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| - Proper is our go-to "we're downtown and don't have a reservation" spot. Easy, fun, delicious, crowd pleasing.
I cannot skip the housemade chips every time. Don't even plan on sharing these; the little cone they pretend is for the table won't be enough for you--they're that good. I'm a traditionalist and keep with a fire oven toasty pizza each time, usually the bianca (hello, ricotta & roasted pepper!). If I can fit in a salad, it's always worth it. Butter lettuce!They are beyond for salads. +1 has to get the lamb sliders. As a non-lamb eater myself I'll have to take his word on the juicy little guys that he can't get enough of. It's a shame we're so set in the incredible items we've found because the menu is extensive! Pasta, pizza, meats, salads, bizarre seasonal items like cold cucumber soup and I don't even know what else.
The cocktail list is great too which holds this place in very high standings with me. Drinks I've never seen before, a great wine list, and while I'm not a beer kind of gal, they have tons of taps.
I love to sit on the lower front sections, although it can get a little loud by the bar and pizza oven, there are a few TV's, and even a high top overlooking said oven (great in December, coming in from subzero downtown!). I remember when this was Tambellini's. Old school Pittsburgh family Italian after a show at the Benedum has been updated perfectly to a light, cozy spot to grab something after an impromptu trip to the (relatively newly revamped) tiny cultural district.
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