text: This is a must try restaurant when in the BurghnnIt is an old converted house in Highland Park transformed into a warm homey yet upscale Italian eatery with very good food Reservations are highly recommended especially on the weekends We started out with one meatball each and they were tender and DELICIOUS You choose your entree and it comes with the salad and pasta course which comes before the meal itself like a traditional italian restaurant The salad was decent but not memorable because the dressing was just missing something OMG BUT the PASTA courseit is beyond delectable It comes in a pink sauce and the pasta is perfect and I could have licked my plate if no one was looking nnFiance got the butterflied shrimp which our fellow dining guest said was beyond and I had the lamb with mushroom risotto The shrimp looks pretty ordinary but it is anything but It is scrumptious It is not overly breaded and is flavorful and fresh The best thing about it is the homemade tartar sauce that it comes with along with a chunky cocktail sauce which is not very spicy but tasty and does not overpower the shrimpnnMy lamb was out of this world as well A good portion of lamb on top of a bed of mushroom risotto with a moat of this heavenly brown lamb sauce that I could not get enough of The risotto was not quite creamy enough but it was good I am crazy picky about my risotto nnOur friends filet mignon dish looked absolutely amazing We should have taken a bite We will try that next time we are in town for surennThe piuece de ruesistance was the butterscotch pound cake for dessert SO GOOD Decadent rich with a light butterscotch flavor nnThe only comments I have otherwise is about the breadit is just not that great and neither is the herbed olive oil that accompanies it When it is busy the service is a little slower than normal but not terriblennEveryone is very personable and sweet here and you may even have a chat with the chef himself when he comes around to see how everyone is meal is going n nA must try when in Pittsburgh