...i really do. it's a few blocks from my house, classy appearance. i've given it the ole college try - eaten maybe 6-7 times there, and that's only because i really want to like it. anywhere else it would've been 1 and done. a couple of the grilled cheeses were good, sometime really really soggy. a few things not to try-- garlic parm wings (congealed mess of thick whitish buttery discharge without a hint of garlic spread across cold wings); the burger was not very good either, bread was untoasted and mushy. the good: thebeerselection is by far the best in shadyside. the over-arching issue, however, is just how terrible the service is. i really have tried to make our relationship work but it's so hard when she treats you so badly. examples: someone spilled 1/2 glass water at table, no napkins in sight. look for waiter, any waiter x 5 mins, none around the entire dining room. go to bar, they say, well you're on the other side, ask for your waiter. all we needed was a stack of napkins or a rag. example 2: bar at 12:30 on a sat night, 30+ people in bar area, 2 people behind bar. numerous people trying to order or pay tabs. female bartender: "oh i'm just back here but i'm not working here anymore, you'll have to talk to the bartender but he's busy." example 3: trying to pay at a table... have not seen waiter in 20+ mins, everyone has their dirty dishes in front of us. unsuccessfully waving down other staff. our waiter came back with markedly slurred speech and bloodshot eyes... someone else pointed this out in the reviews and i've not been one to call someone out for this but wow, she was right....never once have i seen a manager/ ass't manager anywhere on the floor or helping out. this kind of poor service is definitely a top-down issue -- i worked as a waiter, bartender, host, expo for several years and this would've flown in places with poor management but not where we had strong managers. please get it together, yard, or else you'll have to go the ways of so many other shadyside restaurants