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| - My last night in Pittsburgh for work and I had to end the trip with an awesome dinner with an old high school friend. I was perusing Yelp, spouting out names and I came across this place. My friend said, "Dude, if you can get us a reservation at täk? THAT'S where we're going". He must not know who I am. (Puts sunglasses on.) Needless to say, I got us a reservation after failing to online, but by calling and we went. First of all, the kitchen is at the FRONT of the restaurant because you can actually sit at a stool right outside and order food directly from the kitchen. Legit. Inside the atmosphere is almost.. "goth-like". its very dark, red lighting everywhere, decorative "splatter" on the walls, but it was certainly unique. It wasn't too packed so we were sat downstairs. The staff was very friendly, flirty and helpful to me being a first-timer. Their menus were like... newspapers which I thought was pretty cool. I had already been drinking and was feelin' spend-y (bad idea) so I started with drinks! I began with their Thai Coconut margarita which was sweet and delicious. It didn't taste very strong, but take note of that. For an appetizer we got the Thrice Cooked Wings which are covered in a caramel fish sauce all over pickled carrots, cucumber, mint chili seasoning and cilantro. I know that sounds like a wild combination, but DON'T KNOCK IT. Some of THE BEST fall-off-the-bone, like, how-did-you-make-them-taste-this-good wings I've ever had. They were hot, spicy, sweet, savory... I can't use enough adjectives. JUST KNOW, they were that good. I made the mistake of eating the chili peppers... more than twice so my mouth was on fire. For our entrees we got 6 tacos and split them so we could have 1 each of 3 different kinds. The tacos come in pairs. Seemingly expensive, but ultimately worth it. We went for the Chorizo, Carnitas and the Bistec. The Chroizo comes with carmelized onions, roasted poblano, romesco, gently fried egg, queso fresco, arbol hot sauce and cilantro. We received an anonymous tip from a table next to us to flip the egg upside down so that when you bite into the taco the egg yolk runs into the taco. OMG. Mind blown. AMAZING. I'm not even going to try describing the flavor to you. Just get it. Next was the Carnitas which comes with braised pork butt, guacamole, salsa verde, chicharrones and cilantro. Again, very good. Not as good as the Chorizo, but I have NO complaints. Lastly, the Bistec comes with wagyu skirt steak, salsa roja, gem lettuce, queso fresco, fried shishito and of course cilantro. This was my favorite of the 3. It just blew me away. The flavor combinations that the chefs were able to concoct just blow my mind. For my 2nd drink I had the Watermelon Basil margarita which was very tasty, but again, weak. I will absolutely return here to try the rest of the menu. I was extremely impressed with the food, just not with the drinks. No matter, it'll save me more money and room in my stomach for my tacos by not getting drinks.
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