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1 | My Merlot was decent but the calamari was not. The calamari while had hints of Italian seasoning was bland and became soggy of the cooked vegetables that they had underneath it. Plus I think I found a fry or two with the vegetables. Also Lot 17 had some funky smells throughout the time that we were there. Service could... | en | 70 | merlot decent calamari calamari hints italian seasoning bland became soggy cooked vegetables underneath plus think found fry two vegetables also lot funky smells throughout time service could better might return drinks drinks | 32 |
1 | I've been here twice and ordered to-go once. The food is bad! Last night our table ordered French fries, stuffed portabella mushrooms, and calamari. The best of the dishes were the mushrooms stuffed w crab meat and topped w red peppers...the fries and calamari were terrible! I don't want to come back here...it's ov... | en | 61 | twice ordered food bad last night table ordered french fries stuffed portabella mushrooms calamari best dishes mushrooms stuffed w crab meat topped w red peppers fries calamari terrible want come back priced food ave | 34 |
2 | Stopped by Lot 17 for some apps and drinks with a few girlfriends. I was in the mood for some fries and got the regular ones which were piping hot and fresh when they came out. I ordered a glass of cabernet but I probably should have opted for beer. \n\nDecent place for drinks and apps - it was crowded so they must b... | en | 79 | stopped lot apps drinks girlfriends mood fries got regular ones piping hot fresh came ordered glass cabernet probably opted beer place drinks apps crowded must something right would check place try full meal | 33 |
4 | I always enjoy my time at Lot 17. You can just hang out and grab a beer or enjoy some food in the back. The food is amazing. I especially enjoy the Mediterranean Seafood Salad. It is a MUST ORDER. The sweet potato fries are a great compliment to any of the burgers, wraps, or sandwiches. Go to Lot 17, you will not regre... | en | 65 | always enjoy time lot hang grab beer enjoy food back food amazing especially enjoy mediterranean seafood salad must order sweet potato fries great compliment burgers wraps sandwiches go lot regret | 30 |
2 | With all the places in Bloomfield you can probably do better.\n\nA couple of my friends and I wanted drinks and food around 9 on a Friday and Bloomfield is one of our favorite neighborhoods. We figured we'd park and just see where we ended up. After trying a couple of favorites and finding them too jammed packed we s... | en | 158 | places bloomfield probably couple friends wanted drinks food around friday bloomfield one favorite neighborhoods figured park see ended trying couple favorites finding jammed packed settled lot anything special lacked emotion like remembered true past well food decent cheap decent stuffed peppers beer peppers amazingly... | 72 |
3 | Been going here for YEARS and just love it. Love it! Time to update! It's always an option on a Saturday afternoon when we're thinking of someplace to go to have an early dinner, late lunch or just grab a sammie and some beer. And it's a 30 minute drive for me! The service has always been good and we've never had an is... | en | 184 | going years love love time update always option saturday afternoon thinking someplace go early dinner late lunch grab sammie beer minute drive service always good never issue love sandwiches wraps fave jalapeno steak wrap although lately seems much wrap enough steak real steak always case ca go wrong lot salad killer g... | 91 |
0 | My husband and I visited on a quiet Friday afternoon, and we were politely greeted by the bartender. We each ordered a beer and were promptly served. After taking a moment to glance over the menu, we decided on the pita pizza app, the special (beer battered fish/Mac and cheese) and the fish tacos. \nThe pita pizza: a s... | en | 223 | husband visited quiet friday afternoon politely greeted bartender ordered beer promptly served taking moment glance menu decided pita pizza app special beer battered cheese fish tacos pita pizza soft pita shell pesto tomatoes chicken cheese boring appetizer reminded mother irish cooking tasteless simple addition carame... | 113 |
3 | Every neighborhood needs a go-to joint, and for me this is Bloomfield's. Lot 17 has consistently above-average bar food and a decent beer list. Nothing to necessarily write home about, but whenever my boyfriend and I need a meal in a pinch we head here. The service is always great- fast and friendly- and the prices ... | en | 152 | every neighborhood needs joint bloomfield lot consistently bar food decent beer list nothing necessarily write home whenever boyfriend need meal pinch head service always fast prices reasonable get favorites menu buffalo chicken sandwich blackened mahi sandwich ask extra seasoning reuben homemade chips cajun fries side... | 69 |
4 | Consistently great food at a fair price. I suggest the French Dip - a new addition to the already great menu. | en | 21 | consistently great food fair price suggest french dip new addition already great menu | 13 |
3 | I came here for the first time Saturday to watch the atrocious pitt vs. UVA football game. We got there early enough to secure Seats at the bar. It got packed quickly once the game started as lot 17 is a true \"pitt\" bar. Service at the bar was very prompt and friendly despite them being very busy. We started off with... | en | 196 | came first time saturday watch atrocious pitt uva football game got early enough secure seats bar got packed quickly game started lot true bar service bar prompt friendly despite busy started order garlic jerk wings tasty overly spicy garlicky cooked perfectly crisp later ordered rachael sweet potato fries boyfriend or... | 104 |
1 | the waitresses are salty.\nthe food is mediocre (at best).\nthe place is a total dump.\n\nhowever, it's open late, and the cook with the mustache is rad. also, you meet the funniest people ever there. | en | 33 | waitresses food mediocre best place total open late cook mustache rad also meet funniest people ever | 16 |
1 | The only positive thing I can say is about this place it is open late.\n\nWe ate breakfast food at 2:30 am after the bars closed.\nPancakes were burnt. Hash browns were burnt. A breakfast sandwich had weird burnt meat on it. I was drunk I don't remember.\n\nBah. Cook/waiter was funny, so points for that.\n\nAgain, the ... | en | 66 | positive thing say place open ate breakfast food bars burnt hash browns burnt breakfast sandwich weird burnt meat drunk funny points good thing open wanted food | 26 |
4 | Friendly, fast, the prices are fantastic. It's the definition of town diner. Can't wait to come back and try everything else. Also they have grits, that's all I needed to know. | en | 31 | friendly fast prices fantastic definition town diner ca wait come back try everything else also grits needed know | 18 |
