Best Casual Restaurants in Penn Hills

It was an excellent Valentine's Day Dinner for my wife and I. The server and service was better than I thought it would be on such a busy holiday. Kudos!!

We were seated 30 minutes after our reservation time, but it allowed us time to experience the great bar, drink selections and “top shelf” bartenders-particularly Bradley Zimmerman (lead bartender)- who made us Benton old fashions, spicy margaritas and Fallen Apple martinis. All were outstanding! Dinner was amazing, in part due to our very personable and fantastic waitress Kendall. Can’t say enough of this young lady. Very attentive although it was busy. She was knowledgeable and helpful in guiding us to our delicious selections- crab cakes, Caesar salads, Filet Thermidor and Chicken Rosé. Kudos to the kitchen! Mad props to this staff who made this Valentine Day experience one of the best ever! We will be back AND bringing friends every chance we get.

We always have a great experience at 80 acres. We went for Valentine’s Day and the special menu was great and the ambiance was so nice. Always have a wonderful waitress no matter who we get. We’re so fortunate to have this restaurant so close to our house as plum does not have many great restaurants- this is definitely the best restaurant in the area. I’d definitely recommend if you want to go somewhere nicer than “bar food” or some chain restaurant but not somewhere super fancy that requires getting extremely dressed up or is stuffy. Great in between for a nicer dinner!

A warm friendly spot on a grey rainy and dreary evening. Made it for happy hour for cocktails at a good price to start the evening. The jerked chicken was well seasoned, cooked just right and remains one of my favorites. The combination of the chicken, jalapenos, pineapple and greens is fantastic. Something new this time was the Key Lime Tart, which is definitely a keeper.

I went to Soba for my birthday celebration. The service was warm and welcoming. The absolutely delicious, high quality food was served in ample portions. The cocktails were wonderful and creative. We tried things from every section of the menu and everything was a success. Soba has landed high on my "Return to" list.