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| - Before traveling to Pittsburgh, I turned -- where else -- to Pittsburgh Yelp. By a serendipitous stroke of good fortune, another Pitt-bound traveler had started a Talk thread: where do I *have* to eat in the 'Burgh? The Pittsburgh Yelp community chimed in in droves, and I found myself furiously bookmarking away. It's how husband and I happened on Salt of the Earth, Prantl's, and Point Brugge among other local musts.
Point Brugge is a tiny little brasserie tucked away in a residential neighborhood between Homewood and Squirrel Hill. By another serendipitous stroke of good fortune, husband and I timed our arrival so that we were given the best seat in the house, a table for two in the floor-to-ceiling front window with the doors open, overlooking the outdoor tables and the street outside. The perfect ambiance for what would be a wonderful dinner. Ordered some Belgian tripels and settled in to enjoy Point Brugge.
We started with a bowl of moules frîtes, of course, with red curry, coconut milk, lime, and basil. The heaping mound of mussels was thoroughly satisfying and meaty, the broth rich and flavorful, the frîtes thin and crisp with a basil mayonnaise dip, and nice, crusty baguette for sopping sauce. For entrées I had the locally-made, organic tofu bánh mì style sandwich, and husband opted for the charcuterie pork chop. My sammie had ginger soy marinated tofu, cucumber jalapeño relish, napa cabbage, carrots, basil mayonnaise served on more lovely, crusty baguette with a side of cole slaw. It was delicious, if a bit one-tone; I was hoping that the relish would pop, but it was hardly noticeable. And I could have used twice the cabbage and carrot. The mayo-free slaw was light, crunchy, and a nice complement to the sandwich. Husband's grilled, bone-in chop came with potato-leek hash, corn and pepper relish, and a homemade pork sausage. He loved the tender, juicy chop and sausage paired with the cool, vinegary relish. Everything was priced quite reasonably, too. We paid no more than $21 for any of the dishes we had the pleasure of noshing.
Rounding out an excellent meal was the even better service provided by our server, Flora, as well as the host and the manager. When I asked Flora what "locally-sourced" tofu actually meant, she went and brought the manager who wrote down the name of the West Virginia-based producer. Quelle service.
Thank you, thank you, Pittsburgh Yelp! We were steered, again, in a great direction.
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