A while ago I posted on this group asking if anyone had been to
Old Europe, a relatively new restaurant on Carson St. Apparently, nobody
had. My DH and I went there Saturday for my birthday, and I have to say it
was excellent!
The food is all eastern european, with emphasis on Bulgaria,
Croatia, Russia, and Hungary. Not a huge menu, but enough selection to
please everyone except vegetarians. Reasonably priced, with dinners
running about $13-16, appetizers about $4-7.
I had chicken paprikash, and DH had chicken kiev, and we were both
very happy with our meals. We also had a few of the appetizers, which were
very good. I guess portions weren't that big, but we didn't notice thanks
to the appetizers. We didn't have dessert, so I can't comment on that.
The waitstaff were great..very knowledgeable and polite without
being overly chatty. But they did go out of their way to be hospitable.
Anyway, I highly recommend this place. I'm not sure of the exact address,
but I think it's on the 1200 block of Carson. I think they're only open
for dinner, no lunches.
CherylPittsburgh, PA
Old Europe
My dining group, Eaternet, went there last month. We were very impressed. For an appetizerr, I had the Bulgarian "chile relleno" called Bjurek - red bell pepper stuffed with Bulgarian feta, breaded, and fried. It was excellent. For the main course I ordered the Hungarian dish Het Vizir Tokany (Seven Chieftains Stew). I make this dish myself and was curious to see how theirs compared to mine. It was actually quite different - much more peppery and not as much tomato, sour cream, and paprika - but delicious. They even make real galuska to serve with it. Now, that was impressive! And good! Everyone else in my party enjoyed what they ordered and the service was excellent - first time in probably 10-15 years when I have had a waitperson serve the food without having to ask who got what (one of my major pet peeves about restaurant service these days). Kate Kate Connally " If I were as old as I feel, I 'd be dead already." Cheryl G. wrote in article ... > A while ago I posted on this group asking if anyone had been to > Old Europe, a relatively new restaurant on Carson St. Apparently, nobody > had. My DH and I went there Saturday for my birthday, and I have to say it > was excellent! > The food is all eastern european, with emphasis on Bulgaria, > Croatia, Russia, and Hungary. Not a huge menu, but enough selection to > please everyone except vegetarians. Reasonably priced, with dinners > running about $13-16, appetizers about $4-7. > I had chicken paprikash, and DH had chicken kiev, and we were both > very happy with our meals. We also had a few of the appetizers, which were > very good. I guess portions weren't that big, but we didn't notice thanks > to the appetizers. We didn't have dessert, so I can't comment on that. > The waitstaff were great..very knowledgeable and polite without > being overly chatty. But they did go out of their way to be hospitable. > Anyway, I highly recommend this place. I'm not sure of the exact address, > but I think it's on the 1200 block of Carson. I think they're only open > for dinner, no lunches. > > Cheryl >
Someone wrote: >What do you guys think of that Old Europe (or is it 'Europa') in south side? >What're it's prices like? (college-budget here, so I have to make my >restaurant choices effective) Old Europe is my favorite restaurant in Pittsburgh, bar none. The menu has grown quite a bit since it first opened, but it is still quite meat-heavy, so not a good choice for vegetarians. I've been there at least half a dozen times and neither I nor my husband has ever had anything that wasn't delicious. The service is also always at a very high standard. Prices are quite reasonable for the quality. I'd say the average entree is probably about $16. Things can go into the low $20s for specials or some seafood entrees. Appetizers are around $5. I think it's a good choice for a college budget...you may even be able to afford to go there more than once a year! :) Oh, dress is pretty casual as well. Lemme know if you have any more questions about it. cheryl
This place is a Pgh. treasure. The food is execellently prepared, presented and served. Eastern European food seved wiith love and careing for culinary tradition. Eat Eat 1209 Carson st
we dined at old europe on carson st. last evening. what a treat!! i had the seven cheiftains stew and my wife had the mixed grill kabobs. the food was great and the selection of eastern european beer was pretty good. dessert was a killer. the service was excellent.