text: This place is spot on with first visual impressions Whoever did the design work deserves applause The main dining area with communal seating is really a fun and clever way to use space and it allows the apparently natural friendliness of people in Pittsburgh to shinennIts only almost everything else that needs some working out The pork loin was nicely done and of the four dishes tried was most harmonious I wanted to give that award to the chicken which was great until I saw that the thicker end was raw in the middle And not questionably raw Raw raw Translucent pink raw I would have sent it back but it was not my dish and my codiner ate it all as we looked on in horrornnThe hangar steak tasted good but the presentation was really unattractive Given that SOTE is clearly going for an upscale but attainable American this was a surprisennThe arctic char was done beautifully but the pomegranate sauce was overpowering Similarly the venison tartar ordered by my rawchickeneating friend was interesting but was easily washed out by the blood orange saucennSo in the end the best dish of the night was the beet salad which rocked nnPricewise four of us had three appetizers entrees glasses of wine and the cheese plate for less than which seems absolutely reasonable Plus there are plenty of veg options if you are into that And note that it does get crowded really quickly