The food is always excellent. Service was great. New booth seats. Portions are large. Always take…read morehome my leftovers for lunch the next day.

I most recently visited Tillie's on a Sunday evening in July to celebrate my sister's birthday…read more This restaurant has been a long-time favorite for my family, and I have always enjoyed visiting here. Tillie's is located on 36th Street in McKeesport, just a few minute drive from the high school. It is also rather close to the Boston neighborhood. The building has adequate signage and is easy to locate. There is an entrance off of 36th Street as well as off of Kountz, and both are usually open. There is some street parking surrounding the building, along with a private lot to the left of the main entrance. I have never had an issue finding somewhere to park when dining in. We arrived to the restaurant around 5:30 PM on a Sunday, and it was not too crowded. I dined in with a group of 5, and we were seated immediately. I have been here on Saturday nights where there is a wait, so just be mindful that there could be a wait during peak business hours. In addition to the normal menu offered, there were some specials also available. We did not order any of these this trip, but there is the potential for some rotating dishes if you come to dine here! To start off, we ordered a few appetizers for our table. We got an order of the Fried Provolone Cheese, as well as the Fried Calamari. The Provolone is in wedges, and served with their marinara sauce - they were crispy and melty just as you want them to be. The Calamari are served with the marinara, along with a special dipping sauce. Both were good and complimented the Calamari well! Additionally, thick-sliced bread is provided for the table before the main courses come. They will refill it if you ask, and it is always delicious. For my main course, I ordered the Parmioli, which is a Tillie's special dish. It is Chicken Parmigiana topped with a giant cheese ravioli and baked together. It is a favorite of my family, so I have enjoyed it many times before. This time was no different, and the dish came out delicious! It was definitely enough for me to have some to take home. The entree came with the choice of a soup or salad, and I had a Small House Salad with a side of ranch. It came out as a nice appetizer before the meal, and was fresh and colorful. Other members of my family ordered different entrees. All were enjoyed by the person who ordered them, and included in my review are some pictures of these dishes: Chicken Alfredo, Lasagna, and Chicken Parmigiana (no mushrooms). There was also a Small Caesar Salad, and a Cup of Wedding Soup ordered that were included with the entrees. Beyond what we ordered on this visit, I would recommend trying the pizza to split with a group. It is especially great if eaten fresh while dining in. If you are undecided or want a lot of food, the Specialty Trio Combination Dinner is a great way to try multiple dishes. Our meal was wonderful! Everyone enjoyed their food, it was all hot and fresh, and was prepared well. The service was excellent, and we had a great experience with our waitress. We have really never had a bad experience here before, and will continue to keep coming back. The prices here are very fair. All meals come with the table bread, a soup or salad, and then the main entree. Most are around $20, but for what you receive it is worth it. A lot of items are made in-house, and the sauce is unique and tasty. I would recommend this place on value alone. I always love coming to Tillie's, and this visit was no different. The food is classic and as close to true Italian as it gets. The charm, atmosphere, and staff all keep me returning time after time. Tillie's has that old-time Italian restaurant charm that reminds you of a different time, but in the best way. Do not miss your chance to try this classic gem if you are thinking about going!

I could honestly cry writing this. So many of my core memories have happened at Luciano's--or with…read morea slice of their pizza or a breadstick in my hand. First dates, baby announcements, birthday parties, family reunions... somehow, Luciano's has been part of all of it. It's even become a tradition in my house: whenever a sibling comes home, we order Luciano's. At this point, it's less of a meal and more of a family ritual. And whatever you do, get the breadsticks. They're the best.

The waitress, who had metal piercings all over her face, brought out the herbs for the herbs and…read moreoil portion on two plates. Came back ten minutes later to give us the oil. We then watched as table after table that came in after us all got their bread baskets. She totally ignored our table until about a half hour later she finally brought us our bread. Terrible service, I will never return again.

I love their Sunday red sauce! Great family atmosphere. It feels like the kind of place you'd take…read morea big group when you have family in from out of town. Everything we ordered tasted great!

