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2 | Very close to work for me and the others in my office. Was excited about getting a steak salad, which I found is a staple here in the Burgh. The first one I got in July 2012 was good. I don't know if the method of cooking or person cooking the steak had changed or the meat supplier is different, but after that, I've... | en | 159 | close work others office excited getting steak salad found staple burgh first one got july good know method cooking person cooking steak changed meat supplier different two steak salads meat tough back since probably wo go back get salad meat cooked tender left become shoe leather getting salad unless someone convince ... | 75 |
1 | I'm picky about the quality of meat, so I was disappointed when I specifically asked if the chicken parmesan sub had whole breast meat, the cashier said yes, then it turned out to be school cafeteria style chicken patty with bread crumb filler. Yuck, I should've trusted my gut and ordered the eggplant parm. K got the I... | en | 75 | picky quality meat disappointed specifically asked chicken parmesan sub whole breast meat cashier said yes turned school cafeteria style chicken patty bread crumb filler yuck trusted gut ordered eggplant parm k got italian sub ok recommend trying different cheap downtown | 40 |
1 | There are always atleast 2 group of annoying kids who just loiter and stare at everyone as they're walking in & out. The staff doesn't seem to care. Make sure to check your fries before you leave bc they are sometimes Luke warm. Even after you buy something it's a challenge for them to unlock the bathroom. You stand at... | en | 120 | always atleast group annoying kids loiter stare everyone walking staff seem care make sure check fries leave bc sometimes luke warm even buy something challenge unlock bathroom stand door walk counter ask walk back wait door forever finally head back counter one last time freak pop squat toilet happened two totally dif... | 57 |
1 | I don't know why but this McDonalds always managed to get my order wrong. This is almost constant. However there is a young assistant management who is extremely professional and friendly. He make sure that all of the customers incorrect orders are made correctly. I believe his name is Matt or something that begins... | en | 125 | know mcdonalds always managed get order wrong almost constant however young assistant management extremely professional friendly make sure customers incorrect orders made correctly believe name matt something begins young guy brown hair awesome tattoos major complaint location high schools let tons students hang cussin... | 61 |
1 | I don't know why but this McDonalds always managed to get my order wrong. This is almost constant. However there is a young assistant management who is extremely professional and friendly. He make sure that all of the customers incorrect orders are made correctly. I believe his name is Matt or something that begins... | en | 169 | know mcdonalds always managed get order wrong almost constant however young assistant management extremely professional friendly make sure customers incorrect orders made correctly believe name matt something begins young guy brown hair awesome tattoos orders get messed cashiers busy talking order taken mind focus cust... | 76 |
3 | Awesome tortillas, awesome salsa, pretty good selection of Latin American food products (mostly Mexican, but lots of S./Central American and Caribbean). I'm spoiled from all the Hispanic grocery stores in Atlanta, but this is the best one I've found in the 'burgh. Prices are average for the Strip and Pittsburgh, but ... | en | 59 | awesome tortillas awesome salsa pretty good selection latin american food products mostly mexican lots american caribbean spoiled hispanic grocery stores atlanta best one found prices average strip pittsburgh little high hispanic grocery store | 33 |
1 | Their tacos are alright but their groceries are kind of expensive. I've never seen a can of Goya brand beans priced at $1.50. I mean it seems like a little thing, but they couldn't have been more than $.89 a can in San Francisco, where everything else is totally unaffordable. | en | 50 | tacos alright groceries kind expensive never seen goya brand beans priced mean seems like little thing could san francisco everything else totally unaffordable | 23 |
1 | I think this should be more like 1.5 stars. I got a 6-pack of tamales. They were more expensive than I would've guessed (I sort of had to, considering they weren't priced). First I open the package and low-and-behold this bag of six tamales, in fact, contains only five! The filling is fine, but the masa blows. It is dr... | en | 93 | think like stars got tamales expensive would guessed sort considering priced first open package bag six tamales fact contains five filling fine masa blows dry gritty preparation instructions seem questionable microwave plastic bag really saving remaining ones drunk care anything tortillas still worth | 43 |
3 | I've been to the taco stand now! Yaaaaaaaaaaay! On our way out of town for the holidays, we needed a quick snackie and made a stop at Reyna's for taco deliciousness. We got four - two chicken, chorizo, carrnitas. YUM. They were so fun to eat - messy, sitting in our car, hot sauce dripping down our fingers - who do... | en | 182 | taco stand yaaaaaaaaaaay way town holidays needed quick snackie made stop reyna taco deliciousness got four two chicken chorizo carrnitas yum fun eat messy sitting car hot sauce dripping fingers love street food seriously place laid eyes pittsburgh appears sell tacos kind kind want go back like wait stop churros whim o... | 94 |
4 | I ate a taco here in the snow. IN THE SNOW! I've eaten a taco here sweating my bum off. I\"ve eaten a taco standing up because there's no tables. This taco stand is so amazing that I'll pretty much eat a taco here during a hurricane....if those happened in western PA! \n\nDoes this not show my true devotion to these ta... | en | 154 | ate taco snow snow eaten taco sweating bum eaten taco standing tables taco stand amazing pretty much eat taco hurricane happened western pa show true devotion tasty little taco ok lied like much big get burrito magic mixture rice cheese salsa lots lots lime shrimp burrito love shrimp really type meat veggie choice goin... | 68 |
4 | Just moved out to Pittsburgh from San Diego and I was so shocked to find they serve Carne Asada here. This shop is a life saver when I want to have some authentic mexican food. | en | 35 | moved pittsburgh san diego shocked find serve carne asada shop life saver want authentic mexican food | 16 |
3 | Beans, glorious, beans! So many many beans. Great Northern, Black, Kidney, Pinto, Pink (pink?), etc. etc. and so forth.\n\nOk ok, Reyna's is more than beans. Lots of different types of dried chillies, prepared salsas, chorizos, frozen tamales, different types of soda pop and drinks that you won't find in a regular groc... | en | 80 | beans glorious beans many many beans great northern black kidney pinto pink pink etc etc ok reyna beans lots different types dried chillies prepared salsas chorizos frozen tamales different types soda pop drinks wo find regular grocers tried taco stand yet coup de grace grocers though fresh tortillas corn flour delicio... | 52 |
