text: Quick review spotty service okay food nice ambiancennWe visited Spoon in early January with a reservation for We arrived a little early and waited for a few minutes however the table was ready by the time we had reserved it so we were pleased and pleased to have been sat in the back corner far from the door in a cozy booth nnService nWe sat for a while wondering who was actually our server and after a male took a drink order from out of of us and left we assumed it was him It was not a mousy female came over whose voice we could barely hear over the average noise level in the restaurant Our initial impression of her detached distracted and perhaps embarrassed proved to be true for the rest of the evening nnIm not one to constantly complain about service but when your plates reach upwards of I expect a server who can at least properly take an order from the table The wrong appetizer appeared then the right one appeared several minutes later We found ourselves waiting too long for things other than food water the check an answer to a simple question Believe the other reviewers that service will at best be spotty nnFood nAmong the of us we had a few hamburgers the roasted pork and the mushroom soup while I ordered the scallops Specifically seared day boat scallops smoked brisket cabbage like tiny sweet golabki duck fat mashed potatoes parsnip puruee the two were seemingly mashed together with little detection of the delicious umami of duck fat sour apple sauce and pine nut aioli nI know what you are thinking goodness that sounds like a lot Well it was palate wise but was in fact a relatively small serving of food especially compared to the portions on other plates All in all the mishmash of flavors was not cohesive at all and the dish needed to be edited nnI had a taste of the burger and it was good The fries were good as well especially the aioli that accompanied them Come to think of it though either my plate was missing the pine nut aioli or it was incredibly unmemorable nnAmbiancenThe interior was well decorated and had a very trendy and typical feel for a place like this It gave the impression that the restaurant is new and current It was cozy without being too comfortable airy without being too sterile Good warm lighting nnI think with a different server and a different dish it could have been a star evening Alas with the multitudes of restaurants in the area I do not think I will return during another jaunt to Pittsburgh but I certainly could have done much worse AOK