Quaker Steak And Lube

I love Quaker Steak and Lube. They have to be one of the best chicken wing joints out there. I’ve been to the one in Dayton, Ohio a number of times, but it’s been a few years.
While in the Pittsburgh airport I saw they have a small setup here. It is the typical food setup for an airport so nothing really special. They do have counter service which can be fun. I had a short time, so ordered a small order of hot wings and a root beer. They serve their root beer bottled, so no refills. The wings took quite a while to arrive and the server was hard to find most of the time. The wings, however, were as good as the ones I remember in their full restaurant.

Spot on wings here! If you’re at United gate within the Pittsburgh airport then stop by. You won’t be disappointed!

The breakfast menu is inexpensive and the breakfast sandwich is pretty filling. Really friendly waitress.

Solid place to grab some food before your flight in Pittsburgh. Sat at the bar with attentive and friendly service. There are plenty of options on the menu, but the wings are probably the most popular. They do a pretty good job with them. Not the best I’ve ever, but a good job nonetheless. You may need an extra side of blue cheese or ranch as the containers are pretty small. Also a good spot to catch a game while you wait on your flight with several TVs mounted behind the bar.

This should be obvious… finding good food in an airport is a tough job to begin with… but this is Awful. Food is awful-​boneless chicken bites taste like old oil, the chicken inside is bizarrely colored, and the sauce tastes like butter. Gambled and lost!
Wine is fine, beer a little dlat… damn those delayed flights.

It’s not a gourmet restaurant. It’s airport food. But it’s in a fun atmoshpere, has a little bit of connection to the region, and can claim some ‘best of’ awards.
I get the sense that is can be hit or miss here — but its an airport — and if you’re hungry, you need it, and you’re probably not going to get anything on the plane…

I found Quaker Steak & Lube as a nice place to sit down and relax while waiting for my flight home. The restaurant’s name is a play off of the Commonwealth’s motor oil company, Quaker State. This explains the restaurant design having an auto theme, filled with street style signage, license plates, auto parts, gas stations, etc… Don’t let the «Steak» in their name fool you, wings are the feature item here. QS&L is a franchise and currently has over 65 locations spreading throughout 18 states.
I would be lying if I said the wings were the best I ever had, heck not even in my Top 10. But as a wing aficionado, that is a very hard list to crack. The wings were fair and the sauce (went w «hot») was tasty. I found the wings very similar to competitor Buffalo Wild Wings. Also similar, QS&L has over 20 sauce options, from standard offerings such as medium and hot to more unique such as siracha and haute parm. Many of the sauces are available for purchase by the bottle.
Pros:
Service — I found the service to be very good here. There were two staffers tag teaming the restaurant (including the bar) and they did a solid job with refills and making sure that I had everything I needed.
Atmosphere — You get to take advantage of PGH International Airport free wifi while being able to take your pick between four nice sized HD televisions.
Post Meal — I was presented with a Twizzler and a nice sized wet wipe in QS&L branded packaging.
Cons:
Blue Cheese — they tried to get away with providing one teeny-​tiny pre-​packaged container. Fortunately the staff was very accommodating and delivered on providing an additional.
Outlets — Airport restaurants need to get on the ball and provide more power outlets for their customers. Who doesn’t want to power up before catching a plane?
Beer glass sizes — Only one size option 16 oz (nothing smaller or bigger) available.
All things said, a fine place to spend your time pre-​flight. I Can certainly see myself returning to QS&L in the future.

Never expected such wonderful wings from this place. Absolutely loved my golden garlic wings. Drowned it with chilled beer. Samuel Adams + golden garlic wings = heaven

Love that there is a quaker steak in the airport! The people were very friendly and attentive. I had a wrap and onion rings wile I waited for my flight. The food was fast and tasty. They have outlets in some seats so you an recharge while you are waiting. Great drink specials! I would return to this location!

Stranded in the airport for over 4 hours last month and this place was a port in the storm. They were closing, but fired up the grill for us anyway and continued to serve us even though it was getting late. I had some sort of basket of crispy chicken fingers – food was good and they were quick with the drinks. The two servers that night were just fantastic– Pat & Brian (I am pretty sure that is right, anyway). VERY courteous, helpful and accommodating on a night that was pretty miserable but made much more tolerable because of this place. Five starts for service and good old fashioned manners and kindness.

The food itself is really really good, but the two times I’ve been here the service has been shady at best, but you can’t beat the food when u r waiting for a delayed flight

Honestly I think I would have been better off with a quart of 10W-​40 then this place. We ate here on our way back to the airport, I should have waited for the peanuts on the plane. Here’s the breakdown of what I got.
Stick Shifters described as followed «Wisconsin mozzarella coated with zesty garlic crumbs, with fresh Parmesan and marinara aside» WRONG! This shit is Sonic like cheese sticks fried in grease that probably hasnt changed since the Pirates won the World Series in 1979 and served with something resembling ketchup
Grilled Boneless Wings: Tyson like chicken with cartiledge still attached. Might as well have been boiled. NO FLAVOR. They claim to have «practically invented them» They should not brag about this. This place makes Applebee’s look like a 5 star dining experience.

Based on my one visit while flying back home from PIT. Place looked good and I was in the mood for some wings. Server was friendly and took order quick. Had the boneless in Thai and Louisiana BBQ flavored. Wings were juicy white meat and the flavors were both tasty. Had onion rings as a side, big and good breading. 4 or 5 tvs for sports, decent price for airport.