Most children won't eat a vegetable unless it is fried, just like they won't walk a dog who isn't wearing a bowtie. Pick your battles with today's Groupon: for $7, you get $15 worth of American comfort fare and drinks at the Pittsburgh Inn on West Lake Road.

Founded in 1924, the Pittsburgh Inn appeases rapacious appetites with a menu of hearty, homestyle American comfort fare. Coronate a romantic meal across from a spouse or a 17th-century skipper with a crab-cake appetizer paired with creamy dill sauce ($4.99). Then move on to the house-favorite almond fried-chicken breast drizzled in homemade maple-honey mustard ($9.99). Eggplant parmesan topped with a melty blanket of provolone cheese presents a fulfilling meatless option ($9.49). Inside the Pittsburgh Inn, walls commemorate Pittsburgh-area legends with framed pictures, including its Honor Roll for local soldiers currently serving in Iraq.