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| - This is a great, no a grand location on grandview ave. The view is amazing and it has one of the best decks in Mt. Washington and plenty of outdoor seating. It is a must visit in the summer when you can view the beautiful Pittsburgh vista in all its wonder. I've been coming here for almost a decade and while I give the place much deserved kudos for a fantastic location and wonderful deck the food is another story. I guess it's best to start with a little background the current incarnation is the "coal hill steakhouse" at the Grandview Saloon. Most regulars still refer to the place as the Grandview for obvious reasons. In all the years I've been a patron I don't think I've ever had dinner in one of the dining rooms. The entrance has two sets of stairs, one leading downstairs to the bar and wonderful deck and the other two leading to two dining rooms upstairs. The carpeting and general decor of the dining rooms is dated and the food used to be, well in a word... awful. It's a little better now, but not close to what I would consider good food. The owner is a surgeon who clearly uses this venue for tax purposes probably without a lot of consideration given necessarily to the quality of the product. Again, the view is great from all areas of the restaurant and this place does most of its business in the summer when folks appreciate the outdoor seating more. The food has improved lately in its most recent incarnation as a "steakhouse". Let me back up,,, besides kudos for the view the staff is very corteous and friendly. I had lunch here today and was the only visitor to the bar for the couple hours I was there and had a good conversation with Rose who was working a very tame sunday shift. Charlie and Dana are also excellent bartenders. The bar seats about 15 with plenty of hightops and again lots of outdoor deck seating for the summer. It has three huge plasmas with plenty of sporting options. They maintain a decent wine menu and have plenty of beer options, including guiness on tap. Charlie and Dana also make a reasonably good dirty martini. If you are looking for a place that is not crowded on a Sunday to watch football you could do a lot worse. Okay, now to the food. I've ate here multiple times and never really had a good meal. The steak prices are unreasonable I believe for the quality of the product and it's not possible to get a steak less than 14 oz. and $40 plus dollars unless you orderr a filet. They offer the filet in a 6 oz. and 10 oz. option. I still think the $30 plus pricetag is a bit much for the 6 oz. filet. I think they say it's prime, but in my experience the steaks don't stack up to those of mortons or ruths. Today I ordered a cup of french onion soup, which was probably the highlight of the meal with a nice crouton, tasty broth, and plenty of melted guyerre (sp?) cheese. I then ordered a cheesesteak sandwich and asparagus instead of fries. The cheesesteak was a huge serving, but of relatively flavorless meat underseasoned on a stale non toasted bun. The asparagus were tiny and had way too much salt. If this place puts itself out as a prime steakhouse the asparagus should be much better and the steak should have some flavor. They also charge an additional $3 for veggies instead of fries on top of the cost of the sandwich platter. The view is 5 stars, service 4 stars and food 2 stars.
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