Great Food in the North??

 Jeraden wrote:

 > We have just moved to Shaler and are looking for great places to eat.
 > Anyone have any suggestions?
 > Thanks!

 Good luck!  Good restaurants in the north hills are few and far between (
 literally).  Here are some of my personal favorites:

 Rico's (Ross Twp.)
 Kaufmann House (Zelienople)
 Di Pietro's (Wexford)

 cindyk

   DhT wrote:
 > Jeraden wrote:
 >
 > > We have just moved to Shaler and are looking for great places to eat.
 > > Anyone have any suggestions?
 > > Thanks!
 >
 > Is Franco's in the Fox Chapel Plaza still open?
 >

 sure is...  sometimes a noisy atmosphere, but great food.

  -Rick

 Jeraden,
 Give a try to the Grant Bar in Millvale, esp. on Friday night for the shrimp
 and crabcake special ($12.95 [I think] for entree, dessert and coffee) and
 lots of other good food--specials throughout the month, plus a great,
 homemade chocolate cream pie!  You'll be pleasantly surprised.  Also, we
 like Five Sisters on Rt. 8N just past Duncan...more surprises.  Mr. Bonds on
 Mt. Royal serves great wings and bucket of beer on Wed. evenings, I do
 believe--call ahead.  Welcome to Shaler.  Enjoy!
 Jeraden wrote in message ...
 >We have just moved to Shaler and are looking for great places to eat.
 >Anyone have any suggestions?
 >Thanks!

 For "great" (as in, plan a visit just for the food), you may have to
 travel.  At least for great vegetarian, which is all I know about.  For
 "good" (as in, recommended, but not outstanding), one of my favorites is
 Taj Mahal, on McKnight road.  Mad Mex used to be decent but seems to have
 been slipping the last few years, though they still have a good beer
 selection.  And of course there is Sree's, a short trip from Shaler (ask me
 for the back way if you don't know it).  Of course this short list reflects
 mainly the fact that it's hard to find much vegetarian fare in the North at
 all.

 Since you are in the neighborhood, here are two more of my favorite
 unexpected food-related surprises, both in Millvale:
 -Regis Steedle ice cream (get something at the counter, like a soda or a sundae)
 -Jean-Marc Chatellier's French bakery (hope I got that right).

 There are a few non-food treasures in the North Hills, too, like Vaters
 hardware and North Hills Sales and Service (Joe is amazing.  Their card
 says "we fix anything from Broken China to a Broken Heart").

 Jeraden wrote:

 >We have just moved to Shaler and are looking for great places to eat.
 >Anyone have any suggestions?
 >Thanks!

 Ethan

 Ethan Benatan       [email removed]     http://www.pitt.edu/~ethan