RESTAURANT WEEK BACK IN ACTION
Many local businesses participating in Restaurant Week are offering discounts and special menus. For an up-to-date list, go to PittsburghRestaurantWeek.com. Here’s a taste of what these restaurants are bringing to the table:
Azorean Cafe pays tribute to Azorean and Portuguese cuisine. 4715 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield; 412586-4241.
Big Spring Spirits at Seven Fields is a distillery that offers a tasting room and cocktail lounge for customers. Outdoor seating available. 526 Northpointe Circle, Seven Fields; 724-591-5859.
Cadillac Ranch offers American cuisine amid classic car and rock ’n’ roll decor — plus a mechanical bull. The restaurant is offering a special lunch and dinner for two weeks during Restaurant Week. The $20.21 lunch’s first course is mixed salad or Texas chili, followed by its All the Way Burger, fried chicken cobb salad or beer batter fish & chips. For an additional $5, you can add a starter — garlic Parmesan flatbread, six boneless wings or six fried shrimp. Desserts ($ 5) are no bake
cheesecake or churro doughnuts. The $25.21 dinner features the same first-course options. The second course is BBQ salmon, Extreme Juicy Lucy or fried shrimp platter. Desserts are the same as for lunch but built into the price. Outdoor seating and online reservations available. 1060 Settlers Ridge Center Drive, Robinson; 412788-0777.
Carmella’s Plates and Pints offers American cuisine and craft cocktails in a unique setting. 1908 E. Carson St., South Side; 412- 9181215.
Doughbar offers pizzas, sides and $5 craft drafts all day every day. 1831 E. Carson St., South Side; 412-9109100.
Eddie V’s Prime Seafood offers fresh seafood and prime steaks. It is participating in Restaurant Week for two weeks, and online reservations are available. 501 Grant St., Downtown; 412391-1714.
Eighty Acres Kitchen & Bar presents farm-to-table New American food in an upscale, rustic atmosphere. For $37.21, customers get a salad ( blackberry- based with baby spinach or watermelon-based with arugula), the choice of three entrées (wild mushroom lasagna, pan-fried walleye or marinated Logan Family Farm pork loin) and a dessert, lemon strawberry sponge cake. Local craft beers, outdoor seating and online reservations available. 1910 New Texas Road, Plum; 724519-7304.
Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse features allyou-can-eat meat carved tableside Brazilian style. Its two-week $40.21 dinner special includes the market table and feijoada bar with fresh salads and seasonal soup. Diners choose from 10 fire-roasted meats and Brazilian side dishes Warm pão de queijo (cheese bread), crispy uca, mashed potatoes and caramelized bananas. Starters, the main course and side dishes are continuously served throughout the meal. Desserts include New York cheesecake, chocolate brigadeiro and Key lime pie. Online reservations available. 525 Smithfield St., Downtown; 412-312-5001.
Fujiya Ramen serves ramen, yakitori and rice dishes and has a full bar with sake options. 815 S. Aiken Ave., Shadyside; 412688-0188.
Garbarino’s is a fourthgeneration restaurant serving Southern Italian recipes and made-in-house pasta. 5925 Baum Blvd., East Liberty; 412-665-2880.
Grand Concourse Restaurant offers seafood and steaks in a restored train station. It is participating in Restaurant Week for two weeks, and online reservations are available. 100 W. Station Square Drive, South Side; 412-261-1717.
LeMont offers Continental dining and live music in a prime location atop Mount Washington with spectacular views of Downtown. It is participating in Restaurant Week for two weeks, and online reservations are available. 1114 Grandview Ave., Mount Washington; 412-4313100.
McCormick and Schmick’s Seafood features American seafood. For the $38.21 dinner, diners can choose from each category of the menu. Starters are field greens salad, New England clam chowder, salmon cake or calamari fritto misto. Entree choices are blackened mahi mahi, crab and shrimp- stuffed salmon, bourbon BBQ glazed pork chop or blackened chicken linguine. For dessert, New York Style cheesecake or vanilla bean crème brulee. It is participating full two weeks. Outdoor seating and online reservations available. Piatt Place, 301 Fifth Ave., Suite 101, Downtown; 412-201-6992.
