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| - Amazing Italian Fair! - one of the few places you can get carpaccio in Pittsburgh, it could use capers to add the saltiness needed by the greens, but it is still stellar.
The owners are GREAT, they take good care of their patrons (offering to give my date an umbrella due to threat of rain... She was amazingly attractive, but I think they would have done it for anyone who looked dismayed by the storm clouds). Their bar is well stocked and even if you do not like 14 y.o. single malt Oban, Tawny Port, or Amarone; they have a great tap selection... They have Framboise and Guinness on tap, making it possible to feast on a Red Velvet while eating the best tiramisu you will find outside of NYC.
While it is hard to not order the Grigliata Mista di Pesce, their recent special of lump crab/sea scallops/shrimp in a creme saffron sauce over fresh made pasta was to die for. The meal started out very good, and as I worked my way to the bottom of the bowl, the mass of crab that had been marinating in the saffron creme was so good I nearly died. I had been drowning in my date's stunning blue eyes until that point when the flavors on my tongue caused all else in the world to temporarily cease existing as absolute perfection embraced my palate.
Will be back, hopefully next week! Quasi perfetto!
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