3 | Good: Mexican groceries in Pittsburgh\nBetter: The chipotle tomatillo salsa, homemade by Edgar.\nBest. The taco stand. Seriously, if you're here, get a damn taco. | en | 23 | good mexican groceries chipotle tomatillo salsa homemade taco stand seriously get damn taco | 13 |
3 | Reyna's Food saved my life!!!\n\nOk, not really. As a recent transplant from Colorado (having been born and raised in New Mexico) I was really homesick for some actual Mexican food, which you can not get at any restaurant out here. \n\nI was so excited when I saw the sign outside that advertised actual Hatch Green Ch... | en | 105 | reyna food saved life really recent transplant colorado born raised new mexico really homesick actual mexican food get restaurant excited saw sign outside advertised actual hatch green chile chile chili people pricey expected also impressed wide selection latino foods tortillas used quite good going back | 45 |
0 | Being from LA, I was disappointed with the tacos. The Carne Asada was bland and didn't think this is authentic Mexican food but another street faire. | en | 26 | la disappointed tacos carne asada bland think authentic mexican food another street faire | 13 |
4 | Where to begin, where to begin...\n\nMore often than not, I find myself staring at my computer screen thinking about how I am going to blast an esablishment. I don't rave about \"good\" food. I rave about amazing food. The type of food that I have dreams about. The type of food that makes me want to bring about a thous... | en | 485 | begin begin often find staring computer screen thinking going blast esablishment rave food rave amazing food type food dreams type food makes want bring thousand dollars cash gorge untill need taco stand outside reyna foods makes kind food often think mexican food think variety samey tasting samey textured mixtures gro... | 259 |
4 | The stand outside (edgars), chicken taco with everything on it, best ever. | en | 12 | stand outside edgars chicken taco everything best ever | 8 |
3 | Very good Mexican place! I got the enchiladas verdes which were a little too spicy for me but very good. My boyfriend got a steak quesadilla which was AMAZING! I wish I ordered it. Friendly staff and comfortable setting!\n\nBeen here twice... The second time I ordered the guacamole which they made fresh in front of u! ... | en | 64 | good mexican place got enchiladas verdes little spicy good boyfriend got steak quesadilla amazing wish ordered friendly staff comfortable setting twice second time ordered guacamole made fresh front u loved order | 31 |
0 | This review is for the taco stand in front of Reyna's, which is run by the same owner as Reyna's and Casa Reyna. Note that this is *not* the same stand as the one around the corner on 21st Street, across the alley from Pamela's.\n\nI got an order of three tacos from them on a cold day a couple weekends ago. The meat wa... | en | 169 | review taco stand front reyna run owner reyna casa reyna note stand one around corner street across alley got order three tacos cold day couple weekends ago meat cold could start eating assumed cooled quickly hours everything eaten leaving hurry felt sick weak rest day better completely empty next going back course dir... | 78 |
4 | This is a top-notch mexican grocery, albeit a small one. They sell corn and flour tortillas made on location that will change your life. They also make a variety of fresh salsas and dips. It also has a good selection of hot sauces and pre-packaged salsas. There is a small selection of produce to and other groceries you... | en | 75 | mexican grocery albeit small one sell corn flour tortillas made location change life also make variety fresh salsas dips also good selection hot sauces salsas small selection produce groceries need might find regular grocery stores overall making mexican | 38 |
1 | I just moved to Pittsburgh from New Mexico and was excited to hear about this place. Unfortunately, it was not as good as I hoped. The cashier argued with my boyfriend over what kind of dried red chiles to buy, and harassed him when he was browsing the store (she yelled across the store: \"Are you done yet? I already s... | en | 421 | moved pittsburgh new mexico excited hear place unfortunately good hoped cashier argued boyfriend kind dried red chiles buy harassed browsing store yelled across store done yet already started ringing corn tortillas bland help guy running nearby taco stand work reyna find right chiles cashier idea asking hatch green chi... | 202 |
1 | I have shopped here periodically over the last 8 years I have lived in Pittsburgh but after this last visit NEVER AGAIN! The woman working there was so rude I could hardly believe it. A gentleman came in speaking Spanish and she gave him attitude and even after he started speaking English she was still rude to him. I ... | en | 149 | shopped periodically last years lived pittsburgh last visit never woman working rude could hardly believe gentleman came speaking spanish gave attitude even started speaking english still rude accidentally dropped small bottle hot syrup bad apologized profusely felt bad bought bunch even woman really nasty whole situat... | 70 |
2 | I went there on a Saturday afternoon by myself and wanted to sit out front. The host made fun of me! Said \"aw, that's too bad\" when I said it was just me. No, it is perfectly fine in my book!\n\nI got the lobster roll, plenty of lobster on a garlic bread roll. It was just ok. \n\nThe most annoying part was the h... | en | 88 | went saturday afternoon wanted sit front host made fun said aw said perfectly fine book got lobster roll plenty lobster garlic bread roll annoying part host kept coming talk really wanted chill get hit creepy host | 36 |
3 | I went here for the first time on Saturday night. I had to go & try the famous Giant Fish Sandwich! When it arrived, I was impressed. The fish was even bigger than I expected & the batter was perfect. Also, the beer menu is lengthy! They serve beers from almost every corner of the world! I thought about trying somethin... | en | 88 | went first time saturday night go try famous giant fish sandwich arrived impressed fish even bigger expected batter perfect also beer menu lengthy serve beers almost every corner world thought trying something new turns homesick good old pennsylvania beer roland definitely cool place book back p | 46 |
0 | OMG what a nightmare. I was there last saturday at 9pm with a group of 10 people in the second floor bar area. The bartenders acted like it was a big inconvience that we were there. ordered drinks and didnt even get a thank you. the bar was dirty and littered with dirty glasses. The restrooms were filthy and didnt even... | en | 84 | omg nightmare last saturday group people second floor bar area bartenders acted like big inconvience ordered drinks didnt even get thank bar dirty littered dirty glasses restrooms filthy didnt even toliet paper left bar spent huge anoun money street never go back | 42 |
