hungry visitors to pittsburgh

 For breakfast, I'd recommend DeLuca's down on the Strip --as far as I'm
 concerned, it's the best diner style breakfast in the city (And I count
 Pamela's in this)

 To combine romantic and breakfast -- try the Grand Concourse Sunday
 Brunch. It's pretty expensive ($16 per person), but I think it's worth
 it.

 toodles, gretchen

 On Mon, 12 Jan 1998 19:03:53 -0500, bug
 wrote:

 >(except for the prices) for decades!! this is exactly the kind of
 >spot i'm looking for! i want local places, old-fashioned places!
 >places with tasty food! tell me more! cheap or expensive, plain or
 >fancy!

 Can't help on breakfast, but you might want to look into these - these
 are the places I take out-of-town guests:

 Penn Brewery - north side(across from the Heinz plant) - German
 hoffbrauhaus (sometimes a live band).

 Georgetowne Inn on Mt. Washington. Next to the Duquesne Incline.

 Top of the Triangle - USX Building Downtown - no better view. Most
 expensive of the four.

 Monterrey Bay Seafood Grotto - also on Mt. Washington (a couple of
 blocks west of Georgetowne) - second best view, excellent food and
 service.

 John Alger

 When in Pittsburgh, one MUST go to Ritter's Diner on Baum Blvd. for
 breakfast...it has been there forever...and they are the only place in
 town that actually has Fried Green Tomatoes ON the menu!  Hotcakes,
 omelettes, and all kinds of great diner breakfasts!!!!

 Also, for a great dinner, try Spice Island Tea House on Atwood Street in
 Oakland...it is a really cool restaurant, with great food, nice
 atmosphere, and really reasonable prices...they have also opened a
 sister restaurant across the street, and half a block away...I'm not
 sure of the whole name...but it's 'The Road to ******' (something with a
 K)...if you called Spice Island, I'm sure they could tell you.

 William in Pittsburgh

 bug wrote:

 > hi. i'm looking for eating recommendations for an upcoming (february
 > 14) long-weekend trip my girlfriend and i are taking to pittsburgh
 > (valentine's day in your city for the second year in a row! isn't it
 > romantic?). last year we got some good suggestions for el cheapo
 > places that we enjoyed (primanti's, original something-or-other hot
 > dogs). we also had a great time at a restaurant called "more"
 > (mo-ray), a circa-1972-looking italianish place seemingly unchanged
 > (except for the prices) for decades!! this is exactly the kind of
 > spot i'm looking for! i want local places, old-fashioned places!
 > places with tasty food! tell me more! cheap or expensive, plain or
 > fancy! whatever! and what about breakfast?
 >
 > thanks!
 >
 > --
 > ok

 bug wrote:
 >
 > hi. i'm looking for eating recommendations for an upcoming (february
 > 14) long-weekend trip my girlfriend and i are taking to pittsburgh
 snip
 > i want local places, old-fashioned places!
 > places with tasty food! tell me more! cheap or expensive, plain or
 > fancy! whatever! and what about breakfast?

 Here are a few suggestion for some authentic Pgh spots:

 Breakfast:

 Jo Jo's in the strip district. Overwhelming portions of cheap food.

 Del Kid, out towards the airport. 6 egg omelets, huge sides of potatoes,
 etc.
 The waitresses wear shirts proclaiming "Ours is not to reason why, ours
 is just to cook and fry"

 I'd also like to second recommendations for Deluca's (probably the best
 diner, quality wise, in town) and Ritter's.

 Lunch or Dinner: low end

 The counters at either Wholey's, or Benkovitz in the strip. Good fish
 sandwiches.

 Big Jim's in lower greenfield. A true pittsburgh neighborhood bar with
 gargantuan sandwiches, good Pizza, and good family style pasta served in
 obscenely large portions.

 Bloomfield Bridge Tavern, in Bloomfield. Good polish food.

 Mariani's Pleasure Bar, also in Bloomfield. Good family style Italian
 food. The sautéed greens and sausage appetizer is very good.

 Chiodo's in homestead. Another old-fashioned Pittsburgh bar, festooned
 with Pgh memorabilia (and even some forgetabilia). They have a good
 selection of imports, and cheap food. Their mystery sandwich is semi
 legendary.

 Lunch or Dinner: Higher end (but still traditional)

 Poli's in Squirrel Hill: Not my favorite, but a pgh institution. This
 place has been one of Pittsburgh's most popular seafood restaurants for
 decades, and hasn't changed in decades.

 Tambelini's on Rt. 51. Another longtime Pgh favorite, and a much better
 restaurant than Poli's.

 I hope this is helpful. There are many better restaurants than these,
 but for 'locality' they can't be beat.

 Ralph

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 Bug since you know how to get to the Strip (Primanti's is in the Strip),
 and I assume you will be going again, you may want to have breakfast at
 the legendary DeLuca's.  Primanti's is on 17th, DeLuca's is on Penn (the
 Strip's main street) 1900ish Penn Ave., (412) 566-2195, across from
 Pennsylvania Macaroni.  The wait for a table on Sat. can be long, but
 it's real Pittsburgh circa 1950's.  If your field trip takes you to the
 Southside try Mike and Tony's for a gyro.

 bug wrote:

 > hi. i'm looking for eating recommendations for an upcoming (february
 > 14) long-weekend trip my girlfriend and i are taking to pittsburgh
 > (valentine's day in your city for the second year in a row! isn't it
 > romantic?). last year we got some good suggestions for el cheapo
 > places that we enjoyed (primanti's, original something-or-other hot
 > dogs). we also had a great time at a restaurant called "more"
 > (mo-ray), a circa-1972-looking italianish place seemingly unchanged
 > (except for the prices) for decades!! this is exactly the kind of
 > spot i'm looking for! i want local places, old-fashioned places!
 > places with tasty food! tell me more! cheap or expensive, plain or
 > fancy! whatever! and what about breakfast?
 >
 > thanks!
 >
 > --
 > ok

 --
 L8R, Tom

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