Roasted Barrelhouse & Eatery Meeting Notes

Meeting: 6th Ward Block Watch, 8/22/2016

Presenter: Pete Landis

Feels like he is a part of Lawrenceville community now

• Part of Market Square Association, which works with Zone 2 police often
  • Work together to improve community, reduce crime
• Current status of Roasted
  • Back deck was an area of concern for nearby residents when building owned by Eclipse
    • Used to create a lot of noise complaints
    • No permit for it, not in compliance with zoning
  • During previous meeting with impacted residents, Pete had promised not to retain it in response to these community concerns
    • Created new addition behind existing building, where folks can do dinner/drinks
    • Doubled size, but no noise complaints – seems to be working out for everyone
  • Opened already
    • Not open for lunch yet but hoping to get there soon
    • Current hours:
      • Monday-Thursday: 5-11 PM
      • Friday-Saturday: 5 PM-2 AM
      • Ideally going to start doing lunch and eventually do Sundays as well
    • Renovations of space
      • Front façade: pulled off glass block from Bill’s Tavern and restored façade
        • Didn’t have to do this because not designated as historic, but preserved it to historic standards anyway
        • Wanted to keep historic look, make it look like it’s been there for years
        • Residents who remember Bill’s Tavern have told him that Bill would be proud!
        • Front windows can open during warmer months
          • Seats 8 people between inside and outside and creates communal table feel.
        • Menu
          • Back to basics: not modern deep-frying equipment, just good drinks and oven-roasted food
          • Cocktail program: easy highball drinks (different sizes offered), historical cocktails from 1800s-1960s
          • Food: everything is oven roasted, seasoned & slow-roasted, served “au jus”
          • Tweaking menu as they go, but available now online at roastedpgh.com
        • Collaboration with other 6^th Ward businesses
          • Working to get all business owners together to create dialogue, contribute back to community
          • Working to resolve parking impact on the residential neighborhood: collaborative valet parking to a lease with parking lots
            • Thinking they will incentivize customers to use it with discounts
          • Vice President of the West Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association, so have lots of good connections with state and governmental agencies to help get some of these things done.
        • Hiring: growing and looking to hire