead - the place was empty except for a man sitting at the bar, and a couple of girls at another table across the room. Definitely not hoppin'. The color of the walls and the decor remind me of a hotel restaurant that only serves a breakfast buffet. It's very quiet in there, except for the low noises from a TV showing a football game in the next room.\n\nOur server was definitely \"set in her ways,\" as one of my coworkers said. She had a routine in terms of when she took drink orders, when she took food orders, when she brought the check. Deviations in the schedule seemed to cause a \"does not compute\" response across her face....like when I sat down and she asked what I wanted to drink. I said I was going to wait until my next coworker arrived (thinking she might want to share some wine with me), and she was just like \"...you want to wait? to order something to drink...?\" and I was all \"yes, I just got here....I don't even know what I want!\" and she looked so confused, like how could some idiot like me possibly not know what they wanted to drink - finally she was like \"oh, do you need a list or something?\" I know, I'm one of those difficult customers who requires a wine list in order to determine what wine I plan to order. I'm weird like that. Trying to order food at the same time as drinks was also a no-go. You have to play by her rules. When we did figure out the complicated drink-ordering situation, my coworker and I enjoyed our half-carafe of chardonnay. I'd recommend getting a half carafe - the wine glasses are so small, paying $6 for a glass is a total rip off. Get a half or full carafe and get your money's worth.\n\nThe entrees come with soup and salad, which seems really old-school and kind of awesome to me. They had one kind of soup, so you get what you get. It was a chicken-vegetable-tortellini soup served in a little cup. I liked it, because I like thin, brothy soups, but it wasn't anything special. The four little tortellinis floating around were the best part, and it was nice to have some veggies too. Salad was standard iceberg lettuce, carrot shreds, some tinny-tasting black olives, and the acidic but not-bad strawberry vinaigrette that came on the side. I didn't bother with the bread - it didn't look like anything special and it just came with butter packets.\n\nI got the pasta roll for my entree. Despite having lots of ingredients (pasta, spinach, prosciutto, pine nuts, sambuca, tomato cream sauce, probably some cheese somewhere), the dish was surprisingly one note. I didn't think it was well-seasoned - I ended up pouring red pepper flakes on top to give it a zing, which didn't help terribly. The texture was good, and it was a cool idea, and it wasn't a BAD dish, but it was just...meh. Nothing exciting. Very average. Pretty bland. I tasted a few other people's dishes and my response was the same. It's just generic stuff. Like I said, Olive Garden, only local. Considering how \"meh\" the food was, I think it's way overpriced.\n\nSo I wouldn't go back. It's not my kind of food, or place. For all the Italian folks around here, I'm sure Pittsburgh must have way better Italian food offerings than this. | |
| Positive | I do have a special place in my stomach for Tram's kitchen and I try to eat there every now and again. Pho is a good meal to warm you up in the winter and this place is a great place to stop in for a yummy dinner. I have been a little wary to go off the beaten path of the spring rolls and the Pho, so I got the spring rolls and the chicken peanut soup (I think that is what it was called). It was very close to the chicken Pho, except it had less noodles, more veggies, and a little different twist on the sauce with some crunched peanuts that settled at the bottom and a bit more spice. The dishes definitely didn't disappoint. The parking is on the street (which is usually pretty empty after working hours), and the ambiance seems to have perked up a little bit with what I think is a new coat of baby blue paint and some new flowery table cloths. Don't worry though, the mother of pearl wall art is still there, and your chances of not understanding your server is still high. The prices are cheap, the grub is good, and the place is uh... rustic, oh yeah, and bring cash! | |
| Neutral | Pho is good but its not best pho or egg rolls (they don't even serve it with the lettuce and herbs) you can get in Pittsburgh. On the flip side though, their owner is super friendly | |
| Positive | This place has been reviewed a lot, obviously, so I'll keep it short and sweet with a list.\n\nPros:\nThe vegetarian Pho is amazing. I will only have eyes for it when I go there, and maybe a fresh veggie spring roll. Unlike two of the other reviewers who had some sour grapes over their experience, I have multiple resources that the veggie Pho broth is vegan.\nCheap. Huge bowl of Pho with fresh veggies and a drink for under $10. \n\nCons:\nParking in this neighborhood is a racket and restaurant doesn't have a lot.\n\nGood to know:\nNo credit. Take cash, or use the ATM in the vestibule.\nAtmosphere is hole-in-the-wall. If you can't cope with that, get takeout or don't go. | |
| Positive | I am from Houston, since I came here I've been searching for the perfect bowl of pho. I have to say this is the closest thing yet from home!!! Good pho with fair pricing, doesn't get ebtter than this. | |
| Negative | Don't believe the hype.\n\nWas in the Pittsburgh area for one day and decided to try the pho here. It was a toss up between Pho Minh and here. I think I chose wrong.\n\nA rule of thumb is a good ethnic restaurant will be swarming with that particular ethnic people. When I went, all I saw were non-Asians. \n\nOrdered the pho and it was mediocre and forgettable. It did not taste flavorful and authentic but maybe that's what is available in Pittsburgh.\n\nAnother sour note, they dropped off some spring rolls at our table. It was our first time there and I thought they were complimentary so we ate them.\n\nLater on, we saw them on our bill. WE DIDN'T EVEN ORDER THEM.\n\nThey were overpriced, and not worth it.\n\nBe careful if they drop off food or drinks at your table, they will bill you for it afterwards even if you didn't order it. | |
| Positive | I came here once and ordered pho, and I was very disappointed. Bland broth, tough meat, I didn't get the Tram's hype. Not that I've ever tried mind-blowing pho (I've only eaten it in Pennsylvania, which is probably the problem) but this was even worse than most.\n\nHowever, I've since been back and ordered the bun. Now I was impressed! Specifically with the version doused in coconut milk--I love coconut anything, and on top of vermicelli noodles with a squirt of hoisin and sriracha, it was heaven. Only thing is, I don't like the selection of vegetables they use. Onions and broccoli just aren't my jam, and my favorite veggie to have with my bun, cucumber, was sadly MIA from Tram's version.\n\nI do consider myself to be a little bit of a fresh spring roll connoisseur (ooookay, maybe not, but I eat them a lot), and Tram's are good, but not my favorite in the city. I know, a lot of people are all about Tram's rolls, but I like mine with lots of Thai basil, and you can barely taste it in theirs. They're still super fresh with a good amount of meat, so this is just a matter of preferences, not quality.\n\nRegardless of the meh pho, I can't stress enough that it's totally worth it to come here for the coconut milk bun! Delicious!! | |
| Negative | I came here awhile ago and ordered one of the rice-based dishes with chicken (can't remember exactly what it was, and there's no menu posted online for me to figure it out). The dish was dry and lacked flavor. Perhaps I ordered the wrong dish here, since the Pho seems to be what they're known for. As it were, I wasn't impressed. I don't remember anything being off about the service, so it must have been fine. If a dining partner specifically wanted to try Vietnamese, I'd come back and try the Pho, but otherwise, I wouldn't go out of my way to come back here, given that there are many better dining options on Butler St. | |
| Negative | The food isn't something to rave about but it's edible. I love the fact that they offer fried green tomatoes and grape leaves. I have only been to (C)Ritters for late night munchies and that also happens to be when Pittsburgh's finest come out to play. Never a dull moment. | |
| Neutral | Sometimes at four in the morning you need a place to eat, and, for that purpose, Ritters does its job. Otherwise the food is pretty mediocre. Remember if you can after a long night out that this establishment is cash only. \n\nYou are never going to get great service here, and for the most part at night when the entire place is packed full of belligerent drunks why should you? The waitstaff does their job: takes orders, brings out the food, and refills your drinks, but don't expect much more and surely don't expect to have all your requests pampered. I feel bad for the waitstaff who have to deal with drunks all night, especially on the weekend.\n\nThis is a Pittsburgh landmark, nice diner vibe, and a place where I will always have great memories. Though the food is pretty mediocre and slightly overpriced for the quality I will always keep coming back here out of nostalgia. | |
| Negative | 2.5 but I rounded down.\nThis is not a place you go to eat out but it's rather a emergency stop when you have no other place to go perhaps 4 in the morning. Cash only. Doesn't separate the check so if you are eathing with somebody else figure it out among yaselves.\nI'm not a big fan of diner's and haven't been to one so I don't have anything to compare to but like I said, if you have nowhere else to go you might try this one.\nFood is ok. It's like the food that a mom who doesn't care for cooking cooked. I don't want to be too mean. Waitresses are friendly. They are dressed up in scrubs like nurses. | |
| Neutral | Ritters is a Pittsburgh treasure. Old school diner, complete with at-table mini jukeboxes that sometimes work. Great people watching here. This is the place you come for late night munchies or possibly morning after recovery. Breakfast food is on point, as is the Greek fare. Cash only like most of the coolest spots in The Burgh! | |
| Positive | I moved to Bloomfield in April and being Italian and loving Italian food I thought that Little Italy would be a good fit, I was wrong... Until tonight. I have found that every Italian restaurant I've tried has left much to be desired; from Del's atrocious food to the over hyped Pleasure Bar, I had not found an Italian joint I liked.\n\nLombardozzi, I have not clue why I had not tried you until tonight. I had tried their meatballs during Little Italy Days and really enjoyed them, but always forgot to head down the block to try a whole meal.\n\nWe started with calamari and it was fried t to perfection, and no rubbery feel, which is a positive, because 99% of places outside the east coast can't to calamari to save their lives.\n\nI had the gnocchi with red sauce (only sauce option which kind of irks me, because gnocchi is great with a pesto) with meatballs. The gnocchi is homemade and to die for, and the sauce is pretty good too (I'm a sauce snob, nobody beats my mothers or grandmothers) and the meatballs were as good as I remembered.\n\nGreat food experience, but the service was at best bad. The waitress took over five minutes to get our drink order, and just kind of seemed annoyed at the whole working thing.\n\nI will be back, because there is no Italian food in Bloomfield that even comes close to Lombardozzi. | |
| Neutral | Kudos to Tessaro's for cooking my burger the way I ordered it. Most places won't give you a \"medium\" burger; it usually leans toward medium well, at best. Tessaro's took a liberal approach to medium and it fared more toward medium-rare to my surprise and delight. So for that, hooray! And it definitely was the plumpest, juiciest burger I've had in a looonnngg time. \nThat said, I really wasn't as impressed as I thought I'd be. I thought I liked my burgers pure and untainted, but here I found myself wanting a little more flavor. I guess it just tasted a little bland. The homefries, also a little bland. \nI don't know...maybe my expectations were too high. Despite being underwhelmed by the food (by no means dissapointed), I loved the atmosphere. It was cozy and bustling and unpretentious, and the service was spot-on. Once seated, we didn't have to wait for a thing. Our orders were taken immediately, our drinks arrived at our table within a minute of ordering, and our food arrived in a reasonable amount of time. \nGood to know: They won't seat you unless your entire party is there. In this case, it was just my husband I was waiting on. That was a little annoying...but understandable considering how busy they are.\n\nDefinitely a solid burger worth the praise and the totally reasonable price! I probably won't go out of my way to go back, but I'd definitely take an out-of-town visitor for a meal there and it's a definite stop if I'm in or near the neighborhood. | |
| Neutral | I wouldn't say it's the best burger I've had, but still very good. I had a cheeseburger with mushrooms and bacon. The bun was unfortunately too small for the patty and the top portion of the bun was rock hard. The burger was extremely large and cooked very well. The wait staff was very friendly and the food was out immediately. | |
| Negative | In theory, Tessaro's is exactly what you want -- a casual neighborhood joint in a great location with an acclaimed product. In practice, it's not very pleasant to go there. I don't think they want us there. Every interaction seems designed to make people feel awkward.\n\nThe burger itself -- the actual cooked meat -- is indeed good, but they have no interest in all the other stuff that turns cooked meat into a hamburger experience. The buns are poor quality; they absorb juices and toppings so they get sloppy and disgusting after a few bites. The burger just falls apart in your hands (or onto your lap). You have to finish it with a fork. \n\nThey don't serve French fries, and they seem affronted when you ask for some. This is a bizarre, given that everything else about the place screams \"we have fries here!\" Why withhold fries from customers who surely have been asking for them every day for years? This hints at either a weird purist dogmatic sensibility, or deliberate sabotage. Why not serve fries *and* homefries? Are they afraid the fries will win, exposing the hollow sham that the homefries have been all along?\n\nI've come to believe that everyone at Tessaro's is under a spell where they must cook and serve excellent hamburgers, but they hate cooking and serving hamburgers. Everything about the restaurant that is not an actual meat patty is cleverly designed to keep you away. But you keep going back. \n\nHave some pity for the poor cursed Tessaro workers, and just go up the street to BRGR, or downtown to Winghart's. | |
| Positive | Had the best burger of my life at Tessaro's over the weekend. I ordered the Guacamole Burger (on the specials menu) and was not disappointed. The burger was large and packed with flavor. The guacamole was tasty and creamy and topped my burger off perfectly. I liked that they had so many options for sides with their meals. I opted for the cole-slaw and it was very good as well.\n\nOur waitress was extremely personable and our food came quick.\n\nI don't give a lot of 5-star ratings but this place deserves one. My burger was cooked to perfection. Great quality food, service and good atmosphere! | |
| Neutral | All the locals recommended this place to me for burgers and I've tried them twice to just make sure the first time wasn't a goof. But both times, the food was so blah. It should take more then just a massive piece of meat to get good ratings. I've tried both a burger and a steak, and they were both so bland. There's no flavor what's so ever. I was highly disappointed. | |
| Neutral | When I lived in Bloomfield, Pleasure Bar was one of my staples. They have a decent size bar, and two dining areas. I've sat in all, and have had excellent service. Honestly, I don't' recall ever being displeased with service here. It's very Pittsburgh, so if you sit at the bar you can definitely catch a game. The dining areas can accommodate groups, and I've seen many a family in here. When they're busy it can get noisy, but not excessive. \nI have sampled just about everything on their menu. A few of my faves: Italian Eggrolls...mmmmm...i'm hungry just thinking about them. Stuffed mushrooms are pretty bomb as well, and the Bruschetta Bread. When it comes to entrees you can't go wrong with the pick your own pasta. Their sauces are homemade and oh so good. My go-to is the pesto with angel hair.\n \nIf you're looking for a nice place, with good homemade food, this is it.\n\nBonus: During little Italy days they have a stand out front. Do it. | |
| Negative | Started out with wedding soup that was so salty it was almost inedible. Asked for the house wine and was given a glass of wine that cost $9.00. (My fault, I should have asked, I guess.) Meals were OK, but nothing special. Even the bread was just so-so. My dinner partner and I both got entirely different meals, and we both experienced serious gastro-intestinal problems after our dinners. | |
| Negative | I've been here many times and I'll continue to come back.\n\nThe good: the drink specials are good. the food is good. the location is good. the crowd it draws is good.\n\nThe bad: Dont come here if you are really hungry or in dire need of a drink bc the service has been CONSISTENTLY AWFUL. Tonight, we sat outside and our waitress (Nikki) walked past us four times without making eye contact. In fairness, I dont think it's an issue with the waitress being bad as much as they really need to hire more waitresses, bc it seemed like there was only one waitress for the entire restaurant.\n\nOur tabletop was sticky and so after waiting for 20 min for service I decided I really needed a drink and went inside. The bartender (Olivia) did not want to serve me bc we were sitting outside. \"Your waitress will be right with you.\" me: \"But you are here now, can I please have a Shocktop Wheat?\" \"Ill tell the waitress.\" me: \"Please may i just have my beer?\" She served me, but then the waitress walked up to me and was like, \"Oh, I didn't see you, weren't you outside?\" If you didn't see me how would you notice I was outside?\n\nIts ok, I felt bad for her bc she was so busy but like--I'm easy to please. All I needed was a beer. I got one, so the waitress and I were then \"cool.\" She then proceeded to never come back to our table, but that's ok i think we pissed her off.\n\nThis has been a common thread: not enough waitstaff so you have to beg for your food or drinks when the wait staff does come by. It's extremely frustrating.\n\nThe time before last we were there we ordered food and the waitress told us that we could expect to wait over an hour bc they had a group of 15 come in. We thought she was kidding, and had our beers, so we rolled with it but she was not kidding. We waitied over an hour for our food and the waitress made no apologies. Also, our friend came and ordered food before ours came out, and this was around 10:30. after waiting and waiting and waiting we asked the waitress for an ETA on his burger, but it turned out she forgot to put it in, and hte kitchen had closed.\n\nThe service sucks but what really sucks is the staff is never apologetic about it bc this place is a neighborhood bar w locals so they kind of dont care about apologizing bc they know you'll be back.\n\nBut I come here bc like I said the food is ok, but you've got to come here and be very very patient. | |
| Negative | Flies in this place. | |
| Negative | I came here for a filling after not having time to get it completed by my hometown dentist over Christmas break in early 2011. Not only was the filling $120 (no insurance), payment was demanded immediately upon exit, I also felt very disrespected by the office as a whole. The front staff is very curt and short. The gentleman who did my drilling had a patronizing and smart alleck attitude. When asking questions about the procedure he was doing, he mockingly imitated my voice (I am sorry I am not the most clear and articulate when I have a rod down my mouth getting a filling) to ask me what I said. He was very patronizing the whole time and unsympathetic to my legitimate worries I had seeing as this was the first time I went to a dentist other than the one I went to my entire life since childhood. I would never go back under any circumstance.\n\nEDIT: In my original review I stated this procedure was $250. The correct amount was actually $120. My apologies. | |
| Negative | I was visiting for the weekend and we were looking for somewhere to go watch the LSU versus Alabama game and we chose Lot 17. When we arrived we were able to find seats at the bar since there was barely anyone there. They have a nice selection of draft beers. The food was definitely above average for a bar. The sweet potato fries are as good as advertised and the dipping sauce could be consumed with a straw but the TV selection leaves a little to be desired. I understand it is a PITT bar but with 95% of the bar focused on the LSU/Alabama game you would think they could have moved the PITT game to a corner TV and use the center TV with sound for the majority of the bar that was concerned in the 'Epic' game. They did switch the games around while PITT was at half but as soon as that game started the LSU game was back relegated to the corner. The manager even made some comment that our group didn't appreciate but whatever it's not like I will be back anytime soon. If you are looking for some good bar food I say stop on by. If you are looking to watch a big game outside of Pennsylvania sports you may want to choose elsewhere or be relegated to the corner without sound. | |
| Negative | i was very excited to try this place. thai is one of my favorite cuisines ever!!! but i was sorrily disappointed. we started with spring rolls, through the rice wrapper i could see that the lettuce was browning, a sure sign that the rolls were not made to order. the pad thai was dry and tasteless. my friends curry and potatoes tasted like water with a touch of curry powder. i hate giving poor reviews but nothing that i ate at thai cuisine was yummy. | |
| Positive | Friendly Service. Fresh Veggies! At only 1 dollar a person for BYOB and no corkage this place is a steal! The price is right too! \n\nIf you are a veggie, curry, wine lover who loves family style friendly service, then this place is for you! | |
