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| - I really, really want to like this place because it is one of my boyfriend's favorite spots in downtown Pittsburgh, but ... I really, really don't like this place.
The restaurant is a lot bigger than it appears from the outside with plenty of seating table wise. I hate how close the tables are to the bar, though. It doesn't seem to leave enough room when this place is busy, like during the gallery crawls.
Everything I've eaten here I've always found to be sort of blah, as if there is something more that they could've done to it. It always varies, too - maybe more spice, a bit overcooked, etc. etc. The last time I visited my boyfriend ordered lo mein and vegetable stir fry with chicken and I got the lamb pot roast sandwich. Thank God the sandwich came open faced with mashed potatoes because the lamb was dry, dry, dry. The stir fry was cold as if it had been prepared and then left sitting for a length of time. Overall, it was a disappointing lunch.
The only saving grace of this place, if you are a wine aficionado, is their extensive wine collection. It's huge and I have sampled quite a few of them. My boyfriend knows more about wine than I do and he always picks out something tasty. Sometimes we'll grab a bottle and just order some appetizers to munch on (the appetizers aren't anything special, either; shocking, I know).
If you're downtown for an event and would like to grab a couple of glasses of wine, I definitely recommend Sonoma Grille over any other place downtown. If you're coming for the food ... eh, good luck.
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