My spouse and I spent the weekend in Pittsburgh in early
September 2018 in order to attend the University of Pittsburgh - Penn State
football game, the third in the series for the teams (unfortunately Pitt lost).
We arrived early Friday evening and finally got the chance to try the latest of
Rich DeShantz’s restaurants, Pork and Beans, which was great! (We have an
excellent BBQ joint in our hometown, but this was even better; not Texas good,
but close.) On Saturday, because the football game was at night, we attended a
baseball game at PNC Park. (Embarrassingly, although I’ve been visiting
Pittsburgh for almost 25 years, I had never been to a game there. And lately
I’ve been on a MLB ballpark quest, checking Yankee Stadium, Camden Yards,
Citizens Bank Park, Fenway Park, Comerica Park, Safeco Field, and Wrigley Field
off my list.) Unfortunately it rained all day, only lightly during the baseball
game, but harder afterwards and through the football game. We tried a new North
Shore “tailgating” restaurant called Southern Tier Brewery, and it was
fortunate that we had some family members with us who were able to pull some
strings to get us a table, because it was mayhem that day with all the
out-of-town fans visiting for the game.
Hotel:
- Hampton Inn Downtown (Link to my review from past stays here)
Restaurants:
- Pork and Beans Link to my review
- Redbeards Link to my review
- Emporio! A Meatball Joint Link to my review
- Southern Tier Brewing Company Link to my review
Activity:
- PNC Park Link to my review
- Heinz Field (Link to my review from September 2017 here)
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