1 | I've been here twice. The first time was at least two years ago and I can't remember anything in particular about it.\n\nThe second time, though, was tonight, Valentine's Day. A group of friends and I chose this restaurant after the place we wanted to go was closed--for good. Roland's was it, then. It wasn't very crow... | en | 230 | twice first time least two years ago ca remember anything particular second time though tonight valentine day group friends chose restaurant place wanted go closed good roland crowded seated right away first thing caught attention dressed dressed would expected jeans baggy tshirts waitress helpful food came pretty quic... | 107 |
0 | Another place that I visit once every few years thinking it couldn't be as bad as I remember it. And the place NEVER lets me down; it's just as bad as I remember. The seafood is breaded and fried to the point of inedible. The staff is rude. The prices are too high for the quality. Just all around disappointing. | en | 60 | another place visit every years thinking could bad remember place never lets bad remember seafood breaded fried point inedible staff rude prices high quality around disappointing | 26 |
1 | My scallops were luke-warm yet overcooked. The carrots on my salad looked like they had been sitting in the bottom of a fridge for weeks. \n\nThe first time I dined here, I was unimpressed with their lobster roll (which is simply a hollowed-out white roll filled with lobster. bread and seafood, that's IT). Today, I ... | en | 81 | scallops yet overcooked carrots salad looked like sitting bottom fridge weeks first time dined unimpressed lobster roll simply white roll filled lobster bread seafood today unimpressed woman two tables laughed like circus clown looked like patrick swayze drag pretty awesome | 40 |
0 | I hesitate to even write this review because technically we didn't eat here. But after reading the other reviews, I thought \"Eh, what the hell.\"\n\nWe came in and were seated at 5:45pm for desserts/drinks. By 6:05, we still hadn't seen our waitress. We decided it wasn't worth it and just left.\n\nI did eat here a... | en | 86 | hesitate even write review technically eat reading reviews thought eh came seated still seen waitress decided worth eat month ago yes fried fish fried point beyond greasy pay around lol wo back | 32 |
0 | Went to this place for lunch last Saturday, party of five. The service was extremely slow and every beer we tried to order, got the response \"We are out of that one\". \n\nFinally when we got our sandwiches (after a long wait) but no coleslaw and fries were soggy and stale. When asked the waitress for coleslaw (which ... | en | 100 | went place lunch last saturday party five service extremely slow every beer tried order got response got sandwiches long wait coleslaw fries soggy stale asked waitress coleslaw supposed side every sandwich response think let waitress return done eating getting refill drink water | 42 |
2 | Messy floors but quick waiter | en | 5 | messy floors quick waiter | 4 |
2 | I went here on a Friday afternoon for lunch with some coworkers. We were a party of 12. Even though the restaurant was busy, they were able to get us a table. Apparently there is a second floor room that can be rented out for parties, but they don't take reservations. \n\nThe interior of the building is nicer than I th... | en | 349 | went friday afternoon lunch coworkers party even though restaurant busy able get us table apparently second floor room rented parties take reservations interior building nicer thought judging outside yelp reviews lot large televisions would make ideal spot watching game server pleasant friendly staff native pittsburghe... | 156 |
3 | We spent a few hours here on the day of the St. Patrick's Day parade, and had a great time. The space is pretty large, with indoor and outdoor seating. They have something like 500 beers; a major plus! We sat upstairs, and because the kegs are kept in the basement, they can't get beer all the way up there. That mean... | en | 129 | spent hours day patrick day parade great time space pretty large indoor outdoor seating something like beers major plus sat upstairs kegs kept basement ca get beer way means order bottled beer waitress go downstairs order draft beers sort weird anywho caesar salad french onion soup tasty people party liked food pizza b... | 64 |
0 | NEVER AGAIN!!!! Horrible service and horrible food! It took 20 minutes for our waitress to even come to our table! Looking back on it, I don't know why we didn't leave... maybe because we had to wait 20 minutes to even get a table (this was during the summer). We ordered the muscles to start off which were okay but def... | en | 218 | never horrible service horrible food took minutes waitress even come table looking back know leave maybe wait minutes even get table summer ordered muscles start okay definitely something would recommend husband ordered fish chips ordered crab cakes epic fail crab cakes disgusting husband switch meals crab cakes taste ... | 111 |
1 | I was immediately displeased by the snaggle toothed hostess and her surly demeanor. The air conditioning was non existent, which is a hangover nightmare. While waiting for a table the bartender ignored us for ten minutes and couldn't even transfer our drinks to the table. He also casually instructed me that one must pa... | en | 172 | immediately displeased snaggle toothed hostess surly demeanor air conditioning non existent hangover nightmare waiting table bartender ignored us ten minutes could even transfer drinks table also casually instructed one must pay per beer duh beer drinking novice server friendly enough seemed forlorn overtly sweating br... | 93 |
1 | It was raining and we were in the Strip district craving some seafood. We decided to stop by Roland's Seafood Grill.\n\nWe were seated right away close to the bar in front of the big screen projector where the US open was playing. Our orders were taken right away then we waited for 30 minutes before our meals came ou... | en | 150 | raining strip district craving seafood decided stop roland seafood seated right away close bar front big screen projector us open playing orders taken right away waited minutes meals came glad us open dad order clam chowder soup chunky bare clams mom shared couple appetizers calamari great crab cake ok bit gets stars f... | 68 |
0 | We had a frustrating and disappointing experience at Roland's, a dining out experience on a recent 4-day visit to Pittsburgh.\n\nFirst, all of the food was extremely overpriced. The quality was what you would find if you were ordering from a bar...but it was twice as expensive. The $16 I paid for fried cod got me two s... | en | 213 | frustrating disappointing experience roland dining experience recent visit food extremely overpriced quality would find ordering bar twice expensive paid fried cod got two soggy cod filets steamed bland vegetables boring roasted potatoes could tried make food poor sysco food operation gone wrong runoff houlihan mixed j... | 98 |