| Positive | I only come to Pittsburgh twice a year, but I get so excited to eat the best pizza. Sacramento pizzarias have nothing on Pittsburgh's. Fiori's is the best pizza I've ever eaten. It's local so my dad grew up eating the stuff & so did I until I moved to California. Sweet sauce and thin crust baked to perfection. If you're in Pittsburgh, you must try it. If you live in Pittsburgh, then you already know what I'm talking about. | |
| Neutral | Service is just okay--they are rude short with you. No parking. On a brick road that will have your car shaking the whole time. You will get your car swiped if you aren't careful. The cheese blend is good. The sauce is sweet: not slightly sweet, but sweet. There is a lot of appeal to Fioris because of the sauce. I guess I prefer something savory in my sauce and find the aggravation to make it less worthwhile than Mineo's in Mt. Lebanon | |
| Positive | Yes the pizza is the best in the burgh. But don't don't forget the wings. They also have the best wings in the burgh. They don't deliver. They don't have to. I'd drive for miles. | |
| Neutral | Other than being open late to convenience myself and my inebriated friends I didn't like nor dislike this place. It was quite small and looked dirty. The pizza was large enough to share between me and 5 people and to absorb some alcohol. \nIt wasn't horrible. | |
| Positive | My girlfriend is much newer to the area so I try to take her to real Pittsburgh places. Fiori's should be held right up there next to Primanti's as a staple. South Hills icon. \n\nThere's old world charm when you order. Pie comes out quick. It's awesome deliciousness scored me many points with the lady and satisfied my soul for making my not-often-enough trip to this fantastic pizza icon of the City of Champs. \n\nPreach. | |
| Positive | The sales team worked with me to trade a car that needed work and put me into the car I always wanted for a price I could afford. Talk to Jeff and Dom they are Awesome! | |
| Neutral | Organization people, that's all I got to say, organization. This place is in dire need of it. Or maybe a map of some sort, but not like a treasure map. I walked in to try and find a picture frame to use for a project and it took me forever to figure out that they were buried behind the knickknack area.\n\nAlso, the staff might want to take a people skills course. Not a good experience to have them weaving in and out of customers much like a stunt car driver to avoid a question. I really loved overhearing their conversations...\n\nOne other thing, make sure you work out a bit, that ramp connecting the levels is not fun to conquer when you're not expecting it. | |
| Negative | First, their clothing is arranged by color, not by size. While thrift stores may think this looks great, it's not great for people shopping for one size.\n\nAlso, their prices were outrageous. Many of the items I liked I could have bought new for a little bit more. The upscale prices did not match the dingy and dirty store. We won't be back to this one. | |
| Positive | New pita caf\u00e9 is a welcome addition to a classic bakery and some of the best hummus in Pittsburgh. A great menu with fresh and local items served quickly efficiently and kicked up condiments and extras at every turn. This is the best Mediterranean food in Pittsburgh bar none. Chef Greg keep it coming | |
| Positive | yummy, yummy chinese food. thank heavens for there being one in brookline. great food. friendly, fast service. decent prices. funny kid who jumps out and tries to scare me every time i go is great in store entertainment. very simple decore.\n\ni always walk here when i order since it so close and they always have it ready before i get there. usually get the general tso's. must try the other menu items someday. | |
| Positive | Nice atmosphere, good food - Sesame Inn gets an A in my book. The service is good - I especially like the man who has been refilling water glasses since I was in middle school and always smiles at you. There is a room off the main dining room to support larger groups, a full bar, and a great menu. The lunch specials are very affordable, even to high school students, and can be packed on days when school lets out early.\n\nAs far as the food goes, everything is delicious. The hot and sour soup is great, the ma po bean curd is the best I've ever had, and even their newest offering of pad thai is pretty good. Whether you're taking out, eating in, or having food delivered, everything here is delicious. | |
| Negative | NEVER EVER get the All-you-can-Eat. Hibachi plates are basically plates of panfried squash with a little meat that isn't even grilled. They give you nigiri sushi instead of sashimi. It's like they are trying to stuff us full of rice and squash so we fill up quickly. Also, service was unfriendly. | |
| Positive | This place has been on my list since I became a \"foodie\" (quotes intended) ... and finally I was in town with the flexibility to go.\n\nIt's worth it ... I think it's on par with Pizzeria Bianco and Pupatellas as \"as good as it gets\" for me ... and the great pastas and apps solidified the five star rating.\n\nVERY great. | |
| Negative | FILET MIGNON NOT AS ADVERTISED\n\nWe ordered the filet mignon with chicken hibachi. The flavor was ok, we asked for the filet to be medium and it arrived well done, was very chewy and we suspect a chuck roast or some other inferior cut of beef was substituted for the filet. False advertising at its best--shouldn't that be illegal?\n\nThe fried rice that came with it was ok but we were not offered a choice of steamed rice or noodles. Other hibachi places we have been to plate noodles and steamed or fried rice together.\n\nThe miso soup was very salty and murky and not very flavorful. The salad had a lot of water at the bottom of the bowl and was made up of head lettuce only (anyone ever heard of a salad spinner)--not very appetizing.\n\nWe also ordered sushi (all cooked ingredients) it was just ok and not the best I have experienced.\n\nThe waitress was slow and had to be asked for refills on our hot tea. The whole meal took almost an hour and a half and cost $75.00 tip included. Not worth the price, time, gas and wear and tear on the car to get there. | |
| Neutral | Not quite as good as the Squirrel Hill location, but quick service. Would recommend the Sicilian Pizza over the usual style. | |
| Negative | My experience at Anne Gregory was fine, but nothing spectacular. They were running behind for my appointment because the seamstress accidentally put a future bride getting alterations in \"my room.\" No problem. It's not like we were offered water, coffee, champagne, anything though. I showed them photos and style names of several dresses I wanted to try on and they said they'd go pull them and have them ready when my room was ready. When I got into the room, I wanted to try on my \"favorite\" dress, but they hadn't pulled it for me! When they finally did, I had to basically trip around and put it on myself while the bridal consultant watched me. She was certainly no help. And pinning? They don't \"clip\" at Anne Gregory. So imagine my size 0 body in a size 10 or size 12 dress. It was impossible to figure out what I would look like, and my consultant didn't really seem to care (or know how to adjust the dress to even give me a general idea). Any dresses they pulled for me that weren't on my list were awful - not even close to the look I described. This was also the only shop I went to that prohibited pictures. Overall, a pretty lousy experience. I just can't figure out why this place is considered the premiere bridal salon in Pittsburgh. No thanks | |
| Neutral | Convenient and easier to find items then big box stores, although you do pay for that convenience. Most staff are extremely knowledgeable and helpful, others in dire need of customer service training (mocking and eye rolling at customers is not cool). Returns can be a hassle including items sold that are defective or missing parts. | |
| Positive | This is a great local place for the neighborhood. There aren't many general shops or convenience stores within walking distance, so Rolliers is my go-to store. Their employees (beyond the local teens at the registers) are very friendly and knowledgeable. I've never had any problems finding plumbing, storage, or cleaning supplies. | |
| Negative | Not a huge fan of their coffee, the cookies and pastries are really good, however! The lemonade is amazing. The lady who works their, is super rude and never smiles. The customer almost feels like they are bothering the workers. | |
| Positive | This is a fantastic small hair salon. I have been going here for years and they are experts. You always feel valued and always have great service (and a GREAT cut too!).\nThe ambiance is superb- small, quaint, and not full of egos that you would normally find at a salon of this caliber.\n\nI highly recommend!!! | |
| Negative | Internet Connection = $60 \nWi-Fi router = $120 \nDaily internet pass = $4.95\n\nLosing customers because you make them pay for wifi access priceless.\n\n$4.95 for a day pass or $29.95 for a monthly pass is just ridiculous, especially when the place is so computer friendly with lots of a/c plugs for laptop users.\n\nIf you are going to just have coffee then miss I's review is right on the spot, but if you are going to work or study and need access to the internet then go somewhere else. | |
| Positive | Cute place with a delicious cap! Perfectly proportionate. | |
| Positive | Wash-dry-fold. Pick-up and delivery. Dress shirts. Dry cleaning. These people do so much, and charge such a reasonable amount. \n\nThey take credit cards, too, and they are easy to communicate with, if you have a change of plans or whatever.\n\nCan't say enough good things. I've been in the laundromat, too, though I haven't used it. It's nice and clean and pleasant, in that Pittsburgh's-take-on-hip kind of way. | |
| Negative | Ick. Stay away unless you want to be treated like you are a criminal who cannot afford a pricey item. I wanted to try on a $400 fur...and the guy said it was very expensive and would hand carry it to the front mirror for me. He then advised me to take off my vest and waited for me to do so. He would not let me handle the coat myself because it was \"very expensive.\" He watched me while I tried it on and then immediately took it off me. I wanted to tell him that $400 wasn't pricey for a winter coat and that I could easily afford it, but decided to walk out without purchasing it. I won't be back. | |
| Positive | I am giving Soba 5 stars for the experience I had there, even though I'm not quite sure the food deserves the whole 5 stars (Maybe 4.5)\nMy boyfriend and I came here for our anniversary. We are poor college students we got dressed up for our special dinner. We ordered several small plates: the Indonesian corn fritter wrap, the spicy tuna maki, the chicken and vegetable spring rolls, the korean barbecue ribs, and... something else! \nThe ribs were probably the best, and the corn fritter and tuna maki were also great. I was disappointed by the spring rolls - they were of good quality, but they were somewhat bland, and I expect a little more at a place (and a price!) like this. \nFor dessert we had the vanilla-poached peach with raspberry granita, coconut tapioca and brown sugar-barley crisps - this was fabulous! The combination of textures and flavors was superb. This appears to no longer be on the menu.\nThe real treat of the evening was the service we got from our waiter. We wanted to order sake, but we are sake noobs and had no idea where to start. Our waiter brought us a tasting tray of three very different sakes, all of which were delicious. We made a decision, ordered a carafe, and settled down to eat and drink and, uh, gaze lovingly into each other's eyes. As we were finishing our small plates, the waiter sidled up to our table and replaced our empty carafe with a full one, winking at us and saying \"Will you look at that!\" \nWe were very pleased with our experience at Soba and it made a great anniversary dinner. | |
| Positive | I was here this past week while visiting. The food was superb. The seared tuna was amazing-the best I've had anywhere. The scallops were also excellent. Appetizers were delicious. The restaurant is beautiful, dimly lit, and very relaxed. Our server, Amanda, was great-really knowledgeable and helpful. Lookinf forward to my next trip to Pitt. to come back here. | |
| Positive | We found Soba to be very unique and relaxing. We absolutely loved the smooth rock water feature expanding two floors and an entire side of one wall. Very peaceful.\n\nWe tried their farm feast tasting menu event for $35 per person, including four courses. You may also accompany the courses with a wine paring for $20, giving you four different types of wine with each serving. We thought the cost was a great value.\n\nThe thing I love most about a tasting menu is that you don't have to worry about decisions. The menu is already planned. I'm sure many people would have an issue with this, but as a foodie, there is nothing better than to experience new cuisines. If you are one of those picky people, you can order off Soba's Japanese-fusion style menu.\n\nBecause we were blown-away from the atmosphere, outstanding service, and talented chefs, Soba made our Pittsburgh Favorite list at www.GirlLikesToEat.com//pittsburghfavorites/\n\nThis is for sure an exquisite dining experience. | |
| Positive | Excellent food. They did a great job with the renovation- the place is swank! | |
| Neutral | Not my cup of tea. I did not like my tuna entree, despite it being somewhere around $35. \n\nI do enjoy their cocktails, and like to come to the bar for happy hour. | |
| Positive | Consistently outstanding and creative food served professionally in a great and even varied ambiance. What more could you ask for? Oh yes, excellent wine list and drinks. | |
| Positive | Best sushi in Pittsburgh. Small restaurant so definitely make reservations and try the omakase. Like the tatami mat seating as well. | |
| Positive | Two Words: Frozen Cosmos\n\nYou need no other motivation to go to Harris' (although, the food and service is good too) | |
| Negative | This place is going downhill fast. I went for the infamous bacon night this past Tuesday and wow - it sucked. First off, our waitress just wasn't good. She forgot to put our order for a basket of bacon in and we had to ask for it thirty five mins later. Bacon doesn't take that long to cook. Then, we had to ask for ranch with our wings - which we'd already requested, but she'd brought us bleu cheese instead. Oh, AND they were out of bacon wings! On bacon night! WTF. \n\nAnyways, we also had to request sour cream for the pierogies, which is normally brought out with them, plates (b/c we were sharing several appetizers), and ketchup. Why ketchup? Let me tell you. We'd ordered the sliders as well, and it was the saddest display of baby burgers I've ever seen. \n\nThey were brought out on one of the same small plates that we had for sharing our apps - like the size of a saucer that you'd put a tea cup on. And there were only TWO of them. Two! For six bucks I'll go get six non-mini burgers at freaking mcdonalds. And to top it off, they were dry as the sahara and served with NOTHING. \n\nI got the sliders at Harris about six months ago and there were four sliders to an order, and they were served on a fanciful, long plate with a selection of condiments - you know, ketchup, tomato, onion, mustard, etc. Normal things that people put on burgers every day. So, that was really disappointing. But it wasn't over.\n\nThe bacon \"baskets\" arrived. The simple fact that they serve it in a basket seems to imply that there will be a pretty decent amount of bacon in there, right? Nope. There were literally exactly four sad little pieces. The big basket only made 'em look all the sadder. And they'd somehow managed to burn half of each slice black, while the other half was rubbery and undercooked. Yuck. \n\nOverall, I would never go back again if it wasn't for the fact that I have a gift certificate. The only things Harris has going for it right now are its patios, cleverly written menu, and nice location on Ellsworth ave. Oh, and a lot of condescending d-bags, if you're into that kinda thing. | |
| Negative | harris grill, i think your menu is trying too hard.\n\nfirst place i went on my visit to pittsburgh. menu was a little overly silly, waitress was a little underly friendly/helpful/timely, and food, while decent, was overpriced for the quality.\n\ni may be back to pittsburgh, but won't be back to harris grill | |
| Positive | Just around the corner from my work, me and a few coworkers came looking for some play! We went early and got a cush spot on the top floor with the window. Clearly it's a hot spot in the neighborhood because it was packed by 7 pm on a Tuesday?! The outside seating area was buzzing even in the chilly fall weather. \n\nThe first quenching sip of that half-price RASPBERRY COSMO and I was sold! Add on some true \"Pittsburgh\" food (I'm talking about putting fries in a salad, oh yes!) and other yummy munchies like a super stuffed chicken quesadilla and our fun time was complete! | |
| Negative | Disclaimer: This review is only for their Sunday brunch. Wasn't impressed by their Sunday brunch. Didn't like the presentation of the buffet. It was in a small area and felt kind of cramped. The salad was made with iceberg lettuce and didn't look appetizing. My friends ordered orange juice and each glass was filled to the brim with large pieces of ice, which means that they really just had maybe 1/2 a glass of orange juice. In all, it's really nothing special, just very basic. It was my first time eating at Harris Grill. What seems nice is the patio and if the weather had been nice, we would've sat outside and maybe I would've given it an extra star. | |
| Positive | Very good short rib tacos. Long wait for food though. | |
| Positive | Sunday night, one week after the Steelers were officially \"out\". The restaurant was not crowded. There were (2) 20-somethings and (2) 50-somethings which turned into (2) Burgers (1) Pulled Pork and (1) Angus Salad. \n\nEverything was done perfectly. Calamari was spicy, tender and fantastic.\n\nService was good and everyone was friendly. Almost too dark to enjoy the meal, but ok. We all agreed that we'd like to go back and try out a few other menu items. Especially in the summer, to try out the patio! | |
| Negative | This gym offers a great selection of classes; however, there are more negatives than positives with this gym. Parking is difficult to come by, and you have to pay. The staff is not so friendly, it's expensive for the quality of equipment, and I wish someone was sitting at the desk downstairs instead of upstairs. \n\nI can't wait for my contract to end; I regret signing one now. There has to be better gyms in the area. | |
| Neutral | Elbow room has some great things going for it. \n\nIt has a reasonable menu, without being 'bar food'...They changed the menu recently - so the food has changed somewhat - mostly for the better! The Johnny Appleseed Chicken Sandwich was very good. Salads are also good choices.\n\nThey moved all of their wine to a wall, so there is no list - you get up and explore. It's a novel idea - but I wasn't interested in exploring that particular night. \n\nThey have a back patio, that is often forgotten...so in nice weather, you have a better chance there than at Harris Grill. \nService is fine. \n\nAll in all, it's one of my top picks for an average night out. | |
| Negative | Went to Elbow Room for a nice Sunday brunch experience. It was not crowded and we were seated and served promptly. My girlfriend ordered the album pancakes while I ordered the crab Eggs Benedict. Her pancakes were absolutely inedible, with such a bizarre after taste that we had to say something to the waitress. The kitchen also forgot to put any hollandaise sauce on my eggs and it looked like a 10 year old had poached them. The asparagus was raw and there were a few bits of crab, so little I thought they had forgotten that too. By the time I got any hollandaise the eggs were cold and the whole plate was ruined. When we said something about the pancakes the waitress apologized profusely and brought out some fresh French Toast, but stated that the cooks also thought something was wrong with the pancakes - - - why did she let us order them, then?? Makes no sense.\n\nThe waitress was very nice and very attentive, but the cooking left a lot to be desired. We won't be going back there for brunch anytime soon. Worst Eggs Benedict experience I've ever had. | |
| Positive | I just got my hair done at Dean of Shadyside Salon with Valerie. My cut was amazing. She listened to what I wanted out of my hair cut and gave me advice on what I should do to achieve the look I wanted as well. \nI was so excited about my cut, I re-booked for cut and color. | |
| Negative | Given the big salon, I think your experience will be highly related to which stylist you chose. I bought a Groupon for a level 3 haircut and moisture treatment. The stylist Ken spent 5 mins for the cutting, 40 mins to blow the hair dry and chatting and forgot the moisture treatment. The technique of the haircut is so poor. There is no layer of the cutting and it is not horizontally on the same level. I think he is not serious about what he did. I will not come for the second time. MCN is much better in this sense. You should definitely try to avoid him as your stylist if you choose to go to Dean of Shadyside. | |
| Neutral | Typical sports bar with great wings! Kitchen Sink Wings were $.50 each the night we went. The fried zucchini was great as well (more breading then zucchini, but it doesn't matter after a few beers). We also tried the nachos and tater tots, which were fine. Service was great! They also have daily beer specials. | |
| Negative | I'd give this joint zero stars if it was possible. This is the worst spot on Walnut St! I'm not even sure where to start. The bar is small and overpriced. I had a steak fajita wrap that tasted microwaved. The vegetables weren't even cooked. This is a place no one wants to--or should ever want to go. | |
| Neutral | With such great reviews I have been trying! I have been there tree times now and I am not surprised! The prices are reasonable and you get decent food. But thats not what I expected. The chocolate and caramel trotewas bad! The cupcakes were ok but for 1usd you can't expect much. The buttercream wasnt impressive... But the filled croissants with blueberry or the one with cheese were not bad at all. It was not a real croissant but satisfying. Since it is in a really convenient location I will probably go back but without the expectations that I had before. | |
