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Visit www.Atrias.com for the Atria's Restaurant & Tavern location nearest you!
History of Atria's
Joe Atria came to America with a dream to run his own business and provide for his family. This dream began to take place when he bought a piece of property in Mt. Lebanon and started his own grocery store on the site of the flagship Atria's. In the 1930's, Joe expanded the business to include a barbershop and dry cleaning store, becoming an integral part of the Mt. Lebanon community.
In 1933, with the end of prohibition, Joe saw a golden opportunity and transformed the neighborhood store into a beer garden that sold six packs to go. When a liquor license became available, the store changed once again, only this time into a full-scale neighborhood bar serving food. Since the late 1930's, Atria's has been the local “watering hole” for people from all walks of life. It became a place to unwind after a hard day's work!
In 1998, Joe Atria sold the restaurant to Pat McDonnell and Frank Puskarich, two Pittsburghers and local restaurateurs. Currently, they have eight locations in the Pittsburgh area. Each restaurant was built upon the guiding principles of Atria's. Just as no neighborhood is exactly the same, no Atria's is like the next. As they continue to grow and move into new neighborhoods, they will always be the place to meet your family for dinner and catch up with old friends!
New This Summer!!!
Atria's Chef Josef will be opening his recipe books and sharing his secrets with Pittsburgh! Atria's is pleased to introduce “Cooking with Josef classes” where guests can watch Josef cook right in front of their eyes! Guests will enjoy a tasting of everything that Josef cooks along with a selectively paired glass of wine to compliment each meal! Each guest will also leave with the complete recipe to create the meal at home along with a special ingredient to be used in cooking that meal. For more dates and times of the next class, please call Wendy Glies at 412-325-0550 ext. 205.
Each of Atria's eight locations have several private dining rooms to fit your needs. Whether you are planning an intimate get together for you and eight of your friends or a wedding reception for up to 100 guests, Atria's can help make your event a success! Our experienced catering and banquet managers will help you every step of the way from choosing the correct menu to setting up the room! For more information, please contact the location nearest you!
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About Chef Josef Karst
Atria's chef is Josef Karst who was born in Mittelreidenbach, that's right, Mit-tell-rye-den-bach, Germany, in August of 1961. He graduated from Culinary School as Commis de Cuisine in 1980 and became a certified Culinary Educator in 1986 through Pope und Neumann. Throughout the 1980's Josef worked as Chef Saucier at Hotel Kulm in Valbella, Switzerland and later as Executive Chef at Gasthof Helmer in Schwangau, Germany. From 1989-1995 Josef was the Executive Chef and owner of “Brauhaus Meisenheim” in Germany and came to Atria's in 1999 where he has introduced his colleagues and guests to wonderful daily features.
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