Cherry's Diner

Address: 212 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh PA 15222

Hours: 7am - 3pm - M-F
8am - 2pm Sat



Alright, so this place is a bit of alright. The food is very expensive for breakfast, but it is pretty good. There is no other word for the waitress but ROUGH. I would say that this is a diner that is only hanging on because of how cheap they are, not because of the great service they provide. They use styrofoam cups and charge 25 cents for water. Nothing looks that clean and absolutely nobody uses gloves. The water is kept in a cooler by the cash register. The whole restaurant seems kind of dirty to me actually, especially the restroom area. It is just a small dirty room with a dirty looking toilet and garbage can. I went down there once (the steps are so steep you almost fall down them) and there was a toothbrush as if someone was living down there (possibility?) I must also add that I walked past the building the other night and saw a RAT making its way into the side of the building through a hole (not a good sign). I am most likely not going to eat there again because of the sight of that rat... but let's get on with the nommage!




Alright here's the menu. You have a choice of looking at the huge menu on the wall or taking a physical one at the table. The menu isn't bad, pretty much your average selection for a small diner.  There is really only one waitress who works there ever with no help. So no matter how many tables are in there, there is just one lady working at all times (unless we only go during her shifts?)


I'd like to say that because we go here so much that we get something different every time, but honestly it's the same dish over and over and over again. So almost every single time, we have gotten the Early Bird Special. I have no idea why they call it that because you can get it all day long. The Early Bird Special consists of two eggs, two pieces of meat, homefries, and your choice of bread (or one pancake). At most places, this would be about 5-7 dollars tops. Here it is almost nine dollars. I just happen to like their homefries and the way they make their toast. You pay extra for the little things in life nom'sayin?

I have to admit, the homefries are pretty bomb diggity, but the service here is attrocious. It sometimes feels as if the waitress is purposely ignoring us just because we are repeat customers. She looks sloppy and half the time her big belly is hanging out the bottom of her shirt.

Besides the cheapness and minimal service, the food is great and tastes pretty homemade. The cooks are very nice. I have no complaints about the food so this is a good eats restaurant in my opinion.

Winghart's Burger & Whiskey Bar

Address: 5 Market Square
Pittsburgh PA 15222

Hours: 11am to midnight M-Sat - Kitchen closes at 10pm
12:00pm - ? - Sun

I apologize beforehand for the poor quality of the photos. Like I said in earlier posts, my digital camera is currently out of comission at this time.


Here is a pretty terrible picture of their menu (sorry it was dark in there!) The other side has more options. What you will find here are burgers, pizzas, salads, and beer.


I got the Sweet Georgia Brown pizza which is supposed to consist of chicken, onions, barbecue sauce, and cheddar. I substituted my cheddar with mozzarella instead. I am a huge pizza fan, but this was not my favorite pizza. There was too much barbecue sauce for my liking which drowned it and made the sauce overpowering. Whoever cooked it cooked it too well and there were parts that were completely burnt. The center, however (once I dabbed some BBQ off) was pretty good.

Crystal got the Beretta Veggie burger with fries. It is a portabello fallafel pattie with spinach artichoke spread, arugula, roasted red peppers, olives, and feta cheese. I should have gotten what she got! I tasted it and it was very good. When we came back again, however, they did not have the patties for this :(

The fries were a little too well done for my taste, but I ate them anyway simply because I just enjoy fries.  We also had apple cider beer. It was my first time trying it and I must say that it is now my favorite alcoholic beverage (besides Long Islands, but who can beat that??)

Although I do not have pictures of our second adventure here, I can tell you what we got. Crystal got the Shipwreck Burger which she loved. I had the Hula Burger. The taste factor was a lot better the second time around. Nothing was burnt (except the fries which were still too crispy for me). They did not have apple cider beer, but they had another kind of beer (can't recall what it was) that I had two glasses of and a shot of whiskey. Crystal tried a pumkin beer which I did not like.



