Dorothy 6 Blast Furnace Cafe

First time trying Dorothy’s, so glad we did! We always go down to the restaurants in the waterfront and saw this restaurant on Unilocal with good ratings. We would definitely go back! We started with smokestack martini’s — De-​Lish! The pierogi’s for an appetizer, very good. Everyone enjoyed their entrée’s, flat iron steak, crab cakes, Reuben sandwich. My husband ordered pierogi’s for entrée, which were good, but felt they were overpriced, could have had a steak for a few dollars more. I loved the atmosphere and our service was good. Looking forward to going back again, especially when weather warms up, as they have a nice area for dining al fresco!

This is a yem right there in the middle of Homestead where you will never imagine.
Just a little distance from the waterfront restaurants, this one is worth the short drive after movie or shopping at the waterfront costco etc! The food is all excellent. I have been there 4 times and every single thing order has been delicious. I keep going because food is great, prices are fair and service is good! They have a many beers other places don’t have. PLUS this is a local business owned by someone from the area. Congratulations to the owner and I am sure they will keep the success.!!

Hey!
Weirdest thing…
I Unilocaled for ideas and came up with this place!
We loved the menu items. Looked delicious
Homeade flavor!
My doggone step brother works here!
We never truely met so it was like meeting for real haha
Weird.
Good food tho!

I’ve been wanting to eat here for several months now from positive word of mouth. Fresh ingredients, cool atmosphere, hand made pierogies– enough said! Yesterday was my first visit and the service and food was nothing short of great. I ordered a Thirsty Dog 12 Dog’s of Xmas Ale (very delicious) at only $ 2. They offer a decent list of specials in addition to roughly 25 beers on draft, a rotating craft bottle selection, and a lengthy wine list.
On the food front: I ordered their in house made peirogies as an appetizer; a sampler of beer bacon, chedder, and japlepeno fillings. The sandwich selection all looked promising and I settled on the reuben as per sever recommendation. The beef is corned in house– a perfect blend of thickness and tenderness, not stringy at all. The house fries were a bit lack luster; the only food item that left me undersatisfied.
The atmosphere is relaxed and modern, with an industrial meets classy feel. The dining space is cozy and the bar seemed very inviting. I also noticed an upstairs, unsure of what it offers. I didn’t notice any TV’s.
If you’re looking for a quick, high quality meal at a fair price close to the Waterfront I would definitely stop here.

Just started going here (2 visits), and it’s my new favorite place. Cool steel heritage environment, great craft beer selection (go just to check out the tap handles), and the stuffed meatball appetizer is awesome. If you’re going to the waterfront, you need to check this place out on 8^th avenue near the gas station, which is right by the waterfront (less than a mile) and spare yourself the boring chains you usually eat at when you go to the waterfront.

After having a couple brews at nearby Voodoo Brewery I stopped at Dorothy 6 for a light dinner. I sat at the bar and truly enjoyed the décor — this is a pretty cool place. Great craft brews on draft and a friendly bartender serving them.
I ordered the pierogies and they were really tasty. However, the pricing seems off here. I can’t remember the exact prices, but it was cheaper to order more pierogies from the appetizer menu than it was to order it as an entrée.
I hope to come back and enjoy something else from the menu and some fine beers.

The Sunday brunch is delicious! Potato pancakes are the best I’ve had and the bacon is cooked to perfection! Great service and a great Bloody Mary! The waitress was attentive and friendly even though she was the only one working at the time.

Exposed brick, tin ceilings, and crystal chandeliers are just some of the swank you’ll encounter at this place. Despite the fancy pants décor, the vibe was laid-​back and casual, so I wasn’t the least bit self-​conscious in my columbia fleece and yoga pants. Note: Stretchy pants are essential if you plan to stuff yourself with pierogi.
We arrived around 6:30 on a Saturday and there were only two other parties in the downstairs area, so we got seated right away.
We ordered a sample of the pierogi for our appetizer ($ 6): One cheddar, one jalepeno, and one bacon. These pierogi are legit. All were delicious in their own way, but the jalepeno really stole the show.
The Reuben I ordered was a solidly good sandwich ($ 10) and my husband’s flat iron steak was melt in your mouth tender ($ 17). I also really enjoyed my husband’s brussel sprout side dish … to the point where he had to defend his plate with his utensils.
I don’t know why anyone would opt for a Waterfront chain restaurant when there is a place like this just over the railroad tracks. We’ll be back for sure.

