Preface: I live in the Bay Area now, and I don't know many Pittsburgh restaurants beyond Primanti Bros. Further, I booked a dinner at this \"Kitchen and Wine Bar\" before I knew that my companions were not in a wine mood. Anyways...\n\nThe good news is the service and ambiance were excellent. All of the servers were friendly and attentive, and the decor was modern yet soothing. They knew where I could park without feeding a meter and without getting a ticket -- try getting that info on the Embarcadero!\n\nUnfortunately, I was disappointed in the food. The salmon tartare was very fishy - mostly the salmon \"caviar.\" The saffron rice (sidenote: are you afraid to call it risotto because you're in Aspinwall? (a) don't be; and (b) then call it very creamy round grained rice, apparently cooked in broth) was so salty that I actually asked myself if I had done something to offend the chef. He couldn't have meant for it to be this salty, unless he recognizes me from 7th grade study hall or something (and if so, put away the salt shaker and come out of the kitchen -- I haven't forgotten either!) The short ribs were soft but not as soft as they should be.\n\nFinal note: they offered me a free dessert, which was a nice enough touch that I might actually go back, in the hopes that I just caught the chef on an off night. Hmmm. Maybe I do forgive and forget.
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