Those of you who are interested in great food in Pgh area ought to know about a fairly new restaurant in Hopwood, near Uniontown. Chez Gerard opened about 8 months ago in a refurbished 200 year old house. It is a fabulous country French restaurant with absolutely great food. They feature a fixed price 6 course dinner for, get this, 35 bucks, and the selections are superb. They have a great wine list, including French, California and some fabulous Washington wines. The people who run it are knowledgable, courteous and attentive, and the staff is all French. The setting is elegant, and they have all kinds of special food events, including a regular Sunday brunch, monthly wine tastings and a great variety of special offerings. This is a truly marvelous place, not quite as elegant as the sorely missed LeForet, but much less expensive and very charming. This place is a real find. You'll love it.
Pittsburgh, PA
Chez Gerard
Yes, the sixth course is a cheese course, consisting of your choice from about 6 or 7 different cheeses. This is really a fine restaurant that is very reasonably priced, at a fixed price of $35.00. It's a bargain, even for "student types," who might easily spend that much at any of the mid- priced Pgh restaurants. Go, eat, enjoy.
Mitchell R. wrote: > > Kang Z. wrote: > > : Anyone heard of Chez Gerard in Uniontown ? > > : Is it worth the drive. > > > We had a nice Sunday brunch there in May. Very charming atmosphere. > Great, authentic (French) and carefully prepared food. The owner > circulates throughout the rooms, and the service is terrific. Definitely > worth the drive. One of these days, we're going to get there for dinner! We went there for dinnerin February, and had the same impression. Nice and pleasant place, excellent food - probably the best dinner (both in food, and overall experience) I've had in Pittsburgh. That evening, the kitchen was very, very slow, and the waitress came to apologize frequently - but we were actually more than happy about that and enjoyed it a lot to have plenty of time to talk and enjo ourselves. Minor observations: If you have the 7-course meal, don't expect 7 different entrees - this includes an amuse goeulle (sp?), the salad and cookies/fruit after desert, we left with that satisfied feeling after an excellent meal, without being unpleasantly stuffed. They also charge extra for certain selections, so you may end up paying more than the initial price (well worth it, though). > They also own a B&B in Uniontown; would make a nice overnight trip, I think. We stayed at the B&B - a pretty hotel, with nice and friendly service, but relatively far from the restaurant, and on a not particularly pretty street. It's fine, but does not measure up to the restaurant IMHO - also, when we were there, the bakery was closed, which probably would have made a difference. -- S.
Kang Z. wrote: : Anyone heard of Chez Gerard in Uniontown ? : Is it worth the drive. : kz Yes. Check out http://www.hhs.net/bedandb/html/chez_gerard.html/ for all the info. Kirk