Q: negative

A: I hate to give this restaurant a "Meh." review, but after going here several times, I can't justify giving it any higher than two stars. Let me first say that the people in the restaurant are very nice. They have been accommodating of my requests and they prepare food quickly. However, I've never been satisfied with the food I've received. The first time I went, the pad thai I ordered was dry and sticky. Last time I went, I ordered curry chicken. The chicken was rubbery and the sauce was excessively oily. I wouldn't recommend this restaurant. If you're hungry and walking around Shadyside, there are a lot of other restaurants to try.

Q: negative

A: This is probably the worse Starbucks I've ever been to. The bf and I just finished grocery shopping and needed a caffeine pick-me-up since it was only 7 pm. We walked in and it was pretty packed. No line or anything, but all the tables were occupied with people on their laptops. The trash was full and the sugar station was pretty dirty. I ordered a tall iced coffee with a splash of nonfat milk and the bf ordered a venti vanilla iced coffee with no milk. Pretty easy compared to drinks they usually make. They messed up the lady's order before us so they had to remake it, hence longer wait. All we ordered was a simple iced coffee but we waited about a good 8 minutes. And when our drinks were finally ready, the bf's drink was wrong because they put milk when he said no milk. So they had to remake that one as well. And the barista acted like we were such an inconvenience to her. Never again will I come to this one. P.S. Note to management; teach your employees some people skills. You can start by teaching them how to smile.

Q: positive

A: I have been to the Ballantyne location of Duckworth's many times, as it is down the street from me, so very convenient location. Great beer selection and mostly basic pub type food are on the menu here. Food is ok at best for me. I have had good and bad, but maybe I am just picky. The one drawback is that it gets crazy busy during peak hours and consequently very loud. Not the best place to have a quiet night out, but they have great beer special, which is 3$ pints on most of their 80 or so taps. As far as service is concerned, I have had good and bad, but I will say that it has been great the last 3 times that I was there, even when it was crazy busy. Best time that I had at Duckworth's was when I went for a few late night drinks on a Saturday recently with the wife after going out to dinner somewhere else. It was on the way home, so easy enough to pop in. There were a few people watching some late night college football games, but for the most part it was a relaxed atmosphere and the service was great.

Q: negative

A:
Incompetent. Went for an oil change, a few days later realized they hadn't bolted the splash guard back on. Went back to them to have it fixed, I pull up and explain what was going on and that it needs to be remedied. The guy at the pumps where you pull up to starts trying to talk me into a car wash! Seriously? Your establishment just messed up a simple oil change, I don't want you guys anywhere near my car anymore. Anyways, they pull it into the garage. "Bolt" it back up and hand me the keys. I don't really trust them at this point so I decide to check it out for myself, and good thing I did. THEY MISSED ANOTHER ONE! At this point I had had enough. Save yourself the hassle.