I should give 5 stars just for the fact that someone is willing to venture into the bar/ restaurant…read morebusiness these days. 5 more stars for shining the place up as it used to be Johnny's Wife's Place, a long time staple in the community. Fun space and location. We came on a Friday night and was a little surprised to find a fairly empty bar. Thankfully for them, their liquor license is in the final approval stages and will help increase business. Until then, they do have a nice variety of complimentary alcoholic beverages to choose from. Menu is not overwhelming, which is a good thing. My smashburger was very good. Our server was very friendly and shared a few interesting facts about the reference for 1888. 1888 is the year the city of Jeannette was founded. Nice touch. We plan to return during football season to catch a few games on the large TV screens.

Great place to eat and have a beer or two. Manny, the…read morebartender, is super nice, helpful and very personable. Food variety is great. It is bar food but it is a couple notches above regular bar food. They have enough seating for larger parties or small parties. Parking is a bit challenging. Nice selection of beers, seltzer, and malt beverages. They have some really good deserts too. Would recommend this to everyone. The only problem is that it is about 30 minutes from our home...but we drive it anyway because we are treated nice, we have a great time and the food and libations are above the norm. Out it on your restaurant bucket list!

Great sweet bartender! Katie is wonderful and the good food is just a plus! I grew up on this place…read morefor breakfast,; it's changed over time but still has that nostalgic diner feel upstairs.

Came here on a late July weekday at lunchtime at this Irwin, PA. This place has an old outdated…read morewarm interior. I had the roasted chicken which was juicy but didn't offer much flavor. Service was decent but it took a long time for the order because of how they prepared it. To be fair they warned me in advance. If you're in a hurry, keep the order simple. We were there for over an hour. The minestrone soup was pretty good.

They FINALLY got their liquor license, YAY! The chicken…read morequesadilla is very good. The steak one looked very good also. Wish they had more on their menu to choose from. Maybe weekly food specials. The beer selections was very good also. Service was great, very friendly and chatty with everyone in the bar, did not ignore anyone. It still has mostly the same decor that the last owners had...but they decorated for the holidays and it looks different and really cozy, like being in someone's finished basement with a bar. Will definitely go there again.

This place was amazing! I would describe the food as artisanal. The combinations of ingredients,…read moreand actual preparation was superb. Seriously delicious food. The decor was cool, and there were three rooms with seat yourself tables. (At least three -- we didn't actually go into the "canal room," but I don't think there were more rooms beyond it.) The staff, and other patrons, were friendly in a comfortable way -- not artificial or creepy. We chose this place based on the great Yelp reviews, and I'm glad we did

Very cozy bar with no smoking inside! Love it there. The…read morefood is perfectly prepaired,and served hot! Service is very friendly and fast! Love to go there!

Don't judge a book by its cover! Good food, good service and cheap beer! What more can you ask for?!read more

So I need to say right off the bat, three stars is an average score. I'd give them a 5 for food and…read more1 for service. Ambiance is rustic country if that's your thing. We spent 2 hours here, with only 15 minutes of that actually eating our food. They were not that busy for a Friday night dinner hour. Two other tables were there when we walked in. Four more came in after us. Not a rush by any stretch of your imagination. Yet we waited to be acknowledged and never actually got a menu. Fortunately we had known going in what we wanted. Three of us ordered the exact same thing. Beer battered fish sandwiches with two pierogis as a side. One jalapeño cheese the other potato cheese. The fourth person ordered wings and the same pierogis as a side. We probably waited a good 30 minutes for the food after ordering. First out were the wings and fish sandwiches. We had asked for tartar sauce and cocktail sauce when we ordered. There was none. Just a bare piece of fish on a bun. They said the pierogis would be right out. When they came there were only 3 of the 4 sides we ordered and we had no silverware to eat them with. So we couldn't eat the sandwiches which were getting cold or the pierogis. I got up and asked the waitress for silverware and she brought 2 forks. There were 4 of us! I found out that I actually had two of the same, potato cheese pierogis. I had ordered one potato cheese and one jalapeño cheese. I guess they ran out of pierogis. Since they were out of pierogis, Mac and cheese was substituted. Then I got up again and got two more forks and 4 knives from the wait station myself. Finally the condiments came and we could eat the sandwiches. All in all the food was delicious. Some of the best wings around and the fish sandwiches were really good on a nice soft, warm bun. The homemade pierogis were worth the wait. Jumbo sized filled with cheese and served with nicely caramelized onions. Fifteen more minutes went by after finishing our meal before we were asked if we needed anything else. Just the check and we decided it was best to pay in cash or else wait 20 more minutes to use a credit card. If you go, be prepared to WAIT for everything!

Great service and atmosphere. Wings were amazing. We had 4 different flavors and all shared…read more Overall just a great local spot!

