Fourth Street Barbeque

The food here is solid. All of the food is made to order, so plan your visit accordingly. The service is basically self-serve after the food is brought from the kitchen. The atmosphere is comfortable, though I don't know how well the establishment can support large groups. While I didn't go in to check for rails, the bathroom is on the first floor and appears to be handicapped accessible. There is an outdoor seating area, and indoor seating area, and another seating area upstairs that we didn't check out. There is both on-street parking and a lot with meters. Now, for the food! We went on a Thursday for 50¢ wings — they are the pieces, not full wings. We tried the Memphis Dry Rub, Pumpkin, Rootbeer, and Butter & Garlic. The Memphis Dry Rub and Pumpkin were both on point, 5★. While the Rootbeer was also 5★, it wasn't a stand-out flavor. The Butter and Garlic was on the bland side. The garlic flavor was mild, like they didn't sautée any of the minced garlic in the butter to infuse the garlic flavor. I'd rate it as 3.5★. If you like light, fluffy cornbread, their cornbread is for you. We weren't overly fond of the cornbread since my husband and I both prefer heavy, dense cornbread. I really love poutine and was excited to see it on the menu. I was a bit disappointed with it when it arrived. The fries really weren't warm, the gravy was starting to congeal, and the curds weren't melted. I prefer a poultry-beef mixed gravy or straight-up beef gravy on my poutine, whereas they serve their poutine with poultry gravy. The poutine tasted good with the wings but I won't be ordering them again. If you look at the photos, you can see they have a respectable craft beer list for Mon Valley. I wanted to drink cheap, and a $1.50 16oz Yuengling fit the bill quite well. My husband got Tröegs Nimble Giant. I can't tell you how much that was because the cashier, while nice, was really confused about what's a craft beer, what isn't, and how much the craft beers cost.

I follow this place on facebook, and living in Philly, it drives me crazy that I can't come over and try the specials that they always post; everything looks so delicious! As such, I ALWAYS try to make time to stop in when I'm back in town, and this place never disappoints me. I visited with a friend who is just as gluttonous as I am, so this time I had the pleasure of devouring the meat sampler, sides, AND the bacon-wrapped chicken cordon bleu. Everything on the meat sampler was impeccably prepared, and the 8 dipping sauces were a nice touch. Two standouts for me were the tender pork belly and the smoked beef brisket. The mac 'n cheese here is also always on point. If you look at my other reviews, you will see that I am a connisseur of all things cheese, so you know you can trust me on that. The bacon-wrapped chicken cordon bleu was a special, and if it's on the menu, GET IT... especially if you are a bacon lover! The friendliness of the staff was also a nice touch - my friend is from Cleveland, so it was important to show her how Pittsburghers welcome our guests. (Even guests from Cleveland). Chef Tim and the other servers were attentive, and truly cared about our meal experience as well as the quality of all of the food. I will definitely be back, and I encourage you to give this place a shot if you are still on the fence. It's worth the trip!