No Doubt About It...A Great Fish Sandwhich. Got to hand it to the prior reviewers.....this placed turned out to be exactly as sold. The fish sandwhich was tremendous. The breaded piece of white fish was fried to perfection. I was hoping it was not beer battered which I am not a fan of. The sandwhich was piping hot when we got it and it as flaky as pie crust. The bun was better than average though I can not recall what kind it was ( nothing to write home about ). One knock, and to some it might be a plus is that the cheese I got on mine was Kraft singles. I guess I was hoping for something better there but I gobbled it up just the same.
The fries were also very good. I have not seen a crinkled cut fry in a long time. The people here sure do know how to use the fryers!
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Yummy Fish....4.5 out of 5 stars. I've been wanting to try Nied's for a while and had a craving for a fish sandwich so I gave Nied's a try. The building sign does say "Famous Fish Sandwich" after all.I have to say it was a delicious experience. It is up there with the best of the best. It is definitely better than Wholey's and in my opinion better than Original Oyster House in Market Square. The sandwich wasn't greasy and the fish was quite flaky on the inside. I would guess the fish itself is about 12 ounces of flaky whitefish. Smaller than say Epiphany, which uses a 14 oz piece of fish. I folded the fish twice to make it fit on the bun. I actually like the plain Schwebel's bun rather than some sesame seed crusted bun. The place, as other reviewers have mentioned, is quite clean. It brings me back to the dive bar I used to sell newspapers in as a kid only cleaner and not smoky. It is not a pretentious place and if you really want a good fish sandwich and don't want some over-the-top atmosphere, try Nied's. BTW - the lady who waited on me and cooked my order was very friendly.
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Best Fish Sandwich in Pittsburgh is at Nieds !!!. This place has the best fish sandwich I have ever had. Better than Wholey's, better than Roland's. Only sandwich better is a pickled herring on rye at a schnell-imbiss in Germany.
Walked in, and was immediatley amazed at how clean it is, and how old it is. It is in Lawrenceville. This is basically a hip little area of old Pittsburgh, where the young and happy have discovered they can live relatively cheaply, and have a neighborhood that allows them to bar hop, eat good food, commmute a couple miles into downtown Pitt and have a great standard of living.
It was Friday. I wanted Indian food, but the wife's birthday is this weekend, and she had been saying for the past few weeks she wanted a good fish dinner or sandwich. And I mean, this is not like a blue fin tuna with arugala on a brioche. I mean it is like your basic standard Lent fish sandwich that you would find in your basic standard catholic neighborhood. Nied's Hotels is the place!
It is a mixture of old style bar and fry restaurant, mixed with late night bar and bands. You can come in at 7 a.m. and get a beer and a breakfast. You can come in at 10 p.m. and get a beer and listen to a band and eat a clamwich.
We struck up a converstaion with the cook/servers. I knew we were in a place that was worth it, when the one lady said "Oh yeah, when we used to open on Sunday in 1975...". WOW! One of those places where the employees have been there longer than Guy Fieri or Rachel Ray has been making the big bucks by telling folks how to make a hamburger.
Anyways... We both got the fish sandwich, with cheese. $7.45. And, yes, the fish was as big as the plate. Twice as big as the bun. And it was taken out of the fryer, drained, put on the bun, the cheese put on it (they melt the cheese on the flat top before they put it on the fish) and put it in front of you with a great big smile.
It was absolutely perfectly cooked. The fish filets were covered in bread crumbs right before they fried them, then they served it righ to you. There is absolutely NO WAY that you could get one fresher or better. Well, you could. But really, this was great. If you dont like this place, you are just too trajically hip for your own good.
I like a blackened red fish on brioche as much as the next person. But to me, to what I would think is your average person. This is what you think about when you get a fish sandwich. And, the way they make it at Nied's, is exactly correct. Nied's fish sandwich is the best in Pittsburgh. And I am guessing it is consistant. The way everyone came and went, and the way the staff all interacted. This place is great. Just 20 blocks up from Round Corner cantina.
Just to make it clear. Nied's fish sandwich is the best sandwich in Pittsburgh. Best fish sandwich I have ever had. Best Best Best. Period!!!
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