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: Birmingham Bridge Tavern
Posted by mike | Filed under Beer, Reviews
I go to to the South Side frequently—more now than ever, that I’m scheduling meetup outings along side my restaurant review blog. Think about it: Pittsburgh’s South Side lines up far too well with two familiar FoodBurgh themes: good food and good beer—all rolled into one. At first glance, the whole area appears to leave [...]
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: Blue Grotto Pizza
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Months ago, a friend of mine at work was raving about a Pizza Place in the South Side: Giotto’s. A quick Urbanspoon search for the place turned up nothing. Unwilling to give up, I kept on digging until I finally figured out that the place had changed its name—to Blue Grotto Pizza. Fast forward to [...]
Review: Franklin Inn
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I have a pair of friends that I happened to meet through other friends. We all have those, right? Well, the “source” friends are currently out of the country—volunteering for a good cause, but the follow-on friends are still in Pittsburgh. In fact, they joined me in heading out to a restaurant I had only [...]
Review: Avenue B
Posted by mike | Filed under Reviews
For whatever reason, Avenue B has been high on my list of culinary destinations from the time I first heard of the place. Judging from the number of other foodies that have suggested the place, I’d say I’m not alone. Really, all I needed was a good excuse to make my way over there. Lacking [...]
Penn Brewery’s Ongoing Return
Posted by mike | Filed under Beer, Community
Last week, Penn Brewery hosted their first event in a while: a sneak preview. Contrary to what you might be thinking, the event served primarily to show the world that they really are on the path to re-opening. As far as I can tell, it was also the world premier of their first ale: Allegheny [...]
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: Lot 17 (Bloomfield)
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Due largely to my own poor planning, I ended up at Lot 17 in Bloomfield last night. Prior to that, I was familiar with the place only through Wheel Deliver (a service I used frequently for ordering research group dinners in grad school). I actually intended to visit another place (Avenue B)—for some reason, I [...]
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 [...]