1 | Extremely Slow Service! We have eaten here many times and, while the fish sandwich is great, the staff and management have yet to figure out how to manage the tables. This establishment can become quite busy and, if you don't aggressively pursue service, you are likely to wait 20 minute or more just to get a menu. T... | en | 71 | extremely slow service eaten many times fish sandwich great staff management yet figure manage tables establishment become quite busy aggressively pursue service likely wait minute get menu particularly true sitting one outside areas | 33 |
2 | In the Strip District, there's not many options when you're hungry. Walking up and down, the Strip district is filled with booths of steelers and penguins gear. There was a breakfast place and Primanti brothers that was packed. So we were dying for some food and ran across Roland's. We got mussels and banana peppers st... | en | 148 | strip district many options hungry walking strip district filled booths steelers penguins gear breakfast place primanti brothers packed dying food ran across roland got mussels banana peppers stuffed sausage appetizers also got lobster roll gave us lot mussels slathered garlic butter surprisingly good banana peppers ba... | 77 |
1 | We headed to the strip district to soak in the atmosphere like any good tourist should do.\n\nUnfortunately we love to sleep and showed up a little late and by the time we were ready to eat (around 4pm) our list of recommended places to try were already closed for the day. \n\nRoland's was open though. As an added bonu... | en | 185 | headed strip district soak atmosphere like good tourist love sleep showed little late time ready eat around list recommended places try already closed day open though added bonus showing steeler game nothing pittsburgh loves supporting steeler penguin atmosphere great everyone dressed black yellow really ordered weddin... | 87 |
1 | As others have said, nice location and sitting on the patio is nice in the warm sunny months, but the food is not anything special. Fried seafood, decent lobster roll, other non-impressive dishes. good for a few drinks and a quick bite if in the area. | en | 46 | others said nice location sitting patio nice warm sunny months food anything special fried seafood decent lobster roll dishes good drinks quick bite area | 24 |
0 | I would give this restaurant 0 stars if I could. The food was lousy, the drinks were expensive, and the service was awful.\n\nI complained to the manager about my experience and he told that if I didn't like it, there were plenty of other bars in The Strip District.\n\nPlease, please, please go somewhere else. | en | 54 | would give restaurant stars could food lousy drinks expensive service complained manager experience told like plenty bars strip please please go somewhere else | 23 |
2 | I was only here for drinks, on a Saturday night. It was decent - the drinks were fairly mixed and priced.\n\nThe atmosphere was a bit lacking. There isn't much personality here, and for a Saturday, I would have expected a bit more of a crowd. Overall, not bad if you're in the area for a drink; but not a destination. | en | 60 | drinks saturday night decent drinks fairly mixed atmosphere bit lacking much personality saturday would expected bit crowd overall bad area drink destination | 22 |
1 | Well I have had several meals over the years at Rolands, many of which were good. Yesterday was not one of those days.\n\nAfter being seated, it took nearly 10 minutes for a server to greet us and take a drink order. I was of course rewarded with the wrong beer.\n\nThen we order and when the food arrived, the fries w... | en | 104 | well several meals years rolands many good yesterday one seated took nearly minutes server greet us take drink order course rewarded wrong order food arrived fries cold fish sandwich rather wake today whole ordeal mother food feeling act together rolands better | 41 |
0 | Yuck!\n\nIt's almost embarrassing having this place exist in the Strip with so many tourists coming here. That has to be how they're making their money because it's certainly not on their food or service. Well, maybe it's the booze too...\n\nI don't even know where to begin. Service was horrible. The lunch took 2 h... | en | 201 | yuck almost embarrassing place exist strip many tourists coming making money certainly food service well maybe booze even know begin service horrible lunch took hours leisurely sunday may fine leisure least drinks hand hour sat say lunch served another minutes later matter though knew going anything spectacular heard r... | 89 |
2 | The Lobster Roll Caesar Salad was very good, and the service at the bar was great! | en | 16 | lobster roll caesar salad good service bar great | 8 |
2 | I am only judging this place as a bar, never had the food. I'd rather give it 2.5 stars.\n\nI came here with a colleague after a long, long travel experience to get to Pittsburgh. \n\nThey had a nice collection of beers including some local ones. The only negative side is that the bartender had almost no knowlege of... | en | 151 | judging place bar never food rather give came colleague long long travel experience get pittsburgh nice collection beers including local ones negative side bartender almost knowlege beers like try luck bartender never tried beers care would liked info order make smarter choices beers get least one would avoided know us... | 62 |
0 | Just awful. \n\nMy companions each ordered an Alfredo pasta and they both honestly thought (through the entire meal) that Roland's had served mashed potatoes on the pasta.\n\nWe thought \"maybe it's a 'burgh thing.\"\n\nNope, we were informed at the end of the meal by the waiter that it was indeed Alfredo sauce and tha... | en | 125 | awful companions ordered alfredo pasta honestly thought entire meal roland served mashed potatoes thought maybe informed end meal waiter indeed alfredo sauce chef liked use lot parmesan cheese stuff consistently cold oatmeal oil poured exaggeration bucket full would serve plates business whatsoever kitchen way lobster ... | 51 |
0 | this place reeks of fish when you walk in and there are fruit flies everywhere. Good place to dine if you're on a diet since you will surely lose your appetite.\n\nIf you find yourself at Rolands, do yourself a favor and leave and dine anywhere else in the Strip District. Seriously. | en | 51 | place reeks fish walk fruit flies everywhere good place dine diet since surely lose find rolands favor leave dine anywhere else strip district seriously | 24 |
0 | My fiance and I went to Roland's for a \"date night\". We were both craving seafood, and had never been here before. When we arrived, we asked our waitress if there was a happy hour going on. There was a happy hour and she gave us the menu for it and said she'd be back in a minute to take our order. The happy hour ... | en | 676 | fiance went roland date craving seafood never arrived asked waitress happy hour going happy hour gave us menu said back minute take order happy hour ended minutes gave us menus came back minutes later take drink order needless say unable take advantage specials ordered margaritas drinks took minutes come drinks weak co... | 288 |
