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3 | Pretty darn good, not the best but close. Across from Children's hopsital so you have to handle the meter parking but usually spots open. Staff is very nice and sincere, when you walk in you are not sure what to expect but it is a quaint, clean, comfortable interior with a bit of dress up. | en | 55 | pretty darn good best close across children hopsital handle meter parking usually spots open staff nice sincere walk sure expect quaint clean comfortable interior bit dress | 26 |
4 | This place knocked me out.\n\nI had garlic naan and the lamb Shahajahani. The sauce was so good, I used all the naan to sop it up. (The waiter told me it was OK to do that. Not sure if it really was, but I don't care. I wasn't gonna leave any.)\n\nI travel a lot, and enjoy finding little places like this that are i... | en | 161 | place knocked garlic naan lamb shahajahani sauce good used naan sop waiter told ok sure really care gon na leave travel lot enjoy finding little places like inconspicuous get great food great service really decent price described plus house wine spectacular cares tip included good server friendly helpful took time help... | 71 |
2 | Compared to other ethnic eats in Pittsburgh, Taste of India, frankly, doesn't fare too well. Don't get me wrong: the food is good, the service is great, and if you're already in the Bloomfield area, it's a fine choice for dinner. But, there are a few unfortunate and glaring errors that prevent Taste of India from bei... | en | 265 | compared ethnic eats pittsburgh taste india frankly fare well get wrong food good service great already bloomfield area fine choice dinner unfortunate glaring errors prevent taste india much foremost tried everything imagine ca seem get taste india actually serve spicy food huge fan vindaloo often spiciest item indian ... | 129 |
4 | Jordan & I have been eating Taste of India at CMU for a while, without knowing it was Taste of India. At CMU they offer super inexpensive lunches that are more filling than anywhere else to eat at lunch. During this winter break, we have been going through some serious withdraw while the cafe is closed.\n\nThank you Y... | en | 246 | jordan eating taste india cmu without knowing taste india cmu offer super inexpensive lunches filling anywhere else eat lunch winter break going serious withdraw cafe yelpers search satiate curry addiction found distributor excited read restaurant supplied weekly lunches ordered ordered alu matar mushroom spicy rating ... | 116 |
0 | I tried to eat here tonight using a $25 gift certificate purchased from Restaurant.com. After waiting over 15 minutes for my server to stop by for my order, I showed her my gift certificate. She told me they stopped taking them, however I had just purchased it 15 minutes earlier. \n\nI spoke to the manager and he wa... | en | 207 | tried eat tonight using gift certificate purchased waiting minutes server stop order showed gift certificate told stopped taking however purchased minutes earlier spoke manager least bit interested told scam used problems able get touch cancel still talking answered call cell phone without even saying excuse obviously ... | 85 |
4 | Darren brought me here, and as a Indian food n00b, I was impressed with everything included in the economical Dinner for Two which gets a diner nan, a meat dish, a veggie dish, dal, a dessert, and tea. The tea and kheer was a nice way to cap off the meal. The mango beef and alu palak were superb. I could live on the br... | en | 84 | darren brought indian food impressed everything included economical dinner two gets diner nan meat dish veggie dish dal dessert tea tea kheer nice way cap meal mango beef alu palak superb could live bread alone look renovated place darren said bathrooms much nicer time around | 45 |
4 | I might have just found my favorite Indian place. I went with two friends for a feast and we were not disappointed! We were greeted warmly and told we could sit anywhere. The space is a little small, but that actually adds to the atmosphere of warm, delicious Indian food, friendly owners and staff, and good friends!\n... | en | 152 | might found favorite indian place went two friends feast disappointed greeted warmly told could sit anywhere space little small actually adds atmosphere warm delicious indian food friendly owners staff good friends ordered malia kofta entree vegetable balls raisins almonds creamy sauce world veggie balls slightly crisp... | 78 |
4 | This was my first time at taste of India. The service was very pleasant and I found the food and alcoholic beverages to be quite inexpensive. Most importantly, the food was fantastic. The flavors were well balanced and succulent. I will definitely be coming around more often. | en | 47 | first time taste india service pleasant found food alcoholic beverages quite inexpensive importantly food fantastic flavors well balanced succulent definitely coming around often | 23 |
1 | If you really know and like Indian cuisine then food here gonna be flavorless and bland for you. Tandoori chicken doesn't taste like one etc. Decor is tasteless and old. Carpet looks really dirty. I'm definitely not coming back. | en | 39 | really know like indian cuisine food gon na flavorless bland tandoori chicken taste like one etc decor tasteless old carpet looks really dirty definitely coming back | 26 |
3 | Not fancy but great Indian food at a really reasonable price. The eggplant was particularly yummy. | en | 16 | fancy great indian food really reasonable price eggplant particularly yummy | 10 |
3 | So happy that these guys have finally reopened! I went there for dinner a few nights ago and really enjoyed it. I got the Tandoori chicken, which was moist and flavorful. My boyfriend got a mushroom and potato dish which was also excellent. Servings are huge, and prices are low! | en | 50 | happy guys finally reopened went dinner nights ago really enjoyed got tandoori chicken moist flavorful boyfriend got mushroom potato dish also excellent servings huge prices low | 26 |
4 | Went for the lunch buffet which was about $8. It was SO good! I ate wayy too much but still wanted to eat more! Everything tasted so fresh and delicious! The decor was very tasteful, fresh and Indian inspired. The staff was wonderful too, very nice! | en | 46 | went lunch buffet good ate wayy much still wanted eat everything tasted fresh delicious decor tasteful fresh indian inspired staff wonderful nice | 22 |
2 | Comparatively mediocre to other indian restos. Not very flavorful. Naan is really thick and dense. Channa masala just tastes like it's chick peas soaked in tomato sauce instead of masala sauce. And daal makhini is similarly too saucy and not in a yummy sauce way. Kind of a bummer since there aren't many indian restaura... | en | 76 | comparatively mediocre indian restos flavorful naan really thick dense channa masala tastes like chick peas soaked tomato sauce instead masala sauce daal makhini similarly saucy yummy sauce way kind bummer since many indian restaurants east end area final thought even excited leftovers tomorrow | 43 |
