We decided to return to our old stomping grounds for this Saturday Lunch outing. East Liberty and the surrounding areas are very different today from what they were in the 80s. Sears, the post office, and the McDonalds on Penn Circle drew us to that area when we were in grad school. Now, it's new … Continue reading Larder of East End
This Saturday Lunch excursion can be summed up with one sentence: ‘It was a wonderful day in the neighborhood’ (Pittsburgh, that is). Saturday was a partly-sunny September day with moderate temperatures—the kind of day where it just feels great to be out-and-about, walking through Pittsburgh neighborhoods. We’re on a barbecue kick since our summer travels … Continue reading Spork Pit + Caliente Pizza
After a busy summer of road trips to visit our children, we are happy to be back at home and back into our routine. For out first official Saturday Lunch since returning home, we were seeking a something simple. Our initial ideal was to park downtown and look for a lunch place within a couple … Continue reading Peppi’s + Page Dairy Mart
We lived in Shadyside in the 80s - one of us in a house converted to apartments near Walnut St. (before the days of resident parking permits when on-street parking was nearly impossible to find on the weekends) and the other in the area alternately known as East Shadyside or Point Breeze near the old Nabisco … Continue reading Choolaah Indian BBQ
One thing consistently took us to Bloomfield in the 80s: the now-closed Del’s Bar & Ristorante, which was a popular spot for dinner and pitchers of beer in graduate school. The food was good, plentiful, and inexpensive. More recently, aside from an occasional meal at Tessaro's, Bloomfield was simply a neighborhood that we passed through … Continue reading Baby Loves Tacos
This Saturday Lunch starts with the Coffee Passport. No, we did not have just coffee for lunch, but the purchase of the Coffee Passport led us to our lunch destination. When we lived in rural Northwestern PA, our coffee options were limited to a local coffee shop and McDonalds (which has decent coffee for the … Continue reading Curbside Coffee via the Coffee Passport
Our Saturday Lunch excursions are as much about experience as about the food. Our posts are not food reviews; you can find extensive reviews written by others about many of the places we will visit. Our intent to be more of a travelogue—sometimes the best meals have mediocre food, but great company and circumstances. It … Continue reading Revisiting Pizza Favorites – Part II
One final teaser before we start our official Saturday Lunch posts... Back in the 80s we frequented four pizza shops: Aiello's Pizza, Mineo's Pizza House, and Napoli Pizzeria, all in Squirrel Hill, and Vincent's Pizza Park in North Braddock. The Vinnie Pie was HUGE, feeding us for days. Remember the never-ending Parkway East construction in … Continue reading Revisiting Pizza Favorites
We had a blast exploring Pittsburgh's restaurants, neighborhoods, and events on Saturdays in the 80s. Casual favorites included the Dingbats for fried zucchini sticks, Hotlicks for ribs, the Gazebo for cheesecake, Primanti's in the Strip for late-night sandwiches, the O for hot dogs and (the world's best) fries, and Atomic Donuts to buffer the beer … Continue reading The inspiration…
Primanti Bros. in the Strip was our go-to for late-night eats in the 80s. Where are we taking Saturday Lunch in 2019? Follow us on Instagram and Twitter to find out. Click on the links at the bottom of the page.