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Restaurant Spotlight

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Restaurant Spotlight: Pork-n ‘Nat

Lots of Cranberry area restaurants, shops and other great places can be found in our directory. Review them here!

This week's restaurant spotlight is on Pork-n ‘Nat, located at 8032 Rowan Road in Cranberry. Opened more than a year ago at the former El Sombrero, Pork-n 'Nat is a family owned and operated restaurant offering barbecue dining to its patrons. The menu specializes in smoked barbecue dishes of pulled pork and ribs. It also offers a variety of sandwiches, salads and appetizers that make up the “Nat” portion of the restaurant’s name. And yes, the “ 'Nat” is a reference to the tendency of Pittsburghers to add a slangy “and that” to the end of their sentences. There is also a catering menu available to order from that can be used for parties and other social events.  Prior to opening Pork-n ‘Nat, owner Don Haefner operated a temporary concession…

BSSJ

2:21 pm on Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Not real Q. Real Q is smoked over a pit not in a propane powered stainless steel smoker. Clem's in Blairsville is the closest we have to real Q. I wish we could get a Rudy's up this way. I've tried Pork n At 3 times and it is overpriced and not very good at all. Black's in Lockhart, TX is the best Q I've ever had.   more ›

Monday, March 25, 2013

Restaurant Spotlight: Siba Tuscan Grill and Wine Bar

Lots of Cranberry area restaurants, shops and other great places can be found in our directory. Review them here!

This week's restaurant spotlight is on Siba Tuscan Grill & Wine Bar, located at 530 Northpointe Circle, Seven Fields. Since opening in 2004, Siba has been serving up unique Italian dishes. Its specialty is Mediterranean fresh fare cooked by fire. The restaurant offers lunch, early bird, dinner, desserts and Sunday brunch menus. Included on the menu are lobster bisque, soups, salads, sandwiches, chicken dishes and seafood. It also has a wide variety of pasta dishes in various sauces, wood fired pizza and flatbread. Siba offers an extensive wine bar and regularly holds “Tour of the World” wine dinners. The restaurant features live music every Friday and Saturday. In the warmer weather, there also is outdoor dining on the terrace. Check out …

Monday, March 11, 2013

Restaurant Spotlight: Log Cabin Inn

Lots of Cranberry area restaurants, shops and other great places can be found in our directory. Review them here!

This week's restaurant spotlight is on the Log Cabin Inn, located at 430 Perry Highway in Harmony. Owned by the Springfield Restaurant Group, which also owns the Springfield Grille in Adams Township and Rachel's Roadhouse in Mercer, the Log Cabin Inn is a rustic eatery, with cozy indoor seating and an outdoor deck overlooking the woods. The menu includes a varied selection of meat entrees, seafood and pasta. There is also an extensive list of salads, sandwiches, burgers and wraps. The restaurant features a full bar.   The restaurant itself is built around a 160-year-old cabin overlooking the “backwoods.” Check out our Patch "Bites Nearby" review of the restaurant by clicking here. Have you been to this restaurant? Review it on the Log …

Mary

12:16 pm on Monday, March 11, 2013

I love the Log Cabin Inn, but we don't go there any more because of the long wait time and they don't take reservations. I miss going......but I don't miss the long wait times, and not being able to plan on how long of a wait we are going to have..   more ›

Monday, March 4, 2013

Restaurant Spotlight: The Oven Pizza Co.

Lots of Cranberry area restaurants, shops and other great places can be found in our directory. Review them here!

For this week's restaurant spotlight we travel just outside the Cranberry area to The Oven Pizza Co., located at 2000 Village Run Road in the Village at Pine. The restaurant specializes in cooking up wood-fired dishes made from fresh ingredients. It is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Menu items include brick-oven pizza, specialty pizzas, salads, pocket sandwiches, paninis, soups and breakfast paninis. All-natural hot wings and selections for children are available. The original brick oven concept began in 2006 when Gary Matson and his former partner opened a brick oven pizza company in the South Hills of Pittsburgh called My Brick Oven. The company went through several name changes, first Azzeria and then City Oven. In 2009, …

Janet Butler

10:33 am on Monday, March 4, 2013

there are just too many pizza restaurants in Cranberry to drive further to eat at just another pizza place.   more ›

Monday, February 25, 2013

Restaurant Spotlight: BRGR

Lots of Cranberry area restaurants, shops and other great places can be found in our directory. Review them here!

