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So What If My Dining Experience Wasn’t Very Good

  • By Alex Goodstein
  • August 17, 2018
bad restaurant

I recently visited a restaurant out in the sticks of Southwestern PA. It is apparently a local favorite and a novelty because of its location. If you saw my Instagram Stories from that night you know the place. I’ll admit I had low expectations going into it. I…

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Bae Bae’s Kitchen Gets Fast Casual Lunch Right

  • By Alex Goodstein
  • February 17, 2018
bae baes KFC

Working in downtown Pittsburgh, I shouldn’t struggle trying to pick a place to go to eat for lunch. However, I do with regularity have trouble thinking of a restaurant to eat. When I do go out for lunch, I have a tendency to eat at the places within…

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How Has It Taken Me This Long To Write About Condado Tacos?

  • By Alex Goodstein
  • January 16, 2018
Condado tacos

Seriously? How has it taken me this long to write about Condado Tacos? They opened almost a year ago. I started this blog almost 5 months ago. I probably eat there at least twice a month. So finally I’m writing about Condado Tacos, which I will start off…

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My First Time Eating KFC (No Not That KFC) at Ki Pollo

  • By Alex Goodstein
  • December 20, 2017
Ki Pollo Feature

I’m really struggling to keep up with all the new restaurants opening in Pittsburgh. Part of it is I go to the same places once I find something I like and go there over and over again. The other part of it is I’m lazy and so many…

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Office Holiday Party at Cinderlands Beer Co.

  • By Alex Goodstein
  • December 16, 2017

Pittsburgh is seriously becoming one hell of a craft brewery and foodie city. In the last year, so much has opened that I can’t keep up. One of the more exciting combined entries into those realms is the new Cinderlands Beer Co. What’s crazy is I can’t decide…

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Pittsburgh Restaurant Week Double Dinner Night – Part 2 : Osteria 2350

  • By Alex Goodstein
  • August 24, 2017

I continued my night of two Restaurant Week dinners at Osteria 2350 in the Strip District. I’ve passed by this place and its sister restaurant Cioppino many times, but always forgot about them when picking a restaurant because they are hidden on Railroad Street. Compare to my first…

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Pittsburgh Restaurant Week Double Dinner Night – Part 1 : Eddie V’s

  • By Alex Goodstein
  • August 17, 2017
eddie vs salmon

Pittsburgh Restaurant Week is a fabulous thing. It gives me a great opportunity to usually have a meal or two at restaurants I might not normally visit because they’re menu is too expensive or just not one I usually pass by. This restaurant week, my schedule was pretty…

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Could the Best Thing About a Taco Place be Something Other than Tacos?

  • By Alex Goodstein
  • August 15, 2017
Tako Ahogado torta

Tacos are great. I don’t think many people will argue with that statement. So many new taco joints have opened up in Pittsburgh in the last 2 years that I really can’t keep up. One of the most adventurous with their food would be the Richard DeShantz Restaurant…

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📷 Alex | Food & Travel Enthusiast
📍Pittsburgh, PA Based
Next Trip: Chicago, IL
Email [email protected] to Collab
Established: 2017

I just had a fantastic meal at @thesushitoo in Pit I just had a fantastic meal at @thesushitoo in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside, trying out their sushi, yakitori and ramen. My favorites were the pork belly yakitori, bluefin nigiri and lobster ramen. Usually, I would just get a bunch of sushi at Sushi Too, but now I know I shouldn’t skip out on everything else.

Eats:
- Chicken Wing Yakitori
- Chicken Yakitori
- Pork Belly Yakitori
- Bluefin Tuna Nigiri 
- Torch Sushi Lunch Special
- Lobster Ramen 
- Japanese Jigoku Ramen

📍Sushi Too
5432 Walnut St
Pittsburgh, PA 15232

• Sushi in Pittsburgh • Japanese Restaurant Pittsburgh • Shadyside Pittsburgh Restaurant •
I stopped by @emporio.siennamercato because the @m I stopped by @emporio.siennamercato because the @meatball_truck will be at @baconburghfest: a celebration of all things bacon on Sept 27. I got the Loaded Fries, Howdy’s Classic and Mac Attack. All we great, but my favorite was the Howdy Classic. They will have their full truck menu at Bacon Burgh. Tickets are available now!

