Mario's South Side Saloon

Mario's, why you gotta be SO loud? Obviously bars will be loud. I'm 23 -- I can deal with above-average noise levels, but this is just ridiculous. The first time I came here two-ish years ago, at least I could appreciate the music that was being played, but when I was here this past weekend all I would think was WTF? There's a jukebox and I've got to assume that's the problem because the music that was playing was extremely random and extremely bad.

The things that really redeem this place for me are a) the food and b) the prices. I guess in Atlanta I'm used to ridiculously high prices for not a lot of food and paying $5+ for a semi-decent beer. When I saw they had a $2 Blue Moon draft special I was floored! I can't even get a bottled Bud Light for that price at most bars where I live. My favorite local bar at home has Blue Moon on special for $4 (it's typically $5), so $2 seems like a steal.

My boyfriend and I both really enjoyed our appetizer (cheese and bacon fries) and our sandwiches (I had the Italian Hoagie and my boyfriend had the Pgh Pastrami). We were so full from the fries that we both only ate half of our sandwiches. We took them to go, but accidentally left them at the place we were staying at while we were in Pittsburgh and we were pretty upset we didn't get to enjoy our leftovers. :(

Our server was really great and super friendly. It was crowded, but she checked on us frequently and made sure we got everything we needed.

I would definitely come back here next time I'm in Pittsburgh. Maybe not at night, though. All they need to do is turn down the music so I don't have to scream "WHAT?" every time one of my friends speaks and I'd give this place five stars!

Great place! I came in to watch the Blackhawks game and Ray was a stellar bartender. Also had the pub fries, with bacon and cheese...yum!

Decent food and good drink specials. We were in from Chicago during Stanley Cup finals and the staff was awesome in providing us a place to catch the game!