{"id":179,"date":"2010-08-16T17:49:29","date_gmt":"2010-08-16T21:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nightwire.net\/?page_id=179"},"modified":"2020-03-02T18:18:17","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T22:18:17","slug":"dining-tailgaters-pittsburgh","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nightwire.net\/?page_id=179","title":{"rendered":"Dining – Tailgaters – Downtown – Pittsburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dining Review- Tailgaters <\/strong>by Suz Pisano<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tucked away in the corner of Washington Plaza, yep that\u2019s the giant white building with the big red \u201cW\u201d on it, right above the new Consol Energy Center is\u2026\u2026.. Tailgaters\u2026\u2026.our newest find that\u2019s that you\u2019re gonna love.<\/p>\n

Owner Jackie Horvath knows a great location when she sees one and jumped at the chance to open a sports bar with a \u00a0traditional \u201cbar food\u201d menu but surprisingly a place where everything is homemade.\u00a0\u00a0 Tailgaters, of course offers a full bar with beer on tap but I have to tell you about the food.\u00a0 Chef Tom Chojnacki serves up all the familiars but we wanted to try everything on the menu because everyone loves Nachos Grande ($7.95) or a Quesadilla ($6.95).\u00a0 We literally could not stop eating the nachos.\u00a0 They were piled high with homemade salsa, jalapeno peppers, and shredded Monterey Jack & Cheddar cheeses,\u00a0 sooooo good with a beer after work.\u00a0 We even tried the Warm Soft Pretzel, ($3.25) better than any pretzel served in sporting arenas!\u00a0 Then they brought us the Wings (6 – $5.95, 12- $9.95 & 18- $13.95).\u00a0 Definitely try the Hippie Sauce- it was finger licking good!\u00a0 The wings were perfectly crispy and I was soooo hoping that there would be at least 2 left so that I could take them home… There was, and I was so happy to share them with my husband, a self-described \u201cconnoisseur of wings\u201d.\u00a0 Such an unusual but seemingly addicting wing sauce\u2026. I\u2019m going to say no more- you\u2019ll just have to try \u2018em & let me know what you think.\u00a0 I love good wings.\u00a0 (I will have undoubtedly been back there at least once by the time you are reading this!)<\/p>\n

Okay, so now we were intrigued – Burgers were definitely on the menu and we tried a basic homemade Cheeseburger ($6.95 + toppings).\u00a0 Very delicious and served with some great fresh cut fries.\u00a0 I truly believe that we\u2019re on to something here.\u00a0 Toppings for the burgers are plentiful and there\u2019s surely something to satisfy every taste.\u00a0 As far as sandwiches – Tailgaters also offers Fish & Chicken Sandwiches, but I want to tell you about the Wraps.\u00a0 They look pretty straight forward on the simple black & white menu but the Buffalo Chicken Wrap ($6.95) was really rockin\u2019!\u00a0 Even when I heated up the half we couldn\u2019t finish the next day – it was still very delicious.\u00a0 Portions are generous and the wraps are big, the served with fresh cut fries.<\/p>\n

Salads are offered \u2013 we shared the Steak Salad ($10.95) which was mixed greens, Rib Eye steak, grilled onions, roasted red peppers, cheeses, tomatoes, & cucumbers.\u00a0 Are you recognizing the simplicity?\u00a0 Tailgaters certainly covers all the bases, they even make Pizza!<\/p>\n

Grilled Pizzas with golden char-grilled crust range from Traditional ($7.99), Margherita ($8.99) Veggie Delight ($8.99) or Steak Deluxe ($8.99).\u00a0 Fresh ingredients reign over top of fresh dough dusted with cornmeal and flame grilled.\u00a0 This is not your ordinary pizza.\u00a0 Then again, this is not your ordinary sports bar! You will love knowing about this place when hockey season starts again or when you want to grab a bite before a concert.\u00a0 It\u2019s a hidden gem for now that\u2019s sure to be a familiar destination or perfect meet-up spot.\u00a0 Outdoor seating is also available.<\/p>\n

You may wonder where to park – free parking is included at Washington Plaza or for the time being across the street at the Civic Arena upper lot (until construction or destruction begins).\u00a0 Take advantage of this out-of-the-way Downtown establishment.\u00a0 Be sure to stop in & say \u201cHi\u201d to Jackie & Chef Tom.\u00a0 He\u2019s a familiar face with an extensive restaurant resume.\u00a0 Together they make a great team at an up and coming place where team sports will certainly be the focus!\u00a0 Open daily for lunch at 11:30 and until 2 am most nights, not open on holidays.<\/p>\n

Tailgaters 1420 Centre Avenue, Washington Plaza.\u00a0 412-745-8245 – Tailgaters Website<\/a><\/p>\n

Be sure and tell them your friends from Nightwire sent you…. your gonna love this place!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dining Review- Tailgaters by Suz Pisano Tucked away in the corner of Washington Plaza, yep that\u2019s the giant white building with the big red \u201cW\u201d on it, right above the new Consol Energy Center is\u2026\u2026.. Tailgaters\u2026\u2026.our newest find that\u2019s that you\u2019re gonna love. Owner Jackie Horvath knows a great location when she sees one and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-179","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8aPSh-2T","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nightwire.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nightwire.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nightwire.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nightwire.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nightwire.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=179"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.nightwire.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2293,"href":"https:\/\/www.nightwire.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/179\/revisions\/2293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nightwire.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}