Article 3796 of cmu.ece.general: Xref: fs7.ece.cmu.edu cmu.ece.general:3796 pgh.general:1818 Newsgroups: cmu.ece.general,pgh.general Path: fs7.ece.cmu.edu!faraday.ece.cmu.edu!winstead From: winstead@faraday.ece.cmu.edu (Charles Holden Winstead) Subject: Unofficial Summary of pgh.food Message-ID: Sender: news@fs7.ece.cmu.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon Distribution: cmu Date: Thu, 22 Apr 93 14:31:12 GMT+5:00 This is my unofficial summary of posts on the Pgh.food bboard. I try to keep a one or two line endorsement of the various restaurants mentioned. Please feel free to recommend additions or changes. I would like to get the following info for any places you like: Name - Area or Address - Good, Great, etc - Approx Price for 1 entre comments, directions, etc also are they in the entetainment book? Thanks, -Charles New Stuff: A Best of Pgh.food, Alphabetical(sort of) Needed: A definitive Best Pizza Information on Entertainment Coupon Dining Headings: ========= Pgh.food Favorites: Indian: Italian: Asian: Pizza: Ribs & Wings: French: Mexican and Spanish: Misc, expensive Misc, Reasonable: Misc, Cheap: Ice Cream: Specialty Vegetarian: Grandview: Breakfast Pastries Note: The <<..>> are my comments, everything else is second hand knowledge. auce = all you can eat (E) Entertainment Book Comments like "Good, Bad" mean mixed reviews. (OAK) - Oakland, (ShS) - Shadyside, (SqH) - Squirrel Hill (SS) - South Side (SH) - South Hills (BF) - Bloomfield (MV) - Monroevile (DT) - Downtown (GT) - Greentree (NH) - North Hills (MtW) - Mt Washington (EL) - East Liberty (NS) - North Side Pgh.food Favorites: =================== PastaAmore - Italian, good*4 <>, try terramisu (dessert) China Palace - Asian, <>, Good*4 Min Dung - Vietnamese/Chinese - Strip - Very Good*5, nice atmosphere 2120 Penn, 765-1150(?) Oakside Inn - (Oak) Craig, Great Sushi*5 and Korean, order ahead for sushi House of Sauce - Ribs,Great*6, take-out only, call ahead, Center in (OAK) sometimes uneven, can be expensive. Aussie's Down Under - Wings, Good*7 , Liberty (BF), Wed Good Fajita Grill - Good*4, Mexican, <> now has a lot of seafood too. Mallorca - Spanish, Good*4, Carson Str, near Bridge, $$, lots of food. Good Seafood, except mussels, Huge Steak Fest El Ultimo Cafe - Liberty in Strip - Excellent, Argentinian Food, Ex-CMU owner, beef esp good.*5 Grand Concourse - (Station Square) unbeatable Sunday Breakfast buffet*4, $$. Indian: ======= Darbar - <> Hindu temple - (MV) favorite: Tamarind Rice. Indian Garden - Atwood Street (OAK), 2*Good, $10 Lunch Buffet Star of India - <> Taste of India - <> Best One, Good --- Italian: ======== D'Amico's - (BF)- Excellent - 2*(dinner+dessert+wine)=$25 Little Italy - Century III, (SH), fairly cheap, good food. Pasta Piatto - (SS) - One of the Best, but small, reasonable PastaAmore - good*4 <>, try terramisu (dessert) PerFavor - Good, off Centre (OAK), can be expensive, (~$14) Piccolo Mondo - Italian, Best, Foster Plaza (GT), Take the Parkway West (outbound) to the Greentree/Crafton exit Head toward Crafton. At the stop sign, turn left. At the light, continue straight through. After 1/4-1/2 mile, you'll see the Holiday Inn. Turn right (this is Foster Plaza). Continue up the main road. Piccolo Mondo is on the left (I think their canopy is red). Picolo Picolo - Good, Great, somewhat Expensive <<$15+, (DT)>> - Huge Wine list Primadonna - McKees Rocks, Broadway, Great also good: Le Pommier D'Imperio's (MV) Rico's (NH) Christophers (MtW) --- Asian: ======= Bangkok House - Rt 19, best, Superior Thai Food China Palace - <>, Good*4 Chinese on Carson - (SS) - Good, dim sum Coral Garden - Edgewood Towne Center, Fantastic Golden House - Good Food, but a dive Hana - Sushi and Japanese. (Market Square), (E), shabu shabu is fun, if not romantic Himalayan/Tibetan - very good*2, on Forbes across the Parkvale S&L, lots of vegetarian dishes too. Hong Kong Express - <> gets some bad ratings, but cheap House of Siam - (SqH) $10, Good*2, esp Beek Salad, Coconut Soup, Squid in Basil and Garlic, Ginger Beef Ja Fu Go - Monongahela, Cheap and Good. Jimmy Tsang's - Centre & Negley (EL), 2*Best!, ~$7 entre, good atmosphere Kabuki - good Japanese, far less expensive than Kiku, etc. Liang's Hunan - Liberty Center