3 | I love this place!\n\nIt's not fancy, it's a little corner diner but their coffee is very good. Better than some of our local coffee shops even. Their breakfast is much better t | en | 32 | love place fancy little corner diner coffee good better local coffee shops even breakfast much better | 16 |
2 | Ate here this morning with my dad for breakfast. I've lived here over 3 years and have never been here but was glad I came. I ordered a veggie omelette which came with hash browns or home fries and toast and my dad got the spinach and red pepper skillet which had the hash browns already in it and toast on the side. The... | en | 108 | ate morning dad breakfast lived years never glad came ordered veggie omelette came hash browns home fries toast dad got spinach red pepper skillet hash browns already toast side food coffee awesome waitress brought toast good minutes food came disappointing would definitely come back try pancakes lunch type food cool i... | 53 |
1 | A great option when there are no other options. If you find yourself devastatingly hungry in Bloomfield at 3am to drunk to drive or walk ANYPLACE else, sure, go for it. Otherwise, take a pass- your insides will thank you in the morning. The times I have eaten here have induced self loathing of the worst kind.. the... | en | 84 | great option options find devastatingly hungry bloomfield drunk drive walk anyplace else sure go otherwise take insides thank morning times eaten induced self loathing worst kind thing worse stomach cramps brought drunk seemed like good idea moment | 37 |
4 | If you are looking for a place that has high class decor.... this place is definitely NOT for you at all. If you want a REAL down to earth place without any fakeness... this is definitely the place for you. This is a very tiny place that hold 18 people \ninside (plus two table on the outside)\n\nI love this place. ... | en | 146 | looking place high class decor place definitely want real earth place without fakeness definitely place tiny place hold people plus two table outside love place food great food die mama make anything want even though may menu portions generous place owned two awesome people mike ros definitely era let employees scare a... | 66 |
3 | Nice, cheap diner food with a great, homie little vibe. Plenty of interesting people drop through all the time, and there's always good conversation.\n\nThe service is occasionally a bit slow when the diner fills up, but it's not usually much of a problem. The food isn't exemplary, but considering the restaurant's very... | en | 70 | nice cheap diner food great homie little vibe plenty interesting people drop time always good service occasionally bit slow diner fills usually much problem food exemplary considering restaurant reasonable prices feels like stop couple times week would definitely recommend | 39 |
3 | Its a tiny, greasy hole in the wall and I love it. I went for breakfast when my band was on tour, and the prices are small touring band-friendly! Breakfast isn't really hard to do, but I hadn't had anything that resembled home cooking in a while and I needed this place. This is now a must for anytime I'm in town. | en | 62 | tiny greasy hole wall love went breakfast band tour prices small touring breakfast really hard anything resembled home cooking needed place must anytime town | 24 |
0 | This place has the worst french fries I have ever tasted. They were literally BLACK. All I tasted was burnt oil. My photo is the zucchini planks and that lump of blackness are the French fries that I was sent home with. I could not even eat one! I also ordered the zucchini planks and a grilled cheese on rye with bacon.... | en | 145 | place worst french fries ever tasted literally black tasted burnt oil photo zucchini planks lump blackness french fries sent home could even eat one also ordered zucchini planks grilled cheese rye bacon grilled cheese incredibly dry cook put bread together upside like match one piece bread opposite way also sandwich st... | 72 |
4 | This has become another Bloomfield Institution. It's a great place to get breakfast and they do serve lunch. The hours are odd, so it's usually a breakfast or a late night weekend place. The environment is very charming and warm. It's a place you will run into your neighbors and other Bloomfielders and some interes... | en | 81 | become another bloomfield institution great place get breakfast serve lunch hours odd usually breakfast late night weekend place environment charming warm place run neighbors bloomfielders interesting characters food made love shows owners staff good people ca go wrong prices reasonable | 40 |
1 | Disappointing. The food was below average and the service was ok. We were expecting a lot from this restaurant but it definitely did not deliver. Pasta was not homemade and sauces mediocre at best. Wine selection is very weak. The outdoor seating is a redeeming quality. | en | 46 | disappointing food average service expecting lot restaurant definitely deliver pasta homemade sauces mediocre best wine selection weak outdoor seating redeeming quality | 21 |
2 | Solid American Italian food that's not making a pretense of being anything else. The service was incredibly friendly, the food was well thought out, as promised, and in ample portions. Half price wine on Monday and Wednesday. \n\nWill be headed back. | en | 41 | solid american italian food making pretense anything else service incredibly friendly food well thought promised ample portions half price wine monday wednesday headed back | 24 |
2 | I really wanted Alexanders to be great - like a hidden gem in a sea of Big Burritos and high-priced Shadyside Italian joints. \n\nWell, it was well priced, but the food was just... okay. They didn't go that extra mile to make it great. I had the blackened ahi tuna salad - the tuna was fantastic, but the dressing came i... | en | 268 | really wanted alexanders great like hidden gem sea big burritos shadyside italian joints well priced food okay go extra mile make great blackened ahi tuna salad tuna fantastic dressing came plastic condiment cup lid tuna looked real lonely standard dark salad greens pasta portions generous fantastic joe mama actually b... | 147 |
1 | Very average Italian food. If you're looking for a pasta+sauce experience, it's pretty boring. Eggplant parm was a little better than average. But all in all, not any more exciting than what I can make for myself with a jar of sauce and box of pasta. | en | 46 | average italian food looking experience pretty boring eggplant parm little better average exciting make jar sauce box pasta | 18 |
