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| - Great food, great people. I would come back to Pittsburgh just to eat here.
My friend and I were driving across country and this place came highly recommended from a Pittsburgh local. We arrived close to closing, they seated us, were extremely friendly, and courteous to us. Owned by a family, you can tell this is the sort of honest family owned restaurant that is hardly seen anymore.
The food was exceptional. The cook is the owners' daughter in law, and the food is among if not the very best Italian food I've ever had. The salad course had an exceptional balsamic dressing, the lasagna was without fault. I am not a guy who usually eats lasagna, but this was out of this world.
The owner's son was bar-tending and comped us an exceptional dessert drink of his own concoction, which was a surprising blend of what I can only imagine was Kahlua and Bailey's Irish Cream.
Plus, this place had a lot of local history behind it. Originally called the "Electric Banana Club," this place was a hotbed of punk rock activity in the 1980's. Even though it's now a very traditional Italian restaurant, you have to appreciate a place that has that much character and history.
We only stopped by, but you'd be hard pressed to find Italian food this good, anywhere in the country. Do yourself a favor and stop by.
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