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| - Was in the area for business, and decided to stop at this place based on Yelp reviews. I had lived in Pittsburgh for 10 years before leaving in 1998. The city has changed tremendously, mostly for the better, but this place personifies the old school things I remember best about the city -- local, family owned Italian food joint that is part of the neighborhood and doesn't put on pretenses. Every neighborhood used to be full of them but many have been squeezed by the chains. There is a reason this one has survived.
The menu is simple and not extensive, but that means everything they do is done well. We had fresh bread and attentive service. Linguine and clams is my benchmark dish at these types of places, and this was outstanding. Wifey had the straight forward spaghetti and meatballs and still keeps asking me when we can go back to Pittsburgh. Portions were large enough that we had take home, despite eating to the point of being too full (but you just can't stop).
If I am ever in the area again, I will go out of my way to seek this place out. If you like simple, fresh, homemade Italian in a homelike atmosphere (as much as a bar can be homelike,-- hey, it's Pittsburgh!), I recommend you do the same.
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