Cucina Vitale

What a great find. My first time to stop over in Psg. Came in at closing and chose to sit at the bar. Chris is an outstanding bartender/server. Ordered the sautéed calamari and prawn appetizer that is a meal in itself. Perfectly prepared al dente. The chef/owner came out and talked food, gluten free-reduced options, history, and all things Pittsburgh. I am so glad I stopped in!!

The food continues to be great. The service was more formal but is good for a large scale restaurant. I miss the old location and its spirit.It feels upscale and very much like a good suburban restaurant. I miss the funky, urban vibe of the old location. It always felt so personal and warming. I understand the business reasons for the big move, but it makes having the great food a little less fun. The sauces are delicious. My favorite appetizer the shrimp and calamari is always memorable and I crave it. I always intend to get something else but I can't resist. The pastas are top quality and my pappardelle with bolognese was delicious. Two places of disappointment were the wine prices or the corkage fee, both are steep, and the bread. The bread which I always enjoyed previosly was just not enjoyable. It was dry, maybe stale, and receiving a basket of a few thin dry small half slices, including an end that should have been given to the birds was not a good start to our meal.

We followed a favorite server, Jeff, to the newly opened Cucina Vitale, from the recently closed Cioppino . The new restaurant is an attractively remodeled Greentree location. The menu is traditional Italian, with multiple appetizers, salads, meat and fish entrees, and pasta and risotto options. There is a wine list that is extremely sparse. We brought our own wine and ordered pappardelle with bolognese sauce. The sauce was good but the pasta was severely overcooked. The pasta came with a tasty salad with a choice of cheese. There's a fee bread service, with a very generous quantity of bread. I bread itself was quite disappointing, but the two dipping sauces were excellent. An extremely unusual feature of the menu is the unavailability of pasta as a side dish (except with chicken/veal Parmesan), instead matching all entrees with mashed potatoes and vegetables. Customers obviously request a side of pasta, since there's an all-caps warning on the menu to not ask for pasta. It's a menu staple in fine-dining Italian restaurants - Rico's, Tambellini, and Allá Famillia offer multiple pasta dishes as sides, and they do not serve mashed potatoes at all. So, if you want a pasta side, DON'T ASK, go somewhere else.

Amazing Italian Restaurant.  Recently relocated to Greentree, their new space is adorable and huge! They have a banquet space, a bar and a full dining room. They are BYOB but also have a bar! Perfect spot for a date night, catching up with some friends or celebrating a special occasion.  Large food portions, so be sure to arrive hungry.  Went with two friends for a girls' night dinner and it was the perfect evening- wine & delicious food. Tried so many things- and everything was amazing! For appetizers- we had the mozzarella pomodoro which is house made mozzarella with a fresh pomodoro tomato sauce, the crab cake which is jumbo lump crabmeat, red pepper, fresh herbs and a roasted corn aioli, finally tried their stuffed banana peppers which were banana peppers stuffed with Ricci hot sausage, marinara sauce and mozzarella. WOW WOW WOW! For dinner we had- chicken Marsala which is chargrilled chicken with mushrooms, Marsala wine & Demi, it comes with the seasonal veggie and potatoes. We also had the wild mushroom risotto which was Arborio, cremini, shiitake, black truffle, pecorino and truffle oil. And finally the ravioli of the day which was a chargrilled chicken with ravioli with spinach and black truffle. Each entree comes with a soup or salad! Honestly everything totally hit the spot and I cannot wait to head back and try more!

Delicious food and nice atmosphere! Great staff and service. Highly recommend. Only complaint is that most entrees come with side of mashed potatoes and vegetable. I would prefer an option of pasta, especially at an Italian restaurant.

Service is good, but there is NO deviation or substitutions allowed and yes it states that on the menu. But who the heck wants an Italian dinner with mashed potatoes and carrots!!!! What is the problem with allowing pasta instead of potatoes, and another choice of a veggie! For this reason alone I won't return.

Great pesto cheese ravioli! Server, Margarita, was especially kind and helpful. We shared an incredible dessert too. We will be back. Easy parking!

Previously located on the Southside and liked it but cramped space. Moved to new location ; rather unusual in a big office complex off the beaten path but beautifully designed and larger space is quite nice. Great menu nut no sides of pasta which is very unusual for an Italian restaurant . The pasta side only came with veal or chicken parm. The mashed potatoes need to go; they had no taste and ruined the meal. The side of vegetables had some Brussels sprouts and something else not sure what but they were overcooked and mushy. Te chicken Milanese was delicious and had lump crabmeat, grapes and almonds ; nice chance for a plain chicken dish. Others is the party had veal parm and pasta and we're pleased with the choice. My husband had veal Marsala which was very tasty and had lots of mushrooms but again the mashed potatoes ruined the meal. Prices were less than $100 for two and that included beer and wine. I defy would go back but chose something different. Maybe they will change their menu since reading some of the reviews. If you want pasta side go to Bellaserios, Tambelinis or RICOS.

Great new restaurant. Traditional Italian food. I had the ravioli and it was great. Almond torte for dessert was delicious

Where do I start??? From the handsome built gentleman that was the doorman ( awesome suit) to the sweet girls that sat me down at my table. Immediately made me feel comfortable. Everyone and I mean EVERYONE was so nice! There's a reason this place gets the business and respect that they do. They care! You can taste it in the food, the presentation, the quality! I didn't get all the pictures I was living in the moment but, I also got the meatball & hot sausage stuffed peppers!!! Those meatballs as soon as you cut them in half they literally melt in your mouth. I'm guessing from the veal being soaked in the milk make them so moist! Definitely a 10/10 the hot stuffed peppers were amazing every bite was perfect amount of sausage with peppers loved them! For my entree I got Veal Parmesan and black truffle mushroom risotto the veal was so tender It was so so good but that mushroom risotto blew me away the flavors were indescribable! For dessert a pecan ball with fresh homemade gelato and of course tiramisu both unbelievable!!! I highly recommend Cucina Vitale Make sure you call ahead of time for reservations I promise you it is more than worth it!!! Thanks to the restaurant for making my first experience the best I've ever had!!! I also got to meet the chef and he was such a humble sweet man very very very talented!!!