

A bridge was out due to construction and traffic was horrible. We were some of their early customers shortly after they opened. My Groupon was expiring in a day, so we decide to go the Burghers. Let me set the scene: It is was my 40th birthday. Which, honestly, as awesome as it was - not worth $12. We snagged a Groupon which was an awesome deal - otherwise, we'd be paying the $12 for the burger and side. it was an orange for my blue moon and basically I couldn't drink my beer until I had my orange ( I know - fussy, right - but, I didn't pay $6 to drink a beer w/out it tasting the way I prefer!) And the bar is literally 20 feet from our table!? so - it took about 6-8 mins for me to get my orange. Our waitress wasn't the best - she was kind and polite, but forgot to bring a requested condiment not once but twice. The rosemary fries were a perfect companion to it. I got the Mexican burger and it didn't sound as nearly good as it was - oh my - I inhaled it - it was so good I couldn't hardly stop eating it to enjoy in conversation. footage - not much they can do - in the summer they expanded to the patio and that helped a great deal. This was my second time there and my first w/out children - hence, I didn't review the last visit - too much going on to think as we had 3 kids! Nice selection of craft beers and crafty beer prices! Small bar area - horrible traffic area for bar/staff and bathroom hallway. We’re just doing what we do.Met a friend there for dinner on a Friday night - wait was about 20 mins - not bad for a small joint with good food. “Sometimes,” he admits, sipping a Saison Michelle, a beverage named after his wife. Moletz says he’s planning to open yet another Burgh’ers that will be big enough to brew beer on site. Head Brewer Neil Glausier, an engineer by trade, whips up batches at a facility in Zelienople. Then they can wash it down with a Penn Ave. Patrons can take a bite out of gastronomical neighborhood tributes such as the Polish Hill (cheddar, caramelized onions, pierogi, mayo), the Shadyside (Swiss cheese, bacon, caramelized onions) and the Mexican War (cheddar, roasted chilies, tomato, avocado, cilantro and special sauce). The place exudes Pittsburgh pride, from its black-and-yellow color scheme to the names of its menu items. The Lawrenceville Burgh’ers opened in 2017. (He didn’t abandon his roots though: Moletz also runs Della Terra Italian Bistro located next door.īoth restaurants are soon moving to bigger digs on Zelienople’s main drag.) In 2009, he opened Burgh’ers in Harmony, to bring that thin, crispy NYC-style sandwich to Butler County. And then he ate a hamburger in New York City.

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He worked in kitchens at Il Pizzaiolo and Lidia’s Pittsburgh, learning from a series of masterful chefs. The Shaler native grew up in an Italian family that believed meals should be made from a few fresh, ingredients and a lot of love. We have to have the best meat, the best buns and the best sauces.” “We have a lot of competition,” Moletz says. More than 350 restaurants competed in the event. Last September, the James Beard Foundation named the joint’s Fox Chapel burger – a patty with a 75-25 blend of grass-fed beef and roasted mushrooms topped with goat cheese, pickled red onion, avocado, spring mix and a balsamic glaze – one of five winners in its annual Blended Burger Project. While doing his part to save the planet, Moletz still manages to churn out some of the best burgers in town. The Butler Street eatery, along with its counterpart in Harmony, PA, has a gold certification from Sustainable Pittsburgh Restaurants a program that champions eateries to lessen their impact on people, the environment and the region. He composts kitchen scraps, sells used cooking oil as biodiesel fuel and serves his food – made from locally sourced ingredients – on floral patterned, thrift store china. “This whole place was built sustainably,” says owner Fiore Moletz, adding that the tables in the restaurant also are remnants of fallen trees. The long, wooden bar at Burgh’ers Brewing in Lawrenceville once stood on a Butler County golf course.
