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2 | I was really excited to go to Lidia's while in Pittsburgh for work. Had some drinks at the bar and they have an extensive Italian wine list. \n\nOur service was a little delayed but once our waiter was available he was knowledgeable and continued to check on us. He was a little awkward but attentive. \n\nThe mussel... | en | 110 | really excited go lidia pittsburgh work drinks bar extensive italian wine list service little delayed waiter available knowledgeable continued check us little awkward attentive mussels little taste remaining dishes ordered great bread bowl options enjoyed gnocchi special pasta trio typically recommended choice mood pre... | 47 |
1 | I went here on a crowded saturday night with a large party (8 people at our table.) I ordered the spicy calamari. It was not spicy. It was overcooked, like rubber, and served on plain white beans. Yuck. I won't go back. My boyfriend had the seafood dish. Most of his seafood was also overcooked and tasteless. | en | 57 | went crowded saturday night large party people table ordered spicy calamari spicy overcooked like rubber served plain white beans yuck wo go back boyfriend seafood dish seafood also overcooked tasteless | 30 |
4 | I want the pasta trio in ma' belly now! It's hands down the best dish you can get there. Three deeeeliscious pasta's served to you in a never ending skillet! What other wimpy pasta's can compete with that? The OG (short for Olive Garden) doesn't hold a spaghetti noodle to this place! \n\nI swear you to you I haven't se... | en | 384 | want pasta trio belly hands best dish get three deeeeliscious pasta served never ending skillet wimpy pasta compete og short olive garden hold spaghetti noodle place swear seen noodle twice always seem serve dish crazy looking pasta say name never remember obviously best thing sauce oh sauce meat sauce sweet sauce lemo... | 177 |
2 | After finding a babysitter for the night, I took my wife to Lidia's in the Strip District for a Valentine's Day date (a day early). While we had been to Lidia's once before for a wine tasting, we had never eaten there.\n\nAs an appetizer, we shared a delicious Fritto Misto with housemade sausage and apple. Before we... | en | 182 | finding babysitter night took wife lidia strip district valentine day date day early lidia wine tasting never eaten appetizer shared delicious fritto misto housemade sausage apple ordered slightly worried apple may much actually gave nice balance entrees wife ordered gnocchi braised duck ragout opted osso bucco di maia... | 87 |
3 | Being a huge Bastianich fan, I was stoked to finally dine at Lidia's Pittsburgh. Entering the restaurant, you automatically feel impressed. It's spacious yet feels warm, inviting, and comfortable. There are beautiful touches and accents everywhere and the designer was not afraid to use color, tastefully. I was read... | en | 188 | huge bastianich fan stoked finally dine lidia pittsburgh entering restaurant automatically feel impressed spacious yet feels warm inviting comfortable beautiful touches accents everywhere designer afraid use color tastefully ready feast ordered polipo grilled octopus tender flavorful thanks zesty vinaigrette osso bucco... | 113 |
2 | Alright, so I've been to Lidia's a few times now and everytime I go, I get less and less impressed. \n\nThe first time was great and I really enjoyed my meal (and the price). However, after going back and getting the same dish and ALSO trying their brunch- I would have to say that Lidia's wasn't as good as I originally... | en | 149 | alright lidia times everytime go get less less impressed first time great really enjoyed meal price however going back getting dish also trying would say lidia good originally thought personally find brunch menu priced simply get better brunch menus around area price pastas guess last time went taste good first time go... | 71 |
1 | I was very disappointed with my meal here. I expected way more from Lidia's. As a regular viewer of the show I was expecting fresh / rustic Italian meals. What I ended up with was stuffed pasta that I'm 95% sure was reheated in a microwave, bland mains, and slow and inattentive service. The only highlight of the meal w... | en | 73 | disappointed meal expected way lidia regular viewer show expecting fresh rustic italian meals ended stuffed pasta sure reheated microwave bland mains slow inattentive service highlight meal bread fresh ingredient used entire meal | 32 |
1 | WAAAAY over priced and although their appetizers were good, I'm not sure if it's bc we went in August and the kitchen was hot and the cooks were sweating their butts off back there but they salted their pastas WAAAAY too much. One of the pastas in their trio had sun dried tomatoes and capers in it. You'd think they'd t... | en | 123 | waaaay priced although appetizers good sure bc went august kitchen hot cooks sweating butts back salted pastas waaaay much one pastas trio sun dried tomatoes capers think tone saltiness pasta let saltiness sundries tomatoes capers pull together felt like eating strands salt ambiance great wine menu extensive maybe bad ... | 59 |
1 | I was really looking forward to Lidia's. And was really disappointed. \n\nBread was good. The cocktails were good. The service was attentive and friendly (just don't get between a server dishing out the unlimited pasta and a hungry customer who clearly hadn't reached their limit with the unlimited servings). \n\nTo... | en | 132 | really looking forward lidia really disappointed good cocktails good service attentive friendly get server dishing unlimited pasta hungry customer clearly reached limit unlimited servings bad food good beet salad underwhelming calamari rubbery swimming tasteless chicken broth white beans felt even sad dining companion ... | 65 |
2 | Oh Lidia's! How you've forsaken me! \n\nI came here with a group of friends after having talked up the calamari entree. Three out of five of us got it (the others had the osso buco and a pasta dish - the osso buco was good, and the pasta dish was a \"meh\") and I just wanted to put my face behind my hands and whimpe... | en | 159 | oh lidia forsaken came group friends talked calamari entree three five us got others osso buco pasta dish osso buco good pasta dish wanted put face behind hands whimper embarrassment dish totally watered flavorful ask made little less spicy think solution dilute sauce another one us entree full strength much better que... | 70 |
3 | Get the daily pasta special.. Can't beat it. Skip salad and dessert-won't have room | en | 14 | get daily pasta special ca beat skip salad room | 9 |
3 | Very good. Great atmosphere for a date or special occasion. The Pasta trio is always great. On Sunday they offer family style for $25(Salad, Entree, Dessert). \n\nGrilled Octopus, Lasagna, salads are very good. Will be going back soon. | en | 38 | good great atmosphere date special occasion pasta trio always great sunday offer family style salad entree dessert octopus lasagna salads good going back soon | 24 |