3 | I'm not really a big fan of going out and eating Italian since many of the pasta dishes prepared at restaurants seem like they came from the frozen section of the local grocery store, I can do that at home and save some money, thank you very much. \n\nAlexanders is very different. You can tell the sauces are all freshl... | en | 119 | really big fan going eating italian since many pasta dishes prepared restaurants seem like came frozen section local grocery store home save money thank much different tell sauces freshly made great selection recommend gorgonzola basil cream sauce menu classic italian favorites specials menu always mouth watering seaso... | 62 |
3 | Living in Bloomfield, I was excited to finally try some authentic, excellent Italian fare. Unfortunately, I hadn't had much luck so far at Pleasure Bar (okay food), or D'Amico's (awful food). I've had more consistent, tasty Italian at the Olive Garden, which is sad. So I decided to give Alexander's Italian Bistro a try... | en | 440 | living bloomfield excited finally try authentic excellent italian fare unfortunately much luck far pleasure bar okay food awful food consistent tasty italian olive garden sad decided give alexander italian bistro stopped tonight saturday evening place pretty much full reservation got seated minutes tables packed pretty... | 224 |
2 | I went there recently with my family, and the food was good overall, but the service was rude. Upon arriving there, we asked if there was a place to hang our coats, and were told it's \"a little hard to get to\"; and that was it, so we crammed them into our booth. Corkage fee was charged for the wine we brought (sinc... | en | 252 | went recently family food good overall service rude upon arriving asked place hang coats told little hard get crammed booth corkage fee charged wine brought since wine list practically nonexistent completely expected appreciated could bring wine waiter took cork bottle set table walked away wow per bottle maybe could a... | 121 |
3 | The food - bruschetta and fried ravioli apps, side salad, 1/2 order of aglio olio, and rice pudding - was pretty good. The aglio olio and rice pudding were the best parts of the meal. The service was good. Everyone was friendly. The interior could use some sprucing, but, all in all, it was good Italian food. I'll be ba... | en | 64 | food bruschetta fried ravioli apps side salad order aglio olio rice pudding pretty good aglio olio rice pudding best parts meal service good everyone friendly interior could use sprucing good italian food back wine | 34 |
3 | Seat yourself in the back.... Only one server/bartender from 2-4:30 pm.... But good service regardless....fried ravioli was good.... Meatballs ok... Chicken rissoto was delicious....chicken eggplant parm was fried....( just to give a heads up)....lemon bar is very sweet( but good). Carrot cake yummy....1 dessert is en... | en | 85 | seat back one pm good service regardless fried ravioli good meatballs ok chicken rissoto delicious chicken eggplant parm fried give heads lemon bar sweet good carrot cake yummy dessert enough feed discounts upmc family house guests started raining manager offered drive us back family house asked call taxi great service... | 55 |
0 | I'm sorry, this place is simply not good. Unfortunately, it is yet another example of poorly made Americanized Italian food. Too much cheese, too much butter and cream, and quite possibly the worst bread I have ever consumed at any Italian restaurant in my life. \n\nSomeone had to go out of their way to find bread this... | en | 284 | sorry place simply good unfortunately yet another example poorly made americanized italian food much cheese much butter cream quite possibly worst bread ever consumed italian restaurant life go way find bread flavorless awful already travesty served meal put sandwich actually offended italians bread yes bread best eggp... | 149 |
3 | Portions, food, & service were top notch. It was 2 couples and 5 kids. The restaurant is a bit cozy, but we were incredibly pleased with everything. There was plenty of room in the bar while we were there. There is a parking garage right next door & there was a decent amount of on street parking available. | en | 58 | portions food service top notch couples kids restaurant bit cozy incredibly pleased everything plenty room bar parking garage right next door decent amount street parking available | 26 |
3 | The food here is authentic and FILLING! Each table has a nice setup complete with oil & vinegar to start out with when the fresh, fluffy white Italian bread is brought to your table. The gnocci is one of my favorite things, main course-wise, but a lot of people seem to like the bolognese. My favorite dessert is the Tir... | en | 191 | food authentic filling table nice setup complete oil vinegar start fresh fluffy white italian bread brought table gnocci one favorite things main lot people seem like bolognese favorite dessert tiramisu also offer side house salad also really good use dried cranberries candied walnuts mmmm huge fan wedding soup alexand... | 101 |
0 | Not real Italian. When there's a crab dish on the menu and you don't let your customers know this there's a problem. Imitation crab meat at an Italian restaurant doesn't fly. I was hoping for some good Italian while out of town and was truly disappointed. The bar service was extremely friendly about my compliant and di... | en | 97 | real italian crab dish menu let customers know problem imitation crab meat italian restaurant fly hoping good italian town truly disappointed bar service extremely friendly compliant remove dish bill entree pasta shrimp paid dish pasta large shrimp long time worry wo come close restaurant | 44 |
4 | Had veal romano, it was excellent, some of the best veal I have had in a restaurant in years. The pasta was also very good, I chose the Gorgonzola sauce, also very good. The waitress was very friendly and the cost was reasonable. | en | 43 | veal romano excellent best veal restaurant years pasta also good chose gorgonzola sauce also good waitress friendly cost reasonable | 19 |
1 | I wasn't really a fan. In fact, this may hae been some of the most sub-par Italian food I've had (it seemed very touristy), and it was definitely my least favorite restaurant in Pittsburgh while traveling there on business the past few months. Cute ambiance! Cute neighborhood! Friendly local wait staff! But kinda touri... | en | 60 | really fan fact may hae italian food seemed touristy definitely least favorite restaurant pittsburgh traveling business past months cute ambiance cute neighborhood friendly local wait staff kinda touristy uninteresting food pairings ingredients | 32 |
3 | So a friend and I went to Alexander's because it was the closest restaurant to his place and we didn't feel like driving on the snow-covered roads. I didn't have high expectations - I thought I would get standard Italian fare with nothing special while also probably paying too much. From the get go I was wrong!\n\nTh... | en | 344 | friend went alexander closest restaurant place feel like driving roads high expectations thought would get standard italian fare nothing special also probably paying much get go wrong decor ambiance upscale also terrible feels like home mom pop type restaurant sort reminded place tony crew would eat good food cool owne... | 167 |
