My wife and I attended a birthday party at Trapuzzano. We were hungry so we decided to have a go at it. My wife and I are not fans of Italian food, mind you. In the ten years that we've been together, we've never once gone to an Italian restaurant for dinner.
The atmosphere was interesting. There was a live jazz / rock band playing. The crowd was a mixture of Shadyside uppity types and families who were there for tradiitional italian food. The restaurant was clean and the layout is welcoming.
Our service was above average. We didn't feel rushed and all of our requests were fulfilled, although the promptness of our service left a little to be desired.
I ordered an Old Fashioned and my wife ordered a martini. Both drinks were true to form and well made.
Our food was excellent. I ordered chicken parmesean as did my wife; I ordered red sauce, she ordered alfredo. We both commented on our dishes being the best Italian chicken dish we'd ever had.
Prices are reasonable for Pittsburgh dining.
All in all, we had a good experince here. With all of the great new diverse restaurants in the Pittsburgh area, it's good to see someone doing "tradition" and doing it well.