3 | Ok, I'm giving this 4 stars because for what you got, I think it was a pretty good price. Selection of breads and dips to go with it, salad was (too) huge. Husband got the seafood soup/stew and he liked it a lot, I got the pasta sampler (all you can eat of a variety of daily pastas). All were good, nothing that knoc... | en | 105 | ok giving stars got think pretty good price selection breads dips go salad huge husband got seafood liked lot got pasta sampler eat variety daily pastas good nothing knocked socks though appetizers pretty big nice place something little different average italian fair price place nice good location walked hotel good tho... | 55 |
1 | This place had horrible service. I waited (sitting at the bar non-the-less) for about 10 minutes before the loser bartender got me a drink and a menu. The food was weak, I got a Caesar salad and the wild bore stuffed ravioli. I was horrible. It was like they took some pulled pork and just stuffed a spoonful in a raviol... | en | 80 | place horrible service waited sitting bar minutes loser bartender got drink menu food weak got caesar salad wild bore stuffed ravioli horrible like took pulled pork stuffed spoonful ravioli return many better restaurants town waste time one | 37 |
3 | We were at Lidia's for an early dinner before seeing a show. They have a great wine list and our server made some excellent suggestions. The food was wonderful. Several of us had the Pasta Trio. This is a sampler dish with three different pastas prepared and served at your table. Afterwards, you can get additional... | en | 102 | lidia early dinner seeing show great wine list server made excellent suggestions food wonderful several us pasta trio sampler dish three different pastas prepared served table afterwards get additional servings favorite trio course none us even room additional serving get trio recommend getting option includes salad de... | 52 |
2 | Three of us had dinner here during a little getaway trip to Pittsburgh. The decor was a bit more impressive than the service and the food were. Not that they were bad. They just didn't quite meet my expectations.\n\nFirst, even though we had a reservation, it couldn't be found. Then it was, but it was on the \"wait lis... | en | 327 | three us dinner little getaway trip pittsburgh decor bit impressive service food bad quite meet even though reservation could found wait seated right away away hubbub main dining room table bar kitchen wine list including many wines glass nice waiter suggested fantastic dry white disappointed wanted second glass next s... | 154 |
3 | Yummy! The braised duck gnocchi were out of this world! Our waitress was as nice as they get. Great experience! | en | 20 | yummy braised duck gnocchi world waitress nice get great experience | 10 |
2 | Had dinner here on a Saturday night. Actually, wanted to go to Piccolo Forno, but they said they only take reservations for groups of 6 or more and for two of us there might be a half our wait. We wanted a sure, immediate thing so we decided to try Lidia's.\n\nDRINKS: My husband had the cabernet and said it was fine, n... | en | 412 | dinner saturday night actually wanted go piccolo forno said take reservations groups two us might half wait wanted sure immediate thing decided try husband cabernet said fine nothing spectacular def expect cabernet prosecco good sweet like still order dishes intended appetizers read mean enjoy basket bread unique sprea... | 183 |
3 | More like 3.5 after being at Salt of the Earth. But Still - Lidia's is one of the few restaurants on mine and Jordan's list, where one of us has been employed, but we will still willingly eat at. Lidia's is our choice when we want great Italian foods that taste as close to our family making it as possible.\nThe other... | en | 285 | like salt earth still lidia one restaurants mine jordan list one us employed still willingly eat lidia choice want great italian foods taste close family making night went drinks apps bar always fun us fritto misto fried veggies calamari light batter sauce dipping lidia queen sauce recipes also appetizer version platte... | 134 |
2 | I'm a fan of Italian food. And I'm willing to pay for good Italian food. Not that Lidia's isn't good. It is. But I've had better for less $$, like Piccolo Forno in Lawrenceville. | en | 34 | fan italian food willing pay good italian food lidia good better less like piccolo forno lawrenceville | 16 |
2 | I've never understood the hype of this place. The food is simply OK, nothing special at all, except that it's a bit pricey. On a recent visit for brunch, I visited the antipasto bar. The spinach frittata, was beyond bland. The coleslaw with apple was surprisingly good. The rest of the antipastos were forgettable. ... | en | 125 | never understood hype place food simply ok nothing special except bit pricey recent visit brunch visited antipasto bar spinach frittata beyond bland coleslaw apple surprisingly good rest antipastos forgettable also ordered spring ramp ravioli crab meat thyme butter sauce sounds delicious right well sadly thought pasta ... | 65 |
2 | I have been to all of Lidia's restaurants in Manhattan, but this was my first go at her establishment all the way out in Pittsburgh. This restaurant is pretty similar to Becco, except there is no \"theater crowd\" and the restaurant has a considerable amount of space. The menus are pretty similar too, with the unlimi... | en | 671 | lidia restaurants manhattan first go establishment way pittsburgh restaurant pretty similar becco except theater restaurant considerable amount space menus pretty similar unlimited pasta specials mainstay well design restaurant intriguing two levels considerable amount open air space punctuated huge intricate chandelie... | 298 |
3 | I've been to Lidia's a few times before and figured I'd leave a review after today's trip. We arrived a bit early for our reservation and they were able to seat us right away. Even with a fairly packed dining room, the place wasn't too loud. If you have any old people in your group, they can seat you downstairs as I... | en | 221 | lidia times figured leave review today trip arrived bit early reservation able seat us right away even fairly packed dining room place loud old people group seat downstairs think elevator prefer upstairs overlooking looking dining room nice touch lobster arancini cooked perfectly crunchy undercooked risotto inside down... | 101 |
4 | as a big fan of Lidia's, i was anxious to eat at her restaurant, and it was totally awesome. would highly recommend. Food was excellent. wait staff was attentive. we arrived early for our reservation and they were able to seat us. it was a lot of fun and the decor was awesome too. | en | 54 | big fan lidia anxious eat restaurant totally awesome would highly recommend food excellent wait staff attentive arrived early reservation able seat us lot fun decor awesome | 26 |
