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1 | If they actually actually kept the store stocked, this would be a 4 star review. However, I fight the traffic, parking lot, people with baskets, elevator, and rest of the customers to get to the bulk spices, Mexican section & produce only to find 100% of the things I need not stocked. So incredibly frustrating!\n The... | en | 69 | actually actually kept store stocked would star review however fight traffic parking lot people baskets elevator rest customers get bulk spices mexican section produce find things need stocked incredibly frustrating nice cheese section bakery prepared food section juice bar | 39 |
1 | Selection of specialty and regular items is quite good. BUT, the layout, checkout and parking lots are literally the worst clusterfuck I've seen outside of New Delhi. Not bad after hours but those hours are pretty narrow. | en | 37 | selection specialty regular items quite good layout checkout parking lots literally worst clusterfuck seen outside new delhi bad hours hours pretty narrow | 22 |
1 | Ugh! Today is dark, dank, and dreary! I woke up with a stuffy nose and in need of some hot soup. So out into the gloom I go! I shop here often so this review will probably be modified the next time I visit because I usually really like it here. \n\nEarlier in the week I stopped to pick up a salad and two vegetable pana... | en | 286 | ugh today dark dank dreary woke stuffy nose need hot soup gloom go shop often review probably modified next time visit usually really like week stopped pick salad two vegetable panang curries like lunch work office best ever like pretty spicy fill time runny bland mushy rice extra mushy veggies pretty much gagged attem... | 135 |
2 | Wow, this store has greatly improved since I've been gone. In ten years, it's turned into quite a nice store. The variety of merchandise is great, although coming from the Midwest, I need to adjust to the price of food being higher. The cashiers have been pretty friendly as well. | en | 50 | wow store greatly improved since gone ten years turned quite nice store variety merchandise great although coming midwest need adjust price food higher cashiers pretty friendly well | 27 |
0 | ETA 2/23/12: Rather than shop here once a week for $25 (down from my 100-200 bill 5 years ago) I now shop exclusively Whole Foods, Trader Joe's and the new Target. There is never any reason to set foot in this Giant Eagle ever again.\n\nI've been a resident of Pittsburgh since 2006 and been shopping at Market District ... | en | 759 | eta rather shop week bill years ago shop exclusively whole foods trader joe new target never reason set foot giant eagle ever resident pittsburgh since shopping market district since opened steadily past years declined quality reasons staff workers surly unhelpful downright arrogant trouble scanning coupon always manua... | 389 |
0 | Store has a lot to choose from, but we have had HORRIBLE service from the bakery. Went into the store three times to order our wedding cake, left my contact info only to have no one call back - I finally get someone who can talk with me about a cake at 9am on a Sunday morning, and now they can't do it on a week's noti... | en | 106 | store lot choose horrible service bakery went store three times order wedding cake left contact info one call back finally get someone talk cake sunday morning ca week notice called giant eagle marketplace robinson said problem come store someone meet figure something guess snotty people shadyside store need business | 49 |
1 | I guess you pay for what you get...and in this case you get \"The Market District\" marque. I don't have much time to write a full review so I'll just post one experience: I went to this store to purchased smoked turkey necks and/or wings to make soup. the small package was 11.00 dollars. I don't remember the pound... | en | 93 | guess pay get case get market marque much time write full review post one experience went store purchased smoked turkey necks wings make soup small package dollars remember poundage remember enough meat make pot went giant eagle right street similar package smoked turkey | 43 |
3 | Given the other expensive or underwhelming grocery stores in the city, I'm pretty pleased with this Giant Eagle. It's huge, has lot of choices.\n\nYou can find just about everything you want. They have pretty good 'ethnic' sections - Indian, Asian, Italian, etc. The meat section is pretty large. And while I don't often... | en | 133 | given expensive underwhelming grocery stores city pretty pleased giant eagle huge lot find everything want pretty good sections indian asian italian etc meat section pretty large often buy foods lots tv dinner yes paying bit nice able get specialty items alongside normal stuff one surprised pay specialty prices grocers... | 75 |
1 | Always busy! Selection of veggies are ok. Selection of fruit is a little below average. Otherwise it has everything you'd expect from a chain grocery store.\n\nMain complaint with this location is that the organization of aisles and products are not logical. You often see items in multiple locations because the lay... | en | 59 | always busy selection veggies selection fruit little average otherwise everything expect chain grocery complaint location organization aisles products logical often see items multiple locations layout store clearly thought | 28 |
1 | This used to be my \"go to\" place for groceries. However, lately I'm becoming more and more frustrated by the store. If you go between 4pm and 6pm on a weekday or at any time on Saturday or Sunday, be prepared to navigate a mess of a parking lot, an over crowded store, and a 20 minute wait in a checkout lane. \n\nOn... | en | 224 | used go place groceries however lately becoming frustrated store go weekday time saturday sunday prepared navigate mess parking lot crowded store minute wait checkout lane sunday impossible find parking even though outdoor parking well story garage get store navigate obstacle course produce section around overwhelmed t... | 92 |
1 | Some people go crazy over this location, me, I just go crazy because of this location.\n\nI hate it, from the congestion in the parking lot to the congestion in every single aisle inside the store. People are correct that this place has a larger selection of products, but forget your conventional set up for a grocery ... | en | 99 | people go crazy location go crazy hate congestion parking lot congestion every single aisle inside store people correct place larger selection products forget conventional set grocery store would think market district would easy location place would visit one thing definitely place would regularly stop unless lived wit... | 49 |
2 | They have a diverse variety of ethnic foods and is at a convenient location near UPMC Shadyside, but the customer service line is ALWAYS LONG and the employees working at the customer service always go SUPER SLOW!! | en | 37 | diverse variety ethnic foods convenient location near upmc shadyside customer service line always long employees working customer service always go super slow | 22 |