3 | Barber is really nice - the shop is cosy and seems very well maintained.\n\nI went in without an appointment, and the barber clearly was busy with a steady stream of appointments. Upon asking, he mentioned that he'd be able to squeeze me in, as long as all I needed was a haircut and I didn't mind waiting. This didn't p... | en | 191 | barber really nice shop cosy seems well went without appointment barber clearly busy steady stream appointments upon asking mentioned able squeeze long needed haircut mind waiting pose problem sat waiting room twenty haircut quick well done amiable made good small talk seemed greater rapport familiar customers positive... | 83 |
4 | Writing this review for the all the Laaadies! Mr. B Had come to town for a visit and needed a trim in October. i had passed the Golden Razor on several occasions as it is in my neighborhood. I had a really good feeling about this place even before seeing the results it yielded.\n\nWe were out to run errands and walked ... | en | 407 | writing review laaadies b come town visit needed trim october passed golden razor several occasions neighborhood really good feeling place even seeing results run errands walked inside two gentlemen seated lovely man thick italian accent told us could fit b next cut place reminded small shop would located tiny street n... | 200 |
4 | If there were an option to give an extra star for a \"special\" experience, I would surely do so for Golden Razor. I must confess that I have a really thick beard and my stubble would surely light a match. Well but it did meet its match out here. The shave out here gives me a sense of hope against the injustice of my b... | en | 83 | option give extra star experience would surely golden razor must confess really thick beard stubble would surely light match well meet match shave gives sense hope injustice beard also lucky taste home made lemoncello house master | 36 |
4 | The barber did a double take when I walked in. I had long hair and a beard two weeks old. He did a great job in less than 30 minutes and was very social and pleasant throughout. The straight razor shave with all the hot towels and other treatments was particularly cool. | en | 52 | barber double take walked long hair beard two weeks old great job less minutes social pleasant throughout straight razor shave hot towels treatments particularly cool | 25 |
4 | I went as a walk-in on a random Wednesday. Tom was busy, but he squeezed me in. In about 15 minutes and with very little direction from me I had the tighest fade this side of the Mississippi. It was pretty neat just to watch him work. He's truly a master at what he does and I regret every dollar I've ever spent at ... | en | 88 | went random wednesday tom busy squeezed minutes little direction tighest fade side mississippi pretty neat watch work truly master regret every dollar ever spent bargain chains stylists typically revolving door mediocrity challenge find better cut | 35 |
4 | Best Damn Haircut Ever. Grade: A+\n\nImma be blunt: Fellas, stop wasting your time & money on talentless hacks (the 99.9% of people who cut hair) & make this guy your regular.\n\nThis guy puts everyone else in the haircutting game to shame. Male, female, gay, straight, black, white, young or old...they all suck compare... | en | 210 | best damn haircut ever grade blunt fellas stop wasting time money talentless hacks people cut hair make guy guy puts everyone else haircutting game shame male female gay straight black white young old suck compared dude true artist even michelangelo david next chair cool reclining chair inspiration reminder going walki... | 110 |
4 | The expression 'a diamond in the rough' was made to describe Nico's. At the outset, Nico's looks like a garage to fix cars in because of the large painted sign outside. However, inside there is a full bar with a restaurant and tables. The food is pretty good bar food and it's a karaoke hot-spot on Saturday nights. The ... | en | 91 | expression diamond rough made describe nico outset nico looks like garage fix cars large painted sign outside however inside full bar restaurant tables food pretty good bar food karaoke saturday nights karaoke crowd pretty diverse really lucky may catch abba singing dawson creek theme song waitstaff nice well stars rec... | 51 |
2 | Nico's was a place I heard I should visit, but I was always a little scared to go inside. The outside is typical dive bar with block windows and no way to actually see inside. Once you're inside though, it is a different story. There is a huge bar area (filled with yinzers talking about the Steelers), and past that ... | en | 152 | nico place heard visit always little scared go inside outside typical dive bar block windows way actually see inside inside though different story huge bar area filled yinzers talking steelers past decently sized sit area booths tables nothing fancy good attentive wait staff nice cheap beer sports tv quick yummy food l... | 82 |
1 | I'm a pretty hard core karaoke fan, so I was excited to visit Nico's on a Saturday night after hearing about their awesome karaoke. Sadly, I was disappointed. The place is rather small and was packed by the time we came (about 10pm). It took ages to get a drink and it's hard to get around the bar with so many people st... | en | 190 | pretty hard core karaoke fan excited visit nico saturday night hearing awesome karaoke sadly disappointed place rather small packed time came took ages get drink hard get around bar many people standing around said drink nice strong prices reasonable karaoke crowd pretty fun mostly hipsters good singers mostly people t... | 93 |
0 | This will be simple...\nThe karaoke had a very limited selection. \nThe DJ kept fiddling with the volume while you were singing. \nWas way over-crowded with wanna-be hipsters who were attempting to be ironic which just made them look pathetic, especially since they kept taking pictures to most likely show Facebook peop... | en | 82 | simple karaoke limited selection dj kept fiddling volume singing way hipsters attempting ironic made look pathetic especially since kept taking pictures likely show facebook people much fun great one server bar packed people hard get going back | 37 |
3 | This has got to be one of my favorite bars in Pittsburgh.\n\nYes, some nights it is smoky. And some nights it is crowded and filled with loud and somewhat annoying hipster types.\n\nBut it's our little place.\n\nThis is the bar where my friends and I gather to watch sporting events, sing karaoke (albeit badly), and ge... | en | 196 | got one favorite bars nights smoky nights crowded filled loud somewhat annoying hipster little bar friends gather watch sporting events sing karaoke albeit badly generally hang beer cheap cheap wo cost arm leg wednesdays pizza pitcher love chili pie pair yuengling similar food pretty good among favorites wings nico pla... | 90 |