0 | I went to Lidia's this past week for dinner with a group of 6 friends. The service was one of the worst I have ever had. The waitress was rude to us from the minute we didn't order alcohol to the second we signed our bills. We politely asked at the time of placing our orders if it would be possible to have separate che... | en | 570 | went lidia past week dinner group friends service one worst ever waitress rude us minute order alcohol second signed bills politely asked time placing orders would possible separate checks group people dinner together carries cash anymore waitstaff expect asked separate checks understand makes bit work run cards end me... | 256 |
3 | My guests and I had a pleasant meal with good service. | en | 11 | guests pleasant meal good service | 5 |
2 | I'm a big fan of Lidia, but.... I watch her shows and have a cook book, which I adore. But I was somewhat disappointed with my dinner there. It was a on a Wednesday night, but there shouldn't be an excuse for a meal this expensive.\n\nFirst dish was grilled octopus, which was great. I thought it needed more seasoni... | en | 121 | big fan lidia watch shows cook book adore somewhat disappointed dinner wednesday night excuse meal dish grilled octopus great thought needed seasoning meat accompanying salad perfectly gnocchi felt fresh however rabbit ragu really nice though needed seasoning actually wondered catering old pittsburgh clientele may put ... | 53 |
1 | The NY restaurant is much better. We were eating here often, but it got boring quickly. The staff are great and the location is good for people who drive into Pittsburgh. I'd like to see some the dishes that make the NY restaurant great. | en | 44 | ny restaurant much better eating often got boring quickly staff great location good people drive pittsburgh like see dishes make ny restaurant great | 23 |
3 | Overall this was good Italian food if you're ready to venture into something more asventerous than Olive Garden. I had the pasta trio and thought the ravioli was amazing. Everything else was pretty good, but a butternut squash ravioli made the meal. Be prepared to spend about $30 a person for the full experience and... | en | 62 | overall good italian food ready venture something asventerous olive garden pasta trio thought ravioli amazing everything else pretty good butternut squash ravioli made meal prepared spend person full experience remember meal | 31 |
1 | soooo disappointing! i watch lidia on tv and have a lot of her recipes. also, having lived for some time in NYC, i am familiar with and a fan of Bastianich restaurants. one of the best meals i've ever had in my life (there aren't many) was at Del Posto. the Bastianich name to me stands for integrity and love / appr... | en | 191 | soooo disappointing watch lidia tv lot recipes also lived time nyc familiar fan bastianich restaurants one best meals ever life many del posto bastianich name stands integrity love appreciation sharing high quality italian food ate people running restaurant completely mediocre subpar one cared quality came brunch pasta... | 87 |
1 | My family had been planning to go to Lidia's for a while, and finally made a reservation for my dad's birthday. I was not really impressed with the whole experience overall. We got there for our reservation and it took a while for anyone to come greet us at the front of the place, even though it wasn't very busy. They ... | en | 191 | family planning go lidia finally made reservation dad birthday really impressed whole experience overall got reservation took anyone come greet us front place even though busy seated us outside outdoor seating right next street pleasant nice enough move us inside without complaint ordered drinks took long time get past... | 93 |
1 | One word; gross. This is not Italian food - it's Pittsburgh italian food. The ravioli is not fresh - how difficult is it for a restaurant to make fresh ravioli? The decor is tacky. The wine list is lacking. I could rip this place apart after only one disappointing meal, but I'm not going to waste my time. In short, avo... | en | 72 | one word gross italian food pittsburgh italian food ravioli fresh difficult restaurant make fresh ravioli decor tacky wine list lacking could rip place apart one disappointing meal going waste time short avoid place much better kitchen | 36 |
2 | 3.5 stars for brunch. We had reservations at 11:30am on Sunday for 5 but Lidia's was not overly crowded. Wide open space with tall ceilings. Servers were friendly and did not push us out after we paid our bill, which was nice.\n\nBring your appetite!! Highlights:\nThe OJ in the Mimosa was fresh\nThe rosemary and sea sa... | en | 150 | stars brunch reservations sunday lidia overly crowded wide open space tall ceilings servers friendly push us paid bill appetite highlights oj mimosa rosemary sea salt bread sugar scone sugar butter apricot strawberry cauliflower antipasto main entree grilled octopus potatoes onions string beans olives pickled onions sa... | 73 |
1 | I am reading through these reviews and wonder if we went to a different Lidia's Pittsburgh, because on our romantic Valentine's Day the Olive Garden would have been more fresh and authentic (p.s. it's neither of those things). My husband and I loved her cooking show and figured that her restaurant would be something we... | en | 406 | reading reviews wonder went different lidia pittsburgh romantic valentine day olive garden would fresh authentic neither things husband loved cooking show figured restaurant would something would like try boy way maybe fault choosing holiday fault cutting corners worst way possible flash frozen foods fixed menu options... | 191 |
1 | I've eaten plenty of less-than-delicious Italian food, but fortunately more of the delicious kind, whether in the motherland or here at home in the states. While I had high expectations for Lidia's, it gets lumped into the former category. I really hate to say this, but Olive Garden's dishes have more flavor than those... | en | 165 | eaten plenty italian food fortunately delicious kind whether motherland home states high expectations lidia gets lumped former category really hate say olive garden dishes flavor ordered lidia even like og ordered pasta trio three oh bland mother lasagna bolognese ordered boar raviolis know called know nothing porcines... | 77 |
2 | Portions are huge! Try the gnocchi! \n\nWe started off at the bar while we waited for the other half our group. They had fried chickpeas sitting out on the bar which were absolutely delicious. Once our party was all there and we were seated, we decided to order. My brother, sister, and I all decided to go with the 3 co... | en | 251 | portions huge try gnocchi started bar waited half group fried chickpeas sitting bar absolutely delicious party seated decided order brother sister decided go course meal rest family ordered one thing overall found pasta dishes far better dishes exception lamb chops prefect sister got ricotta gnudi giant balls delicious... | 118 |
