"2011-06-28T00:00:00"^^ . "3.5 stars\n\nI've lived in Pittsburgh for 6 months now and I've heard SO much about how Pleasure Bar is the greatest Italian in Bloomfield (aka the entire city, since Bloomfield IS the Little Italy here). I finally decided tonight that I had to try it for myself.\n\nWhile the food is above average, the ambiance does leave a little to be desired. The evening started out with a bread basket, which was (oddly) comprised of three somewhat bland pieces of white bread and about 20 little squares of butter. Very strange. Even in my most gluttonous days, I find it impossible to average 6+ squares of butter per slice of bread, but maybe that's just me.\n\nMy dish, the linguini with house-made cream sauce and mushrooms, came with a soup or salad, of which I chose the broccoli and cheddar soup. As a vegetarian, I was pleased to see plenty of options on the menu for me to choose from. The broccoli and cheddar soup was rich and creamy, albeit a bit salty for my taste. The linguini however, was great. I could immediately tell the sauce was homemade - it had a certain fresh and rich flavor that pre-packaged sauce tends to lack. (Unfortunately, I'm sure the amount of calories I consumed in that dish reflected the amazingly rich flavor, but I'll just ignore that.) As pleased as I was with my own menu luck, I found my boyfriend's dish - the gnocchi with pomodoro sauce - to be a tad bit lackluster. The pomodoro sauce and the gnocchi itself were forgettable. While I loved my own dish, the lack of consistency throughout the menu makes ordering a bit difficult.\n\nOverall, this is a pretty good neighborhood Italian restaurant that is priced rather decently. If you aren't adverse to a bit of cheesy mom-and-pop restaurant decor, I recommend it."^^ . "3"^^ . "2"^^ . . "0"^^ . . . "1"^^ .