2 | Aah, Roland's. I have only been here exactly 4 times, but have never tried the food. My boyfriend and I always just hit the bar for drinks and we've never stayed very long. A trip to Roland's was always because we were in the Strip for another reason and thought, \"Why not?\"\n\nThere is one bartender in particular the... | en | 132 | aah roland exactly times never tried food boyfriend always hit bar drinks never stayed long trip roland always strip another reason thought one bartender particular served us every time super awesome friendly chatty cool guy knows pour good beer date roland substitute rooftop outdoor seating seems really neat every tim... | 61 |
0 | If I had to chose between dining at Roland's again, or having to catch running chainsaws that were tossed at me I'd pick dining at Rolands but only by the slimmest of margins.\n\nWhy on earth did I go back to this restaurant? Clearly, I must not love myself or something.\n\nWant to pay too much money for fish that sme... | en | 83 | chose dining roland catch running chainsaws tossed pick dining rolands slimmest earth go back restaurant clearly must love pay much money fish smells like sewer dine roland reason rolands drink pretty decent beer selection | 34 |
2 | Stopped in for a pint. Had some pizza (was OK) and hit another place. | en | 14 | stopped pint pizza ok hit another place | 7 |
2 | Hey. This place is deeeeeeeeCENT.\n\n(look, check it out for happy hour. 60 cent oysters? uhmfuckyea)\n\nI dislike strip dizzle bars but you could pick worse. Actually, ok. This review is based on going to happy hour. I am down with 60 cent oysters, clams, shrimp, and wings. Average beer selection, but you can find a f... | en | 56 | hey place look check happy hour cent oysters uhmfuckyea dislike strip dizzle bars could pick worse actually review based going happy hour cent oysters clams shrimp wings average beer selection find gems | 32 |
2 | Love the lobster roll. I like to stop in here on Mondays for 0.60C raw oysters and a bloody hoe. Makes a great after work/pre work-out snack. | en | 27 | love lobster roll like stop mondays raw oysters bloody hoe makes great snack | 13 |
1 | we went three for st, patrick day. Two harps bottle beers and 12 oyster costs $40. | en | 16 | went three st patrick day two harps bottle beers oyster costs | 11 |
1 | There were 3 of us on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. Surprisingly Roland's was 3/4 full. With 3 waitresses. They were RUNNING to fill orders. \nThe fish was hot and crispy. It was fried but it was good. The French fries with it tasted as if they were fried in the same grease or an oil that should've been changed several... | en | 156 | us beautiful sunday afternoon surprisingly roland full waitresses running fill orders fish hot crispy fried good french fries tasted fried grease oil changed several days ago mussels clams casino inedible clams served raw burnt bread crumb topping crab cakes also bad went back waitress never asked wanted something else... | 78 |
2 | The only reason this gets three stars instead of two is because of the Lobster roll. Since working in NYC for a few months, I've been on the prowl for a decent Lobster roll in Pittsburgh. This particular roll is served hot, which isn't what I'm used to. I was totally skeptical; however, it turned out to be pretty go... | en | 161 | reason gets three stars instead two lobster roll since working nyc months prowl decent lobster roll pittsburgh particular roll served hot used totally skeptical however turned pretty good think roll believe mancini really good downfall roll served mountain icky fries service borderline terrible sat bar ignored minutes ... | 74 |
2 | Came here with a bunch of friends on a Friday night to watch the pens game. They have a nice atmosphere and relatively good service considering it was dinner time. A few more tvs and a few more tables would give it at least one more star. One strange thing I have to mention is that they did not have any beer specials d... | en | 93 | came bunch friends friday night watch pens game nice atmosphere relatively good service considering dinner time tvs tables would give least one star one strange thing mention beer specials happy hour sure normal thought weird sports bar type restaurant although oysters nice happy hour | 44 |
1 | Poor service. Monday evening. restaurant not busy. Took 15 minutes before someone came to take our drink order. Ordered a draft and a glass of wine and proceeded to order a lobster roll and steamed mussels. Took another 10 minutes to get the drinks. The lobster roll then showed up and we had finished and the plate was ... | en | 118 | poor service monday evening restaurant busy took minutes someone came take drink order ordered draft glass wine proceeded order lobster roll steamed mussels took another minutes get drinks lobster roll showed finished plate cleared table restaurant hour asked bill waitress proceeded say mussels ready canceled order bil... | 61 |
1 | Went on a Wednesday night, not crowded at all. Had to get up and go find someone to wait on our table....overheard who was supposed to be our server telling the hostess she didn't wait on us because she didn't want another table. The food was good, lobster roll and fish sandwiches were great. Service was just awful. | en | 58 | went wednesday night crowded get go find someone wait table overheard supposed server telling hostess wait us want another table food good lobster roll fish sandwiches great service awful | 29 |
1 | Lobster roll was awesome. There was a Moosehead beer cap in our fries and the waitress' response was, \"That must be from the beer batter. I will give them hell.\" I wasn't looking for a free meal but an apology from someone would have been appropriate. | en | 46 | lobster roll awesome moosehead beer cap fries waitress response must beer batter give looking free meal apology someone would appropriate | 20 |
3 | Not as good as Wholeys but awesome patio and the best service. Go here for the atmosphere, the staff is the best. | en | 22 | good wholeys awesome patio best service go atmosphere staff best | 10 |
1 | Prime time location, and they know it.\n\nYet another older guard restaurant that realizes it has people roped in before they know it. The place looks nice and is possibly the best location during the summer especially in the city. I have always steered clear of Roland's because of an assumption. But....the wife and... | en | 153 | prime time location know another older guard restaurant realizes people roped know place looks nice possibly best location summer especially city always steered clear roland assumption wife friend wanted lobster roped going opted drink draught got one famous lobster rolls immediately underwhelmed sandwich dwarfed mount... | 75 |
0 | Roland's was recommended by hotel. Service was terrible. Food was cold. Brick oven pizza cold.... Asked to have it reheated , still came back cold. Steak was way over cooked. Never got appetizer we ordered, but was charged for it. Was not busy but waitress was hard to find. Would not go back and would not recommend t... | en | 61 | roland recommended hotel service terrible food cold brick oven pizza cold asked reheated still came back cold steak way cooked never got appetizer ordered charged busy waitress hard find would go back would recommend place anyone | 36 |
