A friend and I set out for some Asian food in Sharpsburg last night, the result of picking thorugh our Entertainment coupon book, and discovered that Saigon Style (1000 N. Canal Street) had closed. They were renovating the space to turn it into an "upscale eatery and billiard parlour" according to the man inside the space. (although I can't really see 'upscale' and 'billiard parlour' being used in the same sentence effectively) We decided to take our coupon book and try another spot in the neighborhood. We popped into "Montemurro's". Quite a scam they have running there! Extremely overpriced run-of-the-mill Italian fare. The food quality is pretty even with your average Minutello's or Pleasure Bar, but a bit skimpier. We ordered fried zuccini at 3.95 (reasonable price)...and ended up with six paper thin strips of zuccini on a plate. For around the same money, you can get a mound of zuccini at places like The Elbow Room, Big Jim's, Bella Luna (Murrysville), and most other places offering such an appetizer. We also ordered the fried calamari appetizer, that was the same price, and about the same portion. The salad was extremely ordinary. Basic iceberg lettuce, some grated carrot, one big green olive, one pepperoncini, and very ordinary peppercorn dressing. The meals all boasted of pizza and garlic bread. This consisted of four overdone slices of Italian bread...two topped with tomato sauce and a sprinkling of (maybe) mozzerella cheese, and the other two topped with butter and a touch of herbs...neither variety was terribly tasty or tempting. Then came the entrees...she ordered broiled scallops...about fifteen...nothing special...for 14.95...and I tried the seafood sampler...one TINY lobster tail (a bit dry), maybe six scallops, one small piece of broiled fish (about the size of the patty on a McFish), and one single shrimp...with three small plastic sauce cups containing tartar sauce, cocktail sauce and butter...for 20.95. My friend and I were dressed casually (but more toward the 'dress' end of casual)...and when I saw the prices I felt a bit under dressed...that is, until the other tables started to fill...older guy with jean shorts and white socks pulled nearly up to his thighs...another younger guy with the ballcap on backwards, white t-shirt... The waitress was helpful and pleasant, but seemed from a trailer park somewhere...talked of having tossed out her first hubby, dressing to the teeth, and heading for 'Rico's'... Very scary dining experience! Even with the Entertainment Card, the bill came to 45.00...and we could have had the same quality at Minutellos. Just thought I'd share.
Pittsburgh, PA
Montemurro's
William wrote: > A friend and I set out for some Asian food in Sharpsburg last night, > the > result of picking thorugh our Entertainment coupon book, and > discovered > that Saigon Style (1000 N. Canal Street) had closed. <snip> > We decided to take our coupon book and try another spot in the > neighborhood. We popped into "Montemurro's". Quite a scam they have > running there! Extremely overpriced run-of-the-mill Italian fare. <snip> Wow, had you simply walked up three or four doors from the ex-Saigon Style, you would have had a terrific Italian meal at the Grand Canal for about 5 dollars less, sans the coupon book. Ralph
Someone wrote: >The next thing you know, we'll be seeing "No Piercings, No Tattoos, No >Service" posted at Christopher's You apparently have not been there in a while - been gone about 5 years now. Monterey Bay Fish Grotto is there now - a great place. JWA