The Waterfront just got a little tastier. The newly opened
Pittsburgh Burger Company, now occupying the former space of Fuddruckers, isn't your
average burger joint.
A full-service eatery and bar, the menu features more traditional
burgers along with its popular "wild meat" selection. Featuring kobe,
ostrich, elk, buffalo and wild boar meats, owner Ralph Flannery says
these burgers are leaner and healthier than traditional beef.
Coming soon to the menu are venison and lamb.
There's a rapidly growing marketplace for a different
type of hamburger, says Flannery. "People are so much more educated these days that
the consumer is willing to try new types of things."
Using additive and hormone-free USDA Certified Black Angus Beef for its
regular burgers, Flannery says the restaurant focuses on local
ingredients and high quality beef. Today's customers are more conscious
of where their food comes from, he continues, and the restaurant needs
to be on the forefront of educating its patrons.
"We're going to do whatever we can to educate them on where our
product comes from, how that animal is treated and how we get it to
you," Flannery adds.
Complete with a projection TV in the bar and an outdoor patio, the 6,600
square-foot Pittsburgh Burger Company will also serve as a gathering place
that locals can call their own, he says. "We want to be known as the
best local burger," Flannery continues, "and connect to Pittsburgh
pride."
The Pittsburgh Burger Company is open Monday through Thursday from 11
a.m. to 11 p.m. (extended to midnight on Friday and Saturday) and from
11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday. Orders over $100 are eligible for
delivery.
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Writer:
Alex Audia
Source: Ralph Flannery, Pittsburgh Burger Company
Photograph copyright Alex Audia