4 | Just went to Alexanders Italian Bistro , \nBoy What a Treat ! There should be another Star for this place. The Food was excellent , the wine was very good and the deserts were to die for. Ok maybe I might have had a little too much wine.,But I was very impressed. The staff was very attentive , The Italian bread was fre... | en | 126 | went alexanders italian bistro treat another star place food excellent wine good deserts die ok maybe might little much impressed staff attentive italian bread fresh plentiful angel hair spaghetti hot peppers hot sausage friends seafood selections espresso everyone tiramisu deserts yummmmm would recommend alexanders an... | 60 |
3 | Stopped in for dinner on a Sunday night at 7pm and Alexander's was about half full. We decided to go simple and stick with the Pastabilities. I choose the Bolognese with penne (~$12) and mushrooms (extra $1.50), while my husband ordered the Marfredo with farfelle ($11), sundried tomatoes and hot sausage (extra $4). Bo... | en | 312 | stopped dinner sunday night alexander half full decided go simple stick pastabilities choose bolognese penne mushrooms extra husband ordered marfredo farfelle sundried tomatoes hot sausage extra bolognese solid though lacked mushrooms husband dish tasty though hot sausage bland needed salt portions huge mine easily two... | 151 |
1 | Looking at all the other reviews about this place, I wondered if we actually went to the same place. I thought it wasn't very good. I had the Eggplant Alexander which consisted of a bunch of soggy fried eggplant with a ton of cheese melted on it. I've made much better at home. My beloved had veal Parmesan. Which ... | en | 81 | looking reviews place wondered actually went place thought good eggplant alexander consisted bunch soggy fried eggplant ton cheese melted made much better home beloved veal parmesan dry overcooked lukewarm catch bad day never know think return | 36 |
0 | I've eaten at Alexander's for a decade, but, like Del's, it's becoming one of those places where the food gets worse every time you go there. Today, half the lettuce I had on my Caesar salad was rotten. I have no idea why it ever left the kitchen. And it was take-out, too, so there wasn't much I could do about it af... | en | 88 | eaten alexander decade like del becoming one places food gets worse every time go today half lettuce caesar salad rotten idea ever left kitchen much could driving way home gave wrong least edible finally think done place | 37 |
4 | A friend took me here for the best gnocchi I have ever eaten. We both chose the gorgonzola basil sauce; I added sweet baby peas and she added broccoli. We ate and ate and took home enough for dinner - it reheats really well. Clearly, whoever made that gnocchi is not a novice! Wine was half price since it was a weeknigh... | en | 84 | friend took best gnocchi ever eaten chose gorgonzola basil sauce added sweet baby peas added broccoli ate ate took home enough dinner reheats really well clearly whoever made gnocchi novice wine half price since weeknight house cabernet delicious service stellar atmosphere fantastic go regularly lived pittsburgh | 46 |
3 | solid 4-star restaurant. my wife took my sister/bro-in-law here as part of a night on the town.\n\n+1 for street parking on the side of the building.\n\n+1 for being very attentive to us, especially when we walked in.\n\n+0 for dated decor. too many mirrors. could use an update.\n\n-1 for small tables. we were cram... | en | 135 | solid restaurant wife took part night street parking side attentive us especially walked dated decor many mirrors could use small tables crammed like giant loaf bread table pretty crumby literally lots corking fee brought great marinara great good cavatelli much al dente good portion live vioinist walked around took re... | 55 |
3 | I have been coming to Alexander's off and on for almost 25 years. I think in all that time I have only had one meal that was below par. Pretty good average I'd say. I went the other night with my adult daughter. I had the calamari with pasta, a cocktail ( yum, yum), and a garden salad. The salad was very fresh and arr... | en | 290 | coming alexander almost years think time one meal par pretty good average say went night adult daughter calamari pasta cocktail yum yum garden salad salad fresh arrived promptly cocktail strong great calamari arrived quickly piled high plate could barely see plate served tasted like fresh tomatoes pasta good could stop... | 139 |
0 | I AM BOYCOTTING ALEXANDER'S FOR LIFE!!! The manager SCREAMED AT ME at the top of his lungs in an epic meltdown that lasted 10 minutes! \n\nOn Sat., April 12, 2014, I attended the 50th birthday party for my dear friend, David Flynn. I organized the party, but relied on Dave and his sister to provide me with the final he... | en | 894 | boycotting alexander life manager screamed top lungs epic meltdown lasted minutes april attended birthday party dear friend david flynn organized party relied dave sister provide final head count made reservation manager played phone tag two days event called back left messages twice confirm apparently never got messag... | 412 |
1 | Suffice it to say, this is not real Italian food and it's below average and overpriced when it comes to American-Italian food. The staff was excellent though and you will have great service and conversation. Thanks but probably won't be back. | en | 41 | suffice say real italian food average overpriced comes food staff excellent though great service conversation thanks probably wo back | 19 |
3 | Very nice classic Pittsburgh neighborhood Italian. Best choice for hearty, simple popular Italian dishes I took my parents there for dinner and we all enjoyed our meal. My mom loved her chicken parm. My clam sauce with whole wheat pasta was absolutely perfectly al-dente. Salad is fresh with a very nice balsamic vi... | en | 126 | nice classic pittsburgh neighborhood italian best choice hearty simple popular italian dishes took parents dinner enjoyed meal mom loved chicken parm clam sauce whole wheat pasta absolutely perfectly salad fresh nice balsamic vinagrette wedding soup bit salty otherwise perfectly fit conception wedding soup dad tortilla... | 73 |
2 | We ended up at Sammy's Famous Corned Beef after trying to get pho at Tram's Kitchen and forgetting it was a Monday (Tram's is closed on Mondays). The bright neon lights flashing FAMOUS across the street beckoned for us to head over and try it out... so we did.\n\nI ordered the Sammy's Special, which is 5 ounces of cor... | en | 263 | ended sammy famous corned beef trying get pho tram kitchen forgetting monday tram closed mondays bright neon lights flashing famous across street beckoned us head try ordered sammy special ounces corned beef topped sauerkraut cole slaw swiss cheese russian dressing choice rye went sauerkraut rye bread also got side pot... | 130 |
