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2 | In the Wesin Hotel, attached to the David Lawrence Convention Center - this is probably the highest priced, over saturated fried fish establishment that exists in downtown Pittsburgh.\n\nNow, they call themselves the \"Orginal\" fish market - but don't let that fool you. This place is an overpriced clone of legal seafo... | en | 217 | wesin hotel attached david lawrence convention center probably highest priced saturated fried fish establishment exists downtown call fish market let fool place overpriced clone legal seafood good overpriced service bar seriously two mgd beers double bailey rocks oy something tells want loose business rather keep wine ... | 108 |
4 | LUNCH: This was one of my favorite lunch spots when I lived and worked in Pittsburgh. I was a creature of habit though - - for lunch I very seldom strayed from their wonderful lobster bisque and a nice mixed green salad. It was the perfect lunch. Served quickly, which gave me plenty of time for the nice walk to and fr... | en | 327 | lunch one favorite lunch spots lived worked pittsburgh creature habit though lunch seldom strayed wonderful lobster bisque nice mixed green salad perfect lunch served quickly gave plenty time nice walk dinner time always nice venture one great seafood offerings couple great salmon dishes really like striped bass seafoo... | 154 |
2 | I have been going to this place for years. It has excellent sushi and a pretty good selection, however often they don't have all the options listed on the menu. I'm a big fan of white tuna and they never have it. It's a little pricey, but the quality of ingredient is excellent. I've had two issues with this place o... | en | 122 | going place years excellent sushi pretty good selection however often options listed menu big fan white tuna never little pricey quality ingredient excellent two issues place times pretty good try specials order razor clams special careful last time ton sand clams also one spots get good meal midnight | 48 |
2 | the salads are quite exceptional, especially for philly\n\nthe muscles are buttery goodness\n\nthe sushi is just not good, i don't care what the woman who eats there everyday cuz she lives across the street says\n\nand i think they put mayo in some of their sushi, which - however authentic - is disgusting | en | 51 | salads quite exceptional especially muscles buttery sushi good care woman eats everyday cuz lives across street think put mayo sushi however authentic disgusting | 23 |
3 | Surprisingly (or not), I had a great time here. True, this restaurant offers little bang for the buck, but that doesn't mean that the quality of food has suffered. The sushi was surprisingly good.\n\nMy dish was a bit oily. The risotto was nice, but was a tad big on the salty side. That's okay, though, because I st... | en | 76 | surprisingly great time true restaurant offers little bang buck mean quality food suffered sushi surprisingly dish bit oily risotto nice tad big salty side okay though still enjoyed imagine great place take someone date con | 35 |
2 | Attached to the Westin Convention Center, this restaurant is a super convenient stop for convention goers. They're open until 1am, which is especially helpful for those of us West Coast travelers that spend all day flying to get to Pittsburgh.\n\nI enjoyed a nice big bowl of their clam chowder - creamy, not tomato bas... | en | 158 | attached westin convention center restaurant super convenient stop convention goers open especially helpful us west coast travelers spend day flying get enjoyed nice big bowl clam chowder creamy tomato based great flavors large pieces clam cesaer dressing salad delicious sushi list touch slow bad considering number occ... | 80 |
2 | I got the slow roasted jerk chicken (yes I know at the fish market!) and it was very very good. For dessert I split the 'doughnut' with ice cream which was very tasty. | en | 33 | got slow roasted jerk chicken yes know fish market good dessert split ice cream tasty | 15 |
3 | From March 2013 visit: the food was much better, good enough that I want to return. I had salmon, quinoa, spinach, pesto, bread (that's all I remember). I'm upgrading to 4 stars.\n\nFrom Aug. 2009: The most disappointing thing about this place is the temperature: uncomfortably cold. Probably 60 degrees (on a warm day ... | en | 171 | march visit food much better good enough want return salmon quinoa spinach pesto bread remember upgrading disappointing thing place temperature uncomfortably cold probably degrees warm day august whole dining area cold table brought attention waiter said nothing hotel cooling system insane care comfort customers food g... | 80 |
2 | located in the westin hotel downtown pittsburgh, i came here in the summer, early evening. party of 2. the valet was great and quick, i wasnt staying at the hotel, i pulled up and said i was eating at the OFM and he quickly took the keys and parked the car. the valet was quick when we were done also. overall i thought ... | en | 245 | located westin hotel downtown pittsburgh came summer early evening party valet great quick wasnt staying hotel pulled said eating ofm quickly took keys parked car valet quick done also overall thought ofm pretty good nice busy atmosphere would expect location inside hotel pretty big bar kinda center restaurant still se... | 127 |
1 | Serviceable \"upscale\" chain seafood spot, with both traditional dishes and sushi. Yes, it's expensive, but it's one of the few spots open late downtown. The sashimi was pleasant, and it's hard to screw up oysters and seafood pasta. Our meal basically met our admittedly low expectations.\n\nThe service is on par ... | en | 61 | serviceable chain seafood spot traditional dishes sushi yes expensive one spots open late downtown sashimi pleasant hard screw oysters seafood pasta meal basically met admittedly low service par local chain restaurant expect much | 33 |
1 | One in our party summed it all up: \"When you're paying these prices, you should expect better service.\"\n\nThe food was good. I had a sashimi platter with some additional pieces, which was perfectly average. You can get the same thing around the corner at Sushi Kim...and I think the quality is a bit better and the... | en | 161 | one party summed paying prices expect better food good sashimi platter additional pieces perfectly average get thing around corner sushi kim think quality bit better price party rib eye cooked well liked dessert cheesecake good although blueberries clearly frozen unacceptable july season sit wait minutes food brought c... | 76 |
2 | Had dinner here and it was located in my hotel (Westin). Enjoyed a Lobster Bisque and a Green Curry Cod. The service was a little slow but friendly. My fish had several bones in it. The bread was sourdough with a shrimp butter. I think it was a bit pricey for a seafood restaurant. I didn't try the sushi that everyone w... | en | 75 | dinner located hotel westin enjoyed lobster bisque green curry cod service little slow friendly fish several bones bread sourdough shrimp butter think bit pricey seafood restaurant try sushi everyone raving restaurant pittsburgh acquire fresh fish sushi | 36 |
