Kelly's Lounge - Pittsburgh

Awesome Bar. The food is good, genuinely better than most pub fare, but the drinks are really what set this place apart from the rest. They're serious about mixing cocktails, and keep a great selection of beer on tap.<br/ <br/ Sometimes people complain about the service, but I've never had a problem. Of course, I'm polite, reasonably patient and a pretty decent tipper. If you're a regular, sometimes your server will do a shot with you.<br/ <br/ For food, I advise you to stick with the mini-mac, as the full size is just too much of one thing. The fries are pretty great if you're into the greasy, fresh-cut homemade style. Be careful of their hot Pittsburgh Bites... They're seriously hot.

If you're broke, yet you wanna have some good food to not shell out a lot of cash this is the place you gotta head to! Now don't expect a lot from the ambience it's basic not very fancy but the food is lovely!Tuna melt was fabulous with decent amount of cheddar cheese. I just love how fish goes with cheese. You can also opt from a green salad if you wanna go a little light on your tummy. Another dish and a steady favourite of all is the mac and cheese. Sufficient quantity and will surely fill your tummy! Keep this saved haha.

This place is great for good, tasty cocktails at very reasonable prices with a very attentive staff. I went last night with friends after having not been there in a couple of years since nursing school. Not sure how it ever fell of my radar because for a Saturday night, it had a nice crowd, and was unpretentious. Plus, the Mac and cheese was piping hot and hit the spot. Can't wait to go back soon!!!!

Get here early! It fills up fast!. The Food:<br/ We like to order a few of the smaller dishes here and split them, instead of just having a sandwich. The macaroni cheese has sort of a peppery taste and they serve it in the dish it was baked in with the cheese slightly burned on the top. Burned in a good way, that is! It comes in two sizes, which is nice. The Pittsburgh bites are pieces of tofu or chicken (I've only had the tofu) seasoned and fried and come with ranch or bleu cheese for dipping. Very nice, and the hot ones are very spicy! My other favorite is the tofu tacos, which you can get with beef or fish as well.<br/ <br/ <br/ The Atmosphere:<br/ The interior of Kelly's looks sort of half bar/half diner with the bar on the left and booths on the right. It's very dim inside with the burgundy walls and dark ceiling. All of the tables have candles on them. It's a friendly atmosphere with a wide mix of people. <br/ <br/ <br/ Some suggestions:<br/ I would recommend to anyone who wants to go there to get there when they open at 5pm. It fills up fast! Parking in the area can be hard to find, so we usually park at the Target up the street and walk. If I had one suggestion for Kelly's it would be to have someone take your name when you come in so you can be called to be seated. It's currently a free-for-all trying to get a table. Everyone is standing around inside the door and no one knows the order of who got there.

Man 'n Cheese is second to none!. By far, the world 's best mac 'n cheese. But be careful because it 's always pipping hot with a ton of pepper flakes. So be forewarned if you don 't like your mac with a kick. And, even as a non-vegetarian, I almost always have to get the tofu Pittsburgh bites. I don 't know how they make them (seems like it 's probably easy) but they are consistently divine which is sometimes hard to find in 'burgh.