Armand's

This is a dive-bar: cheap strong drinks, no frills, full of smoke and permanent fixtures on the barstools. They do a lot of take-out business in 40 ounces. It is dark and not clean. You should avoid the bathrooms at all costs. "A" almost gagged at the overwhelming smell of urine in the men's room, and he has been in some nasty bathrooms. Welcome to Armand’s: home of the famous fish sandwich.

 Now, it was late when we got there and we had already eaten that night, so we did not try this mythical fish sandwich. We have read great reviews about how this is a truly amazing sandwich. It is supposed to be freshly made, hand prepared and enormous to boot.

However, as intriguing as it may be to order a sandwich from a place that has been filled with a cloud of constant smoke since 1976, and lets its bathrooms smell like that, we think we will pass. Don't get us wrong, we have both eaten in many tiny smoke-filled dive bars. We are not snooty like that. But we draw a line for minimal sanitary standards in the places we eat, and Armand's definitely crosses that line. For all we know the kitchen is spotless and very clean, but as the saying goes, where there is smoke there is fire, and Armand's is full of smoke.

Address:	4755 Liberty Ave, 15224	Games:	None
Façade:	Not Scary	Scene:	Dive
Parking:	Easy	Patio/Outdoor:	No
Kitchen:	Bar Food	Cleanliness:	Normal
Smoking:	1970's Pittsburgh	Jukebox:	Internet Crap
Hours:	-2am	Cig Machine:	Yes
Drink Prices:	Dirt Cheap	# taps:	4
Bathrooms:	Hover	Specials:	Nothing noted
Live music:	Never	Riley Factor:	$6.00
ATM:	No	Cash Only	Yes
TVs:	2	Size:	Normal