1 | - The bread was good and so was the spicy shrimp butter that came with it.\n- The lobster bisque had a very slight gummy texture to it, as if too much flour had been used. \n- I had the lobster pasta and I was a little disappointed with the lack of sauce that accompanied it. It was really more of a broth than anythin... | en | 136 | bread good spicy shrimp butter came lobster bisque slight gummy texture much flour used lobster pasta little disappointed lack sauce accompanied really broth anything made pasta seem soggy also drippy messy eat wife fillet mignon said one best ever thought potato side us drink meal put total including tip expect little... | 55 |
0 | Terrible.\n\nI visited this restaurant for the first time yesterday to use up a Groupon. Thank God I didn't pay full price for this slop. \n\nFirst, lets talk about the decor. Others have commented about the outdated 80s look of the place. I concur. The chairs are ridiculously heavy and uncomfortable. And don't ev... | en | 683 | visited restaurant first time yesterday use groupon thank god pay full price slop lets talk decor others commented outdated look place concur chairs ridiculously heavy uncomfortable even get started hideous glass constructions hanging ceiling let talk staff unprofessional say least waiting table witnessed hostess yell ... | 333 |
1 | I have eaten there several times. This is an overpriced overhyped seafood restaurant. The portions are not worth the price. The Sushi is average at best. The service has been poor almost every time I went. We complained once to the manager and in the middle of talking to her she picked up the phone and totally for... | en | 101 | eaten several times overpriced overhyped seafood restaurant portions worth price sushi average best service poor almost every time went complained manager middle talking picked phone totally forgot talking us salads small nothing write decor needs updated ask keep going back choice usually several people staying westin | 46 |
1 | Came in for drinks after a conference and could not get service. Finally went searching for someone, who only came back with our order after we had nearly given up. And refills on water, coffee or soda? Forget about it. | en | 40 | came drinks conference could get service finally went searching someone came back order nearly given refills water coffee soda forget | 20 |
1 | Pittsburgh has good food. Don't waste your time at the Fish Market.\n\nI stay in the Westin often and have had three meals at this spot in the past week. The first was fine enough to get me to come back for a second trip. The second time, our waitress clearly was in no hurry to serve our three-person group in the 50... | en | 194 | pittsburgh good food waste time fish stay westin often three meals spot past week first fine enough get come back second trip second time waitress clearly hurry serve group occupied restaurant third time chef special came couple slabs tasteless fish coated bread crumbs oil tossed onto pile dry couscous served wrong sta... | 95 |
0 | I have never had such awful, inedible food at such an appallingly ridiculous price. It's not only a failure in execution, the plates are very poorly put together, and the flavors of the sides and sauces with the protein do not marry well at all. I was severely disappointed by plating, and then just got mad when I start... | en | 180 | never awful inedible food appallingly ridiculous price failure execution plates poorly put together flavors sides sauces protein marry well severely disappointed plating got mad started would think steak would least properly cooked supposed medium came raw steak tough tasteless tuna asked rare overcooked also bland eve... | 89 |
0 | We were staying at the Westin and it was late and the Original Fish Market was right on site. Well the experience at both the hotel and the restaurant was dismal. We waited too long to be seated and the hosted seemed to have attitude when we asked one of the servers to find her. A simple \"Sorry for the wait\" would ha... | en | 189 | staying westin late original fish market right site well experience hotel restaurant dismal waited long seated hosted seemed attitude asked one servers find simple sorry would nice leave waiting mins waiter unfortunately food bland tasteless oh except bold taste obay fries blackened rainbow trout expected bold favors y... | 91 |
1 | My experience may different from others because I am an attractive female who went in with 3 young African American males. Good friends of mine who spent a helluva a lot of money in Pittsburgh that weekend - who work hard and expect good service for good money like everyone else. We were greeted with reserved distant... | en | 270 | experience may different others attractive female went young african american males good friends mine spent helluva lot money pittsburgh weekend work hard expect good service good money like everyone else greeted reserved distant service waiter said something nervously like good something people even say anymore round ... | 146 |
2 | Sushi was great. Everyone I was with enjoyed their meal. I will probably not go back because the location is not great. | en | 22 | sushi great everyone enjoyed meal probably go back location great | 10 |
0 | Terrible crab bisque. My husband liked the fish stew though. It had lots of beans, was thick and chili-like. The rest of the lunch was so unnoteworthy, I can't remember what I ordered, though almost all of it was still on the plate at the end of lunch. I do remember the bad taste in my mouth for the rest of the day. | en | 63 | terrible crab bisque husband liked fish stew though lots beans thick rest lunch unnoteworthy ca remember ordered though almost still plate end lunch remember bad taste mouth rest day | 29 |
0 | Literally the worst restaurant experience that I've ever had, including McDonald's and 24-hour scarf-and-barf diners.\n\nPittsburgh is undergoing a bit of a food renaissance, yet the Original Fish Market continues to put out an inferior product in a horrendous atmosphere at an obscene price. \n\nOur fish was tasteless... | en | 153 | literally worst restaurant experience ever including mcdonald undergoing bit food renaissance yet original fish market continues put inferior product horrendous atmosphere obscene price fish tasteless rubbery white wine came room temperature restaurant extremely dirty server clearly apathetic original fish market opene... | 84 |
1 | One of the only places open downtown after 10 pm mid-week. Terrible service, average and overpriced food, in a hotel lobby, doesn't make a good combo. | en | 26 | one places open downtown pm terrible service average overpriced food hotel lobby make good combo | 15 |
2 | Had the Walu (Hawaiian butterfish), and was excellent. Sushi was good, my friends said best ever, I thought more average. Rock shrimp appetizer also average. Wait staff was excellent. | en | 29 | walu hawaiian butterfish excellent sushi good friends said best ever thought average rock shrimp appetizer also average wait staff excellent | 20 |
0 | This place really should be much higher quality for first the prices and second the only food option at the Westin. I stopped by here two nights ago on a work trip to grab some food. The wine that I ordered was out (which was fine) and substituted - but for a place with a giant wine cellar I wouldn't suspect that sho... | en | 212 | place really much higher quality first prices second food option westin stopped two nights ago work trip grab food wine ordered fine substituted place giant wine cellar would suspect issue glass went order asked server scallops asked honest said well done pittsburgh well think meant literally scallops tough tire presen... | 92 |
