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1 | So everyone always raves about this place infamous burger joint in bloomfield, so I had to try it...and I should just have listened to my capricorn perfectionist gf because she was right when she said it is overrated. We both got burgers...I got the bbq and she got the bleu. The burgers tasted like one part oxygen and ... | en | 115 | everyone always raves place infamous burger joint bloomfield try listened capricorn perfectionist gf right said overrated got burgers got bbq got bleu burgers tasted like one part oxygen part hydrogen least soup good waitress didnt know properly place salt n pepper shakers salt right blind negative place people sit clo... | 61 |
1 | Never understood all the hype about this place. The burgers are rather bland and burnt. No fries, only their potato things which are NOT as good as any fry I have ever had. And the wait was always ridiculous to boot.\n\nI admittedly haven't been here in a few years, but it doesn't seem like this is the type of place ... | en | 64 | never understood hype place burgers rather bland burnt fries potato things good fry ever wait always ridiculous admittedly years seem like type place would changed | 25 |
1 | Eh,\n\nSo much hype, but the burgers are over ground and too big for the bun. Maybe it was just over hype, but I want all the wonderful burger things to occur when I'm munching a burger, not just tons o' ground beef in a bun.\n\nTry BRGR just up the road. | en | 50 | eh much hype burgers ground big bun maybe hype want wonderful burger things occur munching burger tons ground beef brgr road | 21 |
1 | I have to preface this review with two factors. One, I moved here from South Florida, where the best burgers in town came from your average diners. They were the last bastion of American food in South Florida, so they served up REAL American food. If you wanted a real burger, you went to a diner. After returning to ... | en | 755 | preface review two factors one moved south florida best burgers town came average diners last bastion american food south florida served real american food wanted real burger went diner returning pittsburgh found every diner turned serving frozen gray hockey puck patties passing recent explosion good burger joints da b... | 337 |
2 | Stick with things off of the grill. Also the Pittsburgh style chili is top notch. I nice place for lunch. | en | 20 | stick things grill also pittsburgh style chili top notch nice place lunch | 12 |
1 | My boyfriend and I went here for burgers because there are so many good reviews and we heard that they're the best in the 'burgh. I was disappointed. I had a bacon cheeseburger and it was okay. Maybe my expectations are too high, but I don't want a burger that's purely a slab of ground beef with no seasoning or othe... | en | 84 | boyfriend went burgers many good reviews heard best disappointed bacon cheeseburger okay maybe expectations high want burger purely slab ground beef seasoning flavoring flavorful burgers chain like home fries yummy interesting side dish | 33 |
1 | With how Pittsburghers talk about Tessaro's, you'd think it's the epitome of excellent all-American food. But after having been here four times, all I can really say is that it's very meh and very Pittsburgh.\n\nI apologize for the bland, boring, generic tone of the rest of the review, but I'm not sure how else to des... | en | 187 | pittsburghers talk tessaro think epitome excellent food four times really say meh apologize bland boring generic tone rest review sure else describe food portion burger really thick juicy expected done medium big burgers like cut half manageable still seem somewhat ladylike first half burger complaints second half seem... | 81 |
1 | I know, it's a Pittsburgh institution and we're supposed to rave about it and declare it the \"best in the burgh\". It's not. Not even close. I've eaten there many times in the hopes that maybe I missed something. Maybe it was me. Oh but it's not. It's not me. It's just not that good. Over hyped, underperformed. Burger... | en | 141 | know pittsburgh institution supposed rave declare best even close eaten many times hopes maybe missed something maybe oh good hyped underperformed burgers adequate nothing special order something burger get much better ago might worthy reputation since lot competitors forget burgers ubiquitous great ones everywhere bes... | 61 |
2 | Gourmet burger with provolone was perfectly cooked and deliciously messy. The home fries are very tasty, but I could have gone for regular fries with the burger and didn't see them on the menu. Huge and oddly diverse menu. I believe I prefer burgatory... | en | 44 | gourmet burger provolone perfectly cooked deliciously messy home fries tasty could gone regular fries burger see menu huge oddly diverse menu believe prefer burgatory | 24 |
0 | This was my first and last time at this restaurant. I thought Tessaro's was some sort of Pittsburgh landmark and I've heard rave reviews of their burgers. The burger I got was undercooked. I ordered it well done and it was definitely pink in the middle. But I didn't send it back because I never send anything back. I ju... | en | 147 | first last time restaurant thought tessaro sort pittsburgh landmark heard rave reviews burgers burger got undercooked ordered well done definitely pink middle send back never send anything back ate sloppy greasy mess bread cheap tasteless home fries diced potatoes burger sat clogged stomach hours make runs bathroom tho... | 65 |
1 | I can't figure out the hype surrounding the burgers here. It's at or near the top of more \"Best Burger in Pittsburgh\" lists than not, and some people have gone so far as to name it the best burger in the state. I've had burgers at well over 100 places in this state, and let me tell you, Tessaro's isn't even average... | en | 164 | ca figure hype surrounding burgers near top best burger lists people gone far name best burger state burgers well places state let tell tessaro even ingredients good quality creativity design skill preparation sorely lacking went group five one us enjoyed burger also one us got cooked ordered willing accept variety int... | 81 |
1 | I just don't understand the appeal. I've tried this place twice thinking that I somehow had a \"lemon\" of a burger the first time. And then returned a few months later. Nope. The smoked flavor is okay and the meat seems fresh, but where the hell is the flavor? I can go as far as saying that I don't believe that t... | en | 222 | understand appeal tried place twice thinking somehow burger first time returned months later nope smoked flavor okay meat seems fresh hell flavor go far saying believe even season burger salt pepper closed eyes possible would even know hamburger embarrassing maybe used eating cent burgers sysco meat chain restaurants w... | 102 |