So... this restaurant is really close ...really close!! We have always lived there food, only they…read moresmoke in the restaurant! We don't! So it's take out only for us! Obviously we have our favorites! There wings-crispy ! They are whole wings huge wings! So they do have adelmoniico steak sandwich that we love! So they sold the business, unfortunately one of the owners has cancer! So to nite was our first try at the new owners! Nothing changed ! Awesome! So happy!

Let me start my review with this: The bar/restaurant is definitely a hole-in-the-wall kind of…read moreplace. It's been here as long as I've lived in the area, and I've driven by it countless times (parking lot is always buzzing), but didn't decide to stop by until quarantine 2020 hit. We're not big drinkers in my family, so we don't find ourselves wanting to sit in a smoky bar to eat a meal. We enjoy takeout, so it made sense to try the food when we did. I'm a HUGE fan of beer-battered fish, and got word of them having this every Friday (even outside of Lent, which is hard to come by)--I'm in! For $13 I got a ginormous beer-battered piece of fish on a soft roll, slaw, and fries. It was a soft fluffy batter, which normally wouldn't be my first choice (I'm all about that crispy beer batter), but it was delicious! I've ordered it a few times and it's been consistently fresh and yummy each time. My husband has ordered a few different sandwiches, and has been pleased with everything. Nothing has been knock-your-socks-off amazing, but they have solid food at great prices. I love that you can pull around the back of the building to pick up your food, separate from the bar entrance. Nothing is more awkward than hanging around a bar alone, screaming across a noisy counter, waiting for some poor bartender to stop serving drinks to check on your food order. You can avoid all that here! They take cash and credit, and get fairly busy early on the weekend. If we want to eat by 5:30, we usually order at least an hour in advance. Final note: Owned by a local family. I love supporting anything that isn't a chain, so I'll keep coming back. Even when things started getting rough this spring for small businesses (and bars in general), I've seen nothing but upbeat, positive posts from the owners on Facebook.

Such a diamond in Ligonier! I called to make reservations in the "Speak Easy" area in the bar. When…read morewe arrived, our server Ronale greeted us a guided us to a cozy table in the bar area but, not too close. You can sense the "old" feel to this restaurant. Such charm and history. Along with the menu, we received a document which briefly details the restaurant's history. After taking our drinks order, server Ronale explained menu items of significance such as their famous onion rings, homemade salad dressing and hand cut steaks. Our server kept our dinner at a comfortable pace and was aware each time we needed something. Our onion ring appetizer was superb. The French onion soup was tasty. The broth was delicious. Our steaks were expertly prepared to our liking. At the conclusion of dinner we decided to have a night cap. A dirty martini and an espresso martini sealed the deal for us. We highly recommend this restaurant. Can't wait to return for another dinner.

Such a historic spot with tons of charm. The atmosphere really makes you feel like you're somewhere…read morespecial, and the waitstaff was super friendly and welcoming. That said, the prices were kind of wild for what you get. The filet was good and cooked well, but the sides were lacking. The lobster thermador was $72 and all you got was tail meat, which felt pretty disappointing. The side salad was tiny and the house dressing was cloyingly sweet. The homemade bread was delicious and honestly one of the best parts of the meal. Dessert cakes were okay, nothing amazing. Overall, great ambiance and service, but the food didn't quite match the price.

Visited Strange Roots last night for the first time & we thoroughly enjoyed it! Great little, cozy…read morespot . Our friend's son, Carter, was performing and he was fantastic/great voice! The service was also fantastic, the bartender Riley was so friendly and gave good suggestions and let me sample a few before I decided. I went with her suggestion and had the Koolade sour beer. The place smelled delicious as soon as we walked in! We all had different variations of the honey pie (which we loved), I tried the arugula salad and it was nice, others at our table had the garlic knots & the cheesesteak and they said they were wonderful. Definitely would recommend & return.

I'm participating in the Laurel Highlands Pour Tour and this location is new this year…read more I went in not really knowing anything about it, so I had a great conversation with the bartender about the history of Strange Roots, where they brew their beer (and where the production had moved from) and the difference between their locations. They lived up to the "experimental" name because they really had some unique brews. I sampled a few and was torn between the PB&J and the Koel Aid. I ended up with the Koel Aid because it was so incredibly different than anything I had ever tried before. It very much smelled like grape juice (or very fruity wine) but was very distinctly beer. It was such a weird (but tasty) drink. I enjoyed it so much that I ended up bringing a six pack home. I didn't order any food, but they had a lot of tasty sounding pizzas that people kept coming in for take out orders for. I definitely want to go back and try their pizza and some additional beers. Of note is that it is family friendly. There were two families when I was there and the bartender said they have sponsored youth organizations and teams in the past and had their celebrations at their location.