Back in the day, the 17th Street Cafe was one of the better quaint places to go for a special occasion or nice date night. However, on a recent visit, I had noticed that the restaurant wasn't as busy, the food was not as good, and the service was lacking. With so many new trendy, upscale places popping up in and around Pittsburgh and so much competition for small, expensive restaurants, 17th Street Cafe needs to step up it's game (like add new dishes, retrain the kitchen staff, etc) or go the way of Cafe Allegra.