I'd be worried about a Pittsburgh moving business that can't handle alleyways or steps. Most of this city is narrow, steep, or both

If we're talking national Casual Dining Chains, of the Friday's or Appleby's variety, we've got The Cheesecake Factory in Southside Works and nothing else? I can't think of a single other one inside the city limits. There's a ton on McKnight, in Robinson and Monroeville but for some reason, they stay out of the city. Maybe there's some tax or zoning reason for that.

This. I miss Red Lobster, not gonna lie.

And Panda Express

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Thanks for asking! It's just a silly thing I do and post about on Instagram. But! I've made a map where you can zoom in and out to see the coffee shops I've visited (plus the coffee shops that I didn't pick for each letter, those are the red dots!).

You can see it here:

https://felt.com/map/The-ABCs-of-Pittsburgh-Coffee-with-runners-up-J0iTNlsCS4mjjx1rvHoePA?lat=40.465292&lon=-79.941076&zoom=11.573

https://www.cracked.com/article_28014_the-crazy-story-fake-burger-king-in-pittsburgh.html

Damn I don't know this story and I'm fascinated. There was a Pittsburgh McDowell's? Any links?

The substation on the island does nearly all of downtown and north side. Even the things like the data centers and hospitals that have diverse power paths actually have both sides of the ring end up at BI.

Try to get off the island

Mad Mex has like a handful of locations, and EnP is regional. If those are your examples, we're doing better than a place where you keep tripping over Applebee's.

I tend to think that Pittsburgh is more of a chain city than locals can appreciate. We're just getting the higher end franchises now.

I was gonna say, there wasn't even a real Burger King in the city limits for a minute.

it's a peaker plant so it's off most of the time.

I'm the janitor for the floor that he worked on. I knew him a bit. 😫

People here seem to loooove mad mex and eat n park so I’d say yes. I’ve never seen a city love their chain food so much.

I’m not a fan.

Pittsburgh, for one. Think about the city proper - honestly there aren't near as many chain restaurants as you might expect. It's one of my favorite things about Pittsburgh.

I’m shutting off power to downtown for a bit.

one Pitt's greatest stories

The city of Pittsburgh? Absolutely not.

The surrounding suburbs? Some, absolutely yes. West Mifflin, Monroeville, Robinson.

What city isn't?

Garlic and onion are usually planted in the fall. I might have a few bulbs around, though. Peppers I can definitely do.

Go to any larger Midwest city like Cleveland, Columbus, Ft. Wayne and I can confidently say no. I would think with us being in the rust belt, we are probably the least represented by chain restaurants, with the exception of fast food. It's sort of ironic since our population is aging, and older folks generally embrace Olive Garden, Applebee's and the like.

You also need to make sure you remove the pee smell from all her favorite spots entirely with an enzyme cleaner. Like soak them hard. Then ideally physically block them off with a plastic mat.

I feel like I have to go out of my way to get chain food in the city proper

Good news for Swissvale. Obviously these cuts could come back on the table, but this is a good start.