{"id":170477,"date":"2026-04-20T02:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T02:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/170477\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T02:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T02:40:08","slug":"last-call-held-at-fat-heads-saloon-in-pittsburghs-south-side-as-closure-nears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/170477\/","title":{"rendered":"Last call held at Fat Head\u2019s Saloon in Pittsburgh\u2019s South Side as closure nears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6ca95fd8e0df6a3a39e6a4deca0a5b61.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fat Head\u2019s Saloon in Pittsburgh\u2019s South Side held a last call on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The bar welcomes former employees and longtime regulars to share memories and a few final drinks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fat Head\u2019s is scheduled to close its doors on Sunday, April 26, after 34 years in business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/fat-heads-saloon-close-its-doors-after-more-than-30-years-pittsburghs-south-side\/DYF3YZHUXVBIXAUUD7W3C4OVZU\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Fat Head\u2019s Saloon to close its doors after more than 30 years on Pittsburgh\u2019s South Side;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Fat Head\u2019s Saloon to close its doors after more than 30 years on Pittsburgh\u2019s South Side&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Fat Head\u2019s Saloon to close its doors after more than 30 years on Pittsburgh\u2019s South Side<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Channel 11 photojournalist Sophia Young talked with patrons, who shared fond memories of the South Side staple. 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