Loaded Fries – Gov’t Cheese sauce, bacon and choice of meatball
Howdy’s Classic – 2 Italian Meatballs, linguine and marinara
Mac Attack – 5 buffalo fried chicken meatballs, mac ’n cheese, buffalo sauce, crack sauce

BaconBurgh Details:
🗓️ Saturday, September 27th
⏰ 12 p.m. – 7 p.m.
📍 @southsideworks

🎟️ Bacon Burgh tickets are just $7 for a limited time — includes a drink ticket for Yuengling, Athletic NA Beer, or bottled water.

https://www.showclix.com/tickets/baconburgh2025

Get yours before the price goes up! (free entry for anyone under 21)

📍 Emporio: A Meatball Joint
942 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
I went to dinner at @wildrosemarybistro with my pa I went to dinner at @wildrosemarybistro with my parents. For the summer, they have been doing an à la carte style menu, which gave me an opportunity to try with my parents some different items on Chef Ray’s menu. I was there when they first reopened about a year ago for a delicious pre-fixe meal. 

•	Sweet Corn Arancini
•	Penne Caponata – eggplant, tomato, garlic, olives, sweet onion, banana peppers & parm
•	Slow Braised Short Rib Ragu with penne
•	Chicken Parmesan with penne
•	Limoncello Tiramisu

📍Wild Rosemary Bistro
1471 Bower Hill Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15241

• Italian Food Pittsburgh • Casual Bistro Pittsburgh • Dinner in South Hills Pittsburgh •
I partnered with @happyvalleypa again, going to fi I partnered with @happyvalleypa again, going to five more restaurants. Most of these were new to me, but a couple I revisited for the first time in a long time.
•	@breakfastonboal in Boalsburg for a delicious elevated diner breakfast
•	@weareinnphilipsburgpa in Philipsburg for their cheesesteak and to see the collection of Penn State Football memorabilia
•	@webstersbookscafe in Downtown State College, where I used to regularly get coffee in college and now has a full vegan food menu
•	@flour_and_stone in Pine Grove Mills for innovative meals made from locally sourced ingredients
•	@re_farm_cafe at Windswept Farm for an incredible prix fixe meal made from ingredients grown on the farm and other local Happy Valley farms

• Happy Valley Pennsylvania Restaurants • Weekend in Happy Valley • Eating in Happy Valley •

#happyvalleypartner #happyvalley #happyvalleypa
I got to check out @sooodeliciouskitchen Chicken a I got to check out @sooodeliciouskitchen Chicken and Waffles and @waffle_burger412, who are coming to @baconburghfest on Sept 27. Sooo Delicious will be matching up with waffles with bacon featuring a Cheddar Bacon Jalapeño Waffle. I got their confetti waffle with chicken and mac and cheese for a delicious sweet and savory mix. Coming with them is Waffle Burger, serving up burgers smashed using a waffle iron. They will feature an East Coast Waffle Burger and Bacon Waffle Burger. I got one with BBQ sauce and bacon that was quite tasty. Check them out at BaconBurgh.
I partnered with @happyvalleypa on a Camporee week I partnered with @happyvalleypa on a Camporee weekend, staying at the cabins in Black Moshannon State Park with other content creators. It rained most of the weekend, but we still got to do a bunch of fun activities.
•	Stay in the cabins at Black Moshannon State Park, hike on the trails through the forest and view the bog.
•	Hike Hobie's Trail at Colyer Lake
•	Take the @pennscave boat tour to see the natural rock formations, followed by their Wildlife Park bus tour to see native North American animals.
•	Volunteered at the Happy Valley Ironman, handing out Creamery ice cream as one of the many ways to support the local events and community in Happy Valley.
#happyvalleypa
#happyvalleypartner

• Happy Valley Activities • Weekend in Happy Valley • Outdoor Activities in Happy Valley •
8 Years of AlexEatsTooMuch! Time flies as I'm eati 8 Years of AlexEatsTooMuch!
Time flies as I'm eating my way through Pittsburgh and traveling around to experience attractions and foods beyond Pittsburgh. This past year you've probably seen me adding a lot more travel content to AlexEatsTooMuch. I went to a few Pennsylvania locations and I spent time in South Carolina, Las Vegas and New Orleans. Hopefully in this next year you're gonna see a lot of really cool stuff from me starting very soon. 

