North Shore Saloon

This is by far the crappiest of the North Shore bars to which we've been. Not to be confused with the crappiest North Side bar, which Peanutz wins hand-down. It's a block up from PNC Park and, like most of the bars in that area, it does the bulk of its business in the hours leading up to Pirates games. At first sight, it seems like a nice enough sports bar. It is not.

When we walked in and sat at the bar we were told that the actual bartender was not there, he had gone across the street. The guy from the kitchen was pretty unsure of himself, but got our beers and whiskey. That's when things started to go downhill.

The whiskey was served in a tiny plastic cup, which we hate. Even worse, it wasn't even a plastic shot glass. It was one of the wide mouth cups that you use to serve dressing or ketchup. Even worse than that, that shit was NOT Jameson. A literally threw it away because it was so nasty. Let that sink in: A.Threw. Whiskey. Away.  Also, we learned that Iron City beer still tastes like Iron City beer. In case you were wondering.

Already not impressed, J went downstairs to use the bathroom. That was an even bigger mistake than coming in to this place. It smelled like a skunk with diarrhea died in there. One toilet was hopelessly clogged and the other hadn't been cleaned in ages. It was bad.

The only good thing about that place was the Pirates hitting back-to-back-to-back homeruns! There was much high-fiving and cheering. That tied the game up 3 – 3 and there was hope that we might get to raise the Jolly Roger yet.


The North Shore Saloon better thank their lucky stars that the Pirates are doing so well. We can't imagine that anyone would stop in there otherwise. 

Address:	208 Federal St, 15212 http://www.northshoresaloon.com/	Games:	Hole-in-One
Façade:	Not Scary	Scene:	Sports
Parking:	Wear Walking Shoes	Patio/Outdoor:	No
Kitchen:	Bar Food	Cleanliness:	Nasty
Smoking:	None	Jukebox:	Internet Crap
Hours:	-1:30am	Cig Machine:	No
Drink Prices:	Average	# taps:	6
Bathrooms:	Hold It	Specials:	Daily
Live music:	Never	Riley Factor:	$9.00
ATM:	No	Cash Only	No
TVs:	8	Size:	Friggin' Huge