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Don't buy those old pre-made arrangements from the grocery store or the overpriced stingy bunch of flowers from other places. Come here- the service is great and the price is very reasonable. \n\nWithout realizing it, we walked in 5 minutes before closing time. Regardless, the owner greeted us warmly and said she would be happy to help us. I told her I didn't know anything about flowers, so she asked for a price range and the proceeded to select and arrange a fresh bouquet. Even though it was the end of the day, the flowers were still perky and the arrangement was spectacular. Couldn't have been happier and will recommend it to everyone I know. | 12
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An abomination....the billing department is run by a level of incompetence of which the likes have never been seen. Ever get a bill 2 yrs late, then pay over the phone with a credit card, only to have the payment never recorded and then receive harassing phone calls? Well I just did.... | 01
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Absolutely wretched and incompetent billing department. Overcharged four months in a row, called every month and was repeatedly told it would be fixed. I went to American Express to file a dispute and at least they were able to reverse the four overcharges. Even after that, I was randomly charged for a system upgrade that never happened. I am considering filing a complaint with the better business bureau and the attorney general. | 01
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If I could leave ADT Security a negative review I would. This is the worst company as far as billing & customer service are concerned. I work for a General Contractor on the West Coast and we use ADT for our clients. Security patrol is standard, but the problem is that their invoices are obscure to the point of insensible, referencing 3 other invoices that were never received. The only way that you can view the invoices is to login to their website with a password no one has, from a letter that is only mailed out the jobsite. I AM NOT AT THE JOBSITE WHERE CONSTRUCTION IS DONE, I am in the business office where we pay bills. Their CSRs put you on hold for 10-15 minutes at a time only to tell you lies about what they can do, then you have to call back and deal with them all over again when the lies are uncovered. They are the worst company, do yourself a favor and stay away from them. | 01
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The service is not that amazing, it's almost as if they don't care to have a business. I've dealt with them for large orders and while meeting the deadlines they request, it's never enough. They usually don't have your requested kegs and will tell you to order earlier (which by experience still does not help). \n\nThe saving grace is likely for individual sales. From the times I've had go to the store to pick up our \""deliveries\"" (ie. nearly every time), it looked like they had a decent selection from the wall for cases...but who knows if they actually carry the selection. | 01
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Come here instead of D's if you need to buy cases of beer. They're cheaper than D's and everything is easy to find. Thanks to the peeps at D's for the referral. | 12
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This place was great! I was a little bit let down by the Chicago hot dog as it had too much mustard. That said, however, I was really excited by the beer selection and the neon green relish. If you're looking for a chill meal, this is a great place to check out! | 12
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This is a great place to go if you're in the 'burgh. This small joint expanded in the last year. great dogs and a huge selection of beer, imported and otherwise. Service has always been decent and better. Sports agames are often on the TV so get ready for that. Atmosphere is pretty neat- there's a weird mural in the larger seating area that's worth a peek and a air duct in top of the room that's cleverly painted like a wooden beam- can't get over that. I am a fan. Go here- then go catch a movie at Regent Square theater up the street. | 12
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Frosty drafts, the best veggie dog I've ever tasted, and delicious whole wheat-crust pizza. Thankfully, since their beer selection is vast and ranges from relatively cheap to ridiculous, the food is generally well-priced. Toning it down on the drinks can easily bring your bill down to a manageable twenty bucks for two people. They get a little extra bump from me because they so graciously hosted the Pittsburgh Beer Society for a long time, AND gave PBS members 10% off their beers. The downside? Service can be spastic, and I've never seen each person at a table get each of their meals at the same time. One person can scarf down two (delicious) Chicago dogs long before their partner receives their (equally delicious) calzone. \n\nBut Omar, hipsters and yuppies? Aside from the occasional pair of skinny jeans and a trucker cap or two, I've seen mostly families taking advantage of D's great prices and groups of friends chatting and sharing drinks. It's definitely not a place to go to see and be seen, which suits me just fine. | 12
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One of the few reasons I may miss Pittsburgh when I go to grad school. The hot dogs are piled on high with the best, fattiest stuff I can muster up, and the beer selection is one of the best in Allegheny Co. Great for a night out with friends, followed by indie movies at the Regent Square Theatre across the street. | 12
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In my final meal in Pittsburgh, I finally had the closest thing to a Pittsburgh sandwich and that was the Big Ben Hot Dog with cole slaw, fries, and a cheese sauce. It oddly worked and I enjoyed the meal before I had to hit the road. The fries our table shared was also a winner as they were crispy and uniformly cut and fluffy potato goodness in the middle. Definitely a great cheap eats spot. | 12
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D's is the 'it' place for Pittsburgh... especially for those that like beer. There are several Belgian pubs around Pittsburgh, but D's is a whole different experience. \n\nYes, the cave is like a candy shop. The cave is located in the back of the left side. The first time I went (after reading Yelp reviews) I was a little intimidated to head straight past the bar. It's not like BevMo so don't expect to save a lot on a six pack but if you're interested in sampling and trying out different craft or imported beer it's the place. Plus, who can resist a cheap, filling hot dog?\n\nHm.. hungry. I'm going there now. | 12
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I came here with a bunch of Russian language students who go to the University of Pittsburgh, figuring locals and Russian speakers would know the best bars. I was not wrong.\n\nThis place is absolutely awesome, with an impressive beer selection and great prices. The staff is spot on with suggestions and somehow able to keep up with about 100 simultaneous and separate tabs going at once. At happy hour, I had incredible Belgian wheat beer for about $3 and even the pizza wasn't bad. \n\nFor the upscale beer they serve, the place isn't trendy or yuppie. You go to the cooler in the back and just grab your own bottle or ask for a pour of whatever they have on draft (it changes often). They even let you make your own six packs and walk off with them. \n\nThe music is good, and not played too loud so that you can talk to your fellow pubcrawlers. Highest endorsement.\n\nTo Rob, ogromnoye spaceba! | 12
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great beer selection and good dogz. | 12
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Rupe Rankings of note:\n- #1: crave factor\n- #1: signature sandwich (hotdog)\n- #1: beer selection\n- #2: pizza\n- #2: fries\n\nMenu recommendations:\n- chili cheese dog\n- scorpassi (kielbasa with jalapenos)\n- garden pizza\n- plain fries\n- any brew you haven' t had or from blue point, ommegang or bell's\n\nWhy you would go:\n- 1000+ bottled beers on hand for on-premise consumption or customized 6-pack creation\n- 30-40 brews on tap for pints or take-away growlers\n- awesome pub food\n- miller lite for cheap (in the new fully-stocked upstairs bar)\n- roll-up doors on the restaurant side for quasi-outdoor seating\n\nWhy you wouldn't go:\n- with a larger group (more than 4 people)\n- seeking a quiet evening spot for kids (afternoons are fine for kids)\n- unwilling to pay the premium for micro / craft / import brews\n- unable to parallel park\n\nOverall impression:\nTerriffic neighborhood place for a small group to grab some terribly unhealthy food and try some new beers. | 12
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good selection of beers*, but the food is appalling. sysco-truk curly fries and run-of-the-mill hotdogs that don't even have natural casings. puh-leez. if you're gonna put \""dogz\"" in the name of your restaurant at least try to serve something better than what you can get on sale at giant eagle. \n\nno joke: I prefer the O. their fries are made out of potatoes and their dogs have real casings. \n\n* and by \""good\"" I mean \""good for PA\"" where liquor laws are an absurd kafkaesque mess and a lindeman's geuze is about as interesting as it gets (for like $15, natch) | 01
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This is our favorite neighborhood restaurant. They serve \""bar food\"", but there's a nice variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. My favorite items on the menu are the veggie dogs, pizza, and soft pretzels. \n\nYou can't beat their beer selection. Make sure to visit the beer cave while you are there and their section of take-out beer for an even larger selection. | 12
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First stop on my Midwest Brew Crawl with the BF! \nThe BF ate here once last year and loved it so much that we decided that we needed to make it our first stop on our road trip to Minnesota. We planned our departure time so that we could get here at lunch (it was a mere 7 hour drive!) \nWe both ordered the Bacon Cheese all beef dog (hot dog with bacon and melted cheddar on top) plus a corn dog, dusted wings and two root beers. We didn't try any of the beers on tap since we still had a lot of driving ahead of us. The Bacon Cheese was ridiculously good and I wished that I could have finished it. Unfortunately I hogged pretty much all of the corn dog since it was AMAZING!!! The wings were also really good, maybe even among the top three chicken wings that we had the whole trip.\nI would definitely recommend this place to anyone who is in the Pittsburgh area or anyone who is crazy enough to drive 7 hours for a hot dog. | 12
