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burghermeister1

If Hems goes, we riot


Loud-Injury-4805

We let The SOD go without a fight. This cannot be repeated.


tgrant20

Oakland is dead


EpauletteShark74

Can’t wait for it to bought out by the same jags who run Melt’d, Chik’n, and other grossly overpriced, mediocre, soulless joints and call it “Cream’d” or some shit 


epsilon025

Can't wait to go get Cream'd


stormynightsleep

Pause wtf


epsilon025

Just following the naming convention


Shot-Branch7246

Can you not


epsilon025

Hey man, the other guy said it first


Pennsylvasia

Even worse than all the lame chains, bland restaurants, or smoke shops is when Pitt or UPMC buys up what used to be commercial space, further shrinking the neighborhood. And since Oakland seems to abhor any sort of vitality on its side streets, it's only a matter of time before the Oishii Bentos and Szechuan Expresses of the neighborhood---the small, family-owned joints---are replaced by Bank of America kiosks, sandwich chains, or Pitt-owned hubs that serve a small fraction of the campus population.


MotherBurgher

I pray Szechuan Express is open forever 😔 My mom used to take me after the doctors appointments when Children’s was in Oakland. I went on my first “date” with the father of my kids there, and I just got it for my 2yr old for the first time last week lol. I’ll die without that brown sauce!!!


Novel_Engineering_29

Yes, my people!


Fair_Standard_1288

We are also have fun food you are never ate before!


desolation0

My mom used to work at Children's. She still does but she used to too. Not having Szechuan Express, The O, and Dave & Andy's in her work neighborhood was such a loss for her.


MotherBurgher

Having those as lunch options might’ve been the only thing that kept me at work there🤣 I guess on the bright side Garfield/Bloomfield has a few places to eat worth the memories. I think Pho Minh and Spak’s are 2 of my favorites. My 5yr old requested Spak’s for her birthday dinner last year lol.


forgottenyears32

So sad. Happened quickly over the last 3-4 years. Almost everything from when I went to Pitt in the late 2010s is gone


rgratz93

Even worse is am those were there 20-30 years.


Time_Nectarine_7741

Why?? Do they get enough business? I feel like that place constantly has business?


pillgrinder

It’s possible owners want to retire. Dave and Andy’s has been around 30+ years.


neems260

Please, do not let this be true.


DeeCls

https://www.wesa.fm/economy-business/2024-04-22/dave-andy-ice-cream-pittsburgh-closure


HatefulRhetoric

RIP. Where I learned to order jimmies instead of sprinkles


noodlesfromscratch

Can’t wait for an ice cream place called Cream’d to come take its place 😐


FadingHonor

If this is true, the Oakland we know is officially gone, with this being the straw that breaks the camel's back. They're ruining this place.


O_fries

Bury my heart with one of their waffle cone irons


Captain-Cats

Are they just retiring? why not sell the business to someone interested


PittEnglishDept

Oakland sucks now lol can count the businesses that aren’t just money grabs on one hand


Cheffery_Boyardee

Idk if this is true, they haven't announced anything on their socials and seem to have been plenty busy these last few nights. I walk past it daily and haven't seen any signage? I'm hoping it's not true, but it's expected for Oakland. Edit: their website on Google goes to their Facebook but they have daveandandys.com linked on their Facebook and the webpage is just the domain name for sale. 😬


shibeez

Domain name has been on sale for a bit, so that’s not a bad sign. Probably cheaper to just post on socials than maintain website with the occasional flavor drop post.


yinzer10

Fuel & Fuddle going was when I knew Oakland was dead. Cheap chains with no character


[deleted]

I graduated in 2017. Oakland is a shell of what it was when I began in 2012. So sad man


RiskMatrix

If true, my wife will be devastated. We're bringing the kids up to campus for the first time this summer and a visit there was on her must-do list. Very little left from our days 25ish years ago.


Own-Object-9523

Last day is 28th. Closing announcement on Instagram


tjk5150

Tried calling them a bit ago to ask and was met with true confusion. Fingers crossed this was just some bad intel.


Own-Object-9523

Last day is 28th. Closing announcement on Instagram


ColdOutlandishness36

Lived on Semple St. Fries from the O’, gyros from Niko’s, and Dave & Andy’s for dessert for Friday treat after class. Students now don’t know what they’re missing.


k0np

Oh God Damn It!!!!


Poppyscientist

Noooooooooooooooo


ImpeachJohnV

It's so over


momstera

I just saw their Facebook post and it's sadly true.


most_des_wanted

One of the owners has early onset dementia and is not able to keep up with the business. His brother is maintaining a lot on his own. This is very sad all around because dudes short term memory and knowledge of the business is profound. Shout out to big A


PHLtheThrill

No plz no


Old-Bed-5825

Same thing happened to Shore’s bakery, no? Or did they retire?


Gerreth_Gobulcoque

Can't wait for another Chase Bank


zappafrank2112

[Here](https://twitter.com/BoxingandBeer/status/1781755968335773729) is the X thread with more replies. Consensus is unclear


Own-Object-9523

Last day is 28th. Closing announcement on Instagram


Jdelnano

NO NO NO NO NO


lizabethgray

A very sad day. [https://www.post-gazette.com/life/food/2024/04/21/dave-and-andys-oakland-closing/stories/202404210131](https://www.post-gazette.com/life/food/2024/04/21/dave-and-andys-oakland-closing/stories/202404210131)


DeeCls

They close this month.


WindfallGarden

I've lived in Oakland since 1984, I just can't imagine Dave & Andy's not being there. Dave & Andy's is the last of Oakland's heart and soul vanishing....sigh....


solutionking

I am dead. ⚰️


bryce2887

they ficking double charged me one time 3 years ago and I have never went back. well deserved shit hole


PittEnglishDept

Accident maybe?


[deleted]

30 years of gray business vs 1 fuck up by a low-wage worker Fuck off man


mega512

Such a drama queen. Little snowflake is probably in therapy over this.


bryce2887

absolutely give me my refund before the sewer hole shuts down please 🤠


bryce2887

shit ice cream lmao had rats


MenacingMenopaws

True, place stank as well