Service. It’s all about the service, folks… or the lack thereof. I’ve been anxious to try this relatively new establishment. After all, when I was a kid this area of town was hopping with steel mills, thriving shops, and even a once regal theater. I am always thrilled to see someone trying to do something positive here. But it takes more than the hook of memories.
Nostalgia lines the walls, the rafters, and even the bar. Artifacts of glorious steel days gone by are the backbone of Dorothy’s décor. The spot is both warm and gritty, a nice vibe.
We sat at the bar to enjoy a quick cocktail and a salad before heading to Homestead’s Carnegie Music Hall for an evening of acoustic Frampton. When we got there, there were plenty of seats both at the bar and surrounding tables. It took a while for our bartender, Lisa, to take our drink orders. She told us she was new and was just learning the ropes there, but the bar manager was overseeing the making of our drinks. Fine by us!
And that’s where it all went downhill. We couldn’t get her attention to place our orders for dinner… repeatedly. Once the orders were taken — a beet/​arugula salad with hangar steak and a wedge salad with chicken — we waited again. And waited. Again.
After waiting approximately half an hour, I asked Lisa when our salads would be ready. Two women to our right gave each other looks and said to us that the kitchen is notoriously slow. I was getting nervous about making the show at this point. But we waited. Again. Another 10 – 15 minutes later and our salads still hadn’t arrived. I asked Lisa to cancel our orders, we had to make the curtain. The tirade I endured from Lisa was inexcusable. She stood there and argued that it couldn’t be cancelled, we hadn’t been waiting all that long, stomped to the kitchen and came out with our salads. Freaking salads, not a Michelin starred dinner.
I should have just paid for the drinks, but foolishly didn’t want to endure any further abuse from Lisa, so just had her box up the salads and left. I have no idea how to rate the food, it’s still in my fridge. We barely made it to the concert on time.
Bottom line, don’t waste your time or money until the kitchen learns to make a salad in less than 45 minutes and the staff learns how to treat a customer.

This was my second visit to this restaurant. The first time we came it was during the week. There was one other couple having dinner and 3 people at the bar. It was a good experience. Tonight.. . Not so much. We didn’t realize you had to have reservations. Most restaurants don’t take them anymore unless it’s a very upscale or higher end. We were told with no reservation it would be a 20 minute wait. It was more than half an hour. We were seated and because we had perished the menu we were ready to order. Our waitress took our order, brought us bread, brought us food and we didn’t see her again until she spotted us sitting with a table full of empty dishes. Instead of entrees we ordered a few appetizers. I had the meatballs and the wedge salad. I didn’t care for the strips of fried red pepper and I had 2 specs of bacon. He cucumber slices were small but nice. The tomatoes brought color to the plate. My other appetizer was meatballs. It was four meatballs and a small cup of marinara. The meatballs were a little over done. The marinara was ok-​nothing to write home about.
I’m not taking Dorothy’s off of my list of places to go but will definitely make sure it’s a weeknight.

TLDR: potentially cool. Not ready for prime time yet. Owner hates money apparently. Come here in a few months maybe if they can unscrew themselves.
Review:
They get two stars for effort for being in an area that could be so cool and desperately needs some innovative businesses.
Sadly, not yet ready for prime time.
I stopped here with The Wife after Mandatory Shopping. We were looking forward to what we had heard was a new and dynamic eatery.
We walked in. The hostess lady sat us outdoors.
Then three millennia and a couple major client changing environmental events happened. During this time we never once saw what appeared to be the single server. I told The Wife we should have sat at the bar.
This place has an intriguing menu and a couple decent sounding cocktails. I have no clue what they taste like because after we were seated NO ONE EVER SPOKE TO US AGAIN.
We waited twenty minutes without any contact, beverages or anything. The single sever is single minded. She went to one table and talked to them. Then she went inside. The she delivered something to the table. Then she went inside. Then she came out and talked to another table. Then she went inside and a few minutes later brought that table whatever they discussed. Rinse and repeat.
The hostess lady who I think may be one of the owners did nothing this entire time except talk to the bartender. No other customers came in.
She couldn’t be bothered to actually talk or do anything with a customer other than seat them.
I got the impression that these were people who ran a shot and a beer bar for the horribly depressed and desperate when this section of town was at it lowest economic point.
When we eventually got tired and hungry and thirsty enough to leave we walked out and realized that the single sever was being tasked with taking care of the interior first floor, second floor, an outside courtyard while hostess lady did squat.
Maybe if they get enough bad Unilocal reviews and find someone to sound out the words in the review for them the owners and managers will unscrew themselves.
In the meantime I sat for twenty minutes and sampled nothing and gave them zero money.
People like this are why everything we buy these days is made in China. Gross American incompetence and laziness.
These people make me sad.

