Legume Restaurant Review
214 N. Craig St. (Bayard St.) 
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Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-621-2700 | Make Restaurant Reservations
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Legume Restaurant is one of our 2012
Hot 10 Pittsburgh Restaurants|
Cuisine
Open
Dinner Mon.-Sat.Features
- Heart-healthy dishes
- Kid-friendly
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Valet parking
- Casual
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| What happens when you change location, tripling your space, and acquire a liquor license? At Legume, it means you move upward in aspiration and sophistication. While still a locally supplied, produce driven, all made-from-scratch operation---with a commitment to natural, hormone- and antibiotic-free foods---a greatly enlarged kitchen allows for a more ambitious culinary program. The kitchen staff now tackles projects such as real mincemeat, including chopped beef tongue, carefully aged. The menu changes daily, posted online for your perusal by 5 p.m. Categories read: Soups, Salads and Small Plates (maybe duck confit, with pickled beets and spicy greens); Plates and One Bowl Suppers (sometimes polenta with Italian sausage and sautéed greens); Proteins (e.g. Arctic char, with lentils, bacon, carrot purée and port, or Jamison lamb pot roast); Extra Veggies (always seasonal); and Dessert (currently only three, including panna cotta with Concord grape sauce). Legume customers have always enjoyed bringing in their own wine, and even with a liquor license, this neighborly bistro doesn’t discourage the practice. Also, for cost control, you can opt for the one-dish dinner or even the bargain early bird special. |
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