1 | Came here to try their famed burgers. I ordered the gourmet burger, and not bad. However, it was absolutely nothing special. I felt like I could easily make it on the grill at home. Also, the home fries were just mediocre. \n\nI don't understand all the rave reviews for this place. As for me, I don't think I'll be... | en | 60 | came try famed burgers ordered gourmet burger bad however absolutely nothing special felt like could easily make grill home also home fries mediocre understand rave reviews place think back | 29 |
4 | Being a native of Pittsburgh I havea always heard tales of the best burger in Pittsburgh. Most of those tales had Tessaro's as the destination in question. The first time and every subsequent time I have been there has held up to it's legend. Don't get me wrong, there may be better burgers in Pittsburgh, but I have yet... | en | 312 | native pittsburgh havea always heard tales best burger pittsburgh tales tessaro destination question first time every subsequent time held legend get wrong may better burgers pittsburgh yet find great burgers also foods delicious menu similar would find steak house serve lot fish steak aside burgers eating several diff... | 137 |
3 | Stopped in after the Pitt football game on Saturday pm. Called ahead to let them know our party of 10 was headed their way. They were very accommodating . Had our table ready in no time in the back room. We all had a very nice meal and also able to have a nice group visit. \n \n Now the food.... The Gourmet Burger an... | en | 129 | stopped pitt football game saturday pm called ahead let know party headed way accommodating table ready time back room nice meal also able nice group visit food gourmet burger hash browns disappoint juicy hint smoke price wrong right picked table bill found people fed happy tip people encountered visit friendly top not... | 58 |
4 | I have eaten here before and I was very Impressed with the Gourmet Cheeseburger. \n\nThe Burgers here are \" special \" You have to try one to understand \"Special \" ( that means GREAT for you bone heads out there )\n\nThis time I had the BEEF Ribs. They were cooked perfectly .The Flame from the wood fired ovens made ... | en | 110 | eaten impressed gourmet cheeseburger burgers special try one understand special means great bone heads time beef ribs cooked perfectly flame wood fired ovens made ribs tender delicious smell wood fire make vegetarian beg beef fix staff friendly give guys star place go back one favorite pittsburgh treasures | 47 |
3 | Tessaro's, I kept hearing, was the best burger joint in the burgh. The award, in my opinion, is still up in the air. I have quite a few more places to check out!\n\nA huge plus to Tessaro's for their kitchen! Wow is that thing small. And the two guys working were rolling the burger patties right through the window. AHH... | en | 117 | tessaro kept hearing best burger joint burgh award opinion still air quite places check huge plus tessaro kitchen wow thing small two guys working rolling burger patties right window ahhh mazing also heard tessaro butchers meat site love hearing definitely worth checking lunch crowd gets bit tight tables close perhaps ... | 61 |
1 | This review only encompasses my 2-3 experiences with burgers - THE thing Tessaro's is known for. All I can say is - I don't get the hype. If it weren't for the blue cheese and bacon it would have been borderline inedible. There didn't seem to be any seasoning of the meat whatsoever. Bland would be an understatement. \n... | en | 143 | review encompasses experiences burgers thing tessaro known say get hype blue cheese bacon would borderline inedible seem seasoning meat whatsoever bland would understatement using fresh hand formed beef consistently preparing requested level know burger even enter debate regarding best burger even say lot doors flavorf... | 63 |
1 | I should preface this by saying this wasn't my pick, and not really my kind of place. That being said, it's a decent conventional style restaurant and not bad for what it is. \n\nI had the kelly burger and it was just extremely massive and greasy. The boiled red skinned potatoes were pretty much what you'd expect boi... | en | 156 | preface saying pick really kind place said decent conventional style restaurant bad kelly burger extremely massive greasy boiled red skinned potatoes pretty much expect boiled red skinned potatoes come melted butter side case really like pack artery definitely meal anyone worried want hard place know bad good ok someth... | 63 |
3 | We were between Lot 17 and Tessaro's...\nI'm not sure if you've ever smelled the wonderful smells that eminate from Tessaro's as your walk past, but this is what made the decision for us! \nI obviously had to order a burger. I went with the bacon and bleu cheese burger. I ordred it medium, and it was a bit overcooked... | en | 110 | lot tessaro sure ever smelled wonderful smells eminate tessaro walk past made decision us obviously order burger went bacon bleu cheese burger ordred medium bit overcooked ca complain one best burger ever eaten flavors awesome toppings fresh got cole slaw side equally delightful know exactly want go craving big juicy b... | 51 |
4 | Best burger anywhere. A Pittsburgh landmark. The best hostess -- charming, firendly, makes everyone feel at home and as if you are her only concern. The burgers are the highest quality meat, cooked to perfection. | en | 35 | best burger anywhere pittsburgh landmark best hostess charming firendly makes everyone feel home concern burgers highest quality meat cooked perfection | 20 |
1 | I have heard a good amount of positive reviews of this place from lots of different people. That being said, I was expecting to be wowed by their burgers, which is the reason people told me to go. \n\nHowever, when I arrived with my guest, 8:00 PM on Thursday night, I was kind of disappointed. Not only did the waitress... | en | 132 | heard good amount positive reviews place lots different people said expecting wowed burgers reason people told go arrived guest pm thursday night kind disappointed waitress take good minutes brought us water attentive never checked back us brought bill burger little flavor disappointing could also tell tables section l... | 55 |
4 | A classic! Perfect burger to compliment my visit to Pittsburgh. Can't wait to come back. | en | 15 | classic perfect burger compliment visit pittsburgh ca wait come back | 10 |
3 | Unlike my boyfriend Darren W, I'm not much of a burger fanatic, so when we came here last night, I tried their bbq chicken, and thought it was very good. Very moist and sweet. Also, as a side, I had the broccoli which was perfectly steamed. The service was awesome, and the place has an old-time charm to it. It worked f... | en | 76 | unlike boyfriend darren w much burger fanatic came last night tried bbq chicken thought good moist sweet also side broccoli perfectly steamed service awesome place charm worked desserts guess oh yogurt | 31 |
