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| - So, a co-worker of mine said that she had a taste for "pide" and would I like to join her for lunch. To myself, "Um, what the heck is "pide"? However, I told her, "Yes, that sounds pretty good". So down the street and around the corner and into a building tucked away on Fourth Street, Downtown, we go! After giving the secret handshake and being sworn to silence, we enter what looks like a vacant space and order "pide" (Turkish pizza). OMG! Who knew that anything like Turkish pizza existed? It was so tasty!
Pide does not look like pizza; Shaped like a flat football with pinched ends and filled with eggs, cheese and spinach, it was unusual but wonderful. My co-worker, who frequently eats vegetarian meals turned me on to this and I couldn't thank her enough.
Since the pide was so tasty, I decided to try one of the Ephesus gourmet pizzas with kebabs. You can order either chicken or lamb kebobs and I ordered half of each on my pizza. I thought that they would slice the kebab meat and stick on the pizza, but no! Each slice has its own kebab! Yippee Skippee! The best way to eat it is to hold the skewer inside the slice and then wrap the pizza slice around the kebab meat. Mmmm Mmmm Good!
Ephesus' Downtown Pittsburgh location has since moved closer to PPG Plaza and more easily accessible, which is a good thing. They also now have a location in Aspinwall which is closer to my home and boy am I glad. I took a friend visiting from out of town there and he ordered the Moroccan Spiced Chicken and Dried Plum pizza. I would have never associated those ingredients with pizza, but they were tasty too!
Don't go there looking for fawning service or an elaborate atmosphere...It's not that place. However, if you want to try delicious pizza with unusual toppings and an excellent crust, this is your place!
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