Someone wrote: >Hi, > >We are going to the Pittsburgh Symphony performance this Friday and >wondered about some good dining places downtown. Nothing too fancy or >expensive. In fact, something casual, but not too loud and busy, is what >we're looking for. Any ideas would be appreciated. Also, the exact >location of the restaurants would be helpful, because of not being too >familiar with the area. The Foundry is a new brew pub in the strip. It is not "close" to downtown, but it is quite nice with a very good menu. I have never had dinner close to the Symphony so I can't help with anything closer. BTW, the Foundry is at 28th and Smallman. >Thanks. >Siouxsie Loved your band. Matt Silberstein ---------------------------------------- "Are you a friend of Micky Mouse?" "Mr. President, I am Micky Mouse." From a book by Jack Chalker
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Dining downtown?
Someone wrote: >Hi, > >We are going to the Pittsburgh Symphony performance this Friday and >wondered about some good dining places downtown. Nothing too fancy or >expensive. In fact, something casual, but not too loud and busy, is what >we're looking for. Any ideas would be appreciated. Also, the exact >location of the restaurants would be helpful, because of not being too >familiar with the area. The new Cambodian place, Lemongrass, is very good. It's run by the same folks who own Phnom Penh, not the Lemongrass restaurant in Squirrel Hill. It's on 6th st., pretty much across from Southwest Bistro, and a block or so from Heinz Hall. Chris McGlone
Daniel M. wrote: ... > >In summary: the beer is good, the service needs some (much?) >adjustment, the food is ok (although they did serve the sandwiches >with potato chips, not fries, since they kitchen had burned down the >day before), the environment is great. > > I've been to the Foundry a couple of times. Every time, the beer was very good and the service was overall good. The food was good, though not consistent. (One week we had the chili; my brother liked it so much he went back a week later, and was served chili that was cold, with beans that were still hard.) The first time I went, the atmosphere was very nice. The next time, they had decided that the music should be louder. They'd cranked it up so loud that it was hard to carry on a conversation. (I tend to dislike loud music in restaurants or bars. If I go with friends, I want to talk to them, not listen to loud music. If I go alone, I'd rather be able to sit in the corner, have a beer, and read a book -- again without having the music make my teeth ache.) ***************************************************************** * Jim Mann [email removed] http://www.transarc.com/~jmann/ Marriage should be a balanced stalemate between equal adversaries. -- Amelia Peabody
ralph feldman wrote: > > Someone wrote: > > >Hi, > > > >We are going to the Pittsburgh Symphony performance this Friday and > >wondered about some good dining places downtown. Nothing too fancy or > >expensive. In fact, something casual, but not too loud and busy, is > what > >we're looking for. Any ideas would be appreciated. Also, the exact > >location of the restaurants would be helpful, because of not being too > >familiar with the area. > > Hi, > There is a greek place on 7nth ave., across from the Fulton theater, in > the 100 block. It used to be Suzy's, but now has a male name, I can't > remember exactly what. The food there is pretty good, about as good as > Suzy's was. For what its worth, the new owner/chef claims to have worked > as a chef on Jackie Onasis's yacht. Whatever the veracity of this, what > he calls the 'Onasis desert' is extremely good. The name is Christos. It was bought by the guy who was the chef when it was Suzie's, so it's really still pretty much the same. My wife and I enjoy eating there sometimes before the symphony. It's fairly casual and pleasant, although cramped, and it's just a block from Heinz Hall. That's Sixth Street, by the way, not Seventh Avenue (but it is more or less across from the ex-Fulton, now Byham Theater). > Across the street is Southwest Bistro, which was very good the last > time I went. This was about 2.5 years ago, I've heard a few complaints > about them since then. > > Hope this helps. > > Ralph
Someone wrote: : We ended up dining at Lemongrass, located about a block from Heinz Hall : downtown and were pleased with the food. However, the service was : somewhat erratic. Our waitress appeared to be extremely overloaded and : very flustered. It is possible that they were understaffed that night, : but the overall service was poor. I had a similar experience there about a month ago. It took more than 45 minutes for our entrees to arrive. They are aiming for the pre-symphony crowd with their decor (and prices), but are going to have difficulty attracting repeat business if they don't get the service issues worked out. Not only was it slow, but we could clearly hear a lot of bickering and complaining among the wait staff. We almost walked out. : Both the entrees were excellent. Yes, our food was very good as well. I believe the cook is the same fellow from Phnom Penh on over on First Avenue (which I heartily recommend for Downtown lunch). Hopefully they can improve their service at Lemongrass - it has the potential to be a valuable addition to the cultural district dining options. Dennis --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dennis Moul Senior Systems Architect [email removed] 412-255-2167 (phone) City of Pittsburgh 412-255-2355 (fax) City Information Systems 412-560-9688 (voice mail) 100 Grant St., 4th Floor http://www.city-net.com/~dmm/ Pittsburgh, PA 15219 USA