1 | I want to go back to give it a better review, but here is my experience. I called ahead and asked if they had highchairs. When we showed up they only had booster seats. 3 years ago I wouldn't have known the difference, but after spending 2 minutes watching my 1.5 year old thrash around I can tell you their is a big dif... | en | 157 | want go back give better review experience called ahead asked highchairs showed booster seats years ago would known difference spending minutes watching year old thrash around tell big difference waitress made seem though fault bringing yelp says good kids said high chair waitress warm friendly night spent sleeping sno... | 77 |
1 | You when you hear about a place for years and you finally get the chance to try it out but it's bound to not live up to your expectations? That was my experience of Tessaro's. Had I never heard of it before, it may have gotten an extra star. But, this restaurant was on the Pittsburgh's top 25 a few years back. This is ... | en | 338 | hear place years finally get chance try bound live expectations experience tessaro never heard may gotten extra star restaurant pittsburgh top years back supposed best burgers case stick making stopped recent friday night conducting business area baby board walked waited greeted inside looked bit old run tip highchairs... | 151 |
0 | This is the only burger place I have ever been to that doesn't serve french fries. WTF? Went once, only due to bad weather, and would never go again. | en | 29 | burger place ever serve french fries wtf went due bad weather would never go | 14 |
1 | I am only giving this two stars because I believed the hype. The burger I had was good, but it wasn't the best I've ever had, and the menu--even for a carnivore like me---was too meat heavy. And we had to wait to be seated and it was not super cheap, so all these things combined make me less than thrilled with the expe... | en | 149 | giving two stars believed hype burger good best ever menu even carnivore like meat heavy wait seated super cheap things combined make less thrilled experience perhaps burger cooked medium rare things would different still crown industry reigning king pitts burgers however things bad means absolute best hoping enough br... | 65 |
2 | After hearing about how great their burgers are by word of mouth from a few different people, my girl and I happened to be in the Bloomfield area and decided to check the place out. First off, its very old school vibe. I kinda felt like this bar should have been in a scene from the Deer Hunter movie. Dark paneling on t... | en | 235 | hearing great burgers word mouth different people girl happened bloomfield area decided check place first old school vibe kinda felt like bar scene deer hunter movie dark paneling walls dark ceiling low lighting waiters waitress wearing white aprons sort feeling nice lil old lady waited us went dinner time though snow ... | 115 |
4 | Start out by saying I worked there almost 20 years ago and the place and the employees are the same. In the restaurant business or any business constancy is key. The food is very good and the place is clean. It looks old because it is but that's part of fun. The family who owns it is a great family. If you go through B... | en | 72 | start saying worked almost years ago place employees restaurant business business constancy key food good place clean looks old part fun family owns great family go bloomfield stop make sure hungry | 31 |
2 | Reviewed as one of the best burgers in Pitt and a popular spot among many CMU students, if you have a car of course. Parking is horrendous around here, so it might be better to take the bus anyways and do a bit of walking.\n\nAfter hearing so much about it, my friends and I came here to celebrate a birthday. Did it mee... | en | 217 | reviewed one best burgers pitt popular spot among many cmu students car course parking horrendous around might better take bus anyways bit hearing much friends came celebrate birthday meet hype sure burgers good anything spectacular thought would honestly like burgatory lot better ordered bacon bleu cheeseburger dry bl... | 105 |
1 | After getting one of their \"famous\" burgers, I really don't understand the hype. Mediocre food and mediocre service. | en | 18 | getting one burgers really understand hype mediocre food mediocre service | 10 |
3 | Sure, the burgers are supposed to be out of this world. I find them kinda meh. But that's because I'm not a fan of burgers. The smell of the grill draws you in from blocks away. \n\nWhat I am a fan of is a place that can actually cook your meat to the requested temperature. By golly, Tessaro's never fails. I ask for a ... | en | 150 | sure burgers supposed world find kinda meh fan burgers smell grill draws blocks away fan place actually cook meat requested temperature golly tessaro never fails ask rare steak spinach salad rare ask medium rare burger done overheard lady praising kitchen well done steak even possible eaten many times difficult since l... | 71 |
2 | Eh. I was recommended this place buh one of my clients. I figured a 'gourmet' burger meant a good quality burger... Which, it was, in all respects of meat quality and unique toppers, but it was so greasy. I'm not a fan of overly greasy anything... \n\nJust my opinion thought. I am judging a burger on greasy content, so... | en | 65 | eh recommended place buh one clients figured burger meant good quality burger respects meat quality unique toppers greasy fan overly greasy anything opinion thought judging burger greasy content bit hypocrite | 30 |
4 | Finally made it to Tessaro's with my husband and another couple. It truly does have the best burgers ever! We all got burgers; 2 cheeseburgers and 2 Kelly burgers. Absolutely delicious! The guys got chile as well and it was very good...rich and tomatoey and very well seasoned. The burgers were cooked to order and... | en | 76 | finally made tessaro husband another couple truly best burgers ever got burgers cheeseburgers kelly burgers absolutely delicious guys got chile well good rich tomatoey well seasoned burgers cooked order great waitress jessica kind helpful great server definitely going back | 39 |
1 | 4 of us came here for dinner and ordered burgers and drinks. The pino Grigio tasted bitter and when we complained the waitress acted like we were bothering her by saying anything and kept trying to walk away. She only came to our table 2 times when we were there over two hours. \n\nBad customer service and to be honest... | en | 66 | us came dinner ordered burgers drinks pino grigio tasted bitter complained waitress acted like bothering saying anything kept trying walk away came table times two hours customer service honest bad service around | 32 |
0 | We came for steaks. Mistake. Probably great burgers (if you read the reviews), but that's it. They don't know how to cook steaks unless you like hockey pucks. They also have a wind problem every time the front door is open. Finally, a supposed owner that works as hostess needs to concentrate on her job and learn how a ... | en | 66 | came steaks mistake probably great burgers read reviews know cook steaks unless like hockey pucks also wind problem every time front door open finally supposed owner works hostess needs concentrate job learn restaurant run wo go back | 37 |
