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| - What's all the fuss about?
I love to cook.....a lot. And I do that often rather than going out to spend a couple hundred dollars to be disappointed.
Often, when a new restaurant opens, especially a BYOB, we usually give it plenty of time to settle in and get the bugs (not literally) out. I have to agree that there have been an abundance of new offerings in the genre in Greater Pittsburgh over the last year, and I have liked several.
After having read so many great reviews, we couldn't wait to try Root 174. We had a 5:30 reservation before the Joe and Bruce Show, so we had plenty of time. We took several of our favorite wines to begin what should be an outstanding evening.
Unfortunately, Root 174 didn't quite measure up to the rest of the night.
We were seated right away and attended to by our server almost immediately. He was rather vanilla in his discourse regarding the menu as well as the additions. Nothing unusual in that, except that most of the service individuals that I have encountered recently in other establishments have been outstanding in their presentations and descriptions of the menu.
Having read reviews of several appetizers, we opted for the beet salad, a mushroom medley, as well as the pulled pork spring roll and the brussel sprouts. These came quickly. So far, so good.
They were served fresh and they were very tasty.
The entrees, on the other hand, we fairly blah.
When our server was asked about the descriptions of the entrees, he didn't really have much to say. I can see why.
I had the trout taco. It was dry, bland, and the presentation was totally uninteresting. I ate roughly 1/3 of it and took the rest home. My brother had ordered the pumpkin gnocci. It was also presented in a very simple fashion, although it was at least tasty. It was rather sweet and he tired of it quickly. Again, doggie bag time.
My sister-in-law ordered the home made sausage. Again, presented in a very rudimentary fashion and uninteresting at best....Rather dry and bland.
My wife is a non-dairy consuming pescatarian, so her selection was going to be rather bland as expected. She had the vegan meatloaf, a contradiction of itself.
Perhaps it was an off night. The limited menu that night, was uninteresting at best. The service was definitely on top of it, but also rather bland and nondescript.
Not sure when we'll go back for a second look. I might call and ask about the menu before I'd go.
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