Problem: Simply outstanding food. I'm now going to out myself as one of those avid Yelp users who has relied on Yelp 100 times (literally), all throughout the country, and recommends the app to everyone ... and yet I've never written a review. Today, I was inspired to do so by a phenomenal meal at Gaucho Parrilla Argentina. I can't remember previously seeing a full 5-star review on Yelp with 50+ reviews. This restaurant deserves that status. My son and I had two steak sandwiches (one ribeye, one NY Strip) and both were absolutely delicious -- perfect bread, excellent steak, killer sauces, and a just-right balance of onion, pepper, and seasoning. Really, hard to make a sandwich much better. Sides were also absolutely top notch: shrimp, corn, and papas. Each were legitimately world-class. If it sounds like I'm exaggerating, I'm not. My wife is a classically-trained French chef and we're fortunate enough to have really high quality food pretty much every day. We've eaten at terrific restaurants all over the country (and beyond). This place merits a five-star review. I'll also say that from a service perspective, every person we interacted with there was kind, knowledgeable, and willing to talk about the history behind the place. They went above and beyond. A few caveats, just to manage expectations. First, BYOB. No corkage fee, but no alcohol there. Also, the place is charming but teeny -- it probably seats less than eight people on counters and stools. If anything, this is more of a takeout place; definitely not white-table cloth. Effectively, we're talking 28+ on food, albeit with a limited menu, but a 14 on decor. Finally, be aware that Gaucho Parrilla Argentina closes at 7 PM and is closed on Sunday and Monday. So, if you understand the limitations of the place beforehand, make sure you come. You'll walk out saying that it was some of the best food you've ever eaten. While I'm from Pittsburgh originally, I live in Boston and in town for the Steeler game. I'll certainly be back at Gaucho the next time I'm in the Burgh. A classic Yelp gem.
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Problem: Great for a long languid brunch, beautiful interior. Slow on the coffee service but once they know you, it all seems to come together quite nicely. I'm still thinking about the lovely prawns they had available.. Make sure you keep room for desert!
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Problem: I never liked going to eat ramen, but the more places I try, the more I love and appreciate Monta. This place is very small, and sometimes the wait can be a while, but the service is actually really quick. I've tried every flavor, but my favorite would have to be the Tonkatsu with corn. The corn just puts it over the top! My boyfriend is usually a die hard Miso fan, it's pretty good, I don't love it, but so far he likes Monta's the best. I don't ever order fried rice at restaurants, but this one time I did and it was actually pretty good! It had a lot of flavor, it reminded me of my mom's. The pork belly bowl is delicious too, but I wouldn't go there for that. Overall, Monta would have to be my favorite ramen spot!
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Problem: One of my best friends in the world was having a birthday and I wanted to make it special for her cuz that's what I do. Since she insisted on a mint chocolate chip ice-cream cake I couldn't order one from a fancy bakery. Instead, I ended up here. Carvel is shared with Sbarro and Nathan's Hot Dogs so it was a bit hard to concentrate with pizza and wieners on my radar, but I used the force and stayed focus. I pick the size of the cake which was a complicated order. No where in the store did it say this cake serves this amount of people, etc. I know that half the people at the party only eat with their noses on the weekends so I went with the smaller option. Done. I asked that they decorate it with purple confetti and have it say Happy Birthday Dale. Nothing extraordinary. Right? She writes it all down. It came to under $30 and was promised to be ready when I requested it a week later. Perfect. A week later arrives and I go to pick up my cake. They bring out a BLANK fucking cake and wanted to verify the color I had chosen. WTF Carvel?! Being super crunched for time and sore from the circus workout the night before I managed somehow to keep my cool which was pretty difficult. See, the people who work here are so nice I would have looked like The Omen if I said anything bad. I again smelled the pizza and hot dogs and resisted. Ten minutes later they bring out my cake which is.....um, exactly what I asked for I GUESS. I think it looked hella ghetto, but at this point I was just happy to get it and get gone. Later that evening when the restaurant presented the cake to my best friend and Stepbrother, Dale Doback, the crowd went wild asking,"Who the eff is Dale?". The birthday girl loved it and everyone went to town on that cake going back for second and thirds. We especially enjoyed the cookie crunches in the middle. Overall, even though the cake looked boo boo to me there were zero complaints about the flavor. I would recommend a Carvel ice-cream cake to people, but would suggest you maybe write your own message on it.
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