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Pittsburgh classic

The story

Max's Allegheny Tavern fills two old Deutschtown hotels. George Rahn bought the Farmers & Drovers Hotel in 1900 and built the Hotel Rahn right next door in 1903. The tin ceilings and tile floors are still there, and the hand carved bar came from the St. Louis Exposition.

The tavern opened in 1977 as Max and Erma's Allegheny Tavern, then shortened its name so nobody would mix it up with the Ohio chain. The Diegelman family has owned it for more than two decades.

The menu is hearty German food, the kind of place where a plate of sausages and a cold beer feel like the right call, and the old hotel bones make it one of the North Side's most atmospheric rooms.

At a glance

The basics, from public records.

Max's Allegheny Tavern is an independent European restaurant at 537 Suismon Street in East Allegheny, a Pittsburgh neighborhood.

Details

From Allegheny County food facility permits. The owner can add the rest.

Address537 Suismon Street
NeighborhoodEast Allegheny
CategoryEuropean
HoursNot listed yet. Owner can add.
PhoneNot listed yet. Owner can add.
WebsiteNot listed yet. Owner can add.
SourcePittsburgh Spotlight directory (built from Allegheny County food permits)

Health inspection

No match on file
We couldn't confidently match this listing to a recent county inspection record. That usually means the permit is filed under a different name or address, not that it was never inspected.Source: Allegheny County Health Department open data.

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East Allegheny guide

Sources: listing details and inspections from Allegheny County Health Department food facility data via WPRDC (public domain). Story sources: Entertainment Central Pittsburgh, Max’s Allegheny Tavern; Deutschtown, Historic Landmark Walking Tour. Map from U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line. Distances are straight line. Listing data refreshed Oct 28, 2026.