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| - Going to the Cultural District to see a show always brings up the opportunity to also explore some of the fun restaurants that cater to the people who work and play in this area. We've not been to Nola on the Square before, so thought we should... and we did.
The building is quite colorful on the outside and the storefront itself is quite narrow. Once inside, the decor is on the dark side with a long corridor between the bar and some table. However, it widens out towards the back (where the kitchen is) and also has an upstairs, so there is actually quite a lot of space there. We were there early, so we saw the staff doing their prep work and watching TV... Our server did treat us well and came to check on us periodically, so the fact that we were one of only three parties on hand meant that the did not take lesser care of us for watching TV!
The menu is slanted towards either Creole or Southern cooking. In addition to the New Orleans dishes that you might expect to find in a place with this kind of a name, we also saw Fried Green Tomatoes; Chicken and Dumplings; and stuffed Mushrooms that used Pimiento Cheese!
We ended up ordering the Fried Green Tomatoes and the Mushrooms for our appetizers; then we went with the Voodoo Pasta and the Seafood Jambalaya for our main dishes, and some Beignets for dessert. We also got a bottle of wine and were quite pleased with the price of about $70 per person - which is not high considering the quantities of dishes.
The food quality was somewhat variable, unfortunately. The Fried Green Tomatoes actually needed to be salted, but they came with a yogurt sauce which was fantastic and made the dish! The Mushrooms were disappointing in that was so little of the Pimento Cheese that you could not really taste it. The Voodoo Pasta was supposed to have Bucattini, but I swear that what came on the plate was Spaghetti! the sauce was supposed to be spicy (hence the name) but reminded me more of an Italian Arrabiata sauce than anything else. The Seafood Jambalaya was a study in contrasts: The shrimp and scallops were expertly prepared, but the chicken was charred and overcooked. The sausage was good. The star of the evening were the Beignets that came covered in powdered sugar and also with a small dish of Mango Sorbet (our choice). This dessert made the dinner!
Our waiter was highly knowledgeable about the food and steered us to the appropriate combinations for our taste. We also some saw dishes being take to other tables, and they looked very nice. I would definitely come back here as the cuisine is not the normal Pittsburgh offering and perhaps some of the faults I noted were temporary.
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