thebloodofthematador t1_jefboz7 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:26 PM

Reply to comment by sloth_hyena in Worst bars in Pittsburgh (saw this on the Cleveland subreddit) by NorthsideBurghler

I wanted Coop to be so much better than it is. The food is good, but the bar is meh and the arcade games are a huge waste of money.

TheOneTrueSuperJesus t1_jeff8nn wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:49 PM

This so much. The main appeal of arcade bars is that the arcade machines are usually free (at least the best one's I've been too), though with generally higher priced drinks than a standard bar. Coop gets it wrong on both accounts by having overpriced drinks AND paid arcade games.

burritoguitar t1_jegbdg3 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 8:21 PM

Which comparable bars have significantly cheaper drinks than coop?

TheOneTrueSuperJesus t1_jeghq65 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 9:04 PM

Comparable in what way? I would say many other bars have cheaper drinks and/or better drink specials (my benchmark is usually Shadyside Mario's), though given Coops location it's probably comparable to other nearby bars in the Strip and Cultural District. The biggest issues I have with coop is that's it's model of paid arcade games and expensive drinks (albeit in an area where expensive drinks are typical) makes it worse than than many arcade bars I have been to (which includes those outside of Pittsburgh)