Luke and Mike’s Frontporch

My husband and I went for dinner on one of the last warm nights in the fall (2015) before it was too cold to sit outside. We took our pooch as well. The porch is a nice space and there’s definitely enough room to have a dog without bothering any other tables… and they brought our dog water, which was nice. It’s definitely more of an old school cooking style eatery. I had a filet and my husband had some sort of fish. My steak had a great char on the outside yet was pink, just as I wanted, on the inside. But, there was a lot of butter… on everything. It made our meals feel very heavy and it wasn’t necessary. The potatoes and vegetables were drenched in butter. I’m a potato lover and I left them on my plate. I just couldn’t bring myself to eat any more butter. I’d go again, maybe for lunch or drinks, to sit on the porch. But, it’ll be a while before I have dinner there.

Small place but cute décor. They do make it seem like it’s the front porch. I came here for lunch w/​my hubby. He got the soup of the day which was chicken chili. It smelled good, but he inhaled it before I got the chance to taste. He also ordered the special, which was a chicken salad in a cornucopia shaped bread on top of arugula. The salad was delicious! It had grapes and cranberries in it, too.
I wanted a cod sandwich, but the server said they didn’t have any fish that day. It’s probably because they put them in the other soup of the day, which was the mediteranean seafood. I got the grilled ham and swiss sandwich served w/​coleslaw and chips. My meal was also delicious! You would think that grilled cheese is plain, but they grilled the sandwich perfectly: breas was crunchy yet soft. It was a big serving as well. I definitely could’ve taken half home. I also enjoyed the slaw eventhough I’m not a huge coleslaw person.
Server was friendly and this place definitely has a homey feel. It hot busy at lunch time.

Grabbed lunch here yesterday with my aunt and cousin. I love Aspinwall and am always excited to try a new place! We sat outside on the porch, which is beautifully decorated, surrounded by trees and flowers, and on a nice quiet street.
I ordered the albacore tuna wrap with a side of onion rings. The tuna wrap was OK — I knew it would be simple: the menu boasts albacore white tuna salad, shredded lettuce, tomato & carrots. Unfortunately, the wrap I received didn’t seem to have much «tuna salad» at all. Instead, it was filled with somewhat dry tuna that didn’t have any sort of dressing or seasoning. The wrap was also missing tomatoes. The saving grace for me was the onion rings, which were not your typical half-​inch thick, gigantic onion rings that most places serve. These were all nice and thin with just enough breading. I don’t typically indulge in stuff like that but they were just too darn good! I am hoping to give this place a few more chances — it’s close to my office and my dining partners both enjoyed their meals, so I’m thinking my boring wrap was just a fluke. They offer a great variety of lunch items and the porch looks like it’d be a nice place to grab dinner as well!
Edit: I went back today (the same day I wrote this review) with my coworkers and ordered the roasted turkey salad. Just when I thought this place was so-​so, they went and TOTALLY redeemed themselves. I don’t know what they did to the turkey but it was fantastic. Moist, smoked, with the crispy outer skin still in tact. The salad itself was simple: lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, carrots and black olives. It was so good. A nice portion too, but healthy enough to finish and not feel bad about yourself one bit. I really want to come back here and check out their dinner menu and/​or brunch, it all sounds so yummy. And it’s BYOB for the time being — I noticed an application for a liquor license posted in the window!

We stopped by on a Wednesday afternoon, when the sun was finally shining, to have lunch of their porch. The porch is so sweet, I love the planter boxes of flowers right by our table, and the sunshine was just delicious!
Our server was so friendly and sweet! She even told us all about their wine dinners and brunch specials, so we may have to return to check these out! It also appears that they will be finalizing their liquor license soon and drinks will be available, yay!
Our lunches were good, I had the turkey wrap with Fran’s famous blue cheese dressing. I don’t know if I would call it famous, but it was good. The onion rings were also good. Chris had the special turkey wrap with peppers and he really enjoyed it!
All in all the food was good but the service and picturesque porch were really what would bring us back! I loved the gardens on the side as well! I didn’t poke my head into the main restaurant but Chris visited the restroom and said it was musty like old cigarette smoke, so I’d recommend visiting when you can sit outside.

We decided to check out Luke and Mikes yesterday evening and I’m glad we finally did. After many mixed reviews on here, I wasn’t sure what to expect.
We had reservations and I’m glad we did, this place is tiny. Majority if their seating is outside, so once it’s a bit warmer they could handle more people. Since its tiny the tables are close together, but this point, that’s the norm for restaurants. It was a homey feel to say the least.
They have a very short rotating menu, but they keep their Facebook page up to date so you can see what the specials are for the week before going. Luckily for me they had their blue cheese crusted Scallops on special. The portion was the biggest portion of scallops I’ve ever had and the blue complimented the taste of the scallops so well. It came out piping hot so it was delicious! My fiancé got the blue cheese crusted filet, which was cooked to perfection. We decided this blue cheese crusting is their thing! Our meals also came with a side of our choice, fresh bread and a salad. We were full!
It is BYOB, but our waitress said they almost have their liquor license. I would imagine you’d need a good server to tell you the options in appetizers, sides and dessert since none of this is listed on the menu. Which we did this evening.
I’d say we look forward to coming back soon when the weather breaks and enjoying a nice meal outside in the cute neighborhood of Aspinwall!

Oh my, the sweet potato fries! If that was the only thing you went for, it would be worth it. But they also served the best wrap I’ve ever had! Sit on the porch and enjoy this lovely Pittsburgh neighborhood. I will be back for sure.