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| - My fellow Elite friends are right about Spoon. Spoon might very well be one of the top restaurants in the city. I can't believe I haven't been here sooner.
First, the low-cost and convenient Valet takes what otherwise might be a pain in the butt and turns into a no-brainer. Warning: Do not park across the street in the Walgreens lot -- Security monitors for people leaving the area, and then tickets and/or tows them. Don't be cheap, pay the $3 for the valet.
The service from the hostesses to the servers to everyone I interacted with was top notch. Attentive, quiet, doesn't interrupt, knowledgeable, friendly, and listens well. You can tell they care about the experience. The other restaurants where I've posted about bad service, PAY ATTENTION.
The menu is fantastically simple. 10 Apps and 10 Entrees. The Dim Sum platter was an excellent mix of small foods, with everything being great except the overly overly salty miso soup. The chicken meatballs were tasty but boring.
The presentation on all the food was fantastic and professional. If only a little bit over done. I'll upload some pictures. Really beautiful dishes.
The main courses we chose were the dry boat scallops over risotto with asparagus and the bacon wrapped salmon. Both were delicious. The scallops had a great sear, cooked perfectly, and were perfectly accompanied for a full meal. There were only three scallops, instead of the normal (4) or (5) served in other restaurants, but it was fine.
Of special note was the bread basket. The bread was absolutely unique and delicious, especially the cream cheese tiny round muffin. Fantastic.
I also thought the prices were reasonable given the quality of the food and service.
The overall vibe was modern and dinner at this restaurant was considerably different from what's going on downtown or other parts of Pittsburgh.
Highly Recommended!
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