Popular Pittsburgh Restaurant Closes Permanently

PITTSBURGH, PA — Pork & Beans, the popular Richard DeShantz-owned restaurant on Sixth Street in Downtown Pittsburgh, has closed permanently. The closure was announced on the restaurant's Instagram page.

“We would like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to our dedicated staff and loyal guests," the post stated. "We’ve made the difficult decision to retire Pork & Beans, but all the wonderful friends and memories made will last a lifetime. Thank you so much for everything.”

DeShantz recently debuted Coop De Ville on Smallman Street in the Strip District, a southern table, fast casual restaurant and bar that features chicken as the headlining ingredient on the menu. Offerings include a fried chicken dinner, chicken sandwiches. waffle fries, spicy collared greens, pimento mac and cheese, butter beans and deviled egg potato salad.

DeShantz's other local restaurants include the Downtown eateries Meat & Potatoes, Butcher and the Rye and Tako. He also operates Poulet Bleu in Lawrenceville.