The new owners have made some very welcomed changes. The first positive move, in my opinion, was to…read moremake the business non-smoking. Secondly, and most importantly, the quality of the food, the generous portion sizes, and the excellent service have us looking forward to coming back!

While in town we came here twice. Our first visit we came for Fish Sandwiches on a Friday. The…read moreplace was packed. The atmosphere reminds me of a typical diner with camping and wildlife decor. We ordered fairly quickly and waited longer than typical for our food. My husband did order the sandwich and loved it. Last minute I changed to the shrimp scampi, which was so good I planned to get it the second night. Instead I got chicken salad because they ran out of scampi. When we returned 2 days late they ran out of scampi. The chicken salad didn't hit the spot the same way. The oreo cheesecake was divine.

The Loose Moose Saloon is locally-owned restaurant and bar in the Baldwin/Whitehall area. The…read moreatmosphere, value, and variety of specials always have me coming back time and time again. The Loose Moose is located on Brownsville Road, right over the boarder into Whitehall from Pleasant Hills. There is plenty of signage identifying the building from the road. Additionally, there is a large private parking lot that surrounds the establishment. This visit to the Moose was on a Monday evening in July. Mondays are one of their Wing Nights, where whole wings are $1.25 each. We primarily came for this special, but also ordered some other items to enjoy with the wings. The restaurant was not too crowded at the time we arrived, which was right before 8 PM. As stated, this is a restaurant and bar. So, when you walk in, the bar is straight ahead and the restaurant part is to the right. There are several booths and tables in the restaurant part. Tables can be pushed together to allow for a larger group to dine. Most of the booths seat 4 to 6 people. It is open seating, meaning you can choose your table. The atmosphere here is very much a hometown bar vibe. There are TVs, pool tables, dart boards, and lots of life coming from the patrons and regulars. There are a few bubble gum/candy machines in the lobby. In the breezeway, there is even a cigarette vending machine. After choosing our booth, we placed our order. Being that we come here rather frequently, we ordered some favorites at this visit. To start, we chose a Combo Platter for an appetizer. This is a platter with 4 different appetizers from a specific list. We got the Zucchini, Pickles, Onion Rings, and Hot Cheese Balls. The Zucchini here is thicker, and all of the fried items have a thicker batter/breading. We liked all the items, and thought the size of the platter was very good for the price! It was enough to share with a few people. In addition to my wings, I also ordered a salad. I had the plan of eating some, and then taking the rest home for a lunch the next day. The salads here are a hidden gem, in my opinion. My personal favorite is the Chef Salad, which is what I ordered this night. It is piled HIGH with turkey, ham, pepperoni, and cheese, along with lettuce and other veggies of course. It is delicious and very satisfying since there is so much meat and protein! I would highly recommend this item for anyone coming here. Our wings came out last, about 35 minutes after we sat down. They fry all of the wings to order, so they will take longer than one might expect. However, because of this they always come to the table hot and fresh. There are several different sauce options to choose from. On this trip, I got the Loose Moose Sweet, which is similar to a Sweet Thai Chili-type sauce. My fiancé ordered Garlic Parmesan with Mild Sauce on the side. I am never disappointed with the wings, and this day was no exception. The value at The Loose Moose is hard to beat. Along with the daily specials, their regular menu is very reasonably priced. Especially considering how much food is served for the prices. The salad I always order is less than $7, and is enough to split into two meals for me. All of the appetizers are under $8, with most being under $6. It is nice to be able to visit somewhere without spending a fortune for a good meal. Plus, there are Happy Hour drink specials during those times. Service here is friendly and good. The waitresses and staff are always kind, and do get to know their customers that frequent the place. My only complaint is more-so about the management regarding this. On busy nights, such as Wing Night, the place will be packed and there will be 2 servers for the entire dining room. You can go 15+ minutes without speaking to your server. This can get frustrating. However, the actual servers themselves are not the issue there. This would definitely be an area for improvement. We enjoy coming to The Loose Moose. My parents come here weekly, and I have been many times since they first introduced me. The specials and prices are hard to beat. It is close to me, and food is good, and the people and staff are friendly. It gives hometown bar vibes, which can be comforting and enjoyable for a lot of people. I would recommend giving this place a try, but be patient if you come during a busy time!

My pap used to love this place so it does get points for nostalgia. I'm not saying this place is…read morenecessarily clean, but the food is better than what you pay for. The fried zucchini is perfect and you get large portions for a bargain. The food came hot and the service was great. Head to the loooose moooose!

Visited on a Sunday at 1:15pm, there were many empty tables, we were promptly greeted and served…read moredrinks, from there our visit went south. It took an incredibly long time for our server to take the order, so long that we had just said "let's go somewhere else", within seconds of making that statement a server appeared and took our orders. As an appetizer we had the hot pepper cheeseballs, they were mediocre and portion was small for the price. I ordered French onion soup (which I really used to like here), it was mostly broth and contained a large outer shell of onion. Mac and cheese side was $4.99 and portioned extremely small. Steak and cheese hoagie tasted good, it wasn't the steak-umm kind of meat. It was served with plenty of lettuce and tomato and came with chips that you could upgrade to fries for an up charge. The ambience is casual and noisy. We sat at a table and were repeatedly bumped by staff members. The carriage used to be one of our local go-to's but based on food quality, portions, price, and what appeared to be staffing issues, I wouldn't recommend this restaurant.

