Starlite Lounge

Don't come here for the atmosphere, come for a taste of what Slavic/Polish food is supposed to taste like. As someone who spent years in Pittsburgh but never ate here until recently, it is a revelation.

I know this was on the Food Network and all, but it's not really a dive as places in this area go. It's a standard working class lounge with a restaurant in the back that happens to serve darn good food, if that kind of food is your cup of tea.

If you have never had standard Slavic food, you won't find it much better anywhere outside of the old country. Go try it.

We're visiting from Milford, Ohio.  We picked this place because we love eating at places featured on the Food Network, especially on Diners, Dives and Drive Ins.  Dive?  Ummmm, yea.  for sure.  I know Guy Fieri says, "if its funky, we'll find it."  but I just couldn't imagine him there!
talk about a small, tiny, bar.   Would NEVER have gone here if we weren't looking for it.  
The waitress/bar maid was VERY nice.  She recommended what was served to Guy; the fish sammy and the perogies.  i've never had perogies.  From what I understand, perogies are very small.  these were huge.  I don't know, I'm sure they were awesome........I just don't think they are for me.  It was  like fried mashed potatoes.   I'm thinking Perogies is a cultural/area food.   Just not something I'm going to crave.
    The fish sam was good.  
Seemed the patrons are regulars.    
This is not a place I would crave; not a place I would visit again if I were back in town.  But thanks for the experience.

I stopped in here last night for dinner with my girlfriend.  I had been wanting to come here since I randomly caught it on an episode of "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" and last night was the perfect night for us.  The outside of the building is unassuming and we drove right past it before noticing that we had.  The inside of the building is not much better as it looks like your normal neighborhood bar with a bunch of flat screens T.V's on the wall, a U shaped bar on one side, booths and high top tables on the other and a back dining room.  My girlfriend and I tried to sit in the back but there was something going on there and so we eventually settled into one of the booths.

The bar seemed quite full for a Tuesday evening and our waitress (the bartender) told us that she would get to us shortly after we had seated ourselves.  After only a short wait, she was at our table taking our drink order.  I was actually impressed with how efficient she was by herself with the large crowd.  For dinner I decided to order the famous fish sandwich and a plate of pierogies (3) while my girlfriend went with the buffalo chicken wrap.  Our food came out within a reasonable time period and looked good with both of our sandwiches served with cole slaw.  The pierogies were absolutely enormous, almost as long as my hand and fried slightly, topped with onions and came with a side of applesauce.  Our waitress had asked us if we had wanted sour cream with them to but we politely declined.  They tasted pretty good as the slight fry gave them a crunchy exterior while the interior was soft and tasty.  By the time we were done with them, we had also eaten all of the applesauce as it made a good dipping sauce and helped keep the pierogies moist.  My sandwich was also pretty good as the breading on it was fried nicely and tasted good while the fish was mild.  I topped it with hot sauce and like a true Pittsburgher even put my cole slaw on it which helped to make it taste better. My girlfriend told me that she enjoyed her buffalo chicken wrap and the single bite that I took gave me a nice buffalo flavor.

The bottom line for me is that I am glad that I came here and might be back again depending on what I am looking for.  The food was dirt cheap with our whole bill coming to $22 and it exceeded the expectations that I had given to it whenever we walked in.  However, with that being said, the building is fairly run down and it is bar food and so I wouldn't expect it to be the greatest food you have ever tasted.