I'm still so thankful for all of you that have decided to follow me. Some of you are still here from the beginning and I have loved interacting and eating with so many of you. Many of you might have just discovered my eating adventure and I hope to run into some day. Many of you have supported this sometimes crazy endeavour in one way or another whether it was sharing my page, feeding me, inviting me to events or just following along. I appreciate the continued support. Thank you so much! Here's to another year of eating good food!

I have not done an intro post in awhile either. Here's some about me!

I'm Alex. I'm in my late 30s and single. I moved to Pittsburgh 16 years ago for work after finishing college at Penn State. I've always been known for eating too much. When I'm not eating, I'm usually watching movies or TV, going to concerts, dreaming about cars I can't afford, quoting The Simpsons and getting strange looks, and in warmer months watching the Pirates lose and spending some time outdoors hiking and camping, which I have barely done this year. I have a pretty extensive About Me section on the website, which I still haven't updated since the last time I said I needed to really update it. Also, I'm pretty internet stalkable with minimal effort.
I have been meaning to try @coldfriendskitchen for I have been meaning to try @coldfriendskitchen for a while and I’m glad I finally did. They are one of our vendors at @baconburghfest on September 27 and they definitely deserve to be since they might have the best Pork Belly in Pittsburgh. Their Pork Belly Bites blew me away. They are thick chunks of double cooked pork belly that were so tender and delicious with a sweet glaze and a fire sauce. I got a peek at some of their other items too. I know I need to try one of their smash burgers and the mac and cheese. This was one of the few restaurants I’ve seen people come back up after eating to tell them it was the best they have ever had. They are incredibly proud of the food they are making and their great reviews. Check them out at their normal locations and BaconBurgh.

📍Cold Friends Kitchen at Velum Fermentation
2120 Jane St
Pittsburgh, PA 15203

📍Cold Friends Kitchen at New Amsterdam
4421 Butler St
Pittsburgh, PA 15201

• Best Food Trucks Pittsburgh • Pork Belly Pittsburgh • Comfort Food Pittsburgh •
Would you believe these are all mocktails?!?! I at Would you believe these are all mocktails?!?! I attended the first ever @teetotal_initiative Mocktai Mixer. They are a Pittsburgh-based 501(c)3 non-profit that offers sober-focused programming that addresses some of the most common causes of relapse - isolation, boredom, and loneliness. This first of its kind event featured over 20 local businesses making mocktails to sample. I was blown away by some which were using non-alcohol spirits to retain the flavors of some of the beverages they were inspired by. Other amazing drinks had creative ingredients to create something totally new. Although I'm not a teetotaler, I respect their mission and think it's amazing they offering great programming like this.
I stopped by @spacebarpittsburgh in Market Square I stopped by @spacebarpittsburgh in Market Square recently to try some of their summer cocktails and a couple of classics. I love the vibes there with the space station decor and innovative and tasty cocktails. 

Waffle Crisp Gold Fashioned: Brown Butter Fat Washed Johnny Drum Bourbon, Waffle Crisp, Vanilla Infused Maple, House Bitters

Andorito: Avocado Oil-washed Plantador Blanco Tequila, Claridad Mezcal, Poblano, Lime, Pineapple, Cilantro, Tomato Salt Rim

Falling Whale: Grey Whale Gin, Guava Liqueur, Antica Torino Amaro, Macadamia Nut, Coco Lopez, Lime, Angostura Bitters

Fifth Ele-mint: Gin, Yuzu Sake, Acid Adjusted Cucumber, Mint (typically served over dry ice)

📍Space Bar
22 Market Square
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

• Cocktail Bars Pittsburgh • Downtown Pittsburgh Cocktails • Best Bars Pittsburgh •
I was invited to @burgatorybar to try their Wild G I was invited to @burgatorybar to try their Wild Game Burger on Wednesdays. They had a boar burger the night I was there. Boar can be like a gamey pork, but this burger was quite tasty with their wicked dust and Carolina bbq sauce. Each Wednesday throughout the summer, Burgatory is offering a different wild game burger like kangaroo, camel, boar, ostrich, yak and more crafted by their chefs to utilize the exciting meats. We also got their classics: the Meat Your Maker with Dry Aged Wagyu Beef, their massive onion rings and some milkshakes.

