First time at a Turkish restaurant- I have only moved to Pittsburgh for a year- and I am kind of bitter of not having any authentic Persian food living in a larger American city... Anyway ventured here with my girlfriend to try and get as close to my natural cultural base of food as possible.
The restaurant has a pleasant ambience with covered outdoor area and and inner air conditioning-the manager was very pleasant coming out greeting us and trying to get to know us on a personal level. Told us about the loyalty program, and how you could win a free trip for two to Istanbul!!!- to me the most important thing about a restaurant is not what it currently is but what it's trying to be- I definitely got the idea that they were constantly trying to encourage feedback and communication with customers and improve.
The restaurant was clean- it was apparent they did a lot to give it the motto "2 hours until Istanbul" the tables were covered with Turkish rug tapestry and menus were covered with it too- reminded me of Persian designs a lot!!
We got the inza salad and baba ganoush which tasted pretty good, the bread was fluffy and delicious! For an entree we split the lamb kabob plate- it was not insanely plentiful in rice but it put the two of us at a good place! We left satisfied with our meal- the meats on the plate were spectacular! Juicy tender and cooked to perfection!!! My favorite were the kufta and adona kebab!!!
It got busy so it took them a little while to come and wrap up our experience , but no rush we were having a good time.
To wrap it up we had the baklava and black tea (another Persian similarity)- absolutely perfect ending to a delightful dining experience. Loved it here- will return!