Excerpts from netnews.pgh.food: 16-Oct-97 Cuccina Rustica by Ilan A. [email removed] > > Has anyone dined at Cuccina Rustica (formerly Cafer Azure on N. Craig) lately? > > How was the food and what are the prices like? Thanks. > -Ilan > Cafe Azure (on SOUTH Craig) is now occupied by a restaurant called Lucca, which serves "European Inspired Cuisine" (their words, not mine). I had lunch there this past Wednesday. Quick review: it was good, but pricey. Longer version: Soups are in the $5-$6 range, and of the "butternut-squash" variety rather than the "split pea" kind. Salads run $6-$8 approx. My friend had the Caesar Salad with Herbed Chicken, which she enjoyed. Sandwiches are approximately $7-$9. I had a prosciutto-gorgonzola sandwich on foccacia bread that was good, though the prosciutto was not sliced nearly as thin as I would have liked. Tasted a lot like sliced ham. I suspect this was local "prosciutto", rather than the imported kind. Lunch entrees are in the $10-$12 range, and range from certified Angus steaks to pasta-based entrees. Desserts are in the $5 range, and we had an unremarkable "Tart Citron". Side note: wine prices by the glass were somewhat higher than I expected, most being in the $6 range. We didn't try any. Check was ~ $ 25, with some coffee.
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