I have been going to Vertigo since the day it opened. Last Friday was the first time I'd been in a while, however. I noticed the changes Barry mentioned (the newly-shorn menus, the *light*, the new ugly and uncomfortable chairs...). I also sadly noticed that the food quality has deteriorated a bit (at least in my opinion). I ordered two of my favorite things - the vertigo stix w/mango salsa and a pizza. The stix used to be so spicy (thanks to all the Old Bay seasoning, I think) and very crunchy. Yum. The ones on Friday were very very bland, and kind of limp. The mango salsa has also become very ill. It no longer tastes very mango-y. I can't put my finger on it, but I know it is different and not as good. The pizza crust was also not as good as it was before (it was kind of blah - none of the interesting bubbles and thick spots as before). To top it all off, our service was horrible. They seem to have hired a whole new staff (bartenders and waitpeople). When we went in, the place was absolutely empty (a bad sign for a friday). We ordered our drinks and it took almost 10 minutes to bring them. When we asked for our check and told our waitress we were kind of in a hurry, it took her almost another 10 minutes to bring it. On the plus side, however, they have added a bunch of really interesting-sounding daily specials and new menu items... -Jennifer ------------- Jennifer Boyce Technical Writer, Transarc Corporation
Pittsburgh, PA