0 | This is a customer service based review, The one star is for selections because this store has items other locations often do not. \n\nDisclaimor / Accountability check todays incident which I am writing this review on is partly my fault... the part where I got zero assistance from customer service is their fault. \n\n... | en | 306 | customer service based review one star selections store items locations often accountability check todays incident writing review partly fault part got zero assistance customer service fault stopped ground lamb awesome stuffed mushroom recipe like think speedy smart need run checkout third grocery store stop day warnin... | 147 |
1 | I want to like this location for a number of reasons: they have a chef on site doing cooking demonstrations and handing out samples. The staff is really nice when it's crowded. They're a Market District location, so they've got a good amount of prepared (or 'oven-ready') foods. It's close to my house.\n\nBut going here... | en | 176 | want like location number reasons chef site cooking demonstrations handing samples staff really nice crowded market district location got good amount prepared foods close going always parking lot miserable tiny lot area underground parking garage pain navigate find space never long wait deli deli order machine always r... | 76 |
1 | The GE is overly-large and over-priced. Yes, I have seen the food same item at other neighborhood GE's for less. For those of us who like to \"shop the perimeter\" of the grocery store (meaning where the real food lives), and for those of us who do not like their grocery store to feel like an airport, this store is not... | en | 127 | ge yes seen food item neighborhood ge less us like shop grocery store meaning real food lives us like grocery store feel like airport store good realize minority however people want bigger expensive notice put bad parking lot long check lines prefer gasp east shakespeare ge always park right outside door problems produ... | 56 |
4 | My local grocery store.They just remodeled the cafe and dining area- looks beautiful and is spacious. They sell beer now. Also has a deli and cheese section. Gets crowded in the afternoons. | en | 32 | local grocery remodeled cafe dining looks beautiful spacious sell beer also deli cheese section gets crowded afternoons | 17 |
1 | The produce here is always beaten to a pulp and expensive. We only get it here for convenience. The romaine is especially pitiful. We complained (finally) and received an apology and an offer for free cotton candy flavored grapes. We never did redeem our grape offer (as Snape would say, 'Pity',) and we haven't bought r... | en | 116 | produce always beaten pulp expensive get convenience romaine especially pitiful complained finally received apology offer free cotton candy flavored grapes never redeem grape offer snape would say bought romaine since started getting bulk groceries aldi less large selection generic brand goods well good still pretty pr... | 62 |
2 | I definitely have a love-hate relationship with this place. If you don't live nearby, it's a huge PITA to get there and get inside. I am not a claustrophobic person, but the produce section is so tightly packed that I get anxious trying to get around it.\n\nSome of the staff are really great and helpful. I've always ha... | en | 241 | definitely relationship place live nearby huge pita get get inside claustrophobic person produce section tightly packed get anxious trying get around staff really great helpful always warm smile deli bakery people day went beer section asked guy cider would recommend incredibly helpful friendly cashiers though sheesh a... | 117 |
1 | The good: large selection. \nThe bad: the crazy high prices, missing price labels, inconvenient location. \nIt's come to the point that I avoid this place if I can. Aldi's is better for the basics and Pearl Market in the Strip district has better produce for 4x cheaper than this place. | en | 50 | good large selection bad crazy high prices missing price labels inconvenient location come point avoid place aldi better basics pearl market strip district better produce cheaper place | 27 |
2 | I much prefer shopping at Trader Joes, but I like the selection at Market District. They carry some products I don't easily find anywhere else. Parking is tricky, the parking lot is usually crammed and it's hard to find a spot. Prices could be a lot better. I don't care for their produce, I think they could do a lo... | en | 64 | much prefer shopping trader joes like selection market district carry products easily find anywhere else parking tricky parking lot usually crammed hard find spot prices could lot better care produce think could lot improve produce | 35 |
2 | Let's be honest, the only reason I go here is because it's close to where I live, has great business hours and in most cases cheaper than whole foods. With that being said, I want everyone to know I'm a big Giant Eagle supporter, and I love the Market District on Settler's Ridge in Pittsburgh, but this particular Mark... | en | 163 | let honest reason go close live great business hours cases cheaper whole foods said want everyone know big giant eagle supporter love market district settler ridge pittsburgh particular market district five sizes small feel like always body body everything close together mention usually rhyme reason things love prices ... | 77 |
1 | I don't care for this Giant Eagle, and that is being kind. The only reason I ever go here is for a quick item or two. My ideas for grabbing something in a \"quick\" manner always end up being terrible because there is nothing quick about this place. The staff is generally unfriendly except for a few employees (2 or 3) ... | en | 113 | care giant eagle kind reason ever go quick item two ideas grabbing something manner always end terrible nothing quick place staff generally unfriendly except employees always wonderful one seems enjoy working always soooo many lines never three four aisles open given time even overpriced except occasionally deals soda ... | 50 |
0 | Another bad experience. The staff is sloppy. The deli doesn't mark the product and passes off whatever slimey old crap they're trying to get rid of as what you ordered. And good luck parking. | en | 34 | another bad experience staff sloppy deli mark product passes whatever slimey old crap trying get rid ordered good luck parking | 20 |
0 | I got tired of waiting in line with one register open and 10 people in front of me. Won't be back. | en | 21 | got tired waiting line one register open people front wo back | 11 |
3 | I really like this place. Love the selection, they have a ton of Latin ingredients that I was shocked to find up North. Overall they have a good variety of ethnic foods, which is great. \n\nTheir bakery permeates the entrance with the smell of fresh baked bread... love it and hate it at the same time, since I'm trying ... | en | 198 | really like place love selection ton latin ingredients shocked find north overall good variety ethnic foods great bakery permeates entrance smell fresh baked bread love hate time since trying stay carbs also like fact sell beer yes beer moving realized wonky alcohol laws glad see place actually sold beer fill growlers ... | 94 |
2 | Oh, Shadyside Market District, why can't I quit you? Let me see, perhaps because I lack a car and you're the most conveniently located grocery store, a mere 2 mi. from my apartment and on the route of the 71A & C? No, let's be honest here: the real reason is because I'm too cheap to shop at the \"whole paycheck,\" Trad... | en | 375 | oh shadyside market district ca quit let see perhaps lack car conveniently located grocery store mere mi apartment route c let honest real reason cheap shop whole paycheck trader joe inconvenient unimpressed product quality selection aldi positive side store larger fancier grocery store grew cheese bulk foods sections ... | 182 |
