We were in Pittsburgh this past weekend and wanted to take
our son out to a special meal on Saturday night. Often when we stay in
Pittsburgh, once we park our car, we walk everywhere as my brother lives in the
downtown area and there are a wealth of good places to eat. But we'd heard that
there were some interesting places opening up in Lawrenceville and decided to
give Cure a try. http://curepittsburgh.com/
It was the best meal I've had in ages. It's been a long time
since I have been blown away by a restaurant. Everything that the three of us
had was out of this world. I ordered their gnochi appetizer that came with goat
cheese and a ragu of beef, pork and goat. It was one of the best things I've
ever tasted. The flavors melded together to create something exquisite! Then I
had the duck confit with white beans, bacon and kale with a
"slow-cooked" egg on the side. This was unbelievably delicious. The
duck fell apart in the sauce as confit should and the egg was truly stupendous.
I've never tasted an egg with such amazing flavor. My husband had the tuna
crudo, and then the hanger steak, while my son had the beef tartare and the
pasta with pork cheek. They both raved about everything they ate.
What makes a restaurant like this so special? Of course the
food was absolutely first rate. But in addition, the atmosphere fit the
cuisine...the emphasis was on the meats and the interior was rough-hewned,
horizontal panels, with boars heads mounted on the wall. There was an open
kitchen where there were at least five people working in this small space like
a well choreographed dance troupe. And the servers were terrific; really
informed and into the food, well versed in the wine selection, and very fun.
The restaurant is at the far end of Lawrenceville. We drove
through a zombie festival (it is
October!) and the funky main street (Butler Street) to get there. You go past all of this until
you start to think you may have gone too far (past the Allegheny cemetary). It's
at the corner of Butler Street and 57th. Well worth the hike!
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