Excerpts from netnews.pgh.food: 5-Aug-94 Value and taste Jay L [email removed]. (439) > How about it? More suggestion on places with tasty food -- and I mean > beyond un-bad but not necessarily heaven -- in the 4-7 bucks a plate > range would be welcome. Hmm, let's see: 1. The Pleasure Bar and Resturant (Italian--Bloomfield) 2. Alexander's Pasta Express (the pasta dishes are almost all between 5.50 and 7--also in Bloomfield) 3. The Golden Palace (Chinese--Mt Washington) 4. Ali Baba (Middle Eastern--Oakland--IMHO, course my boyfriend doesn't like it...) 5. Ritters Diner (Diner fare--East Liberty--good, greasy spoon food, but you have to know what NOT to order) 6. Dingbats (various locations--Sunday Brunch only) 7. Max's Alleghenny Tavern (German--North Side, I think they're in your price range, though I won't swear to it) Course my favorite went out of business a few years ago: Paradise on Craig Sniff :-( At least it was replaced by a decent coffee shop (Arabica)..Course, Cafe Zio (by the 'O') is better, but Arabica sells more than coffee.... Which leads to another mystery: Why can't Pittsburgh resturants (NOT coffee houses) make a decent cup of cappichino? I've about given up on the espresso-with-unsteamed-milk/dollop-of-whipped-cream that you get in most resturants.. I'm sure other people can name other places. toodles, gretchen
Pittsburgh, PA