4 | This place is worth checking out of you want a great burger! It will make you want to come back! | en | 20 | place worth checking want great burger make want come back | 10 |
0 | Horrible Food, Horrendous Customer Service, #overrated\n\nSo I already wasted 2 hours of my life eating at this place, so I am not going to write a thesis as to why someone should not be a patron of this restaurant. In summation, when we arrived we were harassed by the owner (acting as the hostess) for wanting to sit ... | en | 157 | horrible food horrendous customer service already wasted hours life eating place going write thesis someone patron restaurant summation arrived harassed owner acting hostess wanting sit corner served flat beer interrogated sending order back meeting clear specifications given waitress living latin america traveling asi... | 73 |
1 | Went for a second time on a busy Friday night and had a 45 minute wait for a table. \n\nThe wait was not unexpected, so we expected to order drinks and pass the time. However, the bar tenders were very unenthusiastic about serving drinks to us. The two bar tenders made us feel like we were putting them out. While w... | en | 236 | went second time busy friday night minute wait table wait unexpected expected order drinks pass time however bar tenders unenthusiastic serving drinks us two bar tenders made us feel like putting waiting told stand rear coat rack area ten wooden posts coats posts rail inch thick line dust end sat booth front place ceil... | 111 |
4 | If you like cheap, divey bars you need to get yourself to Teabags. One of the very few bars that I've been to in Pittsburgh with a legitimate mix of people from all walks of life. The bartenders are almost always lovely (only had one wacky one so far) and the patrons are delightful. There's a pool table that is usua... | en | 111 | like cheap divey bars need get teabags one bars pittsburgh legitimate mix people walks life bartenders almost always lovely one wacky one far patrons delightful pool table usually open though finest table town fits vibe place drinks dirt cheap beer always cold mix drinks strong place really perfect opinion sad discover... | 52 |
4 | I lived next to Teabags for over a year before checking it out and I definitely regret waiting that long. \n\nIt is huge on the inside, tons of bar space and plenty of room to stand and play pool. Clean for a dive bat, private bathrooms downstairs. Excellent jukebox. \n\nStaff has always been a delight, have enjoyed wa... | en | 95 | lived next teabags year checking definitely regret waiting long huge inside tons bar space plenty room stand play pool clean dive bat private bathrooms downstairs excellent jukebox always delight enjoyed watching hours random nonsense tv prices dirt cheap house drink called like deep blue something jack schnapps curaca... | 50 |
2 | Good Italian food at a reasonable price..........some of my family don't like the Pleasure Bar, but they're just snobs. | en | 19 | good italian food reasonable price family like pleasure bar snobs | 10 |
2 | Great casual Italian. The first time I tried (4 years ago), it was very average. Since then I've tried several times and they have an updated menu and new chef. My favorites - the meatballs are great! The italian bread pizza appetizer is delicious. Potato balls and Italian egg rolls are famous. Wings are average t... | en | 68 | great casual italian first time tried years ago average since tried several times updated menu new chef favorites meatballs great italian bread pizza appetizer delicious potato balls italian egg rolls famous wings average ok fault ordering wings italian restaurant | 39 |
0 | i went to this restaurant saturday for the first time. my fiance and i went with a couple who live in bloomfield and go to this restaurant every two weeks or so. We walked in and there were already some people waiting for a table. We stood near the host area for 10 minutes. Several employees including the host walked p... | en | 150 | went restaurant saturday first time fiance went couple live bloomfield go restaurant every two weeks walked already people waiting table stood near host area minutes several employees including host walked passed us dozen times never said anything us finally friend asked long wait table would host looked us rudely said... | 72 |
2 | It's aight. Not too exciting, but not bad, either. \n\nIt's a bit like going to Olive Garden to me (pricing included)... if Olive Garden had a sports bar area. The restaurant seating is fairly comfortable (and I like the lamps). \n\nI ordered the gnocchi, and, although it's OK, I swear I've had it better in at least 5 ... | en | 134 | aight exciting bad either bit like going olive garden pricing included olive garden sports bar area restaurant seating fairly comfortable like lamps ordered gnocchi although ok swear better least restaurants note self order something meat next time hubby meat pasta really lot better thank goodness let bite entire view ... | 66 |
2 | Top of my list for a late lunch today. While attending the Italian festival in Bloomfield last September I tried the polenta and meatballs, with a meatball sandwhich! I love meatballs and these ones were well seasoned, juicy, and soaked in a great marinara sauce. I occasionally get cravings for these meatballs and tod... | en | 173 | top list late lunch today attending italian festival bloomfield last september tried polenta meatballs meatball sandwhich love meatballs ones well seasoned juicy soaked great marinara sauce occasionally get cravings meatballs today day couple months ago tried go sunday closed cold snowy sunday thought closed showed pre... | 89 |
1 | The appetizers were great. Stuffed mushrooms, but my seafood pasta just came up bland and too oily. The broccoli in it was overcooked and the shrimp were undercooked. Italian wedding soup was okay--tasted like it came from a can. For the price though, it was pretty worth it. \n\nWould only go back for the stuffed muchr... | en | 56 | appetizers great stuffed mushrooms seafood pasta came bland oily broccoli overcooked shrimp undercooked italian wedding soup okay tasted like came price though pretty worth go back stuffed muchrooms | 28 |
0 | Wow! If I could give negative stars I certainly would for this place. I wanted it to be decent because they have an ok draught selection and seating outside in the summer. That is where the positive qualities end. Food tasted like it came from a microwave - but that is actually generous, probably actually came from Fid... | en | 84 | wow could give negative stars certainly would place wanted decent ok draught selection seating outside summer positive qualities end food tasted like came microwave actually generous probably actually came fido dog bowl excellent candidate kitchen nightmares place looks straight cool hipster way either | 43 |