0 | Crappy, boring, limpid. \n\nThe pastrami tasted bland, the bread was borderline stale and uninteresting, and the whole sandwich was a little wet and lukewarm. Got a Penn Pilsener from the bar, and it had the unmistakable taste of dirty lines - a little sour tang of lactic bacteria. \n\nHow is this place \"famous\"? Is ... | en | 66 | crappy boring limpid pastrami tasted bland bread borderline stale uninteresting whole sandwich little wet lukewarm got penn pilsener bar unmistakable taste dirty lines little sour tang lactic bacteria place really anyone please brine brisket | 34 |
2 | I had driven by Sammy's countless times when heading into Lawrenceville, and as I crossed over Penn, I would always read the garish neon sign proclaiming the corned beef's fame, and think, \"Isn't the prerequisite to fame being marginally known?\" Because I had never heard of Sammy's, ergo could not verify its fame, pa... | en | 351 | driven sammy countless times heading lawrenceville crossed penn would always read garish neon sign proclaiming corned beef fame think prerequisite fame marginally known never heard sammy ergo could verify fame particularly using following model logic diner nyc famous jerry seinfeld suzanne pittsburghers none pals ever ... | 177 |
1 | If you're famous, why is there never anyone in your restaurant? Seriously, I live right around the corner, and I've never seen more than one customer in there at a time, and it's completely empty about 3/4 of the time I walk or drive by. As one other reviewer rightly pointed out, Sammy's seems to be famous for claimi... | en | 180 | famous never anyone restaurant seriously live right around corner never seen one customer time completely empty time walk drive one reviewer rightly pointed sammy seems famous claiming note visit ten months earlier could sworn already written one past sammy several months moving neighborhood decided finally hoof try on... | 83 |
4 | I always thought I hated Thai food, but it turns out I just hadn't tried good Thai food! Thai Cuisine is easily my favorite restaurant in Pittsburgh right now. As others say, try the curries; they're absolutely delicious. Their mock duck and \"veggie chicken ham\" (it really does taste like chicken and ham simultane... | en | 86 | always thought hated thai food turns tried good thai food thai cuisine easily favorite restaurant pittsburgh right others say try curries absolutely delicious mock duck veggie chicken really taste like chicken ham simultaneously tasty welcome addition menu speaking menu thai cuisine offers entire vegetarian menu servic... | 50 |
3 | well i finally took the advice of fellow yelpers and gave Thai Cuisine a shot last weekend. I showed up at 930 on Friday night and the place was packed. I had to wait 15 minutes for a table. I always feel waiting for a table is more of a positive than a negative as it usually means good things are to come. I start... | en | 175 | well finally took advice fellow yelpers gave thai cuisine shot last weekend showed friday night place packed wait minutes table always feel waiting table positive negative usually means good things come started special shrimp fried wontons unmemorable would like seen bigger shrimp appetizer ordered vegetable tom yum so... | 88 |
3 | Pretty good Thai, though slightly overrated. Hit and miss, with the curries more solid than anything else I've tried. Enormous portions.\n\nAmbience is very open and casual but somehow still pretty \"nice\". Seating is never an issue.\n\nIt's good to have more BYOB options. Go here with some friends casually, bring a g... | en | 76 | pretty good thai though slightly overrated hit miss curries solid anything else tried enormous open casual somehow still pretty seating never good byob options go friends casually bring growler couple bombers good relaxed time overall fan wish friends would want go less often | 43 |
4 | I love Thai Cuisine!! It is probably my favorite place to eat. I usually get their pineapple curry and it is fabulous. The service is usually great and they are always quick to refill your water glass. It is not cheap, but it is worth every penny. I also love that it is BYOB. I would recommend that everyone go there! | en | 61 | love thai cuisine probably favorite place eat usually get pineapple curry fabulous service usually great always quick refill water glass cheap worth every penny also love byob would recommend everyone go | 31 |
0 | I surmised two things from my visit to Thai Cuisine:\n\na) the competition among thai restaurants must not be very stiff in this town\n\nb) yinzers wouldn't know good thai food if it flew into their open mouths\n\nThis place was horrible. My fried trout was just a battered butterflied fish not much different from what ... | en | 161 | surmised two things visit thai cuisine competition among thai restaurants must stiff yinzers would know good thai food flew open place horrible fried trout battered butterflied fish much different find church insipid generally unpleasant dining partner masaman curry sickly sweet tasted like melted coconut ice cream sur... | 84 |
2 | All I'm sayin' is that I crave Thai Cuisine's Tom Kha Veggie soup. Perfect winter warm up, though I loved it in the summer just the same. | en | 27 | sayin crave thai cuisine tom kha veggie soup perfect winter warm though loved summer | 14 |
2 | Thai Cuisine is a good Thai restaurant, but the atmosphere is lacking. It feels akin to eating in a high school teachers' lounge (including the musical selections). | en | 27 | thai cuisine good thai restaurant atmosphere lacking feels akin eating high school teachers lounge including musical selections | 17 |
4 | I heart Thai Cuisine! Ryan B. and I always go there for our Thai fix! We ordered the Tom Yum shrimp soup, which was so flavorful and hearty, as well as the Won Ton soup, which was a million times more flavorful than what you'd find in the typical Chinese restaurant. \n\nOur entrees are typically Winter Curry, which Rya... | en | 78 | heart thai cuisine ryan always go thai fix ordered tom yum shrimp soup flavorful hearty well ton soup million times flavorful find typical chinese restaurant entrees typically winter curry ryan loves cashew chicken spicy delicious sure byob place must | 39 |
3 | After moving from SF to Denver about 1.5 years ago, I've missed good Thai food. Luckily, I've found myself in Pittsburgh for a week for work. I found Thai Cuisine on Yelp and loved it! I took a short drive from my hotel, near CMU campus, across a bridge into a very authentic little Pittsburgh neighborhood. As soon ... | en | 125 | moving sf denver years ago missed good thai food luckily found pittsburgh week work found thai cuisine yelp loved took short drive hotel near cmu campus across bridge authentic little pittsburgh neighborhood soon saw special winter curry green curry includes kabocha squash zucchini potatoes carrots chicken thrilled tas... | 68 |
