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| - So first of all, let me preface this by saying, I always have a good time in Pittsburgh. It's just like magic. I show up, I have a great time, and I owe it all to the Steel City's... I dunno... jeu ne se quois?! So, the best of times are when I find something ELSE that I love as much as Pittsburgh in the city of bridges. Found: Mallorca.
Spanish culture, language, food, music and I, well we get along well.
I was super excited to find a Groupon for Mallorca, as it is a classy little spot, but a bit out of my normal price range for a casual Saturday night out. I don't know if it was subliminal messaging or sentiment remaining from my vacation in Spain, but I was a woman on a mission: Sangria, Paella. End of sentence.
Mallorca is a white table cloth place, and they take your coat at the door-- keepin' it classy. We ordered a pitcher of Sangria and shared the house Paella. I wasn't dazzled by the shared dish charge, but we just weren't hungry enough to put down much more than the Paella dish alone.
I can't say the food was so authentic it took me right back to the streets of Las Ramblas where I had my first authentic Paella, but it was good, and far better than what I have seen turned out by zealous would-be chefs that I call friends. There was plenty of flavor, and the seafood was cooked well. The dish was accompanied by some steamed veggies, and you'd think it's hard to mess up steamed veggies, but my friends I have seen it done and Mallorca did not disappoint.
I saw a lot of what looked like special celebrations and romantic, intimate dates happening all around us, and I thought that was charming. The service would get five stars if it stood on it's own, and although we passed on dessert, the selections looked enticing.
If you get a chance to go to Mallorca, I recommend going all out. My next trip will be more of a three-course experience.
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