Dor-Stop Restaurant

Pittsburgh, PA: home of Heinz Field, Fort Pitt, and Dor-Stop Restaurant. Now, the first two I only know about because I went on Wikipedia and looked up famous places in Pittsburgh; but, the last one on the list I learned to love first-hand because it was the first stop on Day 2 of Katie’s and my road trip!

Dor-Stop is known for its breakfast. Katie and I got ourselves to this fine eatery at around 11:40, which was fine since Dor-Stop serves breakfast all day (well, until they close at 3). A sweet parking spot right out front really helped since it's been raining every day so far on our trip. It appears that roadside parking is all there is to offer in this part of town, so you may have to walk if it's a busy day.

We got a seat right away, and Katie ordered a cup of coffee and I got me some orange juice. The juice was par, but Katie's coffee was about a birdie, so I decided I'd order a cup too. Then we were onward to make a breakfast decision. Katie got French Toast. I went for a South of the Border Omelette: sausage, onions, peppers, tomatoes, cheese and topped with salsa. Mine came with a choice of homefries or grits. I went with grits just to switch things up.

It didn't take very long for our food to come out. Katie's French Toast was served as 3 pieces of bread, cut diagonally, and rested atop one another like this: <|<|<|<|<|<|

Hooray for ASCII art!

Her French Toast was fluffy and delicious! A lot of times people (such as myself) are skeptical of ordering such a basic pleasure at a restaurant. I know I tend to go for more extravagant items. But you know what? The basics are just that for a reason: they're the fundamentals! French Toast is delicious all by itself. And while it's also delicious stuffed and covered in random fruits and jams and other cool edibles, let's not forget that it's great "naked" too. Dor-Stop reminded us of this with its wonderful toast triangles.

My South of the Border Omelette was incredible! The sausage had a great bit of spice to it, which complimented the peppers nicely (I believe there were some chile peppers in there instead of just the basic bell). It was coated in a great deal of salsa, which was promised by the menu and delivered by the chef. My grits were tasty. I'm a guy from New York, so forgive me if I say that I like homefries more than grits. Maybe as Katie and I venture more south on our road-trip this'll change?

So, two cups of coffee, a large orange juice, a huge omelette with grits, and french toast...all for around 20 bucks? Wow! Two thumbs up for this place. We walked out satisfied, and took a little part of Dor-Stop back home...

via the two t-shirts we bought!

Good times, everyone. Definitely check it out if you're in Pittsburgh. And, definitely keep checking back for more updates on Katie's and my adventure about the US in search of deliciousness!

With loving tastebuds,

- Mike