hi - had lunch today at LaStrada - 620 Liberty ave. Seems an upscale place with too loud music but an extremely efficient, attentive, personable staff. The buffet ($9.95) included an excellent beef/barley soup plus another one. Soup was very flavorful, but could have been much hotter. In fact all the food and the coffee (at $2.50/cup!!) could have been warmer. I mentioned this to the buffet manager and he gave some sort of vague explainaation. Ceaser salad and a mixed greens plus tiny bruschetta (bland) came next. Main dishes were chicken parmesan, roast beef slices in a rosemary gravy, talapia in an olive sauce, spicy tomato pasta and pasta with mushrooms. All the sauces were very light and much better than the food - which which was really bland. Various breads, but no butter were also available. All in all just a fair dining experience. lois
Pittsburgh, PA