1 | Shopping at this place is so frustrating you will want to throw knives when you leave.\n\nIt's always packed, ALWAYS. And forget about the self check out lines, which attract people who have never seen technology, cash registers, touch screens, money, conveyor belts, groceries bags, or food--like flies. Seriously, pe... | en | 360 | shopping place frustrating want throw knives always packed always forget self check lines attract people never seen technology cash registers touch screens money conveyor belts groceries bags food like flies seriously people get stand like self check great mystery machine please move item bagging area know stand stare ... | 170 |
1 | Items don't have price tags. That's the only reason why I gave them such a poor mark. I hope that caught their attention. \n\nI try to buy produce and a lot of times many of the items I seem to select have no price tags, price stickers, barcode, name of produce and per/lb info. none of that. It's not listed anywhere an... | en | 174 | items price tags reason gave poor mark hope caught attention try buy produce lot times many items seem select price tags price stickers barcode name produce info none listed anywhere ask associate know please try retraining associates kind generous corporate issue goes milk cold cuts breakfast meat products sometimes p... | 85 |
2 | The Holidays are coming and in the 'British' section they are not selling Vegeta seasoning anymore. | en | 16 | holidays coming section selling vegeta seasoning anymore | 7 |
0 | I needed Italian bread for an event so there was no choice except to buy the bread that was available. The bakery had plenty of Italian bread but therein lies the problem- I buy Italian bread on an almost weekly basis so I know the way it's supposed to look as well as cost. For about the third maybe fourth time now the... | en | 147 | needed italian bread event choice except buy bread available bakery plenty italian bread therein lies buy italian bread almost weekly basis know way supposed look well cost third maybe fourth time bread yeast risen way looks like squashed sourdough bread instead italian bread instead thick add insult injury bread even ... | 71 |
0 | Everyone complains about how expensive Whole Foods is in this area, but I find the Market District to be even more expensive for lesser quality. I despise going to this location, it is always packed with the rudest people imaginable and the employees act like they have anywhere better to be than at work. I have worked ... | en | 167 | everyone complains expensive whole foods area find market district even expensive lesser quality despise going location always packed rudest people imaginable employees act like anywhere better work worked grocery store always pleasant way treated everytime go beyond imagining giant eagle managed monopolize grocery sto... | 78 |
1 | I mean, how many stars can you really give a laundromat? This place smells like mildew constantly.. Like, since I've been going, it's never NOT smelled like mildew. I'd like to think that a place you go to clean things..should be clean? Guess not. Anyway, the people who work here are courteous and nice, if that matters... | en | 57 | mean many stars really give laundromat place smells like mildew constantly like since going never smelled like mildew like think place go clean things clean guess anyway people work courteous nice matters | 32 |
2 | I love coming in here! It makes me feel like a kid again! They have a lot of toys like Lego, Duplo (the big ones) and checkers, bingo and chinese checkers! Remember Mad-Libs? This place has 'em! \n\nIt's the closest thing to what our parents and grandparents used to call a dime store or \"5-and-dime\". It's an ... | en | 69 | love coming makes feel like kid lot toys like lego duplo big ones checkers bingo chinese checkers remember place closest thing parents grandparents used call dime store older charming version family dollar something like | 34 |
2 | I'm sorry to say this, but I agree with Darren: while this place has a bunch of character, and the owner is a nice woman, you'll find a more extensive selection right down the street at SW Randall or in Squirrel Hill at Games Unlimited. On the other hand, those other places won't have the small little nicknacks that th... | en | 120 | sorry say agree darren place bunch character owner nice woman find extensive selection right street sw randall squirrel hill games unlimited hand places wo small little nicknacks variety store carries would kid delight walk explore small items whoopie cushions board games etc plus place would better parents pocket book... | 60 |
3 | Now listen here, I do not shop in Banana Repulic in Miami. But you know what they say, \"When in Rome\"..er .. Pittsburgh. \nWandering in with a skeptical approach, and partially to avoid the freezing rain, I was immediately curious. I found myself in a hallway/lobby with stairs to the different levels and apparel sect... | en | 111 | listen shop banana repulic miami know say er pittsburgh skeptical approach partially avoid freezing rain immediately curious found stairs different levels apparel sections literal vu last banana stepped nyc location like soho womens sale section basement naturally like local pro headed straight stairs scored plenty sup... | 50 |
2 | This review is a bit biased because the only reason I walked in here was because I had a gift card. This store really isn't my thing: it's way too upscale and expensive, and it's just not really my taste. However, even I was able to find a few items that fit my style and what I wanted, and I didn't have the spenders gu... | en | 104 | review bit biased reason walked gift card store really thing way upscale expensive really taste however even able find items fit style wanted spenders guilt price tag gift card staff nice helpful though liked shirt bought probably shop unless someone gives another gift card | 44 |
2 | Ditto on the Pizza heading. This is and alwasy will be a bar for me, not a pizza joint. I've enjoyed many shots, beers and games of darts. Low expectations makes this a fun fun place. | en | 36 | ditto pizza heading alwasy bar pizza joint enjoyed many shots beers games darts low expectations makes fun fun place | 19 |
2 | Not quite dive bar, not quite trendy bar. This is a happy medium for many in the area. This place still has that neighborhood feeling but always pulls in new faces. Good spot to meet friends for a pitcher and perhaps a game of darts... maybe even a little photohunt. Its a bar, so come here to drink, not to eat. Beside... | en | 99 | quite dive bar quite trendy bar happy medium many area place still neighborhood feeling always pulls new faces good spot meet friends pitcher perhaps game darts maybe even little photohunt bar come drink eat besides drink prices decent liquid star doc super cool guy star outdoor patio good weather star prices location | 52 |