2 | Walking around downtown we stumbled into this place for a quick dinner. It was fairly empty and quiet (nice), our waiter was friendly, and the food was ok. We all got sushi, which was good. We had a delicious shrimp and balsamic appetizer, that didn't taste like balsamic, but was great none the less. The meal was n... | en | 86 | walking around downtown stumbled place quick dinner fairly empty quiet nice waiter friendly food got sushi good delicious shrimp balsamic appetizer taste like balsamic great none less meal amazing pricey expected hotel lobby restaurant met expectations would run back place would run away either | 44 |
1 | I've been meaning to go back to the Fish Market for so long. I remember the great crab legs I had years ago. I finally had the chance last week and was surprisingly disappointed.\n\nThe service was great. We sat at the bar and in no time both bartenders greeted us with smiles and menus. I guess my main concern was the ... | en | 191 | meaning go back fish market long remember great crab legs years ago finally chance last week surprisingly service great sat bar time bartenders greeted us smiles menus guess main concern food quality ordered beet salad warm goat cheese warm shrimp scallop linguine unique flavor presentation made kitchen boyfriend enjoy... | 96 |
4 | Was a little hesitant to eat here because of the average to below average reviews. But it was in our hotel and we were famished.\n\nBut we were pleasantly surprised by our meals that were extremely delicious. I got the Waluu/Butterfish (highly recommend this, although it was a special) and the wife got the corn-meal cr... | en | 160 | little hesitant eat average average reviews hotel pleasantly surprised meals extremely delicious got highly recommend although special wife got crusted bacon whipped mash potatoes awesome service prompt point dessert creme brulee cheesecake fruit compote fantastic well sushi appetizer got good good sushi blue crab got ... | 71 |
1 | I was pretty disappointed by this experience. And I usually avoid hotel restaurants for this very reason, but I was tired and I was staying at the Westin, so here I am at the Original Fish Market...\n\nI sat at the bar and ordered dinner. The bartender was very friendly and made sure she was taking care of me. So props... | en | 254 | pretty disappointed experience usually avoid hotel restaurants reason tired staying westin original fish market sat bar ordered dinner bartender friendly made sure taking care props got menu sushi menu ok pretty sure pittsburg awesome place sushi let give shot started gumbo came warm kind bland good roll decent spicy s... | 110 |
2 | I haven't had a full meal here but I had one of the best drink's of my life... The Sapphire Collins and it was amazing. That is coming from a non Gin drinker, so tasty and made just right not too boozy! \n\nThen I had the most mouth watering crispy light Calamari to go with it, completely enjoyable. My friend was unimp... | en | 127 | full meal one best drink life sapphire collins amazing coming non gin drinker tasty made right boozy mouth watering crispy light calamari go completely enjoyable friend unimpressed sushi fair unimpressed everything life liked place location penn ave close many cultural district venues would give place shot gunshy previ... | 57 |
2 | Was able to go in without a wait. Part of the Westin Hotel, there is a nice decor to the OFM, but the clientele seem to be going elsewhere.\n\nOur server was very helpful and gave us some suggestions on what to order. We asked about what sushi rolls we could start off with as appetizers for the group, and he suggested ... | en | 217 | able go without wait part westin hotel nice decor ofm clientele seem going server helpful gave us suggestions order asked sushi rolls could start appetizers group suggested two worked well one mild one spicier definitely lives claim ofm good ordered mains got cioppino used cioppino coming stew chunks fish broth ofm che... | 104 |
2 | Surprised by the poor reviews here. Yes, the restaurant's interior is... strange ( cavernous, dark, and smells a bit musty ), but overall we actually enjoyed this place. The sushi was much better than expected and Olivia was a great server. If I ever come back to Pitt, I'd come here with no problem. | en | 54 | surprised poor reviews yes restaurant interior strange cavernous dark smells bit musty overall actually enjoyed place sushi much better expected olivia great server ever come back pitt come problem | 29 |
2 | I was one of three women who ate here on a Thursday night while here for business. We got seated right away, but after that the service was slow and I had to keep asking for drink refills. The 3 rolls that were brought out came with a really good flavored butter. We were never asked if we wanted more or how things w... | en | 116 | one three women ate thursday night business got seated right away service slow keep asking drink refills rolls brought came really good flavored butter never asked wanted things ordered salads appetizers good portions good tasting worth know ahead spend could get westin parking validated paid park across street count | 49 |
1 | Have you ever eaten in a place where the whole seems far less than the sum of its parts? Believe me, the Original Fish Market fits that description. I met my mom and dad here for a pre-concert (Bonnie Raitt) dinner and honestly I wish we'd gone someplace else. \n\nTo be fair there wasn't anything particularly wrong ... | en | 135 | ever eaten place whole seems far less sum parts believe original fish market fits description met mom dad bonnie raitt dinner honestly wish gone someplace else fair anything particularly wrong food service enjoyed seafood restaurants dinner okay anything particularly memorable nothing made say parents hate dinners eith... | 67 |
1 | First time I've eaten here I went during lunch time. Not crowded but service was quite slow so I took off a star. My girlfriend ordered from their sushi lunch special and I ordered the bison burger. You're probably asking why order that when at a fish market. Well I originally planned on fish but I hadn't had bison in ... | en | 268 | first time eaten went lunch time crowded service quite slow took star girlfriend ordered sushi lunch special ordered bison burger probably asking order fish market well originally planned fish bison caught eye well menu bit pricey mind paying good food high expectations bison burger mediocre took star away menu said ba... | 133 |
2 | Confusing! No one to greet me so I wasn't sure if I should go to the regular the bar or the sushi bar. I chose e sushi bar based on the number of available seat-all of them. I waited for eye contact with one of the sushi preparers. Obtained we contact after an extended period of time. He gave me a menu and instructions... | en | 123 | confusing one greet sure go regular bar sushi bar chose e sushi bar based number available waited eye contact one sushi preparers obtained contact extended period time gave menu instructions asked process since wanted cocktail well waiter shortly cocktail order submitted sushi items cocktail arrived quickly still neede... | 62 |
