Comments on: Things I like in Pittsburgh I http://tleaves.com/2005/08/23/things-i-like-in-pittsburgh-i/ Creativity x Technology Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:09:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: psu http://tleaves.com/2005/08/23/things-i-like-in-pittsburgh-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1715 psu Thu, 25 Aug 2005 11:28:16 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=446#comment-1715 1. I have been to the Red Room and found it OK if expensive. But we got coffee made with sewer water there. So we haven't been back in a while. 2. Mmmm, vodka sauce. 3. This is list all food because the original question I got was whether I liked any food places in Pittsburgh. I'll get to non-food things later. 1. I have been to the Red Room and found it OK if expensive. But we got coffee made with sewer water there. So we haven’t been back in a while.

2. Mmmm, vodka sauce.

3. This is list all food because the original question I got was whether I liked any food places in Pittsburgh. I’ll get to non-food things later.

]]> By: Jean http://tleaves.com/2005/08/23/things-i-like-in-pittsburgh-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1714 Jean Thu, 25 Aug 2005 07:27:38 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=446#comment-1714 You might want to try The Red Room on S Highland. It's kind of a lounge-gone-fancy-pants, but they know how to make a good old fashioned and serve a melting slice of lamb. Expensive, though. Good on you for double-starring La Cucina. I had a friend who once said in utter seriousness in his best Comic Book Guy voice, "If I could afford it, I would eat their vodka rigatoni every day." In utter seriousness, I completely agree. I think it's kinda funny that all of the items listed here are food places. Anything else in Pittsburgh that you like that's not food? (Leaning out the window of the honors college at Pitt, sitting in St. Paul's Cathedral when it's empty, movies on Flagstaff, the trails in Frick Parklet, stuff like that?) You might want to try The Red Room on S Highland. It’s kind of a lounge-gone-fancy-pants, but they know how to make a good old fashioned and serve a melting slice of lamb. Expensive, though.

Good on you for double-starring La Cucina. I had a friend who once said in utter seriousness in his best Comic Book Guy voice, “If I could afford it, I would eat their vodka rigatoni every day.” In utter seriousness, I completely agree.

I think it’s kinda funny that all of the items listed here are food places. Anything else in Pittsburgh that you like that’s not food? (Leaning out the window of the honors college at Pitt, sitting in St. Paul’s Cathedral when it’s empty, movies on Flagstaff, the trails in Frick Parklet, stuff like that?)

]]> By: april http://tleaves.com/2005/08/23/things-i-like-in-pittsburgh-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1713 april Wed, 24 Aug 2005 15:21:13 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=446#comment-1713 The restaurant page claims Chopstick Inn has closed, but it has not (they've sold half of the space, though). There are decent scallops and fried smelts there waiting for you. Also, the Pitt lunch trucks have moved to Thackeray, and one of the little daughters of the Kashmiri cart people is selling strawberry lemonade during the summer, which is pretty good. Oh yeah and Swagath is (sadly) closed. Perhaps I've read the restaurant page a bit too religiously... The restaurant page claims Chopstick Inn has closed, but it has not (they’ve sold half of the space, though). There are decent scallops and fried smelts there waiting for you.

Also, the Pitt lunch trucks have moved to Thackeray, and one of the little daughters of the Kashmiri cart people is selling strawberry lemonade during the summer, which is pretty good.

Oh yeah and Swagath is (sadly) closed.

Perhaps I’ve read the restaurant page a bit too religiously…

]]> By: Amos the Poker Cat http://tleaves.com/2005/08/23/things-i-like-in-pittsburgh-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1712 Amos the Poker Cat Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:25:52 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=446#comment-1712 Ops, forgot about the Smallman Street Deli. Corned beef, and pastrami to die for. They even have the paprika pastrami. Good tongue. I am not talking about langues de chat here. Deserts, cookies or otherwise, are available, but not noteworthy. Ops, forgot about the Smallman Street Deli. Corned beef, and pastrami to die for. They even have the paprika pastrami. Good tongue. I am not talking about langues de chat here. Deserts, cookies or otherwise, are available, but not noteworthy.

]]> By: Amos the Poker Cat http://tleaves.com/2005/08/23/things-i-like-in-pittsburgh-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1711 Amos the Poker Cat Wed, 24 Aug 2005 09:41:50 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=446#comment-1711 OK. I will comment not just on things that I manage to like, which usually means they would be just barely adequate in a real city, but things that are clearly superior. Breadworks. Corn Rye on weekends. 1/2 price bread in the last 1/2 hour. What store has lines forming for their leftovers? This place does. Dave and Andy. Amazing Mango, better than Woo City (which got yanked from Giant Eagle, nice move jokers). If you really want hardcore ice, take a road trip to Columbus, and Jeni's. (jenisicecreams.com) Every have Salty Caramel? Cocoa Zin? Thai Chili? ice cream that is. Goatís Cheese with Tart Cherry Conserve. Yup , goat cheese in ice cream. I strongly disagree about the Mexican placea. If there were a dozen decent taquerias here like in Denver, Mi Mexico would be barely on the radar, and Taco Loco would be a bad memory. OK. I will comment not just on things that I manage to like, which usually means they would be just barely adequate in a real city, but things that are clearly superior.

Breadworks. Corn Rye on weekends. 1/2 price bread in the last 1/2 hour. What store has lines forming for their leftovers? This place does.

Dave and Andy. Amazing Mango, better than Woo City (which got yanked from Giant Eagle, nice move jokers).

If you really want hardcore ice, take a road trip to Columbus, and Jeni’s. (jenisicecreams.com) Every have Salty Caramel? Cocoa Zin? Thai Chili? ice cream that is. Goatís Cheese with Tart Cherry Conserve. Yup , goat cheese in ice cream.

I strongly disagree about the Mexican placea. If there were a dozen decent taquerias here like in Denver, Mi Mexico would be barely on the radar, and Taco Loco would be a bad memory.

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