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| - One of the best meals I've had in the north Pittsburgh region in the ~6 months I've been calling the area home.
The Groupon I purchased was for $40 worth of food, Sunday-Thursday only. When reviewing the online dinner menu I thought the sides that accompany the entrée dishes were a little boring, so my husband and I took a less conventional route and ordered a bunch of appetizers for dinner, tapas style. Home run! Here's a summary of what we ordered and thoroughly enjoyed:
* Campari Tomato Salad: Nice fresh tomatoes, and using smoked mozzarella was a brilliant twist.
* Italian Pork Meatballs: Served in a nice broth with a big crostini. Good stuff, but this is the one dish I could have done without.
* Dip Duo with Pita Chips: Artichoke dip was tasty and the hummus just so-so. The pita chips arrived warm and nicely seasoned; they were amazing.
* Buffalo Chicken Flatbread: The buffalo flavor/heat was mild, which was great for me because I wouldn't have been able to enjoy this dish otherwise. This flatbread was one of the daily specials, was delicious, and was a fantastic bang for the buck.
* Goat Cheese Flatbread: Same as above--delicious and a tremendous value.
Also killer? The complimentary bread, olive oil, vinegar, and sundried tomato and olive mixture. A way above average complimentary offering.
Now about that online dinner menu: it's outdated! Gotta keep your website up to speed, Frescos. Mid-way through dinner I mentioned the inaccurate online menu to the waiter, and it was clear he'd heard that complaint before.
Our server Bill, incidentally, was incredible and was a wonderful promoter of the establishment and the kitchen staff. Nice guy, pleasant and professional. Liked that he wrote the leftover flatbread names on our styrofoam to-go container; I appreciate that kind of extra effort.
When my guy and I enjoyed the dinner described above the restaurant was totally dead. I couldn't help but think, wow, everyone's missing some seriously solid food! When we returned a few weeks later for the unfortunately mediocre Sunday brunch--we found buy-one-get-one-free coupons in our Entertainment coupon book--the restaurant was considerably fuller though.
I try to save 5-star reviews for the best of the best. Frescos is almost 5 stars, almost.
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