Baja Bar & Grill

Fun cover bands in the summer. Cool outdoor deck space and atmosphere. You will have a few older sharks running around but usually they keep their pants on!

Chicken quesadilla s were very good. Loved being on the deck near the river very good atmosphere. Had a band playing, The Monday blues review that rocked !!

I checked this place out on a Saturday night with some friends.
Takeaways from my experience here:
1) It’s located in the Fox Chapel Yacht Club, which might make you think that it’s a fancypants place. It’s not. Plastic tables and chairs, outdated décor, typical bar fare, unimpressive beer list.
2) They have an outdoor deck and bar located right on the marina, so you can dine/​drink al fresco with lovely views of the river.
3) The food is not great. We got a BBQ chicken pizza, which was drenched in generic, Sysco-​style BBQ sauce, with barely-​melted (and not nearly enough) cheese, and limited amounts of chicken. Our friends enjoyed their food though (a turkey BLT and cheeseburger), so maybe we just ordered the wrong thing.
4) Service was friendly and attentive. Our drinks were flowing all night.
5) They have live entertainment on most weekends and charge a cover.
6) The clientele that this place draws after dark is amazing. Lots of mullets, incredible Pittsburgh hair, men with shirts unbuttoned and chest hair a’flyin, cougars in leopard-​print dresses…
7) The average age of the patrons here is 55+.
8) This place turns into a giant frat party for the oldsters after 9pm. I’m talking elderly twerking and pole dancing… and no, I am not exaggerating. It’s impossible to look away.
9) Because of #‘s 6, 7, and 8, this was one of the most fun nights out I’ve had in awhile. The people watching doesn’t get any better than this… and thus the basis for my 4 (generous) stars.

Their Hawaiian pizza was good and that is it. Drafts were flat. Servers took too long and the place is so out dated! Smoking was allowed which is unbelievable. Perfect if your 50+ in age

The view is perfect, the food is decent however the customer service is horrendous. Bartender by the name of Kayla waited on me twice now. The first time she told me I couldn’t barrow a pen because she only had 2, also told me she couldn’t get me a specific beer bc the tap was out and she was gonna wait till the next bartender changed it out (the next bartender came 2 hrs later), then at the end of her shift asked if I was gonna stay a while or not– I told I her I was staying– she then still brought me my check. The male bartender after her was phenomenal def picked up her slack. Thought maybe I’d try the place out one last time, had Kayla again, and was still sub par but with forced niceties in between a bad attitude.

My husband, 10 month old and I were looking for a place to have dinner outside on the river on a beautiful Friday evening. We came across the listing for the Baja Grill and thought that it was right up our ally! We arrived around 8:00 and asked for a table outside on the deck. The waitress had us pick any table and brought a highchair over to us. A table close to us had two small kids as well.
We ordered pretty quickly, easy and simple fare. A chicken quesadilla, shrimp wrap and a side salad. 45 minutes of waiting and our waitress returned to tell us that the kitchen was swamped and our food was almost ready. What she really should have said is she completely forgot to put in our order because it took another 15 minutes to arrive.
Not 5 minutes into us eating one of the waitresses came over and said to us, «I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but kids are not allowed here after 7:30». We were not even finished eating! The table with kids right next to us had just finished and were just leaving (past curfew as well I guess). So first of all we had been seated with a high chair after our cutoff hour (by a member of their staff I would think?!) and then we could have been long gone if our bar food hadn’t taken an hour to be delivered. I’m not sure if she wanted us to ask for a box or what, but it was absolutely ridiculous!
I will never give them service or recommend them to anyone! Nice view but horrible service, mediocre food at best and rude wait staff. Sheesh louise!