SWB Recommends

This page is a quick listing of places we have reviewed (Please click on their icon, picture, or link to go to their site):

This list will be compiled as we do reviews

Cultural:
		Pittsburgh and Lawrenceville’s best art event!  All free and all volunteer.
		That’s Church.We consider Pitt Girl (Virginia) such a part of Pittsburgh Culture we’re putting her under that section.
		The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.Simply the best internationally.
Dining:
		Locally based Coffee venue in the SouthSide of Pittsburgh.  Click Here for our review. We consider this a go to place to relax! Coffee and Eats.
		We know it’s not a locally HQ’d company, but we love the place … and the donuts!!
		Hofbrauhaus Pittsburgh – traditional German beer house from Munich Click here for our review
		Very nice Wine Bistro in Sewickley, PA Click here for a link to our review
		Pamela’s – Millvale. One of the locations of the now well known Pamela’s P&G Diner. Click Here for the SWB review. The Pamela’s diner site was down when we checked it, so here is the Pop City media listing.
		Penn’s Corner Farm Alliance (click on pic) is selling the local food subscriptions for Pathways To Smartcare programs this year.  Check them out and eat better … eat local!
		Great Hip American Cuisie surrounded by the old jazz atmosphere of Pittsburgh’s North Side, and the aura of the historic James Street Tavern. Read our review.
		Erie PA old time ice cream place. Click Here for an SWB posting containing a review of Sara’s.
		It’s pretty unusual to see a convenience store recommended.  If they are mention it’s usually accompanying a customer gripe.  Due to us liking the stores and what was show of the CEO and the company on Undercover Boss, we can’t help but recommend the place. Click Here for our article on the show and stores.
		Great Tapas Bar – see and be seen type of place Click Here for our review
		Excellent tapas bar with a mix of food styles. Click Here for our review
		Great cafe’ in an unexpected place. Click Here for our review.
Fun:
		ChiliWorks, the SouthSide Works chili competition was a blast the first time we attended in 2010, and we highly recommend that you go any time they decide to do it again!  Keep check their event listings.
		Fun Buy The Pound has two stores, one in Sewickley that has a storefront that carries toys that promote creative and educational play … along with areas that you can pay by the hour for your kids to play with and try out some of the toys they sell.  It’s also a great place for group play dates.  There is a second store in Robinson that only has a storefront for the toys.  This is a store that is locate and highly reocmmended by SWB.
Living:
		The Cork Factory is the refurbished Anderson Cork Factory. SWB has lived there and rates this as the best property in Pittsburgh. It recently received a n Urban Land Institutes’s Award for excellence. Click Here for the SWB review article.
Shopping:
		Excellent Organic Pittsburgh based grocery store with Cafe’. Click here for our review.
Travel/Vacation:
		A great traditional family picnic park/historical trolley park in Pennsylvania. Definitely a treat for everyone. Click Here for our review.
Wellness:
		Jessica Proia (Urban Escape Massage) is probably the most talented and professional I have found in the Pittsburgh area. She is one of the few people that really does work to discover issues and correct them … and not just make you feel good for the day until you return. Click Here to check her services, availability, and rates.
For Business:
		We found this place on Ebay, ordered our replacement keyboard for our Acer Aspire One and found the service quite good. No games, no waiting, and we received exactly what we needed.
		Corporate Investigations Inc is a background check firm that does live checks and does not rely just on databased information.

Misc Info:

• Click Here for an excellent article from The Tribune-Review on the more “grown-up” lounges in Pittsburgh.

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