Fall 2011
The Bellevue Business District Advisory Committee is pleased to
announce Bite Bistro as the recipient of its
quarterly Downtown Recognition Award. Located at 565 Lincoln
Avenue, Bite Bistro occupies the same space its sister
restaurant, Vivo, resided in for 11 years. After their father,
Sam DiBattista, made the decision to relocate Vivo to Sewickley,
daughters Danina and Martina saw a great opportunity to have a
place of their own, and opened Bite Bistro in March 2011.
Thanks to its affordable, creative, and, most importantly,
delicious menu, Bite Bistro quickly earned praise from local
diners and food critics alike. The food is bistro style with a
lot of French influence; however, Danina is quick to add that
head chef, David Bulman, enjoys putting his own spin on things.
According to Danina, "The main goal with the food is that it is
fresh, tasty, and visually delicious." And that means food for
everyone; Bite Bistro always offers delectable vegetarian and
vegan options on their menu in addition to meat dishes. Finally,
embracing its BYOB status, Bite Bistro offers a wide variety of
unique "mixers" for diners to pair with their home-brought
alcohol.
Overall, Danina describes the vision for Bite Bistro this way,
"We want to see great seasonal items on the menu, in a setting
that is casual and fun." Bite Bistro brings the fun by hosting
live musical acts, comedy nights, and birthday parties among
other exciting events.
Lastly, Bite Bistro takes an interest in its local community.
This year, they served as one of the sponsors for Bellevue's
First Annual Artoberfest and also hosted the Artoberfest After
Party in Club Perque, Bite Bistro's lower level.
For more details about Bite Bistro, please visit
www.bistobite.com. Hours are: Tuesday - Thursday 5pm - 9pm, and
Friday - Saturday 5pm - 10pm. We strongly recommend that you
stop by and enjoy a "Bite!"
Second Quarter 2011
The Bellevue
Business District Advisory Committee has chosen Classic Chevrolet as
its 2nd Quarter Downtown Recognition Recipient for 2011. Located at
500 Lincoln Avenue, the dealership is owned by Lee Corsello and has
been in Bellevue since 1950. It is one of the largest employers in
Bellevue with 45 employees. Classic Chevy has always been family
owned and operated; Lee has been the owner since 1980.
The business
is currently talking with General Motors about putting in some
additions to the show room. Lee's favorite restaurant in Bellevue is
the Rusty nail and he believes Lincoln Bakery is the best bakery in
Pittsburgh!
We are pleased
to have this longstanding business in our town and we salute Lee and
Classic Chevrolet for their commitment to Bellevue! For more
details, please call 412-734-5000. Hours are: Monday - Tuesday,
Thursday 9am to 9pm; Wednesday and Friday 9am to 5pm; Saturday 9am
to 3pm.
First Quarter 2011
The Bellevue
Business District Advisory Committee has chosen
Thai Suan Thip as its 1st Quarter Downtown Recognition
recipient for 2011.
Located at 172 Lincoln Avenue,
the restaurant opened in August 2010 and is named after a “heavenly
tropical garden” in Bangkok.
It has been widely praised as friendly, warm and welcoming.
Owners Jim and Salakjit (Joy) Gehr fell in love with Bellevue because it is a
walkable community; the people are friendly and nice and old style
architecture defines the downtown.
The cuisine is
excellent and authentic
Thai.
Some of the most popular dishes are Drunken Noodle and Crispy Cashew
Chicken. With its many attributes, combined with moderate prices,
Thai Suan Thip attracts many customers in search of delicious Asian
food. For more details, please call 412-766-1899.
Hours are:
Monday through Saturday from 11 AM to 3 PM; Monday through Thursday
from 4:30 to 9 PM;
Friday and Saturday from
4:30 to 10 PM
Fourth Quarter 2010
The Bellevue Business District Advisory Committee has chosen the
first annual “Improve the Vue”
event as its 4th Quarter Downtown Recognition recipient
for 2010. The first community day of caring, sponsored by the
Bellevue Initiative for Growth (BIG), was held on October 9th,
and was comprised of 236 volunteers working on numerous worthwhile
projects throughout Bellevue.
The event started with a Kick-Off-Celebration at 7 AM with coffee
and donuts and ended at
Andrew
Bayne Park
with food, music and door prizes. The day was a huge success and
projects included: painting a number of business facades on Lincoln
Avenue, painting curbs, breaking ground on a new recreational trail,
litter pick-up, weed-pulling, painting the Bayne Library conference
room, organizing the food pantry and painting the fence around the
Bellevue pool.
Pastor Chuck Gohn of Bellevue Christian Church served as chairman of
Improve the Vue and organized the entire event with help from his
Helping Hands Committee members.
The Bellevue BDAC thanks everyone involved in
this exciting project for their generosity to the community and
their unselfish spirit of volunteerism!
Third Quarter 2010
The Bellevue
Business District Advisory Committee has selected
Lincoln Bakery as its 3rd Quarter Downtown Recognition
recipient for 2010. It is being recognized for its 65-year history
and Birthday celebration held on September 4th with
special promotions during Labor Day weekend.
Established in
1945, the very popular bakery is the oldest family-owned business on Lincoln Avenue.
It first opened at 543 Lincoln Avenue under the ownership of
Andrew Slezak, and twenty years ago, he sold it to his son-in-law
Joe Porco. Their buttercream icing is still made from scratch and
each season, they create novelty cake-shapes such as footballs,
hamburgers and watermelons. Recently, the bakery expanded by
knocking out a wall and adding two new cases.
The Bellevue BDAC
sends best wishes to Lincoln Bakery for many more years of “sweet
success” in our business district.
Second Quarter 2010
The Borough of
Bellevue is recognizing the following new businesses for having
chosen to locate in the business district in the past two years.
Through their investment in downtown Bellevue, they are helping
to build a stronger business district and community.
Around the
Bend
Bookstore
174 Lincoln Avenue
Muddy Cup Coffee House
541 Lincoln Avenue
Little Labels
8 Hawley Avenue
Rent A Center
600 Lincoln Avenue