4 | This is a friendly, hipsters-and-yinzers-living-in-harmony kind of joint. Sports on the TVs, Yeungling on tap--quintessential Pittsburgh. The fried fish (with fries and coleslaw) is Lenten-Catholic quality. If I minded cigarette smoke, this place would be a four; but since I don't, perfect score. Like Scorpion once int... | en | 49 | friendly kind joint sports tvs yeungling tap quintessential pittsburgh fried fish fries coleslaw quality minded cigarette smoke place would four since perfect score like scorpion intoned get | 27 |
2 | Nico's is what it is. It's your typical dive Pittsburgh bar. it's the Jacks of Bloomfield. I've never tried the food but the drinks are relatively cheap and it gets an awesome crowd that ranges from young hipsters to old yinzers. Rumor has it that it's the #1 karaoke bar in Pittsburgh so I recommend giving it a tr... | en | 131 | nico typical dive pittsburgh bar jacks bloomfield never tried food drinks relatively cheap gets awesome crowd ranges young hipsters old yinzers rumor karaoke bar pittsburgh recommend giving try one saturday night whether voice terrific mediocre terrible great crowd happy make feel though voice really terrific get reall... | 64 |
0 | Pay attention to the bill.\n\nCurly haired male bartender intentionally added $20 of drinks to my tab. When I confronted him he blamed the extra drinks on my friends who hadn't been drinking those things in the first place. | en | 38 | pay attention haired male bartender intentionally added drinks tab confronted blamed extra drinks friends drinking things first place | 18 |
1 | I don't understand why people love this place. I've been here a dozen times.\n\nThe beer selection is decent. The prices are good. The bar food is typical.\n\nIt is just a standard bar to me. If you want no frills beer and bar food, they are no frills. | en | 47 | understand people love place dozen beer selection decent prices good bar food standard bar want frills beer bar food frills | 20 |
2 | Good prices, good people, good dive-y atmosphere. What else could you want in a bar?\n\nThe place smells like cigarettes, but I don't care. I got drunk here and rapped Rick Ross. Isn't that the American Dream? | en | 36 | good prices good people good atmosphere else could want bar place smells like cigarettes care got drunk rapped rick ross american dream | 22 |
4 | This place has everything! And it's cheap! They've got a nice cheese and meat counter, lots of imported Italian goods, and house-made treats, pasta, and other foods.\n\nHere's a tip: try their chocolate-covered almond biscotti. Mmmmm. | en | 35 | place everything cheap got nice cheese meat counter lots imported italian goods treats pasta tip try almond biscotti mmmmm | 19 |
3 | Donatelli's is absolutely terrific--one of those local gems that make the Bloomfield neighborhood so wonderful. Whenever I'm in the area, I make it a point to stop here. Being that I'm half Italian, I love coming here. The help here is really friendly,\n\nAlyson is right, try the biscotti! As for me, I love the thi... | en | 88 | donatelli absolutely terrific one local gems make bloomfield neighborhood wonderful whenever area make point stop half italian love coming help really friendly right try biscotti love things ca really get giant eagle terrific imported pastas italian condiments deli counter unbeatable certainly better aforementioned gia... | 49 |
0 | I was walking my small granddaughter (not yet two) and when I passed I decided to go in to pick up some shrimp for my son. I waited quite a bit of time in line for the shrimp, then again to check out. When I checked out the woman at the register told me that they did not accept cards for purchases under $5 and since ... | en | 186 | walking small granddaughter yet two passed decided go pick shrimp son waited quite bit time line shrimp check checked woman register told accept cards purchases since money told could get shrimp sign door stating would wasted time grandchild impatience getting product put sign door people either pass store go bank atm ... | 77 |
0 | I *used* to think Donatelli's was a great place--they're incredibly cheap, the premade foods like crab raviolis are delicious, and they have awesome chocolate covered pretzels and biscotti.\nThen I saw one of the deli members drop meat on the floor, pick it up, and stick it right back in the case! Also, a whole tray of... | en | 160 | used think donatelli great place incredibly cheap premade foods like crab raviolis delicious awesome chocolate covered pretzels saw one deli members drop meat floor pick stick right back case also whole tray meatballs sauce hot bar spilled floor scooped right back hope served place smells awful workers grumpy lady alwa... | 77 |
0 | Jane is so right. The food and prices may be great, but who wants to eat dirt with it? I've seen someone mop the filthy snow tracked floor then put the bucket of water on the deli counter. No thanks. I'll pay a little more for sanitation. There are other Italian grocery stores close by. | en | 55 | jane right food prices may great wants eat dirt seen someone mop filthy snow tracked floor put bucket water deli counter thanks pay little sanitation italian grocery stores close | 29 |
2 | Donatelli's has some of the best prices for produce, deli meats, and Italian goods in Pittsburgh. Though, I found the general quality of the produce to be mediocre. For some of the produce offered at outstanding prices (such as the red onions), it involved doing some searching to find fresh items.\n\nI think it's a goo... | en | 73 | donatelli best prices produce deli meats italian goods pittsburgh though found general quality produce mediocre produce offered outstanding prices red onions involved searching find fresh think good neighborhood grocery store fir bloomfield residents worthy three half stars three stars | 39 |
2 | Excellent prices, nice staff, and good food, but Donatelli's is a little chaotic and cramped. I love the small neighborhood vibe and the biscotti is delicious, but we've found cheese in the cheese section with expired dates (by well over a month), and it just doesn't feel like the cleanest operation to be handling, mak... | en | 196 | excellent prices nice staff good food donatelli little chaotic cramped love small neighborhood vibe biscotti delicious found cheese cheese section expired dates well month feel like cleanest operation handling making selling food course people shop strip district going get hung certain keep eye stocking make sure fresh... | 99 |
