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Union Pig and Chicken {PHOTO BY HEATHER MULL} PALAZZO 1837 RISTORANTE. 1445 Washington Road, North Strabane. 724-223-1837. This restored mansion provides a charming setting for fine dining. The menu is primarily Italian, with traditional but thoughtfully considered dishes. The hearty, but refined, farfalle rustica pairs wild-boar sausage with wild mushrooms and a sherry sage cream sauce, while housemade crepes substitute for noodles in the crepe lasagna. LE PROPER BRICK OVEN AND TAP ROOM. 139 Seventh St., Downtown. 412-281-5700. This cozy Downtown spot offers a menu of snacks, pizzas and pastas, but strives to be about as refined as that workmanlike trinity can be. Some cheeses and pasta are housemade, and many starters are closer to tapas or antipasti than to pub grub. More than 30 beers are on tap, as well. KE
partly because you can always get a table. The atmosphere is almost surreally quiet, but the food is consistently good (try the paneer). Portions are ample, prices reasonable. JE TAVERN 245. 245 Fourth Ave., Downtown. 412-281-4345. Step into this Downtown fancycasual pub, with smart looks and tasty, updated bar fare. “The Farm” entree featured sliders made with chicken, pulled BBQ pork and steak fillet, on a potato roll with red pepper and goat cheese. The fried calamari come with a basil-garlic aioli, and the robust Yuengling beer-cheese sauce was the perfect complement to “Pittsburgh potatoes.” JE
TEPPANYAKI KYOTO. 5808 Bryant St., Highland Park. 412-441-1610. This Japanese restaurant offers fare drawn from the menus of lunch counters, SALVATORE’S PIZZA . w w w train stations and HOUSE. 612 Penn aper p ty ci h g p family kitchens. From Ave., Wilkinsburg. .com salads containing 412-247-4848. A burdock root and rice neighborhood pizza place balls to cabbage pancakes and and more, Salvatore’s offers stir-fried noodles, this diner-style something even rarer than good venue lets casual eaters expand pizza: fast food of the finest beyond sushi. KE quality. “Fresh” is the watchword, and the large, full-color takeout UNION PIG AND CHICKEN. menu has dozens of dishes in 220 N. Highland Ave., East a score of categories. Shellfish Liberty. 412-363-7675. This are prominently featured, and lively family-style BBQ venue worth trying. K hews closely to tradition. The smoked meats (ribs, brisket, SAUSALIDO. 4621 Liberty pork shoulder and chicken) Ave., Bloomfield. 412-683-4575. are “dry” (with sauces at table), Casual elegance is the byword and the sides are well-prepared at this neighborhood venue, classics: mac-and-cheese, baked where the fare is inspired by beans, collard greens and Northern California cuisine, coleslaw. Prices are higher than with seasonal ingredients a roadside stand, but the quality combined into New American is top-notch. KE and Continental dishes. The preparations vary widely, from URBAN TAP. 1209 E. Carson ultra-traditional offerings like St., South Side. 412-586-7499. crab-stuffed shrimp to au courant Though it’s wallpapered in giant updates like duck with orangeTVs, the menu here is mostly apricot balsamic glaze. LF devoid of sports-bar clichés. TASTE OF INDIA. 4320 Penn Ave., Instead, there is duck-confit poutine, mac-and-cheese with Bloomfield. 412-681-7700. smoked Gouda, a burger topped Yogi Berra groused about the with pork belly and even aged restaurant nobody went to — rib-eye steak. With top-notch because it was always too service and excellent food, Urban crowded. Taste of India is the Tap elevates tavern dining. KE opposite: Everyone goes there
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