Bars You Can Smoke In – Pittsburgh

Note: This post refers to those bars which were going to permit smoking under the Allegheny County Smoking Ban, which never went into place. However, the state of Pennsylvania has made an across-the-board ban on smoking in restaurants and bars, unless your food sales are 20% or less of your annual sales. That means that your local dive bar that sells way more Coors Lights than hot wings will probably still be a smoker’s haven.

Below is a list of bars that you can smoke in as found on the Allegheny County Health Department’s website. Today, MayDay, May 1st, 2007, is the day that the ban was to become official across the board for restaurants and bars, apart from the following who applied for waivers and were found to be in compliance with the rules (less than 10% of sales from food and less than 10 employees.) As of this moment, I’m still a bit confused as to whether the law has gone into effect yet or not. One source says yes, another no. Whatever, here are the bars.

I’ve broken the table found on their website into two, one for the City of Pittsburgh and one for the rest of Allegheny County. (You can also find this information and an interactive Google Map at Pittsburgh Drink Specials.com)

Bars that legally allow you to smoke in Pittsburgh, PA

Establishment

Address

Municipality

Postal Code

AJ’s Tavern 4421 Butler St. Pittsburgh 15201
Aspinwall Post Home Association 233 Commercial Ave. Pittsburgh 15215
Barry’s Pub 1109 E. Carson St Pittsburgh 15203
Blackthorn Pub 625 Long Rd. Pittsburgh 15235
Boulpen, Inc. 1354 Goettman St. Pittsburgh 15212
Center Tavern 7934 Saltsburg Rd. Pittsburgh 15239
Claude’s chalfant Place 219-221 North Avenue Pittsburgh 15112
Dale’s Bar and Grill 4321 Tesla St. Pittsburgh 15217
Dee’s Café 1314 E. Carson St. Pittsburgh 15203
Donny’s 534 Peebles St. Pittsburgh 15221
Fairhaven Beneficial Society 7 Provost Rd. Pittsburgh 15227
German-Hungarian Society 38 Mt. Oliver St. Pittsburgh 15210
Good Time Bar 1304 Evergreen Ave. Pittsburgh 15209
Guyasuta Lounge 1004 N. Canal St. Pittsburgh 15215
Highland Pub 227 Greenbriar Way Pittsburgh 15232
Jimmy D’s 1707 E. Carson St. Pittsburgh 15203
JR’s Sports Bar and Grill 1162 Brookline Blvd. Pittsburgh 15220
Kopy’s Bar 80 S. 12th St. Pittsburgh 15203
Marshall’s Lounge 1254 Brookline Blvd. Pittsburgh 15226
PA Sportsman Club 117 Walter Ave. Pittsburgh 15210
Polish Army Veterans Assoc. 1807 Jane St. Pittsburgh 15203
Polish Falcons of America 60 S. 18th St. Pittsburgh 15203
Prasnikar’s Tavern 2514 Wenzel Dr. Pittsburgh 15238
River City Inn #5 PPG Place Pittsburgh 15222
Rustic Lantern 623 Butler St. Pittsburgh 15223
Sam’s Bar 3011 West Liberty Ave. Pittsburgh 15216
Southside Veteran’s Assoc./VFW Post 6675 1930 Sidney St. Pittsburgh 15203
Tom & Tud’s 353 Freeport Rd. Pittsburgh 15215
VFW # 6675 1930 Sidney St. Pittsburgh 15203
Win Green Bar & Grill 601 Greenfield Ave. Pittsburgh 15207

Bars that legally allow you to smoke in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Establishment

Address

Municipality

Postal Code

American Legion # 226 845 First Avenue Brackenridge 15014
Beemer’s Inc. 600 W. Fifth Ave. McKeesport 15132
Boots, Inc. 819 – 2nd Ave. Brackenridge 15014
Coles Tavern 161 Church Rd. Wexford 15090
Doll’s Bar 200 Vondeart St. Munhall 15120
Highway Inn Corp. 3108 Rte. 8 Allison Pk 15101
Home Association Americal Legion Post 490 1008 Castle Shannon Blvd. Castle Shannon 15234
Johnny’s Hide-A-Way, Inc. 618 California Ave. Avalon 15202
Lucky Frank’s Irish Pub 312 Braddock Ave. Braddock 15104
O’Brien’s 3224 Brighton Rd. Pittsburgh
15212
Order of Owls 1423 1140 Cochran’s Mill Rd. Pittsburgh 15236
Pioneer Fireman’s Club 215 Mile Lock Lane Brackenridge 15014
Riverside Bar 107 Mile Lock Ln. Brackenridge 15014
Sahara Temple #2 215-217 Seventh St. Braddock 15104
Sailades Tavern 203 West 7th Ave. Tarentum 15084
Scoots Third Base 310 Third Street Heidelberg 15106
Slavonic National Benefit Union 255 West Allegheny Rd. Imperial 15126
Spanky’s 1110 Lincoln Hwy. N.Versailles 15137
Stardust Lounge 950 Brodhead Rd. Coraopolis 15108
The Rathskeller Lounge 620 E. Seventh Ave. Tarentum 15084
Ukranian American Citizens’ Club 302 Mansfield Blvd. Carnegie
15106-2345
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. Bentziles Post 6679 7365 Denniston Avenue Swissvale 15218
West Mifflin Vol. Fire Co. #3 3722 Rodeo Dr. W. Mifflin 15122

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