Pittsburgh, PA

Sofia (Bulgarian, Oakland)

3 posts · Apr 25, 1996 to Apr 26, 1996

Monica C.Telerama Public Access Internet, Pittsburgh, PA USAApr 25, 1996

 Today I ate at Sofia, on Forbes just east of Craig (sort of across from
 PHI).  The food was quite good, the portions were decent, and the fellow
 running the place seemed to be nice (and competent).  He's been there
 for about 2 weeks.

 The lunch menu is mostly salads, soups, pies, maybe sandwiches, and that
 sort of thing (though "chicken with rice" was also listed).  I don't know
 if the dinner menu is different; I suspect not, as the lunch menu was
 posted by the door and I didn't see another one.  It's a small place
 (6 or 8 tables).

 I had a salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, scallions, and feta cheese (I
 forget the name of it), a "puff" which was basically a pie with spinach
 and feta, and the meatball soup -- a chicken broth with lots of noodles,
 some parsley, carrots, and several meatballs.  (Any two of these would
 have been sufficient for a meal, as it turned out, but the prices were
 in the $1.50-$2 range for each of these so I thought the portions would
 be smaller.)

 I recommend checking the place out.

 Monica
 http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mjc/Home.html

Gretchen M.Computer Operations, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PAApr 25, 1996

 I agree.  I've been there enough times to try just about everything on
 the menu, and haven't hit a bad one yet.  If offered, try the yogurt
 with your main dish (if it's not offered, ask).

 toodles, gretchen

Julio R.Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon UniversityApr 26, 1996

 Monica C. wrote:

  > Today I ate at Sofia, on Forbes just east of Craig (sort of across from
  > PHI).  The food was quite good, the portions were decent, and the fellow
  > running the place seemed to be nice (and competent).  He's been there
  > for about 2 weeks.
  ...
  > I recommend checking the place out.

 I agree heartily! I tried this place a few days ago and have been meaning
 to post ever since. I had a ground veal patty that was juicy and grilled to
 perfection and it comes with a European style potato salad - chucks of
 potatoes cooked with onions and parsley (no mayonnaise!)

 For desert I had a crepe filled with Nutella chocolate and sprinkled with
 powdered sugar, and an espresso that was exactly as it should be. If your
 mouth is not watering, then I have not done it justice.

 All in all a very satifying and pleasant dinner for about $6.

   Julio