3 | never had a bad experience until i ordered take out lately, but still pretty solid. | en | 15 | never bad experience ordered take lately still pretty solid | 9 |
4 | Hands down a great thai restaurant. I ordered the Tom Yum Veggie Soup because of all the yelper's great experience, however, I thought the soup had a bit too much lemon juice. Aside from that, my husband and I enjoyed a great meal. We ordered the Fresh Tofu Roll, Spicy Beef Basils and Chicken Pad Thai. It seems th... | en | 128 | hands great thai restaurant ordered tom yum veggie soup yelper great experience however thought soup bit much lemon juice aside husband enjoyed great meal ordered fresh tofu roll spicy beef basils chicken pad thai seems one talks number system spicey make food waiter asks spicey hottest picked number spicy beef basils ... | 63 |
3 | I know I've always like this place but I seem to forget how good it actually is until I have it again. This is really solid Thai. The curries are delicious and loaded with fresh ingredients (I've had the red, green, and mussaman) but, after trying the spicy basil noodles tonight at the suggestion of other yelpers, I do... | en | 142 | know always like place seem forget good actually really solid thai curries delicious loaded fresh ingredients red green mussaman trying spicy basil noodles tonight suggestion yelpers think able order anything else ever seriously seriously good duck definitely split also place cheap really ca better lunch deal wish plac... | 64 |
2 | Not much to say but I like this place. The Thai style fried rice with crab or lobster meat is pretty good. Service is ok and ambiance is good. | en | 29 | much say like place thai style fried rice crab lobster meat pretty good service ok ambiance good | 17 |
3 | I think Pittsburgh is a little weird. Restaurants and places close at odd times and therefore my friend and I were stranded on Liberty Ave looking for a decent restaurant that was open. We gave up and decided to go for some Thai. It's a very nice place and I was very happy with the fact that our waiter was friendly. I ... | en | 186 | think pittsburgh little weird restaurants places close odd times therefore friend stranded liberty ave looking decent restaurant open gave decided go thai nice place happy fact waiter friendly always like polite friendly servers ordered hot sour soup gobbled right away delicious super hot like ordered one pad thai quit... | 87 |
4 | (BYOB)\nWent here for Saturday lunch with my husband, and we had some GREAT Thai Food! Although they open at noon, we were there a few minutes early and they seated us. I'm a vegetarian so I really loved the fact that they had a separate menu with only vegetarian options. Made it easier than scanning through the entir... | en | 106 | byob saturday lunch husband great thai food although open noon minutes early seated us vegetarian really loved fact separate menu vegetarian options made easier scanning entire menu prices good shared spring rolls pad thai green curry teas interior okay fancy fine definitely going portions big food take home always nic... | 50 |
2 | After being deprived of Thai food for 2 years, and before that coming from the land of abundance in NYC and also SE Asia- I know good Thai food, and was excited to start my exploration of the Thai food scene in Pittsburgh (am I way too optimistic?!).\n\nFirst attempt: Thai Cuisine. It ain't so terrible. The chicken p... | en | 137 | deprived thai food years coming land abundance nyc also se know good thai food excited start exploration thai food scene pittsburgh way optimistic attempt thai cuisine ai terrible chicken pad thai respectable penang curry quite rich peanut coconut flavor craving base curry flavors lingered background gives hope willing... | 66 |
4 | Really enjoyed the food here! I was contemplating whether to give it 4 stars but then I thought what could have been better and couldn't really think of anything. The service was prompt and friendly - they were attentive without being annoying. \n\nI got what I usually get at Thai places - Spicy Basil Noodles and th... | en | 128 | really enjoyed food contemplating whether give stars thought could better could really think anything service prompt friendly attentive without annoying got usually get thai places spicy basil noodles probably best pittsburgh got level spicy time thai establishments disappointed lack spiciness even get level honestly s... | 59 |
2 | fyi--no delivery! still good for our purposes--carry out friday night. \n\nRED CURRY soaked in sugar (but that's what makes it authentic!)\nPAD THAI passable but skimped on the green onions (definitely more authentic compared to whatever it is they call pad thai at Lulu's Noodles)\nYUM YAI salad nothing special but t... | en | 89 | fyi delivery still good purposes carry friday night curry soaked sugar makes authentic thai passable skimped green onions definitely authentic compared whatever call pad thai lulu noodles yai salad nothing special sauce hit kha gha heavy oil compared better versions price proximity return probably another carry friday ... | 52 |
3 | I've been here twice so far and it is actually very good. I'm extremely judgmental when it comes to thai food and though the food wasn't perfect (but it was satisfying) i'm still going to give it four stars because I have yet to find a better thai place in Pittsburgh that isn't a murderously long drive away from our ho... | en | 61 | twice far actually good extremely judgmental comes thai food though food perfect satisfying still going give four stars yet find better thai place pittsburgh murderously long drive away house | 29 |
3 | Why haven't I revewied Thai Cuisine before?! I was feeling ridiculously lazy tonight so I ordered delivery from them for the millionth time (available through Wheel Deliver, FYI) and I felt like they deserved some recognition since I have never had a negative experience here.\n\nThere isn't much to say about Thai Cuisi... | en | 235 | revewied thai cuisine feeling ridiculously lazy tonight ordered delivery millionth time available wheel deliver fyi felt like deserved recognition since never negative experience much say thai cuisine really name says frills thai trying anything creative fusiony make good food first things first obsessed fresh spring r... | 119 |
3 | This place is aces for dinner. I've never been at lunchtime but have always been impressed with their dinner service. They're always busy but manage to have a swift table turnover. The BYOB/W makes it even better. It's nice to be able to bring my own and splurge on dessert.\n\nI have the massaman curry pretty frequentl... | en | 64 | place aces dinner never lunchtime always impressed dinner service always busy manage swift table turnover makes even better nice able bring splurge massaman curry pretty frequently also love tom kha chicken soup | 32 |
