I heard they went back to their old ways and back to the old menu. "Restaurant: Impossible" March 3, 2016 / 4:19 AM / CBS Pittsburgh. The mushrooms should be added after the veal is cooked, and removed. Even Pleasure Bar, a few blocks away, doesnt make me feel so underwhelmed as much as Dels. The show is also looking for skilled contractors, electricians, plumbers and painters to donate their time. Season: OR Year: 2012 S2, Ep17 4 Jan. 2012 Sullivan's Grill 7.6 (10) Rate I have been there for funeral lunches as well as weddings, and always came away thought the food was great. That is if you want to be taken seriously.. No other breakfast options so I just had garlic bread. I have to completely agree with the comments above. No wonder the woman is so frustrated. The bruschetta would have been better served on small, bite-sized crostini. Interesting that no one has noted that Lidia visited Dels las summer as part of her touring of Little Italys in America. Ive been disappointed the two times I went there. Then again, as a native of Pittsburgh, I realize all change is evil! The guy customer, whose birthday it was, had the um, I dont know what youd call it actually, nerve maybe? Why bother with Dels when there are excellent alternatives nearby such as Piccolo Forno? Every room was crowded and we were lucky to get a table. Desserts there are not made in house, but bought from an outside vendor. I stand by what I said, in each of my comments. Commenter TT, who makes claims of being affiliated with the restaurant, comments that bow tie pasta has never been served. They had a really cute round personal cheesecake for awhile and I hope they didnt get rid of them. Its a gift to have food-service professionals revamp and breathe life into a struggling restaurant, all at no cost to the owners. Food was pretty good too & pretty cheap for lunch, under $10. Dels is NOT authentic Italian food. But the truth is also the truth. BIG MISTAKE! Dear buck, my good friend works there and says that since she has been there, since April 2012, that they have always made the chicken to order. Everyones fault but her own. WebAll Restaurant: Impossible Recipes Smoked Trout Dip 4 Reviews Pasta Sauce Brined Pork Chops with Apple Hash 5 Reviews Lamb Poppers 1 Review Crab Cakes 4 Reviews We noticed a hundred people standing outside the restaurant waiting to get in. Youve thrown yourself to the wolves now. We ate at Dels over the holidays, having been there last year at family gathering (as I said, something of family tradition.) I hope that some of the $10,000 from the Restaurant Impossible show made for a much better (and less dangerous) kitchen space. Thank you, Pittsburghsteve. Long story short: I got an e-mail a few minutes before they were to arrive stating that they would not be able to make it down. (Theres enough of that out there on the net already.) I was somewhat shocked when I returned to Bloomfield a few months ago and saw a tacky beer sign tied to the front of the building. Since everyone likes to bring up Food Network, do you think Mario Batalli would ever cook anything remotely resembling anything currently on the menu at Dels? The rant included a berating of their waitress who took an order for gnocci, not knowing that the kitchen was out. The Shrimp Scampi from Restaurant Impossible was very good according to my boyfriend, and his mother enjoyed the veal parmesan. The show filmed its return visit to Mamma Lucrezias in early March. Dels is not a true representation of Bloomfield. I urge anyone who visits this restaurant to go in with an open mind and a positive heart! They had run out of a few things and despite being there 45 minutes (and the place was relatively full) they made no effort to replenish. Im sure the producers wouldnt have minded any added drama, but Im also sure that Marianne may have been as sweet and gracious as possible while they were there, if that was what she wished to portray. leaving Bobby Jr. Delpizzo ( Dinos brother Bobby Sr. Delpizzo son ) without a penny. Why go to Dells when the Pleasure Bar (Damicos) is just up the street? I didnt have a chance to try it, but I was told the fish was tasty and fresh. We experienced none of the drama expressed in too many wasted words on both sides of the issues on this website. All rights reserved. There is no such thing as a cappuccino machine. Are there reps getting around the UPP ban? I am 27 years old so I guess I am part of this so called generation of people with poor work ethics even though I hold a steady job and mange a team of 17 technicians (whom I never yelled at in front of other employees let alone customers). Robert meets with the designer Taniya to discuss the renovation to the dining room. Amen Ronjamin! Maybe I would try it again if Gordon Ramsay had fixed it up. I know Robert hates carpeting as I have come to agree. it was still touched by too many hands to be served to other people!!! Dels will ride this short lived wave of publicity but ultimately will return to the same poor standards that they have long held. I hope you will change, because I love Pittsburgh and love to see its traditional local businesses thriving. Of course, because now everyone knows of this gem in the city. I just hope that the absolute craziness I experienced there is made over for the better, as well. I am hopeful that they will work on some of the dishes like the veal and osso bucco. Order The Impossible Burger online from Milky Way Pittsburgh. It wasnt good. An example of this on a national scale would be people that refuse to shop at WalMart due to employee mistreatment. I needed all the comfort I could get then and have never