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I'm over it. \n\nToo many instances of bad service. Though that one woman who I have seen working there for a long time is solid. But going back to what I started with; seems like the inmates are running the prison these days. \n\nThe beer to-go costs more here than it does in New York City or Brooklyn. Think about that people.\n\n(The Monroeville location is better, imo.) | 01
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I'm not from PA, I'm from VA. In VA I worked at a wine and beer bar, where we served and I tasted some of the best beers in the world. And in VA we don't have absurd old beer and wine control laws, meaning our access to reasonably priced, intelligently stocked beer is much higher than pittsburgh. That said, the best selection of beer I've found in this city has been at D's. You will find a number of american craft brews, trappist ales, etc. The only problem is the price... which is solvable. D's has a great system, if you buy a bottle of beer to take out of the restaurant they take 1 dollar off the bottle. This dollar off doesn't matter when you consider how small a normal bottle is, but when you look at the larger bottles it does. The prices for their larger bottles with the dollar off are not much higher than you would pay in a specialty beer shop in a less regulated state. The only problem is that you have to commit to drinking three or four beers instead of one - I'm not really seeing the issue with that, but I'm sure someone will. \n\nAlso, I've never eaten here, because hot dogs are generally not good. Furthermore, I'm not sure why anyone would go to a hot-dog joint and expect good service. So ignore anyone talking about hot-dogs and come here for the beer. Finally, parking sucks there's a lot of very busy restaurants and businesses on the same street, so expect to walk a little. | 12
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Draft Belgian beer and a Mason Dixon dog. | 12
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Enter into D's (after figuring out the correct door - I still make this mistake) and you'll be greeted by a long draft bar. For Chrissakes, they have Delirium on tap! The real jewel, though, is in the back. You have the beer cave with hundreds of different types of cold beers for carry out, or you can build your own six pack from the unchilled beers and chill them on the spot. D's is still the only place I've ever found the elusive Hopfenweisen by SchneiderWeiss and Brooklyn Brewery, perhaps the best beer I've ever had.\n\nWhile D's is worth it for the beer alone, the food's not bad either. The pizza is average, but they truly do have the best hot dogs in the city.\n\nFinally, bring a growler or buy one of theirs. Prices are reasonable and the selection is outstanding. | 12
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Beer cave!! | 12
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I don't understand the hype for D's, although I guess their beer selection *does* rule. If selection drives your decision-making, definitely head on over. However, if you'd like to receive anything other than slow, resentful service from your waitstaff, or food that is anything above sub-par, head on by without stopping. I've lived just down Forbes from D's for 3 yrs, and walk down there with friends a lot during the summer and early fall. I'm also a former bartender and waitress, so I can say with experience and certainty that I've received just downright terrible service there about 80% of the times I've been. Once, a friend and I stopped in for lunch with her kids and ended up waiting for the check 18 minutes after we'd asked to receive it. We were both fuming, and the waitress just looked annoyed and kept ignoring us to chat with her buddy. Another time, my husband and I came in 15 minutes before the ordering deadline, and watched as the waitress did not approach our table until exactly the cut-off time. She proudly announced that we could no longer order food (we just wanted pretzels, for god's sake). Food is pretty lackluster, although it's a nice touch that they have veggie dogs. Upstairs, expect about the same level of service, with a douchy element of annoyed resentment from the bartender, along with even douchy-ier clientele. \n\nI know D's is a favorite neighborhood place, but I'm tired of the abuse from waitstaff who look annoyed that I'm even there. If this was just a once-in-a-while occurrence, I'd be forgiving, but 3 years is long enough to judge. | 01
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Obviously the great rep of this place is their beer selection. A lot of bottles. Decent tap selection, though you are guaranteed to have a rather lopsided selection among the taps.\n\nFood is fair; I've yet to go there with others and have our whole meal come out at once. Salad will come first, then a couple of dogs, then fries. If you are polite and civil and believe in not eating until everyone is served, well, let's just say that no one ever taught the manager, cooks or servers here that lesson.\n\nNow, their service: Really lackluster. \""Entitled\"" is the word I would use. It pains me to give them 15%, because honestly, they don't earn it, even when I was a regular and knew some of them by name. Meh. | 01
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Everyone is so nice, tons of different beers to choose from, including a mix your own 6 pack deal and, just 3 words, Mason Dixon Dog! | 12
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D's is a fantastic place with food! Reasonably priced and a nice atmosphere! Can get crowded but that's because it's soooo good! I love the selection of beer, it always me to try out a new beer without having to buy a whole case! | 12
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I am not huge on hot dogs or beer. However, I am huge on add-ons. This is where D's comes in. I totally recommend the chihuahua hot dog. It has avocado!!! The wings are delish too. This place is a must go for beer lovers. I am still the light and sweet kinda beer person, so I tried something with raspberry notes in it, and LOVED it! Oh and the fries are awe-frickin-some!! My second fave in the city after Point Brugge. | 12
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Awful service; took us 2 and a half hours to get our food and the waiter forgot several items (then added a few beers we didn't order on to our tab; I'm assuming because he thought we were too drunk to notice.) Then we find out that after we had nicely split the tab for them (even adding in an extra $10 on top of the grat because we were too lazy to re-do the math) that they wouldn't split the check? In the time we argued about it, you could have run the 3 credit cards we had and been done with it.\n\nHad to argue with the manager (who was completely unhelpful, with one of the waiters standing behind her and being rude to me for backup) for 10 minutes and they didn't give us an inch. I would have stiffed the waiter for the awful service if I could have; but we got gratted so I didn't even have that option.\n\nIf you want to come here with more than 3 people, avoid D's. Their beer is severely overpriced ($10 for a beer I can get at Sharp Edge for $6? no thanks!) and the food is the same fried garbage covered in cheese you can get at any other bar in Pittsburgh.\n\nIn other words, don't come here. I used to like this place, but tonight was such a bad experience I'll just go to one of the other places in Pittsburgh that serves hot dogs, french fries and beer. There are plenty of them, I won't miss D's at all. | 01
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Crowded bar atmosphere, spectacular beer selection, good bar food. Great hot dogs. | 12
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we love to go to this place when we are in visiting the in-laws. it's a great place to meet up with old friends, order greasy food, drink craft beer, and catch up in a relaxed setting. The place can get kind of loud at night so make sure your group of friends aren't hard of hearing. The craft beer selection is excellent. You can make your own six pack to go or drink any one of the unique beers in-house. They also have beers on tap for a cheap price. Food wise, their wings are decent and the pizza is greasy and cheesy. The place is pretty bare bones 'burgh style. Not trying to be something it's not, but still offering unique, quality beer from around the world. For that I give it my fandome and return business. | 12
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It was either Mother Theresa or the Baha Men who said \""Who let the dogs out?\"" and I must say, I was glad someone let my bacon cheddar dog out of the kitchen and into my stomach. Dee-licious!\n\nStopped in here before seeing a movie at the Regent Square Theater for some beers, dogs and chili cheese fries. I had two IPAs that were good and reasonably priced. I couldn't finish the fries so I took them with me to the movie theater and the lady didn't mind that I brought them in. I finished them fairly quickly once the movie started (I was seeing the Swedish version of \""Girl with the Dragon Tattoo\"" so this was a while ago.)\n\nAlso, since I was just visiting town, I didn't have a car and I rode the bus there all the way by myself!\n\nSo the point is, you can eat here and get a great dog and good beer, and you can also take the bus here and then see a movie. | 12
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Yum! I think Ive been here three times since moving to PGH, \n\nFav dogs: Chihuahua , Brat, and Chicago style dog. Never tried other entrees but their fries are nice and crispy. \n\nThey have plenty of Belgian beers to choose from a bonus in my beer book.\n\nBeers: usually a good variety on tap plus tons of variety if you need to one stop shop and pick some six packs up in the back. \n\nWarning though if it is a busy summer evening you can wait up to one hour for your dog I think this is because they have tiny kitchen behind the bar. So if you're super hungry go early or later or fill up on their beer first. \n\nAlso this doesn't really bother me i still ate my food but the guy cooking the food didn't wear gloves and did touch the food with his bare hands often. If you're OCD maybe just get a beer or don't sit at the bar where you can see this. Don't worry he didn't pick anything up off the floor and put it back on plates, i checked. :) | 12
