Hofbrauhaus

I went here for a work gathering after an all day meeting in Pittsburgh. We went here because one of our colleagues is the accordion player in the band.It has a reputation of bring a fun place with lots of German beer. I enjoyed the food and wine as well. The German  music was pretty authentic as the band (including my colleague Mike Grk) played anything the audience requested that was a German song.  The band even has some groupees. In all, a fun place to have dinner and drinks in good old Pittsburgh.

This place can get packed.  So be prepared to wait!  However, if the biergarten is open, make sure to check it out.  Great place to grab a beer and wait for a table to open up.

Food here is, blah.  However, that's primarily b/c I hate German food.  Pretzels w/bier cheese are quite good, and make a great appetizer.

Definitely a fun place to have a beer, if you can get a table in the main hall.

As far as beer garden type places go, this place is pretty standard.  They've got plenty of beer and lots of hearty german fare.  The only reason I'm not giving 4 stars is because I feel like there's nothing that screams AMAZING!!  

I feel like you mainly come here for the ample seating and lively atmosphere.  The pretzels we had were pretty good, but again, nothing amazing.