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| - Food: Eden specializes in raw gluten-free vegan food, setting in apart from almost all restaurants in Pittsburgh. The menu consists of raw vegan appetizers, raw vegan entrees, prepared vegan entrees, and raw vegan desserts. When they say raw vegan, they mean it. These are uncooked vegetables with no dairy or animal products whatsoever. However, upon request, they will accommodate carnivores with free range organic chicken added to a meal. We ordered a soup, one entree, (the tempeh mole) and the sampler. The soup was carrot based, cold, and was a special item for that evening. Although the waiter warned us that it was 'mild,' it was loaded with flavor and delicious. The mole was from the prepared menu and comes with the option of tortillas on the side, which we recommend. It was flavorful but not too spicy. The sampler comes with small portions of all three appetizers, all three raw unprepared entrees, and all three desserts. Everything we were served was delicious and loaded with flavor. Despite being vegetarians for years, there were items on the sampler that we had never tried at a restaurant, like 'steak and potatoes' that was actually dehydrated mushrooms and creamed cauliflower, and 'french fries' which were uncooked dehydrated cabbage. The best items we tried were the beet ravioli, the marinated veggie pizza, the zucchini pasta, and the banana pie dessert. The menu changes seasonally and there are daily specials. This is one of the most unique menus in Pittsburgh. Vegetarians and vegans will be in paradise, and their adventurous carnivore friends will too (and there is chicken if they aren't keen on veggies).
Price: Appetizers are $5-6, entrees are $8-13, and desserts are $5-7. Their extensive drink menu ranges from $2-7 depending on whether you are getting a shot, juice, or smoothie. As mentioned above, two of us shared the sampler and a regular entree. We were still a bit hungry after dinner. If you plan to order the sampler to try everything (which I recommend), I would also order one entree per person because the samples are very small (1-2 bites). The entrees aren't huge, so you will be able to finish one per person and the sampler, and you will be glad you ordered it. The prices are fair. The portion sizes aren't huge, but the quality and variety of the ingredients is impressive.
Drinks: Eden is BYOB with no corkage fee. They also have a crazy-huge list of homemade juices, smoothies, and other healthy cocktails. Most drinks come with some type of super-food in them, and they are all delicious. They're a bit pricey, but loaded with combinations of ingredients you would never put together at home.
Atmosphere: There is both indoor and outdoor seating. We did not make a reservation and got a table on a Friday night, but by the time we left, it was very busy and there was a wait for a table. The outdoor patio is separated by a fence from the Girasole patio. There are large and small tables.
Service: Both the manager and our waiter stopped at our table many times throughout the course of our meal. Our waiter explained every menu item extensively and thoroughly so that we not only knew what was in each plate, but exactly what combinations of flavors to anticipate tasting. They refilled our water often, answered all of our questions, and brought the check quickly. The service was excellent. They both explained that they are always trying to develop new menu items and appreciate customer feedback.
(+): delicious and healthy food, exotic foods and drinks, helpful and friendly staff, great concept
(-): a bit pricey relative to the serving sizes at other restaurants (likely due to quality of ingredients)
Would I go back again? Without question, both for food and juices/smoothies, to get more of what we have already tasted, and to taste the new menu each season.
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