0 | Growing up in pittsburgh I heard a lot of good things about this place but it must have gone down hill over the years. \n\nFirst off the area we were sat in was anything but a place you would go for a nice dinner, with a giant TV and no table clothes it basically felt like your typical bar restaurant. Including a few f... | en | 211 | growing pittsburgh heard lot good things place must gone hill years area sat anything place would go nice dinner giant tv table clothes basically felt like typical bar restaurant including flys annoy served waitress generally interested waiting us sitting us handing us paper said specials walked away also singing time ... | 95 |
0 | Well to be honest this was one of the worst dinning experiences of my eating career. We sat outside and the service was VERY SLOW. Then my purse gets stolen right from my hand by what I can only describe as a gang of thugs. As if that wasn't bad enough the slow wait staff took about ten minutes to call the police and t... | en | 112 | well honest one worst dinning experiences eating career sat outside service slow purse gets stolen right hand describe gang thugs bad enough slow wait staff took ten minutes call police proceeded charge us mediocre meals even saw telling police wallet stolen waitstaffs watchful eye save money wallet go wendy quality fa... | 53 |
1 | I have really good food here in the past (try eggplant rolatini) and the local bread is fantastic. Tonight, however, was just awful. Linguini Alfredo was supposed to be \"homemade\" but it was a far cry from the simple butter/cream/parmesan classic recipe. It was way too thick and absolutely tasteless. Also, my diet co... | en | 120 | really good food past try eggplant rolatini local bread fantastic tonight however awful linguini alfredo supposed far cry simple classic recipe way thick absolutely tasteless also diet coke tasted funny lack carbonation nephew ordered grilled cheese thought would use local sancholi bread tasted like yellow spray use gr... | 61 |
2 | This is a pretty cool place in the heart of Bloomfield. I've never eaten at the restaurant, but I've frequented the bar and it's always been serviceable. The bar in the front is very open with four sides and a bunch of TV's for game-watching. There's always some cute girl behind the bar looking to catch tips from young... | en | 83 | pretty cool place heart bloomfield never eaten restaurant frequented bar always serviceable bar front open four sides bunch tv always cute girl behind bar looking catch tips young old single guys neighborhood food bar alright good point | 37 |
1 | not my fav! weird mixture of sit-downy restaurant and bar, with neither being really good. | en | 15 | fav weird mixture restaurant bar neither really good | 8 |
2 | Ah, Pleasure Bar. Yes, this place looks like it hasn't been updated for many decades. However, I find that kind of charming -- I imagine all of the steel workers of yore, boots dirty and hands ragged, gathering at the local watering hole after a long day's work to unwind with their neighbors and enjoy a cold pint and s... | en | 458 | ah pleasure bar yes place looks like updated many decades however find kind charming imagine steel workers yore boots dirty hands ragged gathering local watering hole long day work unwind neighbors enjoy cold pint good digress pleasure bar several times always left relatively satisfied never encountered service issues ... | 212 |
0 | Despicable service at the bar, very selective about who they serve, and incredibly rude when you request service after they ignore you for 20 minutes. | en | 25 | despicable service bar selective serve incredibly rude request service ignore minutes | 11 |
0 | Some friends and I were here Friday, August 22nd. It was very crowded due to Little Italy Days in Bloomfield. I didn't mind waiting 45 minutes for a table as it was busy, but they seemed understaffed which is unacceptable. \n\nOnce we were seated, we waited 15 minutes for our waitress Misty to greet us and take our dri... | en | 281 | friends friday august crowded due little italy days bloomfield mind waiting minutes table busy seemed understaffed unacceptable seated waited minutes waitress misty greet us take drink orders complained busy second double row working told us thinking getting wasted night coming next day hungover stand see younger frien... | 120 |
0 | This place does not have good italian sauce it tasted like chef boyardee and my crab cakes were not cooked in the middle it was cold. I wont be back. | en | 30 | place good italian sauce tasted like chef boyardee crab cakes cooked middle cold wont back | 15 |
1 | Food is great but the service at the bar is horrendous. \n\nLast few times we have went the bartender was unable to cope with even a half full bar. Went back in August on a Friday and asked if we could sit outside at one of the tables in front, bartender told us yeah but we would have to come inside to order things be... | en | 280 | food great service bar horrendous times went bartender unable cope even half full bar went back august friday asked could sit outside one tables front bartender told us yeah would come inside order things busy nine people bar section nice sat anyway food ready knocked window go bar bring food table got nice authentic t... | 125 |
0 | I have been coming here for years. The doctor was always great and the receptionist was super helpful and sweet. They recently got a new receptionist, I had called about ordering some contacts. She tells me my prescription was not good as i hadn't had an exam in over two years. I had been in earlier that year for an ex... | en | 318 | coming years doctor always great receptionist super helpful sweet recently got new receptionist called ordering contacts tells prescription good exam two years earlier year exam also contacts confused tells contacts charged actual exam biggie big deal days earlier ordered new pairs glasses wrong prescription also gone ... | 126 |
3 | We checked in very late but the concierge was very helpful. The lobby is big and inviting and there's free coffee and wi-fi. The rooms were clean and big, but what really sold me was the customer service. The staff was super kind especially when I realized I had forgotten my family heirloom jewelry. They were quick... | en | 85 | checked late concierge helpful lobby big inviting free coffee rooms clean big really sold customer service staff super kind especially realized forgotten family heirloom jewelry quick assist panic state able locate belongings made sure safe within minutes would definitely stay | 40 |
3 | I didn't bring a black light or anything, but from the naked eye's point of view, this place is totally legit and a whole heck of a lot cleaner and nicer than most of the hotel's I've stayed at in recent times on my own, non-business-trip budget. \n\nI stayed over the weekend in one of their double-queen rooms with 3 o... | en | 460 | bring black light anything naked eye point view place totally legit whole heck lot cleaner nicer hotel stayed recent times budget stayed weekend one rooms people able get government rate night thanks friend mine fairly reputable job perks knocked around standard rate hotel without government discount room spacious plen... | 219 |
