Hog’s Head Bar & Grill

I don’t know if I will find my way back to this place, we went there on a cold, cold first night of winter. Great Italian-​style fare, and mainly bar food, but my girlfriend and I felt a bit out of place at the bar. If I was a die hard sports fan (I am a Pittsburgher, but those days of caring about scores are behind me), I’d probably call this my first choice watering hole. The bartender was very nice, even though we could not seat ourselves in the dining room due to some sort of restriction (though others were seated there we noticed). Understandible, however. The steak «au jus» was good, but it was just steak-​um style diamond-​cut steak like they use in cheesesteaks. Would love to see real roast beef like they do for you in Brooklyn, rather than the Pittsburgh midwestern knock-​off. Anyway, the meatballs were great and the marinara was very, very nice. Good place for an honest meal. There were some exotic/​craft beer selections, but it was your basic IC light, Coors light crowd. In younger days, my dad would have liked it. Had to take Rialto street to get there though — if you aren’t familiar it is one of the world’s steepest roads.

I live near this place but hadn’t stopped til now because of parking issues. They now have a large parking lot across the street. Glad I stopped. I had the a cheeseburger, fries and a side of onion rings. The burger was fresh meat (not frozen preformed stuff), lightly seasoned and cooked just as I ordered it, wonderful. The fries are fresh cut and yummy. The onion rings, while not hand made, were very good. I really plan on returning and trying other meals here.

I will give this place the benefit of the doubt and go off my friend’s rating of Hog’s Head of a 4.5 as well as the feedback I received from my boyfriend after trying their takeout I ordered for him. For this go-​around, I will give a 3.5. A-​OK. Definitely open to giving them another shot, though.
I met one of my girlfriends here for an early dinner on Monday. It is such a strange and unexpected location for a restaurant I thought, but I love that type of place filled with locals and regulars. Luckily, it was a straight shot from my office to the restaurant. When we got there, we parked across the street and entered through the back (ish) door of the bar. The entire bar turned and stared at us. Maybe they aren’t used to new faces? Not sure. We were told there was seating in the dining room which was large and open with quite a few 4+ seat tables. There were a few other families there. Their special of the day was that it was their wing night! Perfect. I love wings.
We ordered their buffalo chicken fries to start and they were… heavenly. Not sure why we thought two dozen wings to follow would be a grand idea, but we ordered them anyway — 1 dozen spicy garlic parm, ½ doz honey bbq and ½ spicy teriyaki. I asked for them extra crispy. Unfortunately, I was not a fan of these wings. The chicken was not very tender and although they were a decent size, they weren’t crispy and they seemed to have a lot of gristle on them. We each ate a few, but the number consumed didn’t compare to how many we boxed up and eventually just tossed. I also noticed that I was charged full price for the wings instead of their special price of $.50…maybe this was because we boxed them up and took them home? Not a big deal, just something I noticed. So for me personally, the wings were a miss here. I did take Bobby a salmon Caesar salad with an order of fries with gravy on the side. He LOVED the homemade croutons and dressing and raved about the fresh fries and gravy. I have to agree with him — they were excellent.
The place was not very busy, only a few other tables with families that had [screaming] children and our waitress was SO friendly. She took great care of us and was willing to accommodate all of our requests.
I would definitely give this place another shot, but I think next time I would try something different. It seems like their sandwiches are what they do best. Wouldn’t mind having a few drinks here either as their bar was pretty nice and a decent size.

Great food. A little off the beaten path but worth it. Wings cooked to perfection. Louisiana ox sauce is great. Pizzas are incredible!

Awesome place!!! Very family friendly. Visited Pittsburgh for 2 weeks, ate here 4 times! Every time we asked the kids (6 kids aged 7 through 16) where they wanted to go when we ate out they all shouted ‘Hogs Head!’… Great tasting food with deals everyday. Especially their house burger. Great beer selection. And the people there are amazing! Kelsey… With a contagious smile; very helpful and attentive with our group of 11!!! The kids all loved her! Trudy… Funny funny lady had us laughing and laughing on our first visit… Jennifer, our bartender on our last night there… Kelsey’s mom, another friendly bartender… The owner, nice friendly guy… came out to check on us… Will definitely return when next I’m in Pittsburgh.
Naomi,
Miami

Very pleasant local joint. Friendly bartender. Good burger. Cold beer. All the right games on the TV.