2 | I've gone here a few times and had o.k. service. Nothing is ever impressive, i cant remember anything ive eaten here.. its forgettable :)... but the crowd is always friendly.. Last time the guy beside us gave us a pitcher of beer he ordered but couldn't drink ;) | en | 48 | gone times service nothing ever impressive cant remember anything ive eaten forgettable crowd always friendly last time guy beside us gave us pitcher beer ordered could drink | 27 |
2 | Doc's Place offers cheap bar food in a chill atmosphere. The biggest perk Doc's has to offer is their price. There is always a special on something on the menu every single day, from half priced burgers to half priced pizzas.\n\nTheir pizza's are huge, but not particularly tasty. Their burgers are definitely bargain... | en | 137 | doc place offers cheap bar food chill atmosphere biggest perk doc offer price always special something menu every single day half priced burgers half priced pizza huge particularly tasty burgers definitely bargains half price nothing spectacular either like burgers rare medium rare last one doc seemed darker color typi... | 70 |
0 | I never really understood why Doc's was so popular. I personally find its only real saving grace to be the outdoor deck. Otherwise, the prices suck (beer served in 10 ounce cups on special for $2.50 - come on), the food is mediocre, and the atmosphere is nonexistent. The drinks are weak as well. \n\nIf you're looki... | en | 110 | never really understood doc popular personally find real saving grace outdoor deck otherwise prices suck beer served ounce cups special come food mediocre atmosphere nonexistent drinks weak well looking night better places close shadyside deck really nice help fact prices terrible drinks especially get said end lot oth... | 53 |
1 | Decent price on domestic pitchers. Entrees were half off but all looked mediocre. Tried the jambalaya and it was so so. Big groups of patrons led to pretty slow service. | en | 30 | decent price domestic pitchers entrees half looked mediocre tried jambalaya big groups patrons led pretty slow service | 17 |
2 | I've enjoyed Doc's Place for what it is - your average \"Bar\" - nothing spectacular but nothing excessively horrible. They are very accomodating for throwing parties or events in their location so that's a huge plus. I've had numerous events there and it's always turned out great.\n\nThe food is average and I don't ... | en | 96 | enjoyed doc place average nothing spectacular nothing excessively horrible accomodating throwing parties events location huge plus numerous events always turned food average pay much attention price drinks usually large group take turns purchasing pitchers place people mentioned deck fun great place groups | 42 |
1 | Doc's is a decent place in the Spring and Summer, when their 2nd floor upstairs patio is open. They have reasonably priced pitchers of beer and well drinks. It's nice to sit outside and relax after a long day of school or work.\n\nThe beer selection isn't that great and the upstairs bar is not full. Sometimes their dri... | en | 100 | doc decent place spring summer floor upstairs patio open reasonably priced pitchers beer well drinks nice sit outside relax long day school beer selection great upstairs bar full sometimes drink served tiny plastic cups service also rather big fan food pizzas bland burgers overcooked although nice split appetizer group... | 50 |
2 | Drinks are watered down\nHalf off burgers and pizza\nmakes it worth the trip.\n\n\n(b) | en | 12 | drinks watered burgers worth b | 5 |
1 | Doc's is a good bar to go to when you are with friends and don't have any set plans for the evening. However, if you need to be somewhere fast I wouldn't advise going here. The past times I've eaten at Doc's it's been on the large outdoor patio upstairs. The patio is nice and provides for a lot of seating, however i... | en | 263 | doc good bar go friends set plans evening however need somewhere fast would advise going past times eaten doc large outdoor patio upstairs patio nice provides lot seating however updated several years recently made trip brgr new gourmet burger joint several blocks away outdoor seating quite hard beat food doc would exp... | 130 |
0 | The pedicures at DeStefinos are a complete rip-off. IMO\n\nWhen I booked the $53 pedicure, I was told\n(1) it would last an hour , and would\n(2) include a foot massage \n\nNot true: the manicurist was done in 45 minutes. and \nThe advertised foot massage consisted of a quick rub of my feet and lower leg, finis... | en | 100 | pedicures destefinos complete booked pedicure would last hour include foot massage true manicurist done minutes advertised foot massage consisted quick rub feet lower leg finished two minutes less manicurist done complained feet still rough ca possibly expect smooth one every pedicure much less money got feet smooth | 47 |
0 | I'm changing my review after a bad hair cut that was not handled correctly. I went in told her what I wanted, showed a picture and she decided to barely look at it and totally ignore everything I said. I said I wanted some short layers in the front and long layers in the back and I wanted victoria secret model hair. In... | en | 269 | changing review bad hair cut handled correctly went told wanted showed picture decided barely look totally ignore everything said said wanted short layers front long layers back wanted victoria secret model hair instead took opportunity whatever wanted ended chopped layers one length sides long layers back looked like ... | 121 |
1 | Although this store has great employees, it is in desperate need of a makeover. It is absolutely ghetto inside. I don't think they've redone the store since the early 90s. It's an embarrassment on Walnut. | en | 35 | although store great employees desperate need makeover absolutely ghetto inside think redone store since early embarrassment walnut | 17 |
0 | I ordered pictures through the online photo center and requested them to be printed and picked up from this location. I selected and paid extra for same day prints and were told online that they'd be ready in 1-3 hours. I went to pick them up several hours later and the guy behind the counter couldn't find my photos. H... | en | 212 | ordered pictures online photo center requested printed picked location selected paid extra day prints told online ready hours went pick several hours later guy behind counter could find photos said oh must printer ink prints friday wednesday need today wanted days would paid less asked send file another location could ... | 90 |
3 | Friendly front desk. A little condescending toward the back. Lovely jewelry, extensive collection of lovely things. Well worth a visit for unique gifts. | en | 23 | friendly front desk little condescending toward back lovely jewelry extensive collection lovely things well worth visit unique gifts | 18 |
4 | When I started looking for an engagement ring for my wife, a friend recommended Henne Jewelers. From the moment I walked in, to the moment I bought my wife's engagement ring, I loved the experience! The staff was extremely helpful and genuinely caring. In fact, they told me about their \"To Have and to Hold\" program. ... | en | 244 | started looking engagement ring wife friend recommended henne jewelers moment walked moment bought wife engagement ring loved experience staff extremely helpful genuinely caring fact told program program henne offer couples financial incentive couples purchase commit going premarital counseling told people spend time p... | 114 |
