Pittsburgh Food

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Food in Pittsburgh. Eating, drinking, shopping, cooking. If you put it in your gullet, there's something here about it.

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[edit] Best Bars for Hungry Vegetarians with Kids

  • D's SixPax & Dogz: Beer cave and veggie dogs with all the fixins. Combine with a stroller walk down to the hollow of Frick Park, to check out the reconstructed wetland at Nine Mile Run or to the playground at Forbes and S. Braddock or just through the neighborhood and trails.
  • Buffalo Blues in Shadyside/East Liberty: Just because the Hot Vegetarian is a great sandwich, and yum to sweet potato chips. Hop down to Ellsworth Ave for vintage stores, art galleries, coffee shops or over the bridge to Borders.
  • The Double Wide Grill on the South Side: Many great vegetarian options, hilarious concept and decor. Can connect to the South Side Works for fake main street shopping and onw of the greatest fountains in Pittsburgh (must bring bathing suits or change of clothes for kids, (Goodwill is across the street if you're desperate). Walk down Carson Street for the true South Side experience—beware the drunks on weekend nights.

[edit] Best Bars with Food

  • The Map Room: 1126 S. Braddock in Regent Square
  • Fat Head's: 1805 E. Carson South Side Great beer selection. Arguably the best wings in the 'burgh.
  • Piper's Pub: 1826 E. Carson South Side More of an British bar, than a a typical British pub (no fireplace, pub-dog, or Sunday Roast) but otherwise excellent. Good Brit Food (try the Scotch Eggs) and good beer. Lots of football (the kind without crash helmets) on the telly.

[edit] Bars

  • Gooskis in Polish Hill. Dark, cheap and shady. Best jukebox in the city
  • Kelly's: [LUPEC] drink menu; also has food; nice li'l backyard patio.
  • Squirrel Hill Cafe (aka Squirrel Cage) on corner of Forbes & Murray
  • Casbah Happy Hour: all wines $10/glass and under are $6/glass. Excellent cheeese.
  • East End Brewing: great beer. See website for growler hours

[edit] Best Takeout items for Vegetarians Whose Kids Eat Spicy Food

  • Coconut Tofu: Spicy and Saucy from Zaw's on Murray Ave in Squirrell Hill - 412 521 3663. Takes at least 30 minutes.
  • Mung Bean Cakes: Sam Bok Oriental Food at 18th St and Penn Ave in the Strip District. Just stop by. They sell them hot outside until 4pm or so when the Strip closes down.

[edit] Ice Cream

  • Dave and Andy's: Atwood St just off Forbes in Oakland
  • Oh, Yeah!: 232 S. Highland Ave in Shadyside
  • Brr-Kee's - 539 Allegheny Ave in Oakmont

[edit] Bakeries

  • Dozen Bakery: 3511 Butler St in Lawrenceville. For scones, muffins and cupcakes
  • Allegro Hearth: Murray Ave at Hobart. For bread.
  • Piantil's in Shadyside
  • Oakmont Bakery: best chocolate chip cookies
  • Medeterra Bakery: sold at the Coop and the Whole Foods.
  • Breadworks on Northside
  • South Side Pretzel Shop on East Carson Street near the Birmingham Bridge [1] [2] [3]
  • Enrico's Biscotti: Penn Ave in the Strip District

[edit] Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)

[edit] General Restaurant Recommendations

  • Noodles: Lulu's Noodles, S. Craig St., Oakland h
  • Best Lunch on Saturday/Brunch on Sunday: Cocoa CafĂ©, 3811 Butler St, Pittsburgh (Lawrenceville) PA, 15203
  • Best Pizza:
    • (Dine-In) Piccolo Forno, 3801 Butler St, Pittsburgh (Lawrenceville) PA 15203
    • Pittaburgh in Highland Park (closed for rennovations summer 2008)
  • Mad Mex: a small chain, but acceptable.
  • Zenith: 26th and Sarah on the South Side. Vegetarian Cafe
  • Monterey Pub on the North Side. non smoking!
  • Jason Recommendations:

[edit] Liquor

The infamous Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board makes buying liquor and wine difficult and confusing (and expensive!). Many liquor stores are closed on Sunday or close early on Sunday. Recommendations?

Dreadnought Wines in the Strip have a sort of "loophole" status- Wine purchases have a $50.00 minimum order and require two business days for processing through the Pennsylvania State Liquor Control Board System (which didn't mean that we had to fill out paperwork or anything- that part was totally behind-the-scenes).

Given this, they're not really made for walk-in purchases, but they are way better than a state store, especially for parties (they deliver, pick up unopened bottles, and made great suggestions for our party). They also have a monthly club/subscription system of sorts. Their selection is good, prices are reasonable, and customer service is outstanding.

[edit] Groceries

  • That Mexican Store in the Strip. Grat products, imported from mexico plus great fresh items made in-house like fresh tortillas, tamales and other yummy items.
  • Whole foods, or the Whole Paycheck. Good food.
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