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| - Pittsburgh Bound! Part XII
(For Part XI, go to: http://www.yelp.com/review_share/lKom12WnYEjH5FFemK3M1Q/review/k97SGRvnhBMrHzqofs1WNg?fsid=UxXDThIqZWoW2rLLTPYxIg)
Everywhere I've Yelped about Pittsburgh thus far have been places I've been to before many times over, so I thought that on my last day in town, I would try some new places that I've never been to before but have always said that I should try.
First stop, Kelly O's. The diner, buried in a nondescript strip mall about 20 minutes north of the city was featured on Diner's, Drive-In's, and Dives back in 2009, but by the looks of it, you'd think they film full episodes there three times a year. From the moment you enter the building, you are slapped in the face with the fact that a 5-year old, 7 minute video exists in time and space. Signs around the bar, "As seen on..." coffee mugs, "Daily Triple-D specials", a menu item that reads "the way Guy F likes it", and so on. I understand hanging on to the glory, but it's a lot like that douche that shows up at your 20-year high school reunion still wearing his letterman jacket and reminiscing about the only game he ever scored in.
When I watch Diner's, Drive-In's, and Dives, I typically see owners and chefs who pride themselves in their hands-on, scratch-made creations with some "dives" actually growing their own herbs, and curing their own bacon; taking sincere pride in providing a quality meal. I have to assume that if they had made the cut for Food Network, they must be doing something right.
I was a little disappointed. The service was good, and the coffee was fantastic, but it pretty much ended there. My friend and I each received our meals, and it was clearly obvious that her omelet was made with powdered eggs, and the mushrooms pouring out of it were right out of a can. I'm not a professional chef by any means, but my friend is, and we both agreed that there is almost nothing in the world easier to cook than mushrooms.
I ordered steak and eggs and ended up with an under-seasoned steak (which was actually cooked well), and shredded potatoes which were fairly uncooked below the crusty surface. The saving grace of the meal was the Mancini bread which, for those that don't know, is a primo Italian bread made locally.
Before I left, I ran to the restroom, which is adjacent to the kitchen. I'm always fearful of diner kitchens that are hidden out of site, but theirs was clean and the staff was busting ass with a full griddle of eggs, pancakes and meats.
For me, Kelly O's was a nice, local diner, but there was nothing that really stood out to me as overly special. I guess the Triple D thing got me in the door in the first place, so marketing it must be doing something right, but seriously, lighten up on it a little.
(PS: I watched the clip of the show when I got home, and they made Haluski, a Polish staple, and I'm pretty sure any novice cook could replicate it to a tee making me even more confused as to how this place entered Guy Fieri's gravity.)
(For Part XIII, go to: http://www.yelp.com/review_share/19XaxYSjNnI4DUdy8QshbQ/review/JAA6rarcLLWRZdI0qNgchg?fsid=AWdQiVvWP2nN-7yEGMulRQ)
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