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| - Savoy has me intrigued, its different from other places I've been to in Pittsburgh and I like that! I will say I was sorely disappointed in the food - it was mediocre at best.
My friend and I met at Savoy for happy hour and I got the pear martini and cucumber melon martini - both were fantastic. My friend got the cotton candy martini which I got to try and assuming that it would be ridiculously, stomach turning sweet, I even winced before taking a sip,
Well slap me in the face! It wasn't overly sweet, it was perfectly balanced while still tasting like cotton candy.
We ordered some appetizers including the sliders (medium well) that came with "Savoy" fries and the shrimp satay. The sliders were chewy, dry, and bland...maybe it was b/c we wanted them cooked medium well, but I've had burgers requested this way without being so dry and bland. The "Savoy" fries were regular old fries with a bit of salt and rosemary...you could hardly taste the seasoning...say hello to ketchup.
The shrimp was cooked well (not rubbery) but the peanut sauce left me thinking that there's something missing...could it be salt, maybe some spice...I'm not exactly sure, but it's like someone opened a jar of Jif peanut butter extra creamy style, melted it and served it with the shrimp. My understanding was the peanut "sauce" is more than just melted peanut butter.
I would go back again for the drinks and ambiance, I'd be curious to see how it was later in the evening since we were just there for happy hour.
Oh amost forgot - the staff was very friendly when we were there.
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