I made my first-ever visit to Yoli's on 885 this past fall. Growing up in the area, I have had…read moreYoli's several times at different events or by take-out, but this was my first time dining in at the restaurant. Yoli's Cucina and Crafthouse is located at the intersection of State Route 885 and Payne Hill Road. The building has been other restaurants in the past, but Yoli's has occupied the space for nearly a decade. It is very easy to locate from the road. There is a private parking lot as well. This is not a heavy business/commercial area, so it's very easy to park and navigate into the restaurant. My visit was on a Friday night this past August. We chose to come after seeing a Facebook post about "Friday Night Lights," which was extended hours on select Friday nights when the TJ High School Football Team was playing at home. My family and I attended the game, and usually will try to find a pizza place to go to afterwards. Since we saw the post for this, we decided to give it a try. We left the football game a little early, and arrived to the restaurant around 9:15 PM. Since the game was barely over, we were one of the first few groups in. The longer we were there, the more people filtered in from the game. It was not completely full though, so no problem getting a seat at a table or the bar. There are plenty of seating options. The dining room has many four-top tables, some booths, and bar-height four-tops surrounding the bar. Of course, there are bar seats. In the back, there are also several longer tables. I assume this room can be rented out and/or reserved, but on this night they had it open for dine-in. As advertised on Facebook, there was a special menu for this after-hours time. It was a limited menu with $10 Pizzas, $10 Yoli Rolis, and $3 White Claws and Domestic Bottles, plus other items. We were not given regular menus, but instead papers that had the limited menu printed. It listed all of the different items, however, it had no descriptions. This was an issue for us, since we were not regulars of the restaurant. Our server acted really strange about this honestly, and would not give us a regular menu to look at when we requested it for the descriptions specifically. So instead, we had to literally ask her what was in every single sandwich, what all of the toppings available for the pizzas were, and any other specifics about any items. I understand in theory why they made the menu like this, but it should have included item descriptions. It makes sense that they do not want customers trying to order off of the regular menu, since they are not serving everything. But, eliminating descriptions is an issue. This was the first "Friday Night Lights" of the season, so it is possible that this improved for other ones moving forward. Following that confusion about the menu, we placed our orders. Our food was ready in about 25 minutes. My mom and I split an 8-Cut Mushroom Pizza. My fiancé ordered The Baller, which was a half-size meatball hoagie with marinara sauce and melted provonello cheese. My dad ordered The Drunk Fish, which was a half-size Yuengling battered haddock with melted provonello cheese, house greens, and house tartar. Both sandwiches came with fries. We each enjoyed our food. The pizza was more than enough for the two of us, and we even had some leftover to enjoy the next day. It is not super thick, but it is not a New York slice, either. A good in-between. Both of the sandwiches were okay, but the portions with the fries were generous. I personally liked the fries. Overall, we had no real complaints about the meal. Everything came out in a timely manner and prepared well. The value of our meal on this night was great. Some of us got some drinks, but for the food it was only $30 before tax. Hard to beat that, especially considering it was four adults. I appreciate them having these specials! The staff here was average, all considering. As detailed, not being able to see the descriptions for the menu items was really bizarre, and unhelpful from a customer service perspective. Otherwise, we had no issues with the service or our waitress. I am glad I got the chance to dine in at Yoli's! As stated, I have had their pizza many times, but never dined in. We had a positive experience overall, but as detailed there are some areas for improvement, specifically relating to the limited menu/after hours events. I hope they continue to have success with these, and improve on them for the future. In an area with very few locally-owned restaurants, it is nice that Yoli's is around and continues to be successful. I hope to come back to try more of their menu on a typical business day, especially the Yoli's Rolis. I believe the "Friday Night Lights" is an incredible idea, and promotes a better community. If you find yourself in the Century III/South Hills area, definitely give this restaurant a try!

Ciccanti's is a favorite of my extended family. It has a small town Italian restaurant feel…read more Nothing super fancy, but a decent bar and seating area. We did take out, but my dad and I went to the bar as we waited for our meals. I did the Veal Romano. I chose zucchini in place of pasta, and my meal also came with a salad. I really enjoyed my meal. It included several pieces of delicious veal Romano.

First time customer in a place I have driven by countless times. We were warmly greeted and given…read morea nice seat. Our server was quick to take our drink order and tell us about the specials. The menu has a nice variety of appetizers, salads, meat and pasta dishes. I settled on the lasagna which was a special and got the Manhattan clam chowder soup as it's something I rarely see on a menu. We were brought a basket of fresh Italian bread which was wonderful. The soup arrived and it wasn't what I expected. The broth was thin, very little clam and just very different than I have ever had. Not my favorite. My lasagna arrived looking great. I love sauce and there was lots of extra sauce on the plate. The biggest problem I had was that it was barely warm. Granted, the restaurant itself was very cold, but the food could have been hot which would have made it spectacular. Service was very good and atmosphere was pleasant.

