Days Gone By

[bambino]

Originally Posted by DOC22

Anyone hear of the Blue Bird Restaurant in Clairton ??? not sure if it still open? Years since I was there since I moved away from that area. Great steak & eggs breakfast after the bars closed. Also we all remember the Original O in Oakland!!!!

Yes, been there many times back in the day. The Croatian club was across the street. After playing the Clairton team in softball we would drink at the Cro Club to the wee hours in the morning. Then go to the Bluebird for steak and eggs. Blaine Hill BBQ was across the river in Elizabeth. Another great joint. I believe the Bluebird is still there under new ownership.

[chizzy]

jeromes bbq down in gallatin, forward township

jerome and before him joe gray... for the longest time it was just a tent setup then just a small cement block building

home of batman sauce and damn good chops. when the studio wrestling guys were around, they would come down for bbq. saw andre the giant once
never in my life have I seen such a huge man. his hands could literally
cover your head

[bambino]

Originally Posted by chizzy

jeromes bbq down in gallatin, forward township

jerome and before him joe gray... for the longest time it was just a tent setup then just a small cement block building

home of batman sauce and damn good chops. when the studio wrestling guys were around, they would come down for bbq. saw andre the giant once
never in my life have I seen such a huge man. his hands could literally
cover your head

Yeah, that was supposed to be the bomb. I never went there despite spending a lot of my summer college days in that area. Chizz, is Lucheses still open? Killer Italian restaurant.

Nevermind, I just googled it

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaura...nsylvania.html


I highly recommend

[flows-with-water]

I remember going to Joe grays and Jerome’s bbq in the early mid 70s

Also the Winchester Room on rte 30. N Versailles

[bambino]

Originally Posted by flows-with-water

I remember going to Joe grays and Jerome’s bbq in the early mid 70s

Also the Winchester Room on rte 30. N Versailles

Yeah, the Winchester room. Good steaks on the corner of 30 and 48. Even better was the Colony in Scott Township. The true top level steak house in the 60’s and 70’s. Food and service were always top notch.

[Devo]

I would pick Primanti's, when they were just one location.

After that the Primanti's I knew was gone for good.

Some things just can't be franchised, like, the alley to piss in, the "Rape tunnel" to the ladies room, the pure disdain the staff had for ANYONE and the company you had during those times, a bit like the wild west.

[Jacuzzme]

Blaine Hill is rebranded as Droopys. Great food and atmosphere, lots of picnic tables and whatnot outside. You’ll see everything from peewee soccer teams to biker gangs eating there. They’re a bit past the Boston Bridge if heading towards 51. Loved the Winchester Room too, until it burned to the ground. It’s a shame they never reopened.

[chizzy]

Originally Posted by bambino

Yeah, that was supposed to be the bomb. I never went there despite spending a lot of my summer college days in that area. Chizz, is Lucheses still open? Killer Italian restaurant.

Nevermind, I just googled it

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaura...nsylvania.html


I highly recommend

Lucchesis is still running, Crosby and Mario can be spotted there sometimes
The old man is gone but his son took over

What was the name of the Monroeville place that was two train cars put together as a restaurant? Had some nice meals there way back

[Jacuzzme]

That was Victoria Station.

[Salty Again]

Originally Posted by Cody69

I second that. We used to leave at 2 AM to go hunting and would stop there. You ordered two eggs and you had enough food for a family. Am I correct. They sell pipes and things like that now. They had good chili also.

... Too right, mate... Don't think they opened until 10pm
or so... Maybe open 'til 3pm - then closed for a few hours.
Bambino and the other lads might know.

******

Blaine Hill bbq and "Batman" sauce And Droopy.
We had a big thread back on the other site about this.

Fellow named Joe Grey would be stirrin' his kettle
o' sauce just so... and drippin' ashes from his cigar
into it...

And IF ya think I'm exaggerating - just ask the other lads!

****

... I was also asked to ask about a drive bar named
"Mullenar's" - on road-route 51 near the hockey arena.

And also asked IF I ever ate anything at "Boomy's"

#### Salty

[bambino]

Here’s an oldie, Bubbles and Sherman’s deli on 5th avenue. My dad would bring me there for corned beef sandwiches in the 60’s. It was always packed. Best Corned beef Sammie I ever had in Pittsburgh.

[Looker151]

Fat Zackle's in Clairidge, best fish sandwich, hands down.

[Jacuzzme]

Originally Posted by Looker151

Fat Zackle's in Clairidge, best fish sandwich, hands down.

I dunno man, Molnar’s on 51 makes a pretty wicked fish sandwich that’s big enough for 4 people.

[bambino]

Neads in Lawrenceville had damn good fish sandwiches. It closed last year.

Doritos is still open and still good.

[Jacuzzme]

Triangle Bar in Swissvale is the undisputed heavyweight champion of sandwiches.