Yeah it's a hotel, but the real deal here here is the bar downstairs. This is old school Pittsburgh style with Iron City beer and authentic, hard-working people that are cut right from pages of the Deer Hunter. Prices are spot on and, surprisingly, they have a decent kitchen. I say opt for the hot pepper cheese balls, and the fish sandwich is a nice snack at the bar anytime of day.
However, the thing about this spot that sticks with me the most was the conversation between two patrons as we entered the bar:
Patron 1: Why I could strangle the life out of you right now. I'd place my hands on your scrawny throat and just squeeze
Patron 2: The Hell you say. You couldn't strangle a fly
Patron 3: I bet $5 he could...Definitely, if he strangled him from behind
Patron 4: You're crazy and you don't even have $5
Patron 1 &2: Hey! That's no way to strangle anyone..You have to do it from the front so's you got leverage....Yeah, don't you know nothing?
Patron: Hell, I know I got $5 enough to strangle the lot of you!
This went on for several minutes until our bartender, a man obviously experienced in such bar room challenges, put an end to it before there was blood shed. All in all, this was a refreshing change from some of the hipster spots back in VA. read more