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| - täk?. Easily the best food experience I had while visiting Pittsburgh. When I saw the stellar reviews on Yelp, I immediately went to make reservations - only to find that there was nothing available until 10:30PM on both Friday and Saturday nights! Luckily, I was getting into the city late that Friday evening and could make the 10:30PM reservation work. I can only imagine what the wait is like without any!
When we arrived, the place had pretty much cleared out from the dinner rush. The outdoor bar area (where you can watch them make the tacos) was still full, but inside contained a few parties lingering from dinner over drinks or new couples being sat. We were given a table on the first floor and we settled down to order.
Starting with the trio of salsa + chips and the "build your own" guacamole, my boyfriend and I were in food heaven. The salsas all had a good mixture of spices and temperature, and the guacamole was the freshest it could be! It paired well with the salty chips and fruity margaritas we ordered.
For dinner, we both ordered a pair of tacos (the Chicken and Al Pastor) and they were AMAZING. The Al Pastor was marinated to perfection and I loved the grilled pineapple they put on top. Furthermore, their tortillas were on point - using a flour and lard mixture to make their own. They were light but still held the taco ingredients together well.
While dining at täk? was a great experience - one I will definitely want to have again - I was let down by the prices and chips. The chips seemed to taste similar to what you could pick up at a grocery store, and with all the great, fresh food served there, I feel like their chip recipe (if homemade) could be better. Finally, the price - it just seemed a little high for the area and food täk? serves. We ended up paying close to $100 for four drinks, two pairs of tacos, and two appetizers.
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