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| - We went to the new Pasqualino's Italian Eatery location/building in Murrysville. Pulling up we saw an overloaded parking lot and we said oh-oh. But on checking in the wait was 15 - 20 minutes so we stayed. They were doing a great business tonight and they told me it is a normal weekend, but this day there were a few large parties. Seems they have a back room for private dining and there was a large group back there with a big cake and folks talking lots of pics, making speeches and lots of hugging and having a good time.
The décor to me was kind of sterile cool to cold and definitely not a typical Italian motif and without much personality. There is a kind of central bar area with plenty of seating and most people were having drinks and appetizers there while waiting on their tables. Some people just eat their entire dinner there which is a fair option of a really busy night.
To speed up our seating we were offered a high-top in the bar area and that was just fine with us. There was lots of hubbub, traffic and action, going on in that area but it was not off-putting. The staff was working extremely hard to keep up with the volume and to keep people from waiting too long to be served. I thought they did a good job at that, and they should be recognized.
For the new location there is a new menu with lots of additional choices and standard carryovers from the old menu. I thought I would try something new, a companion stuck with an old standard, and another tried something new, at least I think it was new.
I had the Penne and Asparagus sauce with Salmon. This was not good. Or at least it was mediocre. Not much flavor to the sauce and the salmon looked very unappealing like it came from a can and was broken up into a million tiny pieces with just a few 1/2 inch pieces at the most. The salmon was having no taste either and did not remind me of anything fresh. The pasta itself however was very good, tasted great and was cooked perfectly.
My wife had the Gnocchi with Mushroom cream sauce. This was also okay at best I would say having tasted it and by her own assessment. The gnocchi was not tender, or flavorful. The mushroom cream sauce had a lot of cream but not much flavor. The sauce certainly did not give enough mushroom for anyone expecting that great essence.
A companion had a real old Pasqualino's standard you could always count on, which was the Penne with their own great Marinara Sauce and their wonderful meatballs. This was what you come here for..
Not real far from four stars but a lot of the flavor profiles need to be improved.
Oh, and the salads were fresh, the rolls are great and the front of the house staff works hard to please.
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