0 | DIDN'T EAT HERE...this review not about the food. We went on Friday night around 8pm, there seemed to be about 25% occupancy. The hostess asked us if we had a reservation, we didn't , and she told us that they were somewhat behind and that we would have to wait 20-30 minutes. WTF? We IMMEDIATELY left and frankly it... | en | 74 | eat review food went friday night around seemed occupancy hostess asked us reservation told us somewhat behind would wait minutes wtf immediately left frankly worth going back shame fish good crappy hostess sure | 33 |
1 | I've been to the Fish Market many, many times over the last 18 years or so. It doesn't change much. They get maximum money for average seafood (or anything else). \n\nThe sushi wasn't great this last trip (last week), and didn't taste terribly fresh. The Miso soup was barely average. I did like the Tataki roll, but it ... | en | 110 | fish market many many times last years change much get maximum money average seafood anything else sushi great last trip last week taste terribly fresh miso soup barely average like tataki roll saving grace meal expensive get service range average terrible bartender long going seriously crappy amazed lasted long union ... | 51 |
1 | McCormick & Schmick's knockoff is the best way to describe this completely non-memorable place. \n\nI agree with the other person who said \"it's trying to be a swanky hotel bar/restaurant\". That may sound dumb but as someone who frequents hotels & their restaurants it can easily go either way. I've found you can get ... | en | 138 | mccormick schmick knockoff best way describe completely place agree person said trying swanky hotel may sound dumb someone frequents hotels restaurants easily go either way found get great read place vibe hotel lounge hope pittsburgh case expect westin yes surprised sushi tasted like takeout wegmans holler rochester sa... | 69 |
0 | Stopped in for lunch. No greeter so we weren't sure where to go. Super expensive for the portions. My salad had dressing only in the center. The rest was dry. My sweet potato fries that came with breaded shrimp tasted BBQ-ish weird. But the worst was that my breaded shrimp actually had a curly hair cooked into the bre... | en | 108 | stopped lunch greeter sure go super expensive portions salad dressing center rest dry sweet potato fries came breaded shrimp tasted weird worst breaded shrimp actually curly hair cooked bread ing disgusting waitress apologized offered replace appetitive gone however offer comp meal would absolutely return recommend any... | 52 |
4 | High end seafood attached to a high end hotel. I liked the large bar area where I had lunch. Tried the fish (Cod) sandwich that was fresh and high quality. Great service too. I would return again when in town for any reason. | en | 43 | high end seafood attached high end hotel liked large bar area lunch tried fish cod sandwich fresh high quality great service would return town reason | 25 |
1 | I am sorry to have to give the Original Fish Market a 2 rating, I could of given it a 3-4 but the service was pretty sad! We sat down for lunch after checking into our hotel room. We waited too long for the waiter to initially great us, and there may have only been 5-10 diners in the entire restaurant, so this is the m... | en | 113 | sorry give original fish market rating could given service pretty sad sat lunch checking hotel room waited long waiter initially great us may diners entire restaurant main reason hopefully rarity food pretty good cod sandwich hot tasty probably one better fish sandwiches disappoints dole service important | 46 |
0 | Not good. I suspect the servers are over worked or spread too thin b/c the service sucked. The food was ok, but nothing special. It's a shame b/c better service would have made the experience decent. | en | 36 | good suspect servers worked spread thin service sucked food ok nothing special shame better service would made experience decent | 19 |
1 | We checked this out for lunch, since we were staying at the Weston.\n\nThe sushi, I thought, was pretty good. Nothing outstanding, and I probably wouldn't seek it out again, but it wasn't bad. My friends ordered other things off the menu; the verdict was largely that the food looked good, but was bland; this was espe... | en | 124 | checked lunch since staying sushi thought pretty good nothing outstanding probably would seek bad friends ordered things menu verdict largely food looked good bland especially apparently true fish attached bar small limited selection beers liquors perplexingly also loads bar seating open area happy hour time seems coul... | 61 |
4 | We had our reception at The Pennsylvanian in Pittsburgh. Opening Night Caterers was our first choice and we were not disappointed!! From the first meeting, to the wonderful tasting, to the preparation and set up, to the big day, we could not have been more pleased with the service or the food. Everyone raved about it b... | en | 74 | reception pennsylvanian pittsburgh opening night caterers first choice disappointed first meeting wonderful tasting preparation set big day could pleased service food everyone raved best wedding food ever cake delicious beautiful would highly recommend anyone | 34 |
2 | This is a happening joint for happy hour and beyond. I've walked by the huge windows while downtown before and been amazed at how many people were drinking it up inside. Friday night, I finally made it inside. \n\nI was disappointed that they used \"mojito mix\" for their seemingly very popular mojito - but at least th... | en | 189 | happening joint happy hour beyond walked huge windows downtown amazed many people drinking inside friday night finally made inside disappointed used mojito seemingly popular mojito least freshly mashed mint martinis generous pay price enjoy measly happy hour week blame better happy hour already making money hand fist f... | 86 |
1 | Went here on a Monday at around 7:00. The bar was filled with the usual suspects; guys in Brioni suits drinking away the stress, unfortunate weather and reality they have to head home to the wives who just dropped 3-5k at pottery barn.\n\nThe drinks were solid, and very fair priced (based on NY and Chicago pricing) T... | en | 110 | went monday around bar filled usual suspects guys brioni suits drinking away stress unfortunate weather reality head home wives dropped pottery drinks solid fair priced based ny chicago pricing open ish floor plan would accommodate happy hour well food hand absolutely lamb chili prawns ahi chicken something chorizo sou... | 62 |
2 | Good drinks with some run of the mill tapas. Nothing was innovative which I don't mind since it wasn't to expensive. My food taste a little burnt which is what cost it the fourth star. Overall it's worth trying and you may like it better than I did. | en | 48 | good drinks run mill tapas nothing innovative mind since expensive food taste little burnt cost fourth star overall worth trying may like better | 23 |
