Sunny Jim’s Tavern

Service was extremely poor for a week night with a small crowd. It took 10 – 15 minutes after ordering drinks to actually receive them. The waitress was nice, and we asked to speak with the manager. The manager acknowledged that we wanted to speak and never showed up to the table. I will not be coming back.

This was my third time here and decided to try something aside from the burger/​wing fare talked about by other reviews. After waiting about 25 minutes the brisket burrito came out cold covered with a slice of American cheese. The brisket inside was tough, almost grisly, with no distinctive mesquite sauce. Also the seasonal pumpkin draft beer was delivered flat as a pancake… The waitress didnt know what I meant when told about it.
My buddy’s patty melt was equally disappointing, sandwiched between two stale pieces of marble rye and well done after he had requested medium. The only satisfied customer was our friend who had an ample mixed green salad with the house vinaigrette, pretty hard to screw that up.
I think it will be a long time before we visit this joint again, they just don’t seem to pay attention to how the food is prepared or presented.

Solid boneless wings. Real chicken not processed. Habanero sauce was tasty, with a nice kick but not too spicy.
Try the Cajun fries with cheese and bacon.

Definitely the best value/​price restaurant northeast from Pittsburgh. We really love it here. They have great number of beers on tap and you need to try smoked wings (buffalo or BBQ sauce, 20 wings for $ 12.99) and burgers. Cheesburger or Red Zone Jalapeño are awesome. We also like Buffalo Chicken Wrap or Chicken in a Basket. They also have nice patio/​garden with a small pond and fish and ocassionally they do fantastic brunch.

Great food. Great drink. Great people. Quality comfort food. Great patio and bar as well.

Full disclosure, I am not Pittsburgh native, so I am not accustomed to living in a food desert.
The atmosphere is good enough for a local bar and resturant, but that’s where anythhing good about this place ends.
Remember we are talking about a place where they serve you a hamburger and fries and feel OK charging you over $ 10 to do so.
The burgers are not fresh, they are not hand packed, they are simply frozen patties put onto a cheap bun, no matter what the staff claimed.
The fries were limp and had been sitting around.
Getting the attention of our server was nearly impossible. It was a Saturday night, but not busy, which probably reflects the general opinion of this place.
Even the soft drinks tasted extremely watered down and had to beg for extra napkins.
This is not to mention the horrible parking available.
No reason to go here other than Wendy’s unless you want to meet a few neighbors for a beer, then in that case I could see why this place would fit the bill.

Love it! My favorite is the chicken tortilla soup! My family and I come here all the time great atmosphere!

Great food. Great atmosphere … Always a great experience! Every time we come here all of the staff is so welcoming and happy to serve us!

Great food, great service. The GM Pat was extremely pleasant and so was the entire staff. I highly recommend you stop in and try out Sunny Jims.

My wife have been here about 4 times in the past 6 months and living in the North Hills for over a year. We’ve had good weather on all occasions and have been able to sit on the deck twice.
Some of the best food I’ve had include their wings that are fairly large and I believe wood-​grilled. They had a smokey flavor and just the right amount of sauce. We pretty much always order them as an appetizer. I’ve also ordered the rib special, also wood-​grilled, that were great. I don’t typically order wings I just saw someone eating an order on our walk back to the table.
My wife has had a burger on two separate trips but I never did get to try it as she finished the whole thing. Lots of different sandwiches I’ve been wanting to try.
Beer specials are pretty basic, but that’s all I’m usually looking for. It’s comparable to any trip I’ve had to North Park Lounge in terms of quality and imagine it will be a staple restaurant for us moving forward.

Ok so not a fabulous place but we were in the area and in desperate need of something to eat. This place hit the spot. Their own smoked meats, decent beer selection, and a variety of other choices. The wings are good as was the pulled pork however both were a bit dry. Burgers were decent as well. Outside seating for the kids made the experience more pleasant.
I would go back but only if in the area and it being close to an hour away I am not sure how often that will be.

