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| - So Point Brugge was a pretty big disappointment. After reading numerous review calling this the best restaurant in Pittsburgh, I really expected to be blown out of the water - I was not.
So let's talk about the food and service...
Things that were excellent:
Hop shrimp -- generous sized shrimped, fluffy batter, tangy dip.
Service -- more on that later.
Things that were good:
Mediterranean Tuna Sandwich -- chewy bread, zesty dressing
Frites -- we got a plate full of 1/4 inch nubby pieces, which was pretty disappointing. But, I am rating on taste alone. They tasted good and I can see why people who have likely grown accustomed to potato patch fries would find these to be wonderful. However, just about every restaurant I have been to outside of this area that touts homemade fries employs the double fry method that makes these fries good.
Things that were ok:
House slaw -- lots of citrus in the dressing, but crispy cabbage that's shredded and not minced up. Would be delicious if used as a condiment and not as a side. I know what you are thinking, "How very Pittsburgh of you, Amber". My thought is, this would be AMAZING on a fish taco. The citrus pairs well with fish and seafood, as a side to beef or chicken? Not really.
Things that were bad:
Sitting at the bar to eat when 10-15 are waiting to be seated. We sat at the two stools that are at the end of the bar. There is a half wall 2-3 feet behind those stools. For our ENTIRE meal, 4 people stood behind us coughing, sneezing and talking arguing if a word was Spanish or Portuguese waiting to be seated.
Cafe Chicken -- I would never claim to be a foodie with a super discerning palate, but I can certainly tell when a cut of meat has not been seasoned and has been over cooked. Such was the chicken breast on this sandwich -- extremely dry and bland . In addition, the roasted red peppers, which is one of my favorite foods, were slimy. I ate 3 bites of this sandwich and stopped. I was very hungry when we went, I was reasonable hungry when we left. I would have disappointed getting this sandwich from Ground Round, I was extremely disappointed getting it from the supposed best restaurant in Pittsburgh.
Back to the service (which remember falls in the excellent category). I didn't complain about the chicken sandwich, as this place was packed and we'd already had been there for an hour before our food came (and people just kept coming as we ate). After our waiter offered me a box 3 times, I was nice but told him the sandwich really wasn't good and I didn't want to take it. He looked horrified and took it off our bill without me asking him to.
We were here at 2 pm on a Saturday. If I could find a time this place wasn't completely packed (we had a 20 minutes wait to be seated), I would try it again if I was randomly in Point Breeze and hungry. But I wouldn't wait for it and I wouldn't make it a point to come back again. Yeah, I was only here once -- and I typically don't review places I have only visited one -- in this case, I felt I had to because of all the hype.
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