0 | Tiffany prices with Kay Jewelers selection.\n\nI've gone to this place a couple of times to look for various items over the past few years. Every time I leave the store I always try to remind myself never to come back.\n\nThe prices are way more than what they should be. Tacori rings and other merchandise is marked u... | en | 119 | tiffany prices kay jewelers gone place couple times look various items past years every time leave store always try remind never come prices way tacori rings merchandise marked jewelry stores couple nice salespeople work others plain rude try great job preying love upselling items addons even many great jewelry stores ... | 52 |
1 | I just accepted a beautiful ring from Hennes. I have had nothing but compliments and I must say that the ring was beautiful. Unfortunately within 4 days one of the diamonds on the halo was missing. I'm sure that this is a fluke and will be taken care of. But my new fianc\u00e9 is very upset by this. | en | 58 | accepted beautiful ring hennes nothing compliments must say ring beautiful unfortunately within days one diamonds halo missing sure fluke taken care new upset | 23 |
2 | I ate here last night. There are aspects of the space that I really appreciated such as the stone walls and artwork. It's very cozy and seems like a nice escape from the hustle of walnut, however it is so freakin' loud. I usually don't mind the noise in restaurants in fact I don't recall ever commenting on the sound... | en | 386 | ate last night aspects space really appreciated stone walls artwork cozy seems like nice escape hustle walnut however freakin loud usually mind noise restaurants fact recall ever commenting sound factor place reallly loud guess good bad loudness bad obvious noise close quarters paradoxically provide level privacy table... | 184 |
4 | I've recently moved away from Pittsburgh, and Girasole is one of the places I miss the most. It's tiny and can be loud, but the food is amazing, the atmosphere is fantastic, and I can't wait to go back. I'd especially recommend the pumpkin ravioli, which appears on the menu in the fall. \n\nBecause it is small, it's we... | en | 87 | recently moved away pittsburgh girasole one places miss tiny loud food amazing atmosphere fantastic ca wait go back especially recommend pumpkin ravioli appears menu fall small well worth calling ahead reservation otherwise take name cell phone number free wander around shadyside table opens | 43 |
3 | Cozy and comfortable, our food was really good, and the waitstaff friendly and efficient!\n\nThe mussels were great (garlic madness) and they split some entrees for us in the kitchen. wowowow.\n\nWill definitely try and revisit next time I'm in Pittsburgh. | en | 39 | cozy comfortable food really good waitstaff friendly efficient mussels great garlic madness split entrees us kitchen definitely try revisit next time pittsburgh | 22 |
0 | I recently had a horrible experience at Girasole. I used to really enjoy going to this restaurant due to its cozy atmosphere and decent Italian food. However, this past visit was unfortunate. The host was horrendous and extremely rude. I had brought my parents, who were visiting from out of town, and they were appalled... | en | 169 | recently horrible experience girasole used really enjoy going restaurant due cozy atmosphere decent italian food however past visit unfortunate host horrendous extremely rude brought parents visiting town appalled rude host girasole usually quite busy also disorganized made reservation arrived early knowing would wait ... | 82 |
3 | After my bad service experience at Girasole, the manager apologized and compensated me for my troubles. I would definitely go back, considering that the unfortunate situation I encountered was out of the norm for this usually friendly, cozy restaurant. | en | 39 | bad service experience girasole manager apologized compensated troubles would definitely go back considering unfortunate situation encountered norm usually friendly cozy restaurant | 21 |
4 | Girasole is a great, little restaurant just off Walnut. I love the cozy atmosphere and the decor. I LOVE the salad and escarole & beans. Perfect! Vito, the owner/waiter is awesome. They do a great job. I think you can have parties there on Monday evenings (that take up the whole space), FYI. | en | 53 | girasole great little restaurant walnut love cozy atmosphere decor love salad escarole beans perfect vito awesome great job think parties monday evenings take whole space fyi | 26 |
3 | I've been a fan of Girasole since it opened. I love the quaint, cozy atmosphere and the food has been great 99.5% of the time. A place for a gathering of friends to chat loudly across the table at each other. I enjoy both lunch and dinner, but the evening meal's much more fun. \n\nA seasonal menu offers a variety o... | en | 210 | fan girasole since opened love quaint cozy atmosphere food great time place gathering friends chat loudly across table enjoy lunch dinner evening meal much fun seasonal menu offers variety traditional dishes well daily specials house favorites gnocci mozzarella polenta escarole ravioli great summertime brings great sea... | 121 |
3 | I don't know if coming early would help any... but when we got there at 8pm, the place was hoppin'. There were people seated from as close to the kitchen and all the way up the stairs by the sidewalk. There were hopefuls milling about a bit to get down and place their name for a seating. When we were able to reach the ... | en | 259 | know coming early would help got place hoppin people seated close kitchen way stairs sidewalk hopefuls milling bit get place name seating able reach desk wait time went mercurio took stroll around walnut eventually sat convenient benches nearby thought wait time peered bit fence towards man think may owner bit nodded u... | 117 |
1 | We were disappointed. A client recommended Girasole to us on a recent trip to Pittsburgh. While the food was alright (not spectacular) our waitress was the worst and for some reason, on the warmest day of summer, the a/c was not on. Everyone in our party was schvitzing and trying hard not to ask our waitress to drop th... | en | 87 | disappointed client recommended girasole us recent trip pittsburgh food alright spectacular waitress worst reason warmest day summer everyone party schvitzing trying hard ask waitress drop food fine rest experience poor really matter good food wo back | 36 |
2 | Girasole is a small Italian restaurant off Walnut Street that serves up decent Italian food. I've only been to Girasole during dinnertime, with my last visit being last night. Most patrons appear to be late 20's/early 30's to older patrons in the late 40's/early 50's as well as some college students here and there. ... | en | 412 | girasole small italian restaurant walnut street serves decent italian food girasole dinnertime last visit last night patrons appear late older patrons late well college students restaurant pretty cramped ridiculously loud tables close together patrons basically shouting talk awkwardly sitting silence loud guy college l... | 198 |
2 | Oh how I wanted to like this place, I love little restaurants like this, the rustic stone walls, the small tables, etc, they do have one drawback, when busy, they can get LOUD and this place gets very LOUD.\n\nService - Aloof, unknowledgeable, friendly, but overall you would probably get more professional service at yo... | en | 253 | oh wanted like place love little restaurants like rustic stone walls small tables etc one drawback busy get loud place gets aloof unknowledgeable friendly overall would probably get professional service local ihop asked pronunciation menu know asked product said unsure ask bill busboy waiting waiting long time sorry pl... | 115 |
