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Gladhands t1_j6p3szl wrote

BRGR was very much a 2010 restaurant. It was part of that bourbon-and-bacon semi-elevated comfort food wave. Even as a part of that movement, they weren’t very good. I’m surprised they lasted this long. I fully expect Milkshake Factory to join BRGR in the next year or two.

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PGHxplant t1_j6pevkz wrote

I thought Milkshake Factory's expansion always seemed bizarre and unsustainable. The East Liberty location opened in the dead of winter, exactly when everyone's jonesing for a milkshake. That one and downtown always look like the ultra-luxe stores at the mall--bright, clean, empty and with lots of dead-eyed employees milling around.

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lutzcody t1_j6p94kb wrote

Why do you think that? I’ve never been to milkshake factory when it wasn’t busy, even though the prices are outrageous.

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zip222 t1_j6pa4il wrote

My experiences with the Milkshake Factory are the exact opposite, I am always the only person there.

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Gladhands t1_j6pbrr4 wrote

I haven’t been inside one in years, but every time I walk past one it’s empty

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bugogkang t1_j6p5239 wrote

my sentiments exactly, i used to work there

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AlexDr0ps t1_j6p1m82 wrote

That'll teach them to include more vowels in their name next time

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Jmyles23 t1_j6pd81r wrote

They couldn’t afford those vowels—what else were they skimping on?

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pedantic_comments t1_j6p1lqx wrote

The East Liberty location was/is a cool space. Square Cafe occupying that whole separate restaurant and leaving both empty every evening is such a waste.

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PGHNeil t1_j6pf3fe wrote

Yeah, my wife and I went to the Galleria the other night and were surprised to see it was shut down. Last time we went there it wasn't very good though, which is why we thought it shut down.

FWIW we still enjoy Burgatory in Homestead.

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VendaGoat t1_j6ot82h wrote

That's a shame. I enjoyed their burgers.

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Bradbitzer t1_j6p5wnf wrote

I feel like their product was never as good as Burgatory

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ScratchMoore t1_j6phhja wrote

The last two times I was there, it was a comedy of errors. Wrong orders from both the kitchen and the bar, out of certain ingredients, disinterested staff.

Ya reap what ya sow

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tinacat933 t1_j6ovtto wrote

I didn’t realize this was their last open location. Never was a big fan.

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Wide-Concert-7820 t1_j6oxu7r wrote

Overpriced. You can overprice a lot of things here, seafood, steak...but too many good options for an expensive burger to make it.

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Gladhands t1_j6p46wy wrote

laughs in Five Guys

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mikeyHustle t1_j6pecoq wrote

Their burgers were worse than 5 guys, which is a problem for a sit-down place called literally Burger

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dmil103 t1_j6otwx6 wrote

I didnt even know they were a pittsburgh based thing, never went.

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FeSpoke1 t1_j6phjy9 wrote

Did they sell chips at the hamburger store?

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Jeb500 t1_j6pduue wrote

Only time I ever went there it just felt like mcdonalds with a higher price tag. Food wasn't necessarily bad but it wasn't anything that brought me back.

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