I have been going to Double Wide Grill for many years, especially during the time I was living in South Side a few blocks from the restaurant. I would say about 50% of my experiences have been good. I decided it was finally time to write a review.\n\nDouble Wide Grill has a great atmosphere and great selection of food. The restaurant is in a converted auto service station. They have a decent size dining room and offer a lot of outdoor seating when it is warm out. It is primarily a Barbecue joint that also has a large selection of sandwiches, burgers and vegan meals. The Barbecue is good. Probably a little too heavy on the pepper. I usually get ribs or brisket there. Both are good, but a little on the drier side than I would prefer. Mixed with sauce, the dryness isn't as noticeable. Their burgers aren't too bad. They also serve brunch on weekends. The brunch is good, but doesn't blow me away. Double Wide probably has the best barbecue in South Side, but certainly not the best in Pittsburgh. Double Wide also has a large selection of regular domestic beers and microbrews on tap. Their prices are reasonable considering you get a full plate of food.\n\nMy issues with Double Wide have primarily been with service and misleading advertising. There have been multiple times I have eaten at Double Wide when our server has only taken one person's drink order and leaves or just disappeared for long periods of time and didn't check on our table or offer us the check when the table was cleared. We used to leave long comments on receipts complaining about the servers, but stopped after we noticed they never would fire the ones which everyone had issues. My recent experience, and why I decided to write the review, was after trying to use a Groupon. Every year or so Double Wide Grill offers a Groupon to attract more business. The Groupon lists no exclusions other than not valid on alcohol and the other regular Groupon terms. I was very disappointed when they told me in the restaurant their daily specials such as all you can eat ribs and wing night are excluded from Groupon use. This is not listed on the Groupon anywhere. Double Wide insisted these daily specials count as 'other offers' part of the Groupon. They even told me multiple people had tried that night to use the Groupon on the daily specials. It is disappointing they use the Groupon to bring you in, knowing most people will try to use it on the days with a special, only to have to order something else.\n\nI can't say I won't ever be back since I know friends will want to go there, and I know I am a sucker for all you can eat anything. However, I can say it will be a little while before this experience wears off and I return.
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