Hate to make this place more crowded than it already was (waited an hour on Fri nite for a table) but have to comment on our good dinner there...food that I assume will just improve as more and more local products are available with the summer coming. Fine cuisine? No. But tasty, fresh, farm-style food at an incredibly reasonable price in a clean, cheery atmosphere. It's in Clinton, PA, which is out past the airport. Janoski's is a farm/greenhouse, we've been shopping at their market for years and were really pleased when we heard that they were opening a restaurant! Their quality is consistently high so we were hopeful. Here's a link where you can see the menu. http://www.janoskis.com/restaurant.html The service was slow, but we had no other plans so we just hung out...the place just opened so I assume that the service will improve as the servers get more experience and the crowds abate a little, there aren't a lot of choices in that neck of the woods so it was crammed with locals. Chatted with a couple in the lobby who were back for the second time that week they had enjoyed the food so much (they said that the crab cakes were wonderful). And another who said that they had been there for breakfast and it was incredible. I had rigatoni with meatballs, for $4.95 (!) it was accompanied by a large green salad (as big as the salads some restaurants top with a sliced chicken breast and call a dinner) with a variety of greens, half a nice red beefsteak tomato (really good for a winter tomato), and peppers. There was also some cheddar on top which I dusted off (don't like cheese in salads) and will remember to ask to have left off next time. The pasta was a large serving, al dente, the marinara tasted homemade and had nice chunks of tomato in it, (one of my dining companions, who is Italian and cooks a lot, was pleasantly surprised at how good the sauce was--she had the stuffed shells) and there were four golf-ball sized meatballs, which were tasty and well-seasoned. Accompanied by some passable Texas-toast style garlic bread, it was a really satisfying meal and holy heck, cheaper than a McWhatever "Extra Value" meal. My husband had liver 'n onions, which he ordered med rare and arrived as requested, apparently that doesn't happen too often as most places cook it to shoe leather (shiver) and he said it was very good. If liver can be good that is. (OK, foie gras can be good). All told, the check for 3 adults and one toddler, with beverages, was $24. We will be back as they were very child-friendly, yet the tables are far enough apart that someone else's annoying child is not a bother (as opposed to my angel, that is). Marcy (not involved with the restaurant in any way, just wanted to share)
Pittsburgh, PA