Category Archives: restaurant

Living Socially With a Visit To Tyma’z

Achievement: #93. Use 10 Groupons or Living Socials

In 2010, we briefly talked about our love for the Groupon and Living Social programs, but in case you missed the post, I’ll refresh your memory. Both of these websites give out daily local deals and coupons that you can … Continue reading

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“Roethlisberger” Showdown: Peppi’s

Achievement: #67. Eat a Roethlisburger at GM Dog and Burger Shoppe and Peppi’s and compare

So, since we’re superstitious people, and we ate our first Roethlisburger on the day of the first Bengals game, and then pulled off the win by some act of majesty, we decided it would be bad luck if we didn’t … Continue reading

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Murray Avenue Restaurant Challenge: La Cucina Flegrea

Achievement: #2. Eat at every restaurant on Murray Ave

We had one last big-dinner restaurant on our Murray Ave list, and we chose to try it out on the night of the big World of Warcraft Cataclysm release. I think it goes without saying that an important event like … Continue reading

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“Roethlisberger” Showdown: G/M Dog n Burger Shoppe

Achievement: #67. Eat a Roethlisburger at GM Dog and Burger Shoppe and Peppi’s and compare

So, in the off chance that you do not live in Pittsburgh and have no knowledge of Pittsburgh sports, or have not been near a TV playing the news in the past year or so, I will do a brief … Continue reading

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Murray Avenue Restaurant Challenge: Sree’s Is The Bee’s Knees

Achievement: #2. Eat at every restaurant on Murray Ave

Our next stop on Murray Ave was Sree’s Foods, which is an Indian restaurant best known for its food truck on CMU campus. I don’t know if food trucks are a universal thing, so I’ll briefly explain this concept. Think … Continue reading

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Murray Avenue Restaurant Challenge: Aiello’s Pizza

Achievement: #2. Eat at every restaurant on Murray Ave

Dear world, I think I have a new favorite pizza place. To be honest, I don’t think I’ve ever had a true favorite pizza place, besides Pizza Roma on Perry Highway, and that was only because when I was little, … Continue reading

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Living It Up At The Primadonna

Achievement: #23. Have dinner at the Primadonna

The Primadonna is a formerly-well-known Italian restaurant in McKees Rocks that I know about for a funny reason. Back when we were little (maybe 10 or 11?), my friend Jessica’s parents took us to the Neville Chemical Plant open house. … Continue reading

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Our Year In Overindulgence: Seafood Buffet (And More) At Hokkaido

Achievement: #100. Overindulge on wings, vodka, seafood, and cupcakes (but not at the same time)

Ok, I’ll admit, when it came to the end of the list, we may have been scraping for ideas a bit. But this Achievement is just so inclusive, covering so many different aspects of indulgence! We completed our seafood overindulgence … Continue reading

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We Have A Massive Brunch At The Grand Concourse

Achievement: #1. Have brunch at the Grand Concourse

One of Pittsburgh’s premiere restaurants is the famous Grand Concourse, which resides in a former train station. That’s another thing we are known for here in the ‘Burgh: turning really amazing train stations into restaurants and banquet facilities. (What’s worst … Continue reading

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Murray Avenue Restaurant Challenge: Silky’s Hits The Spot

Achievement: #2. Eat at every restaurant on Murray Ave

After a nice, long, CRAZY twelve-hour shift at work, what better comfort is there than… BAR FOOD! (Note: this post involves a lot of bad decisions. If you don’t like bad decisions… read on anyway, so you can learn how … Continue reading

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