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Primadonna Restaurant

5 posts · May 10, 1996 to Dec 5, 1998

PROVOST M.Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PAMay 10, 1996
 Has anybody ever been to th e Primadonna in McKeess Rocks?  We just went
 there last night and it had the best Italian food I ever tasted!  I had
 to have a doggy bag since I couldn't finish!  The fried zucchini
 appetizers were out of this world!  I had a veal dish that had shrimp in
 it.  I've never seen such big shrimp!

 Try it!  You'll like it!!
Mike C.Telerama Public Access Internet, Pittsburgh, PAMay 12, 1996
 Over the last several years, we have gone to the Primadonna more than any
 other restaurant.  A great meal each and every time.  After the zucchini
 and a big salad, we almost always take some of the meal home.  I'd
 recommend this place to anyone.

 Mike

 Someone wrote:
 > Has anybody ever been to th e Primadonna in McKeess Rocks?  We just went
 > there last night and it had the best Italian food I ever tasted!  I had
 > to have a doggy bag since I couldn't finish!  The fried zucchini
 > appetizers were out of this world!  I had a veal dish that had shrimp in
 > it.  I've never seen such big shrimp!

 > Try it!  You'll like it!!
AnonymousStargate Industries, Inc.May 12, 1996
    PROVOST M. wrote:
 >Has anybody ever been to th e Primadonna in McKeess Rocks?  We just went
 >there last night and it had the best Italian food I ever tasted!  I had
 >to have a doggy bag since I couldn't finish!  The fried zucchini
 >appetizers were out of this world!  I had a veal dish that had shrimp in
 >it.  I've never seen such big shrimp!
 >
 >Try it!  You'll like it!!

 Darn, now somebody else has found the place.  It's hard enough to get a table
 now.  Keep it quiet, please.

 And the next time you go, try the marinated scallops.  They marinate steamed
 scallops in their house dressing.  Somewhat adequate.

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Daniel S.University of PittsburghDec 5, 1998
 I just want to add my 2 cents and agree that The Primadonna is mediocre
 minus at best.
 I have eaten there more than once but never again! Could marketsolve.com
 perhaps have a vested interest in The Primadonna??!
Bill P.Software Engineering InstituteDec 5, 1998
 Yes, exactly.

 I ate there once a year or two after they opened, and from the hype I
 had read, I expected something on a par with the New Meadow Grill (my
 all-time favorite Italian restaurant, formerly on Larimer Avenue in
 Homewood). While he was alive, the former food critic of the
 Post-Gazette and Evening Magazine used to lavish them with hyperbolic
 praise whenever he had the chance. After eating there, I concluded that
 they were a lot better at promotion than they were at cooking.

 Daniel S. wrote:
 >
 > I just want to add my 2 cents and agree that The Primadonna is mediocre
 > minus at best.
 > I have eaten there more than once but never again! Could marketsolve.com
 > perhaps have a vested interest in The Primadonna??!
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