I went here for the first time to try one of their hoagies. The bread was dry and didn't have much…read moreflavor and the meat wasn't very good at all. The veggies looked like they had been out all day long. The owner is not friendly at all and acted like he didn't like anyone. The place was a little dirty looking and looked like it could use a good cleaning. After I ate my sandwich, my stomach felt upset most of the day after. The owner picks and chooses the customers who he likes and doesn't like. The staff tends to be rude to customers if you try to ask questions about anything. If you decide to visit this location, be prepared for a not so pleasant experience. One thing I forgot to mention is if you try to complain about something that you don't like, the owner turns into a child throwing a temper tantrum. Just go look at his Facebook page how he treats his customers who have had a bad experience.

Ordered a whole 6 meat Italian ( $21 ) dressing on the side…read more Hoagie was fresh and tasty. Store was clean and easy to locate. Called order in and hoagie was ready in 15 minutes.

I have wanted to try their pizza for a long time and last night was the night…read more Wow, did they not disappoint, I only wish I lived closer to make this a regular stop. The food, atmosphere and staff were great. Do not compare this to your local pizza shop that's perfectly round and got even toppings. This had to be one of the best pizza experiences since I toured Italy & Sicily. Go hungry and you will still leave with leftovers

LOST for words... We…read morehave been eating here WEEKLY since they opened. BUT I must say in the last 6 months to year they have GONE COMPLETELY DOWN HILL... food is never done right and seems like no one cares (but Lisa). But how many times can you get credit for bad pizza. The kitchen manager came out and told me the pizza will not cook well done due to having mushrooms on my pie? How is that possible? I hate to write this update, but my family has choose to NEVER go back to one of our favorite pizza spots. Maybe SHELLY will read this and make some changes...

It's been about a month and I can't stop thinking about this place so I decided to leave my first…read moreyelp review. I would go back just for the view alone. At the top of a hill in the middle of a golf course with a huge dropoff leaves you with an almost 360 view for miles with an area overlooking the river. Then came the food. I had a delicious steak and for an app decided to try the soup of the day that I normally dislike and loved it. On top of that I also had mozzarella sticks since I'm a true fatty and ended up over eating and wish I had more room to try other things on the menu. So of course I came back the next day and had the Margherita pizza. The staff was very friendly both visits. With that being said I will make sure to stop by this hidden gem anytime I visit the city.

First this beautiful steak house is located on a golf course that has amazing views you can see all…read morethe way to downtowns city scape! Now for the food we started off with meat balls and ricotta which was sooo good! The portion sizes are huge! We also got the fried zucchini & had to take some home or we wouldn't have been able to try our meals !! I am in absolute love with the Frank Paul's chicken penne ! So much so I came back the next week for it again. The owner is great guy very friendly and the staff is just as courteous and gave excellent service.

We ordered out at R-time at renes when we picked up our food the staff was friendly and…read moreaccommodating the food was hot and delicious definitely ordering again 5 stars to renes hats off to them

Quite a nice meal here from a hidden gem in East McKeesport. It is a pretty unassuming place, laid…read moreback family food. Fish, meat, and classic Italian-American dishes are served here. I got to try their lasagna, which came with a meatball, bread, and wedding soup. I quite enjoyed this meal. Prices were OK and the portion was satisfying. The lasagna had quite a lot of ricotta and it was reasonably flavorful, but I would have liked a bit more of a flavor from the sauce. The meatball was quite large. Not too flavorful and a bit of a tough texture (almost sausage like), but still good. Bread was very basic but free so can't complain. The wedding soup was quite good. Small cup but flavorful broth and quite a good amount of cheese (I think?) in there. All in all, I enjoyed my meal here. Good little Italian spot in East McKeesport and probably one of the better restaurants in this area.

Excellent service generous portions with wide variety on menu,fairly priced…read more Very accommodating staff.

Went a few weeks ago and the food was delicious and very plentiful! We both had fried zucchini ,…read moresalad, pasta and fried shrimp delicious!