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| - We're venturing into unknown territory here. The South Hills.
This is off the beaten path, so you'd expect it to be a bit "neighborhood-y." Like an old house converted into a restaurant. But even though it may have been an old house, it is ultra modern inside. Then when you walk out back and it's a beautiful deck with a great setting in the back of the woods.
Expectations were then set high for such a pretty place. We hit a couple snafu's as a water glass was pretty dirty, then a wine glass came with floating specks of something inside. I think it might be time for a new dishwasher. But, we could shake that off with a great appetizer!
We ordered the baked brie, as it had been talked up in previous reviews. I'm no brie expert, but it just didn't have that bite it usually does. The outer crust was light and flaky, but the brie itself just didn't taste like it should. I wouldn't order it again.. womp, womp.
I ordered the seafood pasta in a tomato cream sauce. This dish was definitely the best, but still missing some flavor I thought it would have. Don't get me wrong, it was good, but not great. I thought the large scallop was delicious, I just wish there was one more! There were two pieces of shrimp and mussels and a handful of crab, so it wasn't a total bust. With Bistro 19 and Il Pizzaollo up the street, I don't think I'd be running here again anytime soon. Well, maybe for the half off wine on Wednesdays. That's speaking my language! Plus, how you gonna mess up that?!
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