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This place is like my second home. Not just because of the beer. Not just because of the great food - like hot dogs, pizza, burgers, salads. But, because I just love the atmosphere there. The staff is awesome. The people who eat/drink there are always there to just have a good time while enjoying having a few great beers.\nI recommend this place for anyone that just wants a beer, anyone who loves hot dogs, etc. Their pizza is actually REALLY good.\n\nOh, and they have gluten free beers, which is good since I don't eat/drink anything with gluten in it! | 12
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This is paradise for beer connoisseurs. A range of beer that confuses, bedazzles and quenches you thirst for quality brews. The selection on lager and ales on tap as well as in the 'beer cave' make this place one of a kind. The special hummus, fries, hot dogz, and pizza make it the perfect hangout place any given day in Pittsburgh | 12
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The mac n cheese dog I had was just ok, but the Mason Dixon with its slaw and chili was killer. The fries and barbeque wings were just as good. I also liked the atmosphere, the mural, and the employees who were really nice and honest and helpful. It's in a cool neighborhood too. Go! | 12
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D's is a great dive bar in Regent Square. I had a Chicago-style dog with bacon, and fries to go, for around $6. The dog looked like a chef put some real love into it - it was picture perfect, lightly dusted with celery salt, relish tucked in like it was ready for a commercial. The taste was perfect! The fries were awesome - batter-dipped, super hot, crispy and just salty enough to not need extra. I'll definitely be back. Not a lot of joints know how to do a good Chicago dog. Good cheap eats. | 12
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I love this place. My fiance and I moved to the Regent Square area in May and we've been to D's multiple times in the three or so months since. The food is good--fairly typical bar fare--but it's the beer that keeps bringing us back. Their selection is huge (see: beer cave) and I've had some amazing beers that I didn't know even existed. The employees really know their stuff and will help you pick a beer if you don't know what you want. My fiancee is not a huge beer fan but the bartenders/waitstaff have been successful in finding him something he likes. They also have at least three gluten-free beers for those with gluten sensitivities. The atmosphere is not too loud or crazy and is a nice place to go if you want to be able to hear your companions.\n\nThe sad part is that D's closes fairly early--the bar closes at 11 on Sunday-Wednesday and midnight on Thursday-Saturday. The kitchen closes an hour before the bar. | 12
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If you're like me, you probably enjoy watching people eat hot dogs and will want to make D's a destination when hanging in the 'burgh. \n\nWhat? I can't be the only one. Seriously? Fine. Then excuuuUUUuuuse me. I'll rephrase for the supposed masses.\n\nIf you enjoy eating hot dogs, you'll want to make D's a destination when hanging in the 'burgh. It's a great place to go and get some tubed meat in a variety of different mix and match combinations and also a great place to meet new people... perhaps you'll even meet someone who shares your love of you eating hot dogs and you can shower them with many moments of which they can watch you eat your beloved wieners and y'all can live happily ever after. \n\nNo? Ugh, fine. Then just eat the damn hot dog all by your lonesome. See if I care.\n\nI came in with a group of friends for a semi-liquid lunch and though it was the beer cave that brought us in, I was secretly more excited about watching my friends eat hot dogs. You see, I'd been feeling super sick for the entire duration on my Pittsburgh road trip. I think it was a bad Cholera strain. Anyway, my party of six allowed me to sleep in extra late while they wandered around some graveyard by our hotel with scones until I was all puked out and ready see what the light of day looks like. I was feeling bummed that I had to hibernate through my original morning plan of going to the zoo, but the thought getting to see my pals suck down chili dogs all Jack & Diane style really helped lift my spirits.\n\nWe walked in, sat down and I was immediately excited to be sitting across from their epic celebrity mural. It's like a pop-culture/history 'Where's Waldo', only there's no Waldo, and instead Gandalf, Wolverine, John Candy, and more. I spent the entire time between ordering and the food coming out staring at the wall and finding new peeps. My only gripe on the artwork is that the mural was seriously lacking in Bill Murray biz-nasty, so for that I have to subtract a star. Okay, no. I'm only (half) joking about the star thing. I'm actually deducting the star because their veggie dog was pretty damn terrible. I mean, the toppings (I got the chihuahua with cheese and jalapenos) were fine, but I think I've microwaved dogs that tasted better than theirs. It was so freaking rubbery and tough and chewy... like bad calamari or trying to chew a whole pack of rock hard Bazooka Joe at once. My jaw was tired from trying to force my tearing teeth into that little soy sausage but the worst part is that I had to devote so much extra time to eating my stupid wiener that I missed being able to watch my friends eat their hot dogs. Boo-urns. Next time, I'll skip the veggie dog and go with a wrap or pizza or burger or something that'll allow for more wiener-peeping.\n\nOn the other hand, the veggie pub fries were damn good and something I resented having to offer to share them with my friends... but I did offer because I felt like it would detract from them getting 'weirded out' at my wanting to gawk at them like I bought a ticket to watch them eat hot dogs... even though that wishful thought didn't pan out anyway thanks to the lackluster veg-dog I ended up with. \n\nTheir beer selection was stellar and their beer cave in back was a fun shopping experience and great place to find a few rarities. They actually had the Rogue Voodoo Doughnut bombers that you can hardly ever find. Unfortunately, my sickness impaired me from imbibing and I actually spent the latter half of the time there barfing in the bathroom (not to the fault of D's) while my friends shopped for a bevy of beer in the cave. Also worth mentioning is how friendly everyone here was. Lots of helpful staff members and even the other ladies in the bathroom who were concerned with my hurling to the point where they wouldn't leave me alone and I had to lie and say that it was no big deal, I was in my first trimester and the morning sickness was getting the best of me. Very nice people those Pittsburgh folk are. | 12
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Chicago dog was awesome. Great selection of craft beers on draft too! | 12
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I don't come here to eat much, I usually come for the beer cave. Best build-your-own six pack joint in the city! | 12
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I tried to go here for the second time today. I say tried because I sat at the bar for about 7 mins with 3 people walking around behind it and no one even acknowledging I was there. I ended up going next door to The Map Room for lunch.\n\nThe first time I had gone I had a server come and take my order, a kitchen guy ran it out, and then no one ever came back for 45 mins. I went to the counter for my check and thought that I wouldn't give it another go. Well, you can't say I didn't try.\n\n I had the barbeque chicken pizza the first time and it wasn't bad, but its not a place I'd make my go to pizza place. | 01
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Came here for lunch after a long day on the road\n\nIt's a beer and bar place.\n\nThey have a variety of beer, they have a room all the way in the back with lots of different beer and a separate room displaying other kinds of beer. They also have outdoor seating. It's like 2 shops next to each other separated by a hall way. I didn't even know there was a spot next door until I went to the restroom.\n\nThe fries are good.\nThey offer pizza and other goodies too.\nThey have many types of different types of dogs. I had the veggie red alert which is spicy. They have 3 kinds of hot dogs so it caters even to the vegetarian. Regular dog, beef dog and veggie dog. You have unlimited toppings - mushrooms, onions, creamy avocado etc. The dog came in this little boat sized paper tray. I find it very hard to eat because all of the toppings would fall off to the table, but they do have paper towels for you to put underneath if you want to do this so you can eat whatever falls off. The veggie dog tasted like the real thing. They also have dogs of the day. \nQuite an interesting place but worth the visit in a little town. | 12
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Hot dogs were delicious and fun to mix and match toppings. They do fried dogs too and it's great. Beer selection is obviously fantastic. Check our their beer cave! | 12
