The Smiling Moose   

1306 E Carson St
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
412-431-4668
smiling-moose.com/

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As one of the city's hippest punk-rock clubhouses -- offering free live music, $2.50 Iron City pounders and one of the sickest punk jukeboxes in Pittsburgh -- it's no wonder Smiling Moose is a packed-to-overflowing sardine can on Friday and Saturday nights. During the week, it offers nothing if not a pleasant -- and colorful -- way to pass an evening. Tattooed regulars line the bar at all hours, and two golden retrievers can often be found snoozing on the tiled floor. The cavernous wood booths lining the front room are the prime place to take in the bar's aura, and what with horror movie collectibles lining the shelves and kitschy sports memorabilia tacked to every surface, there's a lot to look at. Like the rest of East Carson Street, however, the Moose truly shines on weekends. The skinheads, mods and rudeboys may seem intimidating to the uninitiated, but there's nothing to fear -- Smiling Moose is one of the happiest watering holes in town.