Fresh, fresh, fresh! I'm a big fan of Crisp. A few girlfriends and I stopped by Crisp to enjoy a light dinner before heading to a show at Ovens. I'm so glad I did! The salads are generous, the ingredients are fresh and crisp and all of the protein is grilled while you wait. Inside, Crisp is cute, clean and well appointed for a quick bite or two. In case you haven't been here, you order from the very nice salad crafter, she asks the kitchen to grill the protein, you pay, you sit, they bring it out to you. So, it's not full waiter service but all the staff were really friendly and helpful with suggestions when I went. I ordered the Cobb Salad and it was indeed delicious. Fresh romaine, bits of bacon, Monterrey jack cheese (subbed for blue cheese), tomatoes, avocado and tasty grilled chicken. The salad was tossed with their house Dijon vinaigrette which was really, really amazing. I could probably drink that salad dressing. Well, not really, but it was great. My salad ran me $9 and it definitely filled me up and had some leftover. I'm really excited to go back and try a few other items at Crisp! *They also have wine available!
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Delicious steaks and crab cakes. Excellent waitstaff. Surprisingly good beer selection. I also really like the decor. With all of the caricatures... Personally I try to stay away from the steakhouse chains, but the palm is topnotch. If you're a fan of steaks it doesn't really get batter than the palm. A+
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Every girl I know in Pittsburgh seems to love Dozen. This absolutely baffles me, because Dozen is to cupcakes as China is to consumer goods, if China somehow managed to convince us into paying top dollar for its crap. I've eaten at least a half-dozen cupcakes from Dozen before, and each time I genuinely hope that my past experiences were just flukes, and that they'll prove me wrong in my conviction that Dozen has business just because they can decorate well and girls are suckers for pretty baked goods. I love cupcakes. I really do. And that's why Dozen peeves me so much; it has terrible cupcakes, and yet people still flock to it for some reason. Every cupcake I've had from Dozen has been cloyingly sweet, even without the frosting, and has the consistency and dryness of a dense week-old muffin. Yes, I ate them fresh. Save yourself the cash and 'experience' and go hit up Coldstone one door down for the red velvet ice cream cupcakes.
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My husband and I had some time to kill before watching a movie, so we decided to eat breakfast. We first walked to the Feast Buffet, but the lines were crazy long! Decided to try out Grand Cafe next door and we were seated right away. The food was horrible, for me at least. I ordered the breakfast sliders - 2 sausage, egg and cheese biscuits, gravy, and hash browns. There was no gravy on my plate. The hash browns were cold, and the sliders were a hint of warm in the beginning, but turned cold pretty quickly. I really wanted to complain and send the food back to the kitchen, but I didn't want to wait another 20 minutes to eat. My husband, on the other hand, said that his food was good. This was actually his second visit here. The country breakfast bowl that he ordered each time was tasty and filling. So maybe there are a small number of items on the menu that are worth eating. Service wasn't that great. Our server did not check on us very often, and she was more attentive to the table across from us. Maybe because there were 3 kids and a baby sitting at that table? The cashiers in the front were more friendly. I will give this place 2 stars because my husband enjoyed his food, but I won't be returning. I can't believe that sometimes there is a line here during dinner time. Thank goodness for the Yelp check in deal: 1 free entree with purchase of an entree. If I had to pay full price, I would have been upset. DO NOT waste your time and money here! Waiting in line for the buffet would definitely be a wiser choice.
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