2 | Empty room, but we were seated right next to the serving station. I asked to be moved and was told by the host \"Well you can sit here, or here, or here, or here, or here...\" Get the picture? Very unprofessional. So we selected a new table and found a dirty glass. Bad start, right?\nWell, it got quite a bit better, wi... | en | 101 | empty room seated right next serving station asked moved told host well sit get picture unprofessional selected new table found dirty glass bad start right got quite bit better knowledgeable waitress good food issue caesar salad made inner pieces lettuce little green however pasta great left satisfied | 47 |
3 | Not a place I'd return to for regular fare, overpriced for quality. But the brunch is a divine value. | en | 19 | place return regular fare overpriced quality brunch divine value | 9 |
4 | We absolutely LOVED this restaurant! The service was impeccable! I had the all you can eat pasta trio which was lovely and delicious! My husband had the cacciatore, which he makes himself at home, and he said it was the best he'd ever had! We will definitely be back! | en | 49 | absolutely loved restaurant service impeccable eat pasta trio lovely delicious husband cacciatore makes home said best ever definitely back | 19 |
3 | As a lover of pasta--I love to eat it, I love to make it, I love to cook with it--this restaurant is heaven. Just outside of downtown Pittsburgh (by Wholey's and The Heinz History Museum), this restaurant has soaring ceilings, a beautiful Chihuly-style glass chandelier, and friendly waitstaff. It's great for a date nig... | en | 513 | lover pasta love eat love make love cook restaurant heaven outside downtown pittsburgh wholey heinz history museum restaurant soaring ceilings beautiful glass chandelier friendly waitstaff great date night business celebratory dinner celebrated new jobs birthdays anniversaries years started famous chef lidia bastianich... | 292 |
1 | My girlfriend REALLY hyped this place up but I ended up spending $110 on a terrible meal I couldn't even eat. I ordered the Chicken Marsala (Waitress's favorite) and it was disgusting. The sauce was VERY over powering and it was drenched in it. If that wasn't bad enough the Chicken was cheap dark meat with the skin and... | en | 82 | girlfriend really hyped place ended spending terrible meal could even eat ordered chicken marsala waitress favorite disgusting sauce powering drenched bad enough chicken cheap dark meat skin bones ended leaving even though meals included dessert price wo going back | 39 |
3 | Had brunch there yesterday. Phenomenal! Staff that we encountered were friendly and knowledgeable, super efficient but didn't hover over us. Kudos for that--a well-trained staff!\n\nEverything we had was delicious, every little salad and nibble bit on the antipasti table. I had the gnocchi with duck ragu as my main... | en | 142 | brunch yesterday phenomenal staff encountered friendly knowledgeable super efficient hover us kudos staff delicious every little salad nibble bit antipasti table gnocchi duck ragu main course perfection quibble portion actually large perfection partner chicken livers polenta also sampled offerings dessert table lovely ... | 67 |
2 | The food here is decent. It's a big place with great service that gives you the Italian family-style atmosphere you would desire. However, the food is not very good. The only awesome thing is that they have two different choices of gluten free pasta, which is awesome if you can't have gluten! | en | 52 | food decent big place great service gives italian atmosphere would desire however food good awesome thing two different choices gluten free pasta awesome ca gluten | 25 |
3 | We can here for brunch on Sunday, 5 adults and four month old. I used to be the girl who wouldn't go inside a restaurant if I saw a kid within two blocks of the place but now things have changed. Before I get to my review of the brunch itself I'd like to say how impressed I was with their accommodations for babies! The... | en | 235 | brunch sunday adults four month old used girl would go inside restaurant saw kid within two blocks place things changed get review brunch like say impressed accommodations babies changing station bathroom wipes small sitting area almost private fabulous best part gave us thing baby slept like angel certainly sleeping l... | 106 |
2 | I was excited to come here on a semi-recent trip to Pittsburgh visiting sister and brother-in-law. I'm sorry to say, I was let down.\n\nWe came for brunch. We each opted for the pasta trio. Sounded like a good deal, so why not?\n\nThe sangria was good. The little buffet of sorts was a total let down. Bread and flavored... | en | 135 | excited come trip pittsburgh visiting sister sorry say let came brunch opted pasta trio sounded like good deal sangria good little buffet sorts total let bread flavored butters table pretty pasta landed sisters clothes land plates complete duds pesto pretty good okay best nothing done spillage wonder regular occurrence... | 61 |
3 | Nice place would give atmosphere a 6 1/2 out of 10 and food a seven out of 10. Often has good specials! | en | 22 | nice place would give atmosphere food seven often good specials | 10 |
1 | I visited Pittsburgh for the weekend and was excited to try Lidia's since I have been to her son's outstanding restaurants up in New York.\n\nLidia's was a major disappointment for me. Decor and service were just fine, no issues there. \n\nBut the food was something I would expect from a chain restaurant like Carrabba... | en | 205 | visited pittsburgh weekend excited try lidia since son outstanding restaurants new major disappointment decor service fine issues food something would expect chain restaurant like carrabba olive garden quality seemed poor bread soggy greens salad dressings way salted greasy sloppy pasta sauces huge portions slapped ont... | 109 |
2 | Had dinner here with my wife and another couple.\n\nThe food was good, as we have expected from a previous visit.\n\nThe service was OK. The restaurant was maybe half full on a Monday night.\n\nWe were passed from one server to another, even though the first server was still working.\n\nIn addition, the explanation of ... | en | 212 | dinner wife another food good expected previous service restaurant maybe half full monday passed one server another even though first server still addition explanation special incomplete clear included choices possible get included also hard time getting attention basic service items like cheese one person ordered past... | 92 |
4 | I've been a huge fan of Lidia Bastianich for years, watching her show on PBS and cooking her recipes. My Dad is a huge fan as well. I recently moved back to Pittsburgh (after 30 years) to help out my folks as my Dad's cancer has worsened. I had no idea Lidia had a restaurant here. About a month ago I met a college frie... | en | 635 | huge fan lidia bastianich years watching show pbs cooking recipes dad huge fan well recently moved back pittsburgh years help folks dad cancer worsened idea lidia restaurant month ago met college friend foodie strip drinks ended lidia bar awesome highly recommend white manhattans found lidia would town special dinner w... | 319 |
