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Good burger location downtown?

2 posts · Mar 7, 1996 to Mar 9, 1996

Jeffrey F.Carnegie Library of PittsburghMar 7, 1996
 Someone wrote:
 > I am new to the downtown eating experience and have sampled Delmonico's
 > steam tables and Liang's Chinese, but what I really need is a
 > recommendation for a good lunchtime burger place downtown, if there is
 > one.  No, I don't mean Wendy's or McDonald's.  If you go to Tessaro's or
 > The City Grill, you know what I mean.
 >
 > Suggestions?  Clues?

 Well, Jane and Michael Stern once claimed in a national publication that
 the Tic Toc at Kaufmann's (1st floor behind the mens accessories section)
 served a great burger.  I ate there once three years ago or so and it
 was a "good" burger.  It's not a grilled, thick, Tessaro's/City Grill
 type buger but it's a better burger than McDonalds.  At least it was..
 plus you get the interesting experience of Dining at a restaurant in
 a downtown Department Store.  This is a rare experience in the U.S. or
 1996.

 Jeff
Eric S.Senior, English, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PAMar 9, 1996
 Excerpts from netnews.pgh.food: 8-Mar-96 Re: Good burger location do..
 by [email removed]
 > Someone wrote:
 >
 > > How about Max & Erma's at Penn and Stanwix?
 > >
 > >      Sue Russell
 >
 > I've eaten at max & erma's in Shadyside, and it is an incredible place to
 > eat.  I'd recommend it to anyone.

 I ate at the Max & Erma's downtown once, and noticed no discernable
 difference from the one in Shadyside. (Btw, I like M&E's burgers...)

 ERIC
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