0 | Friends warned me not to eat here. Turns out they were GOOD friends. This was just awful, start to finish. Slow (pitiful) service, nasty food ( and we each sprung for the lobster roll -- if you can call it that!) and a generally miserable experience. And this was an early lunch with very few customers around. The only ... | en | 231 | friends warned eat turns good friends awful start finish slow pitiful service nasty food sprung lobster roll call generally miserable experience early lunch customers around thing remotely redeemable sat balcony overlooking penn avenue entertained people people watching blast wanted draft beer told serve draft beer bar... | 101 |
4 | Decided to try it for dinner as we were walking around the strip. Good selection of beers too.\n\nStarted with mussels and they were very good. Sherry butter sauce w lots of garlic.\n\nWe each had the seafood stew for dinner...tried to get beyond the lobster roll which is their signature dish\n\nStew was full of seaf... | en | 96 | decided try dinner walking around strip good selection beers mussels good sherry butter sauce w lots seafood stew dinner tried get beyond lobster roll signature full seafood lobster clams mussels scallops shrimp good size portion reasonable excellent enough spice nice tasting bite drown cream old bay definitely back | 48 |
2 | I love Roland's happy hour! It's for a raw bar rather than the actual bar. 60 cent oysters, clams, cocktail shrimp, and wings. It's good and you can't beat the price. The downfall? The clams i got steamed and they were a little over done, and the oysters were left attached to the shell. But for 60 cents, I can deal wit... | en | 92 | love roland happy hour raw bar rather actual bar cent oysters clams cocktail shrimp wings good ca beat price downfall clams got steamed little done oysters left attached shell cents deal taking far service sat bar friendly rude meh food came timely manner | 43 |
2 | I gave this place a 3 star because the service and drinks are great. It's a great place to have a beer with friends but the food is gross.... | en | 29 | gave place star service drinks great great place beer friends food gross | 12 |
1 | Let's see.... Rolands can be fun to go to for happy hour after work on Friday. Heck they used to have these two bartenders that if you were a good looking girl at least one would give you a beer or two but making up the difference by overcharging or flat out giving incorrect change back to some male patrons. Anyhow, ... | en | 334 | let see rolands fun go happy hour work friday heck used two bartenders good looking girl least one would give beer two making difference overcharging flat giving incorrect change back male patrons anyhow somewhat unique upstairs summer balcony sit one summer night began storm one umbrellas flew base cracked head though... | 158 |
2 | The bar has a nice selection of beers. The Irish bartender who works Monday nights is extremely welcoming and friendly. \n\nFor food I tried the raw bar happy hour. The oysters were alright but nothing special. The shrimp were quite small, probably U-20 count which for Shrimp Cocktail is tiny. The wings were very disa... | en | 83 | bar nice selection beers irish bartender works monday nights extremely welcoming friendly food tried raw bar happy hour oysters alright nothing special shrimp quite small probably count shrimp cocktail tiny wings disappointing extremely small flavorless finally steamed clams chewy recap come beers nice bartenders food ... | 46 |
0 | Service was great, however, the food was mediocre. Hostess needs to be more educated about the menu, she was unable to give details on menu items.\nLets start the with fries that seem to be mandatory with each entree. They had to be cooked prior to us ordering, or even getting there. They were cold, limp (pause) and... | en | 117 | service great however food mediocre hostess needs educated menu unable give details menu start fries seem mandatory entree cooked prior us ordering even getting cold limp pause salted burger eh grilled onions seemed warmed grill beef patty could used bit flavor fat flavor people floor first table filthy table second ta... | 54 |
2 | Not bad but not great either. I tried the lobster roll and the bloody mary which we were informed as we walked in the Roland's was \"famous\" for. Both were good but nothing spectacular. I was also here quite some time ago and remember them having good pizza though.\n\nOne thing to note is that they have a really la... | en | 68 | bad great either tried lobster roll bloody mary informed walked roland good nothing spectacular also quite time ago remember good pizza thing note really large selection beer draft bottles | 29 |
0 | We wanted to eat there today. Waited for about 10 minutes at the entrance. No hostess coming up. Then she shows up saying that she will be back in another second. After additional 5 minutes we ask her what's going on. She did not apologize and says that it will take another 30 minutes. Really??!! Not the nice way to tr... | en | 70 | wanted eat today waited minutes entrance hostess coming shows saying back another second additional minutes ask going apologize says take another minutes really nice way treat party wanting spend money | 30 |
0 | Last weekend my mother and I headed down to the strip to get some weekly goods - lunch meat and cheese from Penn Mac - veggies at Stans - needed some new spices from Penzeys for a chili I was going to make that day....we were both a little hungry and knew we wanted to have a snack before shopping.\n\nWe parked in front... | en | 220 | last weekend mother headed strip get weekly goods lunch meat cheese penn mac veggies stans needed new spices penzeys chili going make day little hungry knew wanted snack parked front roland see sign famous lobster rolls bloody mary mother got lobster roll said bread mancini course tasty toasted buttery delicious mostly... | 104 |
1 | Overall, my experience was okay. We sat at the bar and our bartender was very friendly and helpful. We got the scallop appetizer and it was TO DIE FOR! I will 100% go back for that! That being said, it was downhill from there. We got the lobster roll and lobster ravioli...and both were \"ehhh.\" The lobster roll had a ... | en | 138 | overall experience okay sat bar bartender friendly helpful got scallop appetizer die go back said downhill got lobster roll lobster ravioli lobster roll ton lobster yeah seasoning type dressing tie together lobster ravioli biggest disappointment absolutely flavor grab salt shaker even barely taste ca even comment lobst... | 60 |
2 | My boyfriend and I visited on a Saturday afternoon. We tried mussels, clam chowder, jumbo shrimp cocktail and a burger. The mussels were an appetizer portion and were enough for three people. They were perfectly cooked and very sweet. The shrimp are sold a la carte. I ordered 6 of them, and was a bit let down that 2 ... | en | 165 | boyfriend visited saturday afternoon tried mussels clam chowder jumbo shrimp cocktail burger mussels appetizer portion enough three people perfectly cooked sweet shrimp sold la carte ordered bit let bit dry cocktail sauce served shrimp wonderfully spicy horseradish perfect new england clam chowder overly thick lots cla... | 80 |
