Second Take: Over the Bar (OTB)
Posted by mike | Filed under Beer, Reviews
Some of you may remember my first trip to Over the Bar (OTB). I liked the experience, but have always felt like it wasn’t a very representative trip. I had gone out on a Sunday afternoon after working on projects around the house all morning. As you might expect, the restaurant was nearly empty at [...]
Review: Beer Nutz
Posted by mike | Filed under Beer, Reviews
It’s about time for some FoodBurgh cleanup: going way back in my stack of review score sheets, I have notes for a place called Beer Nutz. I really don’t like the name, but one of the owners emailed me a while back to suggest I might check them out. I’m always on the look out [...]
Review: The Bar at 2132
Posted by mike | Filed under Beer, Reviews
Just before things got really busy for Christmas, I made my way over to the South Side after work to exchange gifts with a pair of friends. For the sake of some new FoodBurgh content, I had suggested we do the exchange at a relatively new place: The Bar @ 2132. I had been there [...]
Review: Carson Street Deli
Posted by mike | Filed under Reviews
One of my favorite trends in the restaurant world is the ever increasing prevalence of free WiFi. I’m always toting a laptop around, and don’t always have the benefit of a group of friends when I’m out looking for a new place to try (or even just a bite to eat). In the absence of [...]
Review: Sunday Brunch at Hough’s
Posted by mike | Filed under Breakfast, Reviews
A little over a week ago, I met a whole slew of new people at a Birthday Party for a friend. Okay, maybe it was closer to a handful of enw people, but who’s counting? Two of them (a couple, in fact) happened to live in Greenfield not too far from my house. Actually, they [...]
Review: The 509 Cafe (Greenfield)
Posted by mike | Filed under Reviews
Just weeks ago, I got word of a new restaurant right in my own backyard of Greenfield. Then, just recently, I noticed Connect Greenfield the Greenfield Org was hosting an event there in December. I’m always interested in checking out new restaurants I can walk to, but that can be hit or miss in my [...]
Overview: The New Settler’s Ridge Market District
Posted by mike | Filed under Community
This is a tough one for me to write up. Mostly, that’s because your sense of my credibility is impaired by the fact that Giant Eagle is very clearly working to court some blogger buzz. They’re sponsoring a contest here, hosted a VIP blogger reception/tour, and sent us all home with enormous gift baskets filled [...]
Review: Over the Bar Bicycle Cafe (OTB)
Posted by mike | Filed under Beer, Reviews
Over the weekend, I made my way out to OTB in the south side for a very late lunch amidst some failed project efforts around the house. Joined by a friend just returning from a week away, that seemed like as good a time as any to check out a place that has been pushed [...]
Review: Bocktown Beer and Grille
Posted by mike | Filed under Beer, Reviews
Inspired by the appearance of East End’s LOAF, I recently made my way down to Bocktown Beer and Grille. I had been intrigued by the very notion of LOAF—basically a Russian Kvass (i.e., fermented bread). In this case, Scott used 60 loaves of sourdough. Independent of LOAF, Bocktown is also the recipient of extensive new [...]
Review: Mad Mex (North Hills Location)
Posted by mike | Filed under Beer, Reviews
I made my way out to Mad Mex with an old friend last week to keep up with an old friend (Sally). Partly, I wanted to catch up with Sally, but I was also looking for a solid Mad Mex compatriot to balance out a review. I knew that Sally shares my love of Mad [...]
