Thirsty's Bar & Grill

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  First, the good:
  -we were seated quickly (nobody in the place, which I thought odd, considering there was a National League Division Series baseball game on the TV).
  -drink orders were taken and served promptly.
  -food orders were taken and served in a timely fashion.
  -the server was nice.
  
  The Bad (with a capital "B"):
  -the beef brisket sandwich was easily the single most disgusting meal I have ever had.  Even more disappointing considering I asked the server before ordering if it "was good".  She assured me it was.  I am the furthest thing from a gourmet on the face of this earth, but the brisket was so bad I wouldn't even serve it to my dog.  Firstly, in terms of thickness, think cheap bacon.  Cheap, fatty, gummy bacon.  Secondly, in terms of consistency, think cheap bacon (fatty, stringy, NOT tender in the least).  Simply BAD.  They should be ashamed of themselves for calling this stuff "brisket", let alone serving it to the public.  
  -when the server asked how the brisket was, I told her.  Because she appeared young and relatively inexperienced, I tried to be as polite as possible.  It became apparent that she told no one in the kitchen, though.  However, all is not lost.  Perhaps she will spare a future customer from ordering the brisket.  By the way, my wife ordered a "brisket salad", which is basically a salad with brisket on it, so no need to separately critique that.
  -speaking of salads, that's what I had as my side.  Very generic as salads go.  Not bad, not good.  No thousand island or sweet and sour dressing at Thirsty's, so I went with the blue cheese.  Nothing exceptional, no chunks of blue cheese.  Straight out of the bottle.
  
  All in all, I'd say I learned my lesson.  You want good brisket, go to The Double Wide or Nashville.  Heck, I may even try the brisket at Arby's and update this review with a comparison.
  I AM a slow learner, though.  I WILL return to Thirsty's and try something else.
  My prediction, though?  This place will not last.  Not unless they do something to improve the quality of their food.  There are too many other places in this general area with much better food.

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  Posted on 10.03.13 pittsburgh p.

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  Happy hour special is nothing special 50 cent off drafts come on. Food is decent however every time i go in there is no one there.

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  Posted on 11.26.12 Ed C.

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  Thirsty's menu has been updated since my first visit and thank goodness! The selection is a lot bigger and there is more variety.
  
  I've had the fish sandwich and the burgers and was not disappointed. Both were good and I would order both items again. I think one of my favorite items is the cream of mushroom soup, which is rich and creamy.

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  Posted on 10.20.12 Jaime J.

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  Clean bar and bathrooms. Great prices on Tuesdays for ladies, 1/2 price drinks and food. However, the food is only so so, nothing really exciting. Sometimes the service isn't very quick.

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  Posted on 06.22.11 Kristen K.

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