Robert S. wrote: > I live right near Minutello's so I would be thrilled if the place > underwent > drastic improvement. "A real find" eh? Hmmm.... I can't speak to the > pizza, Well, that was chiefly what my post was about. I did mention that the rest of the food was unspectacular, though unbelievably cheap. > but when I ate there (pasta and chicken I think) a few years ago, I > was > appalled by the place. The food was awful, the ambience was dingy, > and the service was atrocious. I even wondered about the sanitary > conditions. > It seemed like one of those places that was popular about 30 years ago > and > hasn't change its decor since then, and has been resting on its > laurels ever > since. Most of the clientele seemed to be elderly when I ate there. Your essentially right about this. It used to be one of pgh's most popular Italian restaurants, but has not kept up. I wouldn't really recommend going there for anything else but pizza ( unless you just want a cheap meal). Ralph
Pittsburgh, PA
Minetello's
: I live right near Minutello's so I would be thrilled if the place underwent : drastic improvement. "A real find" eh? Hmmm.... I can't speak to the pizza, : but when I ate there (pasta and chicken I think) a few years ago, I was : appalled by the place. The food was awful, the ambience was dingy, : and the service was atrocious. I even wondered about the sanitary conditions. : It seemed like one of those places that was popular about 30 years ago and : hasn't change its decor since then, and has been resting on its laurels ever : since. Most of the clientele seemed to be elderly when I ate there. figuring that a trad italian place had to have something going for it, I went there with my SO once. ONCE. besides the rodent floorshow, the pasta was apparently frozen and canned products from yon Igle... regards, mark hahn.
they did some remodeling a while back -- looks a lot better now. We were also told that the sewer line that used to smell so bad (although, they used to deny it) has been fixed. Some of the waitresses are very very nice. IT used to be that most/all of them were known for their "attitudes" and to be honest, we got a kick out of it. In recent years when they nicened up, we were always a tad disappointed! Their spaghetti sauce is good and I've always liked their salads and pastas. We eat there fairly often on Fri. nights -- they've in the book! Someone wrote: : : I live right near Minutello's so I would be thrilled if the place underwent : : drastic improvement. "A real find" eh? Hmmm.... I can't speak to the pizza, : : but when I ate there (pasta and chicken I think) a few years ago, I was : : appalled by the place. The food was awful, the ambience was dingy, : : and the service was atrocious. I even wondered about the sanitary conditions. : : It seemed like one of those places that was popular about 30 years ago and : : hasn't change its decor since then, and has been resting on its laurels ever : : since. Most of the clientele seemed to be elderly when I ate there. : figuring that a trad italian place had to have something going for it, : I went there with my SO once. ONCE. besides the rodent floorshow, : the pasta was apparently frozen and canned products from yon Igle... : regards, mark hahn. : -- : operator may differ from spokesperson. [email removed] : http://neurocog.lrdc.pitt.edu/~hahn/