Orange Cafe

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 Jeanne B. wrote:
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 > Anybody know anything about this place on Baum where one of the
 > middle-eastern restaurants used to be?  I don't even know if it's open.
 > I think the sign says "Continental Cuisine".  It's on the south side of
 > the street.

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 We went there with some friends last Saturday evening.  It's a bit
 hard to describe.  The interior is like any number of Chinese
 restaurants and the place is run by people of Asian descent, but all
 of the items on the menu are generic American food.  I had the
 shish-kebob over rice, others in our party had shrimp over linguine or
 fish.  They also have a full bar and a specialty drink menu.

 The whole thing was a little odd, sort of like ordering Western food
 in Japan.  Everything looks OK, but it's somehow different than the
 original.  The ingredients were of good quality and the preparation
 and presentation were great, but the dishes lacked originality
 (although in Pittsburgh, three out of four isn't bad!)

 I hate to give this place a poor review, since they just opened and
 the owners have their heart in the right place.  I just hope they get
 more adventurous with the menu.

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 Went there on Thursday night.  Basically, it's a Chinese restaurant
 that doens't serve Chinese food.

 I think the wait staff is Hong Kong Mafia.  If Chow Yun Fat walked in
 the door and mowed down a few people, I wouldn't have been too
 suprised.  Service is very spotty, but the food is decent.
 Continental?  Not really, more a limited Italian menu.  They did said it
 would expand in the near future.

 Doug

 Jeanne B. wrote:
 >Anybody know anything about this place on Baum where one of the
 >middle-eastern restaurants used to be?  I don't even know if it's open.
 >I think the sign says "Continental Cuisine".  It's on the south side of
 >the street.
 >
 >Jeanne