Meat & Potatoes turns in a smashing performance in the Cultural District
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Richard DeShantz of Meat & Potatoes with his bone marrow with grilled breads.
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Early this year, Richard DeShantz described the idea for his newest venture as a casual watering hole with good food, a neighborhood kind of place where he would serve the dishes he might make for chef friends on a night off.
Now open for several months, Meat & Potatoes certainly is more casual than Nine on Nine, Mr. DeShantz's fine dining restaurant a few blocks up Penn Avenue. There are no tablecloths, the dining room is close and loud, and wine is served in juice glasses. It's open seven days a week and is neighborly about serving dinner late.
But "neighborhood establishment" doesn't do justice to this bold, buzzy restaurant. At one of the richest culinary moments in recent history, there are very few spots in Pittsburgh where one can eat and drink so well, in such a splendid setting and at such reasonable prices.
- Hours: Monday to Thursday 5 to 11 p.m.; Friday to Saturday, 5 p.m. to midnight; Sunday, 4 to 9 p.m.; lunch and weekend brunch coming in September.
- Basics: A casual yet stylish setting for spectacular food and drink, Richard DeShantz draws inspiration from a wide array of cuisines, but puts his own, refined spin on everything from tacos to chicken pot pie.
- Recommended dishes: : Tequila Fizz, devils on horseback, bone marrow, chicherones, arugula salad, sweetbread piccata, salmon with brussels sprout and cabbage kimchi, kobe flat iron steak, key lime pie.
- Prices: Snacks, $3-$7; starters, $7-$14; sandwiches and burgers, $7-$14; entrees, $16-$24.
- Drink: Classic and creative cocktails, $8-$12; more than two dozen interesting beers by the can, $4-$7 and a rotating selection of draft beers; three sparkling, 13 white and 16 red wines, all offered by the glass or bottle, glasses starting at $8; one sparkling, four whites and six reds for $40 or less.
First Published August 18, 2011 12:00 am
