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Point Park University's Student-Run Newspaper

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A table with the tavern dip (center), Pittsburgher (top right), mac and cheese (bottom) and wings (left) at the Forbes Tavern on Forbes Avenue.

Forbes Tavern: Don’t get the Dip

Written By Cassandra Harris, Editor-in-Chief September 18, 2024
The Forbes Tavern, located on Forbes Avenue, is a right turn past the University Center, in the opposite direction of Market Square and just past the French bakery La Gourmandine. The entrance, labeled with a large sign, leads a customer inside to a room with three sports TVs and a bar littered with men and women in business clothing. Probably letting a load off after work around 6 p.m.

Burgh Bites: Point Park Dining Hall: Weird Rice

Written By Cassandra Harris, Editor-in-Chief September 5, 2024
I will admit, in the past few years The Globe has published some not-so-nice things about Point Park’s Dining Hall, but I am here to try and do my best to give you the most unbiased perspective solely based on the food’s taste.

‘Burgh Bites: Subway

Written By Cassandra Harris, Editor-Elect April 19, 2024

I would like to begin this review by apologizing to the nice people who work in the Downtown Subway in Market Square. You guys were nice but the food and experience were not.    When I got...

‘Burgh Bites: Spring 2024 Recap

Written By Cassandra Harris, Editor-Elect April 17, 2024

To my readers who have been following Burgh Bites for the last two semesters, thank you for following along in my journey to become both a better writer and reviewer. On the other hand, to those of you...

Items from Chaykhana.

‘Burgh Bites: Chaykhana

Written By Cassandra Harris, Editor-Elect April 10, 2024

Last week I learned that located next to Pizza Fiesta on Smithfield Street is a place called Chaykhana where they sell good halal food. None of the cooks or customers were speaking English when I entered,...

Chicken and fries from Chicken Guy!

‘Burgh Bites: Chicken Guy

Written By Cassandra Harris, Editor-Elect March 27, 2024

The food at Chicken Guy is so terrible. Every single time I visit this restaurant I leave in disappointment. When the restaurant opened my freshman year, I was excited to try the food and enjoyed the flavor,...

Burgh Bites: Good meal

Written By Gavin Patrone and Vince Smykal March 13, 2024

Dear loyal Burgh Bites readers, This week's review is a little different, as Cas is out with a stomach bug. So instead we took on Burgh Bites this week in her place. Your interim reviewers decided...

So Fresh is so fresh. Here's the proof.

‘Burgh Bites: So Fresh is really Fresh

Written By Cassandra Harris, Editor-Elect February 14, 2024

For some reason I had avoided eating at this restaurant. Judging from the outside, my impression was that it’s just another trash place to buy salads. When I saw the restaurant’s automated machines...

A strawberry banana Nutella crepe from PGH Crepes.

Burgh Bites: PGH Crepes

Written By Cassandra Harris, Editor-Elect February 7, 2024

Every once in a while on the Boulevard of the Allies, the boxy yellow PGH crepes truck appears in its yellow glory. The man and woman I’ve seen inside of the truck are kind and quick to ask for someone’s...