Yes.
Yes Yes yes Yes.
My experience at Legume last night is in a close running for my best Pittsburgh restaurant experience, ever...
As many have mentioned, I was a bit skeptical of their move to North Oakland of all places. While N.Craig St doesn't have much draw in and of itself, it does seem like a somewhat central location, I'll give them that. I'm not sure how to describe the decor, I'm very curious what the space was pre-Legume, but it feels a lot like a dimly lit 1950's hotel foyer.
At any rate, I don't care about all that. The food was comfortably spectacular. The pork pate was creamy and delectable, but nothing too unseen. My barley risotto, hangar steak, carrot purree dish was cooked to perfection as was my partner's faro, goat cheese, plate. Another friend had duck confit with an apple chutney that made for candy on the plate. The food, in all, was perfectly executed but within a certain comfort zone of a new-american palate.
The service was 6 stars. We had to wait quite a bit of time for our main food service, and the manager and server more than adequately compensated for this. The server was friendly, and very knowledgeable about plates, wines, or desserts when asked.
In all, if you're really digging on some perfect seasonal new-american food, check this out. Just don't expect to be hit over the head with flavor profiles you've never experienced.