3 | Lidia's is a good restaurant for Italy food. Though there is little bit loud, food here are really awesome. \n$6 is needed for valet. | en | 24 | lidia good restaurant italy food though little bit loud food really awesome needed valet | 14 |
4 | We visited for brunch last Sunday. It was amazing. It is $28 a person and includes a prefix menu. You get a morning cocktail, antipasto buffet, choice of entree (endless fresh made pasta trio is an option) and a dessert buffet. \n\nThe serve was impeccable. The sangria and Bloody Mary were delicious. The pasta trio was... | en | 82 | visited brunch last sunday amazing person includes prefix menu get morning cocktail antipasto buffet choice entree endless fresh made pasta trio option dessert buffet serve impeccable sangria bloody mary delicious pasta trio incredible salads buffet thoughtful tasty would go want make place tradition management excelle... | 46 |
1 | I'm not sure why people like this place so much. The wait was long, the food came out cold, and the pastas were overcooked, gluey, greasy messes. The service was friendly but the food was very poor. Will never go back. | en | 41 | sure people like place much wait long food came cold pastas overcooked gluey greasy messes service friendly food poor never go back | 22 |
2 | What you need to know, which I did not, is that this is a massive, chain restaurant. They can seat several 100 people. It's like the type of restaurant you find at a casino. It's an upscale chain, but it's basically a chain. And, the food is tasty and well prepared. They do what they do well. | en | 57 | need know massive chain restaurant seat several people like type restaurant find casino upscale chain basically chain food tasty well prepared well | 22 |
3 | Stop here on a visit to Pittsburg . Was surprised by how great the food was . Coming at brunch was perfect as the anti pasta bar was filled with olives , salads , salmon , mussels , veggies and meats. I chose the pasta trio . Perfect choice as it was a great way to sample three pastas . My mushroom filled ravioli was t... | en | 111 | stop visit pittsburg surprised great food coming brunch perfect anti pasta bar filled olives salads salmon mussels veggies meats chose pasta trio perfect choice great way sample three pastas mushroom filled ravioli highlight plate every bite perfect mix mushroom cheese service started great however time receive bill lo... | 55 |
1 | I've had some excellent meals here when there were 3 or 4 of us. I've had two group functions that were way less than wonderful. I would not entertain having an event for any more than 4 people. Even 10 people taxed the staff! | en | 44 | excellent meals us two group functions way less wonderful would entertain event people even people taxed staff | 17 |
3 | Went here for an early Valentine's Dinner last night. The service was great. We both ordered the pasta trio and the waiters' were very attentive at filling up our plates as soon as they neared empty. We also got the Polito appetizer to start and it was delicious- mix of octopus, potatoes, capers, onions and olives. Als... | en | 84 | went early valentine dinner last night service great ordered pasta trio waiters attentive filling plates soon neared empty also got polito appetizer start mix octopus potatoes capers onions olives also wine bottles great deal took one star little outdated still great night definitely recommend | 44 |
4 | Great food and service, very pleased with my Valentine's day dinner here. Planning to come back to try more of their fare, since their Valentine's day menu was limited. | en | 29 | great food service pleased valentine day dinner planning come back try fare since valentine day menu limited | 17 |
2 | I had dinner at Lidia's on Saturday evening, February 22, 2014. I flew in from TX to celebrate my parent's 50th wedding anniversary. Lidia's was the chosen restaurant and I was very excited. We were a party of 8 and were crowded around a round table. Five of us ordered the Pasta Trio and it was the BEST fettuccine and ... | en | 222 | dinner lidia saturday evening february flew tx celebrate parent wedding anniversary lidia chosen restaurant excited party crowded around round table five us ordered pasta trio best fettuccine ravioli pasta fresh taste world disappointment came wanted sat length waiting seconds initial taste trio served received spoonfu... | 108 |
0 | What an embarrassment. Rotten/black salad greens. A server with a black eye. Pedestrian \"signature\" pasta. Plates and glasses left uncleared. Greasy, scratchy plates at buffet. All yours for $28 per person! | en | 31 | embarrassment salad greens server black eye pedestrian pasta plates glasses left uncleared greasy scratchy plates buffet per person | 18 |
2 | I don't mind paying high prices for great food, I just want it to be great and if it's not, I do expect the service to make up for it. Lidia's food was pretty good, but the service was just average and for the price of pasta, they weren't very accommodating to special requests.\n\nMost of our group ordered the three pa... | en | 137 | mind paying high prices great food want great expect service make lidia food pretty good service average price pasta accommodating special group ordered three pasta special first round pasta came seemed take forever get another round dessert hoping get ordering special dinner night ordered glass dry red wine bit oaky e... | 61 |
2 | Had Pollo Al Limone and Pasta Trio, as well as the Caesar salad that came with it. Overall I think the dishes have complex flavor profiles and are enjoyable to eat. Their service is good and the interior is clean and simple.\n\nHowever, I would have like it better if they took it easy on the salt with everything and if... | en | 126 | pollo al limone pasta trio well caesar salad came overall think dishes complex flavor profiles enjoyable eat service good interior clean would like better took easy salt everything chicken breast little less chewy might also help lower price lessen portions much eat sure yet go given options pittsburgh like try items m... | 58 |
1 | We finally made it to Lydia's and unfortunately it was disappointing! \nThe olive spreads that come with the bread basket were gritty and tasteless. \nThe lasagne I ordered was flavorless as well. The pasta in the lasagna was a nice texture. \nMy husband ordered the $42 steak, he ordered it mid rare and it was a bit ov... | en | 111 | finally made lydia unfortunately disappointing olive spreads come bread basket gritty tasteless lasagne ordered flavorless well pasta lasagna nice texture husband ordered steak ordered mid rare bit cooked issue steak flavor dirty grill tiramisu good also calamari appetizer terrific service good hovered much personally ... | 52 |