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D'z is hands down my favorite go to spot for good eats. I love their wings and their hot dogs. \nEverytime I go there i am greeted with fun young employees ready to serve or offer suggestions about their latest brews. Their draft list changes constantly so there's no sense in trying to remember which beer you had there the week before. Plus their beer cave is great with hundreds of different bottles to choose from all listed by the region from which they came. They also have a small cooler with about 150 different varieties of beer that are already chilled for your liking. Even if you get a warm beer, they have this ice cold dunk tank to put your bottle in that gets it nice and chilly for you in just a few minutes. That by far is my favorite aspect of D'z. If you choose to take beer home with you they also have a discount of $1.00 per bottle of every beer you take with you(excluding the pre-made six packs). So sometimes we get a six pack of variety beers at a lower cost than paying for them individually. On to the food:\n\nI love their wings and hot dogs and my masterful veggie burger creation. We always order the BBQ sauce because it taste so gooooood and their wings are nice and crispy and hot and smothered in plenty of sauce that you will be licking your fingers. We've tried almost all their dogs expect 2 and my favorite is the mac and cheese dog(w/ ketchup) and the chihuahua dog which is avocado, shredded cheddar cheese and jalapenos, my fiance enjoys a classic Chicago dog. The have delicious sauerkraut that i enjoy as well so i usually get a side for only 99 cents. Can't beat that price. Now when it comes to the veggie burger i love the way it taste. I do it up real nice by getting that black n blue topping which is blue cheese and cajun seasoning. I add bacon, onion, mushrooms, avocado, tomato, lettuce and their spicy mayo/double dip sauce. It is hands down the best burger i've ordered in a loooong time. \n\nIf your looking for a fun hangout spot for you and your buddies or even a tasty treat for the kids then D'z is where it's at!!! It gives you the feeling of just a fun place to be on the weekend or even the weekdays. \n\nDue to an unfortunate circumstance of eating at a different hotdog shop during restaurant week, my fiance would have proposed to me at D'z. We truly regret not waiting to go here but time was of the essence. D'z you truly are my favorite spot to be any day at any time and you will always be the place i wish i would have been proposed to at!!!!!!!!!! | 12
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D'z dogs is the best. All the employees seem to want to be here. Nothing is better then when your food provider is excited about what he/she is doing. Come try a scorpion dog.!!!! | 12
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Went here after a run in nearby Frick Park, which I felt gave me license to have a (delicious) hot dog washed down with a few great beers. I can't wait to return! | 12
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Last night was my first time at D's. The beer cave was amazing! I'm not a fan of beer but can appreciate a vast selection. I went straight for the cider. The lively energy of this place was incontestable. No frills, down-to-earth place where you can kick it back with a beer (or in my case a cider) and enjoy company with friends. It was a perfect ending to our movie night at the Regent Square Theater. With smiles planted on our faces after watching a dark comedy, going to D's only extended our happy mood. Before leaving I went back to the beer cave for more cider. Good stuff, good stuff! | 12
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This really is a great place. It's hard to find fault with anything here! Great owner, superb bar food, and oh, the huge selection of craft beer. And I'm not talking about the massive collection in the beer cave!! The commitment to have 5 or 6 local brews (Helltown included) on tap in a rotating \""local\"" draft corner is music to my ears. Had Helltown's Reaper Harvest Ale last night and it was fabulous. I've had quite a few local brews here as well as a selection of other crafts. I love having exciting draft beer choices!\n\nThe food is really good too! Wings, dogs, veggie dogs...these aren't just your typical ballpark quality dogs. Nah, these are amazing. The buns, the all beef dog with that welcome \""snap\"" when you bite it...yum. Plus the selection of options will keep you coming back to try more and more. The daily specials are worth watching - the 10 wings for $5 on Monday is a bargain!!\n\nSince they don't serve cheapo food or beer, the price reflects that. 2 draft beers and 2 hotdogs is close to $25. But hey, enjoy it. The crowd is cool, the atmosphere is terrific, and the beer selection is among the best in the city. I'll keep coming back. For sure! | 12
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Was at D's this afternoon! I was so excited to find real vienna Hot Dogs in Pittsburgh since I am a born and raised Chicago guy. They were good dogs, had mine Chicago Style of course! Not sure it was Pollmans Mustard. It the buns had poppy seeds! A great place with plenty of atmosphere! | 12
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i really like this place and if i were in squirrel hill more often, i'd definitely visit more. there is only one reason i gave it 4 instead of 5 stars, but i'll get to that in a minute.\nthe first i had heard of d's was their six pack shop. they have a large selection of room-temp, cold, domestic, craft, import, normal-size, giant bottles that you can make your own 6 pack with. this was the first place i had ever been to with those kind of options, but now i realize (here's why one star is taken off) the prices for 6 packs are not nearly as wonderful as the selection. now, obviously, with mixed bottles, the price will go up, especially if you have expensive kinds in there. but it seems they charge full price per bottle, which is a pretty lousy deal in the end.\nbut prices for eat/drink-in are totally acceptable! in fact, i don't believe i had ever eaten at d's until a recent yelp event. their hot dogz are FANTASTIC and i only had a beef dog with sauerkraut, not exactly anything fancy. i also got to sample their hummus and dry-rub bbq wings, both of which were also super tasty.\nthe service is always really friendly here too. there's plenty of room to sit down (bar, table, \""loft\"" upstairs with a bar and a few tables). and there's even darts upstairs, too.\nd's is definitely worth checking out and if you've never seen the 6-pack \""cave\"", at least take a browse, buy one if you're feeling spendy or simply don't have a place like this anywhere near you. | 12
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Wonderful place for a great casual meal! Their Beer Cave and excellent make your own 6-pack/draft beer selection are well known. As someone who was not able to drink I was equally impressed by their delicious rootbeer also on draft. We had the Vegetarian Pub Fries to start, which was a large helping of french fries smothered in cheese and avocado with a side of ranch. I had the Chihuahua hot dog with a veggie hot dog and added grilled onions and my partner had a specialty Octoberfest hot dog. Both were large and delicious. We did not have to wait long for a Friday night and the service was excellent. The space tends to be crowded so this is not the place to go for a quiet fancy dinner, but the food and drinks were excellent and we will definitely be back. | 12
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My favorite place in regent square. you haven't experienced pittsburgh until you've had a hot dog and a beer at d's.if you go on thursday nights the typically have a different brewery featured where they'll have 5 or 6 of their beers on tap | 12
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D's is one of our favorite places in Pittsburgh. It's nice to have an easy, fun, casual place to get some good eats and a nice beer. As a vegetarian who still likes to pretend to eat meat, I so appreciate their multiple veggie options. Nearly any item on the menu can be made in a vegetarian version. Their special dogs (dog of the month) are usually a lot of fun. My favorite was the Thanksgiving dog back in November, with corn, mashed potatoes, cranberry, and stuffing. It was amazing! I came twice to have one in November. \n\nTheir beer list has to be the best I've seen in the city. Lots of great stuff on tap and a huge bottle room. \n\nSince we like to bring our toddler to dine with us, I'm always so happy that they are so friendly and accommodating with kids. He loves their mac and cheese and grilled cheese sandwiches, though I think he likes their crayons more.\n\nFor a fun family dinner, a good beer, watching a game, getting together with friends, or just experimenting with a new Belgian brew, I strongly recommend D's. | 12
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Went here today for the first time and I couldn't be more pleased with my experience. We sat downstairs in the dining area, on the same side where they keep all their beers. We were seated immediately and our server was quick to greet us. My boyfriend and I each ordered a draft beer. He had an IPA by Sierra Nevada and I had the Boulder Shake Chocolate Porter. Both were awesome and their draft list is decent. About 15-20 craft beers on tap. \n\nWe each ordered a sandwich. Their menu wasn't large but they had more than just your typical bar food, definitely more interesting items. I got a chicken sandwich named the chihuahua--chicken, avocado, cheddar cheese, salsa and jalape\u00f1os. It was amazing! Their sandwiches automatically come with chips (which I'm never a fan of) but I was able to substitute them for French fries. Their fries were amazing, they were the kind that are battered and those are my favorite (very few places around the burgh sell them like that) so this was very exciting to me. Overall the price isn't bad either which was awesome. After dinner my boyfriend and I both go my 6 packs to go.. They have an awesome selection.. Over 1,000 beers in their beer room (all beers are warm) but they do also have a cooler which has less beers but still not a bad selection. \n\nI honestly couldn't be happier with my experience. | 12
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As if this place needs another glowing review!\n\nWhen I first moved to Pittsburgh, a local clued me in to the wonders of D's. She leaned forward and whispered, \""....yeah 'suchandsuchbar' is alright, but if you want the BEST beer selection in Pittsburgh with the friendliest staff, go to D's Six Pax and Dogz.\"" \n\nShe proceeded to give me directions. Mind you, this was a total stranger. But I liked the mystique so obviously I jumped in my car and found D's (her directions were perfect.) \n\nWalking into the beer cave is an almost religious experience. What's this to my immediate left? Seasonal brews? Yes, I'll definitely have some of those. Trippel Belgians? Count me in. Beers brewed by monks? Of course. All the Dogfish Head and Rogue a girl could ever want? Double check. Giant bottles of Chimay? I must be dreaming. And if you thought things couldn't get any better, you're clearly not following along close enough-you get $1.00 off every bottle you take to go. \n\nBobby and I brought a friend here last night because he said he had never been. We stocked up on pumpkin beers and they even had Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale which I can never seem to find anywhere. Our friend was in awe. The only downside I can possibly think of when it comes to D's is the magical time powers that seem to exist in the beer cave. I kid you not, I've sometimes found myself in the beer cave for over 45 minutes agonizing over crafting the perfect six pack. Of course, this isn't D's fault. I'm naturally indecisive. \n\nI love this place so good. | 12