Bad, don't go there. Mark Pi's - Chinese - Auce, $10, Century III Mall (SH) Min Dung - Vietnamese/Chinese - Strip - Very Good*5, nice atmosphere 2120 Penn, 765-1150(?) Oakside Inn - (Oak) Craig, Great Sushi*5 and Other Stuff, order ahead for sushi Oriental Garden - Vietnamese/Chinese - Good -Penn (BF) near Millvale Ave Oriental Kitchen - Semple (OAK) - really good, open until 1am Peking Gourmet Kitchen - Pretty Good - Murray (SqH) dim sum Sesame Inn - Good Siam - Thai - near Ross Park Mall - Excellent (2*(dinner+wine+appetizer)=$34) Siamese Kitchen - Thai, best*2, esp basil eggplant, reasonable Sichuan House - Great - Murray Ave, (SqH) Sichuan House - Great - Cochran Road, (SH), better than Murray Sushi Too - (ShS) Good, but exspensive Szechuan Gourmet - Good, Bad - Bellefonte (ShS) (may have slow service) *once had a piece of glass in food! Taipei - Freeport Road, Fox Chapel. Good Dim Sum Thai - Walnut & Bellefont (ShS), ok, best in Pgh, really bad $10 Thai Place - Springdale, ok food. (28 N, exit at PA turnpike exit) Young Bin Kwan - Korean - good,Bad - Mail in (BF), Best Sushi dim sum - Wok on 22, (MV) ok Hong Kong, West Liberty Ave, not bad Peking Gourmet ok, spicey dumplings are good Thai Bin, Century III ok Thai on Walnut --- Pizza: ======= Bado's - Best*2, Beverly Road in South Hills, good menu beyond pizza Bishop's - Best*2 - Brownsville Rd, Mt Oliver Steak and French Fry Pizza best Booters - Best - Mt Labanon Carbonaro's - Mt Lebanon College Inn - Corner of College and Ellsworth (ShS), Interesting, doughy Conca D'Oro - in Holiday Park in the King's plaza on RT. 286 in Plum...just past monroeville on RT 22 - Best ever Mario's - Best*2 - 2 locations, Regent Square and Duquesne(!?). Mineo's - Murray (SqH) - popular Napoli's - Murray (SqH) - has beer too. Rocko's - Munhall Vincent's - Best*2 - Forest Hills Rt. 30 (Ardmore Blvd.) - Recently rated the WORST, inedible --- Ribs & Wings: ============= Artery - Ellsworth (ShS) - Wings - Variety of Sauces Aussie's Down Under - Wings, Good*7 , Liberty (BF), Wed Good House of Sauce - Ribs - Great*6, take-out only, call ahead, Center in (OAK) sometimes uneven, can be expensive. The Lube (Quaker Steak and Lube) - Sharon, Pa - Best Wings around The Rib Cage - Good Rib House - Wings - Murray (SqH) Good - get hot "buffalo wings" SOD - South Oakland Dive - Wings Great (OAK) Tessaro's - Ribs Plus ... - Great (BF), Ribs 1 day a week., steaks. Wings, Suds, and Spuds - Wings - best - airport Zamfino's - Wings - Great - Off east Ohio on (NS), AYCE $5 sometimes --- French: ======= Au Petit Paris - Exquisite old French and seasonal fair, fabulous Reasonably priced. A true five star restaurant. Just one drawback - it's about a 2 hour drive away in Frostburg, MD. it's well worth it. It's that good. Cafe Allegro - Good*2 - (SS), off Carson LaForet - Good*3 - expensive, voted best restaurant - Highland park on Bryant Street Le Pommier - Good Simply French - Good, and cheaper, bring your own wine --- Mexican and Spanish: ==================== Fajita Grill - Good*4, Mexican, <> now has a lot of seafood too. Franklin Inn - Mexican - Good*2 but far away, Bad, expensive lots of food Hungry Jose's - Mexican - Good, Not Good Jose & Tony' - McFarland Rd. Excellent Mexican*2, Cheap, Mallorca - Spanish - Good*4 - Carson Str, near Bridge, a bit $$, lots of food. Good Seafood, except mussels, Huge Steak Fest Reyna Foods - Grocery Store in the Strip (261-2606) Great Chips Santa Fe - Mexican - Good, auce fajita night, cheap, Southwestern Food Santa Fe is on the orange belt in the south hills, just of Route 19. Take Route 19 south past Border's bookstore and South Hills Village mall. Continue for a mile or two until you see the orange belt signs. Santa Fe will be on your left, but you have to exit Route 19 to the right and loop around to get there. Tequila Junction - Station Square, Very Good, $15 --- Misc, expensive: ================ Bravo Franco - (DT) by Benedum Cafe Sams - Baum Blvd (EL) - very good, California Cuisine, $15+ Smoked Salmon Blintzes, fruit and ice cream blintz Cross Keys Inn - American cuisine (roasts, lamb, etc.) in a colonial setting (a former stagecoach inn). The Colony - Cochran Rd, off Greentree Rd, good steaks Grand Concourse - next to Station