Hello,
Pittsburgh City Paper review:
Based on your glowing, full-page review of Kavsar, I trekked up to Mt Washington to try it. I did not order the Lagman, but thought a more traditional Russian dish, like Beef Stroganoff, would be better to evaluate.
This was the most insipid, tasteless crap I have ever encountered in my 50 plus years of restaurant hopping. It contained extremely bland cuts of very fatty beef, sitting on a bed of lumpy mashed potatoes, without any flavor. The watery so-called gravy contained no sour cream (which is the signature for a Stroganoff). The dish was sprinkled with a few chopped raw scallions and dill.THAT'S IT!!
I guess I still have not learned my lesson that reviews like yours and mouthwatering photos of online dishes do not in any way represent the quality of contemporary restaurant fare, especially in Pittsburgh. Oh how I wish I were back in New York!!
Jack