Appian Way Cafe & Lounge

Let me start by saying that this is a dive bar in the quintessential definition of dive bars so if you look at this review and rating going in with the knowledge that this is explicitly a dive bar....then you'll understand where the rating is coming from. They have cheap drinks, cheap food, pronounced yinzer accents and great atmosphere if you can see through the cigarette smoke. The cheese logs are homemade, the burgers are done appropriately, the drinks are strong, the pizza is tasty. Is it Altius??? No. And it's not supposed to be. It's perfectly UN perfect... just the way you want it.

Only ever had their wings and fried provolone app. Wings are very good!!! Provolone is real cheese they bread fresh and fry not a frozen cheese stick. Marinara could be better but it's not horrible! Worth a shot for sure!!

We got the fish sandwich meal. Fish a pinch overdone but good. Thank goodness we didn't eat there though. It was so smokey I couldn't believe it. There appeared to be a smoke eater; I guess it's old and doesn't work since it obviously wasn't on?? Needs ventilation ASAP

Well my father always used to bring back food after work back in the 1980s , when he worked for Allegheny Airlines . . Always had some great stuff !

Awesome place! Great food, great atmosphere!!! Good people . Located near airport. Plenty if parking.

Max makes the best parmesan garlic wings, EVER! They are crispy and tasty and bring me back here time and time again.

Ordered...tenders, wings, steak hoagie. Took 1 hour to bring to us. Had to leave at that point. Credit card slips came out messed up and couldn't see the total correctly. Wasn't compensated in any way...had to pay for everything. Wings had wrong flavor. Tenders were plain and ordered mild. Horrible experience. This is a BAR...not a cafe. Misleading!

Great bar for a smoke and beer! It was wing night, so we went with wings for dinner. Average at best. Loren the bartender was outstanding. Great bar.

Places like this should come with a warning sign and not a 4.5 star review. It's a smoking restaurant so there's that. Then the service and the food is horrible. Don't come here.

Great place to have a meal or just a drink to be social. The Food IS Great!! A good variety of choices of food!!! I LOVE the Fish - baked or breaded, Steak (real filet) and Chicken Salads, Provolone Sticks, Pretzel Bits, and Quesadillas. You can tell I have eaten there a few times. The service is ALSO GREAT!! Yes it is a Pittsburgh smoking bar- which is rare. Has an outside deck too!!