Shady Grove

Definitely gotta go more than once to try everything cause it’s so good! Especially the chipotle ranch

I’ll start by saying our service was great. Waitress was kind and on the ball. The food was good. However, the price is absolutely insane. $17 for 3 shrimp tacos, which was only 6 total pieces of shrimp on tortillas the size of a coaster… is not it. No side or anything else comes with it. (I asked prior to order if it came with a side and figured they’d just be larger tacos for the price). Very steep and unreasonable. Feeling robbed.

Shady Grove is a vaguely confusing space, but keeps it open to a lot of people. The interior and staff very much gives late night dinner/bar spot, the clientele is a range from college kids to older Walnut Street customers, and the menu prices are pretty expensive for what you get. I was pretty happy with our food, our bruschetta was really good, my burger was actually really awesome, and the Caesar salad was huuuuge. However, service was semi-slow, everything was just a little sticky, the lighting was weirdly bright in some spots, and the music was kind of loud for an afternoon. Probably just not my vibe, would be great for a lot of people and probably is fun to drink at!

This was by far the worst dining experience I’ve ever had. The only positive was there’s a lot to do in that area. I would never recommend this place to anyone.

Shady Grove Shadyside brings me back to the summer I worked as an assistant for Franco Doc Harris Jr's council campaign. That summer I took advantage of their half of bottles of wine on Wednesdays. It turns out that they still do that. The salads are still served in a mixing bowl that's as big as my face. I'm just here for the $6 mimosa Sundays and the fries on the salad.