The original Hot Dog in Oakland, by far. The Tuscan Inn on Wildwood rd in Hampton. Good Pizza joints in North Hills are Caliente’s, Bellisario’s and Roma, Olives and Peppers rt 8 in Barkerstown, but they recently closed 😢
OT :OT: Favorite local restaurants no longer around...…..
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They had a table top game. We weren’t allowed to play. Was a waste of quarters 🤗
Some of been mentioned....
Poli's. in Squirrel Hill, Franco's I think on 6th street dahntahn.
Honestly, a lot of mine when I was less sophisticated food nerd LOL.
Chi Chis. Yes, I miss Chi Chis as unauthentic as it may have been. The source of many fun meals.
Montemurros in Sharpsburg. It was like that old school Italian-American restaurant straight out of Goodfellas era, which essentially it was.
Lorenzo's Pizza in West Tarentum. I would kill for this today. Was it the best? It was to me and my childhood memories.
I liked the old Mario's in Moon, I think it moved to a newer location.
The Lobster Pot at the Red Bull Inn was an absolutely dee-lightful treat to a young Owt.
Poli's. in Squirrel Hill, Franco's I think on 6th street dahntahn.
Honestly, a lot of mine when I was less sophisticated food nerd LOL.
Chi Chis. Yes, I miss Chi Chis as unauthentic as it may have been. The source of many fun meals.
Montemurros in Sharpsburg. It was like that old school Italian-American restaurant straight out of Goodfellas era, which essentially it was.
Lorenzo's Pizza in West Tarentum. I would kill for this today. Was it the best? It was to me and my childhood memories.
I liked the old Mario's in Moon, I think it moved to a newer location.
The Lobster Pot at the Red Bull Inn was an absolutely dee-lightful treat to a young Owt.
Lots of good ones mentioned. Recruits, nice call on Montemurro.
A few more
Tivoli - Penn Hills - great Italian food
Georgetown Inn - Mt Washington - wife liked going there
Eastwood Inn - Verona/East Hills - Old school mob Italian
A few more
Tivoli - Penn Hills - great Italian food
Georgetown Inn - Mt Washington - wife liked going there
Eastwood Inn - Verona/East Hills - Old school mob Italian
Chi Chi's in it's prime was very good but took a noticeable turn downwards the last 5 or so years before they went belly under. The first taste of Mexico in the area. Well, maybe the 3rd....First one I ever went to was Tequila Junction in Station Square. That was the one and only Mexican at the time. Not sure when Franklin Inn entered the scene, but they were an original also.
Eastwood Inn, Holiday House, two of the Pittsburgh cosa nostra hangouts back in the day.
Oh yeah, Tequila Junction. Absolutely. And I was definitely talking about Chi Chis in its prime, before it proliferated into too many franchises.
I assume this is addressed to me and yes, I’m totally serious. We met 6 days prior and she took me out for my birthday. This was a long time ago. 1988 in fact. City Grill had tasty food (grilled steaks yummy Angel Hair) but my company was the best part. Perfect conversation and connection. Two years later it’s where I officially “popped the question” which was something long before agreed upon. But that first official date was one of the very best nights of my life.
I live my formative years on Oakland Avenue, 2 blocks from there. Our family went there on special occasions. On really special occasions we went to Bubbles & Sherman’s in the Hotel Webster Hall. I didn’t mention them because it has been gone so long I didn’t think anyone else would remember them.
I wouldn’t bet my life on it, but I think it was spelled Canter’s.
Monterey Inn
Sir Loin
Brown Derby
Johnny Garneaus
Minutellos Cochran Rd.
Mama Lenas
Rodi Grill preceded Monterey Bay
Top of the Triangle
Angels Corner
Motown Pizza Heidelberg
The Oasis
Wrights
The Good wood Grill
The Bella Bistro
Emila Romagna Penn Ave doowntown
Sir Loin
Brown Derby
Johnny Garneaus
Minutellos Cochran Rd.
Mama Lenas
Rodi Grill preceded Monterey Bay
Top of the Triangle
Angels Corner
Motown Pizza Heidelberg
The Oasis
Wrights
The Good wood Grill
The Bella Bistro
Emila Romagna Penn Ave doowntown
In 1968, a tiny Mexican restaurant opened in Etna. It was essentially in the the living room of a house with 4 or 5 tables. The family lived upstairs. I went there with the Food Critic for the P-G, who said it was the first Mexican restaurant in Western PA. I had never had Mexican food before, so I had nothing to judge it against, but I really liked it.
Ben Gross
Johnny Louders
Sgros
Nepenthe Mt. Pleasant
Peters Place
Tiffinany Place
Tambellini Wood St.
Piccolo Mondo
Alexanders Bloomfield
The Colony
Cross Keys
The Chariot
Cafe Sam
Antoninis
Martells
Done - There are certainly more I liked that are gone than choices that I have today.
Johnny Louders
Sgros
Nepenthe Mt. Pleasant
Peters Place
Tiffinany Place
Tambellini Wood St.
Piccolo Mondo
Alexanders Bloomfield
The Colony
Cross Keys
The Chariot
Cafe Sam
Antoninis
Martells
Done - There are certainly more I liked that are gone than choices that I have today.
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DiPietro’s in West View is just like Mineo’s. He stole the recipe.
very nice list. Top of the Triangle is now Jeff Romoff's office, lol. Brown Derby, classic east end place. Monteray Bay on Rodi got the Hawley franchise rolling, one of the better restaurant groups in the area. I remember Minutello's in Shadyside, great red sauce joint, not sure if related to the one on Cochran road?
also a good list. Pasta Piatta was good, along with another Italian place in Shadyside, Giovanni's, which moved to Mt. Lebanon for awhile before closing.
The Red Bull in in Shadyside.
Best salad bar ever.
Some of you may remember salad bars. They are long gone, but there were some very good ones and The Red Bull Inn in Shadyside was the best by far.
Best salad bar ever.
Some of you may remember salad bars. They are long gone, but there were some very good ones and The Red Bull Inn in Shadyside was the best by far.
That is the place that moved to the Bourse?
called them one day, answered the phone Ninos. I said what about Giovannis? He said Ninos, Ginos, Giovannis whatever.
The stuffed salmon I had there, in the bar, on Valentines Day was one of the best dishes I have had in my life.
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Not sure. there was a Minutellis on McKnight for a while also.
My bookie used to work out of the one on Cochran.
I lived in West Mifflin, my wife North Huntington. Easy to get to. Great pasta.
The neighborhood was so tough, that the served “broken leg of lamb” for dinner.
Mike, wow! I didn't think anyone on here could possibly know of that little joint. It was SO COOL. I worked around the corner from there, my uncle's Pharmacy. We ate lunch there so often... best taco's of all time. Years later, I was in grad school at CMU, I took a bunch of classmates (all from out of town) there. One of the guys' had parents from Mexico. He said it was the most authentic Mexican food he'd had in the USA.
I know the North Huntingdon to West Mifflin route very well. Back when working at Kennywood was a fun time. (Most of the time.)
Agreed... best dessert menu in city... (but it was in Squirrel Hill on Murray Avenue, not Shadyside)
Siba- Seven Fields
La Cucina Dolce- Monroeville
Silk Pagoda - Greenfield
Winchester Room - North Versailles
Miami Subs- Oakland... and yes, I’m serious about missing that place!
La Cucina Dolce- Monroeville
Silk Pagoda - Greenfield
Winchester Room - North Versailles
Miami Subs- Oakland... and yes, I’m serious about missing that place!