3 | Very very nice small Italian restaurant . Seating is very limited but food and service are wonderful . My only small complaint is the price for a bottle of wine is a little pricey . They should make at least several bottles a bit more reasonable . | en | 47 | nice small italian restaurant seating limited food service wonderful small complaint price bottle wine little pricey make least several bottles bit reasonable | 22 |
1 | They need to take out about 4-5 of the tables they have packed in this place - Way to crowded. Not to mention there was a guy singing and playing an accordion on the night we went for dinner. Would have been fine except for the fact that there are 10 people too many in the place to begin with and then he wanders ar... | en | 172 | need take tables packed place way crowded mention guy singing playing accordion night went dinner would fine except fact people many place begin wanders around dining floor going table table wanted pay guy stop min ate dishes way overpriced honestly great noodles meat sauce best bet good also way prices desert multiple... | 75 |
3 | Great place to get an authentic meal. Great wine selection with generous portions. The house dressing is to die for. | en | 20 | great place get authentic meal great wine selection generous portions house dressing die | 13 |
3 | After seeing a few bad reviews on other blogs I felt compelled to write a review of my own. I've eaten here numerous times and always had a wonderful experience. The food is amazing, the atmosphere fantastic and the waitstaff, attentive. It feels like you are eating dinner in a wine cellar-super cozy. A great place for... | en | 157 | seeing bad reviews blogs felt compelled write review eaten numerous times always wonderful experience food amazing atmosphere fantastic waitstaff attentive feels like eating dinner wine cozy great place date negative reviewers problem waiting go tiny restaraunt friday saturday night expect get seated immediately recomm... | 78 |
3 | In Boston's North End, you're not getting an authentic Italian meal, if there isn't a Vinny, Joey, and Tony hanging out in the back. So what's Pittsburgh's equivalent? I've been driving around through the more urban areas thanks to Garmin's preference of ease over safety -- and I drove past a Little Italy sign. Perf... | en | 215 | boston north end getting authentic italian meal vinny joey tony hanging back pittsburgh equivalent driving around urban areas thanks garmin preference ease safety drove past little italy sign perfecto looked like shopping mall see anything italian someone wearing mtv jersey shore near girasole takeout review nothing sa... | 105 |
1 | Really disappointing. Service is bad when you enter. If it is busy expect to be treated poorly. Have a reservation? That will be ignored and you will wait like everyone else. Once seated servers are pleasant and nice,\n\nThe food is poor. Verges on disgusting. I had their much-beloved squid ink linguine with lobster. T... | en | 130 | really disappointing service bad enter busy expect treated poorly reservation ignored wait like everyone else seated servers pleasant nice food poor verges disgusting squid ink linguine lobster pasta mushy way overcooked far much cream cheese lobster meat suspiciously tasted like recently thawed frozen state finish wif... | 68 |
2 | For starters, the place is charming. Something about little restaurants that are a few steps below street level. Ambience was good. I was promptly met by the owner who immediately stopped what he was doing to seat me, which was nice because the place was crowded. No problem. I was happy.\n\nI ordered the fish of th... | en | 148 | starters place charming something little restaurants steps street level ambience good promptly met owner immediately stopped seat nice place crowded problem ordered fish day walleye portion tomato risotto greens fish super fresh delicious risotto nicely prepared also delicious greens bitter overpowered whole thing woul... | 70 |
1 | OVERALL:\nGiven the popularity of Girasole, I was disappointed that this place didn't even come close to living up to the hype. Although there were some highlights, there were plenty of negatives to counter them.\n\nSERVICE:\nDespite having a reservation, we were made to wait for over 45 minutes for a table, standing o... | en | 333 | overall popularity girasole disappointed place even come close living hype although highlights plenty negatives counter reservation made wait minutes table standing outside cold also given cutlery two three people party good start seated though service good server vito pleasant bread brought table stone cold accompanyi... | 152 |
3 | I ate here last night with a dining partner. Having read many of the reviews on this site we went early on a Tuesday evening and were seated in one of only two empty tables. We had thought about getting reservations but the hours that came with my gift card said No Reservations. The decor of the restaurant was very... | en | 297 | ate last night dining partner read many reviews site went early tuesday evening seated one two empty tables thought getting reservations hours came gift card said reservations decor restaurant nice copper tables cramped type environment decided forgo appetizers day instead got drinks something resembled manhattan dinin... | 133 |
0 | I've been to girasole many times and have loved the food. The reason for the low marking is because of the service the last time I visited.\n\nIt was over the holidays and my family was in town. Since we were a party of 5 I called the day before to make reservations for 8pm on a Wednesday. We got to the restaurant prio... | en | 237 | girasole many times loved food reason low marking service last time holidays family town since party called day make reservations wednesday got restaurant prior reservation time said would half hour easy goin people mid owner instructed us go bar next door drink min went back restaurant since called us yet instructed u... | 106 |
3 | Coming from an Italian family and being a foodie, I really WANT to love Girasole. Family owned, lively, and a true Italian menu. The reason for my 4 star rating is that in my many visits to Girasole, I could rate it a 5 on one visit, and a 3 on the next.\n\nBelieve all the reviews about reservations. Jimmy's friends... | en | 182 | coming italian family foodie really want love girasole family owned lively true italian menu reason star rating many visits girasole could rate one visit reviews reservations jimmy friends get seating priority also loses track waiting longest take advice drink next door wait forgotten return restart wait get table expe... | 83 |
2 | We ordered in from work. We had a fish, pasta, and salad spread. The salad was great. The pasta didn't seem to have much taste to me, but it was also a troff of food so it may have settled to the bottom. \nThe fish was the best part of the meal. It was cooked beautifully and has great taste. \nThe customer servic... | en | 118 | ordered work fish pasta salad spread salad great pasta seem much taste also troff food may settled bottom fish best part meal cooked beautifully great taste customer service great arrived store dropped salad dressing leaving staff helpful cleaning disaster getting us new dressing visit good would give anything also din... | 51 |
