Long Story Short

I've had the mushroom melt 2 times, it's delicious and enough to share. I love the in-house-brewed seltzer. They were sold out the first time I ate here! You can add any flavor you like but I had it with just a lemon wedge and it hit the spot. There were no servers when I was there, I think it's always this way. The bartender who took my order was very friendly :) They do have an app for orders which is useful. I don't like to use apps to order unless it's take out though. I assume that they do a lot of take out business here.The front room gets wonderful daylight, even on the rainy day when I was there. I really enjoyed the atmosphere, this is a great place to meet with friends and family.I found it to be an affordable (by comparison) and casual dining experience in the heart of Lawrenceville. I'm rarely there so this was a great find to me. What's not to love?

1/25/25Ate List:Cafeteria Chicken Patties - Score 7.8LTO Burger - 7.4Tots - 8.1Hush Puppies - 7.2First time here and it was absolutely delicious.The Cafeteria Chicken Patties are like perfect crispy chicken sliders. Could've crushed like 6 of them. So good! Love the Calabrian Mayo on here.The Burger was delicious as well. As far as smash burgers go, this was one of the better ones I've had. Never been the biggest fan of smash burgers personally but for there being 2 patties on the burger, it somehow still felt quite light. Very very good.The hush puppies were solid. A little bigger than I expected and wish I had something aside from the Malt Vinegar Mayo to dip. Felt very plain. Wish there was a sort of Chipotle Aioli or something tangy to pair with these.Last but not least. The TOTS. So good. The dust on these was unexpected but very welcome. They were addicting. Also very very light. Personally like a little more crisp to them but these were undeniably great.Definitely coming back.

LSS makes a solid burger! For $11 it's on par with other places around the neighborhood. It was cooked and seasoned well and I liked that they added some seasoning to the shredded lettuce.

Casual, laid back spot for beer, sandwiches, and pinball. Of course they have Cinderlands beer on tap and other great drink options, including cider and cocktails. I will say that while I miss the former Foederhouse, this place is a great replacement. Ordered at the bar and the food was served promptly. My husband and I split a salad and tater tots. The tots were super crispy and well seasoned. I got the Philly Roast Pork sandwich and my husband had the Italian. They both were good although I could have used a little more aged provolone on my sandwich. Side note - I'm originally from outside Philly and we like a lot of aged provolone on our pork ;) Be sure to check out the pinball machines upstairs. Always a good time!

Stopped in here to fuel up before going bowling at Arsenal Bowling. Asked the bartender for recommendations on the food and drinks- he didn't steer us wrong. We got the Chopped Cheese and the Smashburger. Both were excellent. Everything tasted good and the beers paired nicely with the food. We sat at the bar but there were a couple of other tables open- nice size place. We will most definitely return!

I popped in for lunch on a Saturday afternoon. There was seating available in the front and games in the back room. It was nice to a variety of ciders available. I had the tater tots (large enough to share) and kitchen sink salad. My friend ordered the curry sandwich, which tasted good but unfortunately had a hair in it (hence the two stars). I'd definitely come in for drinks and games but may skip on the food!

I checked out the new Long Story Short earlier this week - it's the old Lawrenceville Cinderlands that's still run by the same people but turned into a sandwich shop and bar. Four of us went on a Monday evening and it stayed pretty low key the entire time. There's not a ton of seating inside. There's the bar seating, a couple of seats at the front window, a handful of booths that can squeeze four, and a casual room in the back with the pool table for hanging out. There is also a small upstairs with a handful of arcade games.You order at the iPad kiosk and they give you a number on a stand to bring to wherever you're sitting. Our food came out fairly quickly. I'm normally not impressed by sandwiches but wow, these were incredibly flavorful! They were enormous - one of my friends took half her sandwich home. They even had tasty vegetarian options for one of my friends and the seasoning on the tots was delicious. I definitely want to come back and try their other offerings.Overall, I would recommend this casual spot. I do like that it's open Mondays because sometimes it's impossible to find a place to eat earlier in the week.

I need to give this place a shot again. Giving 4 because service was great and everyone was super friendly. I ordered pickup. However, the Philly was super greasy to the point where a waterfall was coming out of the bottom of the sandwich as I ate it. For the price tag, I honestly prefer Peppis.

Local Pittsburgh establishment with excellent food, service, beer and atmosphere. A major "Go to" spot for me and the wife.

Hair in food-disgusting!!!! How hard is it to put a hair net on ?! Do not recommend. Do better