3 | Walking into your hotel room can either be one of the simpler joys in life, or a straight-up horror show. Thankfully, my experience with Courtyard Pittsburgh Shadyside was the former.\n\nMy first reaction was, \"Wow, this room is huge.\" For $179 a night (part of a wedding room block, so unsure if this is discounted or... | en | 331 | walking hotel room either one simpler joys life horror show thankfully experience courtyard pittsburgh shadyside first reaction wow room night part wedding room block unsure discounted got queen bed nice sized living area couch chair coffee table desk etc balcony overlooking city bed situated way looking straight slidi... | 152 |
2 | So we've been a couple times. It's a cute little place, reminiscent of the little corner ice cream place we went to as kids. Now this isn't Cold Stone quality stuff, but it's decent and cheap. Plus they have REAL Slush Puppies, old school style. It's a little confusing when you walk up, you can't tell whether they are ... | en | 145 | couple times cute little place reminiscent little corner ice cream place went kids cold stone quality stuff decent cheap plus real slush puppies old school style little confusing walk ca tell whether taking orders window inside shop minor problem forced deduct two stars however visited today ordered small cookies cream... | 76 |
3 | Oh Twisters is fun. We had ice cream here not long ago. I had some Blizzard-type thing, and it was delicious. The girl behind the window was a sweetheart too. I loved her hair and piercings. | en | 36 | oh twisters fun ice cream long ago thing delicious girl behind window sweetheart loved hair piercings | 16 |
4 | The beauty of living directly next to Twisters is that well I have an unlimited supply of frozen goodies right in my backyard literally.\n\nI only get the chocolate vanilla swirl for myself and a small scoop of sugar free vanilla ice cream for the puppy.\n\nThe ladies that work there during the summer are always super ... | en | 61 | beauty living directly next twisters well unlimited supply frozen goodies right backyard get chocolate vanilla swirl small scoop sugar free vanilla ice cream ladies work summer always super ever complain | 30 |
2 | Twisters really wasn't that great. I had a snickers flurry. The vanilla soft serve just didn't have the right texture and the snickers tasted stale. The medium size, which wasn't very big at all, was $4. I only give it 3 stars for the different choices they had. Vanilla, choc, or twist soft serve. Different Hershey's b... | en | 92 | twisters really great snickers flurry vanilla soft serve right texture snickers tasted stale medium size big give stars different choices vanilla choc twist soft serve different hershey brand ice creams milkshakes floats flurries cones slushies choices would given stars cute small hometown charm woman working nice | 46 |
4 | In general, I'm not into sports bars, however, Silky's at Liberty and Evaline has that genuine sports/Irish pub feel to it that's just right. Sitting at the bar is really nice, there are at least 5 TVs to watch your favorite sporting event on-- there is also a shuffle board table and I see groups meeting here for after... | en | 115 | general sports bars however silky liberty evaline genuine pub feel right sitting bar really nice least tvs watch favorite sporting event also shuffle board table see groups meeting drinks food bar food love reuben sandwich every night themed drink special night think thursday night ladies night friday free wings last t... | 57 |
1 | We had heard good things about this little neighborhood bar, good beer selection (check), cheerful service (check), good prices on drinks (check), and food (check), and supposedly good food.\n\nThe only problem that our party of 6 had was the way the place was set up, they don't allow smoking inside but they should of.... | en | 139 | heard good things little neighborhood bar good beer selection check cheerful service check good prices drinks check food check supposedly good problem party way place set allow smoking inside smokers standing outside front giant sliding garage style door smoke sucked back bar us agreed worst place smoke group smokers e... | 65 |
2 | Silky's (in Bloomfield) has the best BLT in Pittsburgh! I don't know the exact specs, but with what looks like about a half pound of perfectly crisp-tastic bacon on an appropriately sized bun, this sandwich is a meal.\n\nAs a bar, it's just fine -- not great, not too bad. It's packed on game nights and is a nice place ... | en | 64 | silky bloomfield best blt pittsburgh know exact specs looks like half pound perfectly bacon appropriately sized bun sandwich bar fine great bad packed game nights nice place sit outside summer | 30 |
2 | I like this bar. I will keep going. But the food is so average to below average its painful to eat there. Overpriced pasta dishes that taste laughably cheap. the typical fried everything apps.\n\nI had a burger and fries off the special menu and I have to say it was ok. My mind was not blown in any way shape or fo... | en | 139 | like bar keep going food average average painful eat overpriced pasta dishes taste laughably cheap typical fried everything burger fries special menu say mind blown way shape form eat two sittings large portions one way place makes people get moneys worth meat juicy thoroughly grey inside likely due using lower quality... | 73 |
3 | We stopped at Silky's in search of a late lunch. The decor is very old school bar style, wobbly tables and all. There were only a couple people inside at this early hour and we were greeted quickly by a friendly server. We both got the BLT, which they claim is the best in Pittsburgh. As we are both bacon snobs, we deci... | en | 199 | stopped silky search late lunch decor old school bar style wobbly tables couple people inside early hour greeted quickly friendly server got blt claim best pittsburgh bacon snobs decided test came reasonable amount time ton bacon sandwich cook crisply hate say bit crisp think bacon ideally crisp still retain moisture f... | 90 |
2 | I started out really disliking the food at Silky's...especially where there are better 'bar food' options within a mile. \n\nBut, they've won me over. A little bit. I'll call them average.\n\nWings - still underwhelmed. They are a dry rub (unless you get a bbq). And usually overcooked. I like my wings well done, ... | en | 198 | started really disliking food silky especially better food options within mile little bit call still underwhelmed dry rub unless get bbq usually overcooked like wings well done always average even order sandwiches pretty good buffalo chicken wrap solid burger special menu got job fries good think crispy based bacon rev... | 98 |
