The Pitiful News’ annual “Best Of” survey gives a bunch of nerds wasting their Monday nights the chance to rank their favorite shops and people in Pittsburgh.
Here are this year’s survey winners across five categories.
Best of Food & Drink
Pitt Eats Campus Location: PA Taco Co.
Pitt Eats Food Item: Norovirus
Off-Campus Restaurant: The Original Hot Dog Shop Pie Express Halal Guys Fuel and Fuddle Mad Mex
Sushi: Cathedral Sushi
Coffee: Saxby’s in The Big Idea Center
Vegetarian/Vegan: Raising Cane’s
Sandwich: Chik’N Salmonella Slam
Pizza: Wicked Pie
Icecream: Jake’s Shake
Breakfast: The Eatery Scrambled Eggs
Best of On-Campus
Sorority:
Fraternity:
Student Organization: Turning Point USA
Pitt NCAA Team: Women’s Basketball
Club Sports Team: Men’s Meat Judging
Pitt Athlete: Phil Jurkovec
Campus Celebrity: Maintenance Workers with Air Horns
Professor: Patrick Gallagher
Place to Study: Hillman Library Ground Floor
Freshmen Residence Hall: Carlow Dorms
Upperclassmen Residence Hall: Irvis
Course: Girlhood: Nabokov’s Lolita & Taylor Swift
Pitt Program Council (PPC) Event: Trolls 3 Early Screening
Best of College
Late-Night Menu: Towers Lobby Gumball Machine
Bar in Oakland: The Panther Pit
Gameday special: Suffering
Beer distributor: Jack from down the hall
Bar Game Night: Who has the worst fake ID that can get into Mario’s?
Best of Culture
Most binge-worthy television show: Young Sheldon
Sports Team: Pittsburgh Pirates
Grocery Store: Forbes Street Market
Movie Theatre: 123movies
Museum: WPU Jazz Hall of Fame
Bridge: Fern Hollow (the old one)
Best of Services
Salon/Barbershop: Supercuts
Clothing Store: Textile donation bins
Rental Company: Lemon, Earving, Ebbets, Carson, and Hays (LEECH)
Piercing/Tattoo: Allegheny County Jail
Orgy: Behind the Cost Center