Miranda’s Blawnox Guidebook
Drinks & Live Music
ay “Blawnox” to any musician or blues fan and the first place that will come to mind is Moondogs Pub. Since 1990 they’ve been hosting live performances by blues and rock musicians and have even been recognized nationally for just how well they support live music. For a “This ain’t Starlake” music experience, check out one of their upcoming live shows.
Moondogs Pub
378 Freeport Roaday “Blawnox” to any musician or blues fan and the first place that will come to mind is Moondogs Pub. Since 1990 they’ve been hosting live performances by blues and rock musicians and have even been recognized nationally for just how well they support live music. For a “This ain’t Starlake” music experience, check out one of their upcoming live shows.
From the same man who brings you food for the soul music at Moondogs, treat yourself to food for the body at his Starlite Lounge. Featured on “Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives” their best known for pierogies, stuffed pepper soup, and chicken diablo. Oh, and of course they’re also known for their music – like the iconic Bluegrass Open Jam on Tuesday nights.
Starlite Lounge
364 Freeport RoadFrom the same man who brings you food for the soul music at Moondogs, treat yourself to food for the body at his Starlite Lounge. Featured on “Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives” their best known for pierogies, stuffed pepper soup, and chicken diablo. Oh, and of course they’re also known for their music – like the iconic Bluegrass Open Jam on Tuesday nights.
Food scene
Since 2008 Curbside Coffeehouse has been caffeinating and satiating those in the know with their delicious brews, sandwiches, salads, and desserts. They are a scratch-made kitchen so you don’t always know what they’ll have for you that day, but you best be sure it will be delicious. Their big organic veggie salads, Buddha bowls, and quiche are fan faves along with their huge desserts.
Curbside Coffeehouse
1101 Powers Run RoadSince 2008 Curbside Coffeehouse has been caffeinating and satiating those in the know with their delicious brews, sandwiches, salads, and desserts. They are a scratch-made kitchen so you don’t always know what they’ll have for you that day, but you best be sure it will be delicious. Their big organic veggie salads, Buddha bowls, and quiche are fan faves along with their huge desserts.
What Nicky’s Thai Kitchen is to the North Side, Maenam Thai is to Blawnox. If you’re a fan of Thai food, it’s not to be missed. Find you’re go-to favorite or explore a new dish and discover Maenam Thai’s winning take on Thai.
Maenam Thai
330 Freeport RoadWhat Nicky’s Thai Kitchen is to the North Side, Maenam Thai is to Blawnox. If you’re a fan of Thai food, it’s not to be missed. Find you’re go-to favorite or explore a new dish and discover Maenam Thai’s winning take on Thai.
The original Atria’s in Mt. Lebanon was owned by Italian immigrant Joe Atria and dates to 1930. It began as a grocery store, then expanded into a barbershop and dry cleaners. In 1933 prohibition ended and Atria’s began to sell beer. Along came food to feed the hungry — both highbrow attorneys and blue-collar working men alike.
In 1998, Pittsburgh natives Pat and Nancy McDonnell transformed Joe Atria’s historical Mt. Lebanon landmark into an upscale casual restaurant that today serves up American classics in neighborhoods all around the Greater Pittsburgh Area
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Atria's Restaurant
110 Beverly RdThe original Atria’s in Mt. Lebanon was owned by Italian immigrant Joe Atria and dates to 1930. It began as a grocery store, then expanded into a barbershop and dry cleaners. In 1933 prohibition ended and Atria’s began to sell beer. Along came food to feed the hungry — both highbrow attorneys and blue-collar working men alike.
In 1998, Pittsburgh natives Pat and Nancy McDonnell transformed Joe Atria’s historical Mt. Lebanon landmark into an upscale casual restaurant that today serves up American classics in neighborhoods all around the Greater Pittsburgh Area
Pubs and Breweries
New in town is Old Thunder Brewing, with a decent selection of high alcohol hitters and some lower ABV session options. The beer menu tends towards IPAs so all yinz IPA fans will be pretty hoppy with the selection, but there are options for lovers of different IBU levels -like the Gold Leaf Phantom lager.
Old Thunder Brewing Company
340 Freeport RoadNew in town is Old Thunder Brewing, with a decent selection of high alcohol hitters and some lower ABV session options. The beer menu tends towards IPAs so all yinz IPA fans will be pretty hoppy with the selection, but there are options for lovers of different IBU levels -like the Gold Leaf Phantom lager.
When you fashion yourself as a modern-day Cheers, that place where everybody knows your name, you've set yourself up for a mighty tough act to follow.
Jennifer Carrozza and Brittany Schaffer, owners of Nox's Tavern and Grille in Blawnox, which they opened in April 2014, believe they are up to the task.
“We love seeing new faces and, like Cheers, we also appreciate our regulars. We're a family bar where everybody knows your name,” Schaffer says.
Nox's Tavern & Grille
720 Blaw AvenueWhen you fashion yourself as a modern-day Cheers, that place where everybody knows your name, you've set yourself up for a mighty tough act to follow.
Jennifer Carrozza and Brittany Schaffer, owners of Nox's Tavern and Grille in Blawnox, which they opened in April 2014, believe they are up to the task.
“We love seeing new faces and, like Cheers, we also appreciate our regulars. We're a family bar where everybody knows your name,” Schaffer says.