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So I was trying to find somewhere different to take my wife for our Wedding Anniversary as we have been to most of the usual suspects and I remembered Willow from the Pittsburgh Magazine Best Restaurants Party. I read some of the Yelp reviews and knew this was the place. I easily made reservations thanks to the Open Table App.
As soon as we pulled up I knew this place would be good! Not only by the almost completely full parking lot to the sweet aromas bellowing out from the kitchen. Once inside we were greeted and told Happy Anniversary by the hostess and taken to our table.
A few minutes later our waiter came over to take our drink orders. I went with the Mexican War Streets. It featured Tequila, Aperol, Grand Marnier, Thyme, lime and sugar and the wife had the Gina Marie which featured Pimm's No. 1., strawberry, rhubarb, sugar, lime and house ginger beer. My cocktail was delicious and very refreshing and she enjoyed hers as well.
For small plates we started with the Roasted Pork lettuce wraps served on Bibb Lettuce and topped with carrot and cucumber slaw and a spicy aioli. We love lettuce wraps and these were delicious. Next we chose the crab cake. It came served with aioli, cucumber and a nice Chesapeake Vinaigrette. And for our third and final small plate we chose the famous Parker House Rolls which come topped with not only bacon salt but have bacon butter on the side! C'mon Son! Who does that?! They are a must order from now on!
For my main entree I chose the Ribeye. It came served with roasted garlic butter, bone marrow, mushroom, charred corn risotto and was topped with parsley. It was simply amazing! One of the best steaks I have ever had in my life. it was so tender and juicy and cooked to perfection. The bone marrow, mushrooms and risotto were the perfect companion to the steak as all of the flavors worked in perfect harmony with one another. My wife chose the Steak and Frites which featured Hanger Steak severed with creamed spinach, house cut fries, a bistro salad and topped with a Béarnaise sauce. She loved her food also. We only ate a little of our entrees as we were pretty full from the small plates we had.
Upon telling our waiter that we were done with our entrees and wanting them packed up and that we were celebrating our anniversary he insisted on offering us a complementary dessert. We chose the Willow Bar which was spectacular! I don't know how they do it but, each food item got better as the night went on leading up to the grand finale with the Willow Bar.
The food and service were superb the entire evening. Willow defiantly needs to be on your to try list if you haven't been yet. Until next time....
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