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cellioIn most ways, working on the South Side is great. Parking exists and doesn't cost an arm and a leg; my commute is about 15 minutes (not counting slow elevators and the walk from the lot to the building), the view from our building is nice, the neighborhood has character rather than a collection of impersonal skyscrapers, and so on.
I just wish it had Shadyside's or Squirrel Hill's restaurant options.
There are a couple places that are very good (Sushi Two and Mallorca), though they're a little more pricy than typical lunches and they are actual restaurants; they don't work well for either fast or cheap. We are largely lacking in ethnic places; other than these two and one low-end Chinese take-out place that I can't eat in any more (I've seen what passes for their sanitary standards), this neighborhood is mostly delis and bars. Which is fine if you like deli and bar food, but I'd really be excited if some (other) Chinese, or some Thai or Indian, moved in. Or any place that understands that "vegetarian" does not mean you pick most of the bacon bits out of the salad before serving it.
Fortunately, there's a Giant Eagle nearby and they have a salad bar, so I often go there.
I guess it's time for a field trip to Queria. I hear you guys have Indian food there. :-)
I just wish it had Shadyside's or Squirrel Hill's restaurant options.
There are a couple places that are very good (Sushi Two and Mallorca), though they're a little more pricy than typical lunches and they are actual restaurants; they don't work well for either fast or cheap. We are largely lacking in ethnic places; other than these two and one low-end Chinese take-out place that I can't eat in any more (I've seen what passes for their sanitary standards), this neighborhood is mostly delis and bars. Which is fine if you like deli and bar food, but I'd really be excited if some (other) Chinese, or some Thai or Indian, moved in. Or any place that understands that "vegetarian" does not mean you pick most of the bacon bits out of the salad before serving it.
Fortunately, there's a Giant Eagle nearby and they have a salad bar, so I often go there.
I guess it's time for a field trip to Queria. I hear you guys have Indian food there. :-)
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Date: 2001-08-29 01:12 pm (UTC)We have Vietnamese food. I tried it once.
We have Thai food, which we eat weekly or so.
We have Caribbean food.
We have lots of Italian food.
We have some Greek food.
We will have Polish food when Bloomfield Bridge Tavern starts serving lunch again.
There's an African place down the street that I haven't tried.
I got goulash in a bar once.
(We do have a lot of deli and bar food, certainly. Lots of it is good.)
And all this food is darn cheap.
It's really a pretty good place to have lunch.