What's a Baltimore girl doing while shes driving 5 hours to get to Pittsburgh? She's dreaming about the amazing food she's going to get once she finally makes it to Gaucho. This is my first stop as soon as I get into the city. And it almost made me move there. The smell as soon as you get within a block is incredible. The firewood stacked along all the walls scream of authenticity, and the people who work there are so cool. I'm a fan of the steak burger, and its been consistently good. Last time I had it with some bacon, and the bacon was way overcooked to the point of being charcoal. I would say to stick to veggie toppings on the burger, but it wasn't egregous enough for me to knock off a star, and I'm sure that if I had said something they would have fixed it immediately.
A word of caution, it does get hot inside. Great for the winter, not as fun in the summer.