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    Brewery, Bits and Bites Tour

    4.9 (9 reviews)

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    The Church was very generous with their beer on the your :)
    Faith A.

    Such an awesome experience! Even though we live in Polish Hill and Bloomfield is right across the way, we do not get over this way to explore nearly enough. We are so glad that we had the opportunity to do so today with the tour today. The spots that were visited were perfect... really gave us a piece of the neighborhood. Angelo's Pizzeria, Groceria Italia, Merante's, and Donateli's are all awesome little places to visit that will make you want to come back. My personal fave stop is Groceria Italia. So good, we had to stop back later in the day to pick up items to make for dinner. The meatballs and marinara sauce are AMAZING. A taste of Italy indeed. They had so much good food, we had a hard time deciding what we wanted to buy. We got their marinara, Eggplant Lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli (sausage), tiramisu, and a pepperoni roll. We will not be eating this all in one night, but I am sure we will be having several Italian themed dinners soon :) The Brewery portion was fun- nice to get to chat to some of the other yelpers that were on the tour. It was surprising to see how generous the Church was with the beer too. The owner of the Brewery tour company seemed to know his stuff and had a passion for what he started. Sylvia from Burgh Bits and Bites was awesome too. What a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon! I highly recommend enjoying these tours!

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    Elizabeth B.

    Thanks to Richard, Sylvia, Jake, and (as always) Rachel for making this my favorite Yelp event so far! I had been to Bloomfield several times previously for dinner and for Little Italy Days, but this Yelp Event really helped me to learn a lot more about this borough! Our 'Burgh Bits and Bites owner and tour guide Sylvia took us to four different stops - Groceria Italiana, Maria Merante's, Donatelli's, and Angelo's Pizzeria - with a couple brief architectural stops along the way. The tour was a nice length of time, and I was definitely full by the end! I really enjoyed our Italian food -- pasta and meatballs, pizza, espresso, pizzelle, and biscotti. I also really enjoyed our second portion of the event with PA Brew Tours. Church Brew Works served up a large amount of beer for our tasting. Though Jake (the owner of PA Brew Tours) was a victim of some unfortunate events, he made the best of the situations, and I learned a lot from him about not only Church Brew Works but also about the history of breweries in the Pittsburgh area. I had a great time! After the event was over, my husband and I picked up ravioli, sauce, and biscotti from Donatelli's and fresh bread from Groceria Italiana. I loved all of the local businesses that I was introduced to today and definitely plan on shopping with them again in the near future! I also plan on looking into both tours in the future when friends are in town!

    Tim W.

    This event was broken into two parts. The first was a walking tour of Bloomfield courtesy of Burgh Bits & Bites and the second was a beer tasting at Church Brew Works courtesy of Jake of PA Brew Tours. Richard and Sylvia from Burgh, Bits and Bites Tours were absolutely great! I never knew Bloomfield was so interesting and had so much history and I've lived in the Pittsburgh area my whole life. LOL! The walking tour consisted of the following stops, Angelo's Pizzeria, Groceria Italia, Merante's Gifts and Donateli's. While on the tour we learned about the different architecture of the area including dental crown molding and the beautiful St. Joseph's Church. The first stop, Angelo's Pizzeria served us some delicious cheese pizza. (I will be back soon!) The second stop, Groceria Italia a cute little Italian grocery store that has been in the neighborhood for decades was my favorite stop. The fact that they make all of their pasta, sausages and meats by hand is a plus during a time when most things are made by machines. While there we got to meet "Momma" and sample some homemade meatballs and pasta, outstanding! The third stop, Merante's Gifts is a cozy little store that sells Italian among other home decor items. It's the perfect store to find trinkets for your Nana. Maria, the owner who also does cooking classes in the apartment upstairs served us some tasty iced coffee in the kitchen where she does her classes. We also each got a amazing dessert while back in the gift shop. The fourth and final stop of the walking tour was Donateli's, a Italian grocery store similar to Groceria Italia. The main difference between the two is that Donateli's pasta is not homemade and is supplied from another company. While there we got to try a orange and chocolate biscotti and see the "back of house" machines. The Brewery portion was nice also. We got to sample three different beers. I don't drink beer so I can't really say they were all that good. Jake really knows the history of beer in Pittsburgh. The only bad thing that happened was the shuttle bus that dropped us off at Church Brew Works left us stranded and we had to wait for him to come back. Not Jake's fault. Thanks Rachel for another great event.

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