Harry’s Place

I never thought I would see the day that I vowed never to retuen to this famous local fish dive.
Even three years ago, I would have rated it at least four stars, but the place has been in decline for a few years, and seems to have bottomed out.
Firat of all, the quick and friendly service that I had become accustomed to was no where to be found. Our waitress acted as if she was doing us a favor by taking our orders. Repeatedly cutting us off and huffing and puffing while taking our orders.
The fish, which used to be the best in the county is atrocious. Bland, undercooked, and awful. I dont mind that they leave the skin on, but at least cook it through.
I honestly hope that they get their act together, because it used to be tops for fish in the area.

We go to Harrys quite often. We like the consistency of their food for the reasonable price. Portions are large. Monday Roast Beef Sandwich is awesome and so are the Thursday night Ribs!

Well, we stopped in just for lunch on our road trip. I decided to go with the Jumbo Fresh Hamburger. The meat was indeed, very fresh. It was also cooked just right. If you are hungry and nearby, this will satisfy your belly. The french fries that came with it were not bad, but kind of average. The price wasn’t bad either. I definitely recommend it to anyone coming through!

Usually I breakdown my score then fill out the rating. No need on this one folks. Read Dianne M.‘s review from 2009. Not much has changed since the review.
Through my lens, couple of issues from the minute we walked in. The place has a musty smell. The bathroom s were disgusting. We should have left at that instant. No we didn’t and I knew better. We asked for water and it had a sulfur smell, even from a foot away. I asked the waitress if something was wrong and was rebutted with «do you want something else to drink?» Yes I’ll take a diet coke. The can I got was dirty. So the good part is I got to explain to my kids what a mess looks like, what happens when people don’t care, and why we are never coming back. By the way, my son had the fish he threw up an hour later. Note — the waitress was nice overall. it seemed she got my question alot and as she probably couldn’t do much about was just trying to move on than explain the issue.
I felt like I needed a shot of penicilin when we left.

Been going to Harry’s most of my life, been around the world three times and yet to find deep fried mushrooms of this greatness. Ok, maybe because it’s just home to me, Western PA and Eastern Ohio, but mark my words they are really good deep fried mushrooms! Many Western PA peoples go here after there visit to the Roger’s Community Auction, that’s where I’m from, they say it’s a good stop by restaurant for dinner after you’ve already had lunch at the Roger’s Community Auction.
My grandmother use to take us here when we were children. She was all about home cooking and if this put a smile on her face it’s probably going to do the same for you.

The fish sandwich is what makes Harry’s Place worth a stop.
I grew up in the area, and my family and I used to eat here routinely. On Thursday evening I returned to Harry’s for the first time in well over 10 years.
Let me be clear: this place is no frills, down-​home, inexpensive, and without any sort of pretense inside or out. To be honest, I was surprised the other night to find Harry’s much cleaner than I recall, but no doubt that has to do with the fact that the last time I was here smoking was permitted. The dining area is one big room with simple round tables and chairs, looks like a cafeteria. There’s also a side room that can be rented, a bar area, and a pool table area.
If you’re into fried fish sandwiches, then order Harry’s version without thinking twice. It’s killer, just as good as I remember. The fresh, soft, flaky, skin-​on fried fish is lightly breaded and extends significantly longer than the bun on which it rests. I also recommend a side of fried zucchini, but do your mouth a favor and wait until the zucchini strips have cooled off a bit before digging in! The side of fried mushrooms is also decent, though they’re also better after they’ve cooled off and the portion we received the other day wasn’t nearly as big as portions I recall from the past.
My boyfriend ordered a tall Yuengling draft, which came in a big icy mug. When the bill came I asked him to guess how much his beer cost. He guessed $ 6. Errrrrrrr… wrong. The correct answer was $ 2.75.
Our waitress was very pleasant and efficient. Be prepared to ask for things though; the dinner rush at Harry’s can be insane, but if you’re willing to speak up the servers are more than accommodating.
Trust me – the fish sandwich!

Went here when I was a kid often. Loved this place for the fish sandwiches. You go here for fish. The place is no frills but the fish sandwiches are huge.

Well what can I say but NOT. We were visiting from out of town and were told it was a great place, always packed and known for their fish. Four of us went and now I’m wondering who are these people who said it was great and where have they been?
When I ordered I must have been delusional. What was I thinking to order the «lobster pot». After looking at the place I should have known better than to order such a dish. I did question it thinking it was a lobster pot pie but was told it was lobster pieces with drawn butter. «Lobster pieces» again what was I thinking especially since the two places I have lived are outside of Boston and San Francisco. I think for a split second I remembered the crab cakes at Lock 6 outside of New Brighton PA, these are still the best I have ever had. Then maybe it was my excitement over the $ 16.95 price or my large desire to have a great meal. Honestly, what was I thinking. It was god awful. After two bites I could eat no more of the frozen, thawed, watery tasteless scraps of a lobster. We took it home and even the cat wouldn’t eat it. The fish my husband had was edible but doesn’t compare to the Back Door Tavern. It was a cornmeal crust that hid the black fish skin underneath. If you do go stick to a burger. The burger didn’t look bad but I also heard afterwards that the kitchen is pretty scary. I would give it a 0 if I had that option because even the waitress didn’t make up for the lack of good food.