text: After reading about the opening of Grit and Grace in a Pittsburgh based magazine (maybe Whirl? can't remember). I anxiously awaited the opening. We made reservations for a Saturday in early Jan., not long after the opening. When we arrived, I noticed that the restaurant was full. There were also several people at the bar. The decor is modern with great character- exposed beams and duct work. The tables were set with 3 mason jars of something different in each one. I'm not sure what they were because our waitress never explained this to us and I forgot to ask with trying to decipher the menu. When we ordered, we were told that the food comes out as it is ready. There is not an order to it. I can imagine this would be an issue if you are not inclined to share with your dinning companions. I chose the braised short ribs with rice noodles, broccolini, mushrooms, bean sprouts, onion and garlic. I also wanted to save some room for the dim sum. Luckily, four of the 5 plates our table ordered arrived at the same time so we each had something to eat. I enjoyed the beef short ribs dish. The noodles were cooked perfectly and complemented by the tender veggies. The beef was also very tender but extremely fatty. Then I waited and waited. At this point, we had been waiting for the dim sum for an hour. After asking our waitress, the dim sum quickly arrived. I chose to try the noodle dish again. This time it was cold with julienne veggies. I really enjoyed the idea of dim sum but was not blown away by the dish I chose. It also seemed a bit on the pricey side as each dim sum was $5 and most had 2-3 small bites. Overall, I love the IDEA of the restaurant so much that I will probably give Grit and Grace a second chance and will try some of the other options.  Stay tuned for a future update.