I really wanted to like this place- the decor was great and the menu had some nice diversity but there were just some things that I think should have been done a lot better- especially for the price & hype that surrounds UP. For example:
- The salumi & chese plate was blah blah blah. The 2 different cheeses literally tasted like...well, nothing. It's not that hard to find a good cheese in Pittsburgh- just go down to Penn Mac and get something to make it worth the $.
- My scallops were tasty but cold. My husband and I were there for an early dinner and were one of the only people in the restaurant so I don't understand why it was so hard to make sure our food was hot.
- Finally, I understand toddlers are hard to control but when you have parents that are literally encouraging their child to crawl around on the floor like a gorilla (their words, not mine) and screaming/playing right next to people who are out for a nice dinner and paying a nice price, I would appreciate someone asking the parents to at least not encourage their child to treat the restaurant as their playground.
We've only been there once but unfortunately I think the hype that surrounds up be just that...hype.