2 | My wife loves the gnocci. It's a bit cramped so make sure you have reservations. The menu is small but I've always found at least on dish to my liking, just never been blown away by anything yet. | en | 38 | wife loves gnocci bit cramped make sure reservations menu small always found least dish liking never blown away anything yet | 20 |
2 | What a production! I don't even know where to start...\n\nThe place is small. They didn't lie to me when I made the reservation. Of course we had to pick the busiest day and time, Saturday at 7pm. The nice lady on the phone told me a reservation helps but we may still have to wait. I did appreciate that tip from he... | en | 610 | production even know start place small lie made reservation course pick busiest day time saturday nice lady phone told reservation helps may still wait appreciate tip enough showed packed unfortunate thing cold eating patio going happen therefor people cram tiny space allowed front say tiny really mean space older man ... | 293 |
3 | This is the place I imagine sneaking into on an evening spent with that charming someone who captures your heart with the slightest smile. Late spring, strolling along the cobblestone streets window shopping when the sky darkens, and the clouds open up. Huddled under an umbrella, his arm around you to warm you from the... | en | 161 | place imagine sneaking evening spent charming someone captures heart slightest smile late spring strolling along cobblestone streets window shopping sky darkens clouds open huddled umbrella arm around warm sudden chill scamper steps duck warmth immediately greeted like family glow background huge fire burning small spa... | 87 |
2 | Came here for dinner to celebrate my brother's graduation from Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon. Though the reviews were great and food looked yummy, it wasn't exactly how I pictured it. Wasn't aware that the restaurant was SMALL, but we didn't mind sitting outside on a nice sunny day. The menu consisted of... | en | 168 | came dinner celebrate brother graduation tepper school business carnegie mellon though reviews great food looked yummy exactly pictured aware restaurant small mind sitting outside nice sunny day menu consisted simple list seasonal items ordered spinach ricotta ravioli mother brother ordered spaghettini clams bread bask... | 90 |
3 | We went there on a Thursday night around 6pm and the place was packed. The space is small to begin with so they crammed the 3 of us in at the end of a long row of tables. We were also seated by the grumpy older Italian guy with the glass of wine as also mentioned by another poster. I found him interesting and humourus.... | en | 185 | went thursday night around place packed space small begin crammed us end long row tables also seated grumpy older italian guy glass wine also mentioned another poster found interesting humourus close italian friend growing restaurant reminded dinners house big extended family everyone talks loud laughing great time rea... | 89 |
0 | My girlfriend has been a regular of this place for years and could not wait to take me when I came in town for the Steelers game. We did not make a reservation and showed up on a busy saturday night around 8:45pm fully expecting a long wait. My girlfriend had forewarned me that there will be a wait so when we showed up... | en | 391 | girlfriend regular place years could wait take came town steelers game make reservation showed busy saturday night around fully expecting long wait girlfriend forewarned wait showed expected put names go across street drink waited ended waiting front restaurant minutes without anyone taking name waitresses mentioned ol... | 175 |
1 | Food was excellent but we hated the ambiance! Reservations at 7:00 pm Saturday. Arrived on time. Couldn't get in the door to wait for them to clear table because there were so many people in the narrow entrance; had to stand outside in cold weather. The place was so loud, we couldn't hear our waitress and thus the spec... | en | 89 | food excellent hated ambiance reservations pm saturday arrived time could get door wait clear table many people narrow entrance stand outside cold weather place loud could hear waitress thus specials people seated everyone back back place hang coat move tables visit restroom wo go back | 45 |
3 | Wow. The food here is to die for.\nI highly recommend this place; however, there are a few things you should be aware of. \nThis place is super small. It's always packed, so make a reservation. Because its so small, walking to and from your table can be a bit awkward as you try to avoid disturbing all the other patrons... | en | 73 | wow food die highly recommend place however things aware place super small always packed make reservation small walking table bit awkward try avoid disturbing patrons noise level pretty high close quarters | 31 |
1 | From the other reviews I really had high expectations for this Italian restaurant - was hoping for some authentic Italian food. Not the case. Not a lot of pasta options and those that were on the menu weren't homemade. \n\nIt's unlikely I will return because the food was mediocre, the service was very slow and the pric... | en | 59 | reviews really high expectations italian restaurant hoping authentic italian food case lot pasta options menu homemade unlikely return food mediocre service slow prices high | 24 |
3 | DATE NIGHT! After the Point State Park fountain reopening fiasco, the boyfriend and I headed over to Girasole for our dinner reservation. We walked through the crowded dining room to the table nearest the kitchen. It was just quiet enough there to chat and the service was speedy. Bread and butter were immediately put o... | en | 141 | date night point state park fountain reopening fiasco boyfriend headed girasole dinner reservation walked crowded dining room table nearest kitchen quiet enough chat service speedy bread butter immediately put table soon glass wine made way hand happy atmosphere fantastic tons happy chatting groups people food fantasti... | 78 |
4 | The food is incredible!! Despite getting caught in a thunderstorm, and having to wait in an awkwardly crowded area, it was totally worth it!! This was my first visit to Girasole. We were a group of 5 celebrating my daughters engagement. Shared a bottiglia di vino. All of our dinners came with a fresh salad with sunflo... | en | 124 | food incredible despite getting caught thunderstorm wait awkwardly crowded area totally worth first visit girasole group celebrating daughters engagement shared bottiglia di vino dinners came fresh salad sunflower seeds nice vinaigrette dressing blue cheese ordered fish salmon unbelievable served artichoke cooked perfe... | 62 |
2 | Hard to get seating on Saturday and the noise level is high. Nice atmosphere and the staff are very friendly and good at what they do. The scallop appetizer and salads were good. I had issue with the pasta and you cant have issues with pasta in an italian restaurant. The marinara sauce was too much tomato tasting acid... | en | 96 | hard get seating saturday noise level high nice atmosphere staff friendly good scallop appetizer salads good issue pasta cant issues pasta italian restaurant marinara sauce much tomato tasting acidic lacked balance spinach ravioli much cheese cream balanced place elements good dining experience kitchen needs game taste | 46 |