| Positive | They have the best Burnt Almond Torte, so Good! And if you like lady locks their the best I've had also. Another of my favorites are the little cake cups they make . There are a variety, like Burnt Almond Torte, Cookies and Cream, Pumpkin cheesecake, Vanilla Raspberry, German Chocolate, and so on. Its the perfect miniature dessert!\n\nFor my daughters wedding I ordered five dozen of these for the cookie table. They were a nice addition to the cookies and display beautifully. They were a Big Hit! | |
| Negative | Almond torte cake is way too overhyped. I ordered one after seeing an article on Huffington Post so with a description like that who wouldn't want to try it!? It's a diabetics worst nightmare, sugar overload. The filling in the middle had a bland taste, nothing special about it. Maybe it's because I ordered the cake and had it shipped to MD that it tasted bad. People raving about this cake should try middle eastern or Greek bakeries! I gave a two because they have great customer service when emailing back. | |
| Negative | Didn't havana go out of biz? I think this is the place with the purple awning. If not, oops! This place is OK. It does have a swanky feel and the martini's are OK but overall it is nothing special. Usually the place is very empty compared to the other bars on Ellsworth. | |
| Positive | This is a pricey Japanese grocery store with a wide variety of goods. I know it better as our Saturday go-to place for BENTO BOXES. Oh yes, they are so good. They are made fresh daily by the nice Japanese mom and pop that own the place. They make sushi as well and it is expensive but it really does taste a million times better than the Giant Eagle stuff. They also sell SASHIMI grade fish so we tried our hand at sashimi cutting one afternoon as well. | |
| Neutral | This is my main place for groceries since it is super close to my house, so I've had a variety of experiences here. I think the trick is to go on a Saturday when you have a lot of time and patience, or be prepared for some delays if you go after work. I have a few gripes and a few praises, but its easiest if I list it out by category, so here it goes:\nParking: Lot and parking garage (with elevator) - be prepared to fight over a spot on busy days, and wait a few minutes for an elevator if you go in the garage. \nProduce: Plentiful, and usually fresh and tasty, but prices are up there with whole foods - over $1 for an apple or a tomato, and almost $3 for an avocado. \nPrepared Foods: Mediocre tasting, decent variety. Good looking salad bar as well.\nAssociates: Knowledgeable and helpful\nSelf Checkout/ Self Scanning: I use both frequently and run into an issue about every other time I use either. \nGeneral Products: I must agree with Barrientos M. review, because many times things I'm looking for are expired! They have a large selection and it includes many specialty items, but in my opinion they are not organized very well. \nStore Layout: There is a reason they give you a map, this place is very confusing and large. The specials placed in the aisles are HORRIBLE, they create backups and clusters and I've seen 'cart to heel' accidents; this place is too crowed for the layout. | |
| Negative | If you live in the city of Pittsburgh and don't want to drive to Wal-Mart, Giant Eagle - otherwise known as \"the Dirty Bird\" or \"Gian' Iggle\" if your accent's just right, is where you will shop. Period, end of discussion. Generally, I think monopolies are very bad, and this goes double for grocers because they know their customers are held hostage and can thus attempt whatever fuckery they'd like. Over the past decade, most other Giant Eagle locations in Pittsburgh's East End were shuttered, meaning that the Negley/Centre store serves everyone. \n\nPerhaps my biggest gripe with \"Market District\" is that our bills at this Giant Eagle were consistently 15-18% higher than our bills at any other grocery store, in any city I've shopped in - and that's WITH the coupons and Advantage Card \"discount\" added on. I guess in the end, calling something a Market District Giant Eagle is a clever way of telling customers \"We stock all the same crap you'd find at a regular store, but now we can charge you even MORE for pretending it's premium, organic, or has been blessed by Emeril Lagasse.\" You also need to know that over-crowding is unavoidable at this store, unless you like to start your errands around 10 PM, and even then, it's helpful to remember that customers exceed checkout lanes. Good thing we lived within walking distance of this location, because parking at this store is only marginally easier than driving a caravan of elephants through Manhattan at rush hour. \n\nThis store was never wanting for basic grocery staples when we shopped, but the \"Market District\" moniker somehow demanded that the aisles be set up to be as maximally non-sensical as possible. Do you want juice? Save your sanity, and don't expect it to be near the other juices...you'll want to look near the pasta, of course! To keep you on your toes, the store managers also randomly change the aisles at this Market District around a couple times a year. This is a common retail trick, intended to create \"excitement\" among customers, but really, all it does is make getting groceries as enticing as getting kicked in the balls. And who is stocking the produce at this place? Everything we bought would rot between 24-48 hours after we brought it home, and the peppers and tomatoes regularly looked like Mickey Rourke's face after his plastic surgery disasters.\n\nMy last visit to this Market District store left me with an exceedingly sour taste in my mouth, thanks to some shady hijinks at the pharmacy. We picked up my husband's script for a Schedule II medication, and soon after, discovered to our mutual horror that the pharmacy had shorted us 12 pills. 1 or 2, maybe 3 - that's an innocent mistake. A 12 pill shortage on a 30-pill prescription means someone chose a career in pharmacy to feed an addiction or run a little hustle on the side, and it means my husband will be going without. We asked the manager, \"Dude, what the fuck,\" and the response we got was, \"We didn't do nuthin'!\" Two weeks later, they had the nerve to Robo-Call my husband asking if he was interested in some \"valuable grocery coupons.\" Nice attempt at a save there Bub, but next time, don't snatch our money and we won't need those \"valuable\" coupons after all. (Isn't it also fascinating that we've been shorted on scheduled meds at other pharmacies before, but no one pockets our migraine meds, antibiotics, or other items you can't sell to teenagers in an alley?)\n\nTwo stars because the check-out staff is nice and the pasta/kosher deli selections rock. Otherwise, it's a grocery store, and a below-average one at that. | |
| Neutral | God, I hate you Market District. Most times I come here, I have to restrain myself from screaming at the top of my lungs. But.....ala Breakfast Club John and Claire, I also love you, and I hate myself for that. Hence, my 3-star review.\n\nThe Shadyside Market District is great in the sense that they have everything you need. And then some. Plus things you didn't even know you needed (buffalo flavored hummus for 6.99? Sure! Get in my belly.....I mean, cart). But, whoa, it's totally over-priced. As my mom would say \"city prices\". And the parking lot is cut-throat; I recommend entering the parking garage on the Negley Side for a slightly-less congested time.\n\nMarket District does make an effort to carry local products and produce, so gotta give them props for that. \n\nNote that only Advantage Card users can utilize the self-checkout, and you have to scan your card first before your food. | |
| Positive | Platinum Blonde Perfection. Jay works wonders and he has given me the best platinum blonde 'do ever. It was gorgeous. My hair looked like corn silk. If I had boat-loads of money, I'd fly him out to LA every 6 weeks for a touch up. Go to see Jay...tell him Laura from LA sent you. | |
| Positive | I do admit the clothes here are not exactly at the quality that I want, but if you do stop by frequently you can spot some really nice items. And the guy who works there is super nice so make sure you get to know him! He can help you a lot. | |
| Negative | After months and months on hiatus I have made a resolution that I think I'll actually be able to keep (unlike the NYE 'resolutions' exercise and less carbs) and that is to get back to the good work of keeping up with yelp and my amateur reviews. It started to feel like homework, but all fair and decent people need be warned of the good and the bad this and other cities have to offer by impartial peers'. Now, it saddens me that my first update of 2010 will be such a disappointing experience that was Girasole last night. However, I feel the need to document the experience immediately. If only some other yelper could have prepared us for such disrespect perhaps we wouldn't have been taken so off guard (hence my warning to you...). The lady and I wanted to try somewhere newish and I hadn't been here in over a year when I was the second to review this joint on yelp in 5/08. I'm sure much of what I said then applies today, very loud...decent service, a little above average food with a seasonal menu. I call and make a reservation well in advance so as to try to mitigate what I seem to remember always being a wait...We arrived at 8PM sharp for our reservation and don't get anyones' attention for a little while, but eventually do see who I assume is the owner. We mention our reservation, he says no problem 15 min...Great! I understand you're busy and we'll just wait a while...15 min, 20 min, 25 min...Okay, I'll try to make this easy..\"Sir, may I please give you my cell so you can just call when the table for 2 opens?\"...\"Sure, what is it?\". We go across the road to starbucks and wait for the phone to ring 30 min, 35 min, 40 min, 50 min...Now, keep in mind I booked a reservation well in advance. We go back to the restaurant and wait again cramped like sardines cautious to make eye contact, which we do. Okay, I know what you're thinking why not just leave? I've already admitted it's nothing special. I know you've been there...we kept thinking what if we leave now just when he's about to call. So, we continue to wait and then someone walks in right behind us bumps Annie out of the way and just stands for maybe 30 seconds...the owner runs over bursts through Annie and I and just grabs the couple and seats them immediately. I have never seen such blatent disregard for other customers'. It was clear these folks were just regulars so he seated them ahead of everyone...what's so bad is it was right in front of us. I can appreciate that we are not regulars' , but c'mon pops' have a little discretion. Please take this as a cautionary tale, doesn't matter if you have a reservation, doesn't matter if you leave your cell (btw, still hasn't rang) and you pretty much don't matter if you're not a regular'. There is a happy ending...We ended up at the bar at Eleven, I had a great tuna tartare and a piece of fish and Annie had a wonderful order of steak/frites. We won't be back to Girasole. | |
| Positive | Let's say I am slightly biased, because I'm pretty certain I am Girasole's biggest fan... No seriously... I recently moved to Houston (well 5 years ago now), and I literally arrange to meet family and friends at Girasole, because as much as I love my family and friends, let's face it, I plan my trips home around Girasole. I never miss the chance to dine here...and I typically will skip lunch as I tend to eat a lot... hey Houston does NOT have decent Italian food and even if they did, it wouldn't be Girasole! I ALWAYS have the spinach & ricotta ravioli with the salad AND of course I never skip the Gnocchi (I swear both sauces are some of the BEST in the entire world)... I usually skip white bread, but not here, I use it to scoop up the extra sauce. The tiramisu and lemon cake are to die for as well. Be sure to tell Pi aka Mr. Girasole that Emilie from TX sent you... it's literally my home away from home! | |
| Neutral | My husband and I went here on a Friday night and surprising were seated immediately at a sidewalk table even though we did not have a reservation. Girasole was, as advertised, a very charming cafe with many things to recommend it. \n\nThe food was good, but it lost some points with both of us for quality of service and the limited nature of the menu. Our waiter was attentive--until the entrees were served. Then he disappeared. Not only did he disappear but every other server went deaf. They were not so busy that this was necessary. For the size of the restaurant and the number of servers it should not have taken an additional 20 minutes after we had eaten to have plates cleared. There was a busboy but he was kind of useless. \n\nMy husband had the ravioli and I had polenta, both of which were very nice, and we shared a slice of rum cake that was excellent. My suggestion to anyone going there is to look at the online menu first. What you see there is what they will have, period. If nothing looks good it may be a good night to try another spot. | |
| Positive | Their appetizers are very very good... I also like their daily menu, fresh stuff and high quality ingredients. The salad that comes with any entree is awesome! Overall, excellent. I go there regularly. It usually gets very crowded though, so plan ahead. | |
| Neutral | Service can be a bit slow at times. Also, I rarely see the place crowded. Still, its a good place to eat. Usually people go for the daily specials, where they give you a big plate with their house salad (delicious), a daily-changing entree, rice and some bread. It's about 10 dollars. They usually have 2 vegetarian and 2 non-vegetarian daily options. I love their limeade (its terrifically bright and fresh, made from real limes). Also, if you happen to be really rich (which I'm not) you might fancy buying some of the Peruvian art they sell in the store. Try touching the pelts on your way out, probably the softest fur you've ever felt in your life. Also, they have fun finger dolls, knit to look like naked people. The nudists sell for about 3 bucks a pop though... | |
| Negative | I've been there twice to have dress clothes tailored. The first was for a full suit and a pair of pants. The owner said to return the following Saturday, which I did, and he did not have them ready. Not only that, but he acted like it was my fault I showed back up on time. \n\nSecond time same deal, two pairs of pants, not done on time and when they were done they were not tailored correctly. I'll be going out of my way to a different tailor from now on. \n\nIn addition, the prices are on the very high side without the service or results. | |
| Negative | I went there to get my dress hemmed last Wednesday and he said the next Thursday and when I went it to get it the day it was supposed to be done, he hadn't even started and he told me he was working on it right now which was a bold face lie. And when I went back to get it, he charged me for 30 for a simple dress hemming. It is such a rip off. I won't ever go back there. | |
| Neutral | If you are drunk.... as in silly drunk, loud drunk, agitated drunk, confused drunk, mellow drunk, giggly drunk, lost drunk, or still-have-$5-in-your-pocket drunk... this is where you want to eat. \n\nYou're likely to have amusing memories here as you sort of sober up with other hungry drunk people who are all lured in by the aroma of pizza. Note: the pizza tastes like a slice-of-heart-attack during the daytime, however there is something oh so good about it when eaten at 1:45 am. | |
| Negative | Terrible! \n\nI'm pretty sure I am the apartment above Serena R's review. The time frame matches up well. \n\nI moved in around August 2010 to a first floor apartment (with a lower level Apartment below me) Within the first weeks of my arrival, maintenance people were at my door nearly every time I tried to shower. \n\nI'm a young girl, living alone, with guys unceremoniously entering MY HOME every time my shower leaks! Originally, they tried to convince me I wasn't closing my shower curtain... but then a started collecting crocks full over debris and water from behind the shower plumbing access door. THEY tried to convince me that cups full were purely pipe condensation. It took 6 months for them to resolve this situation. At one point, they even asked me NOT to use the shower. \n\nA year later, the ceiling in my bedroom began to leak. The wall began to crack and before long a grotesque, pink mold covered the backside of the layers of tan paint that fell from my walls and ceiling. I was spending most of time out of town with a family illness when I noticed this happening. When I stopped by the office to pay my rent, I talked to 3 people about what was happening... nothing was corrected UNTIL they started showing my apartment to potential tenants. \n\nI used my apartment as essentially a storage unit until my lease expired. | |
| Negative | One of the worst mgmt companies i have ever dealt with. The policies in their building are obviously very outdated but they refuse to make themselves better to serve their clients. As long as they can wipe their hands clean, they are ok with it. One aspect that they are great at is dishing off responsibility and making zero effort to give the tenants a better experience. Mgmt does not think how to resolve the issue, instead they will cite a policy to justify why they cannot help you. | |
| Neutral | Definitely a great place to go if you've had a long night of drinking. They even have a special called the \"Morning After Breakfast\". I found the food greasy, and the pancakes, I wish they had a more regular style. But it's a great place to meet up and catch up with friends! It is cash-only, btw. | |
| Neutral | I think it's the lack of breakfast places in Pittsburgh that makes Pamela's so popular. I couldn't find anything special here except the value. You really get a lot of food for you money, and it's pretty good food, but it's not spectacular. I'll go on a weekday, but the wait on weekends isn't worth it. I can just stay home and eat cereal, thank you. | |
| Negative | Pamela's is an abomination of a breakfast place that represents the worst of everything. However, to make up for the food being awful, you will have to wait on line for 20 minutes and then dine in cramped and uncomfortable seating.\n\nIt is, for some reason, unfathomably popular. The best thing on the menu is their crepe-like pancakes, which are nicely crisped on the edges. They are nicely crisped on the edges because they are cooked in a disgusting margarine-like substance that always leaves me, personally, feeling a bit ill. The coffee is forgettable, the eggs are passable, the bacon is inevitably chewy -- which right there should cause someone to be marched out to the firing squad -- and their lyonnaise potatoes are insultingly limp (and, like the pancakes, soaked in margarine).\n\nIf you are dragged here by your friends, find new friends. If you can't do that, then try to get one of the pancakes that come with some sort of whipped or sour cream. Not because they're better, mind you, but because at least the cream will help balance the fat that comes from a machine with fat that, at some point in its history, came from a cow.\n\nBetter alternatives to Pamela's in Pittsburgh: on the 'nice' end, Coca Caf\u00e9 or even Square Caf\u00e9, on the 'greasy spoon' end either DeLuca's or JoJo's.\n\nFrankly, I think I'd rather eat the completely boring and institutional breakfasts at Eat and Park than go to Pamela's again. At least they have heard of this thing called \"butter.\" | |
| Neutral | Iv'e been to better places. I always forget that they dont take a card so I have to remember to get cash out when I go there. I usually order their omelets. The veggies are always crunchy so I taste more of a raw onion than I do my omelet. The food comes out fast which is great until I tasted the food. I checked it out three or four times to see if it might be different but the omelets were the same. Raw and crunchy. overall nice atmosphere, nice service, but the food is blah | |
| Neutral | Great hotcakes. No so great wait. The hotcakes are worth trying, but there are other places in Pittsburgh that have much shorter waits that I prefer. | |
| Neutral | So many great reviews. Friends who live or have lived in Pittsburgh rave about this place. It was supposed to be THE PLACE for breakfast and brunch in this city. I first visited this place on a short Pgh Apt hunting trip back in April 2013. Went in, got excited, as the place was packed with people. It had the classic diner feel. It had to be good. Sadly, it wasn't. Not wanting to give up hope, I went back to Pamela's the next day, and went with the corned beef hash, since many yelpers had mentioned it. Again, disappointed. Having settled in Pgh for a few months now, I decided to give Pamela's a third chance recently. *sigh. I don't get how this place has such high yelp ratings.\n\nFood = (6.5/10) = As mentioned above, my first visit I tried the western omelet. It was just ok. Not well seasoned, and the cheese was meh. Quantity wise, you do get a huge amount of food for what you pay for. Second trip was the corned beef hash trip. Really don't understand what is so great about this dish. My third trip I tried the tex-mex omelet. Again, eggs under seasoned, and cheese was meh. What bothered me the most was the \"guacamole.\" It's more like avocado paste with mayonnaise consistency. Like something you would squeeze out of a toothpaste tube. Texture was not appealing. The friend who came with me on this third trip ordered the pancakes, which he thought were fine.\n\nAmbiance = (7.5/10) = it's got the classic diner feel, with diner friendly waitresses/waiters. \n\nService (8.0/10) = as mentioned above, the classic diner friendly environment.\n\nOverall opinion = I wonder if those who give high ratings to this establishment, are the locals of Pgh, and college/grad students on a budget and naturally appreciate the large quantities of food for cheap prices. This place is just ok for me. I'm still searching for my go-to-brunch place in Pittsburgh. I do recommend trying this place out and making your own judgement, especially if you've just moved to the area. There is always a wait to get in on weekends, so they must be doing something right. Place is cash only. | |
| Negative | The food here is over the top excessively greasy. So greasy that it made me sick to my stomach before I was done eating my meal. My husband and I split the chocolate chip pancakes and a ham and cheese omelette with potatoes and toast on the side. Not only was everything in a pool of grease, but it seemed to be margarine...not even real butter. I will never eat here again. I am gagging even thinking about this meal let aloe eating it again. | |