1 | SO disappointed with this place! I've been wanting to try it for some time and finally did and boy...what a letdown. I had heard that it was one of downtown's happening Happy Hour places, but on the Tuesday night I went, it was 99% empty. The menu was pretty random and everything we tried was really average. The drinks... | en | 72 | disappointed place wanting try time finally boy letdown heard one downtown happening happy hour places tuesday night went empty menu pretty random everything tried really average drinks anything special either innovation food drinks decor | 34 |
2 | This place is A-OK! I was contemplating giving it 4 stars but the scene is getting a bit dated. They need to spruce it up or something. It's just sorta there now. But don't get me wrong, every time I go here I enjoy myself - but I make sure I have a good group to go with. You do see some regulars but that's just t... | en | 266 | place contemplating giving stars scene getting bit dated need spruce something sorta get wrong every time go enjoy make sure good group go see regulars type place like get mixed crowd one young people seem frequent joint late get bit pricey tab open thinking drinking much drinks drinks made reasonably well mean enough ... | 99 |
0 | Never been before and went on a Thursday night at 6PM before a show. Upon arriving, all the good seating near the windows was blocked off for private use (and remained unused). The \"host\" told us to go find our own seating wherever we wanted. The setup is interesting with a large open bar area and a small number of t... | en | 167 | never went thursday night show upon arriving good seating near windows blocked private use remained unused told us go find seating wherever wanted setup interesting large open bar area small number tables around perimeter took seat table bar seating fairly full milling around area standing probably total people saw lea... | 80 |
1 | Girls looking for a sugar daddy, guys looking for a cougar, or if you're just a pretentious douche: Bossa Nova is the place for you.\n\nThe atmosphere is downright tragic for how hard it tries. The bar prices scream to the proletariat: \"Let them drink beer down the street! We only want the bourgeois in here.\" Even ... | en | 129 | girls looking sugar daddy guys looking cougar pretentious douche bossa nova place atmosphere downright tragic hard tries bar prices scream proletariat let drink beer street want bourgeois even dj gallery crawl weeks back tragic mean know dj appease sugar daddies cougars every place pittsburgh required music sure liquor... | 60 |
3 | I like it here...\n\nI've only visited in the past for happy hour or drinks out with friends. Recently, both times I came late in the evening after work functions and arrived hungry. Coincidentally, both nights I was there was also salsa night. It's an interesting crowd, all ages, just gettin' their salsa on. I enjoy t... | en | 189 | like visited past happy hour drinks friends recently times came late evening work functions arrived hungry coincidentally nights also salsa night interesting crowd ages gettin salsa enjoy music sit back let dancing friendly service outdoor tables huge bar pretty vibe decent list also specialty cocktails times tried sus... | 87 |
2 | This is a trendy \"Brazilian Tapas\" restaurant nestled in the Cultural District. Perfect for grabbing a drink or light meal before or after a show.\n\nBoy and I popped into Bossa Nova before the ballet. We saw suits de-stressing from the week, some 30-something females looking to get tanked, and some were just like us... | en | 221 | trendy brazilian restaurant nestled cultural district perfect grabbing drink light meal popped bossa nova ballet saw suits week females looking get tanked like us waiting go show uncharacteristically girly cocktail dressed nines ballet figured sugary sweet fault lovely bartender stick wine beer boy chose one many scotc... | 108 |
1 | This rating is for the drinks only and atomosphere, and based on my personal taste a bit ok a big bit. This is definately a \"I'm a young professional pittsburgh business person and I've arrived.\" Status bar or \"I'm a young college girl and I've just had my first boob job care to help fund my nose job too?\" Bar , I... | en | 581 | rating drinks atomosphere based personal taste bit ok big bit definately young professional pittsburgh business person status bar young college girl first boob job care help fund nose job bar try food becaused moved place awesome brazilian restaurant fresh meats melt mouth accompanied tart sweet grilled pineapple real ... | 293 |
0 | Extremely disappointed. My wife and I walked into the restaurant to have the hostess tell us that is was open seating. Okay, that's fine..... as we walk to find our table I'm wondering 'why don't the just have a sign there because she wasn't very friendly, nor timely with the direction.' That said, we sat down... | en | 146 | extremely disappointed wife walked restaurant hostess tell us open seating okay fine walk find table wondering sign friendly timely direction said sat table set dining nicely presented unfortunately sat table approximately five minutes without recognition employee restaurant point decided dine elsewhere walked still on... | 66 |
2 | I stopped in to Bossa Nova for a holiday party on a busy Friday night in December. Although the restaurant side looked empty, the bar was packed. It seemed like people who were not a part of the party were still coming in. A little odd seeing the party guests had a live band, appetizers and were giving out prizes. \nW... | en | 221 | stopped bossa nova holiday party busy friday night december although restaurant side looked empty bar packed seemed like people part party still coming little odd seeing party guests live band appetizers giving prizes appetizer stations able try many different appetizers quesadillas calamari sushi back meatballs seemed... | 114 |
2 | Went to an event here. The meatballs were frozen meatballs. It was ok. I probably wouldn't go back to eat. | en | 20 | went event meatballs frozen meatballs probably would go back eat | 10 |
1 | I've been going to this bar randomly over the last 5 years. It's definitely gone downhill.\nMy last experience here was when I was trying to plan a birthday party during happy hour on a Friday during the summer. When I called to reserve some space, they told me they only reserve seating areas for people who pre-purchas... | en | 264 | going bar randomly last years definitely gone last experience trying plan birthday party happy hour friday summer called reserve space told reserve seating areas people food options food casual birthday get together figuring probly busy friday night got around maybe people around bar one lounge seating area sort felt u... | 125 |
0 | The menu was small and underwhelming. The flatbread pizza most likely came out of the box. They didn't have the sauces, so the gave us ketchup to go with over cooked shrimp/bacon and extremely greasy fries. | en | 36 | menu small underwhelming flatbread pizza likely came box sauces gave us ketchup go cooked extremely greasy fries | 17 |
2 | So I was returning back to the office after doing a site visit and I heard the dreaded \"Pow! Thump-thump-thump\"! So I pulled over, got out of the car and sure enough, that right front tire was flatter than a Nebraska cornfield. O-o-k-ay! I was so glad that years ago my brother taught me how to change a tire.\n\n... | en | 135 | returning back office site visit heard dreaded pow pulled got car sure enough right front tire flatter nebraska cornfield glad years ago brother taught change monro nearest place get tire repaired turned picked nail heard good bad auto repair chains get tire fixed quickly girls afraid learning change tire company car a... | 59 |
