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| - I have to say that when venturing into the wasteland that is Homestead, one never really knows what one may find. It is great that someone is making an attempt to revive some of the multitude of vacant buildings which are rotting away two blocks from yet another mill-turned-mall. This neighborhood once had a short list of 'must visits'...and then came...the mall. And away went...the must visits. From my point of view, except for the usual strip mall shopping, there are only two 'draws' to the entire neighborhood. The movie theater, and the Carnegie Music Hall. And I really feel that Dorothy 6 will excel...when there's a show at the music hall. OR, in exceedingly rare cases, an intellectual winner at the megaplex movie theater that doesn't appeal to the mindless chain chow masses who only go to watch things blow up..
Dorothy 6 is a little architectural surprise in a mostly plywood-windowed run down area that USED to be a livable working class neighborhood. Exposed brick, chandeliers...a comfortable and only slightly pretentious bistroid setting. Definitely a bit out of place for the location, but a good start.
A friend and I were on a night-out reprieve from a snowed-in week, and decided to try something 'different' that had been raved about by Yelpers.
The food? We had a stuffed meatball appetizer, which were four little meatballs stuffed with cheese and served with a dipping sauce of some sort. The meatballs were very good, and the dipping sauce was not any kind of distraction from the flavor of the meat.
Earlier in the day, I'd had a late breakfast with another friend who took me to a place with a Reuben that was reported to be very good, but turned out to be just ok (as usual). And here at D6, there it was on the menu...a Reuben. Well, ok. Try TWO new ones in one day. So I ordered the Reuben with fries, and my friend ordered the Pierogi sampler.
The waiter was very pleasant and attentive in his hipster bearded and over-tatted way, and actually was very nice and efficient. He kept the Diet Coke flowing, which is an awesome thing.
So the food arrived, and the report is in. The pierogi were nicely and obviously home made, with quality ingredient stuffing. She had three flavors to sample. Cheese. beer and bacon, and Jalapeno. I tried a bit of one of the jalapeno, and it was very good. But I believe she had five pierogi for $13? We're not talking cover-the-plate pierogi. We're talking a little smaller than Mrs. T's, but made from scratch. Dough, potato, and just enough of the extra 'ingredient' (jalapeno, bacon, etc.) for a zing. $13 for five? A bit steep. They were very tasty. But not worth an hour of your average Pittsburgh working wage.
The Reuben was a little less in price, even with the fries, but again, failed the NY Reuben test. This and the lunch Reuben were very similar, except this one DID use dark rye, but very light on the meat, which is the reason for a Reuben. The fries were actually not very good at all, and really seemed like frozen pseudo steak fries from the Sysco truck. I didn't eat those.
The place has good service, and a comfortable atmosphere...but as I've said many times before, I go out to eat for...food. I don't eat atmosphere. And no matter how nice the server might be (even IF he slips me his phone number and says 'call me, daddy'), if the food isn't a huge wow, I probably won't be back to 'eat'. That being said, should the Carnegie Music Hall pull in another artist worth venturing into that neighborhood to see, Dorothy 6 certainly is one of the best choices outside of 'the mall', and a much better choice than anything chainey IN the mall.
It was a good place to hang out and talk. A better balance between food and price, and it would be a bigger winner.
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