Mario’s South Side Saloon

It’s your standard sports bar but everything I had was good each time I went. All the servers were pretty friendly and very accommodating.

Waitresses are really rude here absolutely never going back! Had several different encounters where I was pushed just so she could get through! And she was so rude when I tried to talk to her! Not a fan. Bad service.

A place that does wings and makes its own dressings — plenty of room to breath and walk around! Not the typical Pittsburgh crowded elbow to elbow but lavish space. Food is excellent and staff is on point along with drinks– not the best parking on Evenings but with every great plus there has to be a minus.

this place is a party! amazing scene. it’s busy. and great deals. next time i’m back in pittsburgh: ALL BE BAAACK (Arnold).

Chicken wings are great here, I wish there was a better beer selection though. Very few beers on tap, so it makes for a scarce selection for beer drinkers. Bartenders are a lot of fun and the wheel spin is a trickster, you may end up drunk off of it.

One of the most overrated bars in the South Side, I rarely ever have a good time here. It gets shoulder to shoulder on the weekend. I mean to the point where you can’t even move a few feet around you. How is that fun?

I can’t figure out why this place is only 3 ½. We stopped in for lunch, both ordered burgers with tater tots. Food was great, atmosphere nice & service decent. $ 20 for 2 ppl. Doesn’t get much better and I can’t wait to come back and try more of their offerings!

I’m only giving this place 1 star because I had to at least give one. Literal worst dining experience I’ve ever had. I waited an hour for my food and when it finally came out it was horrible verging on inedible. boo.

I give it five stars because Mario’s is truly an Amazing local bar! The Buffalo Chicken dip is a great start, and you can’t go wrong with a burger or sandwich. Always an entertaining crowd! I love that the bar has no smoking on Mario’s side yet smoking on Blue Lou’s side.

My first experience tonight at marios was the worst. I waited in line for 10 mins. In the line on the non smoking side of the bar, and when I handed the bouncer my id he said that he didn’t think I was actually in line and pointed me to the back of the line (what???, why?!) He said he didn’t see me there the whole time (what? !!!). I explained that I was in line (which was obvious) and he proceeded to all of a sudden angrily say, IF YOU DON’T LIKE WHAT I’M SAYING WHY DON’T YOU GO SOMEWHERE ELSE ?! Marios, why do you allow your bouncers to mistreat people for no reason. And Do you think your bouncers should direct people to other bars… needless to say we took your bouncers advice and headed on to mcgardles which welcomes everyone, reasonably priced drinks, and not horrible angry bouncers.

I’ve never been here for dinner, only Friday and Saturday nights after 9pm. The drinks are pretty reasonable. Décor is pretty cool inside. It has 3 floors, the top of which has a treehouse feel! Fun place to go with friends and have a drink. The lines outside wrapped around the building speak to how popular it is! Too crowded at times for my taste though.

Half off drinks from 5pm to 7pm and $ 5 happy hour menu. Need I say more? Doubles on doubles on doubles on doubles. Mario’s is smoke-​free and Blue Lou’s is smoker friendly, so take your pick. And don’t miss out on live Ron Jeremy entertainment on Friday evenings. I spent years and years of my college time running wild here, but now that I’m past that, I like the happy hour crowd/​time just as much. This is especially exciting when you’ve sadly realized that you’re too post-​grad old for goblet night.
If you want local Pittsburgh drunk fun anywhere from 5pm to 2am, this is your spot. And they have the best bartenders who make everything extra strong. Just an FYI though, if you’re past 24 and there after 10pm, you’ll most likely be the mid-​life crisis in the corner.

What you’d expect out of a bar on Carson. Decent food and a good selection of brews. Service was good.

I had to make a stop here while on a mini crawl with some old college friends. this was a bar we ended up at a LOT in 2008 – 2010, when we were 21 – 22. The bar is exactly the same, still smashed full of college students. It was too crowded for our taste now. We didn’t even get a drink lol. It was nice to reexperience the ambience, but we were ready to «grow up» and move down the street to a different bar.

Probably underrated in being the best burgers in town.
Big hearty fresh ground burger topped with a cheese-​covered option of your choice. Alpine burger, mushroom carm onions, Swiss and bacon is essential.
It’s a really good burger.
Snag that with a bowl of French onion soup & you can’t go wrong.
I really like their wings too. Honey-​habanero is not too hot, but has a nice sweet-​hot taste.
I also dig their spicy ranch, because it’s chipotles mixed with ranch dressing and it’s off the chain.

oh south side bars, you are so sneaky! from the outside, most bars look like a dive bar with some tables surrounding the actual bar. Walking down E. Carson on a Saturday, most bars seem like they are filled to capacity. that is one reason why i’ve never stepped into Mario’s. I always thought «what you see (from the front door) is what you get».
We stopped in last night after my sister’s graduation and heading to dinner. There was a decent crowd of us. my sister, bobby, a few other graduates, her friend who was celebrating her 21^st birthday and about 6 other people. Since I live in south side, i had a feeling most bars would be dead on a tuesday night. Mario’s was our second stop and there was a nice little crowd in there for it being tuesday! I love how there is a little upstairs «loft» area. We hung out there most of the night. On the other side of the buidling, there is a whole different bar, another loft area that needs to ANOTHER bar! Holy cow. I never even knew. (of course 2^nd bar upstairs was closed since it was a weekday)
There was some karaōke going on. Since there was a fun crowd, karaōke was actually interesting & fun, especially when the entire bar full of slightly tipsy people were helping the guy sing «thinking out loud», lol.
I had to work the next morning so we kept the drinks minimum. I only ordered a captain & coke but it was deff super strong and well appreciated.
4 stars for a cool, chill environment and strong drinks!

Very nice place good selection of draft beers and happy hour. Been here a few times and Adam the bartender is awesome! Very personable and informative for travelers. Recommend this place over the kitchen bar across the street. Food is good and pizzas re very good.

Been here a couple times… One of my favorite bars on Carson st. It gets crowded on the weekends! Huge bar with plenty of levels. Food always looks and smells good but I am yet to try it. Good deals on drinks, not too expensive of a bar. Reasonable prices and attentive service make Marion’s a great place to start the night on the town.
I do not like how the floors get sticky and aren’t regularly kept squeaky clean.
Waiters and bar tenders are pretty attentive and helpful, no complaints on service.
Mario’s is a solid 3.5 star bar. I rounded up here.

I LOVE MARIO’S! I visit Pittsburgh at least once a year and I make sure to visit this spot every time!
The staff are awesome and personable! Even when it’s super busy, you can still get a drink in reasonable time!
I like how there are levels that welcome smoking and other ones that do not. (I’m a non-​smoker and appreciate this quality!)
It gets rowdy there, but that’s part of the South Side fun!

So, Mario’s is your average southside bar. Maybe a little more sports barish than others, but nothing special. Drinks are cheap if you get the specials, and the food isn’t bad.
Overall, not bad.