2 | Let's start with atmosphere: This place is an absolute throw back. Everyone knows each other, and everyone has a common bond, they get their balls busted by the owner. Jeannie (not sure if this is how she spells is) is a character, and no one is immune to her jabs. She will swear at you, but she doesn't mean anythi... | en | 218 | let start atmosphere place absolute throw back everyone knows everyone common bond get balls busted owner jeannie sure spells character one immune jabs swear mean anything trust know pissed food best breakfast overall pittsburgh two eggs etc breakfast sandwich standpoint oh omelettes fricking amazing huge get plenty fo... | 96 |
4 | Jeannie is awesome! If you want a true Bloomfield Italian experience, this is the place.\n\nBreakfast is huge. If you can handle all that food for a cheap price, it's good for a hangover. | en | 33 | jeannie awesome want true bloomfield italian experience huge handle food cheap price good hangover | 14 |
0 | I RUSHED to tan today after work. I got to Yolanda's at 7:20PM, only to find that the salon was closed. Both the sign on the door and the listed hours on the website state that Yolanda's tanning side is open until 8pm. I'm pretty pissed that I wasted time driving the whole way from Monroeville to Bloomfield for nothing... | en | 84 | rushed tan today work got yolanda find salon closed sign door listed hours website state yolanda tanning side open pretty pissed wasted time driving whole way monroeville bloomfield nothing spent money multiple tanning packages definitely taking sad untanned booty somewhere reliable | 41 |
1 | Four star food, three star service, and two star ambience.\n\nWent in, got the stink-eye from two or three folks sitting at the bar watching the hockey game. Sat in the dining room, and it was spooky quiet; for the first half of our meal, no one else was there, there wasn't music, and the only other sounds came from t... | en | 194 | four star food three star service two star got two three folks sitting bar watching hockey game sat dining room spooky quiet first half meal one else music sounds came next room felt odd atmosphere pasta roll absolutely delicious awesome relatively light red cream sauce salad lackluster though wilted greens dry shredde... | 100 |
2 | I'll start with service... It is not very good, and it isn't that they are mean, they are actually very nice, but they just don't seem to know what they are doing. I have been in there as the only customer and they act frantic, like they are busy. Nice people, but just not very good at service.\n\nThe food. The foo... | en | 200 | start service good mean actually nice seem know customer act frantic like busy nice people good food food pretty good best italian worst dels gnocchi home made great pretty good wild sauce pizza solid yet inconsistent pizza thin love way pizza supposed right amount cheese much little usually inconsistency comes play sa... | 80 |
1 | If you wanna see local color, come to D'Amicos. If you wanna get a stiff drink in the middle of the afternoon while walking around with a bandage on your face and wanna fly under the radar (true story), come to D'Amico's. This place is absolutely no bells or whistles, the waitresses are loud, and the stale sent of grea... | en | 133 | wan na see local color come wan na get stiff drink middle afternoon walking around bandage face wan na fly radar true story come place absolutely bells whistles waitresses loud stale sent grease old liquor hangs air way cracked teal vinyl seats place legit give good traveled quite bit often find placees like refreshing... | 67 |
4 | I live right around the corner, so I've been here a couple times. The atmosphere is local, and the service is friendly and attentive. What wins this place 5*s is the food - some of the best italian food I've ever had! Pasta, gnocci... even the salads have been delicious. The bar is beautiful as well. It looks very old... | en | 86 | live right around corner couple times atmosphere local service friendly attentive wins place food best italian food ever pasta gnocci even salads delicious bar beautiful well looks old good way surprised place one bloomfield gems happy discover | 37 |
3 | Small menu, decor is barely passible, but the food is excellent. Has been getting more expensive over the years but probably one of the best vietnamese places in Pgh. I always get the fried tofu and the chicken salad (goi ga). Shrimp curry is good too. The place is run by a single family. Waiter (one armed man) is a... | en | 95 | small menu decor barely passible food excellent getting expensive years probably one best vietnamese places pgh always get fried tofu chicken salad goi ga shrimp curry good place run single family waiter one armed man little short times wife claims always nicer calls food much better place packed | 48 |
4 | The tablecloths change every season, cow print, leaves, retro stripe and um, that other one. I'll be honest, Tram is crabby, but it's charming, somehow. He always frowns at me but smiles at my girlfriend. I just assume he's homophobic, but I only think this because he watches \"Fox News.\" The tv is always on, but when... | en | 126 | tablecloths change every season cow print leaves retro stripe um one honest tram crabby charming somehow always frowns smiles girlfriend assume homophobic think watches fox tv always seated ca really see tram situated watch elementary milk glasses amazing perfect thing wine bring eat number spicy peanut curry saigon sa... | 59 |
1 | Like a couple others, I'm really not sure what all the fuss is about this place. I moved to Pittsburgh from Seattle where you can find some of the absolute best Vietnamese food. This place is a hole-in-the-wall with a very brusque owner/waiter and kind of dingy decor. I don't mind any of these things actually, but t... | en | 366 | like couple others really sure fuss place moved pittsburgh seattle find absolute best vietnamese food place brusque kind dingy decor mind things actually food definitely took issue ordered dish ca remember name served rice boyfriend ordered pork rice vermicelli bowl food came fast enough served hot however dish nothing... | 177 |
3 | Cheap, tasty, filling. We tried the pho, spring rolls, and lemongrass chicken; all were well worth ordering again. This was, however, my first Vietnamese meal, so my thoughts are necessarily less discerning. \n\nThe owner is indeed a character, and he more or less ordered for one of us. Luckily, we're pretty easy g... | en | 108 | cheap tasty filling tried pho spring rolls lemongrass chicken well worth ordering however first vietnamese meal thoughts necessarily less discerning owner indeed character less ordered one us luckily pretty easy going generally happy take proprietor advice good struck amusing endearing rather place packed though went f... | 55 |
