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| - My parents first ate here after seeing Superior Motors on Parts Unknown and loved it so much they booked our family after Thanksgiving dinner here for the Saturday after turkey day at 6:30pm. There is street parking but also a small parking area next door which we were able to squeeze into. The decor is very modern industrial-my husband particularly liked how the back of the bar was lit to shine on all of the bottles there.
We were immediately sat upon arrival in a cozy 5 person booth, which was on the dining side opposite from where my parents sat on their original visit. It was not too crowded but I'd recommend reservations since the holiday probably had something to do with the light crowd. Our server came over quickly, gave some menu highlights, and then left us to explore the ever-changing menu.
We ordered a bottle of Cab franc for the table which paired nicely with our (mostly red) meat entrees. I noticed they allow BYOB too but I'm not sure on the corkage fee but just an FYI for those interested. They serve homemade sourdough bread-at a cost-pre meal if requested. We dove straight into appetizers and entrees though. My parents ordered the beef tartare served with seaweed wraps. While enjoyable they said the beef tartare at Union Standard is superior (having never been I cannot share my opinion) but this version was quite spicy. I tried a forkful and thought it was ok, spicy for sure, I'm not a beef tartare fan at all, but my husband finished the dish for them since they were not too impressed. He enjoyed the spicy flavors and found the seaweed wraps to be the perfect way to wrap the tartare up for delivery to the mouth.
For entrees, 3 of us ordered the short rib dish. My mom was highly disappointed they changed the menu and didn't have the steak (best since Argentina she said-which was in February). All of us loved the short rib! The meat was super tender, the béarnaise sauce intermixed with mushroom and onions was the perfect accompaniment for the flavorful short ribs. The polenta was interesting. I'm not familiar with it but this version was in cubes with a cinnamon-like outer coating. The only miss here was the Brussels sprouts which were not cooked thoroughly and were quite hard. My dad ordered the halibut which was served with a miso broth poured on top upon its arrival to the table. Of course, no one got a taste but he said it was unique and delicious. My husband ordered the pork dish, complete with trout roe, and loved it-his plate was the first one cleaned. For dessert my husband and I shared the chocolate dessert as did my mom and dad. It was really, um, interesting. I'm a purist with chocolate so I wish the lower layer of the black sesame patty had not been there because the adzuki ice cream with chocolate ganache and the cherries was delicious! My brother ordered the panna cotta, which I wasn't able to try, but since he finished it all, that probably meant he gave his approval of the dessert.
Portions are just right-don't expect to leave overstuffed or hungry. I really enjoyed my dining experience at Superior Motors and, while it's in an area that is probably inconvenient for most of Pittsburgh, I'd still recommend taking the drive to Braddock for a superior dining experience!
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