0 | I agree 100% on Maggie G's review. Over priced, bad food, and Pittsburgh DOESN'T know GOOD Thai food.. Plus $40 bucks on Take out...seriously? Ill pass I've had better Thai for less. \n\nYellow Curry (Ive added a picture of exactly how watery the curry truly is ) \n(x2) Spring Rolls (2 per order)\nDumplings (5 per orde... | en | 99 | agree maggie g review priced bad food pittsburgh know good thai food plus bucks take seriously ill pass better thai less curry ive added picture exactly watery curry truly spring rolls per order per order per order stick bangkok balcony trying different thai places city rather waste money watered curries bland dishes s... | 57 |
3 | Bummer. Closed until the end of January 2012 for renovations. | en | 10 | bummer closed end january renovations | 5 |
4 | Great Thai food - ambiance is great, good service, great food! | en | 11 | great thai food ambiance great good service great food | 9 |
4 | Our favorite place in Pittsburgh for Thai food! Service is excellent!!! We're kind of regulars now and we always get lucky to be served by this white guy who is awesome and polite. Their food is a little expensive but its so good. Try their tum yum veggie soup!!!! My favorite! | en | 51 | favorite place pittsburgh thai food service excellent kind regulars always get lucky served white guy awesome polite food little expensive good try tum yum veggie soup favorite | 27 |
4 | I didn't quite realize how much I love Thai Cuisine until they closed for a few months to remodel. Their absence was deeply felt. Now that they are back in action, the restaurant is better than ever! It is now fully handicapped accessible, with a bright clean new dining room and multiple bathroom stalls. I was worried ... | en | 139 | quite realize much love thai cuisine closed months remodel absence deeply felt back action restaurant better ever fully handicapped accessible bright clean new dining room multiple bathroom stalls worried prices may increase due remodel food also improved tom kha soup awesome entrees perfectly delicious still feature s... | 68 |
3 | I was SO in the mood for Mexican I could taste the salt water of the Gulf all the way from Pittsburgh. Unfortunately, my favorite Mexican joint was closed, Lot 17 smelled like the day after a frat party, so Thai Cuisine it was. So - you know when you're really looking forward to one thing, so the next thing will just ... | en | 205 | mood mexican could taste salt water gulf way pittsburgh unfortunately favorite mexican joint closed lot smelled like day frat party thai cuisine know really looking forward one thing next thing stink comparison felt even could imagine anything chimichangas even like chimichangas well thai cuisine turned mexican frown c... | 119 |
2 | Came here for lunch on a weekday with the bf and during our meal, I noticed it started to get really crowded, which meant this place is a go to spot for Thai food. The lunch prices here are very affordable and the service was friendly. The fried wonton pieces they gave us before our meal was sort of stale though. Anywa... | en | 185 | came lunch weekday bf meal noticed started get really crowded meant place go spot thai food lunch prices affordable service friendly fried wonton pieces gave us meal sort stale though anyway got pad see ew okay borderline pretty good flavorful hoped would compared thai restaurants still good memorable also get good amo... | 88 |
2 | I've had better Thai food, but curry was very tasty (had the Red Bean Curry). Red flag when we were served generic green tea (bag) in diner style mugs?!? & charged $2 for a 6oz mug of hit water?!! Green Tea should be served in a tea pot & cups (not mugs). Prefer the other Thai place 2 blocks away - more authentic! | en | 63 | better thai food curry tasty red bean curry red flag served generic green tea bag diner style mugs charged mug hit water green tea served tea pot cups mugs prefer thai place blocks away authentic | 35 |
1 | blandest thai food in pittsburgh I think. You could really just walk down a few blocks and spend less for better food. I think the only people that like the food are vegatarians since they have fake meats. Their sauces literally are all the same, their curries are bad, and everything is way more expensive than it sh... | en | 95 | blandest thai food pittsburgh think could really walk blocks spend less better food think people like food vegatarians since fake meats sauces literally curries bad everything way expensive new facade ugly looks like someone used old floor tile kitchen used brick front building looked way better | 46 |
3 | Good food every time.\nWe get a lot of take-out from here and occasionally dine-in. \n All noodle dishes are great.\nTofu saute appetizer is a favorite of ours.\nSoup is yummy too! | en | 30 | good food every get lot occasionally noodle dishes saute appetizer favorite yummy | 12 |
2 | Food was not bad (I ordered the green curry chicken), but their poor choice of plates and cups (tea cups were like diner coffee mugs) didn't feel very authentic. I would order for take out instead next time. | en | 38 | food bad ordered green curry chicken poor choice plates cups tea cups like diner coffee mugs feel authentic would order take instead next time | 24 |
3 | Pretty good and decently priced for a Thai place. I was sick when I went there (the ginger tea helped me quite a bit). The wait staff was very friendly and came over to ask if we needed anything on a regular basis even though it was close to 10pm.\n\nSpicy noodles were great. We also ordered the lychee curry, which I t... | en | 80 | pretty good decently priced thai place sick went ginger tea helped quite bit wait staff friendly came ask needed anything regular basis even though close noodles great also ordered lychee curry thought ok nothing spectacular good place decent thai food pittsburgh | 41 |
0 | They only deliver through WheelDeliver.com | en | 5 | deliver | 1 |
2 | Still sticking with my original rating. Just had dinner here last night. The decor is great with the new remodel and all, and the food is still solid. I give it 3 stars because I find it to be good/serviceable Thai food, but certainly not the best in the city. I had the eggplant dish, which was hot, fresh and tasty... | en | 115 | still sticking original rating dinner last night decor great new remodel food still solid give stars find thai food certainly best city eggplant dish hot fresh tasty disappointed lack requested spice level ask something spicy make spicy simple request nevertheless still recommend restaurant quality good service good pr... | 54 |
1 | Let me start this by saying I got on the wrong bus and ended up walking from Garfield to Bloomfield and then once in Bloomfield I proceeded to get lost behind West Penn Hospital. With that being said I was hoping that all my stumbling around in the elements would not be in vain. \n\nThe food at Thai Cuisine is more p... | en | 263 | let start saying got wrong bus ended walking garfield bloomfield bloomfield proceeded get lost behind west penn hospital said hoping stumbling around elements would vain food thai cuisine pitiful sense direction ordered threes company shrimp scallops calamari thai chili sauce sauce favorite part thai meal thai cuisine ... | 131 |