2 | So, I made a return trip here in March with my parents, who were visiting from back home (late update, I know). During this visit, I realized that the menu changes seasonally. I forget what I had (and everyone else for that matter), but I do remember that I was nowhere near as impressed as I was with the winter menu/w... | en | 169 | made return trip march parents visiting back home late update know visit realized menu changes seasonally forget everyone else matter remember nowhere near impressed winter ate previous really dismayed incompetency whoever woman operating phones made reservation called us back twice try get us change arrived finally ag... | 74 |
0 | My boyfriend and I had just casually walked by Girasole to see what their menu looked like. Before we even asked for a menu, the front of house staff quickly asked us whether or not we wanted to sit outside squished behind a baby's highchair in a corner or inside where it was very crowded. We tried to politely ask the ... | en | 161 | boyfriend casually walked girasole see menu looked like even asked menu front house staff quickly asked us whether wanted sit outside squished behind baby highchair corner inside crowded tried politely ask man could see menu first looking menu decided liked menu really crowded returned menu front house staff snatched m... | 78 |
3 | Food here is out of this world good. The venue is extremely charming too. Service was a disappointment. Couldn't help but get the feeling that we were annoying our waitress just by being patrons. Speed was fine, food was great, but I don't like apologizing just because I chose to eat in your restaurant. | en | 54 | food world good venue extremely charming service disappointment could help get feeling annoying waitress patrons speed fine food great like apologizing chose eat restaurant | 24 |
3 | I love Girasole for lunch. I always get the Girasole salad. Sometimes I am a little adventurous and do shrimp instead of chicken. Adventurous, I know! The best part about this salad is the gorgonzola. It has the perfect balance of sweetness and creaminess. The sunflower vinaigrette is nice and lite, and I never leave f... | en | 169 | love girasole lunch always get girasole salad sometimes little adventurous shrimp instead chicken adventurous know best part salad gorgonzola perfect balance sweetness creaminess sunflower vinaigrette nice lite never leave feeling gross overly stuffed definitely best salad walnut dinner polenta nice lite avoid icky blo... | 92 |
4 | Girasole is a great Italian restaurant in shadyside. Make a reservation. . . it gets crowded and hectic on Friday and Staurday nights. It's small on space but big on atmosphere from the neghborhood to the patio seating to the decor! The gnocchi is fantastic. They have a pretty broad italian wine list and great deserts... | en | 78 | girasole great italian restaurant shadyside make reservation gets crowded hectic friday staurday nights small space big atmosphere neghborhood patio seating decor gnocchi fantastic pretty broad italian wine list great deserts terible wallet gripe small real estate inside tends lead slightly cramped seating | 42 |
1 | LOUD!\n\nWhen someone says the name Girasole's - that's the first thing that pops into my head. So loud you have to essentially shout to have a conversation with your table-mate. Small place, so everything is pretty cramped together. \n\nService is quick, genuine, and attentive. Food was slightly above average but far ... | en | 75 | loud someone says name girasole first thing pops head loud essentially shout conversation small place everything pretty cramped together quick genuine attentive food slightly average far memorable worth putting noise level perhaps takeout greens beans cappa santa | 37 |
1 | Most times, I absolutely love a little place with a lot of character... unfortunately Girasole manages to provide both but not in a good way.\n\nWhile the dinning room itself has some great traits (stone walls, coppertop tables, etc.), diners more or less are forced to eat almost on top of one another. As with most s... | en | 195 | times absolutely love little place lot character unfortunately girasole manages provide good dinning room great traits stone walls coppertop tables etc diners less forced eat almost top one another small joints girasole stereotypical quirky owner completely passionate business unfortunately case owner slugged glasses w... | 103 |
0 | Awful service. We made reservations 4 weeks and when we showed up the host yelled at us because they were over booked and his excuse was it was God's fault because the weather took away his outdoor seating. He also didn't offer us an apology and kept on telling us where we couldn't stand. The most annoying part is tha... | en | 91 | awful service made reservations weeks showed host yelled us booked excuse god fault weather took away outdoor seating also offer us apology kept telling us could stand annoying part drinking glass wine entire time shuffling people around wish could tried food much indifference one handle | 45 |
3 | After 2 years on the west coast, we finally made a trip back to the burgh for dinner, and Girasole was the first place we had to go. Maybe it's nostalgia, but we felt like it was an off night. The chicken special, which was our normal go-to, seemed out of place--chicken with couscous and yogurt at an Italian restaurant... | en | 234 | years west coast finally made trip back burgh dinner girasole first place go maybe nostalgia felt like night chicken special normal seemed place chicken couscous yogurt italian restaurant longed artichoke risotto chicken specials time living walnut street carne lamb fish salmon ordered regular menu risotto great nero a... | 113 |
2 | Visiting the east coast makes me realize how bad the average bay area Italian place is. Sure you can find good stuff, but the standard on the east coast is way higher. \n\nTime to snap back to reality.\n\nIn bay area terms, this is a solid Italian restaurant, offering familiar items such as gnocchi, polenta, and risott... | en | 140 | visiting east coast makes realize bad average bay area italian place sure find good stuff standard east coast way higher snap back bay area terms solid italian restaurant offering familiar items gnocchi polenta risotto actually quite like way prepared pasta dishes come quite american portion read big food tasted little... | 78 |
0 | Beware the loud-mouthed lout working the front. We stopped by a couple nights ago and asked to check the menu. Finding it acceptable -- despite an abundance of starch with minimal protein -- we walked away to go find the other members of our party to return and ask for a table. But we were accosted by a boorish old man... | en | 131 | beware lout working front stopped couple nights ago asked check menu finding acceptable despite abundance starch minimal protein walked away go find members party return ask table accosted boorish old man kept yelling hey turned around see wanted come find wanted insult us telling us check hamburgers across street want... | 67 |
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