Melting Pot offers heated pots of cheese and chocolate for dipping, and pots of flavored broth for cooking. For $40.21, diners start with a choice of salads — Melting Pot House, Caesar or California. Entrées are herbcrusted chicken, teriyakimarinated sirloin, filet mignon, Memphis-style BBQ pork medallion, sweet & spicy glazed shrimp and wild mushroom sacchetti with seasonal vegetables and dipping sauces. To cook the entrée with the tabletop grill, diners choose broths — coq au vin (Burgundy wine with mushrooms, scallions and garlic), mojo (Caribbean-inspired with garlic, cilantro and citrus) or seasoned court bouillon. For dessert, choose a chocolate fondue with fresh strawberries, blondies, bananas, pineapple, marshmallow treats, pound cake or brownies for dipping. Outdoor seating and online reservations available. 242 W. Station Square Drive, South Side; 412-261-3477.
Mitchell’s Fish Market offers American seafood. It will have a special menu for two weeks, and online reservations are available. Galleria, 1500 Washington Road, Mt. Lebanon; 412-571-3474.
Morton’s The Steakhouse features traditional steakhouse cuisine, including aged prime beef and seafood. For $ 45.21, dinner guests are served a starter — baked five onion soup, Nueske’s bacon steak, Caesar salad, prosciuttowrapped mozzarella or Morton’s wedge salad; choice of entrees — 6-ounce center-cut filet mignon, 16-ounce double-cut prime pork chop, honey- balsamic glazed salmon, chicken Christopher or shrimp scampi capellini; sides are garlic mashed potatoes, green beans almondine, matchstick french fries or creamed spinach) and a dessert — double chocolate mousse, cheesecake with sea salt caramel or Key lime pie. Additional upgrade options available. 625 Liberty Ave., Downtown; 412-261-7141.
Ocean Treasures Cajun Seafood and Bar offers seafood dishes in two locations, with different special menus for two weeks. 3450 William Penn Highway, Monroeville, 412- 376- 2394; and 4801 McKnight Road, Ross, 412548-3815.
Paris 66 is a bistro serving French cuisine, wines, beers, cocktails, espresso drinks and pastries. Special menu for two weeks and online reservations. 6018 Centre Ave., East Liberty; 412-404-8166.
Proper Brick Oven & Tap Room offers fresh pasta dishes, wood-fired pizzas and local craft beers. Canonsburg 139 Seventh St., Downtown; 412281-5700.
Roman Bistro, a sister restaurant to Vue 412, serves traditional Italian dishes, seafood and more. Special menu and takeout options for two weeks. 2104 Ardmore Blvd., Forest Hills; 412-8713704.
Scarpino offers Italian cuisine with a modern atmosphere in the Cultural District. 960 Penn Ave., Downtown; 412-904-2213.
Senti Restaurant offers fresh takes on Italian cuisine and a wine bar with an automatic dispenser in an art-filled setting. For two weeks, it offers a $40.21 tasting menu that includes insalata caprese as a starter, fettuccine con rapini e salsiccia for the pasta, saltimbocca alla Romana for the entrée and gelato alla vaniglia for dessert. 3473 Butler St., Lawrenceville; 412-586-4347.
Texas De Brazil features all- you- can- eat Brazilian grilled meat carved tableside. Online reservations available. 40 W. Station Square Drive, South Side; 412-230-4004.
The Forge offers smallplate Mediterranean cuisine and craft cocktails in a lounge setting. 3345 Penn Ave., Lawrenceville; 412-4083322.
The G. O. A. T. Sports Bar offers classic American dishes, local craft beers and cocktails. The restaurant is owned by Big Spring Spirits and will offer a $25.21 dinner special — grilled watermelon panzanella salad for the salad course, très cerditos sliders for the main course and Not Your Small Town Carnival Funnel Cake for dessert. 530 Northpointe Circle, Seven Fields; 724-5335655.
The Porch is an Americanbased breakfast and brunch restaurant with two locations. Outdoor seating221 Schenley Drive, Oakland, 412-687-6724; and 120 Siena Drive, Upper St. Clair, 412-833-5385.
The Rebel Room is inside the hotel The Industrialist and offers New American cuisine and a mixology program. 405 Wood St., Downtown; 412-430-4444.
The Vandal offers smallplate Eastern European cuisine and a wine bar. The $40.21 special dinner features a first course of melon and prosciutto or tomato salad with peaches; zucchini fritters or smoked trout rillette for a second course and chicken schnitzel and gemelli with corn, crab and chili for a third course. Outdoor seating and online reservations available. 4306 Butler St., Lawrenceville; 412251-0465.
Vue 412 features New American dishes with cocktails and great views overlooking Downtown. It is a sister restaurant of Roman Bistro. 1200 Grandview Ave., Mount Washington; 412-3811919.