A few of my friends decided to go to the late improv show on Saturday night at Glass Nickel on Atwood. One of my favorite shows is "Whose Line is it Anyway", some of the Improv games were ones that are done on that show. The show was pretty entertaining, I like that they use audience suggestions and just go with it. The host of the show was a little annoying to me (not sure if it's always the same host) I felt that he was trying too hard to be funny. We also had someone from the band VO5 play the keyboard, so there was a lot of imprvo songs which was cool. As someone else commented, some of the acts do get a little drawn out. I would go back to another show, something fun to do on a Saturday night that is reasonably priced (especially during winter!).
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Salt of the Earth gets 5 stars in my book. Went with 3 friends so sample as many dishes as possible on the menu. First off I must say that when you go to a place like this, don't be picky, be adventurous! The chefs know what they are doing so just trust them and keep an open mind if you must. I tried things I never thought I would and they were all amazing! For appetizers we got steak tartare, cured raw fish, and sweet potato rissoto with mussels. I'm not a big fan of raw meat but if you can get over that, please try the tartare. It was so good! The waitress claimed they have the best tartare in Pittsburgh and we were not let down. The fish and rissoto were also great, but the tartare was the 'winner' of the appetizer round. For dinners we tried the Duck, Pork, Hanger Steak, and Sturgeon. The sturgeon was more of a soup and came with octopus. Overall it was a bit bland but the octopus was SO TENDER! I have no idea how they did that! It just melted in your mouth! The Pork loin had an Asian style sauce on it which was delicious, and it was served with pork sausage and crispy pork belly. The best word I can use to describe the pork belly is 'naughty' and I'll leave it at that. The Hanger Steak was my dish and was cooked to a perfect Medium Rare. Seriously guys, if you eat steak cooked anything over medium you are disgracing the cow, the cooks, and everyone you are eating with. You might as well cut off a piece of your shoe and gnaw on that... Seriously though I'm not trying to tell you what to eat, but if you haven't ever tried a medium-rare steak, just do it it! It may change your life. Back to the food, My steak was HUGE and delicious! It was served with Israeli Couscous and carrots, which complemented the meat nicely. The winner though, was the Duck. OH MY GOD that Duck. I still dream about it to this day. The duck confit was delicious alone but the sauce they served it over was to die for! There were some sort of small white beans in the sauce, I'm not sure what else was in it, but I do wish I could bathe in it. I forget everything we had for dessert, We got the cheese plate which was nice, it had pears and bruleed supremes of blood orange. I also remember this white chocolate gelatinous thing, a blood orange sorbet, and candied parsnips. We devoured the desserts in about 2 minutes! Everything was absolutely delicious. This was my best meal in Pittsburgh, and therefore gets five stars. I will now be comparing every meal I eat to the one I had at NaCl. Try it out guys it's great!
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We came here for my wife's Bday and felt that overall this is a good alternative to high quality food away from the strip. Our server was friendly and knowledgeable, and the bus boys did a good job of removing plates and refilling our water. For dinner we ordered the grilled octopus, the pork chop, the sea bass, and the macaroni. We enjoyed everything though I wish the pork chop had more seasoning. For dessert we tried the Nutella and banana bread pudding with the sea salt caramel ice cream. This ice cream is amazing and cannot be missed! Overall we enjoyed our dinner and plan to return in the fall.
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I'm a big fan and promoter of Raku and have probably more than 50% my friends to come here if not for a full dinner, at least for their Agedashi Tofu. I always describe it as the best Agedashi tofu I have ever had in my life. So I came here this past weekend just for a light late night snack ordering their foie gras, foie gras custard, bacon wrapped tomatoes and of course their Agedashi tofu. All the dishes were great and as I remembered from the last few times I visited, but the Agedashi tofu was off for once. It was not silky smooth on the inside as it normally is. Hopefully that was just a one time quality control thing. Overall it was still a great experience and I would still recommend everyone to come here just to try their Agedashi tofu if nothing at all.
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