📍Burgatory
342 North Shore Dr
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
And 6 other Pittsburgh area locations

• Burgers in Pittsburgh • Casual Pittsburgh Restaurants • Wild Game Burgers •
July flew by. I did some really exciting things an July flew by. I did some really exciting things and I spent a lot of time working. The monthly roundup is up on the blog.

https://alexeatstoomuch.com/2025/08/alexeatstoomuch-july-2025-food-events-and-travel-roundup
Do you think you can eat a whole 18 course omakase Do you think you can eat a whole 18 course omakase? @umi.pgh Japanese Restaurant in Shadyside invited me in to experience the new 18 course omakase and see if I could eat it all. To do the 18 course experience, you sit at the sushi bar where Mr. Shu, the sushi master behind Umi, curates this incredible meal of sashimi and hot courses. This was an incredible dinner, and I would do it again.

Appetizer: Edamame
Omakase courses (in video order, not order served): 
- Salmon tartare with minced sweet onion and garlic, drizzled with yuzu, topped with wasabi, chive, and tsume 
- Sawara (Spanish mackerel) sashimi, lightly seared with hot sesame oil, topped with hot soy sauce and shaved myoga
- Toro tataki (fatty tuna belly) lightly seared, topped with lemon zest 
- Aromatic red snapper drizzled with white truffle oil, topped with Sitka mushroom puree and tsume on the bottom 
- Agedashi tofu, tempura fried with grated daikon and grated scallion from the new vegan menu
- White tuna sashimi or escolar with yuzu, house soy, and a touch of wasabi 
- Torched salmon belly
- Fluke (mild white fish) with lemon, drizzled with sesame oil, with minced sweet onion and chive (known as a good palate cleansing course) 
- Salmon toro
- Sawara with fresh garlic and ponzu sauce
- Toro tartare with quail egg
- Spicy salmon with seaweed tempura
- Roasted black cod aka sablefish, marinated in miso, with caramelized mirin sauce 
- Kobe beef stew 
- Rock shrimp in crispy light tempura batter with Japanese aioli and spicy bean paste, finished with ponzu sauce 
- Surf and turf: lobster and Japanese Kobe beef with foie gras 
- Oyster sashimi 
- Red snapper sashimi
- Kobe beef sushi with foie gras 

Dessert: House made chocolates from Eleven
Mango coconut
Milk chocolate sesame crunch
Chai caramel 
Vietnamese coffee 

📍Umi Japanese Restaurant
5849 Ellsworth Ave,
Pittsburgh, PA 15232

• Sushi Omakase Pittsburgh • Japanese Food Pittsburgh • Pittsburgh Dinner Experience •
Hoppy Valley Brewers Fest should be on your beer f Hoppy Valley Brewers Fest should be on your beer festival list next year. I attended Hoppy Valley Brewers Fest again this year in Happy Valley. The @happyvalleypa Adventure Bureau brought me in as a #happyvalleypartner to experience what has become one of my favorite beer festivals. @antifragilebrewco, based in State College, in collaboration with The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau and @happyvalley.sea, brings this festival to life. Hoppy Valley features 70+ breweries from Pennsylvania and surrounding states, great food, and live music. I tasted quite a few great beers, ate a great cheesesteak from @unclejohnsjawns, and listened to some great music by country artist @channingwilson and others. #happyvalleypa #sponsored
#sponsored I had an amazing time at the @sheetz X #sponsored I had an amazing time at the @sheetz X @liquiddeath chainsaw sandwich cutting event. I partnered with Sheetz to attend the event and paired Sheetz MTO sandwiches with Liquid Death drinks. Content creator Chainsaw Jenna and her friends cut our Sheetz MTOs with a special Sheetz chainsaw.