1 | Meh. I was visiting from NYC when I ate here before a show at the Brillobox. The beef pho was sub par. Food took about 10 minutes to arrive when it did the beef was already cooked through (that's a BIG no-no in my book). I could hardly make out the star anise in the broth, and the bean sprouts had seen better days. The... | en | 203 | meh visiting nyc ate show brillobox beef pho sub par food took minutes arrive beef already cooked big book could hardly make star anise broth bean sprouts seen better days framed ppg review says tram best pho pittsuburgh actually true state pho pittsburgh bad also tried vegetarian satay wife ordered pretty decent plus ... | 92 |
3 | Wow! I am so glad Miss Alison suggested this place while we were in town. She's vegan and they have plenty of options for her. We came here with friends for dinner after Day 1 of selling at Handmade Arcade. We got there just in time since it got packed shortly after we sat down. There was a slight language barrier, so ... | en | 155 | wow glad miss alison suggested place town vegan plenty options came friends dinner day selling handmade arcade got time since got packed shortly sat slight language barrier instead getting chicken crispy noodles got tofu know even notice minutes eating looked across table friend jessica dish clearly chicken ordered thi... | 69 |
4 | Ok, I have to give this place a 5, and no JUST because of the delicious food. \n\nI'll preface my story with its probably the best Pho/vietnamese in Pittsburgh...yada yada...delicious...yada yada...cheap...yada yada...great pho\n\nBUT a lot of ppl have said its no-frills, angry servers who throw food at you. And this... | en | 246 | ok give place delicious food preface story probably best pittsburgh yada yada delicious yada yada cheap yada yada great lot ppl said angry servers throw food case times story tonight never though went get take pho snowy evening wait minutes owner nice enough engage conversation get pho paid get car drove away block lat... | 114 |
2 | Tram's has slipped a bit! I went a few days ago, and their broth, which is normally super savory, was less so. Still, I tried the spring rolls this time and they were freakin' good.\n\nStill yummy, but no longer the best pho I've ever had. | en | 45 | tram slipped bit went days ago broth normally super savory less still tried spring rolls time freakin yummy longer best pho ever | 22 |
3 | I'm pretty much a pho expert. Maybe not certifiable, but pretty close. I wasn't sure what Tram's would have to offer in terms of authentic pho- but it's the real deal. The rundown:\n\nI ordered two of the pork & shrimp spring rolls- delish! I've had better peanut sauce, but the rolls were great. Then I ordered the... | en | 130 | pretty much pho expert maybe certifiable pretty close sure tram would offer terms authentic real deal rundown ordered two pork shrimp spring delish better peanut sauce rolls great ordered beef pho broth ridiculously hot temp onions way beef probably well done taste cooked way soup brought tasted fine complaint basil ca... | 60 |
2 | Pittsburgh doesn't have many Vietnamese options. Tram's Kitchen is the only place I've ever heard people mentioning. Today I've finally visited it. \n\nFirst impression: solid pho. The soup had a good flavor, though the portion is a little small. I was disappointed that they did not have tripe or tendon, but the beef ... | en | 84 | pittsburgh many vietnamese options tram kitchen place ever heard people mentioning today finally visited impression solid pho soup good flavor though portion little small disappointed tripe tendon beef cut thinly menu selection terribly wide seem least competent offer family service simple ambiance dinner | 43 |
0 | If you have been to any other PHO restaurant, in any other city, Tram's Kitchen would be OUT OF BUSINESS! \n\nFor starters, the portion of the PHO is extremely SKIMPY! I don't think we have had such a small portion of PHO since we were Babies! Seriously, would it kill you to add more rice noodles? \n\nSince we had the ... | en | 105 | pho restaurant city tram kitchen would business starters portion pho extremely skimpy think small portion pho since babies seriously would kill add rice noodles pho appetizers ordered seafood pan fried noodles oh wait paid seafood got vegetables imitation call seafood joke plan going come full order spring roll | 48 |
3 | I am also somewhat conflicted about Tram's. I have been a few times now, and it seems to be somewhat hit or miss. I've had the Pho a few times, and while always fairly good my satisfaction largely hinges on the amount and freshness of basil and mint that is brought out. The other dishes are usually well made and wel... | en | 112 | also somewhat conflicted tram times seems somewhat hit miss pho times always fairly good satisfaction largely hinges amount freshness basil mint brought dishes usually well made well seasoned enjoy short menu waiter fun interact place usually pretty busy even weekday evening surprising given location definitely better ... | 57 |
3 | This place isn't much to look at, but when the I'm talking about a restaurant ambiance falls second to good food. The pho here is great. Really flavorful with a great balance of ingredients. I need to go back and try the Bun. | en | 43 | place much look talking restaurant ambiance falls second good food pho great really flavorful great balance ingredients need go back try bun | 22 |
1 | I'm Vietnamese and I grew up eating Vietnamese food everyday. Let me tell you, this place is a big let down. I don't know why people are giving it such rave reviews. All my Viet friends in this city also avoid this place because it really is NOT good. \n\nThe portions are tiny, and the pho broth leaves you unsatisf... | en | 133 | vietnamese grew eating vietnamese food everyday let tell place big let know people giving rave reviews viet friends city also avoid place really good portions tiny pho broth leaves unsatisfied lacks true flavor pho broth pho home different pho restaurants probably top disappointing dishes comes table looking like someo... | 64 |
2 | Good place to find Pho in Pittsburgh, Pho-real! It's messy/dirty. That doesn't bother me. I've had better Pho. I've had better service. But it's not horrible. And I would definately eat there again! | en | 33 | good place find pho pittsburgh bother better pho better service horrible would definately eat | 14 |
2 | For many people in Pittsburgh, Tram's is the only place to be to get pho. For me though, whenever I go, I always leave disappointed wanting more. Their saving grace? Their spring rolls are easily some of the best of the Vietnamese variety in the area.\n\nI find their pho to have small portions and to be of inconsist... | en | 156 | many people pittsburgh tram place get pho though whenever go always leave disappointed wanting saving grace spring rolls easily best vietnamese variety find pho small portions inconsistent quality find broth good might ruin dumping good shakes black pepper everything serve wtf times might serve beef cooked well done op... | 78 |
