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Patch Picks: Lunch and More at Forest Hills Coffee Company
Head to Forest Hills Coffee Company for the best $5 lunch around and some fearsome brew - and follow up with a groundbreaking flick at Regent Square Theater!
The one-of-a-kind neighborhood coffee shop is, obviously, a dying breed.
We all know there’s a glut of omnipresent chain places around; we’re now living in a Pittsburgh where referring to the Starbucks in Squirrel Hill or the Crazy Mocha in Shadyside isn’t even enough information to narrow it down to one spot. But even the more unique businesses slinging caffeine and pastries are becoming more and more alike. Finding a truly individual coffee shop is a formidable challenge.
Fortunately, Forest Hills boasts one of the best around. is a true original, unmistakably bearing the mark of the neighborhood, from the and books by to the , neighbors on the other side of the counter. It’s a relaxing, welcoming place, perfect for whiling away the morning, particularly over a cup of the bold Tree City brew.
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It’s also a fine place for lunch, boasting one of the most affordable mid-day meals in town. For about $5, a customer can enjoy a hot tea, granola bar and a deliciously warm and toasted turkey and Muenster cheese sandwich on wheat flat bread. When is the last time you found a $5 lunch?
Maybe it’s first thing in the morning before a rough day, maybe it’s a long afternoon on your day off, or maybe it’s Sunday after church -- there’s a spot in your week for Forest Hills Coffee Company. Find it and you may never be stuck in the Starbucks line again.
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And speaking of Sunday, were you to drop by Forest Hills Coffee Company for a late lunch and want to extend your outing, you could always swing over to Regent Square Theater for an evening show. This week, they’ve got the Algerian drama Outside the Law, fresh off of a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards.
Critics have compared it to everything from the best of film noir to the Godfather trilogy, and its take on French and Algerian history has sparked plenty of political debate abroad. Catch it all week at Regent Square Theater; if you’re looking for the above Sunday outing, it’s playing at 5 p.m.