Not what I expected. Poor service, to many in experienced wait staff, did not offer any specials, did not know drink menu,

I have been to this place three times and each time they had a loud band and there were lots of people. Sounds like the place to be, right? They could not have made my family of 5 feel more uncomfortable and unwanted (see some other reviews). They catered to the «bar» type customers and really made us feel they didn’t want out business. We are there once and the food was good, but the service was horrible! Wait was way too long! The other two times we left after they made us feel unwanted. Do NOT eat here unless you are into bands and extremely poor service. Again, food was good, which is what made me give them 2 Stars, otherwise it would have been one! I will NEVER VISIT THIS PLACE AGAIN!

Food is ok (some things are great, some are meh) and prices are reasonable. Outdoor seating is nice. They have lots of seating and TVs. Sometimes they have live music. Not a bad place and reliable. Truly is 3.5 star kind of place.

Please go here for the burgers. They are the BEST!
Otherwise, the menu isn’t anything special. Some seats inside are bad spots to watch a TV, but the patio area is really nice. Service here tends to be pretty good.
We go to this place when we need a break from Rochester Inn, or when we are hungry for burgers.

My friend, who lives up in the North Hills, and I were tossing around dinner ideas last night and decided to head over to Sunny Jim’s Tavern for a bite to eat. It had been a long time since I was last here, so I figured why not.
Given the miserable weather, I was surprised to see any life in the place, but there were others (like us) that had to get out of the house.
There’s pretty much something on the menu for just about anyone. That said, I was surprised that we both decided to order the grilled chicken breast sandwich with fries. The chicken breast was juicy and large, but really lacked in flavor. I had even asked Cajun spice to be added, but barely noticed it was present. I, however, added some Franks hot sauce every couple bites which kicked things up a notch. The fries were delicious and perfect for dipping in ketchup and mayo.
Overall verdict? Don’t go here expecting anything more than some better than average bar food. Service 3 stars, Food 3 Stars, Ambiance 3 Stars.

I’ve never had a bad experience here. The food is excellent. The outside seating is wonderful in warm weather. The television and projector screens are well placed. The staff is kind and friendly (when you treat them like human beings like one should). The only bad thing I can say about this place is that it can get packed. But, I just don’t go when it is.

I remember why we haven’t been here in awhile
Wings are way spicy, even the mild
Fish is bland. Add lemon
Tarter is as bland as the fish
Fries are ok, disappointing
Love the cocktail sauce, it has lots of horseradish in it
I’ve never complained about too large of a serving
The wedge salad was a WHOLE head of iceberg. What a waste of food.
Service was piss poor
Forgot our salads, drinks came after that

I love this restaurant. Nothing on their menu is spectacular but I have never had anything there that I did not like. Their fish is great.

I ate here this past Thursday night for dinner with my girlfriend. I have been here a few times in the past and we often drive by the place and it always seems packed so we figured that we would give it a try. The inside of the restaurant is actually much more spacious that you would expect and has a fairly open design with an area for bands on one side of it. It also has what looked like a nice outdoor patio with a bar that straddles both the inside and outside.
For dinner I decided on having the Turkey Devonshire sandwich with a side of potato pancakes the while my girlfriend decided on the steak salad. Even though the menu stated that my sandwich was going to be open faced, I was disappointed at the size of it and my whole meal in general. It tasted decently enough with the turkey being moist and the bacon, cheese and peppers being nice toppings for it all while sitting on top of the fairly large slice of Italian bread. The potato pancakes were the highlight of my meal as they were both crispy and had a nice spice pallet. My girlfriends salad was also decent and the steak was satisfactory, especially for being at a bar type restaurant.
The bottom line for me is that I will probably head back here in the future but more for the convenience of it to my house than anything else. It has a cool atmosphere and I imagine it would be an awesome place to catch a band or watch a game.