Thank you Unilocal for existing. Because of you, I was able to go into Dorothy6 being fully prepared that I would most likely have a long wait for food.
The first time I visited, I wasn’t as prepared. It was a Sunday and we came for brunch. We probably waited 30 – 40 minutes for our food, but to be fair, we had a large party that day. The food was good, although I wasn’t too impressed with their brunch menu in general.
The second time, I was fully prepared and knew we would have to wait a while, even though it was a Wednesday night. We came to the restaurant around 7:30pm– prime dinner time. It wasn’t too crowded, but I only saw one server working. We chose to sit on the patio outside, which is really cute. The string lights, some greenery and the brick wall gives off an adorable urban vibe. Their beer selection was pretty good, but we skipped beers since we had went to happy hour earlier that day. I ordered the jalapeño pierogis that came with 5 handmade pierogis with sautéed onions, their infamous Brussel sprouts with bacon and their herbed sour cream. My boyf ordered the chicken club and fries. We waited maybe 20 – 30 minutes for our food– but really, it wasn’t that bad at all. Like I said, there was only one server on the patio and she was working really hard. The pierogis were good– not the best I’ve ever had, but definitely delicious. The sour cream went really nicely with them. I wasn’t too impressed with the Brussel sprouts. They were good, but they weren’t the best I’ve ever had, which is what I expected from the reviews I read before visiting. My boyf liked his chicken club, but didn’t think it was anything out of the ordinary. His fries were thick cut and were seasoned well.
This place is good and definitely worth trying. Their happy hour is from 4 – 6, Wednesday-​Sunday, which is pretty nice. It’s awesome to see businesses like this in Homestead and I hope to see more in the future.

I really want to like this place! It’s close to the house and trendy industrial interior. But service has lacked each time. Today was sitting at a high top table with no service from anyone, even the hostess (who I think is the owner) walked past multiple times and did not acknowledge us.
Then we snagged two seats at the bar close to the service bar area. The clean cut blond male bartender who was working service bar did not have the curtesy to clear the glasses or check from the previous patron. He looked us right in the eye and continue to pour beer and make drinks w/​o acknowledgment. I swear he was a mute. Then the other bartender who’s 2^nd day was a Saturday night tried to save the night. (Was clearly in the weeds)
However when my fiancé ordered a $ 7 Moscow mule and it was poured with jacquins vodka, come on at least Smirnoff or skyy. The night was over. I chugged my Kentucky bourbon barrel ale and off we were.
Also as we were leaving, we saw the feature for the night. Beer & bacon pierogies for $ 16. Who the hell is gonna pay $ 16 for pierogies? They may be the best pierogies in the world, but it’s just dough. All the pieces are there to be a great place, please I beg you D6 do things right & have a better menu selection than only things that are apps served as dinner entrees.
Thank you! & please consider
PS the 2^nd star is only because off décor and beer selection.

I guess we got lucky because we thoroughly enjoyed our visit here. We got there kind of early on a Saturday night (around 5:30−6), so that might be the window for good service as it was busy but not yet packed. Our server was great (I forgot to catch her name) — attentive but not overly so. We sat in the outdoor area and it was cool and breezy (the patio lies between 2 buildings which block the sun so it’s not roasting out there) and quiet– they were playing some blues/​jazz music which was a good volume so that it wasn’t overpowering but you still didn’t have to hear other people’s conversations. Though the metal chairs out there aren’t super comfortable, that would be my only complaint.
We had the spinach and artichoke bruschetta which was to die for. It was a really hearty size, but we could have eaten several more plates of it it was so good. I had the flat iron steak. I asked for it medium and it came out medium and was perfect. Hubby had the perogies with jalapeño and was happy. I had a nice glass of house pinot noir, hubby had a beer on tap. I feel the prices were reasonable — an appetizer, 2 entrees and 2 drinks came to $ 50 which is not bad for date night. I would definitely go again next time we’re in Homestead.

Well this place sucks.
1. Small menu
2. Expensive
3. Takes hour and a half for a meal on a slow night
4. Medium rare is not an option unless you really meant well done
5. Waitress/​waitor disappear
6. Haven’t got my check yet but I know I am going to feel violated once I get it.
7. Go somewhere else!

We were going out after some drinking and needed good food to sober us up a little. Dorothy 6 was just that! The waitress was amazing and so was the food. I had the corn chowder and pierogies. Corn chowder was really tasty and full of veggies. The pierogies I got were the jalapeño ones and MAN were they spicy!!! I think between the table we got at least one of each app and they were all amazing! I really like this place!

I came here a few weekends ago with the other half and Josh. I had heard good thing about the place from other Unilocalers and I was excited to enjoy a beer and warm meal.
I started off with a Moscow Mule. I had to feed my ginger addiction. I found it crisp and refreshing. For my meal I went with perogies and brussel sprouts. The perogies were very good. Something I could see myself craving in the future. I enjoyed the sprouts but wish they were cooked a bit longer. I also had a coffee porter that was perfect with my meal. Service was ok. I wish the waitress was a little more present. Drinks sat empty from time to time but no one was dying of thirst.
The décor seemed a little hodgepodge. I love the chandelier when you first walk in. I’m sure it cost a pretty penny. Over all a nice evening.

