Semple Street Pizza & Loaded Fries — Restaurant in Pittsburgh

!!PLEASE READ 0 STAR REVIEW!! We ordered 2 pizzas online later on in the night around an hour before close. We did not receive any notifications online regarding the status of our pizza for over 20 minutes. We decided to head to the storefront to see what was going on in regards to our pizza order. As we arrived we witnessed a group of young adults outside the window and inside on the main floor. The front doors were locked an hour before closing time. We then witnessed one of the non employees behind the counter making her own pie while one of the employees in the back was laughing along. We were notified by a group outside the store that they were informed and I quote, “they are out of cheese”. While witnessing from the window the non employee alongside the current employee grabbing mozzarella cheese from the bin under the counter. We then witnessed 2 drunk men bring 2 cups of their own great value cheddar cheese and climb though the front window. We had to then get the employees attention in order to get our money back. That was when one of the non employees rudely walked up to the front window, proceeded to close it on us, then locked the window. The employee had to go over the counter and tell them to calm down. He opened the window said 2 words then “proceed with our refund process”. My sister was then informed to climb through the window in order to process the return because the employee could not be bothered to open the door for her. That is when AGAIN the non employee tried to close the window on us as I had to hold it open for my sister. Luckily the drunk woman’s arms made a toothpick look jacked so it wasn’t a problem. The lady then closed and locked the window on the rest of us while my sister was stuck inside with these absolute hooligans unprotected. She luckily quickly got refunded and had to climb out of the window to escape the chaos. Last time I checked this is a pizza shop not an animal play pen. This was so disappointing and disrespectful beyond belief and I would reckon the store owner would be hard pressed to not fire this sole employee. He had no control on what was going on and invited them in as if they were friends in a home… not a place of business. I understand they are under new ownership and construction, but this type of buffoonery should not go unchecked. The lack of information and the unprofessionalism was so strong it was basically leaping out the window as hard as my sister was. This is sad and someone with even a cheese strand of intelligence could tell you this is a disappointment and to go elsewhere. Spend your money at a different “establishment” because this shop doesn’t even deserve that title. Second chances are earned not given… to the new owner… the place isn’t the only thing that needed an overhaul, the...

This is sort of a classic college place, that's open super late, serves cheap food, and fills you up. I am actually quite surprised they combined pizza and Middle Eastern food under one roof, but that's pretty cool. I tried food from bath menus. So, I tried the the calzone and the Arabic style chicken shawarma.

The chicken shawarma was very good, and I definitely recommend it. Not as good as Omar's but still great. Portion was awesome. The chicken was a tad dry but the garlic sauce balanced it out. That sauce was insanely good and garlicky. Standard wrap casing, a little flimsy.

It also came with fries and a little pickled salad. All the vegetables were crispy and refreshing (cucumbers, carrots and beets I believe). Fries went really well with the garlic sauce too. Decent crisp.

The calzone was pretty underwhelming. It was undercooked and pretty much all white. The cheese wasn't the best quality I believe. A tad soggy. I'd recommend skipping it, but the price is good.

All in all, a fine spot. Great for the Mediterranean food, not so much...

Haven't ordered from here in years but decided to get a lamb gyro plate and (2) dozen of wings. The lamb plate consisted of no more than (10) pieces of meat and maybe two tablespoons of rice. There was a LOT of room in the tin pan that was served in and to top it off, the dish was COLD, probably from all of the chilled pickled veggies that had taken up a quarter of the plate. VERY DISAPPOINTED !!!

I also ordered (2) dozen wings with hot sauce and the chicken sucked, big-time. The bones were dark and the chicken was soggy, a sure sign that these were flashed thawed, boiled and then baked. VERY DISAPPOINTED !!!!

I'll NEVER spend another cent here. I don't have 50.00 dollars to just throw away on poorly executed, simple dishes. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE TO ANYBODY !!!...