forgotten her kidness. With the addition of steamed milk you would have a cappuccino.. An Italian would never end a meal with one of those either.. Its a digestion thing.. Next, the pan should be de-glazed with veal stock, sweet marsala, and finished with butter, parsley, salt and pepper- NOTHING ELSE. TT, i must Say i Am absolutely Mesmerized by Your capitalization Choices! Even though food wasnt on-point this particular evening, we enjoyed watching, and being part of Food Networks Restaurant Impossible. At that point we passed on even having it. that her mother Josephine (owner) play a epic part in. Im not sure this was the experience you had, but youre right they should have tiramisu on the dessert menu! Justwow. Neighborhood: Pittsburgh. Its a very strange vibe and situation overall, I have to say. (synopsis: I shared my experience of poor service and being served bow tie pasta that had not been drained properly. I also have run into various people who are personal friends of Marianne and they will defend her to their last breath. My sister just told me her and her husband ate there on March 4th and had the $ 20.00 dinner for 2. Everyone knows that no matter how great the food is, having a bad (or unhappy) server can negatively affect the dining experience to some extent. ALL Italians are like that, by far is the worse), an employer should never insult a customer or employee with explicit language, at any time. Cant wait to see the show. We saw a sign for Sunday Brunch, so we decided to stop in. gross! Although, Im slightly biased because I am obsessed with my city. All comments are the opinion of the commenter and do not represent the opinions of the website owner. Robert meets with the owners to talk about the restaurant and they tell him that in their prime they were making $700,000 gross each year. We met new people, had so much fun, we closed the place at 2 am! So I made my way for lunch today & found it quite cozy cool. The cooks reveal the new pizza specials and Robert gives them a hand to price the dishes correctly. I never intended to be commenting back and forth on this blog, but I felt compelled to respond to you since I have seen the employee abuse, even as a casual diner. As a lover of Pittsburgh and of Bloomfield, I want Dels to thrive and survive there another 60 years as a family owned business and Italian tradition. Those with spam links, offensive language or of an offensive nature will not be published. Being a business owner does not absolve anyone from criticism. Seems like if you didnt have an enjoyable food experience you would express it while there and give the restaurant a chance to rectify the situation. Im one of the former mistreated employees of Dels who commented on your earlier review (http://pittsburghhotplate.com/restaurant-reviews/dels-restaurant-and-bar). No, you cannot always control what your employees do or dont do, but you can control when and how you react to it. I think it only aggravates Mariannes temper to always have new people who dont know what theyre doing. Has the county heath department paid a visit yet, to address the obvious lack of safety in food handling? Stellas Italian Restaurant is owned by Michael who bought the restaurant 15 years ago. This post was last updated in February 2022. You were never the head of the waitstaff. God Bless You Marianne. I have witnessed on several occasions the owners being very nasty with the waitstaff. In 2012, with the advice from Chef Robert Irvine (Food Network-Restaurant Impossible) you will see an exciting new menu, a newly remodeled restaurant and ME!!!!!! Its only a matter of time before Marrianne starts driving customers away again and this time there will not be a third chance. Dels does carry Tiramisu. March 3, 2016 / 4:19 AM Chatterbox. Selected as one of Pittsburgh's 50 finest in 2012, http://pittsburghhotplate.com/restaurant-reviews/dels-restaurant-and-bar. And I dont intended to continue commenting back and forth on this blog, but I didnt like being called a liar by someone who says they work there now, either. But, we have no complaints. battered & ready to go. Spare me. The prices were reasonable. Ive eaten in the Dels dining room on several occasions and was never overly impressed with the food. Not once did I ever have a bad meal. Occasionally it was satisfactory. Making that many apostrophes has to be eating up free time that could be spent shamelessly self promotingI mean caring about the lives of employees. I would be very interested to hear your review of the restaurant now, almost three months after the film crew and Chef Robert have left. In 2012, the Food Networks Restaurant: Impossible crew swooped in to carry out its mission of rescuing failing restaurants. They eat out constantly all over Pgh., including all the new trending places. On the last catering job they did they actually made no profit and lost $20. Her screaming outbursts and loud foul mouthed retorts are totally inappropriate and should never, under any circumstance, be witnessed or heard by the eating public. 1 Restaurant, Cotton, Delta Biscuit Company, Trapps, JAC's Craft Smokehouse, The Fat Pelican, Mr. Peabody's, Milanos Italian Grill I still stand by my previous feelings: some things made there are great, most things there are just all right, and a few things made there are simply awful. You seem to have a mixed review, which makes perfect sense to me based on my past experiences at Dels. They seemed to actually change the menu, right down to the apology for charging for chips. pittsburgh has one of the best talent pools anywhere in the us. 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