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| - I need to come back here. Not because it was great, but because I'm still undecided. I didn't have a huge appetite, so I just went with a couple appetizers and dessert.
I ordered a crab cake, the shrimp and mozzarella and then a caramel crusted cake with vanilla frosting.
Loved the crab cake. Had a ton of meat and some good flavor. The lobster sauce with it was perfect, and didn't overpower the crab meat.
The shrimp and mozzarella was a mixed dish. The shrimp was a little big, as was the bruschetta. I don't believe that bruschetta should take me 4-5 full bites to get through. The prosciutto wrapped around the shrimp had good flavor. The mozzarella was VERY fresh. If it's not made in-house, it's made somewhere local. The bruschetta was a little burnt on the bottom, but then they doused it with a sauce that wasn't very good. Without the sauce, I like this app a lot. With the sauce, it goes downhill quick.
The caramel crusted cake also was pretty solid. It had a little chocolate sauce drizzle on it, but not a ton, which is good. It's a lot of flavors in one bite, so none of them can be too strong.
I'll give it three stars right now. Next trip to Pittsburgh, I'll try to stop in and taste an entree or two to see how it goes. There are signs of promise, though, and it's tucked away where you wouldn't expect it.
Only downfall is there was no one in the dining room when I went in. Since I didn't want to feel like I was in a scene from The Shining, I ate in the bar area, which still allows smoking. That made it a little tough at times, cause everyone was taking advantage of that!
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