Square - $12 Excellent seafood plus, spectacular setting. Sunday Brunch is a must. The Hyeholde - Game, Seafood, and exquisite daily preparations using seasonal ingredients in a reproduction of an English manor house. Expensive -- Jacket and tie required Pgh Steak Company - Carson St (SS) , $20 Poli's - excellent seafood, in a 1950's good restaurant setting. Really Good, $15, Bottom of Murray (SqH), also pasta Station Brake Cafe - Wilmerding - French type, exotic Top of the Triangle - (DT), top of USX tower Westin William Penn - (DT), very good food, excellent brunch ---- Misc, Reasonable: ========================= Allegheny Brewery Pub - Great*2, German Food, $10, Great Beer, Troy Hill Rd (NS) Angel's Corner - Bates St (OAK), good food, quiet. Aspinwall Everyday Gourmet - Take out and Catering (782 2680) Balcony - Walnut (ShS) - <> Great Hot Fudge Sundaes (E), Bardi's - Willow Road, Castle Shannon. Indonesian and Middle East. Good. Cafe 401 - 401 Shady (ShS) - Good food, outdoor seating, $10 Charlie's - behind Mitchell's Bar at Centre and Melwood (OAK), good steaks*2, favorite place, rock music, good wings City Grill - <> Dunning McNair's - Sandwiches, dinners, Bar, $8, Braddock in Regent Square Good*2, Lots of Smoke. (E) El Ultimo Cafe - Liberty in Strip - Excellent, Argentinian Food, Ex-CMU owner, beef esp good.*5 Le Peep - Bourse Shops, Lots of omelets and light food Linden Grove - Castle Shannon. Well Prepared, Reasonable,true Pgh. (E) Marti Gras - Camp Horn Road, last exit 279 before it merges with 79 N, at the bottom exit, make a left and go 3/4 mile. Mediterranean Grill - good*2, on Forbes, (SqH) between Murray and Shady Middle Eastern Food Rodi Grille House - Penn Hills, very casual place, with not-so-casual food fresh fish and steaks Royal West Indian Restaurant - 6008 Broad Str, off Highland, near Sears Carribean Food Sweet Basil's - Forbes, (SqH) Sandwiches and Salads, Good*3, Cheap Beer (E) Station Brake Cafe - Kinda fancy, but kinda not -- best of both worlds.(E) ---- Misc, Cheap: ========================= Big Jim's - (OAK), off Greenfield Ave, way down near Second Ave, near Saline Str. Great Cheesesteak, wedding soup, auce spag night, great chicken parm. stay away from: gnocci, ziti, pizza Chiodo's - Sandwiches/Bar - Homestead - Good and Cheap Best Bottled Beer Selection Fat Frank's - Strip, diner, beer, decent food Fat Head's South Shore Saloon - (SS), Carson and 18th. Good Food. Open Flame - Murray Ave and Hobart.- (SqH) Cheap, Great. gyro $5 Richest's - (DT), Excellent Jewish Deli, better than Rhoda's. (E) Tom's Diner - (SH) , Rt. 19, Gyros and fried stuff --- Ice Cream: ========== Dave & Andy's - Atwood, (OAK) Bru*ster's - Across The Greentree Bridge (try Peach) or Oreo or Turtle BrrKee's - Allegheny River Blvd --- Specialty ========= Escargot: The River Cafe - in Station Square Espresso: Cafe Arabica - Walnut Str (ShS) and Forbes (SqH) Sips - on Shady in (ShS), opposite GE, good atmosphere Caffe Zio - Bouquet St. (OAK) Good Sourdough : Abate in Waterworks, Napoleon's Bakery in the Strip Breadworks Bakery in Northside Vegetarian: =========== Ali Baba's - (OAK) - Middle Eastern Food East End Co-Op - Wilkinsburg, Behind the Factory on Penn Ave. The Good Earth - galleria, not all Veg Hotlicks - (ShS) - Not vegetarian, but great vegetarian sandwich Paradise on Craig - (OAK)- Not Real good Salem's - Bouquet (OAK) - cheap falafel and spinach pies Yacov's - (SqH) - Murray Ave, excellant Falafel, but bad atmosphere See Indian and Asian Restaurants. Grandview (Places with great views of Pgh on Grandview Ave, Mt Washington) ========= Christopher's - very good, not good, expensive Grandview Saloon - good food, $10 LeMont - Yuck, Great Tin Angel - YUM!*3, prices aren't as bad, 2 entre's Breakfast ========= DeLucca's - Strip - alright good raisin toast and homemade sausage Grand Concourse - unbeatable Sunday buffet*4, $$. Great Scot - Oak, only on Sunday. Pamela's - (SqH and ShS) Excellent Poli's - Mixed, Sunday Brunch Ritter's - East Liberty on Baum, opan 24hrs. Good Omlettes Smallman Street Diner - cheap Willian Penn Hotel - great, $$. Pastries ======== Julien Pastries - Strip - very Good Moio's Bakery - Monroeville, Near Jeep Dealer. Italian Pastries and everything, outstanding*2