I live in Wheeling, but I got a similar call from my water department. When I called it turned out they had an old number on file and they were trying to reach the the person who now has my old one. Might be something simple like that

im from charlotte NC where another bennys is located, i was mind blown when i found out they had them here, it really is like some of the best deal u can get on. a cut of pizza

Red Baron frozen pizza, that has like a dusting of cheese and is a nanometer thick? Mineo’s pizza comes with like 17 pounds of cheese on top and is one of the heftiest slices I’ve seen on Earth that isn’t deep dish. Not many pizzas are so thick that pizza shops routinely hand out metal forks and knives to eat it in shop.

Was it the extreme thickness of the cheese you disliked? Still…that shouldn’t remind you of a Red Baron, if that’s the issue. Trying to think what could have possibly made that connection…

Mineo’s doesn’t have bad days. They don’t miss. It might just be not for you, unfortunately. Give Fiori’s a try and compare the 2.

I felt that way too - the vibe was off. To me most Carson Street places have a similar “feel” but Doughbar didn’t seem to have it. Like it would fit in better down at Station Square, the Waterfront, or some other “chain store in the making” mall/shopping center type place. It was fine to try and some in my family liked the taste but for me if I was going out on Carson Street it wasn’t a place I’d think to go back to.

yeah, that's the best explanation for the situation. What strikes me is I feel there is a demand, so there could be businesses that compensate this by hiring people on. But I might just be off-base.

I mean, most places around here felt like $10/hr was too much for the entire 2000's and now the status quo opinion is that $15 is too little. Small businesses like little shops need to be paying $18/hr and they feel they can't afford that and the would be employees can't afford to work for less.

And $18 is shit too. $18/hr today feels like the equivalent of $9/hr in 2009. It's just barely get by money. It's live in a shithole and eat of a dumpster money.

You did the right thing.

Don't click on random links. Don't call random phone numbers.

Now I have another reason to finally try Pitaland

Half true. There isn't an employment crisis. Shit ton of positions open but companies won't call to fill them.

It's weird that I have more late night dining options when out in Washington County visiting friends than in Squirrel Hill.

Thx I was looking there, seems you have to buy in three month blocks

Depends on who you are

Lol at it taking as much scrolling as it did to uncover this: the most likely reason why this place closed.

Mint is really cheap and setup of an esim (using an iPhone) was simple. It uses T-Mobile of which is solid in Pittsburgh.

Yep, exactly this.

The casual dining out culture that we grew up in has only really existed since the late 1970s. Prior to then, people went out to dinner for special occasions, mostly.
 
A lot of restaurant capacity was overbuilt in the 1990s and later to paper over a fading real economy. All that stuff couldn't stay in business forever.

 
It's probably for the best, going out three nights a week to shovel 2,800 calories into your face ain't good for you.

Good.

Absolutely gutted. It's like a piece of my life has gone forever. I spent so many good years there.

New to town and visited the Mineo's in Squirrel Hill. Got a pizza that basically tasted and looked like a Red Baron frozen pizza. Was pretty surprised after hearing all the praise for it online.

Did I go on a bad day, or is there another location that's better? Or is there pizza just not for me?

Curious to get a locals opinion on this.

Nobody wants to work [for $8 an hour]. Businesses are paying more, but are only open during the most profitable hours. GetGo used to be jammed with employees, even at night. Now, it seems like 1/4 the number of employees are there during the late shift.

2012, we were getting three 1 topping pizzas from Sorentos for like 17 bucks. Shit was pretty good too!

it almost seemed like in the 90s we were evolving toward a european model where people are encouraged to hang out longer in cafes and restaurants and socialize instead of rushed in and rushed out but gentrification and unsustainably skyrocketing rents are more important

I remember seeing some ad for them that was like "free vodka drinks for everybody from 10pm-12am!!!!!!" As like a weekly promotion.

That logic can't keep your doors open for that long lol

No Pittsburgh pizza is worth $30. And we have some great pizza. Mineos is probably 10th on my list.

Not sure how anyone gets in Pittsburgh gets pizza other than Mineos

There's teenage gang idiots doing shit late night and people act like it's a warzone