Pittsburgh: Bar Louie (September 2003)

Bar Louie is a chain restaurant with 90+ outlets that began in Chicago in 1990 and focuses on hand-crafted martinis and American food. Previously, we visited the Pittsburgh location at Station Square twice in the mid-1990s. This hip neighborhood restaurant and bar specializes in oversized sandwiches and artfully created jumbo martinis, but also offers an extensive selection of appetizers, pastas, and entrees, plus a wide assortment of interesting beers, microbrews, and wines by the glass or bottle. Warm surroundings with an urban feel includes nightlife photography, signature hand-laid tile artwork, hardwood floors, and exposed brick walls.