Pittsburgh (October 2016)

My spouse and I visited Pittsburgh for two days in early October 2016. We were in town to attend the Pitt vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football game at Heinz Stadium; Pitt won the game 37-34 in the last second! The city was very busy because besides the Pitt game, there was a Penguins hockey game, and a Steelers football game. The only missing event was a Pirates baseball game, and then all professional sports teams in the city would have played on the same weekend. The weather was rainy on our drive from Allentown to Pittsburgh, but as predicted, it was dry (although cloudy and gloomy) at game time. We tried four new restaurants (Burgatory, Proper Brick Oven and Tap Room, tako, and G+G Noodle Bar) on this trip – a record for us! It is great to see the growth downtown, as well as on the North Shore. Because we tailgated on the river at the September game, we did not see all the new buildings and restaurants on North Shore Drive. But on this visit, we saw the location of the new Holiday Inn Express and Suites, and for new restaurants Burgatory, Bar Louie, Tequila Cowboy, Wanna B’s, Little Red Corvette ‘90s Kitchen, and The Foundry, and where Burn and Southern Tier Brewing Company will eventually be located when construction completes. If we could find jobs equitable to what we do now, we would consider moving to Pittsburgh, because it is a manageable and livable city!

Hotel:

·       Doubletree by Hilton Pittsburgh Link to my review

Restaurants:

·         Burgatory Link to my review

·         Proper Brick Oven and Tap Room Link to my review

·         tako Link to my review

·         G and G Noodle Bar (Grit and Grace) Link to my review