0 | I didn't care too much for the atmosphere because most hole in the wall sort of restaurant are authentic & non-Americanized (which is what I'm looking for). Location of the restaurant was in a run down (kind of Old Pittsburgh style) and parallel parking was a must, be aware that you may have to park far and walk to th... | en | 337 | care much atmosphere hole wall sort restaurant authentic looking location restaurant run kind old pittsburgh style parallel parking must aware may park far walk restaurant able get front door service inside expect much tablecloths vinyl chairs uneven stands care authenticity food cost started meal appetizer goi cuon sh... | 170 |
4 | They have the best Pho (I get the vegetarian version), vegetarian spring rolls and tofu w lemongrass. Those are the only things I order there bc they are so delicious I can't bare to order anything else. It's not the best atmosphere, but the food is delicious.. and that's what you go to a restaurant for!! | en | 56 | best pho get vegetarian version vegetarian spring rolls tofu w lemongrass things order bc delicious ca bare order anything else best atmosphere food delicious go restaurant | 26 |
1 | Visiting Pittsburgh for a few days and wanted some Vietnamese so we stopped by here expecting to find the best pho in Pittsburgh. \n\nThe restaurant setting is very typical of a vietnamese restaurant. The menu is small with very limited choices. Service is minimal. \n\nWe ordered some spring roll appetizer which was pr... | en | 125 | visiting pittsburgh days wanted vietnamese stopped expecting find best pho pittsburgh restaurant setting typical vietnamese restaurant menu small limited choices service minimal ordered spring roll appetizer pretty good different kind pho main entree ordered soup saigon soup pho hanoi soup decent one pho hanoi soup rea... | 65 |
0 | I've been to Tram's several times, always hoping for a better experience, and more importantly, better food. I eventually gave up. The food tends to be bland, the owner brusque, and with Pho Minh just up the street, I find myself going there when I'm craving a hot bowl of pho on a cold Pittsburgh winter night.\n\nFoo... | en | 140 | tram several times always hoping better experience importantly better food eventually gave food tends bland owner brusque pho minh street find going craving hot bowl pho cold pittsburgh winter highlights none really think food cons component makes breaks bowl pho broth one thing must good soup enjoyable never hint real... | 66 |
3 | This is the only pho place... taste is better than Lulu's that's pho sure. | en | 14 | pho place taste better lulu pho sure | 7 |
2 | the pho was good, but not great.\n\ni got the meatball pho just because you don't see that everyday, and the meatballs and broth were excellent.\n\nthe problem i had was with the noodles. they use thin clear noodles that break apart when you go at them with the chopsticks. if they switched up the noodles to something t... | en | 95 | pho good got meatball pho see everyday meatballs broth problem noodles use thin clear noodles break apart go chopsticks switched noodles something thicker pho would right amazing pho service could also better language barrier good great go back | 38 |
3 | Tram has great Pho, and enough of it to feed all of Pittsburgh when the next fake Armageddon rolls around. | en | 20 | tram great pho enough feed pittsburgh next fake armageddon rolls around | 11 |
3 | [+] \npho soup \nrice spring rolls \namazing flavor \nwaiter with one hand \ndecent price \nbyob \n\n[-] \navg. ambiance \nwaiter with one hand | en | 22 | soup spring rolls flavor one hand price ambiance one hand | 10 |
1 | Trams has Vietnamese food and it's in Pittsburgh. So if you're craving spring rolls with peanut sauce or vermicelli with fish sauce and fresh herbs, this is the place to go if you're in Pittsburgh. Be forewarned - if you've had Vietnamese food from places with large Vietnamese populations, Trams satisfies an urge but... | en | 105 | trams vietnamese food pittsburgh craving spring rolls peanut sauce vermicelli fish sauce fresh herbs place go pittsburgh forewarned vietnamese food places large vietnamese populations trams satisfies urge definitely greatest stingy herbs peanut sauce bit expensive side kind food especially dive pork dry vermicelli bowl... | 49 |
1 | I've been to Tram's Kitchen a few times with friends and I hear good things from people about this place. Personally, I don't see what is so special about it. It's kind of a hole-in-the-wall kind of place, but the food is what I expected walking in. Spring rolls are not flavorful and has too much minced meat and not... | en | 253 | tram kitchen times friends hear good things people place personally see special kind kind place food expected walking spring rolls flavorful much minced meat enough veggies good balance also suspect frozen variety made house summer rolls meh big nothing special pho pittsburgh disappoints quality pho tram pho bowl small... | 114 |
2 | I pretty much got my dad obsessed with pho when my family came out to California for my graduation in April. Everytime he calls me now he asks if I've had any pho lately. So, when I came back to the 'Burgh for a visit he was all about finding a Vietnamese place in the city to get some more. \n\nMy parents and I had spe... | en | 341 | pretty much got dad obsessed pho family came california graduation april everytime calls asks pho lately came back visit finding vietnamese place city get parents spent afternoon strip district enjoyed beers roland heading tram dinner hungry portions huge tasty reasonably priced decided get three different entrees shar... | 163 |
2 | Tram's is a pretty small place, and when first coming here, the interior reminded me your typical cheap Chinese restaurant. But the setting is fine for eating. I don't expect anything fancy.\n\nI got the pho tai, which was not bad. They filled up a big bowl and also had hosin sauce and whatever that red rooster hot sau... | en | 198 | tram pretty small place first coming interior reminded typical cheap chinese restaurant setting fine eating expect anything got pho tai bad filled big bowl also hosin sauce whatever red rooster hot sauce whatever called optional additional flavor comparison pho find broth flavorful everything tasted fresh also got egg ... | 96 |
2 | I feel like this place is right out of a Seinfeld episode. It's in a tiny space on Penn Ave in Lawrenceville. Tram is a gentleman who doesn't like it if you're not ready to order immediately when he comes to your table. Because you only get about 2 minutes to look at the menu, the pressure's on when you sit down!\n\... | en | 104 | feel like place right seinfeld episode tiny space penn ave lawrenceville tram gentleman like ready order immediately comes table get minutes look menu pressure sit food tasty inexpensive pho perfect cold winter day agree reviewers spring rolls delicious gets pretty crowded weekday lunch rush recommended neighborhood | 46 |
4 | love the pho and spring rolls !!! the best vietonamese restaurant !! i | en | 13 | love pho spring rolls best vietonamese restaurant | 7 |
