Pittsburgh

[McMatt7]

I think I heard on Jaron's podcast* that Grist House uses a trailer on their property just to hold cans. And I'm surprised to hear that the shrink wrap is cheaper - I think it looks better than labeling. Guess there are more risks with using the shrink wrap, maybe?

*Speaking of which, I HIGHLY recommend everyone hear listen to the most recent episode with Andy (Craft Beer Industry). I think you'll all appreciate it.

Little known fact about Jaron, his full name is Smiley Face Wingdings Aron.

 

[preluderl]

I can't even begin to fathom what the figure is, but I'm pretty sure I would drop dead of a heart attack or my head would instantaneously explode if someone were to tell me how much money I spent on alcohol in my life thus far, from the first bomber of St. Ides Special Brew I purchased back when I was 15 up until the BG Lime I was sipping on this past Saturday evening.

And this doesn't even take into account alcohol related mishaps (6 packs of crunchy tacos at Taco Bell at 2 am, lost/broken cell phones, the one time I drunkenly gave a homeless person a $50 when I thought it was a dollar).

I cringe just thinking about how much I've spent on the beer I currently have on hand... Let alone how much I've spent in totality.

 

[Dogleg1]

You people sound like my wife, stop.

 

[McMatt7]

You people sound like my wife, stop.

Are you sure that they AREN'T your wife?

 

[PSUMike]

Best sushi in Pittsburgh?

Go

 

[McMatt7]

Best sushi in Pittsburgh?

Go

I'm a big fan of the ALL YOU CAN EAT option at Katana in Dormont

 

[OneDropSoup]

Are you sure that they AREN'T your wife?

This is seriously a phobia of mine - that my wife is creating fake accounts on various social media venues to monitor my consumption & is going to confront me in some sort of curtains-up intervention some day.

EDIT: I love my wife very, very much.

 

[nhindian1]

Best sushi in Pittsburgh?

Go

I like Little Tokyo

 

[docreight1]

Best sushi in Pittsburgh?

Go

Get-go

 

[McMatt7]

This is seriously a phobia of mine - that my wife is creating false accounts on various social media venues to monitor my consumption & is going to confront me in some sort of curtains-up intervention some day.

@WifeDropSoup ??????

Paranoia is a stinky cologne Nate.

 

[jeevo]

Best sushi in Pittsburgh?

Go

What nhindian said. They don't have a lot of those crazy rolls you see at places like Nakama or The Slippery Mermaid though, so note that. Little Tokyo is a go to place for us and my wife and I eat here a few times a month.

Umi is really good too and definitely the most high end in Pittsburgh, although it's probably a little more upscale than what you're looking for.

 

[McMatt7]

Get-go

Southside Get Go dahn by UPMCSM had sushi for while but i was the only one that ate it and they got rid of it.

Sad.

 

[epicureIO]

Best sushi in Pittsburgh?

Go

If you had a chance to try Fukada before they closed you had the best sushi in Pittsburgh.

I recently tried Ginza in Bloomfield and it was pretty great. A lot of fish options that you don't typically see around. Plus you can get a ******* 2 foot long pirate ship full of sushi. Also has a chirashi bowl.

I also like hitting up the Penn Ave Fish Co and snagging the chirashi bowl. They're pricey but not too bad.

I'm sure Umi is an experience but I've never went based solely on the cost per piece of sushi. I haven't look in a while though so maybe it's not so steep.

I think there's a sushi spot in Station Square that is supposed to be great.

Jimmy Wan's is horseshit... in fact I think any hybrid "asian cuisine" restaurant usually cranks out mediocre sushi.

 

[docreight1]

Southside Get Go dahn by UPMCSM had sushi for while but i was the only one that ate it and they got rid of it.

Sad.

I always cringe when i stop at sheetz in kittanning and see the grab n go sushi in the cooler.

 

[epicureIO]

What nhindian said. They don't have a lot of those crazy rolls you see at places like Nakama or The Slippery Mermaid though, so note that. Little Tokyo is a go to place for us and my wife and I eat here a few times a month.

Umi is really good too and definitely the most high end in Pittsburgh, although it's probably a little more upscale than what you're looking for.

I guess I need to try Little Tokyo and bit the bullet and experience Umi. Umi dinner is basically a Voodoo full allotment.