0 | This was my second time eating at Roland's seafood Grill the first time I had a great experience the food was excellent the service was great even though they were busy we got really good service and everything was really fresh and good this time the food was needless to say very poorly prepared the service what servi... | en | 188 | second time eating roland seafood grill first time great experience food excellent service great even though busy got really good service everything really fresh good time food needless say poorly prepared service service got seemed interested everybody six people setting table took couple tries get refills drinks aske... | 92 |
1 | Meh. \n\nClam chowder was big and OK. Veggie sandwich had great, greasy, grilled Mancini bread but came with soggy fries and was mediocre overall. \n\nOur waitress told us she was new at least 20 times so she wasn't much help in recommending any dishes. \n\nI probably won't go back again. For $25 a person, I can do... | en | 60 | meh chowder big veggie sandwich great greasy grilled mancini bread came soggy fries mediocre overall waitress told us new least times much help recommending dishes probably wo go back person better elsewhere | 32 |
0 | Rough experience today - had one drink and left. Waited 15-20 minutes for service and it is not busy. When I said something - everyone wanted to blame someone else - waitress couldn't describe beer and didnt iffer to find out or sample it - brought 12 year old son a pop in a little kids cup. Waitress did apologize for ... | en | 71 | rough experience today one drink left waited minutes service busy said something everyone wanted blame someone else waitress could describe beer didnt iffer find sample brought year old son pop little kids cup waitress apologize cup late chose leave | 39 |
0 | I travel quite a bit and always enjoy great food. I was in town on a business trip and someone recommended Roland's Seafood Grill. I was seated promptly and given a drink and food menu. I noticed the beer sampler and thought I would give it a try. I asked the server if I could choose the beers and she said yes. She... | en | 284 | travel quite bit always enjoy great food town business trip someone recommended roland seafood grill seated promptly given drink food menu noticed beer sampler thought would give try asked server could choose beers said yes went explain nearly draft beers selected available trouble taps ordered flight beers arrived min... | 148 |
0 | Stopped in on the Fourth of July for evening cocktail and small meal. From horrible service to terrible seafood...would never return. We waited a very long time for cocktails and order to be taken, when there was little crowd around in the restaurant. Then, our oyster order came out on a plate of water, not ice. They w... | en | 182 | stopped fourth july evening cocktail small meal horrible service terrible seafood would never return waited long time cocktails order taken little crowd around restaurant oyster order came plate water ice small shriveled warm next mussels white wine sauce hahahah um like garbage sewer sauce mussels freezing cold search... | 99 |
2 | Hit Roland's on a Saturday around lunch. The place was packed but we got a seat in a back bar area which was nice, quiet, and air conditioned. Our server was friendly and working hard.\n\nI ordered the lobster roll. The lobster was drenched in garlic butter and served on a very fresh, thick slice of Mancini's bread. Th... | en | 128 | hit roland saturday around lunch place packed got seat back bar area nice quiet air conditioned server friendly working ordered lobster roll lobster drenched garlic butter served fresh thick slice mancini bread complaint lobster bit dry singing praises anyone listen bad elements great mother said lobster roll roland ye... | 60 |
1 | We (3 in our party) stopped in to Roland's while in the lively and interesting Strip District. We placed our drink and food selections with the waitress. She brought our soups, which luckily had spoons in the huge bowls. All were absolutely delicious. The lobster bisque actually had lots of pieces of lobster and the on... | en | 241 | party stopped roland lively interesting strip district placed drink food selections waitress brought soups luckily spoons huge bowls absolutely delicious lobster bisque actually lots pieces lobster onion soup rich beefy taste lots onions clam chowder tons clams portion large enough meal shrimp appetizers fried shrimp s... | 117 |
1 | I have been to Rolands a few times and have not experienced any of the problems others are saying they have, however, I'm only giving 2 stars because you're in the strip-you can do better than Rolands! I was most recently at Rolands during the steeler season last year. I ordered the crab chowder which I have had every ... | en | 208 | rolands times experienced problems others saying however giving stars better rolands recently rolands steeler season last year ordered crab chowder every time time excellent recent visit ordered raspberry maple scallop appetizer meal large portion could finish fellow diners stuffed help one member group ordered seafood... | 88 |
1 | Poor excuse for seafood! The place is overrated. Good place to have drinks on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon-but that's about it. The employees are anything but friendly. Unless you sit at the bar, the service is poor. Isn't even that great at the bar. If you want good seafood, go a couple blocks up the street to ... | en | 74 | poor excuse seafood place overrated good place drinks saturday sunday employees anything friendly unless sit bar service poor even great bar want good seafood go couple blocks street luke wholeys much better quality place definitely sophisticated palates | 37 |
0 | The wait staff looked like they were bussed in from a homeless shelter. The strange hostesses seated my party of 4, & it took 25 minutes to get our first beers. Ordered an app & left 25 minutes later, the lobster nachos never came, which sucked because I was quote excited about those. The place is gross! There was food... | en | 104 | wait staff looked like bussed homeless shelter strange hostesses seated party took minutes get first beers ordered app left minutes later lobster nachos never came sucked quote excited place gross food trash floor watched several women exit restroom disgusted looks face restroom nasty confirmed wife skip place go anywh... | 52 |
2 | We figured we'd give it a try even though the reviews weren't great. Brother in law enjoyed his wings and the beer wasn't bad. Bartender was helpful. | en | 27 | figured give try even though reviews great brother law enjoyed wings beer bad bartender helpful | 15 |
