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Baker Brothers is a national sandwich chain founded in 1998 in Dallas, Texas. To compete with Subway, Blimpie and Linzie's, Baker's makes a very big deal out of its breads. You can choose from four : eggspun, sourdough, whole wheat and light rye, all mixed from gourmet ingredients and baked under carefully controlled conditions. Then they use these breads in their upscale sandwiches : Reuben, Philly Cheese Steak, Roast Beef, Salami, Turkey, etc. We like their New Orleans (ham, salami and melted provolone served with olive tapenade, lettuce, tomato, red onion and vinaigrette dressing on a toasted Farm Bread roll), Los Angeles (portabello mushroom, roasted red, green and yellow bell peppers and onions topped with melted provolone and olive tapenade on a Whole Wheat roll), and South Beach (smoked turkey, bacon and melted cheddar with spicy mayo, lettuce, tomato and red onion on toasted EggSpun roll). In addition to their sandwiches, Baker's offers four outstanding soups : Baked Potato, Texas Chile, Beer Cheese and Black Bean. There are gourmet pizzas, like Barbequed Chicken and Veggie Pesto. And they've got six large salads.

Hofbrauhaus is on the river, two blocks from Joseph Beth Bookstore. Expect a wait to sit inside, but you can walk through to the riverfront patio. Hofbrauhaus was founded in 1589 in Germany as a royal beer hall and opened to the public in 1828. In 1937 John F. Kennedy was caught trying to smuggle out one of their famous mugs. If you're a beer conneisseur this is The Place, but the food's great, too. Among appetizers, the Soft Dough Pretzels, Fried Pickles, Potato Pancakes and Sauerkraut Balls are the best, although the Southside Combo is almost a meal in itself with four cheeses, cold cuts, basil, tomatoes and chive bread. Hungarian Goulash is a MUST. This is one of Pittsburgh's greatest items. Order only the small bowl. The large is a meal in itself. Entrees are a German lover's Paradise : Mettwurst, Bierwurst, Sauer braten, Schnitzel, Bratwurst and Kasseler Rippchen. We especially recommend the Wurstlteller, a sampler of three wursts with sauerkraut and potatoes. For a couple or party of three there is the Schmankerlplatte, a Bavarian Sampler Plate of schweinbraten, smoked pork chops, three wursts, sauerkraut, fried cabbage and potatoes.

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