8-14-08
by John O.
Who would have known that little old Ligonier had such a cool place to eat… my wife and I, in our thirties, decided to have a “date night” and were eager to try the new restaurant in town. From the outside the Ivy Cafe looks charming and rustic. Once inside, you enter a [...]

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8/11/08. Richard Chen; 3 for dinner on Monday, their 3rd day of business.
Entering the restaurant into a stylish & impressive surrounding. Welcoming staff.
Ordered house special mojitos & a martini on the rocks ( $2 upcharge for ice, why?)
Starters: pot stickers, skins were tough & fair; Peking duck salad on frisee with peanut dressing, the duck [...]

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Pangea is a welcome addition to the Shadyside dinning scene. The menu is creative and the food is well prepared and delicious. I had a chilled melon soup that had fresh melon flavors with a little zip to it. The crab cake Paninis was outstanding with roasted red pepper, grilled fresh asparagus, feta cheese and [...]

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Pizza Fusion advertises fresh organic and earth friendly and that is about all that you can say for the place. The noise level is not earth friendly and either is the service. It took us an hour to get our pizza and 30 minutes for a glass for our drink. Our mushroom and thyme pizza [...]

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I stayed at Bedford Springs Resort during Father’s Day. This charming, peaceful resort has been restored to its historic grandeur. The two main dining rooms were a real treat. The food was creative and both the food and service were outstanding.
At the Crystal Room, I had barbecued shrimp with watermelon gazpacho. Delicious. As my main [...]

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Soba is one of Pittsburgh’s top restaurants, and I was looking forward to trying their tasting menu to celebrate the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival. The meal was a complete disaster! The dim sum was overcooked and unappetizing. The second course of little neck clams with lo-mein noodles was tasteless and the clams (sandy) were [...]

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We went to the Taipei Restaurant in Cranberry for dinner and had a great meal.
We started with two special appetizers – a duck spring roll and a lobster sushi roll. Both were perfectly prepared and delicious. The lobster sushi roll was creative with bit s of avocado and orange to complement the lobster. We choose [...]

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I have enjoyed many meals at Eleven. I went there for lunch recently. The Eleven burger was perfection, it consisted of Angus beef, veal, house-made bacon, and topped with white cheddar cheese.
I can not wait to go back and try some of the other sandwiches…soft-shell crab, crab-cake and lobster roll.

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Just had dinner @ Pangea’s tonight for the third try and it IS GOOD!!!! Started with an heirloom tomato coulis salad, then the trio of tabulu. Then the crab au gratin…..polished it all off with a lemon souffle and I must reiterate that it is just a very fun way to eat trying so many [...]

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Red Room: 2 for dinner mid-week. First visit since Kevin Sousa ( Formerly of Alchemy at Bigelow Grill ) took over the kitchen. Dining room was full. New menu created by the new chef. Kevin selected our menu & presented the dinner in tasting portions.
Amuse bouche – Hawaiian Pizza a la alchemy, not your average [...]

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