| Positive | Good food, cooked well, came out hot. Service was also very good. Waitress came back to top off coffees more than once. Prices also good, but cash only. Wouldn't wait if a really long line, but definitely would go early to get a better than average breakfast out. | |
| Positive | Nice cozy underground restaurant that serves crepes and a great Cafe au lait. They have plenty of sweet crepes and a few savory ones. They could add a couple more savory ones, but otherwise I would definitely eat there again. | |
| Negative | Closed on Monday's? And closed 5/30 to 6/1? Wow. The prices on the menu don't seem that bad. But i still cant get over the fact there closed on Mondays. There is a sign posted \"help wanted\" so if anyone reads this and needs a job check this place out. And tell them to open on Mondays. BOOOOO, if they weren't closed I would have never found Square Cafe. | |
| Positive | Cash only. We love their Crepes. I don't like latta that much. It is good experience. | |
| Positive | Cash only. Cute place, good crepes, good coffee. | |
| Neutral | Its americanized, but pretty tasty! I love the fried rice and usually just get that. We were getting takeout once and waited at the bar, and the bartender gave us free tastes of the lychee cocktail while we waited! And that was tasty too!\n\nIts also never crowded, its quiet and the service is consistently not bad. \n\nAll that being said though, there isn't really anything special about this place. Its just kind of...eh... Best as take out. | |
| Neutral | Moving from the Midwest, I was pumped when I found this place at their former location in Squirrel Hill and discovered their vast vegetarian menu. General Tso's soy protein is a winner, although a bit sweet. They retained their veg menu at their Shadyside site and it's the same. Lunch is the way to go here--very expensive otherwise. Beware of soup--kind of got congealed in transit. \n\nOverall, this place holds a special place in my heart as it's very veg-friendly. However there are better Chinese places in PGH. | |
| Negative | What has happened to this place? Used to be delicious, but something's changed! Rude host...pointed us to a table (of course the personal cell phone BS going on with a friend was far more important) for a noon lunch, in a nearly empty restaurant. Nor good signs and we should have walked out then. We started with a bland egg roll. Moved on to fair won ton soup. Entrees of cashew chicken and Kung Pao chicken, both on brown rice we're disappointing. Left us both wishing that we had gone for Thai food down the street instead! Save yourself and opt for one of the other fabulous dining experiences in Shadyside! | |
| Positive | I love their vegan / vegetarian menu! The food is so good! Just remember to ask them to hold the MSG! \n\nFriendly service. Clean. Nice atmosphere. | |
| Negative | Had a craving for Chinese the other day while I was in Shadyside and wandered into China Palace. How this place can stay in business in an area that I consider to be more sophisticated is a real mystery. It was just awful and the service was terrible.\n\nI wanted to have the assorted appetizer platter, but asked if I could substitute one of the items with dumplings. Our waiter had to ask the manager. After much whispering, the manager came back to me and told me that I could have dumplings...then I asked if I could get the fried dumplings with that instead of steamed. Well I was met with an outraged \"NO\"!!!! It kind of surprised me that I got this kind of reaction. I was told that the chef would have to fry 2 dumplings just for my platter. I looked around and there were only 2 other people in the entire restaurant. Isn't that what they're supposed to do? Cook food for people to eat? I would have never asked if I thought it would be such a big deal. \n\nAnyway, the food was not very good. In fact, it was awful. \n\nWere they having an off day? I'm not sure they were. There's never any reason to be rude to your patrons. No need to ever return. | |
| Negative | The owner stole a bracelet brought in for repairs and has lied over and over about returning it. | |
| Negative | I just got back from dinner with my family at the old place and I can't emphasize enough my disappointment. The service was poor. Our waitress was a nice gal who was working hard, she simply had too many tables because the place was woefully understaffed. Our drinks weren't refilled in a timely manner and she was usually too busy to check on us. I had to go and find her a few times to get things that were missed. \n\nI don't mind paying the high prices of the old place if the food is good. Unfortunately the food was a let down. Four of us ordered the French onion soup. The soup was so salty it was rendered uneatable. The steak was good, but the baked potato was so dry I thought it left over from lunch. My daughter ordered the fettuccine Alfredo and it was quite bland. Everything else we ordered was just ok. To sum it up, our meal was mediocre at best and we were all disappointed. Not one person on our party of seven really enjoyed their meal. \n\nI express my dissatisfaction with our waitress and she informed me that she would write my complaints in a book they kept. That was it. I left with the feeling that they were happy that they got my money and that they did not really care that my family's dinner was poor. They made no effort to make it right and they made no effect to ease my displeasure. \n\nThis will be my last family dinner at the old place. I will take my business to a place that has better food and a place that values it's customers. | |
| Neutral | Believe it or not, I have never had a Philly cheese steak... until now. \n\nI really liked the decor. It reminded me of a modern diner/ regular bar. The staff were really friendly and clean! Since they cook everything right in front of you, I expected their shirts to be dirty. I was pleasantly surprised! \n\nIt was my first time eating a Philly cheese steak so it was hard for me to rate it. I didn't think they would give you such a long sandwich for only 6 dollars. I was full before I ate half the sub. The meat taste good but it was really dry. Are you suppose to put something else other than lettuce on a cheese steak sub? Overall, it was just okay. | |
| Neutral | Good food. Quick delivery. *CAUTION* The $2.00 delivery charge is not listed on the menu. SURPRISE...It's listed on your bill. *CAUTION* A tad pricey. Oh yeah..I live in Pittsburgh now... | |
| Negative | Love their coffee.\nThey need to add help in the morning.\nWith all the moms and high school kids ordering double latte whatever's there is a line to the door from 7:45 to 9:00.\nI'm not going to wait for ten minutes for a cup of plain coffee.\nUsually buy beans there and make at home. But now when I want to stop in to grab a cup to go, I go elsewherel\nThey should have someone who only takes straight coffe orders. They would get more business. | |
| Neutral | I stopped in here last night for dinner with my girlfriend. I had been wanting to come here since I randomly caught it on an episode of \"Diners, Drive-ins and Dives\" and last night was the perfect night for us. The outside of the building is unassuming and we drove right past it before noticing that we had. The inside of the building is not much better as it looks like your normal neighborhood bar with a bunch of flat screens T.V's on the wall, a U shaped bar on one side, booths and high top tables on the other and a back dining room. My girlfriend and I tried to sit in the back but there was something going on there and so we eventually settled into one of the booths.\n\nThe bar seemed quite full for a Tuesday evening and our waitress (the bartender) told us that she would get to us shortly after we had seated ourselves. After only a short wait, she was at our table taking our drink order. I was actually impressed with how efficient she was by herself with the large crowd. For dinner I decided to order the famous fish sandwich and a plate of pierogies (3) while my girlfriend went with the buffalo chicken wrap. Our food came out within a reasonable time period and looked good with both of our sandwiches served with cole slaw. The pierogies were absolutely enormous, almost as long as my hand and fried slightly, topped with onions and came with a side of applesauce. Our waitress had asked us if we had wanted sour cream with them to but we politely declined. They tasted pretty good as the slight fry gave them a crunchy exterior while the interior was soft and tasty. By the time we were done with them, we had also eaten all of the applesauce as it made a good dipping sauce and helped keep the pierogies moist. My sandwich was also pretty good as the breading on it was fried nicely and tasted good while the fish was mild. I topped it with hot sauce and like a true Pittsburgher even put my cole slaw on it which helped to make it taste better. My girlfriend told me that she enjoyed her buffalo chicken wrap and the single bite that I took gave me a nice buffalo flavor.\n\nThe bottom line for me is that I am glad that I came here and might be back again depending on what I am looking for. The food was dirt cheap with our whole bill coming to $22 and it exceeded the expectations that I had given to it whenever we walked in. However, with that being said, the building is fairly run down and it is bar food and so I wouldn't expect it to be the greatest food you have ever tasted. | |
| Negative | Dont' mind me... I'm just practicing for when I don't remember stuff. Like two weeks ago when I stayed here for three days? I was surfing the Pittsburgh yelp pages, and knowing I had to return to Pittsburgh next week for software training, decided to \"check out the hotel\" that we'd be staying at for four days. When I got to the review page for this Radisson, it hit me....... \"Been there, done that.\"\n\nShort opinion here. Being a native SoCal person, I benefit from a great choice of hotels, throughout the Western states. So for years, when I've had to go back East, I prepare myself for older properties, musty rooms, and usually....... older bathroom fixtures, accompanied by really aged tile grout! If any of the above rings a bell...... you won't be disappointed.\n\nIt's really not that bad, but we West coasters are a bit spoiled. They do have a decent bar-restaurant. But as others have mentioned, this property exists on multiple levels. For instance...... the parking lot in the back? You get off the elevator on the 5th floor. If you're going to the bar, THEN you hit \"Lobby\" and end up at the bottom of the hillside, which is still elevated above the access road. Sounds a bit convuluted, but it's not that bad. I think I just like to complain a bit....... you get that way after your 39th birthday. :-) | |
| Positive | This is a very family-friendly, casual seafood restaurant with nice portions and great prices. They serve both fried and broiled seafood, as well as steak and chicken. I had the broiled salmon with the baked sweet potato and salad bar. I also tried a vinegar-based cole slaw (think similar to cold sauerkraut) from the salad bar and it was great. The service was friendly, quick, and efficient. | |
| Negative | Took my Mom here today for a post Mother's day lunch. It's been about a year since our last visit. Salad bar is a one trip deal only and the salad plates are smaller than I remember last time. Hushpuppies are 2 bite sized and are very good with the right amount of sweetness and onion. My Mom got the senior flounder plate and I got one of the specials which was salt and pepper catfish fillets. Both included a side and the one trip to the salad bar.\nFood was good, but both our flounder and catfish were on the thin side and not very meaty. Service was very friendly and attentive.\nLunch set me back $23 with drinks tax and tip which I thought was really pricey for lunch especially with the thin pieces of fish and considering my Mom ordered off of the senior menu and I got one of the specials. | |
| Positive | Always had great food, Try the clam chowder!!! | |
| Negative | My biggest complaint deals with packages coming into the facility from private carriers like FedEx. If you've ordered a package and this happens, expect to wait about a week for them to deliver the package. Two day shipping turns into a week and a half. \n\nLong, long wait in lines. No concern for your packages. Terrible delivery - drivers have crammed packages into my box causing damage. If you can afford to, go with UPS. | |
| Neutral | Well my first time at the gun range,and I must admit...it was FUN! So here goes my Pros/Cons\n\nPros:\n1. Knowledgeable Staff\n2. Plenty of fire power\nsadly that's where it ends\n\nCons:\n1.BUSY-that's good thing for them, but you will have a wait! Especially on weekend\n2.Small-there were people sitting on the floor, standing in corners. Literally shoulder to shoulder\n3.Flustered Range officers-they are not unfriendly, just a lil overwhelmed by the amount of people and trying to keep up with everything going on. I guess I would be too if 30 people carrying rifles and pistols came walking through the door all at once\n4. Price-seemed expensive to me. I shared a lane & gun plus ammo with my two sisters for 30 minutes and it came to $88! All I remember hearing was $15 per gun\n\nNot a bad place to visit if you've ever wanted to go to a range, just keep in mind the small size and the long lines.. | |
| Positive | I love New China. The service is always fast and fresh! The sweet tea is amazing. Yes, Chinese takeout is everywhere but no one can Beat NEW China in Belmont! | |
| Neutral | We've never been here when there is much life in this place, but i still kind of like it. Whenever we are there, it feels more like a hangout for a few folks to have a drink at the bar, but they have ample space to be a full-fledged restaurant. The most spacious, spread out dining area in Belmont it seems. i just need to go at a better time when there is a crowd here (assuming that time exist) to get a true feel for them. There are a few paintings on the wall that contrast the drab overall feel at night. \n\nWe have enjoyed their Chicken Jalapeno Dip twice now. Pretty tasty and pretty filling for two people. We split that with an entree and left full. \n\nTheir Facebook page said something about a new tv and game room, it must have been in the back because we were watching sports on an antique television over the bar. They did have $1 Budweiser cans when we were there and Southern Tier on draft. Seems to be something on special most days. | |
| Positive | I came here in October and ended up going on the \"Ghost Tales in the Dark\" tour. Pretty much, you get a candlelit tour of the plantation at night. And your tour guide gives a history lesson on the house and plantation, as well as shares some ghost stories that either they/coworkers have experienced.\n\nIf you come at night, it can be a little scary getting here. Once you turn off the main street, you're driving down a dark road with nature on both sides of you. Since we were already in a spooky spirit, it kind of felt like we were in a horror movie, hehe. Once you arrive at the plantation though, you just park and walk into their little gift shop. After everyone arrives, you watch a little video about the history of the place, including paranormal history. After that, your tour starts.\n\nYou walk over to the house, and tour the house, from downstairs to upstairs. Then, you walk outside to the outdoor kitchen, and then to a workmen's shed. Then you walk past an old log cabin, and then get led back to the main gift shop. \n\nThe tour guide we had a was a very informative old lady. She told us a lot of history, and I learned new things. At one point of the tour, I did get a little lightheaded, and felt a little weird, and it was near an area where the tour guide said that she also has had weird feelings. What's even weirder is that on our back home, my dad was telling me that he got lightheaded in a certain area, and when I asked him where, it was the same place I had gotten the same feeling! It was kinda spooky finding that out, but then kind of cool.\n\nThe tour was about ~$10 and I think it was worth it. I got a little spook, and learned a good history lesson. And I visited a historic plantation.\n\nIf you're visiting the area, and are looking for something interesting and different to do, I suggest coming here. No matter what time of year. But if you happen to come during October, then you'll just get an added bonus of hearing some ghost stories along the way too. | |
| Positive | These guys definitely know how to make a good pizza. The crust is the perfect blend of chewy with a hint of crunch, totally foldable and delicious! Not only do the make a good pie, they do it quickly, even when it's busy, and get it to your door still hot and tasty. They've officially made it into my phone contact list! | |
| Positive | They do take out and delivery! The pizza is tastier than most delivery places. The 10\" is a good size for an individual pizza. The staff was a lot of fun to chat with and answered any questions we had. We will definitely be getting food from them again. | |
| Positive | Very good classic New York pizza. I would highly recommend it. If you want to get the best pizza possible make sure you order light sauce. They tend to over do the sauce sometimes but overall great pizza place. | |
| Negative | \"Not quite what I expected... not quite WHERE I expected either...\"\nReviewed July 24, 2011\n4 people found this review helpful\nI have to agree with another reviewer in that I am not sure how this hotel qualifies as an airport hotel.\n\nI booked this hotel stay for a business (military) event. We had scheduled a team-building group event at the US National White Water Center and so I searched for hotels around that area. When I saw this hotel featured as an airport hotel I figured it would be in a safe enough location with some close-by eateries and quick highway access, etc...\n\nWe booked a total of 13 rooms with them and checked in individually. I had been in contact with one of their hotel managers. I was a little dissatisfied in how poorly I welcomed to the hotel. \n\nThe front desk clerk seemed \"oh-so enthused\" to be working that night, and when I let her know that I had been in contact with the manager and just wanted to make sure everything was in good standing, she went in the back, he was there, and never even came out to greet me.\n\nNow I didn't expect any VIP treatment. But usually when you organize a group event at a hotel you are give a very warm welcome. I know this because this wasn't a first for me.\n\nI had requested a room with a crib (only two months in advance, with a reminder the day prior), and when I requested one that night, yes the same clerk, took over an hour to get it. At first I wasn't even sure if she was going to because she never did give any indication she was paying attention to me at all.\n\nThe cable and internet did not work our first night there. No apologies were issued.\n\nThe room had a musty smell to it. I have a family of five (2 adults, 2 kids, and one baby) but they only had 3 towel sets in the room...even the next day after housekeeping came.\n\nThe hotel was not in the best of locations, it was secluded and not close to anything, and price-wise you could find better closer to downtown. I am not from Charlotte, NC and had only been there once...and again I figured \"airport\".\n\nThe hotel interior was nice and they did have a complimentary hot breakfast from served until 0930 am (another fact of information I had to PRY out of the front desk clerk). \n\nThe staff working the morning shift were much more pleasant and inviting. \n\nThe hotel was very quiet at night which we appreciated. The doors did not slam, thank God, as our baby girl is a very light sleeper. The hotel itself is clean and kept nice. It was not superior by any means but very nice for the average express.\n\nI rated poor because of the customer service but overall I would give it a three (average). However, I would not book here again not mainly due to my experience but due to the location. There are better hotels averaging the same distance from the USNWC but in better areas.\n\nIf anyone from management every reads this, please take a look into \"Deborah\" the front desk jerk...I mean clerk.\n\nStayed July 2011, traveled on business | |
| Negative | Lobby, restaurant, bar and internet area all look great and new! Room Service was great, fast and efficient. Check in was good, not great! They charge for internet service in the room, that's so 2008!\n\nThis is a typical 80 style building that was retrofitted and remodeled. So The main structure, bathroom and HVAC systems all pose a ongoing problem, no matter the extensive renovation.\n\nFrom a cleanliness perspective the room had spider webs around every corner of the ceiling. | |
| Negative | I get really annoyed with these \"fancy\" hotels who don't offer the refrigerator and microwave in their standard rooms, which I can get at a Holiday Inn Express or a Comfort Inn for probably half the price. \n\nAlso, for the love of all things holy, don't charge people for WiFi in 2011 after they already paid you an arm and a leg for a room that isn't worth it. That is RIDICULOUS.\n\nThere's at least a half-mile walk (without a sidewalk) to anything except a small convenience store.\n\nThe room was comfortable enough, but no greater than any 3-star hotel I've ever stayed in. | |
| Negative | This is a decent hotel. Decent for a quick over-nighter if you've missed a flight. But it's not good for longer stays or repeat visits. The building itself needs updating. The food at breakfast is OK. But lunch/dinner is like bar food. Half of the floors don't have vending machines. One of the floors that does does not offer drinks. One machine that offered drinks keeps your money without providing a drink. The other working machine is all out of stock. Bottled water in the room is $4.00 (before they tack on other BS charges). Internet access is $9.95 per day. 3G reception in the building is horrible too! It's missing most of the things that make longer stays tolerable.\n\nI'd recommend staying somewhere else if you can! | |
