4601 Liberty Ave (Bloomfield)Pittsburgh, PA 15224(412) 682-6809
Categories: Burgers, Seafood, Steak House
Serves: Lunch and Dinner
Entrée Price Range: Under $25.00
Features & Services: full bar, handicap accessible, kid friendly, smoke free
Regarded for years as the best burger joint in the 'Burgh, casual Little Italy neighborhood bar and restaurant Tessaro's earned its reputation serving perfectly charred gourmet burgers and steaks grilled over hardwood. When their preferred butcher shop closed several years ago, the Harrington family hired an in-house butcher, who was tasked to incorporate steak and filet scraps into the custom-ground chuck that goes into Tessaro's hand-patted, half-pound wonders. The fabulous grilled home fries, instead of traditional potato wedges, and a hearty helping of coleslaw complete the trinity. The flavorful steaks are best enjoyed "Pittsburgh-style" – charred on the outside, rare to medium-rare on the inside. Full bar. Serving lunch and dinner Mon–Sat. Closed Sun.
One of Pittsburgh magazine's 25 Best Restaurants of 2009. Voted Best Hamburger in 2009 Pittsburgh magazine readers' poll and in the 2008 City Paper readers' poll.
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No food best represents the sturdy inventiveness of Pittsburgh cuisine quite like the storied Primanti Brothers sandwich: a half-pound of towering meat, cheese, tomatoes, crispy fries and coleslaw piled on crusty Italian bread.
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