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Best fries around and a really good beer selection. A little bit of a drive for us, but we always find a reason to go. The staff is beyond friendly | 12
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I absolutely loved this place. First off, I love Regent Square. It's the cutest place, and this is the perfect place for a night out or even to get beer for a night in. My boyfriend is obsessed with the create your own six pack from the beer cave. We ate here on a friday and the place was packed but we got sat right away and our food came out fast. Amazing specialty hummus of the day ( i think it was chipotle ranch) and great sandwiches. The portions are huge and you won't leave hungry. | 12
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I agree with others that the beer cave is wonderful. I could stay in there for hours! The pizza ain't bad either! | 12
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I've been trying to find new and different restaurants recently, and this is one I found:\n\nAbout the place:\n- It's small\n- It's packed and crowded.\n- Due it's size, they seats near the walls are all awkward and can't be comfortable.\n- I wouldn't recommend it for big parties unless you organized it with the place ahead of time.\n- There is free parking outside, but you are going to have trouble finding a space\n\nThe food:\n- NOTHING COMES WITH THE HOT DOGS AND MEALS COME WITH CHIPS. The fries cost more to get as a side. Who ever heard of fries with your burger/dog? Um, apparently everyone except this place.\n- I got the chili cheese dog, the mac and cheese dog and the chili cheese fries.\n- The chili cheese fries are very very good and are some of the best I've had. If you like long fries with breading, you'll like these. The large size is indeed a large size and is enough for 2-3 people.\n- You get one hot dog, and with toppings on it, it will cost $6.50. I get two dogs with toppings at the local Sunoco for $2.22. I could also buy two packs of hot dogs and probably buns from a cheap place for $6.50, so it's not the cheapest.\n- The hot dog buns are good and have some green or black seeds on it. The hot dogs are just typical size and aren't super fat or foot longs.\n\nThe staff:\n- They are overworked but they are nice.\n- One of the girls was cooking and had no hair cover, so I could easily see hair going in food. Hope they fix that.\n\nSuggestions for D's:\n- Please sell curly fries or pretzels!\n- Stop being cheap. Give fries with your burger/dog and GIVE ME A SIDE WITH MY DOG.\n- Try to get a bigger place\n- Lower the prices for hot dogs or give two hot dogs. They have to be making near $6 profit on a $6.50 dog.\n\nWould I go back? Definitely. | 12
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While awaiting the arrival of your wedding dress, you should feel excitement and joy, not desparation and hopelessness. The delivery date was \""pushed back\"" many times until it finally came in over 3 months after they said it would, and gave me the run-around throughout the entire process. I didn't think my dress was coming at all to be perfectly honest. I had un-returned phone calls and was lied to by Donetta, the owner. Janie was the consultant I worked with the most and she was always pleasant and helpful; however, the store overall struggles and I would never go back. If you are shopping for a wedding dress run far far away from this place. Seriously, take my word for it. I ordered my dress well in advance and no one should go through what I went through wondering when you were going to get a straight answer and if your dress was ever going to come. I have read many negative reviews for this place and still gave them the benefit of the doubt. Shame on me. Check out the Better Business Bureau (BBB). Brides by Candalina is rated an F. They have unresolved isssues with customers and unfortunately they really don't care. Shopping for a wedding dress should be one of the most exciting times of your life, not a nightmare. There are many other bridal shops-avoid this one. | 01
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I went to pick up my wife's bridesmaid dress (she was the maid of honor) on a very boring Wednesday afternoon around 12:30. From the outside the place looks like a bomb shelter with dresses in the window.\n\nThe show room is upstairs, but you would never know it from the drab, basement-like entrance. As I walked up the stairs I notices ZERO customers in the store, however; two employees were working on the sales floor. I stood there like a jerk for a bit while both employees (one was the owner) kept to themselves. The owner did not respond to me for, at least, 10 minutes even though the store was empty and another employee was just walking around \""dusting\"" (the store smalls like the inside of a mascot costume).\n\nWhen the owner, finally, saw me she made a little annoying noise like \""What the hell are YOU doing here!!\"". She walked over slowly, like a zombie looking for fresh brains and giving a crap why I was there. She asked me to follow her as she took me downstairs to an absolutely empty storeroom (by that I mean: what was she doing that was was so important that she couldn't wait on a customer) and took her sweet-ass time to get the dress which, by the way, was a second alteration. You see, they screwed up the first time they altered the dress (even after my wife tried it on there and markings or whatever were made!). So everyone is entitled to a mistake even a business that claims perfection; it's important to give them a chance to redeem themselves. But, to my surprise, she handed me a bill for the second alteration!!!!!! Are you kidding me?!!!\n\nI argued a bit, but then gave in; what was I supposed to do? We were leaving to go 200 miles away the next day for the wedding. So I paid. Do not go here ladies!\n\nOh, if you think I'm exaggerating, feel free to Google this company and read the many reviews that make mine look like a compliment. If you have ever needed a dress for a wedding or YOUR wedding, these reviews will scare you! | 01
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I was pleased that Candalina Bide ordered my gown as a rush and it did arrive in time for the wedding. The downside: the alterations were very expensive and very poorly done. The hem looked as if a high student just learning to sew had done it and I had to make some repairs and press the hem once I got it home. The alterations to the bodicve were incomplete and i ended up with a poor fit and lots of excess materialright across the bust. I would order from them again, but definitely take my dress to a professional seamstress. | 01
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Last Friday I dropped off my best interview suit at Regency Cleaners and verified that I needed it back by Monday because of an interview on Wednesday. They assured me I could pick it up on Monday morning. \n\nMonday afternoon I stopped by and was told the suit wouldn't be there until 5:00PM. When I insisted that I had been told morning, she went into the back and came out with what I first thought was the suit but turned out to be only the jacket. She told me to come back after 5:00PM. When I asked to speak with the manager, she informed me that she was the only person there. I asked her to have the manager call me - she said the manager wouldn't answer the phone and reiterated the 5:00PM time when the last delivery came and petulantly informed me that none of this was her fault.\n\nAt 5:30PM I called and was told that the last delivery hadn't come yet and I'd have to call later. I again asked them to have the manager call me and she told me she couldn't give me the manager's phone number - which I hadn't asked for. I was again told this wasn't her fault. As of 7:00PM, the delivery finally arrived but not my pants.\n\nI was told the manager would call me after she arrived in the morning. I finally called at 9:00AM and was criticized by the manager for demanding her home phone number and told that there was never any guarantee about when clothes would be returned even when a rush was placed on them. \n\nApparently a *lot* of clothes were missing from the Monday delivery so I wasn't the only person upset about this situation.\n\nWhen I told them they'd lost my business for good, I was told that was fine and hung up on, forcing me to call again to find out exactly *when* I might be able to expect my missing pants.\n\nAt this point I'm still waiting and will be for the next three hours. In the meantime, I have to go out and try to find a suit that I can afford as a replacement just in case. \n\nI absolutely cannot recommend Regency Cleaners. They leave high school kids with no customer service experience or training in charge of the store with no manager available for unexpected situations. And there is no guarantee about when or if your clothes will ever come back.\n\nThis was my first and last time dealing with them. | 01
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Worst dry cleaners EVER. \n\nNot only do they do an incredibly poor job on the clothes, but the staff are particularly nasty and rude. The kids who work there are fine, but the older ladies are just plain miserable. I would rather spend more money someplace else than go back to this hell hole. | 01
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I only got a tear in my sweater sewn together, but my experience was far from pleasant, even expecting nothing special when I walked into the place. \n\nI went to the dry cleaner out of convenience as I live right in Regent Square. I took my sweater to the dry cleaner on 2/19/2013 for a tear in the seem, and they told me it would not be available for pickup on 2/25/2013 after 5:00PM.... almost a week later. What? \n\nAlso, the staff was fairly rude and all had chips on their shoulders. I'm not entirely sure how their cleaning/sewing process works, but it's slow as molasses and I don't have time for that. Their lack of urgency coupled with their lack of customer service or even cracking a smile means I will never go back to this dry cleaner. | 01