3 | Stopped in tonight for a late mini-celebration dinner. I had a really really big, pretty decent burger topped with lots of bacon. The bacon is still crunchier than I like it...I don't know if it's the cut or the way they cook it. The waffle fries are seasoned and really yummy. Good selection of beers. I will never try ... | en | 102 | stopped tonight late dinner really really big pretty decent burger topped lots bacon bacon still crunchier like know cut way cook waffle fries seasoned really yummy good selection beers never try pasta anyone goes bar eats pasta thinks might actually good authentic delusional really fit place bacon say bacon come | 50 |
2 | I am going with the \"A-Ok\" rating here, but it is really \"only Ok\". I have been to the Squirrel Hill location and have had better experiences. This was my first visit to the Bloomfield location and was rather underwhelmed. The place was packed with Friday evening happy hour go-ers, which was fine. My friend and... | en | 277 | going rating really squirrel hill location better experiences first visit bloomfield location rather underwhelmed place packed friday evening happy hour fine friend really search food rather drink though sat bar took bartender one two take orders took approx minutes food arrive ordered wrap friend ordered sandwich orde... | 121 |
0 | Captain's Log Stardate: Circa 2004 - 2006-ish... I lived about an hour and a half outside of the city. Coming here was usually pretty exciting. (Here as in the city, not Silky's.) I had a friend who lived here in the East End and on the street I reside on now. \n\nSeveral times we found ourselves at Silky's Pub. I love... | en | 524 | captain log stardate circa lived hour half outside city coming usually pretty exciting city silky friend lived east end street reside times found silky pub love corner building way looks onto liberty looks welcoming especially summer outdoor seating always pretty well packed come right say crowd frequents silky usual c... | 241 |
4 | Awesome wings and they're 50 cents during all Pen's games | en | 10 | awesome wings cents pen games | 5 |
3 | My 2nd city. And one of my favourite sports bars.\n\nTVs everywhere, great beer selection from the locals like East End to the harder to find in bars like Lagunitas.\n\nOh and shuffleboard. As far as I'm concerned no greater drinkin game. Write that down . | en | 44 | city one favourite sports everywhere great beer selection locals like east end harder find bars like shuffleboard far concerned greater drinkin game write | 23 |
2 | They have an amazing on tap beer selection. Several small tvs. But if the Steelers aren't playing, they have old school pop music as the background noise, instead of another football game. I'm sure it's up to the bartender, but it just made for a weird vibe. | en | 47 | amazing tap beer selection several small tvs steelers playing old school pop music background noise instead another football game sure bartender made weird vibe | 24 |
4 | This is one of the coolest laid back bars to go to. It draws a little bit of an older crowd, so the atmosphere is chill and fun and provides a really good time. I'm a huge fan of drinking beers with friends and throwing darts, and with a few dart boards and a shuffleboard to boot this place is perfect. I've had food he... | en | 101 | one coolest laid back bars go draws little bit older crowd atmosphere chill fun provides really good time huge fan drinking beers friends throwing darts dart boards shuffleboard boot place perfect food couple times well bar food actually quite good location perfect sitting tables right liberty chatting buddies cars go | 50 |
3 | I really like Silky's- it's a great little bar with a good two list. Last time I was there the southern tier 2xipa was on. So. Good. I had the Reuben and was so happy with it. \nCrispy buttery bread with corned beef and sauerkraut. The fries on the side were crispy and soft in the middle.\nI'll be back! | en | 59 | really like great little bar good two list last time southern tier good reuben happy buttery bread corned beef sauerkraut fries side crispy soft back | 25 |
4 | Excellent food! Excellent service! I would highly recommend this place to anyone who wants a great meal with great service. | en | 20 | excellent food excellent service would highly recommend place anyone wants great meal great service | 14 |
2 | good place for a quick Guinness, or grab a patio seat\n\nfood is good, their Rachael is worth ordering (to-go especially)\n\nA good neighborhood joint! | en | 23 | good place quick guinness grab patio good rachael worth ordering especially good neighborhood joint | 14 |
1 | I'm not one for ordering out at work with coworkers very often and this experience can probably tell you why.\n\nBoston Market has this nifty gadget on their website that allows you to order via the Internet, the order is sent to the store that you select and you just go and pick it up. Humph, that's where the happine... | en | 197 | one ordering work coworkers often experience probably tell market nifty gadget website allows order via internet order sent store select go pick humph happiness stops send order given time pick mean order ready also sure print prior going literally argue order complete five orders two done correctly meant estimated twe... | 82 |
3 | Years ago I definitely would have given this Boston Market a five stars. I now give this Boston Market four stars because of the corporate policy. Boston Market serves their meals on real glass plates and real silverware. Once customers are finished with their meals they leave everything on the tables. During busy ... | en | 93 | years ago definitely would given boston market five stars give boston market four stars corporate policy boston market serves meals real glass plates real silverware customers finished meals leave everything tables busy times dining room often looks messy tables often cluttered napkins dished often uneaten food like ol... | 57 |
0 | Located on Baum blvd; Coming from\nNegley or Liberty ave it will be on your right hand side \nAcross from UPMC cancer center and before Get Go.\n\nIf comming from the opposite direction; be aware there's no stop light. \nDepending on the time of day making a left hand turn can be a challenging.\n\nFor my car the avera... | en | 294 | located baum blvd coming liberty ave right hand side upmc cancer center get comming opposite direction aware stop light time day making left hand turn car average oil change runs visits takes em minutes took little longer something oil pan plug thingy whatever issue came explained issue apologized inconvienance want mi... | 135 |
4 | They are friendly professional reliable quick I think that's enough . I keep coming back to them because I trust them. | en | 21 | friendly professional reliable quick think enough keep coming back trust | 10 |
0 | $400 IN DAMAGES\n\nThey cracked my oil pan and it cost me four hundred dollars to repair. Everything was fine before I brought it here. Mechanic said it looked like they put my bolt in crooked and then hammered it in. Avoid at all cost. They will ruin your car. | en | 49 | cracked oil pan cost four hundred dollars repair everything fine brought mechanic said looked like put bolt crooked hammered avoid cost ruin car | 23 |
