Best of the 'Burgh: 2017 Readers' Poll

Diners, food trucks, hair salons and more. Here's the most popular stuff in town.


photo by laura petrilla

 

DINING

Al Fresco
Pusadee’s Garden, pusadeesgarden.com

Bakery
Oakmont Bakery, oakmontbakery.com

Barbecue
Pork & Beans, porkandbeanspgh.com

Breakfast
Pamela’s Diner, pamelasdiner.com

Brunch
Grand Concourse, grandconcourserestaurant.com

Burger
Burgatory, burgatorybar.com

BYOB Restaurant
Noodlehead, noodleheadpgh.com

Cheap Eats
Noodlehead, noodleheadpgh.com

Chinese
Sesame Inn, sesameinn.com

Contemporary American
Eleven Contemporary Kitchen, elevenck.com

Dessert
The Melting Pot, meltingpot.com

Diner
Ritter’s Diner, facebook.com/rittersdiner

European
Point Brugge Cafe, pointbrugge.com

Family-Friendly
Eat’n Park, eatnpark.com

Farmer’s Local Market
Soergel Orchards, soergels.com

Food Truck
PGH Taco Truck, pghtacotruck.com

French
Paris 66 Bistro, paris66bistro.com

Frozen Treat
Millie’s Homemade Ice Cream, millieshomemade.com

Gluten-Free Eats
Gluuteny Bakery, gluuteny.com

Hot Dog
Franktuary, franktuary.com

Ice Cream
Millie’s Homemade Ice Cream, millieshomemade.com

Ice Pop
Stickler’s Ice Pop Company, sticklerspgh.com

Indian
Taj Mahal, tajmahalinc.com

Italian Non-Chain
Piccolo Forno, piccolo-forno.com

Japanese/Sushi
Nakama Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar, eatatnakama.com

Latin-Inspired
Gaucho Parrilla Argentina, eatgaucho.com

Mediterranean/Greek
Aladdin’s Eatery, aladdinseatery.com

Mexican/Tex-Mex
Mad Mex, madmex.com

Middle Eastern
Aladdin’s Eatery, aladdinseatery.com

Pastries
La Gourmandine, lagourmandinebakery.com

Pierogies
Pierogies Plus, pierogiesplus.com

Pizza Non-Chain
Fiori’s Pizzaria, fiorispizzaria.com

Seafood
Monterey Bay Fish Grotto, montereybayfishgrotto.com

Small Plates
Morcilla, morcillapittsburgh.com

Special Occasion
Altius, altiuspgh.com

Steak
Ruth’s Chris Steak House, ruthschris.com

Taco
täko, takopgh.com

Thai
Nicky’s Thai Kitchen, nickysthaikitchen.com

Vegan/Vegetarian-Friendly
Apteka, aptekapgh.com

Wing Night
Bigham Tavern, bighamtavern.com

Worth the Drive
Burgatory, burgatorybar.com

Write-In
Yummyholic, yummyholic.com
 

 

DRINKS/BEVERAGES


photo by cory morton

 

Best Bar
Hidden Harbor, hiddenharborpgh.com

Beer List (tie)
The Independent Brewing Company, independentpgh.com
Urban Tap, theurbantap.com

Whiskey Bar
Butcher and the Rye, butcherandtherye.com

After-Dinner Drinks
Hidden Harbor, hiddenharborpgh.com

Dive Bar
Cousins Lounge, facebook.com/cousins.lounge

​Brewery-Microbrewery
Grist House Craft Brewery, gristhouse.com

Distillery
Wigle Whiskey, wiglewhiskey.com

Cocktails
Hidden Harbor, hiddenharborpgh.com

Wine List
The Allegheny Wine Mixer, alleghenywinemixer.com

Coffee Shop
Espresso a Mano, espressoamano.com

Tea Shop
Dobra Tea, dobrateapgh.com

Juice
Salud Juicery, saludjuicery.com

Write-In
Arsenal Cider House & Wine Cellar, arsenalciderhouse.com
 

 

ENTERTAINMENT


photo by john altdorfer

 