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I just moved to the neighborhood and needed to find a dry cleaner close by. Regency Cleaners is fine for dry cleaning but do not entrust any tailoring or hemming to this place! I had the sleeves of my coat hemmed and the tailor (or whoever) did a shitty job (THANKS).\n\nThe owner (larger woman) is rude and dismissive of my questions.\n\nI won't be coming here again. | 01
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There's a reason why there are only two reviews currently for this place. Maybe it's that spending thirty minutes in the main bar area will make you spontaneously asphyxiate. They seriously need to invest in an air purifier. The bar itself is a huge space, though very few will ever make it into the back room. It's essentially a dead zone. There's a fancy back bar that remains closed so that two bartenders can roost on top of each other like Master/Blaster in Beyond Thunderdome and watch TV. This kind of forces patrons to hover near the front. So, uh, invest in a second TV, a nice coat of paint, maybe some dimmer light bulbs. You know, gussy yourself up a bit Murphy's. It will make you feel more confident. Who doesn't want a new coat of paint? Huh? HUH? The reason that this place is a two, is that it has an unbelievable amount of potential that's just squandered. | 01
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After reading a majority of the prior reviews of this place, I feel like I should get out the soapbox again, because some of you should be ashamed of yourselves. Especially the one that never stepped foot inside. I mean how do you write a review of a place you NEVER experienced. And all the complaining about the smoke...get used to it. What did you do years ago when people were allowed to smoke wherever they went? Yes, I know it's a nuisance. Yes, I am a smoker myself, but I have enough common sense to be a polite smoker (this is my personal choice, and it is your personal choice not to smoke, as it is a business' choice to allow or not allow smoking in its establishment).\n\nAnyway, let's move forward. I was skeptical of this place long before ever reading reviews, and long before I discovered Yelp. The outside of the bar looks old, which may have been a factor in deterring me for so long. It looks like it would be a one room tiny bar, but looks are deceiving, it is actually a big space.\n\nThe front is a typical barroom. The bar takes up a good part of the room. But there is a fair amount of space for people to walk about freely when going to the door. Behind the bar is a small seating area where there are bar stools. In the back of the place they appear to have just about everything you would expect a bar to have. Pool table, multiple dart boards, and I even believe a shuffleboard table. I cannot speak of how it is in the back as I only glanced on my way to the bathroom. The bathroom I had used however, was rather small. Just enough room for you to do your business and turn around to wash your hands.\n\nThe staff here on the particular night I attended were polite, funny and nice to chat with. They were knowledgeable about the brews on tap and every beer they had in stock. The drinks, by the way, were truly amazing. Just the right mixture of everything when they made up your drink of choice. And just to make sure you were enjoying the drink, the bartender came back around and asked if it was to your liking. The bartender even made sure it wasn't too strong and offered to add to the drink to balance it better.\n\nAs for the limited food they had to offer, I cannot really talk about. The food I did see that patrons ordered looked palatable, so on my next visit I might give it a try. I have to say, that any place that offers popcorn for $.25 is alright by me (better than having it sitting on the bar and you have no idea who has put their hands in there). | 12
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I have been in this bar many times with a friend of mine (who has been a patron for decades) and I thought the owners were really nice people but now I wonder. My friend is now confined to a wheelchair and still likes to frequent this bar, however, there are a couple of steps that lead into the back rooms where there are pool tables, dart boards, etc. She cannot get to this area and has a ramp that she would give to the owners so she can access this area. They refuse to put in the ramp. I thought all public businesses had to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act as long as it does not create an undue hardship. Tell me, how is putting down a ramp that is given to you for free a hardship! SHAME ON YOU CATHY! | 01
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I was referred to Edgewood Dental Associates by a friend (who happens to be a doctor). My experience was so positive I feel compelled to pass on this great find. The staff is professional and friendly - they looked up what my insurance covered before I sat down. They keep digital records (vs. old skewl film x-rays) and you can book your appointment online and do your paperwork in advance. The office is clean and up-to-date. Plus, the reception area has nice amenities - espresso, current magazines etc.\nhttp://www.edgewooddentalassociates.com/ | 12
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Let me start off by saying, I HATE the dentist. It is my worst fear. I came to Edgewood Dental after stellar reviews.. and let me tell you my first impression was amazing. They were professional, so nice, easily scheduled me in and numbed me so much that I didn't feel a thing. Although I had 7 cavities filled (my teeth are horrible) I felt good that they did a good job. Flash forward 3 months later, I received a bill in the mail because my insurance downgraded and no longer covered white fillings. First, I was very upset that I was never told of this downgrade. I was given an estimate and paid on time in full - not sure when this changed or why I was never told by the office or insurance company. Regardless, I called over 5 times to discuss a payment plan with the office. When I first emailed them, I was told I could choose the amount with which I wanted to pay to cover the amount owed. Then, I was told my amount was too low and would get a call back. NEVER HEARD FROM THEM AGAIN. I was very upset. I emailed, and called so many times. Meanwhile, I have always paid everything on time and as an upstanding person would never not pay a bill. I have been sending them checks and they are cashing them and just not even saying a word. Jerks. | 01
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Best dentist ever!!\n\nI had a stretch of maybe five years where I didn't go to the dentist at all. I was pretty anxious about going since it had been quite some time. My first time going to Edgewood Dental, everyone was really nice, respectful, and professional. No one criticized me or made me feel bad that I hadn't gone for awhile. The staff is also very knowledgeable and very open to any questions you have or anything you'd like to discuss with them.\n\nI now have been going twice a year, and it's pleasant experience (never thought I'd say that about the dentist!). The office is very nice, clean, and modern. There are many nice \""extras\"" such as free beverages (water, etc) in the lobby and I was even offered an iPod to listen to music when I had a filling done. They also have very flexible hours - open pretty early as well as late some evenings.\n\nI will most definitely keep going to Edgewood Dental as long as I live in this area. | 12
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This is a charming little place overshadowed by D'z Dogs (which is amazing as well) but we're not always in the mood for hot dogs and french fries. Dunnigan's provides an adequate bar with daily specials. The menu is an upgrade from your typical bar/grill. Of course the star item on the menu would have to be the French Onion soup which boasts rich broth soaked up by a thick slice of chewy bread that holds up well and plentiful caramelized onions all smothered by gooey cheese broiled until bubbling to golden perfection. Mmmm.....\n\nThe restaurant is roomy and comfortable. Perfect for a nice night out with your sweetheart. | 12
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Yeah, not impressed. We ordered the fried zucchini to start. It's great that it's freshly hand battered, but they seem to have forgotten something -- the FLAVOR. This stuff had no seasoning on it at all, so we have to pour on a generous helping of salt to get it to taste like anything. And for $8 that's disappointing.\n\nWe each ordered burgers. At $10 a pop I was expecting a nice juicy burger. What I got was dry and totally tasteless. The whole burger just tasted like nothing. Perhaps their salt shaker fell on the floor and rolled under the fridge or something tonight. It was accompanied by some typical frozen steak fries. Again NO SALT OR SEASONING. For a $40 night out I really shouldn't have to dump salt all over everything I order. \n\nThe service...meh. Our server was so meek I could barely hear her. Serving takes a bit of personality, no? When we asked what the happy hour specials were, she said \""Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....it depends on the drink.\"" What? What does that mean? Basically it means you get a random discount on whatever you order, maybe, perhaps. There is no list, no standard \""$5.00 well drinks\"" or anything normal like that. It's basically \""order something and hope it's on our happy hour specials.\""\n\nRather disappointed. They need to either lower their prices or kick it up a notch on the food and service. | 01