1 | I liked the bar. The food not at all. First time here, wife and I sat at the bar and people watched over some WELL POURED drinks. Strong point. Then we screwed up and ordered food. I got their infamous lobster roll. Glad I had a drink. Overcooked and dry, dry, dry. I thought lobster roll was generally made wit... | en | 170 | liked bar food first time wife sat bar people watched well poured drinks strong point screwed ordered food got infamous lobster roll glad drink overcooked dry dry dry thought lobster roll generally made lobster mix lobster dry chewy lots though guess accounts high price went wholeys got much tastier one bucks wife nach... | 82 |
0 | Super disappointed in this place. Came here for a paint nite they were hosting and arrived over an hour beforehand to eat. All I ordered was soup and salad in order to be quick and my friends who ordered a lobster roll and shrimp got their food within 20 minutes. 40 minutes later, and ten minutes prior to painting I st... | en | 126 | super disappointed place came paint nite hosting arrived hour beforehand eat ordered soup salad order quick friends ordered lobster roll shrimp got food within minutes minutes later ten minutes prior painting still received mine top one bartender working whole top floor told cancel order begin event began cursing staff... | 60 |
1 | Went there Saturday November29, 2014. Entered establishment at 5:30 pm. PROS.....Very good clam chowder...biggest bowl of it I've ever been served. Sandwiches... 2 lobster rolls and 1 fish sandwich.....Both very good, although the fish was slightly overcooked. Again...huge portions. CONS...After being at table since ... | en | 178 | went saturday entered establishment pm pros good clam chowder biggest bowl ever served sandwiches lobster rolls fish sandwich good although fish slightly overcooked huge portions cons table since nothing empty pop glasses front us told said clam chowder freshly cooked minutes later served good certainly hot enough clai... | 91 |
2 | Stopped in last night because we wanted to 'step out' of our usual places on Carson St. The place was rather busy and was pleasantly warm on a cold Saturday night. We found seats at the bar and a friendly bartender greeted us and took our drink order. The drafts arrived right away and we requested menu's... \n\nWe ... | en | 403 | stopped last night wanted usual places carson place rather busy pleasantly warm cold saturday night found seats bar friendly bartender greeted us took drink order drafts arrived right away requested menu ordered shrimp cocktails calamari shrimp arrived within minutes came small bowl cocktail sauce dollop horseradish to... | 188 |
0 | I would give them ZERO stars if it were an option. No one came to wait on us. I had to ask the hostess to send us a waiter. We'll call him Mr. Personality because he never did tell us his name. I should have known we were in trouble when he didn't bother to write down our order. My Caesar salad came without the request... | en | 109 | would give zero stars option one came wait us ask hostess send us waiter call personality never tell us name known trouble bother write order caesar salad came without requested onions grilled salmon overcooked vegetables bland waiter took away glass ginger ale filled water never offered us dessert rest rooms filthy wo... | 56 |
1 | Usually I really like this place. Stopped in after not eating all day, and ordered the \"famous\" lobster roll. It took 40 minutes to receive a medium piece of lobster claw on thick Mancino toast. THATS IT! Oh and less than stellar fries, with a cup of cole slaw. I waited with an empty pint glass several times as... | en | 68 | usually really like place stopped eating day ordered lobster roll took minutes receive medium piece lobster claw thick mancino toast thats oh less stellar fries cup cole slaw waited empty pint glass several times well guess ca get right every time | 41 |
2 | Not bad. Not great. But not bad. Excellent bang for your buck, especially if you're hungry. | en | 16 | bad great bad excellent bang buck especially hungry | 8 |
2 | Came here for lunch and unfortunately spent about 2 hours here because the kitchen was backed up. Luckily for us we had the time to spare. Came down to the strip to pick up some stuff for Christmas Eve party and ended here for some lunch. I got the lobster roll and it was delicious. The roll was practically soaked... | en | 150 | came lunch unfortunately spent hours kitchen backed luckily us time spare came strip pick stuff christmas eve party ended lunch got lobster roll delicious roll practically soaked butter could improvement lobster meal great warm also great lobster bisque well sure made pure cream wife crab cake sandwich mediocre crispy ... | 68 |
0 | Terrible tuxedo rentals! I went here 2 months before my good friend's wedding to get sized and order my tuxedo. The salesman who measured me did not know what he was doing, continued to ask someone else if he was 'doing it right' and made me extremely uncomfortable. At the moment I wanted to give him the benefit of the... | en | 236 | terrible tuxedo rentals went months good friend wedding get sized order tuxedo salesman measured know continued ask someone else right made extremely uncomfortable moment wanted give benefit doubt would get right picked fit go third party easy way remedy situation ship replacement going since town wedding return anothe... | 102 |
3 | If you're a coffee drinker, this is the spot for you. I believe in freedom of choice, and i'll defend with my life your right to choose. But if you're going to drink coffee, drink coffee, not the flavored foo-foo stuff.\n\nMy first visit here was before Yelp was just a glint in it's founder's father's eye. And i listen... | en | 234 | coffee drinker spot believe freedom choice defend life right choose going drink coffee drink coffee flavored first visit yelp glint founder father eye listened old man founder telling old days many men died coffee roasters would catch fire explode sure true stories hey old man fresh college like college students common... | 106 |
4 | With the return of nice weather to the'Burgh, I've been able to get out on lunch and do some shopping. I took a stroll down here 'cos it felt good to get out of the office and besides, I'm getting a little tired of the coffee from Giant Eagle. Maxwell House and Folger's are okay, but soemtimes we need a little variet... | en | 137 | return nice weather able get lunch shopping took stroll felt good get office besides getting little tired coffee giant eagle maxwell house folger okay soemtimes need little picked olde vienna little darker american roasts dark french roast also picked nice kenya aa blend also become tea lover picked stash decaffeinated... | 66 |
2 | I am not a coffee person, at all - still, I have to admit, this place has a nice feel to it and is so cheap that it's probably just a step or two below nirvana for coffee drinkers.\n\nTwo things make me remember a shop where I can't drink 99% of what's sold. One, the people who work here are really nice; I hadn't visit... | en | 245 | coffee person still admit place nice feel cheap probably step two nirvana coffee things make remember shop ca drink sold one people work really nice visited shop months still gave big hello saw face recently two appreciate nice see one entire shop filled brim shelves shelves jars jars filled another kind coffee bean ne... | 117 |
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