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| - For all of the foodies out there looking for a local oriented fresh restaurant, Sonoma Grille is your place. It may not be orginal to Pittsburgh, but their whole mission is to produce tapas styled-california themed dishes. Which brings me into their extensive very well perfomed wine list, that the servers are very on point with. Not all of their food is tapas styled, but their appetizers most definately are what we call TAPAS, and this is a restaurant that creates their own infused oil, and amuse bouche's for the some of you not getting an appetizer. The entire decor is California to a T, or from what I see on the movies at least, I have yet to travel out west. But from the decor, to the service to their food this is your california restaurant in Pittsburgh, and yes this an upscale restaurant and it is pricy but if you want a bang for your buck, this is the place you need to try.
As for my night, there was a group of 8, and yes us smart culinary students did make a reservation. RESERVATIONS ARE RECOMMENDED, wherever you go. As somebody who has been a lead hostess, either take the time to make the reservation or quit your bitchin'. Back to my night we had one large round table which is great and easy to communicate with each other, I started off with a glass of Washington Riesling, and that's just my type of wine. I actually had two glasses. I decided not to over-stuff myself and wait for my main entree. We were served their amuse bouche for the night, which was a little toasted crostini with bruschetta styled tomatoes. (It was Bruschetta, who am I kidding?) You seriously can't mess up bruschetta in my mind. I had the toss up between the Asian style duck or the Lamb Osso Bucco. I decided to go with my least second choice and get the Lamb Osso Bucco, as I watched my friend devour the Asian style Duck, which I regretted not getting. Not that I didnt like my Lamb, because that was too on point, with different root vegetables then your original, as in rutabaga, and parsnips, etc.. and the lamb, fell right off the bone, perfect really, especially when you got some of that mouth watering fresh shaved parmesan cheese on top. However I REALLY wanted that dang duck. Which I did get to try my friends and can vouche for her devouring that plate, because I have yet to go to Sonoma and have BAD DUCK. I want it right now, it was that good, I love their duck.
Running into the dessert, I told the waiter Eric, to suprise me. He returned with their orange and cranberry bread pudding. Can't go wrong with bread pudding ever. Especially theirs, candied orange peel, marmalade, and cranberries all over that bread pudding goodness. However their apple neapolitan, SAY WHAT! Should have gotten that, their layer of sour apple sorbet, tasted as if you were biting into a green bright juicy granny smith apple, their desset chef Kerri, has it goin' on.
I am most definately a fan of Sonoma Grille and would recommend it to all non-foodies and foodies who can truly appreciate the difference in styles of food, culture and atmosphere, and a great time.
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