0 | Went yesterday after my daughter's college graduation. When the grad ceremony ran longer than expected, I called the hostess to let her know we had been delayed but were departing and hoped to be there soon. As we were sitting in traffic, I received a call from a man who identified himself as the general manager and ... | en | 520 | went yesterday daughter college graduation grad ceremony ran longer expected called hostess let know delayed departing hoped soon sitting traffic received call man identified general manager rudely asked still intended dining explained delay spoke hostess rudely wanted know much longer thought would take get restaurant... | 250 |
0 | Not impressed by this restaurant. Ordered the pasta trio, which was recommended by the waitress and was labeled on the menu as \"all you can eat\". The staff service gave small portions of each and hardly returned for further portions. If I wanted \"all you can eat\" I would have been at the restaurant all night wai... | en | 85 | impressed restaurant ordered pasta trio recommended waitress labeled menu staff service gave small portions hardly returned portions wanted would restaurant night waiting served pasta cold served frozen pasta son school fundraiser better would recommend would ever return | 37 |
2 | Food Good overall, Owner & some help a bit bitchy | en | 10 | food good overall owner help bit bitchy | 7 |
1 | Only average at best and when you figure in the slow service, cold food and high price i cant even give it an average rating. You can get better Italian food at any hole in the wall in Philadelphia, New York or Boston any time. i wanted to love it so much after watching Lidia on TV but the restaurant doesn't bring her ... | en | 70 | average best figure slow service cold food high price cant even give average rating get better italian food hole wall philadelphia new york boston time wanted love much watching lidia tv restaurant bring magic table seems | 36 |
3 | Having basic cable for a few years now, I guess I missed who Lidia is. But her restaurant is sure nice. Wonderful and attentive service, nice atmosphere, and large portions of tasty food. I had the gnocchi, which comes with duck ragu - fantastic! I'm a huge fan of duck, and this was a new approach for me. The duck play... | en | 115 | basic cable years guess missed lidia restaurant sure nice wonderful attentive service nice atmosphere large portions tasty food gnocchi comes duck ragu fantastic huge fan duck new approach duck played really well thick ragu sauce best potato dumplings gnocchi still quite good friends dishes also great especially lasagn... | 63 |
3 | Great Restaurant with great food nice wine. The inside ambience is good but there's no nice view of the city. | en | 20 | great restaurant great food nice wine inside ambience good nice view city | 12 |
2 | pasta was OK. Not the best not the worst. Wasn't thoroughly wowed... | en | 12 | pasta best worst thoroughly wowed | 5 |
1 | A restaurant that has gone steeply downhill...\n\nIt's been roughly 2-3 years since I have been to lidias, an experience in which I remember having decent food and service... Tonight was far different.\n\nOverall, let me say that the restaurant is becoming dated. Colors and decor seem boring and out of style. I didn't ... | en | 579 | restaurant gone steeply downhill roughly years since lidias experience remember decent food service tonight far let say restaurant becoming dated colors decor seem boring style get warm feeling place white clothes average glasses wine like come looked crappy bottle came waiters service horrible hostess crew bar waitres... | 259 |
4 | Oh yum!!!\n\nAfter a VERY stressful week this week Lidia's was a wonderful oasis on a Thursday night. Our server (Robert) was a breath of fresh air in his knowledge and love of food.\n\nHAVE THE BURRATA! No, I am not kidding. It was so good that it just about brought my coworker to tears. :) All of food was wonderful ... | en | 95 | oh yum stressful week week lidia wonderful oasis thursday night server robert breath fresh air knowledge love burrata kidding good brought coworker tears food wonderful refreshing restaurant would let us sit enjoy food wonderful three hours lidia eventually made way back hotel tiramisu go | 44 |
0 | What a disappointment. When the water glass cracked in my hand as the server poured and soaked us, we should have known it would be that kind of evening. Worst part of the meal was the pasta trio--the limpest, pastiest, most tasteless mass of lukewarm pasta I have ever been served. One waiter saved the day by insisting... | en | 103 | disappointment water glass cracked hand server poured soaked us known would kind evening worst part meal pasta trio limpest pastiest tasteless mass lukewarm pasta ever served one waiter saved day insisting reorder everyone else joint content let us stew every aspect experience substandard although reordered beet salad ... | 54 |
1 | We were so looking forward to the food but our experience was awful. The restaurant is too large with modern decor with hideous red plastic/leatherette chairs but at lunchtime it had no character. There was no background music. The waiter was young and inexperienced. It seems that now that Lidia is famous she is no lon... | en | 105 | looking forward food experience awful restaurant large modern decor hideous red chairs lunchtime character background music waiter young inexperienced seems lidia famous longer involved cooking food like larger chain worse without quality control table cloth dirty staff friendly decor furniture unkept best part breadst... | 49 |
2 | Since I just became a member yesterday, I reviewed a bunch of restaurants that I have eaten at in the last several weeks. Today again, I ate out after work so I decided to do another review. Today I gave Lidia's in the Strip a try, as I have heard good things, but negative things as well. Overall, I thought the place w... | en | 140 | since became member yesterday reviewed bunch restaurants eaten last several weeks today ate work decided another review today gave lidia strip try heard good things negative things well overall thought place little outdated overpriced decent food polio al limone guess close know chicken picatta buddy ordered lidias pas... | 71 |
0 | Lidia, you should be ashamed! This spot wouldn't have lasted a year in NYC. Citizens of Pittsburgh, don't be fooled. Lidia's is average at best. I ate here when it opened,a and again 4 years later. Nothing has changed. We did have some great bar nibbles, quality cocktails, and a good bottle of wine off of a pretty good... | en | 145 | lidia ashamed spot would lasted year nyc citizens pittsburgh fooled lidia average best ate opened years later nothing changed great bar nibbles quality cocktails good bottle wine pretty good list food service lacked starters served ice cold meatballs limp soggy salads took away everything brought back fresh salads mind... | 77 |
