Review: Stoke’s Grill
Posted by mike | Filed under Reviews
At some point, Jeff Bearer (of Craft Beer Radio fame) started suggesting I try out Stoke’s Grill down on McKnight. It didn’t take too much explanation for me ot become interested, and in the past few weeks, I’ve made my way over there—twice. For me, it’s roughly on the way between work and home, so [...]
Review: Sababa Middle Eastern Grill
Posted by mike | Filed under Reviews
Not all that long ago, Mr. Willies Barbecue closed its doors (and, in retrospect, foreshadowed the closure of Kazansky’s). Willies never seemed to really pull together something that got people excited, and eventually shuttered—and, yes, the missing apostrophe bothers me too. Whenever a restaurant closes like that, I see opportunity: I see it as a [...]
Review: Abay Ethiopian Cuisine
Posted by mike | Filed under Reviews
Pittsburgh is home to a wealth of small ethnic restaurants—most of them independently owned, and nearly all of them at least worth a visit. Having previously been scheduling most of my outings for the Pittsburgh Beer Meetup, those establishments just didn’t come up. On the other hand, the newly created The FoodBurgh Meetup brings a [...]
Review: Fajita Grill (Ellsworth)
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At some point, one of my readers recommended a FoodBurgh visit to Fajita Grill. When the request first came in, I snooped around the web a little and didn’t know what to think. Given the association with Si Senior, I suspected large-ish (but delicious) burritos and wraps—just like the ones I remember from my CMU [...]
Review: Aviva Brick Oven (Warrendale)
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I work up in Cranberry Township, but I live down in Squirrel Hill (don’t ask). Given that positioning, I invited some co-workers out to give the Aviva Brick Oven a try. Located in Warrendale–just down Rt 19 from Cranberry, I had driven by them a few times and thought they were definitely worth a try. [...]
