Jekyl & Hyde

This place is so much fun! Definitely one of my favorites in Southside. I’m not much for shoulder-​to-​shoulder crowds, and crowd-​wise, this place has a happy medium between that, and a restaurant/​bar combo. Fun atmosphere, definitely a cool idea. You can leave this place with some cash still left in your wallet, AND your dignity. So that’s a win in my book. Lol

Halloween theme year round! Friendly staff, great drinks at even better prices. Best karaōke spot in town on Thursday nights.

Best bar in Pittsburgh. Halloween themed all year. Karaōke. Magic hat on draft. What more do you need?

Jeykll and Hyde is my go to bar. It’s off of the main drag of East Carson, and has been a SouthSide staple for a number of years.
The service is always attentive and very friendly. The bartenders really are some of the coolest in Southside and will go out of their way to make sure you’re having a good experience.
The drinks and prices are great, as is the awesome Halloween Theme! They have trivia and karaōke during the weekdays and a great DJ on the weekends.
Great crowd, great service and overall just a great bar!

Halloween all year year? I’m sold! I wish I would have found this bar way long ago, it’s just so awesome! Halloween is my favorite time of year, so it’s only fitting this is my favorite place to drink.
The inside is so fun, anything Halloween you can imagine! The first time I went here Halloween eve and everyone was was dressed up which made it way more exciting. They were playing classic Halloween movies and playing creepy songs. The atmosphere is awesome here, Halloween eve or just a regular day! They do anything and everything they can to make you feel like your in a Halloween world any day of the week.
Service is always friendly and fast. They do get pretty crowded but it’s so worth it. It’s one of those places you have to experience! It’s not on the main Carson Street so be sure to know where you are going beforehand so you don’t miss out!

There’s something about this bar I love, and I don’t know entirely what it is. The drinks are good, service is fair… I think the Halloween theme and interesting crowd do it for me. Karaōke night is always my favorite night here. :)

Oh Jekyll and Hyde! If you are looking for a new and creative bar to check out in south side. I really recommend coming here. I had some of my best memories at this place with the help of good friends, great music and awesome mixed drinks! It’s a smaller bar and can get crowded at times but it’s worth giving it a shot. They have some really cool and DELICIOUS Halloween themed drinks. My favorite being ‘the zombie’. The best part about it is if you ordered one of their mixed drinks… You get vampire teeth or a spider ring along with it! The only downfall is if you aren’t a fan of smelling like smoke after leaving… It can get pretty smokey in there!

Fun little dive bar with good specials, decent drink selection and fun live music. If you want a good spot that is somewhat off the beaten path with a mid 20 – 30 crowd, this is the place to go. Also, bartenders and very accommodating and serve with a smile :)

I was just being a baby about it not being open at 7:07.its awesome in there. And great service. Spooky drinks and Spooky shots are awesome and not crazy pricey. It’s like Halloween plus carnival plus liquor in a drink. Big fan.

Halloween all year round? That equals totally awesome! At times it can be overly crowded and smokey but still worth going too. They have several bar crawls a year that support the Halloween theme. If you attend often enough, the bartenders know you by name and invite you to special events. Also nice that is not directly on carson so you have to want to come here to find it.

Pretty much always Halloween here. A cool dive bar. Nothing more.

I have mixed feelings about this place. I’m not a fan of Halloween so I didn’t get the theme nor like it. The bar was dark, dirty, and the decorations were not my thing. It is off the main drag of Carson Street but it was still crowded which surprised me. The prices were not bad and they had good specials for a weekend. I went with a $ 3 fireball. I would give this bar another try.

Halloween-​themed drinks and a good craft beer selection. Jekyll is can be a nice change of pace from the regular shenanigans of Souf Side. Definitely a lot calmer than the Carson Street action. It’s a good mix of hipsters, bros, and whoever else wanders in. It’s not my favorite bar, but it’s doable since my friends like it.
P. S. The scariest part of the bar is bathroom. Hands down.

I love themed bars, especially Halloween/​scary stuff themed bars. The concept of this place is great. It’s a dive-​type place with some interesting mixed drinks and cool atmosphere. They really need more help, especially on the weekends, because the poor bartender was in way over her head. I waited 15 minutes to order at one point. This is likely because they have these awesome things called Evil Drinks that have vampire teeth, witch fingers and spider rings decorating them. Awesome touch and great flavors. They have a ton of seasonal brews on tap. Head over there now for a huge pumpkin selection. I’d go back to J&H, but maybe not on a Friday or Saturday night. The DJ was pretty awesome, though!