1 | SETTING:\nNice environment that was able to cater to groups of all sizes, from small parties to even an ugly sweater party (this really happened!). Kind of dresses itself up to be a nice sit-down place, but unfortunately, the food was not on the same level.\n\nFOOD:\nFor appetizers, I shared the Calamari with my friend... | en | 377 | setting environment able cater groups sizes small parties even ugly sweater party really happened kind dresses nice place unfortunately food appetizers shared calamari friend main entree got recommended pasta trio love calamari lot definitely better similar quality establishments calamari bland taste fresh batter crisp... | 176 |
1 | Service was excellent. The menu offerings were spotty.\n\nA group 16 of us attended the Saints-Steelers game in November. We attend most of the away games and have an opportunity to eat at some very good restaurants. \n\nLidia's was a place I was looking forward to because I am aware of her by reputation. We had s... | en | 365 | service excellent menu offerings group us attended game november attend away games opportunity eat good restaurants place looking forward aware reputation several appetizers including bruschetta really liking balsamic excellent syrupy sweet clearly nicely aged one incongruous rest dish many enjoyed bread served table r... | 159 |
0 | I had really high expectations for this place but the food was overpriced & bland my lasagna tasted like it was made by Stouffers. The service was excellent the food nothing great. | en | 32 | really high expectations place food overpriced bland lasagna tasted like made stouffers service excellent food nothing great | 17 |
0 | This place is pretty poor and really needs to get it's act together because it's a disgraceful place to watch football, especially given the accessibility of technology these days. First off, it is desperately in need of some updates. There are old crappy projector screens and a few big rear projection TVs, but not a... | en | 287 | place pretty poor really needs get act together disgraceful place watch football especially given accessibility technology days first desperately need updates old crappy projector screens big rear projection tvs hdtv sight tvs aplenty feel dinghy outdated reception every tv biggest issue however apparently able show ga... | 132 |
0 | I think that typically sports bars are really not expected to have good food. They just need to have four things\n1. ESPN\n2. Nachos pilled high with all kinds of stuff\n3. beer specials\n4. big screen TVs.\n\nWell Sports Rock failed on all accounts. I was encouraged when we walked in and saw individual TVs on each t... | en | 310 | think typically sports bars really expected good food need four nachos pilled high kinds beer big screen sports rock failed accounts encouraged walked saw individual tvs table course picked one work realized many market games virginia tech one nowhere seen politely ask espn espn u anything fancy plain old regular espn ... | 154 |
2 | Having never been to Pittsburgh and in need of a sports bar to watch college football, my hubby and I ventured off away from our hotel room downtown to find Sports Rock Cafe.\n\nThe girls who wait on you bounce around in mini referee shorts, tight striped t-shirts and tennis shoes. They are young and cute (but not too... | en | 243 | never pittsburgh need sports bar watch college football hubby ventured away hotel room downtown find sports rock girls wait bounce around mini referee shorts tight striped tennis shoes young cute cute televisions need updating specifically hd screens grainy although plenty tvs hard enjoy cater mainly football crowd sat... | 114 |
2 | What you see is what you get. This is a typical sports bar packed with TVs and loud noises. There are three bars in the joint and plenty of space to be had. There are booths with individual TVs for each booth, there are regular size tables and tables for large groups. There was also outdoor seating. There are some... | en | 298 | see get typical sports bar packed tvs loud noises three bars joint plenty space booths individual tvs booth regular size tables tables large groups also outdoor seating arcade style sports games electronic dart boards pool tables also appeared small stages tvs several projection tvs average picture check tvs see hd lik... | 135 |
1 | Minimalist happy hour. Bartenders rude (and it was slow- early in the afternoon). Ran our tab on the card to hold the check without asking if that's what we wanted to do. Chicks in bikinis on the street trying to get people to come in. Prices too high for strip district beer. Smelly. Upstairs looks like it's a club... | en | 80 | minimalist happy hour bartenders rude early afternoon ran tab card hold check without asking wanted chicks bikinis street trying get people come prices high strip district beer smelly upstairs looks like club night rough crowd started come leaving good quick beer | 41 |
2 | When i am in town, i usually come here after i am done and have a couple of pints, the drinks are cheap and i usually can get a seat by the bar. If you are a hockey fan, this is a cool spot to watch the penguins. Only problem is, coming from New York i am not used to people smoking IN bars. It can get pretty difficult ... | en | 76 | town usually come done couple pints drinks cheap usually get seat bar hockey fan cool spot watch penguins problem coming new york used people smoking bars get pretty difficult breath cute waitresses also | 33 |
4 | I order food for delivery at my hotel. I got the chicken carbonara. It came with salad and toast it was the BOMB. It was delivered piping hot and it was a lot of food I ordered he individual size and its enough for two people. I also got slice of strawberry cheesecake. | en | 53 | order food delivery hotel got chicken carbonara came salad toast bomb delivered piping hot lot food ordered individual size enough two people also got slice strawberry cheesecake | 27 |
3 | The other reviews are spot on about the ambiance. It's very frat house chic, with lots of crappy fourth hand furniture, flickering fluorescent lights and turkish news playing on the the big screen TV (WTF?) \n\nIt is a bitch to find, especially at night, so pack your gps. Once you find the building, you have to punch... | en | 276 | reviews spot ambiance frat house chic lots crappy fourth hand furniture flickering fluorescent lights turkish news playing big screen tv wtf bitch find especially night pack gps find building punch code went door get lobby least night lobby go elevator hit mezzanine level sign telling us elevator would let us select fl... | 132 |
2 | In the mood for pizza and salad so decided to try Ephesus Pizza. I was given a menu from the hotel. First the plus - large menu with unique items (Gyro meat on a pizza). Now the important stuff: Lots of choices for their pizzas. Their crust has medium thickness. The taste: OK but nothing great. The salad was OK.... | en | 71 | mood pizza salad decided try ephesus pizza given menu hotel first plus large menu unique items gyro meat pizza important stuff lots choices pizzas crust medium thickness taste ok nothing great salad delivery service quick repeat customer | 37 |