I did, however, really enjoy that you could see the entire kitchen. Having worked in a restaurant for six years, it is interesting to see how other kitchens cook their food.

All in all this is a nice little place to hang out after work and have a few drinks with friends. The atmosphere is relaxing and the employees are very accomodating and friendly.

Website: http://winghartburgers.com/index.html

New York Hot Dog

Address: 9022 Old Perry Highway
Pittsburgh PA 15237

Hours: 6am - 3pm M-Sat




The menu is not extravagant and the options are limited, but this little shop has the best prices and the best tastes there can be. Crystal had the cheeseburger with onions and fries. I have had this burger before and it is most likely one of the best burgers I have ever had. Don't let this little shop fool you into thinking it is a small time fast food joint. It is a nice little old fashioned diner and it's a little more than surprising how wonderful the food tastes.


I got the breakfast plate which included toast, two eggs, a choice of meat, and homefries. I am on a forever mission to find the perfect homefries. These homefries were super tasty and you can tell everything was homemade and cooked on the grill. No microwaving anything here!


Here is a picture of the burger and fries Crystal got after she obviously covered them with ketchup.


Drinking coffee as always. If you look below you can see our creamer flower that we always try to make everytime we get coffee when we go out.


Here is the layout of the place. Other than this, there are some booths around the sides of the building.

All in all this is a pretty cute little shop to spend a nice an afternoon chatting and drinking coffee. I could not find a website for this restaurant, so unfortunately I do not have one for you guys.

Crystal's Home Cookin' - Dish 01

I just wanted to stop and take a minute to appreciate the wonderful food that Crystal can make with hardly any issue. Here we have a delicious dinner that I came home to recently that absolutely dissolved in my mouth. I loved it so much! She had the right touch when making Mediterranean cuisine. The pita we bought while we were in the Strip District along with the hummamagous which is the hummus-like sauce you see on top of the pita. The vegetables we have here are broccoli, peppers, and squash. For the chicken and the couscous she used garlic powder, garlic cloves, paprika, salt, crushed red pepper, curry, and mesquite seasonings. There are also a few pieces of green onion on top as well.

Ichiban - Robinson

Address: Robinson Town Center
1160 Park Manor Boulevard
Pittsburgh PA 15205

Hours: 11am - 9:30pm M-T
11am - 10:30pm F
1-10:30 Sat
1-9 Sun

We went here on our one year anniversary to have a nice fancy dinner. This restaurant is not unlike all the other hibachi places I have been to. The only difference is that this one gives you noodles along with rice while the other ones just give you rice. This is my third hibachi restaurant that I have been to so far and I think that it is my favorite simply due to those noodles. (Silly I know, but you haven't eaten them now have you?)

So this place is pretty much your standard hibachi and sushi bar. As you can see above, we have the flat top and the table that goes along it. The appetizers consisted as your usual soup and salad. the soup was a very clear tasty broth with a few mushrooms and green onions while the salad was a few greens with a radioactive orange dressing which was very sweet.


I apologize for the poor picture quality but my digital camera is currently out of comission until I get a new one.

We both enjoyed a combination meal for between 23.00 to 27.00 so that you know what kind of prices you're looking at when you go. Crystal got the chicken and scallops meal which also comes with a healthy helping of fried rice, lo mein noodles, a side of vegetables, and a few pieces of shrimp. So as you can imagine, this meal is pretty worth the money you are paying for it. I got the triple combination which consisted of shrimp, chicken, and steak. We very much enjoyed our food and the was a pretty standard hibachi show with lots of fire and a water squirter which was a little asian boy peeing (if you've been to a hibachi bar you know what I'm talking about).


In the picture you can see the various foods being cooked along with our rice and noodle portions and the seafood sauce that everyone dies to have extra of. Crystal indulged in about three or so helpings of it.

If you love hibachi, this is the place for you. If I get hibachi again, I will go here rather than the other places I have gone almost 100% due to the noodles themselves.

Check out their full menu on their website: http://www.ichibanhibachisteakhouse.com/index.php?s=i