| Negative | I now understand where the name comes from. Yesterday I went into Dick's to buy my daughter some shirts. As we were checking out I noticed a bin that was full of bags that had sports watches and body bands to monitor vital signs. \nI started going through them to find a watch that would meet my workout needs. Most of the bags that contained these watches were missing something. Not a problem because the outside clearly noted what was wrong with the package. It said things like \" missing manual or dead battery\" I found a watch that was missing a manual. I went online and looked up the watch and it had what i was looking for. I purchased the watch as is and took it home. After trying to sync the watch to the body strap monitor for an hour, I went online and found that the watch that i have takes an analog strap and the one that was in this bag was digital. I went back to the store today to swap out the wrong band for the correct on. \nI was told that i had to speak to Nicole the store manager. I was directed to Nicole who was assisting another customer. After standing patiently waiting for Nicole while the customer and Nicole discussed trading in his older wife for two younger ones, I got annoyed. I went back to the counter to find a different manager. I was told that Nicole is it. I waited some more. After waiting for Nicole for 15 minutes and listening to conversation that had nothing to do with products or services she asked how she could help me. I explained the situation and showed her the online picture of what i was supposed to receive with my purchase and she told me that they take everything out of the original package and put them into the bags that they sell these in. i pointed out that as people look through the bag, watches are being mixed up. I showed her Timex watches with Polar band and bags with two watches and no bands. Some watches had no bags at all and were sitting in the bottom of the bin with other loose manuals and straps. After going through each bag, I could not find the correct band. Someone is walking around with a digital watch with an analog band. \nI asked if i could purchase a more expensive watch and just pay the difference. Nicole said no. \nI get \"as is\" but I purchased it because the issue that was advertised on the packaging was it was missing the manual. It did not say that the accessories in the packaging do not match and the watch can not be used for anything except time and date.\nNow I have to pay for a new band as well as pay for shipping which is going to be more expensive than buying the watch at the original retail price. \nThank you for horrible customer service and a useless watch.\n\nPissed of Morrison Family YMCA Soccer Dad | |
| Positive | I am a fan of the beer selection, and beer selection only- they have a great mix of really good German beer and seem to rotate it seasonally. As for the food, it's not fair for me to comment- I just don't care for German cuisine. | |
| Neutral | This is probably close to what most people expect for German food. My expectations are high and I am a hypocrite for sure in almost everything! With that understood... read on: The Pretzel Roll was very good (4.75 stars), The kinda cubed and Fried Potatoes cooked with Bacon (called fries) ROCKED (5 yelp stars)!!! The service was very good, very team oriented. Though I was pointing at what I wanted on the menu it took my server four guesses to get what I wanted. It was impressive to me that he made sure! Two waiters and a manager helped serve my table (I'm always impressed by a great team) so the service gets 4.9 yelp stars!\n\nWhen I go German I want BRATS!!! So I had the Two Brat Lunch Platter (may be called something else) with Sour Kraut and a side of Red Cabbage! One of the Brats was Good as in Maybe 3.5 yelp stars which means I would not get it again! The other Brat was OK maybe 2.5 (I'm thinking that is generous though). The gravy with the Brats was good and the mustard was very good and spicy. Goulash (not spelled as they did) was in a thick \"hunteresk\" type of homey (not the clown) gravy. I took several small tastes to get the vegetables and meat and hesitate to give it a 2.25 yelp stars because I bet this is the flavor many people want! Warm Sour Kraut was fresh (not canned) and was A-OK (3 yelp stars) Warm Red Cabbage same story different flavor (less than three stars though).\n\nFor Dessert I should have gone somewhere else (and I did after I had it here). The lady (maybe Manager/Owner? I'm guessing?) described the Black Forest Cake as being \"lite\" ! When dinning out or in or anywhere \"lite\" is usually (not always) NOT how I want most Desserts described! Usually I want to hear: Rich, sweet, creamy, Chocolaty, H E A V Y ! ! ! Calorie Laden and FULL of flavor! Calories! It's Friday, can't I be bad as I want to be one day (worse than I say I am too much of the time). As my servers could tell I was not a small fan of the Black Forrest Cake - Not a small fan, not a fan at all!\n\nHerman the German was right! Though I had to find out for my self! I would go back now that I know some of what I do like and some of what I do not... There were some other menu items I would check out! | |
| Positive | Olde German Schnitzel Haus, our local award winning Germany restaurant, closed at the end of August. \n\nI found no less than three German restaurants, while searching on Yelp, and oddly enough they were all exactly one hour from Hickory: \n(1) \"Berliner Kindl German Restaurant\" in Black Mountain. (Bookmarked)\n(2) \"The German Restaurant\" in Yadkinville. (Fantastic!)\n(3) \"Waldhorn Restaurant\" in Pineville. (Bookmarked)\n\nI have had Waldhorn on my \"to try list\" seemingly forever, so I headed toward Pineville for lunch.\n\nI had every intention of ordering German sausages, sauerkraut, fried potatoes, and German beer, but they had a dish on the lunch menu that sounded appetizing. It was a veal dish with sauteed mushrooms in a brown gravy atop Sp\u00e4tzle, accompanied by saut\u00e9ed vegetables. This dish sounded good to me so I changed my mind at the last minute. It was delicious, but it was a very plain Jane looking dish, so I didn't take any photos. \n\nI was seated immediately, but it took a good ten minutes for the young male bartender to stop talking golf and NASCAR before he pulled my Spaten lager. When he did get around to his duties, he did a very good job. \n\nNote: Spaten brewery was started in the year 1397, and it is delicious beer! It is also deceptively potent. \n\nI also drank a Spaten Oktoberfest beer, and that was fantastic as well!\n\nI enjoyed Waldhorn, and it was well worth the hour's drive. \n\nWhen I return I will try an assortment of German sausages with mustard, sauerkraut, fried potatoes, and a German beer or two. \n\nWaldhorn Restaurant is highly recommended! | |
| Neutral | BJ's has an impressive amount of, well, stuff. This big-box store has just about everything you need, and then some. Clothes, furniture, food, you name it. \n\nThere are only 2 of us, but we still manage to buy enough to more than pay for our annual membership. Some of our best savings come from the produce, deli meats (super cheap!!!) and the paper goods. The monthly coupon book they send (also available on-site) yields additional savings. You will also find deep discounts on clothes, vitamins, books and DVDs. \n\nWe rarely have to wait in line for more than a few minutes, and the self check out is very convenient. \n\nThis store is reasonably clean, albeit a little dingy. (I've seen a lot worse in these stores), The employees have always seemed friendly. \n\n3 stars for not having fresh-made (on-site) items like its competitors (this is not a deterrent for me), and for always having a nagging salesperson when you walk in. No, really, I still don't want Direct TV. Thank you. The shopping carts could also use some serious maintenance. | |
| Positive | I zoom. I zoom, I walk fast, I multitask - every movement I make is planned for efficiency. Therefore, Jason's Deli is my lunch spot of choice and here is why. I can just walk up to the salad bar kiosk, touch the screen a few times, slide my card and walk two steps to where a smiling person hands me my plate and cup. Quick. I have waited in line maybe one time even when the sandwich line is out the door. \nJason's salad bar is the best I have found. The ingredients are always fresh and the selection is good. Yes I am a fan of Jason's in Pineville. | |
| Negative | The entrance is hard to find/identify... the exit says Sears, but the entrance has a door that says Avis/Budget. You have to wait in line to bring your car in for service instead of parking in the lot and going into the shop with your keys. Waiting in line took roughly 20 minutes on a Tuesday about 12 noon. \n\nI brought my car in for a simple oil change.. it took almost 3 hours. Granted when they told me it was done, there were several things that Diego had found that I could fix in my car.. the list of repairs totaled over $800. I didn't bring the car in for an inspection, just an oil change.. that's all I wanted.. could have saved time elsewhere. It was about $40 for a high mileage oil change including tax and with a discount coupon.\n\nThey assured me that the fluids (windshield washer, power steering, etc.) would be topped off; I checked in the parking lot afterwards and it was not done. I was so fed-up with waiting so long that I didn't feel the need to wait even more. | |
| Negative | I was quoted a price for a new pair of glasses and lenses that were in the 50% area. Came back the next day excited to buy the glasses and was told the glasses were not on sale for 50% and that the quote someone gave me the day before was wrong. The new quote was DOUBLE what I was quoted the day before! Not only was I disappointed about the price, but the sale associate was rude and didn't care about what had happened. I will never shop at Lens Crafters ever again. What a horrible experience! I also came in many times before and the employees never helped me. They were just sitting down doing nothing. I honestly don't know how they are able to stay in business if they don't help customers or at least ask. | |
| Negative | Seriously, how many F words can you not use on a Yelp review? How do you order app, a salad and three entrees. Salad came first then bruschetta (wtf) toast and tomatoes and cheese. Don't give it a sweet name and take 50 minutes to make it. Also the fact that we order lasagna and you are out of it? You couldn't tell me that during the 50 mins that you were making bruschetta? How long does it take to make lasagna? Wait someone told me longer I'm sorry I didn't go to culinary school, I guess nether did your cooks \"I use cooks loosely\".\nI would recommend a better Italian place but I'm Scottish, I would say stay home drink beer and make macaroni and cheese! | |
| Positive | We ordered the lobster and shrimp dip. We had to send it back twice because it was too cheeseeeee.. yes!! The chips kept breaking whenever we dipped it in the sauce because the cheese made it to heavy. They ended up taking it off the bill. We then tried the parmesan chicken and bake potato. It was gooood!!! It was enough for two to share. | |
| Negative | Closed, and has been for a long time now. Last visit garnered a first bucket of stale peanuts which the waitress knew we were going to say yet served them anyway before providing more. An average steakhouse. | |
| Neutral | I hate malls! I wasn't a mallrat when I was a kid. I tend to avoid malls as much as possible Unfortunately, in a twist of fate, I was \"blessed\" with two girls who are about to hit mallrat stage. Oh bliss!\n\nAnd this visit was 100% their fault. We hit all the \"cool\" stores like P.S. by Aeropostale, The Children's Place, Build-A-Bear, The Rack Room... I'm feeling nauseous...\n\nMeh, it's a mall. Of all the malls in Charlotte this is the only one I'd ever really set foot in. It's very mall-like. It's not a narcissistic hellhole like Southpark, it's as generic as Northlake, it's not its own city like Concord Mills, it's not the arsehole of the world like Freedom (is that one still even there?). It's a mall. | |
| Neutral | What to do on Christmas Eve eve... oh, Carolina Place Mall is open 'til 11pm? Let's go wander around there and watch the masses scramble for gifts.\n\nWhen I need to make a mall trip, this is not at the top of the list for me. I rank Northlake, SouthPark and Concord all above it. One: anything that involves 485 does not make me pleasant. Two: The store selection here is just kind of meh. Three: it's a pain to get in and out of this place.\n\nNow I will say this, there is an H&M on the way which could be a game changer for this place. It will be great for people on the south side of town since currently there is just the one location up at Northlake. Until SouthPark gets one, this one will do for our side of town.\n\nTypical anchor stores here. I don't want to say that it feels outdated... I don't think that's the right description. Maybe old school vibe is more accurate.\n\nIf I'm near this area and need a mall, I'll venture here. But with so many better options in the Charlotte area, it's definitely not a must-go shopping destination on my list. | |
| Negative | My mother wanted to take my wife and I out to dinner for my wife's B-day, we were a party of eight, we were assigned two waitresses that had a difficult time getting on the same page. Wrong order, wrong drink refills, and it took 1:49 from the time we placed our order until the food reached the table. A member of our party stated a food allergy, he had to order twice and still received food that contained his stated allergy. Upon notifying the manager we were told not to worry the check was taken care of and he apologized. He suggested we dessert as well, which took another 34 minutes, and arrived with the check. Upon leaving we had to walk by the rear of the building were the waitress and manager were talking and over heard her complaining about us, when confronted the manager apologized again and returned inside. Needless to say we will not return to this location again, and I would suggest that you do the same. We were not the only ones with a grievance as several other \npatrons were given gift cards and comped bills. | |
| Negative | Popped in for a take out order on a very busy Sunday afternoon. I don't know why the OG gets so busy on family holidays like Mother's Day, but on this one it was packed solid with people waiting outside, inside and in the bar area.\n\nWe were able to place our to go order with the very busy takeout manager. That guy should get five stars. But the rest of the place, not so much. We sat at the bar for 30 minutes waiting to place the order and then waiting for it. Could someone have asked us if we wanted a drink? Maybe offered a glass of water? Nope.\n\nThe food was OG standard but again it was packed perfectly with the salad in an interesting container that kept the lettuce and such fresh with the dressing and croutons separate. They also put a separator to keep the cold stuff from affecting the hot stuff.\n\nTwo stars because the place was less than tidy and the bar staff didn't seem interested in customers. Otherwise, it would have been pretty good. | |
| Positive | Anything shiny grabs my attention immediately. I easily get distracted in Jared's. I went in to repair a bracelet I purchased over a year ago and I found myself lusting over case after case of jewelry.\n\nJared's offers great customer service. I purchased a couple items from one of their stores in Arizona and the location here was more than willing to help repair without charge. In both locations I've encountered very nice sales staff.\n\nYou cannot go wrong with buying me something at this store! | |
| Negative | New menus at ihop means higher prices! Wonderful. It seems that everything on the menu has gone up by at least $1.00 across the board. I had a Country Omelet with a side of Red Velvet Pancakes. The omelet was uninspired. It had no flavor whatsoever. Thank God for ketchup! The red velvet pancakes were chocolate pancakes with red food dye added into them. THey were brown on the outside & an odd shade of dark pink on the inside. They also were flavorless but they had some sickeningly sweet cream cheese flavored paste drizzled all over them. Then the stack was topped with whipped cream. Whipped cream? Really? Maybe that goes over well with children but for an adult its a little creepy. The accompanying dinner theater provided by other diners & the sweet tea were the highlights of the meal.\n\nThe other strange thing about iHop is that the food never comes out hot, only warm. I think the grills are just for show. I think that they warm everything in an Easy Bake oven under a 10watt bulb. | |
| Negative | I used to be in the industry and I know what my car does and does not need. They couldn't seem to get that, and kept trying to sell me crap. Over-priced, slow, very dirty, and an overall sketchy vibe. | |
| Negative | I bought a number of items there. among them there was\n- 1 item off the floor it wasn't delivered on schedule no biggie\n- 1 entry door with transom ($500)\n- 1 custom window $1,200.\n\nThe style of the door and the transom didn't match, I called and was told \"that's what you ordered\" . Really I asked for mismatched styles? I ordered for the lightest clearest low-e glass available, I got the dark type of glass that's recommended for Fla, Nm, Az etc. \" That's what you ordered\" was the response again. \n\nThey don't even bother to ask what was shipped or what you ordered, they don't want to know because CYA is the order of the day.\nThen when you go over your buyer's order you realize that regardless of the conversation you had with their salesperson the printed order is so vague that they could ship you anything at all and claim that's what you ordered. My contractor bought my siding there, it's an off-brand and the quality doesn't impress. \nReally shoddy practices\n\nI ordered the rest of the windows ( Andersen) from The Plywood Mart although they won't match these and they were more expensive, that shows how I feel about sponsoring this store again | |
| Positive | We stayed at a hampton inn in concord one night, then this hampton the next night. This one was so much better, except for the room we were in. 602 made us both sick, it had a mold or something. The front desk was very courteous in moving us when this was mentioned and the 2nd room was very nice. Breakfast was delish. And the hotel is located in a very nice area, right next to southpark mall and right down the road from carowinds :) | |
| Positive | I got stuck overnight in Charlotte and was placed here on a voucher from the airline. As a 20-something girl traveling solo at the time I was really afraid that this place would be sketchy, because I've had horrible luck in the same situation in Atlanta in the past. This hotel is extremely nice, clean, and up to date. The treadmills in their fitness center are awesome! The hotel staff was extremely nice and accommodating. The hotel restaurant was pretty good too. All in all a fantastic experience! | |
| Negative | I almost hate writing this review, because Green's is such a Charlotte institution. I almost feel like I'm dissing my adopted city by saying this, but I just don't see what the big deal is about this place. When I first moved here everyone talked about how the hot dogs were as good as The Varsity in Atlanta. News tip: they aren't, and they aren't by a longshot. What's worse, the three or four times I've eaten there the food has been lukewarm and inconsistent. Maybe the hot dog is cold, but the chili is hot. I dunno... I WANT to like this place, but just can't. | |
| Positive | Stayed here about a month ago. This was really a great hotel. It's very classic feel, but with brand new bedding, TV, and bathrooms so no old dirty feeling in the rooms. The employees were super nice, I found a good rate online making it a bargain for downtown. This is where I'll stay next time I'm in Charlotte. | |
| Negative | My husband and I visited the Dunhill, originally planning to spend our wedding night there. They are historic, quaint, and conveniently located in Charlotte. Walking in to the check-in desk was a breeze. Everyone was very friendly. Walking through the halls it becomes evident this is an old hotel. It really could use some restoring. The hotel room was small, bathroom was small as well (though they've tried to modernize it with decoration & hardware), and just overall underwhelming. The ceiling had many water spots where water had leaked from above and dried the ceiling yellow. They also have a restaurant in the hotel with good eggs benedict, but for the price, I wasn't impressed. Again, friendly, great historic hotel (which I normally love), but didn't live up to its reputation for us. (We visited before our wedding and booked a room at the Ritz, which in Dunhill's defense, was brand spankin' new.) | |
| Positive | First class everything, service incredible. Great hidden gem in the heart of Charlotte. I recommend staying. | |
| Positive | Alexander Michael's is a hidden gem in the 4th Ward. It's rare to see restaurants uptown remain open for 27 years, but you'll quickly find out why. Its a pub with the charm of the Cheers bar (in a converted 100 yr. old house) and food that cannot be called \"grub\".\n\nI visited last week and felt immediately welcome in this cozy tavern. Despite the busyness of that night, we were served promptly The server was quite friendly; she offered suggestions of her fav dishes and the most commonly ordered ones. After seeing the positive reviews for the London Broil sandwich, I opted for this sandwich with onion rings. . The London Broil sandwich was moist and bursting with flavor, like it was slow cooked. The onion rings tasted homemade. My friend ordered the copious bread pudding dessert and found it quite tasty as it was covered in caramel sauce.\n\nI think Alexander Michael's exudes \"chill\" and this is what is so attractive about it. The clientele was young and old; it neither felt like a country club or a college sports bar. The TV's (though they show sporting events) don't distract from conversation like most sports bars and though there is a bar, I didn't see folks getting hammered on well drinks and PBR. Great place to bring friends of all ages and family if they are visiting Charlotte. | |
| Positive | Back in Aug when I was out in Charlotte a co -worker took me to Alexander Michael's. This place is a cute neighborhood gem. I loved it! It's removed from the main uptown area of Charlotte and it seems like this is the place where locals go.\n\nMy dinner was awesome. I ordered their blackend cat fish sandwich with fried pickles. Yum! Since, fried pickles don't exist in CA, I loved eating them while I was out in Charlotte. If I'm ever back in Charlotte, I would eat at this place again. ;o) | |