3 | Crazy good sesame bread, they make it fresh everyday. Lamb kebabs were very good, came with bread, salad, French fries. We also got hummus, very fresh, and a pide. The place is such a complete dive that my husband wanted to turn around and leave, but it is worth it. If I lived in Pitts, I'd eat that bread all the tim... | en | 68 | crazy good sesame bread make fresh everyday lamb kebabs good came bread salad french fries also got hummus fresh pide place complete dive husband wanted turn around leave worth lived pitts eat bread deliver super friendly | 36 |
1 | I only gave this place 2 stars because of the environment that it is in. A \"hard to find place\" is an understatement if it's dark outside and you have never been here. I have to agree, the crust of the pizza is amazingly flakey and delicious. I'm a crusty guy, so I like good crust and though it's up there with a ... | en | 352 | gave place stars environment hard find understatement dark outside never agree crust pizza amazingly flakey delicious crusty guy like good crust though soft boboli still easy eat wo rough mouth ordered ephesus pizza lamb skewers large white pizza minimal ingredients except lamb skewers packed small skewers lamb admit l... | 157 |
4 | Traditional pizza is awesome. Delivery is very fast as well. They always tell me 40 minutes and then arrive in 15-20. | en | 21 | traditional pizza awesome delivery fast well always tell minutes arrive | 10 |
1 | 90 minutes for two cold pizzas.....sorry at this point even a two star review is generous.\n\nWhile in town with friends, we wanted an easy meal after running the half marathon earlier in the day. Consulting Yelp, I saw that this place had good reviews, they delivered and since we were less than a mile from them, we f... | en | 334 | minutes two cold pizzas sorry point even two star review town friends wanted easy meal running half marathon earlier day consulting yelp saw place good reviews delivered since less mile figured food fairly fast two hungry toddlers five hungry adults needed food stat calling first asked delivered hotels sure would fine ... | 155 |
4 | My husband and I just moved here from the NYC area and we've been looking for a good pizza place. After trying a few different sub-par Pittsburgh pizzerias, we decided to try Ephesus last Friday night. We ordered one large spinach and feta pizza and one Italian calzone, via delivery. Even though it was prime-time on a ... | en | 96 | husband moved nyc area looking good pizza place trying different pittsburgh pizzerias decided try ephesus last friday night ordered one large spinach feta pizza one italian calzone via delivery even though friday night pizza delivered minutes things ordered delicious crust pizza perfectly chewy crusty toppings perfect ... | 51 |
2 | Nice place. The staff is nice\nDefinitely mom and pop shop. The pizza was good and the prices were a little high. I happened to try their pide because I've never had it, and let's say it was not pleasing to the American pallet. It was too spicy and no cheese! If you like plain pizza stay away from the pide. Their comme... | en | 76 | nice place staff mom pop shop pizza good prices little high happened try pide never let say pleasing american pallet spicy cheese like plain pizza stay away pide commercials always tv looking good pizza place try milanos | 37 |
0 | Too oily , i felt like im eating pure fat , even the bread is covered with oil ! I suggest they make it healthier with more whole wheat option, grape leaves are very dry and tasteless. Oh and their fries are terrible | en | 43 | oily felt like im eating pure fat even bread covered oil suggest make healthier whole wheat option grape leaves dry tasteless oh fries terrible | 24 |
3 | First the bad...the amount of oil and butter used in the making of this order would make Paula Deen proud...yet.....\n\nThe food was delicious!! I ordered a small cheese pizza with pepperoni, sausage, and extra cheese...it was enough to feed 3.. Just have wet naps available...and I ordered 6 breaded wings with garlic s... | en | 81 | first bad amount oil butter used making order would make paula deen proud yet food delicious ordered small cheese pizza pepperoni sausage extra cheese enough feed wet naps available ordered breaded wings garlic sauce least sticks butter remaining container wings gone yes devoured good pretty quick well | 47 |
0 | Came here on a Sunday, it was slow and we got our food in good time.\n\nOrdered two personal size pizzas, spicy fries, fried zucchini & onion rings. \n\nThe pizzas were actually really good but the other sides weren't worth it. Tastes plain & over cooked. \n\nOk so the reason why I'm giving this place 1 star is because... | en | 216 | came sunday slow got food good two personal size pizzas spicy fries fried zucchini onion rings pizzas actually really good sides worth tastes plain cooked reason giving place star saw soooo many health code violations redbull pizza dressing woman charged working pizza even wash hands charged went right back working mak... | 99 |
3 | Incredible pizza. Dirty, rude, disgusting employees. I think that's actually their slogan. | en | 12 | incredible pizza dirty rude disgusting employees think actually slogan | 9 |
3 | Literally some of the best pizza that I've had in the 4.5 years that I have been in Pittsburgh. I've eaten here a couple of times and I have not had a bad experience yet. The pizzas are delicious, the gyros are wonderful, the falafel is yummy, and their simple cheese burgers and fries are touched by magic! The food is ... | en | 127 | literally best pizza years pittsburgh eaten couple times bad experience yet pizzas delicious gyros wonderful falafel yummy simple cheese burgers fries touched magic food bit pricier average college pizza shop think worth never inside actual establishment issues delivery sometimes seems like pick choose whether want del... | 54 |
2 | 3.5 stars. I was brought in by the claims of how large the \"RoethlisBurger\" is by vendors and other shoppers in the Strip District and I had to see it in person. \n\nPeppi's has a dive-y sort of place but in a good way. The flat top grill is behind the counter in the front and the back of Peppi's has a couple tabl... | en | 280 | stars brought claims large vendors shoppers strip district see person sort place good way flat top grill behind counter front back peppi couple tables booths steelers paraphernalia hungry ended ordering cheese steak grilled mushrooms onions fried egg companions got mushroom cheese steak famed sandwiches come basic fixi... | 123 |
3 | Mushroom cheesesteak with a Stewart's root beer for lunch today. Freshly made, toasted bun, all good! Friendly service. | en | 18 | mushroom cheesesteak stewart root beer lunch today freshly made toasted bun good friendly service | 14 |
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