1 | I don't see the hype. Bad service, bland food. | en | 9 | see hype bad service bland food | 6 |
0 | Went here last weekend with friends. Two of us became violently ill with food poisoning. Ordinarily, I would recommend the spring rolls and the pho, of course, but since my trip to the ER, I won't be back here again. | en | 40 | went last weekend friends two us became violently ill food poisoning ordinarily would recommend spring rolls pho course since trip er wo back | 23 |
4 | This is one of the best secrets of Pittsburgh. By far the best Pho in the area and over many places I have visited. If you want good service & environment, you'd better stop here. It's a hole in the wall by a seemingly angry asian (he's actually quite nice). Expect to wait on water or wait on refills. If you make your ... | en | 195 | one best secrets pittsburgh far best pho area many places visited want good service environment better stop hole wall seemingly angry asian actually quite nice expect wait water wait refills make order complicated probably get messed pho amazing lot pho however hit miss days meatball tender flavorful beef dry tough pho... | 90 |
3 | The food here was awesome. Get some | en | 7 | food awesome get | 3 |
1 | I really want to give this place more stars but the food at Pho Van is so much better. Tram's Kitchen tastes like home cooking, and it also feels like home with the owner's kids running around. \n\nBut the bun thit nuong (pork vermicelli) was pretty sub-par, even with my already low expectations for a Vietnamese restau... | en | 169 | really want give place stars food pho van much better tram kitchen tastes like home cooking also feels like home owner kids running around bun thit nuong pork vermicelli pretty even already low expectations vietnamese restaurant pittsburgh vietnamese cali expectations usually really high pork dry tough inedible though ... | 88 |
3 | Great hole-in-the-wall Vietnamese joint. They serve all the standard fare, pho, split rice, vermicelli. I usually get the split rice dish with pork and at 8.95 the portion is very large. The only thing I've been slightly disappointed with at Tram's is the spring rolls. They weren't as fresh as I was hoping and some of ... | en | 80 | great vietnamese joint serve standard fare pho split rice vermicelli usually get split rice dish pork portion large thing slightly disappointed tram spring rolls fresh hoping produce slightly wilted seems family owned place service quick food comes even quicker | 39 |
3 | Great food, awful service! (although some days the server has a less apathetic disposition than other days). I think that every time we've been here we've had chicken or beef curry with vermicelli, and it has been great! The lemon grass tofu was a pleasant surprise. They don't take reservations and the wait can get pre... | en | 62 | great food awful service although days server less apathetic disposition days think every time chicken beef curry vermicelli great lemon grass tofu pleasant surprise take reservations wait get pretty long come pm byo | 33 |
3 | What a great place! Such remarkable, tasty food coming from such a \"dump\"? Who knew?? Been here quite a few times and have always enjoyed the plentiful, tasty, cheap food. If you need atmosphere or want to impress, this isn't for you. If you want to thoroughly enjoy some fabulous Vietnamese food, this is your place! ... | en | 81 | great place remarkable tasty food coming knew quite times always enjoyed plentiful tasty cheap food need atmosphere want impress want thoroughly enjoy fabulous vietnamese food place great takeout lived closer time best vietnamese food city sure | 36 |
3 | Embrace the quirkiness of this place and you may just fall in love with it. Food is good, I always get one of their soups. Its nice that they recently cleaned up a little, repainted and all. cash only, but ATM in the front. nice insider tip for ppl from out of town. | en | 53 | embrace quirkiness place may fall love food good always get one soups nice recently cleaned little repainted cash atm front nice insider tip ppl town | 25 |
2 | I'm looking for a Pho I can come home to late at night. A Pho I can dream about on cold days. I have an official Pho place- Pho Bang in NYC- but it's obviously too far away. So far I haven't phound the pho I'm looking for in Pittsburgh. I will persevere and try the other places, but it's hard to live up to Pho Bang. Th... | en | 81 | looking pho come home late night pho dream cold days official pho pho bang obviously far away far phound pho looking pittsburgh persevere try places hard live pho bang spring rolls good little boy took order | 36 |
1 | 1.5 / 5 - Beef Pho: Kind of bland tasting\n2.0 / 5 - Pork Chop: Not much meat and as much flavor as I'm used to, but still good. | en | 29 | beef pho kind bland pork chop much meat much flavor used still good | 13 |
1 | Location:4050 Penn Ave Pittsburgh\nPrice: $ 1/2\nService: Good\n\nMy family was really hungry and everywhere my parents visit they always want to try native food. So, I search Viet restaurant on the GPS and it lead us there- I mean if it was apart of the GPS' top 10 it must be good. I feel like being Vietnamese made me... | en | 156 | penn ave family really hungry everywhere parents visit always want try native food search viet restaurant gps lead us mean apart gps top must good feel like vietnamese made critical food go vietnamese restaurants residental neighbourhood able park along streets humble environment cute service okay really nice never rud... | 76 |
1 | If you grew up in a part of the country with lots of Vietnamese food or have eaten it in such places, you're not going to be impressed by Tram's.\n\nI gave this place two tries and was disappointed both times. I will admit that I only tried the pho and a vermicelli bowl (on separate trips), but having ordered anything ... | en | 587 | grew part country lots vietnamese food eaten places going impressed gave place two tries disappointed times admit tried pho vermicelli bowl separate trips ordered anything else trips would put bill neighborhood grown cheap vietnamese food texas prepared spend much supposed budget lunch even understanding going leave hu... | 275 |
4 | The best Vietnamese I have tried in Pittsburgh. The Tufu lemon from the appetizers was just perfect. I found the place from Yelp.com and I would definitely recommend it! Very inexpensive too! I really like it! | en | 36 | best vietnamese tried pittsburgh tufu lemon appetizers perfect found place would definitely recommend inexpensive really like | 16 |