I need to begin this review by stating: I hate Brussel sprouts. As a child, my father would serve them to my brothers and I, but we did whatever we could to avoid them… hunger strikes at the dinner table, temper-​tantrums, or simply slipping them into a napkin and pretend to have finished our meal.
As I grew older, I was open to trying them again since my taste buds evolved to enjoy vegetables like broccoli and beets. Unfortunately, Brussel sprouts left me wanting to scrub my tongue with a toothbrush and mouthwash in order to rid my mouth of the flavor.
When ordering at Dorothy 6, I saw that Brussel sprouts were serves as a side to most dishes. My burger came with fries, but my boyfriend’s meal came with a side of Brussel sprouts. My burger was simply perfect — juicy, pink, and filled with flavor. I couldn’t have asked for anything better. Perhaps that’s what made me feel adventurous… I grabbed my fork and sampled my boyfriend’s Brussel sprouts… I was in love!
How could this be? My entire life I have despised Brussel sprouts. The thought of them would make me gag in horror. Now after trying the sprouts served at Dorothy 6, I crave them! Where have they been all my life?!
I would go back to Dorothy 6 Blast Furnace Café for many reasons: great beer, amazing burgers, pierogis… Now Brussel sprouts are added to that list. Thank you, Dorothy 6 for changing my mind and mouth about Brussel sprouts.

I visited last Sun. for dinner after seeing a movie at AMC Loews theater in the Waterfront. Because I visit the Waterfront now and again to see movies, I keep a list of non-​chain restaurants nearby handy, and Dorothy 6 was at the top of it.
I don’t know if the bells on the door failed to jingle when I walked in, but oddly, nobody came to greet me and my dining partner. Because it was empty except for maybe one other customer at the bar, we took the liberty of choosing a table. Before we sat down, a waitress emerged from the kitchen and handed us menus. Because their website doesn’t seem to be functioning, I wasn’t able to look up the menu ahead of time, which would have been nice. As it were, I found the prices a bit higher than I would have liked. The waitress mentioned the special of the day, crab-​stuffed salmon, which sounded amazing, but I balked at the price ($ 20). Instead, I went with the pierogi entrée ($ 16), and my dining partner went with the reuben sandwich ($ 10).
When the food came out, after about 10 min., it looked good, but I was a bit surprised by the presentation of the side dish, which was described as caramelized brussels sprouts with bacon. I was expecting whole brussels sprouts, but this was more of a salad (see photo). Nevertheless, I found the taste quite pleasant. As for the pierogis, it was obvious that they were made fresh on site. The exterior had a satisfying crispness, and the filling had just the right amount of cheddar flavor, and was soft but not mealy. The caramelized onions served on top of the pierogis added a hint of sweetness, and the sour cream had a pleasant tinge of seasoning. I was only able to eat half of the pierogis and brussels sprouts, so I took the rest home, and they were just as good the next day. I didn’t taste my dining partner’s reuben, so I can’t comment on it myself, but he enjoyed it, finishing it and the steak-​cut fries that came with it.
In general, I found the quality of food here to be quite good, but I found it to be a bit overpriced. I don’t have any complaints about the service, and the ambiance, as others have mentioned, is quite interesting and beautiful. I’m not sure if business is normally as slow as it was when I visited. I hope not, since I’d like to see this place succeed, esp. in a town such as Homestead, which has few shopping and dining options outside of the Waterfront.

This place finally opened! Have been waiting for quite some time. They were still in soft opening stage, but had most everything together.
Atmosphere: Gorgeous. Industrial feel with a warmth that a blast furnace would give. Minimalist décor with the light fixtures being the attractions and they are varied in style. Plus… OUTDOOR SEATING. Such a rare commodity in Pittsburgh. Three TVs which is plenty… if I want to watch a game, I’m going to a sports bar. I don’t want this place to be that… should be a chill place to drink, converse and relax. Touch tunes juke box.
Drink: Great tap selection and bottles, too. Also a pretty extensive and eclectic liquor choice and just the right amount of wine. I like the display of it mixed through on the large gears on the wall.
Service: We sat at the bar and the bartender was great to offer suggestions, tastes and take notes of what we like to drink.
Food: Tried the spinach artichoke bruschetta. This was really good. Good twist on the all-​party appetizer that wasn’t too salty. Reuben balls were pretty damn good. Stuffed meatballs were okay… a little overdone, but I imagine they could easily be if you have to make them ahead and keep warm. Not crazy about the marinara with it. I know they’ll be playing with the menu a bit. I hope it stays simple. You don’t need a lot of choices, just really good ones.
Overall…this is probably going to be my new hangout. I want this place to make it. 8^th avenue needs it and Homestead does, too. Tell your friends!