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| - I've been making an effort to try more places in the city, and I had a chance to try Pleasure Bar last week. A friend of mine is a regular there and it came highly recommended.
I have to be in the mood for Italian, but it was really good. Friend had the chicken noodle soup, which I had a taste of, and it was delicious. Ranch dressing is my default condiment, and theirs is to die for. I was dipping bread in ranch after I had finished my salad. Speaking of, the Italian bread was fresh and delicious. Even the butter was great, despite coming from those little containers with the peel off top. Then we had the potato balls. Come on, you can't go wrong with balls of fried potatoes and cheese. They were really good. I had chicken parm and couldn't believe the size of it. After bread, salad, and potato balls, I was only able to eat about 1/4 of it. While it was good, I thought that my friend's carbonara was better. That's what I'll be getting next time.
I ordered stuffed shells with a meatball to take to my mom. She used to frequent Pleasure Bar in her younger days and said the food is as good as it was back then. I also got her a slice of chocolate cake, which she loved, although it's more of a dark chocolate.
Service was great, but to be fair, it wasn't busy at 6pm on a week day. I agree that the decor is a little dated. It definitely has an Old Pittsburgh feel, which I don't mind at all.
I'll be back the next time I'm in the mood for Italian!
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