1 | First impression:\nThe guys here were borderline rude to me when I dropped my car off. I thought I had talked to someone on the phone and made an arrangements. It turns out there are two Monro Muffler locations on Penn Ave and no employee at either shop thought to bring this up (then, or at any point), as I had called ... | en | 290 | first impression guys borderline rude dropped car thought talked someone phone made arrangements turns two monro muffler locations penn ave employee either shop thought bring point called wrong location found days later took car anyway said get well tomorrow became next day day call mufflers bought car turned wrong one... | 131 |
4 | I was driving on a road trip from Ohio to Virginia and my parking brake light turned on while I was on the highway, so I figured it would be safest to pull of the road and have it checked out before I kept driving; this one happened to be the first one off the exit. Lu was quite the character: friendly and knowledgeabl... | en | 199 | driving road trip ohio virginia parking brake light turned highway figured would safest pull road checked kept driving one happened first one exit lu quite character friendly knowledgeable mike guys friendly well lu got us saw brake fluid low added fluid free put car lift inspected brakes make sure back road time grate... | 91 |
2 | I had lunch here yesterday before the Pirates game with a few friends. I have also been here a few times upstairs. I really liked the fact that we had no problem getting a seat at the bar or a table. I usually go to the bars on the North Shore prior to Pirates game, but this was a lot less crowded and good for the g... | en | 296 | lunch yesterday pirates game friends also times upstairs really liked fact problem getting seat bar table usually go bars north shore prior pirates game lot less crowded good group fact truth told place full bucs opening day food okay tried nachos good interesting decent quality sausage meat ground beef also really lik... | 146 |
2 | Solid place to grab a martini and listen to some sub-par live music. Far from amazing but hey not everywhere is going to be right? | en | 25 | solid place grab martini listen live music far amazing hey everywhere going right | 13 |
3 | I was there in November 2009, what a great little place! It's laid out like a shotgun house, long and narrow, and it fills up pretty quickly at night, but if you appreciate industrial spaces, exposed brick, etc., you'll really dig the vibe at this place. Plus, they had the Great Lakes Christmas Ale on tap, just when ot... | en | 100 | november great little place laid like shotgun house long narrow fills pretty quickly night appreciate industrial spaces exposed brick really dig vibe place plus great lakes christmas ale tap places running dry got extra points calamari pretty good service excellent one criticism place bit dark even bar clean | 48 |
1 | Don't bother. \n\nWe were kind of desperate to find a place that wasn't too pricy and close to our hotel on a Monday night. We saw this place, with the low lighting and witty name (although we weren't sure if they're cleaver enough to make the theater reference or if it was simply a mistake).\n\nThey boast a new menu a... | en | 109 | bother kind desperate find place pricy close hotel monday night saw place low lighting witty name although sure cleaver enough make theater reference simply mistake boast new menu got pasta goat cheese almonds high expectations like family meal serving shift boring flavor free boyfriend got steak sandwich looked punny ... | 54 |
2 | Olive and Twist is a convenient and rather nice bar to visit if you're staying in the downtown area. The huge beer list and so so martinis do their job well in attracting the suits and theater crowds in mass numbers. Finding a seat can be a chore if you come at the wrong hour because no one ever leaves! The food men... | en | 98 | olive twist convenient rather nice bar visit staying downtown area huge beer list martinis job well attracting suits theater crowds mass numbers finding seat chore come wrong hour one ever leaves food menu typical bar menu well priced party got nachos good bartender rosie sweetie really made us feel welcomed steely tow... | 52 |
3 | Sooo blacked out here that\nWe heckled the guitarist.\nNot sorry. He sucked. | en | 11 | sooo blacked heckled sorry sucked | 5 |
2 | I went here couple of month ago for late night drink. \nI was a little drunk when I went in here, just a little bit, so I don't recall things quite precisely but I liked the atmosphere.\nDim lighting which I liked.\nFriendly staff.\nNothing special for drinks. | en | 45 | went couple month ago late night drink little drunk went little bit recall things quite precisely liked lighting special drinks | 20 |
1 | I only went here to have a few drinks, and talk with a friend who wasn't sure if he wanted to eat or not. We were escorted to a table and were cool, the waitress was friendly and tentative since our conversation was rollin'. Long story short we were there for 5 hours, just drinking, and if our waitress could of re-word... | en | 222 | went drinks talk friend sure wanted eat escorted table cool waitress friendly tentative since conversation rollin long story short hours drinking waitress could words experience would sour came stated leaving check would like stay welcome order continued talk thinking anything someone going pick tip well two minutes la... | 90 |
1 | I get it. It gets busy when you're a bartender/waitress sometimes. I've been there myself. But you can explain why things are late or why it takes nearly half an hour to pour a glass of wine without being incredibly rude and cold, and if you even say it with an apologetic smile, most customers will understand. Food was... | en | 68 | get gets busy sometimes explain things late takes nearly half hour pour glass wine without incredibly rude cold even say apologetic smile customers understand food fine wo go back fear server | 31 |
3 | Bossa Nova's step-sister bar, but not the evil jealous step sister more like the older a little more mature caring step-sister. At least in the way of making a carefully crafted unique martini or cocktail. \n\nAtmosphere is a little more cramped, but usually you can still find a table late on a week or weekend night if... | en | 211 | bossa nova bar evil jealous step sister like older little mature caring least way making carefully crafted unique martini cocktail little cramped usually still find table late week weekend night mind sitting back fine like sandwiched bar people conversations face try food friend ordered tuna appetizer said loved wished... | 99 |
1 | The genius of the \"Olive or Twist\" name got us in the door here, but we didn't have the best experience with their mixers.\n\nWhile here, we sampled the blueberry mojito and the cucumber basil martini. The blueberry mojito had an overpowering taste of rum. As a strong drink, it was good. However, the rum killed any ... | en | 109 | genius olive name got us door best experience sampled blueberry mojito cucumber basil martini blueberry mojito overpowering taste rum strong drink good however rum killed blueberry mint flavor drink cucumber basil martini basil primary flavor drink kills undertones cucumber sole basil flavor drink made addition cocktai... | 54 |
