Gordo’s Tacos & Tequila
Gordo’s Tacos & Tequila is a small, locally owned restaurant on Mt. Washington’s bustling Shiloh Street – just a block away from the Mon Incline. Their food is fully prepared and made in-house, everything from tortillas to sauces to braising/smoking all the proteins. Gordo’s prides itself on working with local butchers and other local vendors.
They’re open daily from noon to midnight, so you can grab lunch, dinner, or a late night snack. After 10pm every night, you’ll find their “Late Nite Bites” menu – including individual servings of salsas and guac, tacos, buffalo wings, and taquitos. You can pair all their delicious bites with a variety of tequilas and mezcals or their house-made seltzer. Gordo’s offers both indoor and outdoor seating with a beautiful view and can also accommodate private parties.
LeMont Restaurant
LeMont Restaurant, celebrating its 63rd year of business on Grandview Avenue, is Pittsburgh’s premier five star dining restaurant. Known for its exquisite cuisine, impeccable service, romantic atmosphere, and the best aerial view of the city, it’s no wonder that the LeMont has hosted thousands of business meetings, fundraising events, private parties, countless date nights, marriage proposals, bridal showers, wedding rehearsals, and wedding receptions.
A changing dinner menu is offered along with the unique tradition of tableside dining including Caesar Salad, Steak Diane, Chateaubriand for Two. The Lounge at LeMont features traditional and specialty cocktails, fine wines, beers and a light bar menu. They are open for dinner Tuesday – Sunday starting at 5pm, with entertainment and dancing every Friday and Saturday night beginning at 7pm. You can also book private parties for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Armful of Flowers
Armful of Flowers is an urban flower farm that prides itself on connecting the community through local blooms. They offer a wide selection of locally curated and crafted gifts and decor. From their market flowers for delivery and pickup to designing weddings and events, they provide flowers for all your special occasions.
This urban flower farm loves to work with other makers and business owners to provide the community with their farm stand on weekends and at monthly vendor markets. Follow their Instagram and Facebook to keep up to date with the latest harvests and offerings each week!
Bigham Tavern
Bigham Tavern, at 321 Bigham St., is the kind of place that everyone looks for in a neighborhood tavern -somewhere to enjoy outstanding food and drinks in a place that feels like home. Open weekdays starting at 11am and weekends at 10am, you can catch them for lunch, dinner, and even a late night snack. Their drink menu is robust with seasonal cocktails, 12 rotating drafts, and 60+ craft bottles and cans.
Catch Happy Hour from 5pm – 7pm, Monday – Friday, featuring $6 apps, $5 house wines, $4 house spirits, $3 domestics, and $1 off drafts. On Wednesdays, their award-winning wings are available, at a discounted rate, all day. (Be sure to pick up a bottle of their award-winning wing sauces, too.) Thursday nights feature trivia from 8pm – 10pm. Bigham Tavern also offers a full catering menu and is available for private events. And perhaps the biggest news, this summer they are opening a new location called Bigham Tavern at Bridgewater in Beaver County (right on the river)!
Event Rentals of Pittsburgh
Event Rentals of Pittsburgh is a newly launched business from experienced wedding professional and luxury event concierge, Tonya Edinger. Tonya can procure just about anything and design the perfect party, corporate event, or wedding for you. With thousands of resources and connections made over the last 2 decades, she and her team have just about everything you are looking for.
Don’t know how to make your vision a reality? No problem! Tonya is known for her custom designs across the steel city and beyond. She has been voted the best in Pittsburgh 8 years in a row and is incredibly passionate about getting you what you want. In an event world of chaos you can look to Tonya and her team to tell you yes. To bring your event to life, contact her at tonya@eventsofpittsburgh.com or 724-968-0100, or book a consultation online.
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