Rueben and fish sandwiches are large and delicious. Stuffed cabbage dinner is also very good…read more Service is friendly.

Emils is in some parallel universe!…read more Locals frequent the bar lovingly patting each seated patron at the bar as they enter. This place deserves to have a line waiting outside the door. Unbelievable old style favorite items on the simple menu. It is featured by Rick Seback of PBS (channel 13) fame. Look it up, I won't repeat all the good things Rick says. Google for directions and go, especially take out of town guests. It is what Pittsburgh is all about. Excellence in unexpected places!

We came for my husband's birthday tonight. We made reservations, just to make sure we would have a…read moretable. The front of the house lady was pretty busy, wearing all the hats: host, bartender, server. And she did a great job running from the patio, to the tables inside. The food was delicious! We had the smoked cheese crab dip that was served with pita. There was not a drop left in our dish. We got a couple apps and then for our entrees, we got the stuffed salmon, filet and fish sandwich. Everything was great! The prices are very reasonable on the menu for both the drinks and the food.

We came in on a Sunday afternoon. This place is absolutely phenomenal. The music was great and they…read morewere slow when we got there. The most amazing crab dip and crab cakes I've ever had in my entire life. Absolutely spectacular. The bartender was our server. Her mules and old fashioned spot on. Our food took a little while but it's all made fresh and it was soooo worth the wait.

The coolest, sweetest bar I've been to in a while. Super fun vibe! We were in on a Monday night for…read morekaraoke. Great bartenders and DJ.

Always good music and lighting. Consistent lineup of local and traveling musicians. JEPPSON'S…read moreMALORT. 2 pinball tables. Handsome regulars. Staff has gone above and beyond in ensuring the environment is safe with a zero tolerance policy on harassment or abuse of any kind, and a firm stance against hateful ideology. Hot dogs kinda rip too, don't skip em. Tip your bartender.

Amazing experience from start to finish. Loved the ambiance - felt high end without being stuffy…read more My husband and I got 2 very interesting cocktails- one was like a spicy dill margarita and one was a dirty martini with a black pepper/curry taste to it. The dirty martini was fairly pungent and strong so not sure I would get it again but I'm also not big on dirty martinis so probably just the wrong choice on my part. But the food was the star of the show. We ate so many good dishes- starting with the rainbow platter. Loved the baba ghanoush and the roasted cauliflower - those were my favorite of the 7 dishes on the platter. We also ordered the labneh, hummus with chicken and lamb shawarma, and the kafta kebabs (rolled up in some sort of tortilla) which were all fantastic! If we come back (which we will) I would just order the baba ghanoush instead of the rainbow platter, all the other dishes we ordered, and maybe one additional plate. I felt like I didn't really need the Israeli salad (tomato and cucumber) or the pickled cauliflower and radish that came on the rainbow platter. The hummus was SO soft and fluffy. This was some of the best food we've had in Pittsburgh. After having lived in a Philly for 4 years, we know good mediterranean/lebanese food and I'd be surprised if you can find better in Pittsburgh. Service was also very good.

Beautiful space! We came in without a reservation on a Wednesday. It was busy, but not crowded. We…read morewere sat quickly and enjoyed the romantic date night atmosphere. We got drinks and 4 mezze / small plates. I liked my kiss my anise cocktail. It's rye based and was peppery and lightly sweet. My husband's cocktail was slightly sweeter and smoky. We shared four plates. I thought the stuffed grape leaves were a little slimy, but otherwise delicious. The Pierogi peppers were the most interesting item for me. They were pierogi filling in a sweet pepper with crispy onion on top-kudos on that dish! Out other two plates were the seared ahi tuna which had a nice savory crust and the chicken souvlaki, which was pretty standard. Our server was friendly and pleasant. The space was beautiful. Would highly recommend coming here for cocktails and small plates, the pizza at other tables looked pretty tasty too!

