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Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse, Pittsburgh, PA

Last night I had the opportunity to try out another Pittsburgh steakhouse, Hyde Park.

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Savoy, Pittsburgh

I had the opportunity to have dinner at Savoy Restaurant in the Strip recently. I wasn’t familiar with Savoy, buy my friend was.

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Verde, Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh has been lacking in the Mexican food department- until recently. A few semi-authentic restaurants have popped up in the city. One of these eateries is Verde, in East Liberty. If you’re coming from the east, simply drive down Penn Avenue until you see a colossal lime-green building.

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The Quiet Storm, Pittsburgh, PA

In a recent visit to the Quiet Storm on Penn Avenue—previously one of my favorite restaurants—our mostly-unavailable waitress treated my children as inconvenient afterthoughts.

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Veal Campobasso

I recently got some veal cutlets from Mountain States Rosen Company. They were sealed in easy to use pouches with the air removed. When I make scaloppini, (defn. small, thinly sliced pieces of meat, especially veal, dredged in flour, sautéed, and served in a sauce) I use a mallet to flatten the meat before searing. These cutlets were already perfectly thin and tender- no mallet required!

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Del’s Part II and Restaurant Impossible

Several months ago I wrote an unfavorable review of Del’s restaurant in Pittsburgh.

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Sausalido, Pittsburgh, PA

Sausalido is located in hip neighborhood of Bloomfield. On this Wednesday night (one day before Thanksgiving) the Italian district was bustling with hungry patrons, and people celebrating the end of the work week.

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Sherree Goldstein of Square Cafe

If you live in Regent Square, chances are you’ve had a meal at Square Cafe on Braddock Avenue. Their buttermilk pancakes, fluffy omelets, and deliciously rich coffee keep customers coming back again and again.

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Szmidt’s Old World Deli, Pittsburgh, PA

I was browsing Urbanspoon’s Talk of the Town List when I discovered Szmidt’s Old World Deli. I love a great deli, but I wondered what made this one so special.

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Meat and Potatoes, Pittsburgh, PA

The first time I went to Meat & Potatoes, I had a ball. The service was great, the food seemed great, the drinks…a little too great. I got tipsy. Not sloppy fall-down drunk, just buzzed enough to render my memories of the evening a little hazy. I went with a big group of friends and I left feeling happy and satisfied. I felt I should go a second time for the review. Amy joined me for my do-over dinner.

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