Stack'd 2 (The Avenue)

So, remember the Shadyside Saloon? Yeah, that place is gone. The Owner of Stack'd bought it, gutted it, cleaned it and turned it into Stack'd 2. We heard that they were going to call it something else, but it has not changed in the month since it opened. They did a nice job with the renovation. They added a giant garage door, which they may open if winter ever ends. They ripped out the raised seating area and added a bunch of booths, which really opened up the space. It is cleaner and brighter and there is no smoking now. Pour one out for one of Shadyside’s last dive bars.

They are doing a version of the original Stack’d concept, but instead of burgers they are doing hoagies or grinders or subs or whatever you want to call them. We speculate that it is the lack of a full kitchen that led them to this decision, but maybe it was a conscious choice. We did not eat when we went there, but A went there a couple weeks later with some friends and tried the food; it was not bad. It is more the novelty of getting Fritos and jalapeno poppers on your sandwich than anything else.

It is a nicer space, it has food now, it is not a smoke box and it will be nice to open the garage door. We sure are going to miss having dive bars in Shadyside.

Address:	5741 Ellsworth Ave., 15232	Games:	Darts
Façade:	Not Scary	Scene:	Too Soon to Tell
Parking:	Wear Walking Shoes	Patio/Outdoor:	Maybe
Kitchen:	Bar Fod	Cleanliness:	Normal
Smoking:	None	Jukebox:	Internet Crap
Hours:	-2am	Cig Machine:	No
Drink Prices:	Average-Richie	# taps:	16
Bathrooms:	Sit	Specials:	Happy Hour
Live music:	Never	Riley Factor:	$10.00
ATM:	No	Cash Only	No
TVs:	>10	Size:	Normal