Double Wide Grill
Double Wide Grill is a white-trash themed restaurant located in Pittsburgh’s South Side that offers a wide selection of beer and food, with many of the items being vegan/vegetarian. Double Wide burgers come with your choice of “burger” - beef, chicken breast, turkey burger, lentil veggie-burger, or portabella, and choice of serving style - kaiser roll or wrap. The burgers come with a pickle and a choice of one side item – fresh cut french fries, corn bread, cole slaw, vegetable of the day, or fruit cup. They have a few specialty burgers, but I wanted a regular cheeseburger with french fries. The menu listing:
DW Cheeseburger With American Cheese: Lettuce, tomatoes and onions on the side
After a ludicrous wait, my over-cooked burger finally came. This has been happening a lot recently.. and I have no idea why anyone would ask me how I’d like my burger cooked if they don’t actually intend to cook it that way. “Medium” isn’t really that easy to fuck up – as long as it’s cooked to temperature (140 -150 degrees) it should be fine. If you serve burgers on your menu, you should really know how to cook them to order, or don’t bother asking. Anyway, I had it sent back and received a properly cook burger about 10 minutes later.
(PHOTO COMING SOON actually probably never since I moved out of Pittsburgh.. )
I always have the misconception of thinking burgers here are good, since the ingredients are fresh and they use a wood fire grill, but I don’t think I’ve ever actually enjoyed one. Actually, I really don’t know why I continue to patronize the Double Wide Grill at all. The only time I have ever left feeling satisfied was perhaps my first ever visit a couple of years ago. Literally every single time afterward, I have left pissed off and wondering how it’s still in business. Service is unbelievably slow, the food is over-priced, and there must be some sort of hiring requirement for servers that ensures they are all assholes of the highest degree. Actually, I know why they’re still around: They offer a wide selection of mediocre vegan food, serve beer, and attract swarms of dickbags on motorcycles. That’s why.
Burger Ratings:
Burger: 3
Again, I really have no fucking clue why I continue to eat here. The burger seems like it will be good, but somehow never is. The beef is overly seasoned and ends up tasting too much like a meatball. Not into it.
Side: 7
The fries here are really good. They’re fried well – not too greasy, and very satisfying. The sides here are probably the only thing I can safely order here, and they also come at price that isn’t laughable like most of the other items.
Environment: 3
At first glance, the environment of the Double Wide Grill is pretty nice.. it’s unique, offers indoor, outdoor, and bar seating, and seems very clean. The place is inside a remodeled gas station, and the acoustics of the dining room really suffer from this. If it’s even slightly crowded, it’s impossible to hear anyone you’re with unless you’re shouting at each other, but that’s what everyone else is doing… so it’s just useless and infuriating. The outdoor seating is great when there aren’t groups of men on motorcycles trying to compete over who can make the loudest sound for the longest period of time.
Value: 3
$7.99 for a burger and a side. I would usually say that is a pretty good value, but factoring in the shockingly-awful service, it’s just not worth it. I’d rather pay more to have a nicer, more human-like server and reasonable wait-time.
OVERALL BURGER REVIEW:
Double Wide Grill //2339 E. Carson Street Pittsburgh, PA 15203 // (412) 390.1111‎
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Listed Under: 3 - Disappointing