1 | It's about 2.5. We live in Squirrel Hill with a lot of good restaurants and I thought this place is better than where we usually go. The pho is the cheapest in Pittsburgh but the portion is very small. The spring roll is the most expensive vietnamese spring roll. \nI ordered the Saigon soup for myself and #17 for my hu... | en | 107 | live squirrel hill lot good restaurants thought place better usually go pho cheapest pittsburgh portion small spring roll expensive vietnamese spring roll ordered saigon soup husband husband likes america like sweet stuff everything coconut good dishes got look like showed photo vietnamese place squirrel hill stripe lo... | 48 |
3 | Talk about a hole in the wall. No frills at all here. One page paper menu with only a handful of dishes on it. Worth it for the pho and the price can't be beat. | en | 35 | talk hole wall frills one page paper menu handful dishes worth pho price ca beat | 15 |
0 | First of all, Tram's has been cited by the Allegheny Health Department for code violations like not storing meat at proper temperatures. I also personally know several people who have gotten violently ill from eating there. If that's not enough to stop you, read on.\n\nI feel like people who like this place are confusi... | en | 124 | first tram cited allegheny health department code violations like storing meat proper temperatures also personally know several people gotten violently ill eating enough stop read feel like people like place confusing dirty authentic staff unpleasant feel like place want someone cooking food finally sure could differen... | 63 |
4 | Just moved to the area and searched for a good place for pho. Stopped by and were pleasantly surprised. The eggrolls hands down are the best we've ever had. Served them up with plenty of lettuce and herbs just the way we like it. The pho was good but nothing amazing. I had the curry chicken and was pleasantly surprise... | en | 92 | moved area searched good place pho stopped pleasantly surprised eggrolls hands best ever served plenty lettuce herbs way like pho good nothing amazing curry chicken pleasantly surprised good flavors curry perfect hint sweet yummy definitely back judge book cover place great | 41 |
2 | I tried this place, there food is good. They make the best egg rolls. I never had to wait long for a table also. It is BYOB | en | 27 | tried place food good make best egg rolls never wait long table also byob | 14 |
3 | Had a great meal here! The food was authentic, delicious and the older man who was our server was adorable! I loved watching him joke around with the kids at another table who seemed shocked and intrigued by his heavy accent. My friend and I both ordered noodle dishes and were very pleased with our selection. I will d... | en | 63 | great meal food authentic delicious older man server adorable loved watching joke around kids another table seemed shocked intrigued heavy accent friend ordered noodle dishes pleased selection definitely try place | 30 |
4 | I've gone to about five different Vietnamese restaurants in the Pittsburgh area, and Tram's kitchen tops them all. I am a vegetarian and love getting spring rolls and pho. I ordered both which were delicious, as well as coconut vermicelli noodles. The pho had just the right flavour with a generous helping of greens and... | en | 138 | gone five different vietnamese restaurants pittsburgh area tram kitchen tops vegetarian love getting spring rolls pho ordered delicious well coconut vermicelli noodles pho right flavour generous helping greens tofu broth spring rolls great believe filled tofu skin well greens vermicelli noodles also order spring rolls ... | 69 |
4 | The spring rolls are out of this world. The pho is good. We went for lunch and had no problem getting a seat. Cheap and delicious. | en | 26 | spring rolls world pho good went lunch problem getting seat cheap delicious | 12 |
2 | First time here, mid afternoon so I had the place to myself. Given the condition of most oriental restaurants this one was spot on...more on that later. \nFriendly staff, funky atmosphere and patina, good chow at dirt cheap prices. Since funky and offbeat doesn't normally have a negative effect on the food coming out o... | en | 124 | first time mid afternoon place given condition oriental restaurants one spot later staff funky atmosphere patina good chow dirt cheap prices since funky offbeat normally negative effect food coming back ding trained nose picked odor roach crap strong make bolt smell test one criteria usually get phone call walk obvious... | 57 |
3 | This place never disappoints. The Pho is served on very large bowls (that is just the small). The food has the same quality and taste and for some dishes even better taste than those trendy Vietnamese restaurants in NYC. The fresh veggie spring rolls are def the best way to kick off a meal. This is a small , family ru... | en | 73 | place never disappoints pho served large bowls small food quality taste dishes even better taste trendy vietnamese restaurants nyc fresh veggie spring rolls def best way kick meal small family run place tucked away near children worth trip | 38 |
1 | I was born and raised eating Pho and this honestly was the blandest I've had. Then, to mask the bland no taste of the soup, it was smothered in black pepper. On top of that, my meatballs were quite dry, even in soup.\n\nHowever, their spring rolls were great!\n\nThe service, was not the best. We were seated and then gr... | en | 162 | born raised eating pho honestly blandest mask bland taste soup smothered black pepper top meatballs quite dry even spring rolls great service best seated grunted literally take order people seated us food similar order receive food man hovered near started pouring sauce onto plate telling make pho know make even need h... | 68 |
2 | The locals know: if you want Vietnamese food, EAT AT TRAMS\n\nThe locals also know: sometimes the service is bizarre, like ridiculously bizarre, like the time my friend and I were seated at a huge table, and we were eating our entrees and a larger party came in and they made us move and were NOT nice about it, when t... | en | 120 | locals know want vietnamese food eat locals also know sometimes service bizarre like ridiculously bizarre like time friend seated huge table eating entrees larger party came made us move nice ones sat us food good like want mad vegetable spring rolls food place hole wall would recommend first date unless potential date... | 57 |
2 | Given the wide array of chinese, thai, vietnamese, etc. food throughout Pittsburgh, Tram's Kitchen falls somewhere in the middle.\n\nThe wife and I decided to stop by before an Unblurred Friday on Penn Avenue. At around 5:30-6pm on a Friday, the place was pretty slow, but that didn't last very long. By 7pm there was ... | en | 188 | given wide array chinese thai vietnamese etc food throughout pittsburgh tram kitchen falls somewhere wife decided stop unblurred friday penn avenue around friday place pretty slow last long line people waiting get waiting area seemed people waited outside table would leave decided spring rolls pho highly regarded pork ... | 90 |
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