3 | Went to this place for lunch. My wife order a wrap and I order a salad. Very nice food. The sweet potato fries are wonderful. My smoked duck break salad is wonderful too. Highly recommended. | en | 35 | went place lunch wife order wrap order salad nice food sweet potato fries wonderful smoked duck break salad wonderful highly recommended | 21 |
3 | Found you on Yelp and weren't disappointed. Very friendly waitstaff and good food (bar fare). Yummy desserts. The acoustics downstairs were terrible. Exposed brick everywhere and no noise dampening. Not the best place for an intimate dinner or quiet conversation on the weekend. But a young, fun, party like atmosphere.... | en | 54 | found yelp disappointed friendly waitstaff good food bar fare yummy desserts acoustics downstairs terrible exposed brick everywhere noise dampening best place intimate dinner quiet conversation weekend young fun party like atmosphere convenient cultural district | 34 |
0 | I ... don't know why I keep going back to Olive or Twist. Seriously, you could check my Foursquare stats and see that I've been to this bar more frequently than any place I've ever called my favorite spot in Pittsburgh. \n\nWhy? I moved up here from Orlando to be with my boyfriend who I had just started dating. I moved... | en | 314 | know keep going back olive twist seriously could check foursquare stats see bar frequently place ever called favorite spot pittsburgh moved orlando boyfriend started dating moved orlando whole sucks ready get boyfriend used play band one best friends favorite spot hang female bartenders know love used get free greatly ... | 142 |
1 | In town on business and I always try to find places like this. Wow, a martini bar not named the Blue Martini? OK, I'm in!\n\nSo I strolled over and walked in. First impression was it was a cool, cozy, and trendy joint. Liked the exposed brick walls, lighting, etc. Only problem is, I don't go to a restaurant or a b... | en | 344 | town business always try find places like wow martini bar named blue martini ok strolled walked first impression cool cozy trendy joint liked exposed brick walls lighting etc problem go restaurant bar eat drink atmosphere grab table bar might people whole place two bartenders made eye contact figured would waiting figu... | 147 |
3 | The Partner In Cuisine (PIC) and I had an early dinner there recently thanks to Groupon and we were not disappointed. Since we weren't sure what to get and were just generically hungry, we decided to just let the menu decide for us and we ordered one of each of the highlighted items on the menu - the \"house specials\... | en | 230 | partner cuisine pic early dinner recently thanks groupon disappointed since sure get generically hungry decided let menu decide us ordered one highlighted items menu house according calamari excellent apparent hand breaded asian fusion made delicious alternative typical calamari reminiscent general tso squid main dishe... | 103 |
3 | Try the sweet potato fries with a side of honey mustard instead of ketchup. Linda and the rest of the ladies at the bar are awesme. | en | 26 | try sweet potato fries side honey mustard instead ketchup linda rest ladies bar awesme | 14 |
0 | We were in Pittsburgh for one night and Olive or Twist was near our hotel. There were many other restaurants, but this place looked nice. The atmosphere was nice, and if I was rating only for atmosphere I'd give it 4 stars. However, I'm mainly rating their food and service. We were greeted promptly, but after that ... | en | 181 | pittsburgh one night olive twist near hotel many restaurants place looked nice atmosphere nice rating atmosphere give stars however mainly rating food service greeted promptly service spotty took awhile receive even though many people dining room ordered traditional french dip sandwich fries enjoy good french dip tried... | 89 |
2 | I had a really mixed experience here. Took the bf for dinner here before a show at Heinz Hall, which was really great for the convenience, they're so close to one another. We would definitely go back for lunch - GET THE TRUFFLE FRIES APPETIZER - and martinis someday, but never again for dinner. The entrees were expensi... | en | 163 | really mixed experience took bf dinner show heinz hall really great convenience close one another would definitely go back lunch get truffle fries appetizer martinis someday never dinner entrees expensive nothing rave service anything special dinners took forever come know saturday night got well two hours early still ... | 84 |
3 | I love Olive or Twist. Absolutely love it. As I'm sure everyone who has been here has mentioned, it has a fantastic drink menu that offers a decent variety in terms of its alcoholic beverages - everything from various delicious martini-style drinks to the standard favorite beers. The place also features a really good m... | en | 203 | love olive twist absolutely love sure everyone mentioned fantastic drink menu offers decent variety terms alcoholic beverages everything various delicious drinks standard favorite beers place also features really good menu partial crab cake sandwich really hits spot perfect balance crabcake toppings dressing especially... | 101 |
0 | I've actually had OK experiences at this place in the past but this trip was especially bad. \n\nI tried to stop here with my husband for an appetizer and a drink before heading into the theater district - bad move. Upon being seated the server explained that they were no longer serving food because of a water leak or... | en | 158 | actually ok experiences place past trip especially bad tried stop husband appetizer drink heading theater district bad move upon seated server explained longer serving food water leak something klassy reasons truly ca explain decided stay beer heading destination threw brew nasty paid left unfortunately olive twist vis... | 77 |
3 | Girls night had to happen. We decided to go to Olive or Twist, because it was close and I did have a coupon. \n\nI was delighted with this bar/restaurant. I never knew that they had an upstairs! Upstairs they have couches and comfortable chairs with coffee tables in between them. So much more comfortable than sitting ... | en | 254 | girls night happen decided go olive twist close coupon delighted never knew upstairs upstairs couches comfortable chairs coffee tables much comfortable sitting wooden bar stools long day work comfortable really music slightly loud still tolerable enjoyable older rap music started sing dance chairs ordered food drinks g... | 110 |
0 | Owner or manager was very rude when we presented our yelp deal. | en | 12 | owner manager rude presented yelp deal | 6 |
4 | A beautiful little bar with an exciting \"martini\" list - do step outside your comfort zone and try one of the crafted drinks. | en | 23 | beautiful little bar exciting list step outside comfort zone try one crafted drinks | 13 |
