Coming to Pittsburgh for first time.......looking for foodie recommendations!!!

[mtx]

Hi guys,

Hope you are all doing well. Coming to Pitts from Fri-Sun. Just wondering if you guys could list some restaurant recommendations for dinner near the Wyndham, Downtown, Mariott, Shadyside, and Heinz Field areas. I want to fine dine for one night (Around $25, no alcohol) and check out a DDD another night (cheap, good, massive portions). No specific criteria (we eat everything) but if we were to choose it would be Italian or Japanese. Thanks!

Meal Schedule thus far:

FRIDAY

Lunch: 50 McNuggets for $9.99 (we don't have this in Canada)
Dinner: Cheesecake Factory @ Ross Park (we don't have this in Canada)
Check-In to Wyndham

SAT

Lunch: Wholey's Fish Market for lobster roll sandwich and sushi
Dinner: _______________
Check-In to Mariott, Shadyside

SUN

Lunch: Primanti Brothers
***NFL GAME***
Dinner:________________

Go Home :(

Haven't decided on breakfast either, will have to see if it's free from the Wyndham or Marriott...

[mookleknuck]

So where did you eat? Dying to know...

[palmtree38]

So which DDD did you go to?

We too are looking for a DDD feature and looking into a sunday football game

[Jay F]

If you're willing to do one thing different than the yumfest you have planned, instead of Wholey's, try the Penn Avenue Fish Market, just a few blocks east on Penn Ave. I don't know if they have lobster roll, but their sushi is ninety nine magnitudes of wonderfulness better than the crap Wholey's calls sushi. There's really no comparison.

http://pennavefishcompany.com/home_st...

[mtx]

What about Andy's Sushi or whatever u call it @ Wholey's??

[Jay F]

I hate it. I couldn't even swallow some of it. A complete waste of money, time, and tastebuds.

[Chowrin]

also consider the banh mi in the strip (which is where wholey's is at).

[Rodzilla]

no good.

I think you're going to end up spending a bit more than $25 if you even want to "Casual" dine.

[palmtree38]

Pennave fish looks great!

[Effort]

Some good dinner options:
Dish - on the southside is Italian
Meat n Potatoes - downtown
Eleven in strip near downtown
Toast in Shadyside
Spoon in east liberty
Tamari in Lawrenceville - asian latin fusion sushi

Check if open on Sunday. Some may be closed.

Will U have a car. Some U will need transportation

[mtx]

Yes we have a car

[mtx]

I booked a place called Tamari for Sunday @ 5:30PM for their Happy Hour special. Normally hate fusion food but I'm willing to try this place out.

[Rodzilla]

good choice

[sal_acid]

Free breakfast is a lovely thing. I think that Marriott's is free at this hotel.

But you might want to look into other options for lunch and dinner. Try Soba or Uni for dinner at least.

[Panini Guy]

I want to cry.

[burghgal]

hahahahahaa

[Rodzilla]

lol my feelings as well