I had high hopes for this place. As a horror movie fan and lifelong metal head I was really wanting this place to be better than it was. They offer a plethora of shots but all of them sound pretty gross and are all VERY «girly» but I also don’t want any liquor that is overly sweet, has high fructose corn syrup, or is primarily based on schnapps. The shot I settled on they were out of the key ingredient.
Full disclosure, I work for Geeks Who Drink, and I was here on business. If I’m not in a bar I’m not working. We run pub quizzes in 30 states and had just expanded to PGH. I wanted to check out the trivia night there. Unfortunately, I was the only person there to play trivia that night. Additionally, in my hour there only 2 other customers showed up. I’ll go back if I’m in PGH and give them another try. I really hope their weekend karaōke is as awesome as it should be or I’ll be significantly disappointed.

Okay, you got me! I’m a sucker for themed bars!
Don’t give me a trendy club where every girl’s wearing 10 inch heels and a tight dress and every bro is well… a bro. I want corny, cheesy themes that you can just go in and have some fun! I want some fun tunes to let loose and a friendly bartender that doesn’t look so bored they want to die. No lie, the bartender touched me, with a fake arm. You know, the ones you buy from Halloween stores that have blood on the top like it was chopped off. Fitting right?
Come to Jekyl and Hyde were everyday is Halloween, for realz! The specialty drinks have a whole list of «Evil Names» that you can choose from, and they won’t break the bank either. Any day of the week they’ll have some kind of theme. It’s really just a old fashion good time, with creepy decorations!

I’m in love with this bar. Anyplace that can incorporate Halloween into the décor and sustain it 365 days a year gets my vote.
The drinks all have ghoulish names and no two are the same. Depending on their inventory the cups or straws are Halloween themed too. Last time I was there, I got one of those spider rings usually out on Halloween and wore it for the remainder of the night. No one had to ask if I was at Jeckyll & Hyde with that piece on.
If you don’t like Halloween, stop sniveling.

I ADORE HALLOWEEN — so I was expecting all out, in your face, free candy, spooky, slightly evil bar. I didn’t see the appeal.
Mixed drinks with spooky names, dark lighting, and a few «halloween themed» decorations. Just seemed like a $ 500 effort to turn a regular town bar, into a halloween bar. One plus, it was one of the new places I could get an iron city. Why is it so hard to get a pittsburgh staple beer in pittsburgh? (Yes I noticed that it wasn’t made in pgh anymore).
I’d love to see them spend another couple grand and make it more halloween please.

«Pittsburgh’s #1 Halloween bar»
«Pittsburgh’s ONLY Halloween bar»
J&H was a chill spot for post-​holiday Monday drinking. This was my first time and my friends didn’t prepare me at all for the décor. Kind of felt like we were drinking inside a Hot Topic.
Drinks were cheap, and you get 50% off an «Evil Drink» for checking in on Unilocal,but please note this canNOT be applied to the «Evil Shots.»

I’m told that E. Carson St. in the South Side of Pittsburgh has one of the highest concentrations of bars per block in the country, and I can definitely believe it. But while E. Carson St. itself is home to a plethora of sports-​, beer-​, and dive-​bars as well as any combination thereof, which attract locals and tourist alike, the South Side side streets (try saying that 5 times fast… especially if you have the slightest of lisps — like me :)) contain more than their share of hidden gems.
One such bar is Jekyl & Hyde. From the décor to the beer selection, this establishment could not be more faithful to its terrifically terrifying theme.
The exterior is that of a haunted castle, complete with a [presumably] empty suit of armor guarding the front gate/​door. Once inside, you’re assaulted by skeletal remains, ghoulish rubber heads, and spiderwebs on all sides. But in a good way (especially if you’re an avid Horror movie fan).
A chalkboard lists upcoming events such as karaōke nights, live music (some of which I was fortunate enough to witness and was extremely impressed by), and free pool night. The bar and tables are lined with flyers listing appropriately named specialty mixed drinks. They also have an excellent beer selection, due largely to microbrewers’ penchants for scary names for beers and J&H’s proclivity to stock such beers.
The night that I came (largely due to my Welsh bladder and the need to use their restroom) their bartender was attentive, fun, and easygoing. The music, both live and from the jukebox, was entertaining, but what really set this bar apart from any bar I’ve been to — was its faithful following of its frightful theme.
Staring around me at the assortment of people around me, my lungs slightly sore from belting out to Rock Band, my eyes itching from my brother’s cigarette smoke, and my hands cold from my bottomless mug of water (which the bartender was on point at continuing to refill) — I couldn’t help but sigh in perfect contentment.