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| - Great atmosphere in an up-and-coming neighborhood. Red Room has an eclectic menu that changes frequently, and puts unique spins on American cuisine.
When you walk in, the walls are of course a dark shade of red and the whole restaurant is mostly candle-lit. On the left is lounge area with extremely comfortable leather chairs all along the wall, as well as a fireplace which makes for a great place to drink with friends. We talked to a man who we think was the owner, who told us that he bought and shipped all the leather chairs from a specialty shop in North Carolina. This lounge would be great if you're bringing in friends from out of town. On the right side of the restaurant is the dinner area, which is private and would make a very nice date place. Just make sure you make reservations, especially if you're going on a weekend.
First of all, you wouldn't think that a restaurant could do bread / butter really well. But they gave us warm breakd with pomegranate butter. We went through two baskets; I'm not kidding.
Next, we had some mohitos, which were great for the first round. The second round tasted a little bitter, but were still good.
We started our with the arugula pirogi with the truffle sauce, sized enough for a taste and were very unique. For the entree, my wife had one of the specials, a heavier seafood pasta with a bold taste. I had the Gulf shrimp tempura with sticky rice, which was delicious. The dish came with ~6 fried tempura shrimp pieces on skewers, served on sticky rice with a spicy dipping sauce. It was excellent. After all that, we had no room for dessert.
The only reason I give this place a 4 out of 5 is that the service was somewhat slow, but the waitress was very nice and explained to us several times that they were running a bit behind. Both drinks and food took a while to come to the table.
The only other issue would be parking. We didn't see any kind of valet service, but they might have it at other times (we went on a weeknight). We parked at the Walgreens parking lot and walked across Center Ave. You could park across Center Ave on Highland Ave closer to the restaurant, but it can be tough to find parking.
Overall, a great place to have in Pittsburgh. With faster service, this place would be a 5 out of 5.
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