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Dark, spacious, and neighborhood friendly is how I'd describe Dunnings, a fixture on Braddock Ave for years. \n\nI met my friend Jean here, she is a once a week customer. Lucky her living on Biddle Street, she lunches daily at different eateries on Braddock ave. One day the Square Cafe (read my review), one day the Map Room, another day D's Packs n Dogs. \n\nLooking over the menu, my choices were limited to a veggie wrap or salads. I chose a veggie wrap, sans cheese with a side of apple sauce. The wrap was nothing special, mushrooms, spinach, lettuce, tomato, and a side of canned applesauce.\n\nJean had a buffalo chicken wrap and iced tea. She complained the tea was weak, I never noticed. She said he wrap was good, a chicken breast fried, then drenched in buffalo chicken sauce, then drenched in blue cheese dressing and wrapped in a flour tortilla. \n\nDunnings is nothing special, it's a long time establishment that gets by on regulars. This day, the most I saw in the place was 9 people in the bar and dinning room. \n\nService was ok, out waitress seemed to be preoccupied with something or someone in the kitchen and it took forever for her to bring the bill to the table. | 01
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I live in Regent Square and have been to Dunning.s about a half-dozen times over the past several years. It was never a great restaurant, in fact, it was never even an average restaurant. At best, the food was mediocre, and the only time that I would eat here was when I was too tired to get in my car and travel the three or so miles to the Union Grill in Oakland (which offers similar fare as Dunning.s - and does an incomparably better job of it).\n\nRecently, however, things have taken a nosedive at Dunning's. I now consider Dunning's to be the single worst restaurant in the city that I've ever had the misfortune of entering. \n\nI recently had the worst restaurant service experience of my life at Dunning's when our waitress first ignored our party, then hurried us through our order, then left us sit for over 20 minutes waiting for food with empty drinks. We then received terrible food (soggy sandwiches, brown lettuce in a salad, and cold french fries - stone cold), and when we complained about our fries, the waitress launched into an angry tirade (nearly yelling at us) about how it wasn't her fault, that she just picks up the food, and that there wasn't anything she could do about it. When I asked to speak to the manager, he just shook his head sadly and offered us free desserts. I told him that I didn't want to eat anything that came out of a kitchen that clearly showed that the people working in it simply didn't care - at all, and we didn't want to eat anything, not even the food sitting in front of us, and just wanted to pay our bill and leave. He said that he was going to \""comp\"" our meal. \n\nIt was a disastrous experience - the single worst restaurant experience of my life - and I will never return until the restaurant is under new management. It is crystal-clear that the current manager and/or owner isn't doing his job, and I cannot understand how anyone would choose to spend their hard-earned money at this establishment when virtually every other restaurant in town offers far better service and food. \n\nIn short: no one - not the manager, not the waitresses, not the cooks - cares about the customer. Not at all. | 01
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Yes. As the previous folks have said, Dunnings is really nothing special, in terms of what most people percieve as a special dining experience. I beg to differ. I always have great, prompt service and the same window seat every time I come here. Then again, I always come in the middle of the afternoon and only order one drink and the French Onion Soup. However I have had dinner here before.\n\nI like Dunnings because it is not tying to be anything other than an old school, family friendly, bar-restuarant. It is a Regent Square staple, and the folks that come here seem to be staples as well. There is a Cheers vibe (early 80's sitcom\nabout a Boston bar where \""everyone knows your name\"") and that seems to fare very well with the local residents. After living in Los Angeles for all of my 20's, I find this kind of environment comforting and refreshing.\n\nFor the life of me, I cannot remember what I had for dinner here. I guess that may be a testament to the mediocre food.\n\nSo, if you are looking for a low key, mellow, old school (dark wood, framed pictures of landscapes a'la Rembrandt) place to check out, have a casual drink and appetizer, Dunnings is your spot. I feel bad that the previous folks had crappy service, but if you come here with an open mind and the correct expectations, you will love this place as much as I do.\n\nAlso, it is Regent Theater adjacent, so it is also the perfect spot to have a quick drink/ appetizer before a film. | 12
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Average food, slightly above average prices for the quality/taste, average price for the location, lack-luster service.\n\nThis place (the location, the actual building itself, etc.) could be so much more. I wish they would either step it up, or sell the business to someone that would let it achieve its true potential.\n\nUntil then, there are other dining options in Regent Square and they should be explored. | 01
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I love Dunning's. When I want a good burger, this is the place I visit. Even when they're busy, I can count on getting my burger the way I ordered it. The portions are HUGE. The downside is that this place can be noisy and the wine prices are too high for a 4 ounce pour. Otherwise, the service is good, the food consistent, and the atmosphere pleasant for a neighborhood pub. | 12
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I really wanted to like this place, because it sounds like it used to be really popular. We heard the burgers were very good once upon a time, so we tried them, but they were just ok. Nice people though, and plenty of seating. Good place to watch the game probably (bar). | 01
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Friendly and prompt service. The French onion soup is great. The prices are a bit more than what one should pay for standard fare. Otherwise great place. | 12
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I decided to visit the reagent square location after reading the great reviews on here and i wasn't disappointed. Parking was relatively easy to get (Tuesday afternoon). The store is well organized not too overwhelming like most thrift/vintage stores. They carried alot of Jcrew, Ralph Lauren, Ann Taylor stuff...cashmere cardis, blazers blouses etc. But they also carried a range of high end stuff, i spotted 2 Oscar de la Renta sweaters, some St Johns blazers, a Prada bag. They also carry some vintage jewelry, scarves and handbags. \nIf you take the time to go through the racks you will definitely score some unique HIGH QUALITY , no funky smells goodies.As far as their prices i noticed that average price was 23-35 and the major designer stuff was between 60-100.They also have a sales rack at the back (was 75% off when i was there). I knocked off one star because i thought the prices were abit higher than i'm used to in Denver (esp on the jewelry) \n I walked out with a vintage (60's) Pucci dress($88) in perfect condition and an Adrienne Vittadini sweater ($17). All profits go to a women's shelter which means minimal buyers remorse...hell yess!!! | 12
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I am updating my review of the Oakmont store after my last experience consigning there. The store employee happily accepted all of my items- until the next day when I received a call that the owner rejected half of the items. This was the third time I consigned with Ambiance in Oakmont, and I only offered items that I thought were in excellent condition from high end retailers; even though I have seen brands in the store from Charter Club for example (Ambiance says they do not accept them in the consigning agreement). The employee was very apologetic and she said that she stood by her assessment that the items were of good quality, but the owner (who she seemed upset with) disagreed. So, get your stuff together Ambiance owner and either train your employees better, or only accept items yourself so that you do not inconvenience potential customers like me. Surprisingly, I did not receive the same return on this set of consigned items; not sure if that is coincidence or not. | 01
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Right, so......\n\nFirst off, hire employees that actually appreciate having a job. Not ones that are there because they are forced to. That way, maybe you can actually earn a decent review. If you start off with a bad experience with an employee, you're not going to get a great review.\n\nI went here midday on a Sunday. Thought that was a great idea, especially when I got there and there were no cars in the drive thru. Pull up to the sign to order and wait for five minutes before I am even acknowledge that I am there. Finally order and pull around, I wait another five minutes. I could understand the wait if there was someone in front of me, or if the sit down area inside was packed, but there was no one else there but ME.\n\nI'd gladly tell y'all the employee's name, that is if where the name is suppose to be wasn't ripped off. All I can really say is that she was a real ball of sunshine. I was made to feel like I was interrupting her day and that I should have just went somewhere else to spend my money.\n\nYou know what really puts me in a tizzy (yes, I just used that word)? Leaving the drive thru, driving the distance to my house, walking into my house, sitting down to feed my face and find that part of my order wasn't given to me. *enter angry expletives here*\n\nI doubt I'll be revisiting this location again, I'll drive the further distance from my place the next time I'm craving a taco or two. | 01
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The drive through service here leaves something to be desired. Not only was my order wrong but the lady was very grumpy. | 01
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This place continues to be a joke. The service is bad and the attitude of the workers is worse. \n\nMy order is never right and yet I still go...never again. \n\nI officially deem this place the worst restaurant in Pittsburgh. | 01
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Worst service. Dirty. Slow. Ignorant by the strictest definition. Do not go here. Bad! Real bad. | 01
