Fish sandwich with pickles on a brioche bun, served in a red checkered basket with tartar sauce and ketchup. Another sandwich in a similar basket is visible in the background.
Twin Boro’s fish sandwich pairs tempura-fried cod with lettuce and pickles on a brioche bun. (Photo by Aakanksha Agarwal)

🍽️ Restaurant: Twin Boro Bar & Grill
📍 Location: 811 Allegheny River Blvd., Verona
⏱️ Hours: Bar: 10 a.m.-2 a.m. daily
Kitchen: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon-Wed & Sun | 11 a.m.-midnight Thurs | 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Fri-Sat
🌐 Links: twinborobar.com, Facebook, Instagram

❤️ Best $15ish meal(s): Fish sandwich, smashburgers and hot-honey chicken sandwich.

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Why go?

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Twin Boro opened in the former Blondie’s Bar & Grill in June, bringing a playful, retro polish to the neighborhood bar. The name nods to neighboring Verona and Oakmont, while the menu travels farther: smashburgers, beef on weck, lobster rolls, grandma-style tomato pie and a Pittsburgh-sized fish sandwich. Hand-spun milkshakes and a lineup of boozy and wine slushies add to the throwback, vacation-mode feel.

There’s plenty of room to settle in, with pool and darts inside and a sprawling patio with its own bar. Just down Allegheny River Boulevard, a larger-than-life steam train rolls across Verona’s railroad mural, a colorful reminder of the borough’s rail history.

What to order 

Start with the $12.95 fish sandwich, a Pittsburgh bar-food benchmark done here with a hefty piece of tempura-fried cod, lettuce and pickle on a brioche bun. It comes with both tartar and cocktail sauce on the side, which, as a condiments girl, I love. Why settle for one?

The smashburgers are another good-value play: $5.50 for a hamburger, $6.50 for a cheeseburger, $7.95 for the double Twin-Twin and $9.95 for the triple Triple-Twin, all with iceberg, tomato and white onion on a sponge bun. The $9.95 honey fried chicken sandwich takes Parmesan-crusted chicken, dunks it in cayenne-Cajun butter and finishes it with pickles and a honey drizzle. If you want to turn up the heat, they’ll make it Nashville-style. And don’t overlook the $2.50 square of Grandma’s Tomato Pie, topped with pomodoro sauce and pecorino Romano dust, with cold cheese available.

Good to know before you go

Twin Boro is great for late-night eating: the kitchen stays open until midnight Thursday and 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday, with the bar open until 2 a.m. daily.

A modern bar with high chairs, multiple drink dispensers, and flat-screen TVs mounted above the counter on a brick wall.
A wraparound bar anchors Twin Boro’s dining room, with high-top seating and TVs overhead (Photo by Aakankasha Agarwal)

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