text: If only Yelp had a star optionnnGREAT staff I sat at the bar and the bartenders were excellent knowledgable friendly and observant I was describing one of their beers on draft Brooklyn Sorachi Ace one of my favorites to my friend and the bartender heard me and poured us a small taste without even asking Great at mixing cocktails explaining the restaurant etc Staff can be such a problem in Pittsburgh but the bartenders were acesnnThe decor isokay The space is surprisingly small and the bar area even more so The cramped dining room feels like you are an airline passenger in a cramped Points for dim lighting but overall the concept for the space never comes together The walls and seating are all classic dark fine dining but then there is a fauxrustic wooden box on the table holding condiments in rough glass jars very strange Some drinks come in tiki glasses which is also at odds with the decor No TVs though which is a major bonusnnFood Good not great The skate cheeks dish was excellent creative tasty The chicken thighs were sort of a deconstructed chicken fried rice dish that was unexceptional The dim sum portions are small as many people have commented I do not mind paying a lot for fine dining but other than the skate cheeks nothing blew my mind As many other reviewers have commented the food might develop as the chefs find their footing nnI would try this again especially because it is rare to find a place where the staff is already at the top of their game right after opening That speaks well of the management and restaurant in general