 

[McMatt7]

I always cringe when i stop at sheetz in kittanning and see the grab n go sushi in the cooler.

Gotta check your code dates. Best befores. Nothing chaps my ass more than when i can't find a legible code date on my gas station sushi.

#havesomefuckingintegrity
#universalsushicodedatingsystemneededasap

 

[dadavat]

Best sushi in Pittsburgh?

Go

Little Tokyo is great. Very reasonably priced and extremely friendly service (maybe not the fastest). I've only been to the south side spot.

Penn Ave Fish Co has become a favorite of ours and is also reasonably priced and byob. Goofy hours though but at least they wait your tables now.

 

[OneDropSoup]

I guess I need to try Little Tokyo and bit the bullet and experience Umi. Umi dinner is basically a Voodoo full allotment.

There's only one kind of rainbow hand roll I'm dropping $27 for

 

[Matthouse3]

I can't even begin to fathom what the figure is, but I'm pretty sure I would drop dead of a heart attack or my head would instantaneously explode if someone were to tell me how much money I spent on alcohol in my life thus far, from the first bomber of St. Ides Special Brew I purchased back when I was 15 up until the Big Lime I was sipping on this past Saturday evening.

And this doesn't even take into account alcohol related mishaps (6 packs of crunchy tacos at Taco Bell at 2 am, lost/broken cell phones, the one time I drunkenly gave a homeless person a $50 when I thought it was a dollar).

FTFY

 

[jeevo]

I guess I need to try Little Tokyo and bit the bullet and experience Umi. Umi dinner is basically a Voodoo full allotment.

It's really expensive and the sushi menu mostly consists of sashimi and 2 piece nigiri orders than the traditional rolls. A lot of the appetizers they had on the menu were stuff that they served at Soba for a few bucks cheaper. I've been there twice, but haven't eaten there in a good 3 years. It is really expensive, and definitely a place where you'll leave hungry after dropping $125, which is why I hesitate to go there. The experience is great and the food is awesome, but you could get two nice dinners elsewhere for the price of entry here.

 

[McMatt7]

you'll leave hungry after dropping $125

Just FYI, thats 7.8125 fried chicken dinners at Pipers.

 

[jeevo]

Just FYI, thats 7.8125 fried chicken dinners at Pipers.

It's also 98.5 crunchy tacos from Taco Bell.

 

[McMatt7]

It's also 98.5 crunchy tacos from Taco Bell.

 

[PSUMike]

I'm sure Umi is an experience but I've never went based solely on the cost per piece of sushi. I haven't look in a while though so maybe it's not so steep.

A coworker of mine was just talking about how he spent $200 on sushi there and it wasn't anything special.

 

[OneDropSoup]

it wasn't anything special.

the food is awesome

 

[barflybastard]

I'm a big fan of the ALL YOU CAN EAT option at Katana in Dormont

Plus that perpetual Groupon of theirs.

Have you ever been there when's it crowded? Because I don't know how they stay open.

 

[moarhops1]

Best sushi in Pittsburgh?

Go

Big fan of Little Tokyo.

 

[jeevo]

A coworker of mine was just talking about how he spent $200 on sushi there and it wasn't anything special.

I loved it, but the prices are definitely crazy. Although you can easily get away with spending less than half of what your co-worker did though, and I feel like the atmosphere and intimate setting for a place like this goes a long way in adding to the dining experience.

 

[kbuzz1]

Packaging is insanely expensive. Equipment, labor, cans, etc. If you purchase printed cans, you have to do so by the truckload which is 100,000. Not many places have space for a truckload of cans. A labeler is 20k, date coder an additional 10k. Shrink wrap has it's flaws but is cheaper and doesn't require a set amount to purchase. PAs and IPAs are also the most expensive beers to brew and provide the smallest yield. Just providing some insight to how ******* insane canning is.

I just had basically this same exact conversation with a brewery last night here in NC. There are a few local breweries here who are considering going in on a "truckload" just to make it happen...

 

[epicureIO]

I just had basically this same exact conversation with a brewery last night here in NC. There are a few local breweries here who are considering going in on a "truckload" just to make it happen...

Picturing you shouting at a brewery building after it has closed