I've only been here once and was immediately captivated by the great wall of whiskey, bourbon and the likes. The atmosphere is fantastic here - almost makes you forget you're in Pittsburgh and not in some ritzy, hip town like New York City. My boyfriend and I were sat upstairs at a small table by the bar - which gave us a perfect view of the "great wall of whiskey". What was great was that we could still talk and hear each other although the place was quite crowded. When we sat down we were warmly greeted by our cheery waitress and even had the pleasure of talking to the manger, Michael Mills. He was extremely nice to talk to and you could tell he loved his job - which in the restaurant industry, that is sometimes hard to come by and we appreciated the attentiveness. We got two small plates - the Brussells and the Pig Candy - OMG. Amazing! We had recently went to Tom Colicchio's steakhouse in Las Vegas and got the brussel sprout appetizer and let me tell you, this restaurant was quite comparable! Both of these small plates were out of this world. For dinner we got the Wagyu Flank Steak and the Seared Scallops. Both were delicious, but not quite as delicious as the small plates we had just eaten. On the drinks side we both had 2 drinks and left there feeling quite good. The drinks were different than anything I had tasted. I got the Bees Knees (because sadly I am not a whiskey, bourbon, scotch drinker) and it was amazing.
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I will state first, everything at this event tasted wonderful-----that we were able to try and that is the reason it gets one star. Outside of that, it is a terribly planned and organized event. The room was very tiny for the very big crowd. We had VIP tickets and had a hard time even entering the event room because there were lines for chocolate tables blocking the door. Big crowd for early VIP entry seemed odd, well it is because they didn't even sell general admission tickets and everyone was VIP. Don't buy the groupon next time it goes on deal because it won't make you special and offers no perks for the price you pay. Everyone is VIP. We received glasses for wine once we were able to get inside and it took us nearly 20 minutes to even get to a tiny bit of wine. Staff was very friendly, so was anyone there presenting there craft culinary skills. Once again, great culinary show; however, a bunch of the advertised pasty chefs and cooks were not even there. When there are a few that you would really like to try their creations and you show up to some faulty advertising, it's a disappointment. Don't waste your money on this event until they learn to make it more presentable
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Horrible service!! I had been to this restaurant once before and the food was good so decided to come back for a date night with my boyfriend. When we arrived the place was pretty empty but it seemed like they were preparing for an event. The host found a table for us, we sat down and waited about 20 minutes for the waiter to take our order. A full hour went by and we never got our food after we inquired a couple of times!!! We were both starving, so we ended up leaving after we wasted 1.5 hrs there! Pretty disappointed about the lack of customer service!!!
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The food is good BUT BEWARE of the conniving ways they use to get more money out your visit. First, when the bill is brought to you there will be a service charge of 15% added to your check, after tax, even if there is only one or two in your party. This is NOT disclosed on the menu or anywhere else in the establishment. And, if you pay by credit card, the customer copy nor the merchant copy will reflect that they have included this "service fee" Second, I knew of this little scheme when I visited there so I was prepared and gave the additional "tip" as cash. But, lo and behold, when I received my credit card statement they had added an additional amount to my bill AFTER I left. I called to question and was told that if the tip is not adequate they add more!! WHAT???? When I told him I left the tip on the table he said he didn't know that but "now you know how we do things." I have filed a complaint with the BBB. I hope this review will make others more attentive to their bill and credit card statements.
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