I Don't know where *You* went . . .
The Portobello *I* went to was Nice.
Excellent food (Great fresh Gnocchi, good Wedding Soup,
KILLER Tiramisu! I bought two trays of it to go, to take
to a party), friendly people, and reasonable prices (2 people @ $25).
Easy to find.
It's right on the corner of Shiloh and Southern on Mount Washington.
Geez, Shiloh *is* only *three* blocks long for crying out loud . . . .
True, they need better Sign-age (??word??) and the Credit Card thing
was inconvenient, But they've only been open a *very* short time and
these are common delays in small (family-run) restaurants.
Besides, there's a bloomin MAC (tm) machine *ONE* (1) (uno)
block away.
I still use cash occaisionally, It can be neat . . .kinda quaint
As for the Very Bad Smell (tm), it was not in evidence Saturday Night
(New Year's Eve).
And the room I ate in was Cheerily lit (not Candle light, but not
even close to Spotlighting or Garish lighting), and had *wooden*
(parquet??) flooring.
Perhaps you didn't go to Portobello ? :-)
There is a local Bar across the Street called Sonny's or something . . .
Or maybe they used Peyote mushrooms instead of Portabello by Mistake
and you had a BAD TRIP ? ? ? ?
I loved and will DEFINITELY go Back.Pittsburgh, PA