4 | One of my favorite Thai places in the city.\n\nThere isn't one complaint I have about this little place. The hostess greeted us and gave us a choice of tables. The waiter introduced himself and gave his recommendations on the menu. We ordered an appetizer, meal, and dessert. He did not rush our meal, which was fabu... | en | 86 | one favorite thai places one complaint little place hostess greeted us gave us choice tables waiter introduced gave recommendations menu ordered appetizer meal dessert rush meal mango sticky rice delicious new item tried pleasantly much keep away wonderful place | 39 |
4 | Awesome! We ate here several times and everything was very good. Good service, clean place, and the noodles... | en | 18 | awesome ate several times everything good good service clean place noodles | 11 |
2 | It is okay for the food, but really not what I expected. The green curry is actually yellow curry, oh well. | en | 21 | okay food really expected green curry actually yellow curry oh well | 11 |
1 | A year later, prices have increased 70% and the quality of food have declined. Customer service is still superb though. Today, I ordered a pad-see-yew with beef level 5 - was made in an old pan with burnt scraps, 25% beef in dish only, there were clumps of chili not blended in the dish, and was drenched in oil. Another... | en | 118 | year later prices increased quality food declined customer service still superb though today ordered beef level made old pan burnt scraps beef dish clumps chili blended dish drenched oil another dish red curry chicken always lacking chicken pieces increased prices cut back portions quality happens quite often good rest... | 63 |
3 | Top Tier Thai. Best Green Curry in the city.\n\nWe've been there twice, once for lunch, and once for dinner. Both were great, with nice service, and excellent food. \n\nThe big hit the first time was the Tofu Green Curry. Every restaurant in the city that has a \"Vegetarian Option\" on the menu needs to go here and... | en | 314 | top tier thai best green curry twice lunch dinner great nice service excellent food big hit first time tofu green curry every restaurant city vegetarian menu needs go try dish good ingredient place dish mash veggies thick green curry truly one best curries ever makes dish become boring places truly exciting second time... | 145 |
2 | Pittsburgh has very few good Thai resturants. I ordered here for delivery. It was the best delivery I found in my area for good Pad Se Ew. They only have delivery through Wheel Deliver , which makes it too expensive really to order ofter(would have been five stars if not for the outragious fees to order via wheel deliv... | en | 74 | pittsburgh good thai resturants ordered delivery best delivery found area good pad se ew delivery wheel deliver makes expensive really order ofter would five stars outragious fees order via wheel deliver food dang good go takeout sit | 37 |
3 | Great service and fantastic food. We were short on time coming in and I was fresh off a rough day of work and en route to a breastfeeding class with my wife. After a failed first entry in an Italian joint that wasn't going to cut it in 45 minutes or allow me to be awake after, we stopped here. My wife and I both g... | en | 123 | great service fantastic food short time coming fresh rough day work en route breastfeeding class wife failed first entry italian joint going cut minutes allow awake stopped wife got curry great would recommend area really needed beer day sit across several places great happy hours microbrews aw well want good thai food... | 54 |
2 | First of all, despite my hatred for PF Changs, I love their lettuce wraps. I'd do dirty, horrible things for their lettuce wraps. These lettuce wraps were not PF Changs lettuce wraps. The search for PF Changs comparable lettuce wraps continues. \n\nBesides that, the food was okay, nothing out of the ordinary for Thai f... | en | 73 | first despite hatred pf changs love lettuce wraps dirty horrible things lettuce wraps lettuce wraps pf changs lettuce wraps search pf changs comparable lettuce wraps continues food okay nothing ordinary thai food little overpriced servings offering well quality | 38 |
2 | With the not-so-recent closing of Sweet Basil still looming in my mind, I have yet to find a new thai food home. I headed to Thai Cuisine with high hopes and several positive reviews from friends.\n\nThe service was good, decor so-so, and prices were great. In fact, I double-checked the bill because I thought the wai... | en | 178 | closing sweet basil still looming mind yet find new thai food home headed thai cuisine high hopes several positive reviews service good decor prices great fact bill thought waitress may forgotten add entree reasonably priced food good solid thai food mind blown disappointed think thai restaurants need unite decide sing... | 84 |
4 | very delicious and good service. byob, which is a dream. love this place. | en | 13 | delicious good service byob dream love place | 7 |
4 | A haiku:\n\nYum Yum Yum Yum Yum\nGood Oh My God So Good Yes\nYum Yum Yum Yum Yum\n\nHere is a story about the time I had a MAJOR FAIL:\nI lived in Bloomfield just blocks from this place, and I never ate here. The end.\n\nSeriously, what the hell is wrong with me that today was the first time I ate here? Also,if you e... | en | 165 | haiku yum yum yum oh god good yum yum yum story time major fail lived bloomfield blocks place never ate hell wrong today first time ate also eat lunch work day know rest day feel like giant let place looks like dive outside actually pretty cute inside really affordable pineapply curry tofu friend eggplant something rem... | 81 |
3 | The Tom Kha is delicious. All of the curry's hit the spot as well, my favorite is the red bean. Thai Cuisine has many traditional dishes as well, don't be afraid to try something you've never had before. As far as my decade of experience goes here, all of the food is good. | en | 53 | tom kha delicious curry hit spot well favorite red bean thai cuisine many traditional dishes well afraid try something never far decade experience goes food good | 26 |
1 | Okay Thai food, nothing special, and overpriced. Ordered the eggplant with shrimp, veggie fried rice, and chicken satay. Eggplant was okay but lacked adequate quantities of shrimp. The veggie fried rice and chicken satay were both substandard as far as other Thai food restaurants in the area. It is pricier than most ot... | en | 67 | okay thai food nothing special overpriced ordered eggplant shrimp veggie fried rice chicken satay eggplant okay lacked adequate quantities shrimp veggie fried rice chicken satay substandard far thai food restaurants area pricier thai places area based quality would recommend | 39 |
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