I went there using the Big Burrito Birthday deal. I've been there before I became veg, and I decided to go because I wanted to try the vegetarian tasting menu.
We went there on Sunday after the Pens lost. It was practically dead...maybe a little too dead. We got drinks at the bar. I had the mule...it was awesome. Very good. Talking with the bartender I mentioned that I liked Cucumber drinks, and during dinner he brought up a free cucumber Gin drink. How awesome is that..
We went up to our table. I got the vegetarian tasting menu w/ the wine, and the boyfriend got the meat one. He really liked his I think. Here's my opinion on what they served;
1st course; Asparagaus Salad. Good. I've never eaten asparagus raw but all the flavors were really fresh.
2nd Course; Fried egg w/ greens. AWESOME! Yum...don't know how they cooked that egg but it was perfect.
3rd Course: Pasta w/ artichokes, tomatoes, and olives. This was only part of the meal that I wasn't that impressed with. It tasted very fresh and was good, but I felt like I oould have made it at home fairly easily. It also wasn't the type of thing I normally would have ordered though. This also wasn't what they had on the menu for the tasting which sounded better so I was kind of disappointed.
4th Course: Blood orange tart. Good. I also tried the boyfriend's chocolate peanut butter desert and it was awesome.
The wine went well with everything. I thought the red they used for the third course was a little heavy though and they should have stuck with white.
Service was great. They also put us in the curtained upstairs booth which was nice.
This was the best dining experience I've had in Pittsburgh in a long time. In particular the service which I find lacking a lot of places. I'm only giving it 4 b/c I think they could have kicked it up a notch with the food a bit.