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| - Sometimes Pittsburgh feels like a food/cultural wasteland to me, and then I find places like this. I've recently been trying to explore the local Lawrenceville eateries and get out of the same old Oakland/Shadyside/Sq. Hill venues and it's definitely been a good thing. This is by far the best Italian food I've had in the burgh. In fact, I went to Joe Mama's for late night a few days after eating here and everything just paled/felt lame in comparison. Piccolo is first of all, one of the cleanest restaurants I've been in in the city. Second of all, it's relatively priced ($11-$15 for pasta entrees, $11-$13 for pizza), and third of all, the pasta is amazing! At least the dish that I had was. I'm still having dreams about it. I forget the name but it's basically a cheese gruyere pasta with the softest meltiest eggplant at the bottom. Never enjoyed something entirely vegetarian so much. I also loved the small, cozy and intimate atmosphere (okay it would have been intimate sans the drunk part of 8 right behind us. this definitely seems more like a date place than a group of friends, and on that note, it is also byob). Tucked away in that busy little building with people eating outside, it felt almost reminiscent of eating at a local east village restaurant.
Also, while you're waiting for a table be sure to check out the numerous boutiques down the street such as the newly opened PageBoy salon/store.
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