Shenanigans Bar & Grille

Shenanigans is a decent local watering hole. Nothing too spectacular, nothing to complain about either. The food menu here is decent and the drinks are reasonably priced.
There are big screen TV’s so you can catch the game here and two pool tables.
It gets a little busy here so sometimes you might be better off heading to the bar to get drinks instead of waiting for the waitresses to come around.
You can smoke inside here so dont wear your nice clothes!

I got the kitchen sink wings and they were the best I’ve gotten in Pittsburgh. The reason for 4 stars as opposed to 5 is the blue cheese dressing. If they make it more chunky then I’d give 5, i wish you could give 4.9. It’s clean, good selection, very open, great place to watch the nfl. They have nfl red zone! If it wasn’t so far from my house id be a regular. I’d highly recommend this place.

Only good thing about this place was the Pirates winning the game on the big screen. Philly cheese steak was incredibly underwhelming and I might as well have tipped myself for service. Had to ask for a menu. Had to ask for condiments. Had to ask for everything. Wouldn’t go back if you paid for my meal.

I don’t rewrite reviews. I try a lot of places once due to how much I travel, and I am really adamant that you have one chance to impress me. My first experience here a few months ago was lackluster, and I wrote it off. Brad, I’m assuming the owner or GM, contacted me to come back and give them a 2^nd chance. He was very professional, and I couldn’t help but give a local bar another try. So my friend from my first trip and I returned and were pleasantly surprised.
Our server, Danielle, was sweet and a great server. She was super outgoing and friendly, and she was that way with all of her tables. She was running around to keep up, but she did a great job. Kudos to her.
We started out with two dirty girls scout shots ($ 5/​shot). The alcohol content was generous, and it makes me really happy when bartenders make the shot green. Danielle also came over to confirm the bartender could make it, which was cool.
We ordered the Buffalo Chicken Dip ($ 7.50) and Bavarian Pretzel Hangover Sandwich ($ 7.25). The Buffalo Chicken Dip was delicious and served with chips and pita. The pita was an awesome idea, and it went really well with the dip. The portion on the buffalo chicken dip was pretty small. I would definitely order it during Happy Hour when it’s half price, but there are larger portions on other appetizers. I just love eating, though.
The Bavarian Pretzel Sandwich was egg, cheese, and bacon on a pretzel bun. At $ 7.25, I’d come back for this. The egg to cheese to bacon ration was great, and pretzel buns are always fun! The sandwich was pretty big too. We split it, and had I eaten the whole thing myself I would have been full. The sandwich options here were cool, and I’m looking forward to trying some more.
Shenanigans has different nightly specials from BOGO pizza to cheap burgers and $.40 wing nights. There were cheap beers different nights and other specials as well depending on the day of the week. They have Happy Hour from 3 – 7 on weeknights which includes ½ price appetizers and something with Absolute for $ 3. I think Happy Hour here is going to need to happen soon in my life. There are also themed nights like trivia and I think karaōke.
Shenanigans is price wise comparable to Applebee’s, but with better quality and locally owned. Next time you are looking for a late night snack and drink, come here.
Things I Still Don’t Love:
–They allow smoking. While I haven’t been over powered by smoke here yet, you do smell like an ash tray on the way out. I’m voting Shenanigans leads Pittsburgh to banning smoking in bars. Let people smoke outside.
–The parking lot is scary. I’m not sure they can fix it, but people here park crazyyyy. There aren’t a lot of spots, and the lot is TIGHT. If you can carpool with your group, do it.
Overall, I’m really glad Brad got in touch with me, and I am looking forward to returning to Shenanigans when I am in Pittsburgh. I hope they continue to hire great servers, like Danielle, who provide great customer service and make a great local bar.

Poor service! I went with a group of friends after work one night and we saw our server maybe 3 times. The food was okay. We would have had another drink if we had a chance to order it. Overall not impressed. I will sit at the bar for drinks next time!

This is a fun place to go for a sports game. Their specials are pretty good price-​wise. There is smoking inside which can be sort of gross but most people go outside on the patio. During the warm months there is cornhole outside to play! There is also a small dance floor, but I have only seen a couple groups dance. I haven’t eaten there so I can’t really rate the food. It’s not my first choice to go back because of the atmosphere, but it is an ok place.

Sometimes people give this place a bad rap. I mean, it’s a neighborhood bar, so it’s what I’d expect going in. As with any local establishment, the regulars get preferential treatment. It happens, get over it. Late night and on the weekends it can get crowded. And yes, they do allow smoking which is the main reason one star is deducted.
Shenanigans has a full bar and numerous beers on tap. They have great daily food specials. I’ve tried several menu items and it’s always been good and what I would consider above average for bar food. Good burgers, good pizza. Surprisingly good quesadilla. Tons of wing flavors. And you can’t really mess up fries when you pile cheese and bacon on top.
The service can be slow. But they are usually pretty busy and as long as my waitress or bartender keeps liquid in my glass, I don’t mind waiting for food.

I had heard all of the commercials about this place, so I had to check it out at least once. I wish I hadn’t. First off, they allow smoking. As someone who kicked the habit I can’t stand when restaurants allow this. Clearly this place is more of a bar than a restaurant, which is fine, but then they should advertise as such.
While the beer selection isn’t too shabby, the bartender was slow. I don’t understand why b/​c there was only 5 other ppl at the bar.
The bf and I ordered the buffalo chicken fries for an appetizer… they came out with our meals and had clearly sat under the heat lamp for WAY too long. Probably b/​c the bartender was too busy packing her cigarettes than checking on her customers. In fact the cook had to bring the food out and tell her that it had been sitting there for awhile. Nothing irritates me more.
I ordered the chicken quesadilla and my boyfriend got the capicola sandwich. Both of the meals were decent. Sandwich was a Primanti’s rip off, but not too shabby. I did enjoy that my quesadilla had jalapenos and olives. Because our meals were decent I gave this place two stars.
However, the service was so horrendous I will never be going back to this place. Honestly, I’m surprised I haven’t seen this place on Restaurant Impossible.

DO NOT GO. This place is horrendous — the people are horrible and the lighting is horrible. The crowd is even worse, most people look like they haven’t looked in a mirror in years. It’s a casual bar until about 11pm, then for some reason unbeknown to anyone its a karaōke bar/​dance club. There is barely a dance floor! (I hope that explains the level of drunkenness that occurs here). Only good things — darts. Oh and parking is horrible, beware a drunk person doesn’t hit your car.

Ahh, where to start. Shenanigans is your friendly neighborhood bar… but with a trillion different kinds of beer. Okay, maybe not a trillion, but enough to line an entire side of the bar (look up!). All the mass market stuff is available, plus some local-​ish stuff from Ohio (Thirsty Dog, I think?). Prices are good (especially by California standards) and bartenders are attentive. Darts are available in the back on the left.
Crowd hanging around outside gets a bit rowdy after last call… the sound of bottles breaking in the parking lot does not inspire confidence. Fun all the same, though.