2 | This is the perfect place to go before a show downtown. I love the atmosphere of the restaurant in particular the upstairs space. It has a lofty, cozy feel. Great place for drinks or and event (can rent the upstairs space). My last visit was for a working business meeting. Glad we made reservations for it was busy o... | en | 188 | perfect place go show downtown love atmosphere restaurant particular upstairs space lofty cozy feel great place drinks event rent upstairs space last visit working business meeting glad made reservations busy friday evening ordered roast beef sandwich tasty flavorful love variety options side charge extra picked favori... | 87 |
3 | Great atmosphere, took us even though we were an hour early for our reservation, the steak salad was amazing. Service was awesome. Only thing that could have made it better was more tv's for football that was on! | en | 38 | great atmosphere took us even though hour early reservation steak salad amazing service awesome thing could made better tv football | 20 |
3 | This place is pretty good. The buffalo chicken spread and the jerked salmon are awesome. The service is always good especially at the bar. They have an upstairs lounge that is open for happy hour during the week. If you are looking to grab a few drinks after work with friends, the lounge upstairs is a good choice. Ever... | en | 80 | place pretty good buffalo chicken spread jerked salmon awesome service always good especially bar upstairs lounge open happy hour week looking grab drinks work friends lounge upstairs good choice everything menu reasonably priced happy hour specials martinis half price buffalo chicken spread | 42 |
2 | We decided to stop by Olive or Twist on a recent Saturday night before a show. A friend was at a wedding upstairs and asked us to drop in to say hi. Apparently they host wedding receptions in the lounge area above the bar/restaurant.\n I was hoping to get a quick meal and a drink before the show. When we arrived the ba... | en | 412 | decided stop olive twist recent saturday night show friend wedding upstairs asked us drop say hi apparently host wedding receptions lounge area hoping get quick meal drink show arrived bar packed told availability sit restaurant section little deter scoped tables bar noticed couple getting ready pay making casual chit ... | 197 |
2 | We went here for drinks and a bite before a concert at nearby Byham theater. We had wings and a piece of cookies and cream cake. Both were outstanding. We both had the Fat Gary's Ale, but in hindsight I would have preferred a Guinness. The ambiance was suitably cave-like as a good bar should be. | en | 56 | went drinks bite concert nearby byham theater wings piece cookies cream cake outstanding fat gary ale hindsight would preferred guinness ambiance suitably good bar | 24 |
0 | This bar is cramped, overpriced, and the service is unbelievably slow. Happy Hour runs 4-6, so you'll show up at 5, have no place to sit or stand, and will only be able to get *maybe* 2 drinks during happy hours You'll then be told that the upstairs (which is actually not bad) will be opening at 5, even though you're a... | en | 91 | bar cramped overpriced service unbelievably slow happy hour runs show place sit stand able get maybe drinks happy hours told upstairs actually bad opening even though asking seriously happened three times avoid place one suggests work happy hour direct anywhere else | 41 |
0 | Very disappointed. I had been to Olive or Twist for drinks and really enjoyed it but had never been there for a meal. I was going to a show at the Benedum with a friend and made reservations about a week and a half before the show. We arrived about 15 minutes early for our 6:00 reservation expecting we may not be ab... | en | 601 | disappointed olive twist drinks really enjoyed never meal going show benedum friend made reservations week half show arrived minutes early reservation expecting may able seated yet problem even though called made reservation including person answering phone taking name phone number repeating date time told reservation ... | 277 |
1 | I was really excited when I saw the menu for this place because they had some vegetarian items that sounded delicious. I liked the decor, with exposed brick walls, soft lighting and we went there on a night with live music. But the positives stop there. I had the veggie burger. The burger was the typical veggie burger ... | en | 237 | really excited saw menu place vegetarian items sounded delicious liked decor exposed brick walls soft lighting went night live music positives stop veggie burger burger typical veggie burger lot restaurants trying veggies patty people continually make mushy mushy texture made nauseous finish got side garlic mashed pota... | 112 |
1 | So I decided to surprise my fianc\u00e9 one night by taking her here(because we've been talking about doing so for a while). We both got martinis and the nachos and buffalo spread apps. The martinis were just ok, and the food was very basic and nothing special. I will give the place another try and get some non appetiz... | en | 73 | decided surprise one night taking talking got martinis nachos buffalo spread apps martinis ok food basic nothing special give place another try get non appetizers next time hope bartender bit better mixing drinks | 33 |
0 | At the request of a friend, we had a brief girls night out at Olive or Twist. My first impression was the outdated decor. The restaurant has carpet which I find off putting. The drink menu is extensive; but, with the exception of one person in my party, we each found our drinks far too sweet. I ordered the cucumber bas... | en | 132 | request friend brief girls night olive twist first impression outdated decor restaurant carpet find putting drink menu extensive exception one person party found drinks far sweet ordered cucumber basil martini sweet send back food mediocre ordered burger medium cooked nearly well done cheesy lounge singer sang mishmosh... | 59 |
0 | I stopped in last night for a drink with a group of friends... we were in town visiting and I had been wanting to try this place out since we walked past it on the last trip... what a disappointment. The server was prompt to greet us and drop off drink menus, but then she failed to return to take our order for at leas... | en | 195 | stopped last night drink group friends town visiting wanting try place since walked past last trip disappointment server prompt greet us drop drink menus failed return take order least minutes would different slammed entire time standing bar talking coworkers time came take order ready leave martinis good server dispos... | 84 |
2 | Friday night out with one of my best friends and we were looking for a cool place to check out downtown. I always wanted to give this place a shot so we came here. The first floor was a little crowded , we arrived slightly before 6:00, so we headed up to their second floor and took some seats at the bar. \n\nOur barten... | en | 307 | friday night one best friends looking cool place check downtown always wanted give place shot came first floor little crowded arrived slightly headed second floor took seats bar bartender friendly signs notes anywhere happy hour specials asked bartender remember everything stated zoned mentioned martinis chose cucumber... | 145 |
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