The fish sandwich is huge and good! All the smoked items are excellent too. Good sized menu and…read moregreat iced tea. Waitresses are very welcoming and helpful.

Ate lunch with friends. Great burgers onion wings. Waitress did a great job. Ice tea was always…read morekept full. Fried zucchini was also very tasty. Ate there many years ago . We will be going back for a second time in a couple of weeks

Rochester Inn was like the good, bad and ugly. We sat where we wanted, the waiter brought drinks…read morequickly, but we had to nail him after 30 more minutes so we could put the order in. The fried zucchini was a hearty portion, but had grease oozing out. My chicken fajitas were tasty and the Philly wrap was just okay. We were offered dessertand Ordered the strawberry cake. It was frozen. When the waiter finally came back, he offered another dessert. I passed. Wouldn't go back, but the bathroom was clean!!

Visited Barrel Junction today, and it was a great experience from start to finish. We started with…read moretheir seasoned wings and had the sweet chili sauce on the side--excellent flavor and cooked perfectly. We also tried the Buffalo Chicken Pizza, which actually had french fries on top. It gave it a unique twist! The pizza itself was nicely done--crispy on the bottom with a crunchy crust. The only thing we would change is just a little less buffalo sauce, but overall it was very tasty. Our waitress, Grace, was fabulous. She took care of every need and checked on us often without ever being intrusive. Her service really made the visit even better. We're already planning to come back and try the barbecue pork pizza next time!

I did not get any photos but recommended these appetizers: catfish bites, buffalo chicken dip,…read moreMediterranean dip and the meatloaf bites. Really surprised on how good each was!

Meet up with the ladies for our monthly lunch. 1st time here. We sat in the dining room which is up…read morea flight of stairs. They also offer bar and patio seating. All of our meals were generous portions. Since the restaurant was not busy I expected our waitress to check on us a little bit more often. Especially to fill our waters and check to see if we needed anything else. Brought home some wings for the hubby and not what he expected. First they advertise "JUMBO" wings (see photo). Also they were over cooked.

I love this place! And the girls who run up and down the steps are always efficient! Cheers to…read moreRiley, Monroe and cadence; I feel bad. The bartender has been there for many years and I absolutely adore her as well, but I can't remember her name Go see the girls for happy hour they'll treat you right Can't go wrong with anything on the menu if I didn't like it's because I just didn't like it. It's always been a great experience.

So this place is a long-term local favorite... You could totally tell. And not quite sure if people…read morehave become loyal because of location or because of the specials such as prime rib and really great hearty meals... But I can tell you your breakfast was very traditional. Nothing super exotic or trendy. I'm a Southern girl so I was looking forward to getting country fried steak, gravy and eggs... They're country fried steak is a special that's named after the owner or one of its friends or something... And all it is is steak and gravy... Kind of interesting for a breakfast dish. No eggs. And was one of the most expensive meals so adding eggs would have really put it over the top for breakfast. So I elected to go with a variation of hash browns that I'm accustomed to getting the south from waffle House... Scattered, diced which means tomatoes, and covered which means slice of cheese. Although they restrict the ability to buy beer and wine in grocery stores in Pennsylvania, there is no restriction on when you can get a alcoholic beverage like there is in the south... Bloody Mary with breakfast at 9:00 a.m.. there was a long line to wait for a table so my friend who's the local went to the other entrance for the package store and saw there was ample room at the bar so that's where we went. We split an omelette and got some bacon on the side. The bacon was clearly oven baked and extremely crispy and is barely flavorful. The waitress was nice and attentive at the bar. And she had the southern charm of calling us honey and sweetie even though she was younger than us. My friend says she used to come by there often when her kids were younger or for their weekly specials. It's a large restaurant so plenty of tables in the traditional space. And I guess because of not having extra weight stuff they didn't encourage sitting in the bar... We sat at the bar so had the direct attention of the bartender. You can see from the menu there's lots of options for food which is probably why it's such a popular place.

Local Monroeville flavor. Big portions... and just that hometown dive that every town needs!!…read more Being Gateway alumni, there is something nostalgic about Gateway Grill. Circling the small parking lot looking for your spot, reminiscing on the alumni sports team photos on the walls, and doing the twist in the entryway to navigate your way to your takeout, Gateway Grill is not much... but the food is usually fire!!! The pizza slices have big bubbling crusts with pepperoni so rustic cut that you will wonder if they accidentally gave you the whole piece... over and over again. Don't sleep on their meatball pizza. Because you will have basically full size meatballs for every slice... and they are delightful. We had family in and bought a large order - and we opted to try their sandwiches. The Chuck Roast sandwich and Turkey Rachel both sounded delicious... and Gateway Grill does have fresh smoked meats too! Takeout is a trip. In a full restaurant, you have to kinda stand in the way at the front counter and flag down someone to grab your order. But they definitely do a lot of to-go pizzas so you'll be able to handle it. Unfortunately, with their current to-go containers, the sandwiches ended up being sopping wet with condensation... the bottom toasted bread on both was basically dripping instead of crunchy. The fries had lost all texture too- air fryer to the rescue. I'd still recommend going - just stick to only pizza when ordering takeout until they find a way to ensure quality of other options.

The variety of homemade soups are phenomenal!! The Owner is…read morevery thoughtful. He will make it right if you aren't completely happy! Love this place!

Long wait for food and I had high hopes for this place! My meal was ok, but I didn't order steak/…read morewhich is supposed to be delicious. I would try again because it's a local owned business.