This week's restaurant spotlight is on BRGR, located at 20111 Route 19 in the Cranberry Mall. Opened in July 2011 in the former Bar Louie, which also briefly saw life as Social House, BRGR is the creation of owner and head chef Brian Pekarcik. The Cranberry location is the second gourmet BRGR joint for Pekarcik and his business partner Richard Stern, who also is part owner of Willow in Ohio Township. The men also own the trendy Spoon restaurant in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh. BRGR is best known for its variety of gourmet burgers, including The Button Buster, a patty topped with braised short ribs, onion rings, white cheddar and béarnaise aioli, and its series of spiked milkshakes. Check out our Patch "Bites Nearby" review …

Janet Butler

8:56 pm on Monday, February 25, 2013

I like BRGR, even though I've never had a burger there because I don't eat them. But they have other things on the menu that are good; great salads with chicken added. But my favorite is the pickle fries! so good!   more ›

Monday, February 18, 2013

Restaurant Spotlight: Jimmy Wan’s

Lots of Cranberry area restaurants, shops and other great places can be found in our directory. Review them here!

This week's restaurant spotlight is on Jimmy Wan’s, located at 1686 Route 228 in Cranberry. A gourmet Chinese and Pan-Asian eatery, Jimmy Wan’s has been a Pittsburgh-area staple since the late 1980s. The family-owned restaurant, which also has a location in Fox Chapel, is known for its wide selection of sushi and noodle dishes, as well as its award-winning Dim Sum. The restaurant, which has a full bar, wine and sake, was voted the Readers’ Choice winner for best sushi in the Cranberry area. For the Patch review of the restaurant’s happy hour, click here. Have you been to this restaurant? Review it on the Jimmy Wan’s directory listing. What's your favorite thing on the Jimmy Wan’s menu?  Like Us on Facebook | Follow Us on Twitter Check out …

Frederick Allen

1:15 pm on Monday, February 18, 2013

One of my all time favorite places to eat in Cranberry Twp., The food is always served fresh by a friendly and efficient wait staff. Great food, great service, an overall great dinning experience. You really must visit Jimmy Wan's and prepare to be amazed!   more ›

Monday, February 11, 2013

Restaurant Spotlight: Restaurant ECHO

Lots of Cranberry area restaurants, shops and other great places can be found in our directory. Review them here!

This week's restaurant spotlight is on Restaurant ECHO, located at 1740 Pennsylvania 228 in Cranberry. Opened in December 2010 at the former Hereford & Hops Steakhouse & Brewpub, Restaurant ECHO is co-owned by Ron Hammond and his son, Brian Hammond. Brian Hammond, a Seneca Valley High School grad, also is the restaurant’s executive chef. Prior to opening Restaurant ECHO, he worked at several upscale restaurants in Chicago, including the Rick Bayless-owned restaurants Frontera Grill and Topolobampo. The chef de Cuisine at Restaurant ECHO is Chris O’Brien, who has close to two decades of experience in the hospitality industry, including work as executive chef at the Hyeholde Restaurant in Moon.   Restaurant ECHO serves European-influenced …

Monday, January 28, 2013

Restaurant Spotlight: Freedom Square Diner

Lots of Cranberry area restaurants, shops and other great places can be found in our directory. Review them here!

This week's restaurant spotlight is Freedom Square Diner, located off Freedom Road in Cranberry. Opened in 2008, the diner has an extensive menu of local favorites, including meatloaf, burgers, sandwiches and breakfast items. The diner is heavily involved in charitable activities in the Cranberry area, such as its annual Christmas dinner where the proceeds go to a local food bank. The Chamber of Commerce Inc., which serves Cranberry and the North Hills, and Cranberry Township Community Chest, an organization that partners with local nonprofit organizations, also named Freedom Square Diner the Business of the Year in 2012. Freedom Square Diner also was a Patch 2012 Readers' Choice winner for Best Brunch.  Have you been to this restaurant? …

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