We stopped by on Wednesday night around 10pm during their soft opening. We aren't hookah smokers…read morebut wanted to support a locally owned business, especially since they're taking over a space that has been vacant for years. They have coffee, tea, mocktails, and it's BYOB and we brought along some beers. The inside has a pretty big bar area, seating on a comfy couch, and some other chairs. There is also an outdoor patio in the back. The inside is moody without being too dark and has vibes reminiscent of a jazz bar. We talked with one of the owners, Max, and we chatted about all the work it took to revamp a space that had been vacant for years. Max was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable about hookah and wants to turn his space in a community third space with lots of events. The staff was really nice and their grand opening is this weekend with live jazz. Wishing them success!!

This has the vibe of a beat up speakeasy, which I loved. It was very intimate and the status…read moreextremely attentive. The hookah was excellent, but be aware the menu online isn't accurate. They do a seasonal rotating menu. I wish they served alcohol, but it is byob, so that doesn't really matter. Other than that I'll definitely go back. It was not your standard Pittsburgh experience for once.

I didn't take many pictures but I loved how the first room is a completely different than the main…read morebar. It was fun to come into the main bar and to have an entirely different feel. We did pay a $10 cover, but it included a drink ticket. Not too crowded and our drinks were served promptly. Lots of fun holiday drink options. Fun bar if you're with a group of friends or family.

We checked out Mixtape's newest pop up, Dannyland, which is inspired by artist Danny Devine's…read moresketches, murals, and his favorite East End establishments! Part art exhibit, part art gallery (where you can buy some the art on the walls!), and part dance party, it was a vibe. The cocktails they had were my favorites yet at Mixtape, especially the key lime pie-esque Simply Devine and the tropical Devine Intervention. $1 from each Devine Intervention sold during the month of June will be donated to non profit Danny Devine Studio foundation! They also have an expanded plant based food menu now - as a voracious meat eater, I still enjoyed it. Dannyland runs through the end of August!

Good quality drinks and "sticks", just gotta get there early otherwise it's standing-room only.read more

Food is delish and smoker friendly! Staff are very personable and highly recommended! Parking is…read morelimited though

Place is veru clean. Friendly service. Food was fresh and very good. I will come back…read more Had beef vegetables soup, BLT. excellent. Not sure why the overall rating is so low. Def good place.

First time there and was not disappointed! Salad, Crab stuff Mushrooms and Wings were on point!…read moreMichelle our server was very attentive and friendly!!

A lounge to hang out, drink, and have great conversation…read more Make sure to take a round fruit in so that the worker there can make a fruit bowl for your hookah. The draw is tastier and a lot smoother. In case you're afraid of germs or are sick, they give you disposable mouth pieces for the hookah. The occasional person will be in there with a laptop and a hookah for one. Sometimes a group will be there with some drinks. It's a very casual, laid back vibe. The owner will play all sorts of tunes/ music videos on the flat screen tv up on the screen. It ranges from Bollywood type tunes, to 80s, to recent rock and top 40 pop charts. It's a bop. :) The place is mildly expensive. Around $20 for one round of hookah? There is also a fee of a few dollars if you bring your own beer/ alcohol.

This place happened to be walking distance from our Airbnb, which was exciting considering we were…read moreplanning on coming here anyway after finding it on Yelp. The space itself is the only downside - it's small and the seating is not very comfortable or conducive to relaxation. The vibe inside is nice, however, and they were playing a combination of Middle Eastern and American pop music videos while we were there. The staff was very friendly and attentive- I didn't catch the girl's name but she was very knowledgeable about hookah and had some good tips for us. The flavor was great- we had to try the house-made "Pussy Juice" flavor, which was a combination of different fruits and had a really nice citrus-y bite. My boyfriend wanted to buy some to smoke in his hookah at home but they don't sell it except for on-site use.

Just based on the food ... EXCELLENT…read more I have ordered the steak salad a couple times before and it is one of the best Pittsburgh steak salads I've ever had. EVERYTHING on the salad is fresh. And when I say fresh I mean FRESH. You can absolutely tell the steak and fries are not frozen like other similar places around Pittsburgh use. Fries are fresh cut and steak is real steak. Portions are very nice (big) and pricing is reasonable. This is my 'go to' for a Pittsburgh steak salad.

I always get my food to go. No particular reason why. I just do…read more Food has always been good for me. No complaints.