Cinema
Row House Cinema, rowhousecinema.com

Place to Catch Old Movies
Row House Cinema, rowhousecinema.com

Museum
The Andy Warhol Museum, warhol.org

Place to Catch Live Music
Stage AE, promowestlive.com

Place to Catch Live Comedy
Arcade Comedy Theater, arcadecomedytheater.com

Theater Company
Pittsburgh Public Theater, ppt.org

Hiking/Biking Trail
Montour Trail, montourtrail.org

Outdoor Events
Three Rivers Arts Festival, traf.trustarts.org

Trivia/Game Night
Radical Trivia (The Oaks Theater), theoakstheater.com

Dance Party
“In Bed by Ten” @ Spirit, inbedbytenpgh.com

Improv-Sketch Team
Dinner with the Nolens, arcadecomedytheater.com

Benefit Bash
Hello Bully’s Lovers Not Fighters Gala, hellobully.com

Band/Musical Group
The Clarks, clarksonline.com

Singer
Anqwenique Wingfield, anqwenique.com

Sports Team
Penguins, nhl.com/penguins

Write-In
Pittsburgh Concert Chorale, pccsing.org
 

 

PERSONALITIES


photo courtesy of aaron kleiber

 

Pro Athlete
Sidney Crosby, nhl.com/penguins/roster

College Athlete
James Conner (University of Pittsburgh), twitter.com/JamesConner_

High School Athlete
Cole Waxter (Fox Chapel High School), twitter.com/Cwaxter10

Meteorologist
Ashley Dougherty, twitter.com/AshleyD_WTAE

News Anchor
Kelly Frey, facebook.com/KellyFreyWTAE

Street Reporter
David Highfield, twitter.com/DavidHighfield

Sports Reporter
Bob Pompeani, twitter.com/KDPomp

Local Journalist
Tony Norman, twitter.com/TonyNormanPG

Local Author
David McCullough

Blogger/Columnist
John Chamberlain (Ya Jagoff), twitter.com/YaJagoff

Morning Drive Team
102.5 WDVE Morning Show (Randy Baumann), twitter.com/DVERADIO, twitter.com/DVERandy

Tattoo Artist
Sarah Miller, twitter.com/valkyriesbard

Comedian
Aaron Kleiber, aaronkleiber.com

Bartender (tie)
Cecil Usher (Butcher and the Rye), twitter.com/cocktailian84
Max Stein (Hidden Harbor), twitter.com/lambic88

Write-In
Durty Art, durtyart.bigcartel.com
 

 

BUSINESS


photo courtesy of Amazing Yoga

 

Hair Salon
Geno Levi Salon, genolevisalon.com

Fitness Club
LA Fitness, lafitness.com

Fitness Class
Pure Barre, purebarre.com

Yoga Studio
Amazing Yoga, amazingyoga.net

Tattoo Shop
South Side Tattoo and Body Piercing, southsidetattooshop.com

Florist
Pete Donati & Sons, petedonatifloral.com

Jewelry Store (tie)
Henne Jewelers, hennejewelers.com
Orr’s Jewelers, orrsjewelers.com

Pet Services
Healthy Pet Products, healthypetproducts.net

Spa
Metamorphosis, spapgh.com

Clothing Boutique
Pavement, pavementpittsburgh.com

Bridal Boutique
Glitter & Grit, glitterandgritpgh.com

Bed & Breakfast
The Inn on Negley, innonnegley.com

Comic Book Store
Phantom of the Attic, facebook.com/Phantom-of-the-Attic-Comics-Oakland

Toy/Game Store
S.W. Randall, swrandalltoys.com

Record Store
Jerry’s Records, jerrysrecords.com

Beauty Products/Makeup Store
Ulta, ulta.com

Homegoods Store
House15143, house15143.com

Indie Bookstore
White Whale Bookstore, whitewhalebookstore.com

Resort
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, nemacolin.com

Card/Stationery Store
Wildcard, wildcardpgh.com

Write-In
Dallas Beauty Lounge, dallasbeautylounge.com

Grossman Yanak & Ford tabulated this year’s Best of the ’Burgh poll results.

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