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IF THE LETTERS "MRI" evoke claustrophobic thoughts of blinking, beeping brain-imaging equipment, perhaps you need a new referent for your acronym.' Inn Glenshaw, "MRI" stands for Middle Road Inn, a bar and restaurant located in an historic inn on the road between Pittsburgh and Butler. Commercial life has long since passed Middle Road by, but the inn has survived and adapted, handed down from one family to another, becoming a lone outpost of public life in an area now dominated by suburban housing.
We waded in carefully, starting with some bar classics: pizza, potato skins and wings. The pizza - one large size only - was very good, built on a substantial crust (though it could have been a touch crisper) that stood up to a generous blanket of cheese. The potato skins, four quarters of a big russet, were topped with meaty bacon and processed cheese food product. We would have preferred real cheese, especially given the caliber of that on the pizza, but we appreciated the skins' ovencrisped shells, and the fact that they were full without being overwhelming. Most impressive were the wings, as big and plump as turkey wings, and crispy beneath the "MRI sauce," which - if you can get beyond the medicalsounding name - blended garlic and mild barbecue sauces. The mixture was appealing, with the sweetness of the barbecue balancing the sharpness of the garlic.See the full content of this document
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Middle Road Inn
Middle Road Inn
LOCATION:1822 Middle Road, Glenshaw. 412-486-7159HOURS:Mon.-Sat. 3-10 p.m., Sun. 3-9 p.m.PRICES:Starters, soups, salads, sandwiches $5-9; entrees $9-18FARE:Bar food and Italian-American...See the full content of this document
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