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| - Pittsburgh Restaurant Week always encourages me to go out and try a new place that I've been meaning to get to, but just haven't made time for yet. When my friends and I saw Butcher & the Rye on the list, we made time :)
Walking in you see the rustic yet classy decor - boar's head hanging on the wall mixed with upscale lighting. I felt like I walked into a HGTV makeover or something - yes, this is a compliment! I wish I had that kind of style.
We came for the RW menu, but since it was one of the last days of Restaurant Week, they decided to change things up. We weren't too keen on the new menu they selected (since we already had our meals picked) so we went with plan B - order a bunch of items and share!!
First I need to talk about my drink - Blood & Sand = THANK YOU!!!!!!! THANK YOU FOR KNOWING HOW TO MAKE THIS DELICIOUS BEVERAGE!!! (Yes I realize I used all caps. I would shout this from the rooftops if I could)
Food Time:
My friends and I ordered a bunch of small plates:
PEI MUSSELS $12 red curry / coconut milk / long beans / tomato / lime / cilantro
MAC N CHEESE $10 taleggio / fontina / goat cheese / cheddar / Parmesan
A homemade bread (sorry can't find it on the website to access ingredients)
BEET SALAD 10 goat cheese / croutons / pickled fennel / gem lettuce / pepitas / blood orange dressing.
The mussels were delicious - though I later learned that I (sadly) have an allergy to them. The Mac N Cheese was, in a word, HEAVENLY! Creamy and incredibly decadent. I've tried many Mac N Cheese dishes, but this is the best, thus far. The bread was warm and fresh with 3 delicious dips - olive, Alfredo, and one other I cannot recall. Finally my yummy beet salad! Who would think to turn the goat cheese into little fried cheese balls? Creative and tasty, but light with a delicious vinaigrette.
For my main dish, I selected the Sea Bass with wasabi mashed - Light and flavorful! I was pleased with my selection. I did not want to share my dish with ANYONE. I kept it to myself.
Before running off to the theater, we decided to end the night with a sweet treat. My friend and I shared: SUNDAE 8 coconut cream cheese ice cream / carrot cake / compressed pineapple / candied carrot. Candied carrots? Why can't all carrots be candied?!? If they were kids would never have a problem eating their vegetables. I could have licked this bowl, if I wasn't in public. The creamy ice cream, the coconut, sweet carrot, moist cake... I'm drooling... I'll stop.
Don't wait until the next restaurant week to visit Butcher and the Rye. Make the time and visit them this weekend, tonight even. Your stomach will thank you... unless you're allergic to mussels. If you are, skip them and order more candied carrots!
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