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While the shop is in a pretty great location, with cute decor, they only accept cash (which is annoying), and the friendliness of the staff varies significantly, from awesome to terrible. I could deal with either--and have, given my love of coffee shops--but I guess I need consistency. I want to know what to expect, you know?\n\nTheir coffee is pretty good--not awesome, but certainly drinkable. Their pastries vary a bit, as well; that they offer carrot cake cupcakes is pretty cool, but I think something's wrong with their fridge, making things stale half the time.\n\nKind of meh.\n\n(Note on \""outdoor seating:\"" It's really no good unless you smoke, because there's one employee who spends half the day out there, smoking.) | 01
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The place smells awful. Its non-smoking, but reeks of stale smoke, and when I spend 1/2 an hour there, I leave smelling like smoke. This isn't an isolated incident, but it really smells every time I've been in there (at least once a month for the past couple years).\n\non the up side: decent coffee, decent assorted snacks (pastries, sandwiches, etc.), great location. | 01
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I really want to see small coffee shops succeed, I do. Regent Square is full of small businesses and the community is really supportive. I believe this and the lack of coffee chains is the only reason they are still open. They are cash only, but so is half of all the other businesses on that street, so I don't hold it against them. \n\nIt's dingy. They don't use their space well. Coffee is brewed in poured into an regular old coffee pump pot. The desserts looked good, but there was one lonely cookie and two cupcakes (granted it was Saturday night). It just looked really sparse. | 01
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This is a depressing coffee shop. I went in on a wednesday afternoon to find the place dim, muggy, eerily silent (as in no music or talk, just shuffling noises), and filled with a sense of sadness. I tried to sit down and enjoy some coffee, which was drinkable, but I couldn't get over the odd atmosphere, that is until the music started, so quiet I couldn't even tell you what it was, just that it was on. I'm giving it two stars for the awesome alternative energy posters hanging on the far wall. | 01
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Regent Square is a nice little area, and it certainly deserves a better coffee shop than Katerbean.\n\nWe just moved to Pittsburgh in July, and before we got the interwebs in our home, we would frequent Katerbean fairly regularly, at least 2 to 3 times per week in order to use their free wi-fi and have a drink. Every time... EVERY TIME we went there, we left reeking of smoke. There's no smoking inside, of course, but it always happened. Maybe it's due to poor ventilation, or the fact that the employees were regularly outside smoking, but we always left smelling like we were in a bar.\n\nThen, the tables were usually dirty. When we would order our drink, we would usually have to get ourselves a napkin, wet it, and wipe our table ourselves. Not surprising, as most of the employees I've encountered there (with the exception of the very nice older woman) seemed pretty put out when I asked for anything.\n\nIn any case, we have internet access at home now, and haven't been back to Katerbean since. I guess that is really the only thing this place has going for it. | 01
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Inattentive staff. Dirty tables, I agree with the other reviews here. I think the \""Manager\"" only hires other smokers, and they spend 90% of their time sitting outside smoking, instead of being prepared to serve customers. \n\nI go there because sometimes it's convenient, b/c of the location, but last week they left their A/C broken for over a week (in 80+ degree weather). No additional fans, nothing.\n\nThen when it was fixed, I went in, ordered coffee and an order of hummus/carrot/celery (prepackaged). Not only was the hummus watery from sitting in that container for several days, but the celery was rotting at the ends, yes brown and rotting. I showed the kid working there, who was probably jonesing to have his next cigarette, and I asked for another one. Without opening it I could see at least 2-3 of the other servings of hummus were also all watery and had celery that was starting to rot, just like the one I was given. I asked for my money back. You know what was the worst thing, though? The kid (he knows nothing about customer service let alone food service) put the containers with the watery, rotting celery back in the case, to serve to other unsuspecting customers! Hello, Allegheny County Health Department?....\n\nThen the ultimate insult: 2 kids came in selling candy bars. I've seen this there before, but this time, I said to them: \""You know, this is a business, you shouldn't be here.\"" Well, the older of the 2 girls (probably 11-12 at most - where is her mother?) put her hands on her hips and said in a smart-ass tone: \""We asked da owner, we is allowed ta be here.\""\n\nWell, that coffee I spent $2 on? That is the last money I will spend in that place. Disgusting. | 01
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My guess is that \""Ruth K.\"" was put up to writing a nice review by the staff or owner. Regent Square deserves a better coffee shop, run by someone with good business sense. What kind of a \""business\"" only prepares food (chicken/tuna salad, hummus) once a week? Does chicken salad hold a week in your fridge? Also, whenever they lose an employee, they just shuffle their schedule and close at 6 pm for a few months. They should be open till 10 pm as it is, with all the foot traffic in the neighborhood, especially in the summer. My guess is they see this place as nothing more than a loss leader for the bar they own next door. Otherwise you would think that since opening in 1995 they could at least take the time to slap a coat of fresh paint on the place!\n\nBTW, Katerbean did go smoke free before the Allegheny County ordinance went into effect, but the place to this day reeks of stale smoke.\n\nAdded note: looks like my previous review was somehow deleted. I'll just say I received an order of hummus that was watery and had rotting celery in it. Tried to get another and 3 or 4 of the orders in the case were all in the same condition. I asked for a refund, and afterwards watched the kid working there put the other containers back in the cooler to sell to other customers. That was the last straw. I won't spend another dollar there. | 01
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I really want this place to be awesome, because, yet again, I want Regent Square to be an up and coming area. This place has been here for years, and as I sit drinking my bitter, bitter coffee, and smelling the overwhelming scent of (I believe) dog pee, I wonder how it's even possible. \n\nThe three times I've been here, I'm greeted as if I'm a colonial space marine trying to fish a child out of a vent. They always sit in the corner peeking over the top of the counter as if I am terrifying to them, then duck out of the way. Then grudgingly come when I peek around the counter at them. If I didn't, I'm convinced that they would just sit there, as if they're not certain of what position they hold in this place, or what the next step should even be. This is what I like to call, \""The Dance of Shitty Customer Service.\"" \n\nToday (and I write this longingly looking over at Square Cafe) I decided to give it a chance because it never is crowded, and I figured the quiet would be a good thing. The girl at the counter was on the phone, and that's the way it stayed for two minutes until I said 'excuse me?'. The charming reply: \""Yeah?\"" She grudgingly got off the phone, and after accomplishing the Herculean task of handing me a cup, I pumped this swill that I'm currently drinking.\n\nShe's currently muttering under her breath back in her corner. I'm not sure if maybe she's having a bad day, or she's just an asshole, but...if I had to bet, I'm going with asshole.\n\nThis place has pretty expensive coffee for how awful it is, and the food...Just don't eat the food. \n\n(side note: this place isn't quiet at all when somebody orders something. She stomps around like she's being sent to her room. Then continues muttering)\n\nOkay, so this place is a travesty. Bad coffee, bad odor, bad lighting, unbelievably bad, grudging service. I would beg the owners to put any effort into this place. As it is now, it's cornered the market in Regent Square, and sits like a middle finger boastfully pointing at the people of Braddock Avenue. | 01
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Ughhhh, Katerbean is the abusive boyfriend that I keep coming back to and hate myself for it. There is nothing else around and convenience wins today due to the snow, and my extreme exhaustion and need for caffiene.\n\nWhy, do you ask? I just asked the gal behind the counter, kindly, if I could borrow a pen for a moment. I got an annoyed sigh, an eye roll and zero eyecontact. Really? I asked for a pen, not a kidney. \n\nMy pleading for a coffee shop intervention from someone, anyone, is now a red alert! Help us RS residents, please! | 01
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Yeah, I'm not coming here anymore.\n\n1) They charge extra for whipped cream.\n2) They use canned whipped cream. If you're gonna charge me for whipped cream you damn well better make your own fresh whipped cream. Jeez.\n3) My hot chocolate was just gross. Like they use Hershey's chocolate syrup or something. Yuck.\n4) I saw how they keep their filters prefilled with ground coffee just sitting out on the counter to get stale! WTF?\n\nSigh. I hope the people at Biddle's Revenge open that place up soon and know WTF they are doing... | 01
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Is it possible to give zero stars? If so, Katerbean would rate a zero.\n\nBad atmosphere, unfriendly employees, slow and reluctant service, pump your own coffee, dingy interior, dirty tables. If they only had telescreens which couldn't be switched off, then this place would be a perfect setting to film Orwell's \""1984\"". | 01
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Cigarette smoke and ashtray smells combined with mediocre coffee and subpar customer service are not my cup of tea, and I never even rank the tea here. Thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster that Biddle's Escape opened and now I have absolutely no reason to go to Katerbean. | 01
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