| Positive | In Charlotte for business and wanted some good local fair. Fired up the Yelp and see Alexander Michael's getting awesome scores. The map says 1.5 miles away and I don't have a car - going to have to hoof it.\n\nShow up about 7:30pm on a Wed. Place wasn't crowded at all and I got sat right away. The staff was nice. I ordered the Fried Pickles as an appetizer. Some people say they are too salty and I say, \"Well, they're pickles.\" They get paired up with a cup of ranch, but I think they would have been better with Blue Cheese. Hint: use just a little ranch on your fried pickle.\n\nNext up was a bowl of Spicy Crab Soup. This is pretty much an enchilada soup with crab meat in it. Not that that's a bad thing. It's good soup. But spicy? No. No it is not.\n\nMain course is the Blackened Catfish Sandwich. This right here is what I'm talking about. The filet is a monster. A tasty, flakey monster. They pair it up with a tarter sauce (did I detect a pepper in there? Chipotle maybe?) and some kind of other sauce that was like a chunky salsa/sweet-n-sour thing. Doesn't matter. I dumped both of them on. It was tasty as all get out. I devoured the enormous sandwich. The side dish I chose was the Broccoli Slaw and honestly, it tasted like 'healthy'. Skip it. Do the cajun fries instead. | |
| Positive | As much as it was mentioned in every single tourist guide i could find of Charlotte, this is a homey, family restaurant with soul and a great vibe to it, NOT a tourist-magnet in any way shape of form. The people that work there were down-to-earth and friendly to the core. The service was swift, the mood great, the food delicious. What else to say? Love that place!\n\n\nTIP: Try their fried pickles! Oh my sweet goodness... best culinary surprise I've experienced in years. I was dying to order a second round of them because... wow... they were so good. | |
| Positive | A pretty good Morton's and your only option after the South Park location closed. Located in the basement with lots of wood and leather. Dinner in the bar area and the dining room a handful of times, and the service is stellar in both. \n\nLast time I went in though (05/12), they were playing pop music instead of the old standby's and it was really odd, kind of ruined the mood. | |
| Negative | For the price I was incredibly disappointed. My steak (medium rare) was totally over cooked. Our waitress forgot to place one of our side dishes so it came out when we were nearly done. Our waitress didn't offer any type of modifications for one of our gluten free diners and completely forgot the extra plates we asked for. \n\nThe only shining items from our meal were the mashed potatoes and wine. | |
| Neutral | You know what it's like when you just don't know what to say? This is one of those times. You see, I'm often wondering if my mom is going to slap me for not saying anything nice and then bitch-slap me for never listening. Or something. I really wasn't paying attention.\n\nOr maybe it is not that bad. There are, after all, nice things to say about Matt's. But there are spotty areas as well.\n\nFirst the good...\n\nThe decor is marvelous (insert mid-80s Fernando accent via Billy Crystal here). They have a decent number of seats, the outdoor seating is second-to-none - but you can bring your own lunch and get that, so it's not really specific to Matt's.\n\nAnd the not-so-good...\n\nThe menu selection is immense. So much so that you'll want to go when the place isn't crowded so that you have a reasonable chance of looking it over before ordering so as not to get in the way of anyone else. That generally doesn't happen in most hot dog stands, either on the street or indoors because you have about two choices: All the way or plain, where you add your own condiments.\n\nAnd the rest...\n\nThough you can find Italian Beef and Chicago-style dogs in the same place, you don't always want to. Focus on your specialty. And that's the real problem here. There is so much going on - visually and on the grill - that they don't seem to do anything really well.\n\nThough the staff is nice enough, and food is decent, it's just not that great. Fries are limp. House-made chips are nice and thin, but they are so thin that they can't support anything (dressing, chili leavings from dogs, not even the crunch from the fryer). Dogs are average.\n\nI would much rather get a dog from Green's, or maybe Hap's, both of which have that awesome hot dog counter vibe and make me want more. Matt? Not so much. | |
| Neutral | While this place has a good # of tvs, for some reason I just don't enjoy watching games here. The view is decent from almost anywhere in the bar, but I think the lack of a loud fan base really takes away from the atmosphere. No one seems too thrilled that the games are on & not much cheering seems to be done. They also have a large projection screen showing the main game so if you can get a seat in front of this it's pretty good viewing. And flat screens are located throughout showing other games throughout the day.\n\nI've never had the food here, I've only been for the nightlife/game watching, so I can't comment on the menu or the food taste. There's a good selection of beer both on tap & in bottles. The prices are pretty on par with any bar/restaurant located on Tryon in Charlotte, so I can't really complain here. They also have a couple pool tables, and a lounge upstairs if you want to get out of the main bar scene.\n\nFox & Hound won't blow you away with anything, especially if you're there to watch a game. It always seems to be packed so there must be something that keeps bringing people back again & again. Check it out & you may actually like it better than me if you don't like the loud sports crowd but still want to watch the game. | |
| Neutral | I've had good times at Ri-Ra, and I've had some bad times.\nMost of the good times were due to the band playing, which is sometimes really good, and most of the bad times were a combination of bad music and overcrowding.\n\nThis place has been a popular mainstay of downtown/uptown as long as I can remember. \nIt's tall and long inside but very narrow, and when its crowded it can offer up a bit of a claustrophobic vibe.\n\nSince its so popular, it can draw a bit of an unruly, late-night crowd as well. Most of the people here are cool however, and the staff seem to be nice and accommodating. \n\nStill, its hard to get a beer or drink, and I usually don't spend more than an hour or two here before bailing for more comfortable confines.\n\nI can't speak to the food, as I've never eaten here. I have seen a menu though, and it looks decent, and decently priced. | |
| Neutral | So on day two of my retreat in Charlotte, the ladies planned dinner at Ri Ra. I'd never eaten at an Irish restaurant, so I was excited. I was even more excited to see our amazingly hot waiter with his amazingly awesome Irish accent (so authentic!). \nThe ambience was sorta cool, with this totally traditional vibe to it. Granted we were an extremely large group, but the customer service sorta sucked (the server to our side of the table forgot my sweet potato fries and wanted to bring them out as I was finishing my food). I ordered the pulled pork sliders, and those were pretty good, as was the side of potato salad that came with it. I just wish my fries had come out as well, because they looked amazing on someone else's plate... \nohhhhh welll... guess i'll have to go back again next time! | |
| Positive | Authentic Irish feel with a friendly staff and warm atmosphere. Expected selection of draft beers for an Irish Pub. Good selection of bottled beers. | |
| Negative | Came here with a friend for lunch and sat on the roof top deck. Aces for that! We started with the fried pickle. Love FP, but these were a poor representation of them. Greasy and the batter was peeling off. I had the brisket with sweet potato, oh! That's right. I didn't get what I ordered. I over cooked greasy fries like everyone else. The brisket was very good thought. It had shoe string onion rings and slaw on it. The meat was a bit over cooked. It was a beautiful day to hand with friends on the sunny deck! | |
| Positive | Ri Ra's is a good ol' fashioned Irish Pub. The most noticeable difference between it and a pub in Ireland is that it is a lot bigger than a pub in Ireland, though it's still a lot smaller than your average restaurant.\n\nThe food and atmosphere are amazing. They have the best shepherd's pie I've ever had, bar none. Their soda bread, while not traditional, is very good and is a perfect compliment to their OUTSTANDING potato and leek soup. It's the perfect thing to warm your insides on a blustery evening. The burgers are just okay. The decor is great, with the heavy wooden tables and stone fireplaces, it feels like a real, rustic pub. The prices are a few dollars more than I think is fair, thus the 4-star rating. Be sure to join their rewards club so you can get discounts and gift cards to make it more affordable.\n\nOh, and they have live music later in the evening on weekdays. | |
| Negative | Lights too low, music too loud, not many people inside, drinks too expensive. Plus it costs 5$ just to get in. Def not worth it. Try some where else! | |
| Negative | I only gave them 1 star because 0 wasn't an option. Food was mediocre (fries were cold), and we haven't seen our waitress in 45 minutes (writing this review while waiting to ask for the check). I'll write another review tomorrow if I'm still here waiting. | |
| Negative | This is a sports bar off the lobby of the Marriott Center City in Charlotte, NC. This is not a big place, but laid out to be a sports bar with a lot of monitors. Went here a night during final four (Basket Ball). The bar was not to noisy and the server was very attentive. They have a good selection of beer (however their dispenser of draft was out of service). How can you have a bar with no draft beer? I got a Sam Adams (in a bottle). Tried their Philly Cheese Steak. That is probably the worst Philly cheese steak I have had in my life (and I used to live in Philadelphia). The meat was burnt, the onions were fried beyond belief and the cheese was very greasy. The fries were OK. \n\nIn summary a great location, great server, beer so-so and food not up to par. Sorry guys you really need to repair the beer machine and hire a cook. | |
| Neutral | not thrilling, not disappointing. RB is average across the board. Try the Hazelnut Crusted Chicken. | |
| Negative | The only really great thing I can say about Rock Bottom is their location, it was perfect right before going out on a Friday night, but that's it. Their menu is WAY overpriced, with nothing really great on it. I just got the nachos (found as an appetizer) and my friend got the burger. The nachos were overcooked and semi-stale. The beer was decent, it's just draft beer here. Service was good and the atmosphere was fine. But I don't think I'll be going back anytime soon. | |
| Positive | For the most part, your average \"American food\" type of restaurant. I can't comment on their beers as we didn't have any. The menu was pretty extensive but we'd viewed it online beforehand and knew what we wanted. Hubs got the seafood cobb salad which was HUGE and he enjoyed every last bit of it. I ordered the hazelnut crusted chicken primarily because I noticed before we went that a few reviewers here on yelp recommended it. It was reallllllly good! Also HUGE portions that hubs had to help me eat. the chicken itself was really tender and juicy and that crust and sauce are delicious. The cheddar mashed potatoes were good, as you'd expect, and even the vegetables were yummy. We also had the jalapeno spinach dip which was not that great. I mean it was fine, but out of all the spinach dips I've tried in my life, it was not on the top 10. The atmosphere is nice, it's pleasantly decorated and clean, nothing special. Seems pretty large, probably good for groups. The booth we sat in was really spacious and comfortable. Our service was quick and adequate, although our specific server seemed like she'd rather be anywhere else but work that night. She wasn't rude, just did the bare minimum and spoke very quiet and without any energy. But she was quick and got our orders right, which is really what matters. I wouldn't go out of my way to eat here but if the location and timing was just right, as it was for us last night, I would go again. | |
| Negative | Went here for a pre-show meal. We were looking forward to the beers, and fortunately or unfortunately (depending upon your viewpoint), that was the highlight of the meal. I ordered the ribs, which were dry and not that hot. Also they were not that tender. Their sweet sauce, however, was good, but no sauce can make up for poorly cooked ribs. My wife had the chicken pesto pasta. While that was decent, it wasn't exciting either.\n\nSure, the plates were \"sizeable.\" But PRICEY for what you get. I mean, we could have gone to Aria Italian nearby and gotten a MUCH better quality of food for LESS than this place! I mean, we went here thinking we would get a good value. Unfortunately, it's more than a lot of other comparable places in Uptown.\n\nToo many other choices in Charlotte to come back here. | |
| Positive | one extra star because they are consistent, well priced and chicken tempura and chicken teriyaki are tastey. this is my go to spot when i want something cheap and \"asian\" | |
| Positive | with a name like presto, i was expecting italian food.\n\ni stayed in charlotte, nc for a week and in a small walk from my hotel room discovered presto. i had a garden salad which was accompanied by an entire loaf of bread on it's own mini cutting board, and the seafood jambalaya. everything was delicious. there was plenty of shrimp and large scallops in my jambalaya, the bread came with a plate of olive oil and herbs, and the salad's balsamic vinaigrette dressing wasn't too heavy.\n\nnext time i fly out to charlotte i'll most likely eat at presto again. | |
| Negative | Oh, Presto, my experience here was just - not - good. First, my rating of 2/5 stars is based primarily on the food, not the service. \n\nI dined with a friend on a week night. The restaurant was pretty empty, no wait for a table. Our server was friendly and adequate, not magnificent.\n\nI decided to give Presto a try since they had a groupon coupon a while back. So I had some money to spend, and Iwas able to taste quite a few dishes. We started off with two appetizers: calamari and crab dip. Calamari was very good; however, the sauce was, well, gross. It was overly sweet and had an odd flavor. We just ignored this and ate the calamari, as is. The crab dip was another disappointment. We were given plenty of chips, way more than we had dip for, which is never a great sign. The cheese had a Velveeta consistency which I absolutely despise! The cheese was loaded on the top with almost no crab flavor. Toward the bottom there were whole chunks of crab...and you guessed it...now without any cheese! \n\nI ordered the lasagna which came with a salad. I ordered the Caesar salad. Wow, this was just embarrassing (for them). It was literally chopped Romaine with bottled dressing (I'd bet all my money - Ken's Steakhouse non-creamy kind). I had about 4 bites and just put it aside.\n\nThe lasagna. Well, remember that sauce with the calamari? That's what is in the lasagna! I actually had to send the dish back. I was so disturbed by this sauce that I HAD to ask what was in it. Well, tell me what you think - tomato sauce with cinnamon, and brown sugar. \n\nI traded it in for a sandwich. I just didn't know what to do. I got a veggie sandwich with fries. As a PS - bread was over saturated with oil but veggies tasted good. Fries were under seasoned. \n\nNot going back, but I think this place may be better as a lunch destination. | |
| Neutral | This place seems to be going a tad downhill. Super disappointed that the drink specials went up. The waiter was super nice, but the service was slow. If you do go, then sit downstairs...it seems that they had better service. Well drinks on Fridays are $5.00 and not worth it. Pizza was decent and the spinach artichoke dip was pretty awesome. | |
| Neutral | Ok but not fabulous-decor in room was bland. Quiet with all the things a business traveler could want including business center where you can print out your boarding pass for free. Great view of uptown and very comfortable beds. | |
| Negative | You had to pay $15 per day for Internet access. The beds were uncomfortable. The room keys did not work in the parking garage even though they claimed to fix them twice. The bar us hideously overpriced.\n\nWant a sode in the middle of the night? Gotta buy it from the gift store before it closes. 1 coke = $300. \n\nI will NEVER be back. | |
| Neutral | As an avid book reader (more like book inhaler!) I love the Charlotte library system but I sure don't love this location. Yes, they have a larger selection than any of the regional branches. Yes, they have more (and perhaps better trained) staff than the regional branches. And yes, they have more computers than the regional branches.\n\nBut wow, do they have a completely different customer demographic. How many libraries do you know that have a security office? And the stalls in the men's room have doors that are barely half-height?\n\nIf you're in the neighborhood, then sure, stop in. But I wouldn't recommend making a special trip. You'll have a much better experience at almost any of the regional branches.\n\nNote - there is a drive-up book drop in the back. | |
| Positive | Considering I'm staying at the Hilton this week and working at the AT&T building next door, the Coffee Station is the closest java joint to get my caffeine fix in the morning and during the 2 to 3 PM lull.\n\nI must say that the several times I've been here so far, service has been incredibly friendly and they make tasty coffee. I just had their breakfast sandwich and a large coffee this morning and the total for both was under 4 bucks. Wow, really? All I get for that at Starbucks is a lame scone. And service here was far superior to the service I get at Starbucks. The only thing I'll give Starbucks over Coffee Station is the quality of the coffee. Still, me like very much. | |
| Negative | All I can say is that A) I had no other option then to go with Time Warner Cable for my internet service \n\nand B....\n\nIf you don't have a local number it will be an absolute NIGHTMARE to pay your bill! You can go through the ring of automated messages only to get to a live person (after 10-15 min) then be told they will charge you so you must go through the automated service ....(repeat ). I cringe when it comes time to pay my bill each month.\n\nIf you are lucky enough to avoid using them -I suggest you do so ! | |
| Negative | In my area, I have my choice of Time Warner, Windstream & DirectTV. I went with Time Warner many years ago because of the fabulous bundle pricing (basic cable DVR & high speed internet, only). Unfortunately, like almost everything else, they reward you so well as a new customer, but do not offer anything for loyalty.\n\nI've been with them almost 6 years & the first few years were fine. I was happy with a below $100 bill every month & never had any outages. Fast forward to the past couple of years & I've had outages out of the blue, significant rate increases, locked into two different year contracts, only to have my bill stand at a whopping $141 every month. When calling to report outages / issues, I get the run around & a \"few days out\" scheduled appointment. As far as trying to get a better deal on my service...I'm always told, \"there aren't any promotions available to you right now\".\n\nBuyer's remorse? You bet. | |
| Negative | TWC IS THE WORST!\n\nUnfortunately, TWC has basically monopolized the Charlotte area. I am very jealous of all the people who have AT&T Uverse available to them. I have contemplated DirectTV because TWC is so awful. Every few months the \"promotion\" on my plan runs out and when I call they say they are giving me the best possible promotion that they usually don't give to any other customer by taking $5 off...how generous. They really don't care if their customers are unhappy because they know they have no other choice for digital TV. If you have other options, USE THEM! | |
| Negative | Some of the worst service ever. I called to cancel service and was transferred to retension. After 53 minutes on the phone and trying to cancel service, I somehow agreed to keep the service for 6 months at a significantly reduced rate. I then recieved the bill the next month and the price had no change. I called and they wrote in there notes some othert agreement. I asked to speak to manager and they denied me. I told them I want my service canceled now and that I was not going to pay the bill. They said no. I asked for the manager he said no. He then said if I ask for manager he will need to hang up. He hung up. His name is Jesus and will not give any other identification to me. He is in the retention department. If you are the manager of this employee, please review his work. | |
| Negative | After taking three afternoons off work to wait for technicians that never showed up, my internet was finally installed, at which point I was informed that even though I ordered wireless, wireless isn't available unless you pay an extra $11 monthly fee for the router. The technician (a very nice guy) advised me to purchase my own router, which I did. When I called Time Warner to register the IP, I was informed that there is a separate $7 a month fee to use your own router. HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE COMPANY. I hope all the CEOs get halitosis and their wives leave them for John Mayer. | |
| Negative | I'm maybe I'm missing something here because I found the place to be really underwhelming. The service was excellent friendly and fast but the food was . . . eh. I kept getting a 'chemical taste' off of the food and I'm not normally someone who is sensitive to that kind of thing, I got the brisket tacos and they ended up being 1) kind of chemical artificial tasting and 2) watery from the salsa. Not really a good combination. Maybe I chose poorly but I wasn't impressed at all. | |
| Neutral | A bunch of friends from out of town and I had brunch here a little while back. While the place is kinda fancy (perhaps too fancy for us, considering we had just dragged ourselves out of bed after a long night out on the town), with serious waiters and a sorta stuff ambiance, the place serves great food. Not unsurprisingly, it's kinda expensive. Now that I think of it, we were the only people eating there who were under 30, so make of that what you will. Definitely not the place for a mellow, quick meal. \n\nLike I said, the food is great. I had a great benedict with coffee and cranberry juice. My friend has french-style pancakes, which he said were amazing. Worked for us. \n\nGrab a nice Bloody Mary here and then head out to enjoy a Sunday downtown. Good plan. | |
| Negative | A few of us went here for lunch on a Friday and while the food was very good the service was very slow and inattentive. \n\nI had the Blue Petit Mignon and the portion size was just right for lunch. | |
