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Pleasure Bar, Pittsburgh, PA |
If it weren't for our reservation at a difficult to get into restaurant, I would have welcomed the chance to taste the food I smelled there, and could have easily spent a few hours chatting with long-time locals Ollie, Patrick, and 2 others, as well as bartender Christy.
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Pleasure Bar, Pittsburgh, PA |
It seems to have had a colorful history. In the 40s John Collinger was reputed to be one of the biggest numbers operators in the city. The family also didn't seem to buy into the blue laws restricting activities on Sundays, having had their license suspended at least once for serving alcohol on Sundays and another time for allowing dancing (the horror!) on Sundays.
Pleasure Bar has been run by only three families since 1944: The Collinger family eventually sold the business to Robert Mariani and the Mariani family, who ran it for about 25 years until selling it to Jim Campau in 2009, with the Campau family continuing to run it today.
4729 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 - (412) 682-9603
Est. 1944
Previous bars in this location: New Metropolitan Restaurant, Bloomfield Tavern, Friendship Restaurant
Web site: pleasurebarpittsburgh.com - facebook - instagram
Reviews: cooksandeats - yelp - travelocity - thrillist - acrosspittsburgh
Est. 1944
Previous bars in this location: New Metropolitan Restaurant, Bloomfield Tavern, Friendship Restaurant
Web site: pleasurebarpittsburgh.com - facebook - instagram
Reviews: cooksandeats - yelp - travelocity - thrillist - acrosspittsburgh
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