0 | Never go to this Jiffy Lube. They tried to charge me $45 for an oil change- no way! I just asked them to change my headlight bulb, and it took an hour and a half. They kept taking other peoples car who had come in after me, probably because they weren't making much money off of me. It took them at least a half hour ... | en | 128 | never go jiffy lube tried charge oil way asked change headlight bulb took hour half kept taking peoples car come probably making much money took least half hour actually change looked people hood trying figure clearly idea last time needed service done minutes employees rude attitude would never go back recommend place... | 53 |
0 | Terrible experience. I dropped my car off at 9:25 AM on a Saturday and there was one other person in front of me. I didn't leave until 11:05AM and was charged $99 for a synthetic oil changed. Overpriced, terrible customer service, and long wait times. Never coming back here. | en | 49 | terrible experience dropped car saturday one person front leave charged synthetic oil changed overpriced terrible customer service long wait times never coming back | 23 |
0 | I went to jiffy lube for a routine oil change. I waited for an hour and a half, but they were busy, so I understood. However, as I was driving home my check engine light came on (within 5 minutes of me leaving jiffy lube). I pulled over and read my car manual and it said that it meant there was an emissions problem. ... | en | 238 | went jiffy lube routine oil change waited hour half busy understood however driving home check engine light came within minutes leaving jiffy lube pulled read car manual said meant emissions problem knew jiffy lube guys taken air filter figured probably failed reconnect everything properly turned around went back jiffy... | 115 |
0 | Very bad service. They are extremely slow. I waited 90 minutes even though there were just 2 cars in front of me. I bought the signature service which includes vacuuming which they didn't do at all. When I told them that, they just lied and said they did. Never going back here! | en | 52 | bad service extremely slow waited minutes even though cars front bought signature service includes vacuuming told lied said never going back | 21 |
3 | I'm surprised Lot 17 hasn't been reviewed more on Yelp. It really is a quality restaurant and bar. They have a solid menu with good food, not just mediocre bar eats. I highly recommend their burgers and sandwiches. They have a lot of different options like Cajun Chicken Breast, Turkey Reuben, and Salmon BLT. Personally... | en | 162 | surprised lot reviewed yelp really quality restaurant bar solid menu good food mediocre bar eats highly recommend burgers sandwiches lot different options like cajun chicken breast turkey reuben salmon blt personally salads pleased salads get sweet potato fries honey butter dipping sauce scrumptious also truly apprecia... | 84 |
2 | Three stars may be to high or two low, but I've been here one time.\n\nI stopped in last Sunday while I was apartment hunting in Bloomfield and enjoyed it. Beer was good, burger was solid - I normally don't like Char Grilled, but this was pretty damn good. The bartender was a younger guy, like mid- late twenties and ... | en | 136 | three stars may high two low one stopped last sunday apartment hunting bloomfield enjoyed beer good burger solid normally like char grilled pretty damn good bartender younger guy like late twenties outgoing attentive gave fiance good tips neighborhood sunday lot came equipped local drunk two half pitures beer less hour... | 60 |
0 | Go there only if you want served uncooked fish, odd tasting salad, or way too sweet tea (btw - no unsweetened). | en | 21 | go want served uncooked fish odd tasting salad way sweet tea btw unsweetened | 13 |
1 | I went to Lot 17 Bar and Grill after working late one evening to meet up with some friends. The look of the place is pretty decent with your standard bar seating but with the nice addition of an outdoor seating area which is great to people watch on the bussling streets of Bloomefield.\n\nI arrived last of my party and... | en | 253 | went lot bar grill working late one evening meet friends look place pretty decent standard bar seating nice addition outdoor seating area great people watch bussling streets arrived last party starving thankfully group ordered sweet potato fries came amazing cinamon butter dipping things went like mentioned arrived sta... | 131 |
2 | I feel like Lot 17 doesn't advertise their tasty selection of food enough! You walk thinking you're going to find typical bar food but that is not that case at all. \n\nEverything is very fresh tasting and you can tell a lot of it is homemade! The reason they are only getting 3 stars is each time I've been there the se... | en | 85 | feel like lot advertise tasty selection food enough walk thinking going find typical bar food case fresh tasting tell lot homemade reason getting stars time service somewhat understaffed lunchtime word wise crab cake sandwich outstanding deep fried | 37 |
2 | DON'T GET THE FISH!\n\nJust had a fish sandwich at Lot 17 and it was 85% breading and 15% fish. It looks impressive as hell coming out in two big pieces hanging over the bun. Of course it was only 7.50 which isn't bad but I wouldn't recommend anyone to get it. There are other items on the menu that are Lent friendly... | en | 96 | get fish fish sandwich lot breading fish looks impressive hell coming two big pieces hanging bun course bad would recommend anyone get items menu lent friendly food lot good felt need rate stars go back eventually wo fish sandwich | 39 |
3 | Way better than your average \"bar\" food. But make no mistake, this place is a great bar. Lots of fun beers on tap, good cocktails, cool atmosphere. You can sit at any of a few high top tables, at the bar, or back in the back of the bar at a few booths. \n\nI've tried a few different appetizers in the few years I've b... | en | 332 | way better average food make mistake place great bar lots fun beers tap good cocktails cool atmosphere sit high top tables bar back back bar booths tried different appetizers years coming standouts fried zucchini fried cheese wedges somehow leaps bounds delicious fried goodies ordered bar ordered different veggie optio... | 162 |
1 | I visited Lot 17 on an uncommonly warm late Friday in October for lunch with a buddy from work. We were walking down Liberty and went into Lot 17 on a lark. I wish that lark would have kept me going down Liberty Ave. to find somewhere else with tastier grub.\n\nWhen we walked into the restaurant, it was totally dead as... | en | 270 | visited lot uncommonly warm late friday october lunch buddy work walking liberty went lot lark wish lark would kept going liberty find somewhere else tastier walked restaurant totally dead aside one table diners figured place bustling since delightful day outside soon came realize place ghost simple lunch menu burgers ... | 119 |
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