| Positive | After having an awful, overpriced breakfast at the Courtyard Marriott - Charlotte City Center the morning before, I consulted Yelp to find a place within walking distance that wouldn't give me indigestion.\n\nI recommend the eggs benedict at the Monticell ($9). The eggs were poached perfectly, the hollandaise sauce was nicely seasoned and the cheese grits were a tasty side.\n\nThe service could have been a bit more attentive, and it's not cheap, but I would recommend the Monticello to anyone looking for a good breakfast in this part of Charlotte. | |
| Neutral | I had always heard good things about Mert's and was pleasantly surprised to see that they opened up at 9 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays for brunch when most Charlotte restaurants don't open for brunch until 10 a.m. I figured brunch would be a good introduction to Mert's and also allow us to try another brunch place that opened earlier.\n\nWe were seated and received excellent service from our server. Unfortunately, the brunch/breakfast options seemed very limited and their taste was just average. We crossed Mert's off our list as a feasible brunch option II wouldn't recommend it for this time of day) but may return to give their lunch or dinner a try. I do love a good fried catfish! | |
| Neutral | I had a very nice brunch here the other day on a weekend trip to Charlotte. The food was very good but the service was ehh. The interior was interesting. I could have easily been in an Ikea on LSD. \n\nWe ordered eggs over easy with country ham, grits and a biscuit. As well as a bunch of sides (mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, collard greens, catfish, cornbread). The country ham was wayyy too salty but mix it up with the grits and you're back in business. Things that were excellent: the cornbread, the biscuit, and the mashed potatoes. The catfish was ok, it didn't really taste like anything but frying oil. \n\nThe service was pretty weak. Our waitress forgot to put our side order of catfish in...I know it sounds absurd.. who orders a side of catfish? Anyway, she forgot it and brought us a full catfish meal at the end of our meal which we didn't turn away 'cause it just wasn't worth the trouble. And to top it off she added an extra omelet to our bill. I usually don't check each line item on my bill but I could tell the waitress was a bit of a basket case and was right. \n\nI'll be back here the next time I'm in Charlotte. | |
| Neutral | Hit up merts for dinner last night.. Had the Fried catfish and Beef rib combo. Whole fried catfish was a little tough to negociate the bones and didnt not yeald much fish. \"The beef rib\" was chopped up and in a small pile bones and all. Like other have said the goodness in in the sides.. Mac and Cheese was real and had a nice crust on the top and the corn bread was good.. athough the piece my wife got looked like it was in the oven a littlel too long and dried out a bit. Overall decent stop | |
| Positive | Mamma better slap me, because I just sinned... \n\nLet me explain, I just got spoiled, I was rewarded with delicious food, and I didn't do anything to deserve it. You heard me, landed in Charlotte and after checking into my hotel, I decided to B-Line it to Mert's; because there was a need in me to have some good food, and I got delicious food. \n\nFirst let me comment on the service... it was genuinely amazing. I was promptly seated, and the hospitality was refreshing. The server helped me patiently figure out what was good, and we settled on Southern Fried Chicken, Collard Greens and Mac & Cheese. The Cornbread came out first, and it was mildly sweet, and tasty. \n\nLet's break down the meal.\n\nFried Chicken: From the moment I took my first bite of the chicken breast, it was perfect cooked, juicy and hot, the meat was lightly battered, and the batter that was on it, was seasoned well. It was a one of the better pieces of friend chicken I have had, not dry at all. I would eat this every day, if I lived here, and I didn't have to worry about eating fried foods. Recommendation, eat it, yum. \n\nCollard Greens: I've had collard greens before, and this was good as most. Admittedly, never had it with tomato before, but it was still delicious. I liked the flavor, and the greens were tender, soft but with a nice bite. The portion of the side was right, and complemented the chicken right.\n\nMac and Cheese: Yes Sir, this stuff was creamy, delicious, sauce done with tons of cheese flavor. It was cooked right, because you don't see any sauce/oil separation. In fact, all you do is taste the various textures, from the small clumps of cheese, to the noodles which are just cooked past al dente, but not much after. It's like creamy goodness, yummy heaven, sometimes, I think you can make Mac and Cheese just the entire meal. \n\nHere we go, I love good food... but like a good infomercial... THERE'S MORE!\n\nWhat in the world is a Sweet Potato Cake? That's lovely stuff, I had some, and it's like a tasty and the cream cheese frosting was amazing. I think they spiked it, crazy amazing, not overly sweet, the texture was nice, and it melts in the mouth.\n\nHere's the kicker; I ate all the food and this doesn't really happen much, but it was perfect portion. I'm 6'1, about 225lbs, and I thought all this southern comfort food would leave me heavy; but nope, it was just the right amount, and all for 15 dollars, with a coke. \n\nLike many other Yelpers, KICK ASS food. Location isn't easy to find at first, but you want food, and you are in downtown, make this a perfect spot, for you and all your friends. | |
| Neutral | Mert's is one of those places you would see on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. The decor has a quintessential southern comfort feel and will make any out of towner feel welcome. \n\nI don't suggest eating lunch here though; if it happens, it's a wrap. You'll be knocked out like a newborn after boobie feeding. Service is good, food is decent and overall an okay spot to grab a meal. | |
| Negative | The food was alright and I thought that the portions were a good size. But i think that the service was absolutely terrible. My friend and I walked in and two women at the counter ignored us for a couple minutes, said they would be with us in a second, continued to ignore us until we finally asked if we could just seat ourselves and they just said yes. We then sat ourselves - and waited for about 15 minutes before someone came up and asked if we were going to be eating there. From then on out - the service still was not very good and everything took a long time. The waitress wouldn't even look at us when we were ordering - as if she just did not care. The food definitely does not make up for the terrible service. I will not eat there again. | |
| Positive | I've eaten at Merts a few times and even received a free birthday meal which included a drink. Very impressed. My favorite dishes are the salmon cakes and the rice and beans with turkey sausage but that dish tends to be too salty at times. Overall, nice place to eat. | |
| Positive | Promised myself in the breakfast review I wrote in early July that I would go back for lunch. Check! Been twice for lunch now and each time walked away fully, full and happy.\n\nFirst trip brought fried catfish, candied yams and a small salad with blue cheese dressing. The catfish is fried whole and comes with some spicy, mayo-based sauce on the side. Splash on some hot sauce and a squeeze of lemon and you get, YUM! The sides were good as well.\n\nSecond visit, I went with the lunch special of the day, beef liver and onions. OK, I know some of you just went, \"GROSS\"! Don't be haters! Liver is delicious, especially when it's prepared like this. Slight char on it and covered in a great tasting brown onion gravy. Tried the mac n cheese this time and it made me smile also. They also bring a small individual loaf of cornbread and honey butter with lunch orders. It is moist and flavorful and is a great add to the meal.\n\nService was fast and friendly on both lunch visits just like at breakfast. Thankfully I work at the Southern end of Tryon and Mert's is towards the Northern end, just across from the Hearst Tower on College St. Let's just say, I need that longish walk back to cubeville after a big, delicious lunch like this... | |
| Positive | Thank you Yelp! We were in town visiting and decided to try this place for lunch based on its good reviews. Yelpers were right on - delicious (and affordable)! We loved the cornbread, candied yams, collard greens, carolina chopped bbq, mac & cheese, green beans, and black eyed peas. Generous portions too. Full of atmosphere and it was still busy at 3pm. \n\nWe definitely recommend Mert's. | |
| Positive | My friend and I were driving from DC and finally made it to Charlotte. We've never been to Charlotte, North Carolina and was craving some serious Southern food. We came in and it was really busy. I ordered the fried chicken breast with sides of collard greens and mac and cheese and my friend ordered the Whiting poboy. The collard greens reminds me of Vietnamese mustard and greens and was so good. That is probably the best friend chicken I've ever had. The skin was flavorful and the meat was juicy and tender. Many times friend chicken comes out really dry, but not at Mert's. Of course I completed my Southern meal with some sweet tea. | |
| Negative | I liked the atmosphere but the food was WAY too salty. Just didn't care for it. | |
| Negative | Had dinner last night here. The food left a lot to be desired. Reputation aside the salmon cakes had no seasoning and the ribeye was tough. Really disappointing. I've been here before when I come to Charlotte and had better food. Hopefully, this was a one-off. | |
| Positive | Delicious Southern food!\n\nThe cornbread was so good. I got BBQ Beef Ribs, with Mac & Cheese, Collard Greens, and Yams. The ribs were full of yummy NC vinegary flavor, the mac was cheesy and good, the collard greens were tangy and flavorful, and the yams were savory and sweet. For my first dinner in Charlotte, I was def satisfied.\n\nPrices are decent, and the service is good.\n\nParking can be a little tough. My best suggestion would be to park in one of the nearby structures, bc there really isn't street parking. | |
| Neutral | Another big soul food spot downtown. If you are looking for chicken, ribs, and other down south delights you are in the right place. The restaurant Is on the small side so there is usually await. But the cornbread is defiantly worth the wait outside if the door. I usually get the fried chicken wings and Mac and cheese.\n\nGood spot to grab dinner, casual, will fill you up. | |
| Negative | Not the best soul good I've ever eaten. My collard greens mixed with mustards? Were tough. The fried chicken was standard not anything to rave about. Salmon cakes were good. Mac n cheese can pass for soul food. Yams were great! Corn bread mediocre, overall it was okay. Don't believe the hype, especially if you were brought up on Mamas soul food cooking. | |
| Neutral | So it took three trips but I think I'm finally starting to become a fan of Merts.\n\nMy first visit was to pick up some catering for an event and I didn't get a chance to try anything. The second visit was a bust I ordered the chicken wings, cabbage and seasoned rice. Meh, I've had better everything. The chicken wings were just okay, and the cabbage and rice didn't have enough seasoning for my tastes. \n\nBut this last visit was much better. \n\n\nWe started with the Soul Rolls which come stuffed with chicken, rice, greens and black eye peas. They come topped with a spicy honey mustard sauce and were very good. They were crispy and packed with the filling. I'd recommend them. They also bring out some cornbread and that was definitely a highlight for me! It was warm and with some butter....it practically melts in your mouth. \n\nFor my meal I had the pork chops, macaroni and cheese and mashed potatoes. I was impressed with the amount of food you get! Two juicy and well seasoned (yay!) pork chops blackened with delicious seasoning. Very good. For me, the sides were just okay again. I'm not sure what to get that will give me that \"amazing\" feel but I guess I'll keep trying....\n\nI couldn't leave without trying some dessert so I ordered the strawberry cake. It was very very moist and delicious. \n\nSo overall a much better visit this go round...I'll make my way back and give this place another try to see if they can officially win me over. | |
| Neutral | Only went there during happy hour. There was a great drink selection, but it was so crowded the service was not great. | |
| Neutral | Disappointing. My wife and I came here to celebrate her birthday, but the slow and unresponsive service negated the romantic ambiance and decent meal. Considering how empty the restaurant was the night we were there, it shouldn't have taken 20 minutes for us to get a plate of bread and 2 glasses of water. \n\nThe food was good, but not particularly memorable. While we enjoyed the Lobster Mac n' Cheese, the scallops I ordered for a main course were bland, and my wife was equally unimpressed with her chicken dish. When time came to order coffee and dessert, we headed up the street to the Capitol Grille. \n\nMimosa Grill boasts a great Uptown location and an elegant atmosphere. But with the wide selection of outstanding dining options in Charlotte, I wasn't sufficiently impressed to go back. | |
| Positive | I had a great meal with friends had drinks they had all we wanted! The staff was great not rude like the kings kitchen the food was great! thank you so very much! I shall keep coming back! Come here leave the kings kitchen food is great looks great staff out of this world! | |
| Negative | This place is a craphole. My friends and I have gone for a 2 AM breakfast a couple of times (I know that seems weird but it's cheaper than eating at the diner that caters the breakfast!) and the people working there are absolute dicks. The girl at the front door acts like she's the hottest thing since sliced bread. The girls that walk around are bit*hes unless you're throwing wads of money out. I jokingly told one of the girls that my friend wanted a lap dance and within 5 minutes he came back really mad. He said she danced and he handed her $30 and she said \"NO! It's $60!\" That's crazy considering the girls don't even look very good! Maybe I'm biased because I'm not a strip club kind of guy but this place is a bad way to end a good night | |
| Negative | Even with the munchies at 2am this place is bad. I've eaten here and at the one in South End and both are a waste. I usually just eat at the Pita Pit or risk a bacteria infection and eat from one of the street vendors(the chicken on a stick is might damn good!) by The Forum. | |
| Negative | Pizza is like art. Your dough acts as a canvas and your tomato sauce is like the paint... ok, I know, cut the crap. It's just pizza.\n\nMy mom came to visit this weekend and we found ourselves at the door of Fuel - the neon sign beckoning us in - so we accepted the invitation. First impression: Truck stop? Where is the gasoline smell? I mean, if they want to go all the way authentic they should just put in a gas pump. Heck, that would draw in plenty of people!\nWe were the first ones there.. which was good because about 3 minutes later the line was out the door, literally. We each got a slice. I kept it plain, what can I say.. I'm a pizza minimalist. You can really tell a lot about a pizza place by the way a slice of cheese pizza tastes.. and this is.. average. Although I do love the thin crust I'm lost with the amount of grease. The sauce is good, not to sweet, but the cheese is sparse and knowing what you can get else ware makes it less worthwhile.\nI'd say this would be a good place to crash in a drunken stupor but for my sober days I'll head out to Rosario's in Concord. That's a real pie. | |
| Negative | The two stars are for one thing.. The SLICE. It is a descent piece of pie that would only be completely wonderful at 3am after a long night of drinking. Other than that, this place is grimy, creepy, and nasty. I would suggest trying one of the other Fuels outside of the city.. Trust me. \n\n-Ian M. | |
| Positive | Ok im not going to say that i dont love coming here. The service is great, the ambience phenomenal, the manager is actually italian, etc. I love coming here for dinners or just a bite at the bar, but like with the rest of cuisine in Charlotte, its just not awesome. I believe its because the water in CLT sucks. \n\nGrilled octopus is the best thing on the menu. Hands down | |
| Positive | My wife and I went last night for a \"date night\" and were very pleased. Very romantic, quiet, well-decorated. The bar was comfortable and they had a great selection and service (friendly but not too chatty). The staff was overall what really made this experience so good. Every person was friendly, knowledgable, and fun. The dinner was very good although we didn't care too much for the flash-fried calamari. \n\nWe would absolutely recommend this wonderful restaurant and will be coming back. | |
| Negative | This place is quite a paradox....\n\nYou almost have to love to hate it...\n\nWhy do I say this?\n\nThe FOOD is terrible....\nThe bread is soggy, the sandwiches uneventful..the burgers bland...and the fries are pedestrian...\n\nThe amenties are average picnic tables w/bad wood booths...\nTHe prices are high for what you get...\n\nSo why would you LOVE it?\n\nThey have some INCREDIBLY hot girls who work there...\n\nMy high school friend who's still a bachelor would LOVE\nthis place. \n\nThese girls are all his cup of tea.\n\nALL of the girls are young, wispy, curvy and pretty...\nProbably 5'1-5'5\" walking around in form fitting outfits\nw/long straight hair...and perfectly tanned faces w/incredible\nfeatures.\n\nNot just ONE..but ALL of them are like that.\n\nIs this where the girls who didn't make the Carolina Panther cheerleader squad work? At least they must be the little sisters of the panther cheerleaders.\n\nYOu will see LOTS of pervy looking silver haired men in this place..pretending like they like the food..\n\nIt's too bad the girls have no idea how to be servers..\n\nI ordered a roast beef sandwich but instead of getting what I want..I was forced to get what the girl wanted me to order...it was like a jedi mind trick!\n\nMe \"I'd like a cold roast beef, w/some dip on the side\"\nHer \"So you want the au jou...\"(scolding me)\nME \"Um..not really..I wanted the vegetables on the cold sandwich\"\nHer \"You can get that but it's still an au jou\"\nME \"Okay...I guess?\"\nHer \"Yes..so you are getting the au jou\"\n\nSO she gives me the roast beef Au Jou and of course\nI got no lettuce tomatoes etc as I requested.\nI didn't even want to bother to correct her..\n\nI could tell it wasn't getting through.\n\nJust stand there honey..in your skin tight leggings, ugg boots\nand form fitted sweater and smile.\n\nThat's why guys spend 10-20 dollars in here.\n\nAt least this isn't frowned upon like it is in California and is actually CELEBRATED here in Charlotte.\n\nPretty girl who can't do much..serving you bad food! | |
| Neutral | I headed over to here after roller derby shenanigans one Thursday night. Thursdays at Hartigans are karaoke night so I was kept pretty entertained.\n\nThe interior is nice-- almost sport-bar-y by feel rather than a pub. Brightly lit, and more tables and bar seats than booths. \n\nThe bartender wasn't exactly rude to me, but not particularly nice either.\n\nI snacked on some fries while I was there- pretty subpar. The beer selection was mediocre and definitely a pinch more pricey than the quality I got.\n\nOne great thing though, I have to mention, about this place is it is GLBT friendly and not flamboyant about it. In the south, that isn't as common so yeah. Props for that. | |
| Negative | Strange little place hidden on 5th St. in uptown that for some reason stays packed. Of course, it's not really hard to pack this place, as small as it is. It does seem to be popular though, probably mainly due to the scenery of the bartenders. \n\nUnfortunately, you only get a glimpse of them as you grab a drink and try to stay out of the crush. And good luck getting back to your group or your table without spilling half of your drink, if you are lucky enough to find a place to sit.\n\nLive bands and, more often, DJs are in there spinning some decent tunes, but Phil's is more often a staging point for the rest of the evening, a springboard to bigger places and better things. | |
| Negative | I'm writing this review as I sit in the Hilton Garden Inn at Charlotte.\n\nThe rooms are adequate, with most coming with a flat screen television or two, comfortable beds, and ample showers or hot tub jacuzzis. There is also a full service restaurant and bar in the Lounge area of the Hotel.\n\nI will also give them a nod for their complimentary shuttle which will travel you anywhere in a three mile radius of the hotel. The dude driving the shuttle was very polite and curtious ... I'm guessing because he didn't have to stay or work in the Hotel itself.\n\nUnfortunately, that's where the good stuff ends.\n\nThe gym facilities are atrocious. 2 Treadmills, a recumbant bike, and an Elliptical machine with maybe 4 medicine balls littered around a room that measures 6 ft x 20ft, if that. A grotesque pool with a grimey bottom that on more than one occasion I considered drowning myself in to free myself from my mortal shackles and break free from this prison of a hotel.\n\nConcierge wasn't helpful at all -- when I arrived at the front desk and asked if I could score a bottle of water to use the gym, because I didn't feel like paying the $4.00 fee for drinking the Fiji water they had in my room, the guy at the front desk stuck up his nose and snootily informed me \"You can purchase water from the gift shop.\" Sorry buddy, at over $150 bucks per night, you can *give* me a water for the cost of... free. Also, what kind of idiot buys bottled water as a gift?\n\nThe in House internet is the slowest you will find. I'm a computer / IT guy myself and it is flagrantly apparent that this place throttles their bandwidth usage. Online Games of any type slow to a crawl, and streaming video sites such as Hulu or YouTube take forever and a day to load. This is the year 2010 -- we should have hover cars by now, but apparently its too much to ask for a sad excuse for a Hilton to manage their Internet Connection enough to let me watch the Keyboard Cat before dying of boredom.\n\nThe location is also horrible. Right next to the Nascar Hall of Fame ... and thats about it. Everywhere you'd want to go is located 1/2 mile or so into the city, so you have to take the shuttle to get anywhere. Without the shuttle, this place would be unstayable.\n\nAlright / Mediocre Rooms + Satisfactory Shuttle Service + Snooty Concierge + Horrible Gym Facilities + Atrocious Location = Don't waste your time. I saw a park bench a few blocks away that I will be living under during my next stay in Charlotte. Do yourself a favor and visit the aLoft at the Epicenter -- it beats this place in every measurable way. | |