Solid place. Good wings, pizza, burger, fries. French dip is my favorite there. Good prices on the food as well. Gets a little loud during the games but that’s what happens everywhere during sports games. Great staff who are very attentive and pleasant. My only hangup is that this place would be even greater If they had some higher end drafts on tap. I would recommend this place to anyone looking for good food at a good price.

Our server, Kelsey, was fantastic. She never let our cups get empty, and she checked on us just enough — but not too much that it seemed like she was bugging us! The food was also delicious. Amazing fries, especially, both the fresh cut and the sweet potato. Some of the items weren’t the same price on our slip as they were in the menu, but the discrepancy was so minimal (and the food was so good) that we didn’t mind paying an extra dollar or two more than we expected. Don’t let the external atmosphere/​neighbor steer you away. This place is awesome!

Good place to grab a burger and a beer. Wings were good too.

The Wings. Louisiana OX sauce. Delicious.
The Steak Hoagie. Perfect.
The Spring Garden Burger. Delectable.
The waitress. Sweetheart.
The Pinball machine. Classic.
The review. Five MASSIVE stars.

We had the French Dip, and the open face roast beef. Both were great. Loved the fries and gravy as well as the vinegar based cole slaw. Great service, good value and we are looking forward to going back to try more. It’s clean, spacious and a good atmosphere. Looks like they have very good daily specials. If I had one complaint, perhaps a more diverse craft beer selection is needed but at least they have a couple on tap and more in bottles. We shall be back !

Excellent. Great service and a great staff. On the ball. All the burgers are incredible and the layout is awesome. Love this little place.

At first, I thought this place was going to suck. But the food was delicious and the beer was cold. Please give the cook a hug because «This Little Piggy» burger was straight FIRE!!! Pulled pork, onion rings, bacon, coleslaw, pepper jack cheese on top of a burger… wow
Happy hour $ 3 craft beers.

Awesome Prime Rib French Dip and fries with gravy «GREAT PLACE»

We ordered steak salad and a seafood pizza, which were both great! Will go there again for sure!

Been here a couple times and both times everything was on point. From the quality and selection of food to the service and the atmosphere. This place has it all and I would highly recommend this establishment to anyone looking for a good time and great food.

I love this place! For a smaller establishment, the menu is superb. The staff is so friendly and the owner is the cook and is there almost every day! They also have live music every so often as well as holiday parties. I would recommend this to everyone including families. I also love wing night!

Went to this establishment for the first… and probably the last… time.
Menu was encouraging, but the food was a TOTAL disappointment.
The soup of the day was some sort of beef-something…hard to tell. It was thin broth, that I honestly compared to the broth left in the bottom of a pan when roasting a piece of beef, and then poured into a bowl. ???
The salad was ho-​hum boring, nothing great, and was not «loaded with a mountain of cheese».there was barely any on it.
The Italian Hoagie was the kicker, though. It tasted like something I would buy at the
grocery store deli case, and went home an microwaved it. It was not crisply baked,
as indicated on the menu, and the meat was of low quality, greasy and unappealing.
The fries were served almost luke warm.
I mentioned this to the wait staff, and she said, «oh», took my uneaten sandwich and put it into a «to-​go» container, as I told her I would at least give it to my dog. She had no concern, questions, nothing. Sad.
The atmosphere is lovely, and I only wish that the food lived up to the expectations,
of the décor and the fabulous menu. We have no interest in returning to even see if this was a fluke.

As a life pittsburgh-​er I have visited this bar/​restaurant more times than I can count. Since the newest owner has taken over I have to say everything has been revamped and updated. The last two Friday’s I ordered a head for pick up. The food was hot and ready on time even when the seating area was completely full.
The bar area is separated from the dining area but it is still close enough to keep the bar atmosphere.
Everything I noticed was clean and up to date. While paying for my take out order I noticed that the wait staff was pleasant and friendly.
I hope this can continue and that the business continues to grow.

They pour a fantastic Guinness, and the everything on the menu looked amazing. I went with «This Little Piggy» a spicy, pepper jack burger piled high with bacon, pulled pork and slaw. I know that I’ll be coming back for more soon.