I went to Charlie's (next to Mitchels Tavern on Mellwood and Centre Ave) last night. Wednesday is their "Southwestern Bar-B-Que Night". They have ribs, 1/2 and whole chickens, andouille (SP?) sausage, shrimp and steak. 3 choices of sauce: Bar-B-Que, Wally's (marinara sauce I think) and the Louisiana Red Gravy. I got 1 of the 2 barbeque samplers they have. I got 1/2 rack of ribs, 1/2 chicken, a large andouille sausage, and a side (I got the dirty rice). I got the Bar-B-Que sauce which was not hot but very good. I think they but the Louisiana Red Gravy on the sauage. It was hot and delicious. Everything was very good. Chicken moist, ribs very meaty, and the rice was pretty hot and excellent. I would not mind having the recipe for the rice. The sampler was $13 and was more than I could ever eat in one sitting. Plan on having the leftovers tonight. The other person had a cheese steak with a side of potato salad. Very good as usual. And if you like potato salad, you have to try this. I love this place and always go back. Plus the pitchers of beer are $3.50 ($2 on Thursday I think.) Does not get any better than that. Unless they were to have a "REAL" barbeque night, which everyone knows is chopped pork barbeque (vinegar based on course) from North Carolina. Don't knock it until you have tried it. BOYD SAFRIT
Pittsburgh, PA
Charlie's on Wednesday
Natesan M. wrote: > >Charlie's also has the hottest wings I've had just about anywhere... > >They start at 5 (pretty ok) and go till 10 (pure hell). 9 is borderline >between pleasure and pain for me! Charlie's (formerly G's) uses 2 types of sauces on their wings. There is the sauce they use on #5-9 wings which grows gradually hotter, and then there is a different sauce they use on the 10's which is pure hell fire. The only thing I have had that is equivelant were the suicide wings (or whatever they call them) at Quaker Steak and Lube in Sharon PA. Charlie's has the best cheese steaks in Pittsburgh, and their potato salad truly is wonderful. Something else to consider is their steak and chicken salads. The larges run about 7 bucks and are tremendous, we are talking a big heap o'salad. The soylent green house dressing is quite good. -Bob