| Positive | Until Del Frisco showed up, best steak and best wine list in town!!! Now...it's a toss up. Wait staff is extremely knowledgable and friendly. Go light on the app's, everyone...the steaks are ridiculously large. They've got one of those wine lists that is made for every single person that can walk through that door...great whites and great reds...excellence whether you're staying under 20 bucks, or if you're budget is big time. Also, the bar out front is a great place to enjoy some happy hour and watch the cougars on the prowl...fun people watching. | |
| Positive | This is the classic Capital Grille experience. And that is a classy, high-end one at that.\n\nThe product here is very similar to other Capital Grille's, so I will not go into detail. The point I was wanting to make here is that I happened to be out with a co-worker who is a very experienced bar man who's also a bit of a foodie and really enjoys a good restaurant. So, being a classy place, he started ordering some really traditional drinks that you just don't hear of much these days. The bartender at this Capital Grille was definitely up to the measure required for CG staff and the high-end product they deliver.\n\nA couple drinks we had made are a Baby Guiness (which I had never heard of myself). Barman knew exactly what to do, even the pour over the back of a spoon. Another was Sambuca, which was expertly paired with 3 coffee beans. The guy knew what he was doing. And it was done smartly.\n\nCapital Grille - always a good fine dining experience. | |
| Neutral | Took two colleagues from work here for a belated, \"thanks for all you did in 2011\", lunch. I have never been to this location for dinner but had a kick butt good dinner at a Houston location a couple years ago so the lunch expectations were high. \n\nThe service was quite good but the food was just good which is not good enough at these prices. And yes, you are allowed to say \"these prices\" even at lunch at a place like CG. \n\nHITS - Wedge salad. Very yummy blue cheese dressing, quality bacon, fresh lettuce and tomato and as big as your head. The hot, fresh bread and cold butter. \nAVERAGE - Clam chowder. It had good flavor and a respectable amount of clams but way too many potatoes and was luke warm. \nMISSES - Chefs burger. Ordered medium rare, served medium well and had barely any flavor to it. \n\nBack to Ruth's Chris for next years thank you lunch... | |
| Positive | I'll be honest- we only ate here because we were given a $100 gift card. This made a ridiculously expensive restaurant cost about as much as it would cost us on an average night out. We skipped drinks and dessert (we were really too full of other stuff anyway!) and our bill still came to $114 before tip. I was surprised that the dress code was so casual for such a nice place; my husband and I dressed up (hey, it's not every day that we eat so fancy!) but we saw folks there in shorts and flip flops, too.\n\nWe started with the delicious bread, and calamari. The calamari was spicy, and it would have been better with some sort of dipping sauce, but I guess that isn't classy enough for the Capital Grille! I just squeezed lemon juice all over my plate and it was delicious.\n\nI ordered the citrus-glazed salmon for my entree, with a spinach salad and warm bacon dressing on the side. The salmon was a very generous portion that was very well done. I'm very picky when it comes to salmon and I found this to be fresh and delicious. The salmon also came resting on a generous bed of asparagus, onions, etc. which was an unexpected surprise as we'd been told that all sides were a la carte. I definitely could have skipped the spinach salad, just because I already had so much food and we were staying in a hotel without a mini fridge. But the salad itself was delicious- more of a dinner portion than a side, actually.\n\nMy husband ordered the steak and lobster. At $49 it was one of the more expensive entrees on the menu, yet is was a LOT smaller than my salmon (which was $33). He was disappointed at the size for that price, actually. But it still managed to be large enough that he couldn't finish it, with the bread and calamari he'd already eaten. The steak and lobster were both delicious, though.\n\nThe service was impeccable. Our server, Denise, was friendly and attentive and very knowledgeable. I would highly recommend the Capital Grille for anyone looking for a nice steak or seafood dinner. | |
| Negative | The ambiance is deliciously dark and a throwback to the grand old days of quality tablecloths and real silverware.\nThe service here was very sub-par. Perhaps that was because I was dressed like an ignorant tourist that just wanted to be comfortable checking out the city---FYI--tourists have money to spend, too...\nI hate the fact that most upscale steak restaurants ignores the needs of patrons who want to watch their waistline.\nMy husband likes steak, BUT--- I want to eat healthy. So, how about some healthy options, Capital? \nI had to special order my salad and take off a bunch of junk. There entree-sized salad was fit for a mouse that had already eaten...I left hungry! Ugh.\nPlus---my special order came out wrong and I had to (once again) watch my husband eat while I fantasized about how many carbs were in the napkin...\nOh, I won't be coming back. There are too many other great places to spend my well-earned money on. | |
| Neutral | Wen't to Capital Grille for my birthday dinner. I hadn't been here since I was in High School. From what I remembered it was really good. Of course everything is a la carte. I ended up only having Lobster Mac and Cheese. (I'd already had a recovery meal after party #1) It was okay. Could have used a boost in flavor somewhere. Maybe some salt. My biggest concern was my drink. Is that bad? I'm concerned with my drink. Anyway, I ordered a Sidecar. It came in a goblet style glass full of ice. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. Are Sidecars not to be served up? With actual Cognac? I figured Capital would know better than that. Other than that my large group was served well. They even threw some berries on a platter with my cake that my friends brought. Nice touch. Oh, and we saw celebrities, like face to face. Thank goodness CIAA will be back for six more years!! | |
| Positive | The steak was cooked to perfection . Staff is very friendly. Nice place to hang out. | |
| Positive | This the most ultramodern, upscale place I've been to in a long time. This little place is tucked away inside the Marriott City Center and is a really treat to go to. Very high class, boldly decorated and has some awesome food. It's expensive (as you would expect) but it's worth it. The veal was a mouthwatering experience to say the least. The servers were very impressive, they were very attentive and you could tell they really wanted us to have a good experience. But the best part of the meal is always the dessert and I have four words for you, Krispy Kreme bread pudding. That is all. | |
| Positive | Must say that Bulleit Burbon is very hard to find and this place had it. SCORE!! Dark leather, dark wood, great conversation areas, lots of cigar smoke and great service. Didn't have to buy a cigar, the place was a blue-grey haze of smoke. \n\nKind of wonky getting into the place. It's not really in the hotel but it is. You have to walk in the breezeway before the lobby. Door is a bit unexpected, but not hidden. Not their fault, but in a sense it adds to the ambiance. | |
| Neutral | Went to my first Panthers' game the other day; real good time, actually, even though I couldn't care less about the Panthers. It seems I'm the only one who doesn't: the place was, to my surprise, absolutely packed with Panther's fans. Pretty good for a team that's only been around for, what, ten years?\n\nOn game day, the stadium is absolutely surrounded and consumed by tailgating fans; during the rest of the week, it stands there, right outside of downtown, quiet and lonely looking. I guess that can be said of a lot of stadiums, though. \n\nAs for the place itself, really good facilities and pretty good crappy stadium food--hotdogs, pretzels, beers, that kinda stuff. But it actually wasn't as expensive as I'd feared. Pretty reasonable, in fact, which is a rarity. \n\nAnd the fans were well-behaved and fun. Definitely a nice, family-friendly atmosphere. And there are always tickets available, so check it out. | |
| Positive | There is not a bad seat in this house for a football game. Seriously! We had our backs against the wall in the \"nosebleeds\" to see the Panthers vs Saints December 2013, and had a GREAT time with a wonderful view! If you think it might rain, bring a poncho; if you think it'll be cold, bring a coat! Employ common sense, and you'll have a blast!\n\nTHAT BEING SAID... the concession workers STINK on an alarming level. By and large it takes almost a HALF HOUR to get a drink of ANY sort. I stood in line for 20 minutes (ALL OF HALFTIME AND THEN SOME) for a diet pepsi... the workers are worse than slow... actually, city workers could give them some tips on efficiency... it's THAT bad if you're not in club-level seating. My advice? Eat before you arrive, arrive early, order your drinks, get cozy in your seats, and enjoy the game! :) | |
| Negative | Bland franchise with a terrible uni color scheme and brutal logo. Other than the one season Jake Delhomme did not play like the mediocre QB he is, that's it. I defy anyone outside of Carolina to name a player on the Panthers. Julius Peppers does not count as he just left.\n\nI do love one thing; Coach Fox likes to call the onside kick at the most unlikely times and they often work. | |
| Neutral | They always get so out of breath, this team. Hence their name: Carolina Panters.\n\nI'm no fan of the Carolina Panthers. Cam Newton is pretty cool, so was Steve Smith, but yeah. And Peppers. He was good.\n\nI feel bad that you guys have to go with the name Carolina. It always makes me feel like it's a real diss to Charlotte. I could understand it with New England playing so far outside Boston, and wanting to draw in the rest of the states in the region. And Boston is so famous already for all of its other teams and things that it doesn't need the Patriot name. But you would be surprised how many people outside Carolina don't even know which city the Panthers play in. \"Charlotte could have an NFL team right?\" said a friend of mine. \"That's a big city isn't it?\"\n\nAnyway, I'm more of a Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill person than a Charlotte person anyway, but more power to the Panthers and good luck to them in all their future ventures.\n\nI just wish they didn't always sound so out of breath. | |
| Neutral | I really like the atmosphere of this pub when we first went there. I liked how small and intimate it was. I like dark, candle lit bars. It just makes me feel a little more cozy. Unfortunately, the service was a bit lacking. It took about 10 minutes to get a beer (on several occasions) when there was hardly anyone there, and they charged us twice for 2 single Jameson's. We didn't catch this until we had gotten home. It's not that big of a deal, but considering we went on a night when it wasn't that busy, you think they would be paying more attention to what was going on in front of the bar (i.e. people waiting for drinks) and behind the bar (i.e. getting someone's tab right) I have a feeling we'll be going back. It was a great time regardless, but I guess there are some things that just leave a bad taste in your mouth. We'll be going back though. ;) | |
| Positive | A well kept secret! If you are looking for wine treats, you have to check this out. It is like a little wine store located right inside the department store. They do tastings and classes and have a special room for the fine stuff.. I have only just peeked through the glass, but YUM! | |
| Positive | Great Turkey Grinder! | |
| Positive | The Arthur's menu offers a wide variety of options, including burgers, sandwiches, wraps, soup, salad, & grinders...plus wine desserts & other treats.\nA great spot found in Southpark Mall, to avoid the food court and maybe select something a little healthier. | |
| Negative | BlackFinn is like Buckhead Lite, if that makes sense. This place is literally like stepping into a good ol' boy frat house, maybe at Clemson or UNC. But as I've previously stated, this doesn't mean that the place isn't fun. It just means that you should know what you're getting yourself into when you head over there. Not a place to go for a casual drink, unless you're going midday or on a quieter night early in the week. \n\nLots of TVs in this huge bar, so it's a pretty decent place to watch a football or basketball game, especially since a lot of fans turn out here to check out their team. Located literally across the street from the Arena, it gets pretty packed before or after Bobcats games/concerts. It gets especially nuts on Friday and Saturdays, so be warned (or advised, if that's what you're looking to get into). \n\nThere's always a cover, which is a pain in the butt, but it's generally a good time if you're looking to really tie one on with friends. | |
| Neutral | It's definately meat-markety as previously stated. It's a place you gotta wanna go. If you're lookin for a relaxing evening then don't go here- simple as that. If you feel like taking a stranger home - this is a prime destination. Everyone is beyond trashed, normally. And o-yea, the more clevage you show the quicker you'll get your drink. Hey, I'm not opposed to using womenly wiles. \n\nI wasn't terribly impressed by the music but then again I rarely listen to the radio anymore. Anyhow! Huge space, sticky floors, gross bathrooms, and lots of horny people ..... sometimes you just want that. | |
| Positive | I am not sure why SF folks have a problem with Charlotte restaurants but maybe they should give Zebra's, Barrington's, Bonterro or Nobles a try prior to giving up on Charlotte.\nLavecchia's is a bit noisy once it gets crowded but the seafood is pretty good (yes Upstream is better, but a bit new something for my taste). Try the their version of Oysters Rockefeller (not authentic but very tasty). Plus they have free parking in the building. | |
| Negative | I sat at the bar to try out Lavecchia's during Queen's Feast, Charlotte's Restaurant Week, fixed price 3-course menu. The atmosphere was nice & attentive. I didn't see the hostesses smiled once during the meal. Not sure what's up with that. I ordered the loster bisque, grilled Atlantic salmon & chocolate layer cake. The bisque was lukewarm at best. The salmon was tasty & the only redeeming part of the meal. The chocolate cake was cold & hard. If this place is deciding to dog it for what is supposed to be a showcase week for restaurants that's pathetic. If that's just how it is here then that's bad given their price points. Either way, I won't be coming back. | |
| Positive | This place is a cool place in Charlotte. They have Salsa dancing on Thursdays that can get pretty busy.\n\nI usually come here midweek, but hear that weekends are fun too. The bald headed bartender was very friendly and knowledgable. The IPA I had was really good (but just a tad warm). I am staying at the Holiday Inn across the street so this is a good low-key find right next to my hotel. Was described as a Bank Of America bar and not a Wachovia Bar, I guess the two of them compete in this town?!?!.........Kidding. Have fun. | |
| Neutral | Drink prices are high but the dancing is fun! | |
| Negative | The bartenders are friendly and the drink selection is creative, such as the Long Island Mr. Iced T. How cool is that?!\n\nBut this place is a hellhole for people who really like to dance without getting blind wasted. There is no designated dance area and the place is fairly large, so you end up with a bunch of people milling about, beers in hand. I have never seen so many people so slovenly drunk bumping into you or spilling their drink on you. It's like dancing in a barn with all the animals running loose. It's probably the gothiest place in town and I really wanted to like it place but all three times I've been I spent more effort trying to control my violent tendencies than having fun dancing.\n\nAnd the DJ is overkill. Three screens show movies and videos which is fine. But it gets really annoying with the DJ calling out the names of every band and song. Perhaps he thinks you were too drunk to remember or too young to have lived it. We all know these songs by heart, it's totally cliche and they're not teaching us anything new. The DJ just likes being the center of attention which provides an abhorrent atmosphere. \n\nThey also completely mash songs together, sometimes running over the best parts of the end or even the middle of a song with the beginning of another. They do not watch the dance floor which is DJ Lesson #1. If a good thing is already happening on the dance floor, don't mess it up. I heard three crashes in a row on the dance floor one night and the entire crowd just stops moving. It makes it a memorable night. But not in a good way.\n\nPS: Whatever happened to the \"no bottles or glassware on the dance floor\" rule? I guess they only enforce that at \"classy\" establishments. | |
| Positive | I vacillated between 3 and 4 stars for the Breakfast Club...but, ultimately, is you're having a) bachelorette bar crawl, b) an '80s night of any kind or c) it's super late and you're jonesin' for some Michael Jackson tunes...Breakfast Club nicely fills the void. \n\nI don't go clubbing. I really don't. Because my alcohol tolerance is (now) that of a 65 year old, sometimes it's just better that I have a drink or two and get home by midnight. Therefore, I'm not going to compare Breakfast Club to any other club in CLT. Plus, it would be unfair. \n\nThe pros: Fantastic '80s music and videos. Plenty of space to dance. The venue is incredibly unique, kitsch-ly decorated and BIG. A really great place to bring a bunch of guys or girls and celebrate a fun decade. \n\nThe cons: Some other guests can be overly drunk and, therefore, douchy. Drinks are expensive for what they are. I recall paying $8 for the tiniest of tiny rail vodka soda. The cover can be high. \n\nIf you're bopping around the Charlotte club scene, bar scene or you're just looking to try something different, Breakfast Club is a must visit...even if just once per year! | |
| Negative | I really want to like this place because it is right across the street from where I work and we really have no other lunch options that are very close by. However, it is very incosistent. The past 3 times I have gone for lunch they have been out of something for the chicken cesear salad, but have not told me until I receive my order. The first time they were out of parmesean cheese, the second time they were out of the usual sliced white meat chicken and replaced it with what appeared to be shredded leg meat and finally today they only had half a small to go cup of dressing. All three of these items seem to be very important to making a salad that only has 4 ingredients. If I would have known this upfront I would not order the cesear salad. I guess I should always ask before I order to ensure that they have all of the ingredients. In addition, it seems a little pricey for what they offer. I can pay $9 and get a better salad at many other places uptown, I guess they are able to charge for convienence. | |
| Positive | this place is fun because it is on the light rail line. things here do tend to be expensive, but i will say the sushi is yummy and normally priced. the tizerts cakes are so delish i would eat them until i died. | |
| Neutral | Trendy-looking on the inside, which immediately ups the cool factor. An ex-boyfriend took me here on a date and we enjoyed it. I liked all the food we had except the foie gras; not necessarily the restaurant's fault, I just didn't like the texture. I didn't want it, but Brian let me have a bite. The wine sampler with dessert was a lot of fun. The service was great....I'm just not sure it was worth the price. | |
| Negative | I have been here three times now. For some reason a lot of my coworkers really like it. It's a popular lunch-time destination. \n\nThey are known for their southern, Louisiana style dishes. I would say it's just pretty typical, heaving-tasting foods. Their gyros are not bad actually, but the creole with shrimp and blacken fish I had as a lunch special were just too salty and heavy for me. I'm sure some who love their soul food would appreciate it, but it wasn't for me. \n\nIt gets pretty crowded during lunch hours, and the spaces are quite tight. | |
| Neutral | It's a good ole southern home cooking joint on the west side. The biggest plus is the prices. Not many places still have dinner meal for less than $7 with 2 sides and a tea (their dinner specials come with tea). \n\nFood is typical. Grilled pork chop is a little dry and tough. Better off with the fried pork chop. And when I said pork chop I meant super thin cut ones. Country fried steak's gravy was the whitest I have ever seen... Thus a little bland. It reminds me of comfort food people referring to when they talk about their grannies. Nothing against grannies (or moms), but I have found out in the 2 decades I have lived in the south that their cookings are normally pretty plain and non-eventful. But knowing so still doesn't stop us from wanting granny's pot roast because it is the consistency and thoughts and memories that matter. What is off in quality at Gardenia is made up by the \"sweetie/honey\" southern hospitality and down home appeal. \n\nIt's a solid spot for a low budget meal. You will be happy if you have the right mindset and expectation. | |
| Positive | I like to refer to this place as.... The Key Shack! If you drive by, that's exactly what it looks like: a little shack in the middle of Park Road Shopping Center. It make look a little sketch (there was some homemade BBQ for sale next to the Shack when I was here a few weekends ago), but they get the job done.\n\nI went here after a referral from a friend. I was looking for a hard to find key to duplicate for one of the uptown residential buildings. Sure enough, they had the key here. I had a new key and exchanged cash in about 5 minutes. If you have a hard to find key to duplicate - this is your spot! Plus... one you're done you can stroll through the rest of Park Road Shopping Center if you so desire (cupcakes, coffee, Michael's, antiques, it's all here). |
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