I got three MTOs to cut and then pair.
•	Sheetz Big Mozz Burger with a Liquid Death Mountain Water
•	Sheetz Turkey Sub with Boom Boom Sauce and Liquid Death Severed Lime Water
•	Sheetz Chicken Finger Sub with marinara and Liquid Death Sweet Reaper Sweet Tea

#sheetz #SheetzxLiquidDeath #SheetzLiquidDeath #ChainsawSlicedSandwiches
I was invited to @mixtapepgh to experience their l I was invited to @mixtapepgh to experience their latest installation, Dannyland: An Immersive World of Graffiti & Art from the Mind of Danny Devine. This was installationwas done with help of the @dannydevinestudio honoring his art and accomplishments. I know I've seen his work so many times in the past but never knew by who. This was a really cool evening of art, music and cocktails. I was there for 90s night, so I really appreciated actually knowing most of the songs played over the course of the evening. I got a few great cocktails like the event signature drink "Devine Intervention" made with rum, pineapple, caramel and ginger ale. They also now have a vegan menu and I got a great dairy free milkshake. This immersive installation is at Mixtape thru August.
I can't believe I just saw my @sheetz MTO cut by c I can't believe I just saw my @sheetz MTO cut by chainsaw!!! Thanks to @sheetz and @liquiddeath I was able to see my sandwich get cut with precision with a chainsaw. I was right in the splatter zone as I watched and covered in sandwich bits. Afterwards I was able to enjoy my cut sandwiches with a couple refreshing Liquid Death flavors. 

#sponsored #sheetz #SheetzxLiquidDeath #SheetzLiquidDeath #ChainsawSlicedSandwiches.
One of my favorite special occasion restaurants in One of my favorite special occasion restaurants in Pittsburgh is @allafamiglia. This restaurant in the Allentown neighborhood is a multicourse experience of traditional Italian dishes and exceptional service. We ate so much, including their famous meatball gigante, tableside cacio e pepe, and one of their veal chops. 

Everything we ate:
•	Bread with spicy olive oil
•	Meatball Gigante
•	Beans and Greens
•	Porchetta
•	House Salad
•	Cavatappi alla vodka
•	Cacio e Pepe
•	Ripieno Veal Chop
•	Elysian Farms Braised Lamb Shank
•	Tagliatelle Scoglio Del Mar
•	Seabass special with shrimp and asparagus
•	Veal Medallions Pizzaiola
•	Chocolate Olive Oil Cake
•	Raspberry Crème Brulee

📍Alla Famiglia
804 E Warrington Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15210

• Special Occasion Restaurants Pittsburgh • Italian Restaurants Pittsburgh • Fancy Dinner Pittsburgh •
One of my favorite special occasion restaurants in One of my favorite special occasion restaurants in Pittsburgh is @allafamiglia. This restaurant in the Allentown neighborhood is a multicourse experience of traditional Italian dishes and exceptional service. We ate so much, including their famous meatball gigante, tableside cacio e pepe, and one of their veal chops. 

Everything we ate:
•	Bread with spicy olive oil
•	Meatball Gigante
•	Beans and Greens
•	Porchetta
•	House Salad
•	Cavatappi alla vodka
•	Cacio e Pepe
•	Ripieno Veal Chop
•	Elysian Farms Braised Lamb Shank
•	Tagliatelle Scoglio Del Mar
•	Seabass special with shrimp and asparagus
•	Veal Medallions Pizzaiola
•	Chocolate Olive Oil Cake
•	Raspberry Crème Brulee

📍Alla Famiglia
804 E Warrington Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15210

• Special Occasion Restaurants Pittsburgh • Italian Restaurants Pittsburgh • Fancy Dinner Pittsburgh •
I finally got around to finishing my longer recap I finally got around to finishing my longer recap of the @goodtastepgh Pizza Fest last month. This has become one of my favorite Pittsburgh food events and this past year was the best. The video is now out on YouTube. Check it out!
https://youtu.be/JbhNhrv-il8
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