posted by Joe Polk at 10:29 PM /
The times are a changin' on Washington Road -- at least for food. Last week brought the opening of the new KousKous Cafe in the space where Enrico Biscotti used to be. According to their web site, "KousKous Cafe is a small family owned restaurant serving authentic Moroccan cuisine. The chef owner, Abdel Khila hails from Morocco and has a wide range of experiences in the restaurant and tourism industry having worked in such well regarded establishments such as Walt Disney World company, Baum Vivant, Cafe Zinho and La forêt."
Unfortunately, we also learned that Michael B's (the former Caruso's Pizza) will be closing its doors at the end of December. A sign was recently posted in the front window of the establishment stating that their cooking equipment is for sale. No word yet on what might be taking its place in the future.
Unfortunately, we also learned that Michael B's (the former Caruso's Pizza) will be closing its doors at the end of December. A sign was recently posted in the front window of the establishment stating that their cooking equipment is for sale. No word yet on what might be taking its place in the future.
Labels: central business district, kouskous cafe, michael b's, washington road
5 Comments:
Now if we could only get a good Thai restaurant in town!
I second the call for a good Thai restaurant. I would love for the owners of Angkor and Lemmongrass Cafe to open something in Mt. Lebo.
Sure on Thai, but how many decent Thai restaurants are there in the Pittsburgh region as a whole? For that matter, how many decent Asian restaurants - let alone Southeast Asian restaurants - are there? Not many. The demand just isn't there.
Meanwhile, it appears that Cocina Mendoza now has a liquor license, judging from the neon signs in its windows. That's not Mt. Lebanon, and it's not spectacular Mexican food. But it's close enough to Lebo, and good enough Mexican, for me.
Mike, I'm surprised that you say the demand isn't there. There are several Thai restaurants in Squirrel Hill and Shadyside, some of them quite good.
Having said that, Sukhothai downtown has closed and is moving to Oakland (I think) leaving Lemongrass as the only SE Asian restaurant for the downtown lunch crowd.
For a regional population of 2mm, the number of Asian restaurants overall is small (that includes the "several" Thai places in Shadyside and Sq. Hill), and the number of good ones is tiny. Typhoon, for example, is one of the good ones, but it's hardly a great restaurant, and while I've eaten there many times (weeknight, weekend, lunch, dinner), I've never seen the restaurant full of people.
The one Asian restaurant that really tried to push the envelope a little bit in Pittsburgh -- Richard Chen -- came and went in a heartbeat. The food was too different and the prices were too high for Pittsburgh diners. Its successor, Plum, is OK (and more reasonably priced for the quality of the food), but it's hardly memorable.
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