I think its true of the statemenmisery loves company so the former employee must be miserable and want the people at Dels to be miserable also. Its now about 12 hours post-TV episode. Delicious! Wow its so disappointing to see the sheer hatred and bashing on this site! I dont know but it seems strange to me. One time she even gave free pizzas to the firemen who showed up when our alarms went off, though there was no fire anywhere to put out. This site particularly caught my eye. How dare Dels consider themselves a Pgh institution. Creating a sense of anxiety and pressure only increases mistakes. I learned from him at a young age that you get nowhere in life without a little hard work (unless you win the power ball). 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. Chef, I was one of the folks waiting outside to see the taping but got tired of waiting. The veal was undercooked, and lacked the brown color from a proper sear. Restaurant Impossible made over a restaurant here in my city, Harrisburg, PA, last year. The owner recently left a very very long and rambling review of her restuarant on urbanspoon. Please enter valid email address to continue. Being professional means you handle things appropriately behind the scenes not in front of wait staff or customers. I have not eaten at Dels since the early 1990s. Not once did I ever have a bad meal. PTL's Mikey Hood heads over to The Frick Pittsburgh where they are celebrating WinterFest! Personally I plan on trying it again, and I hope I have a good experience there. Robert meets with the designer Taniya to discuss the renovation to the dining room. Dels is not authentic Italian, I am a life long Bloomfield resident and if you want real italian food go to Damicos Place. In the next few weeks, I will defiantly be eating at Dels! Heres to many more years Dels!! P.S. They both had the taste of Del. Marianne needs to become a silent owner and hire a true restaurateur to manage the front of Dels while she finds herself something else related to Dels that she can do while staying at home. 2016 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Of course, because now everyone knows of this gem in the city. That being said, perhaps every new hire is terribleand it is completely the work ethic and lack of skills of what appears to be an insanely high turnover rate for one little restaurantbut I know an excellent bartender with a good following who didnt make it thereand it had nothing to do with her or her attitude or her work ethic or her bartending knowledge but rather the lady in charge. Let me clarify the ban remark relative to UPMC in-service meals are still acceptable within the institutions, but an outright ban exists in UPP offices. We ordered pasta mafalda, lasagna, spaghetti ala dino & a steak salad(wrote them down so I could blog this, lol) food was prompt and very good, considering how crowded they were, the owner was so funny and entertaining we laughed all night. I would like to leave you with a phrase I learned years ago (Im 62 yrs. I thought it was just me. Two things.. Tiramisu is rarely seen on a dessert menu when you are in Italy.. Next, the pan should be de-glazed with veal stock, sweet marsala, and finished with butter, parsley, salt and pepper- NOTHING ELSE. They seem to leave out, their part of what REALLY Happened! I, personally, would never spend a dime there. We noticed a hundred people standing outside the restaurant waiting to get in. Back in the dining room Taniya is having problems with the tabletops and she doesnt know if the oil paint Is going to dry before the reopening. Carey, the new Menus came out on Friday. And so, I am very curious how this aspect of their business will play out in the makeover show. Very disturbing. Previous episode - Italian Village It is never ok for a restaurant owner to have rants no matter what is going on in. Shift No. According to the reality food show tracker Food Network Gossip, by 2018 100 of 140 Restaurant: Impossible locations had closed. The premiere season in 2011 really put the "impossible" in Restaurant: Impossible all seven joints visited were out of business by 2015. I simply cannot wait for this episode of Restaurant Impossible to air. Dels is not a true representation of Bloomfield. At that point we passed on even having it. Interesting that no one has noted that Lidia visited Dels las summer as part of her touring of Little Italys in America. Scaryannechill out with the punctuation too. As we sipped our coffee, we pondered dessert. 200 Shiloh St, Pittsburgh, PA 15211 (412) 918-1647 Visit Website The Wild Hare, featuring carrot-infused rum. According to my TV Guide, the Del's episode airs tonight at 10:00 pm. Neighborhood: Pittsburgh. As for my budget $1000/month for food is average, I think, and places me well within the Pharma guidelines established per person, per lunch. When we have or monthly meetings, afterwards we go to Dels for their happy hour. By an extraordinary chance I had landed in the same factory studied by the great Chicago The quality of the food has improved and the majority of the reviews after the changeover have been positive. Respectfully, the bottom line is that the older lady who is part-owner really needs to do something else. Ill never go back. Its a gift to have food-service professionals revamp and breathe life into a struggling restaurant, all at no cost to the owners. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Have not been there in probably 15 years. Im sure well be going back. She is running a business and not a day care. How could I criticize a Pittsburgh staple? Mad Cactus got what Robert was saying. And, to be honest, the chips were quite good, and I recognized I was paying for the salsa bar, which was *excellent*. I got so sick after their brunch (and I barely ate anything) that I considered suing them. (They should probably HAVE a dessert menu!) that her mother Josephine (owner) play a epic part in. People can taste the difference if food is prepared for a commodity or if it is cooked with love. A total waste of money! Literally. Not being a native of Pittsburgh, I kept hearing about Dels and what a Pittburgh institution it was. Thats a shame, because it means you and your employees will continue to be miserable and your familys restaurant most likely will not survive. Ive never had a complaint from anyone of the food I send, and most offices request what they prefer, and Dels seems to be their choice more than the others. 1: Wednesday, March 9: Noon-7 p.m. He also isnt impressed with the small bar and the open kitchen where he can see stacks of dirty dishes. To this day, I dont know why I stayed so long. Comping people for bad food and bad service seems to be a recurring theme. As far a the menu, I was told it took some time changing it and getting it printed during the holidays, but the NEW menu is due to be out this month. And maybe tiramisu is one of the desserts bought by the outside vendor. The waitress came back later in tears and got a new order from them. You were never the head of the waitstaff. Bad service always makes the food taste bad because people are unhappy. If any of you really read restaurant reviews & watch those shows, you can clearly see that 99% of all the problems written about & behind the scenes like in Restaurant Stakeout are all SERVER related. Date Of Creation: 13 December 2023. If you are interested in volunteering, send an email toRIvolunteer@shootersinc.com. Ill give it another try just to see what happened after the Restaurant Impossible makeover. Plain and simple. Perhaps she has enough personal friends to keep her in business. pittsburgh has one of the best talent pools anywhere in the us. Sign me-Part of Dels Waitstaff for over 5 years and I Love It! Why bother with Dels when there are excellent alternatives nearby such as Piccolo Forno? Aug 23, 2014. As with the marsala, the sauce lacked richness, color, and depth of flavor. It is a fact that the quality and work ethics of our newer generation has declined in every industry!!! Most residents of the Burgh know them as a joke.Any chef that would even waste their time commenting on Dels has no business being heard. Additionally, I have been run out of some departments even WITH scheduled appointments when the wrong doctor showed up. Under the Now, I have eaten in the bar, usually sandwiches and pizza. 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. If you told someone living in Italy they they would laugh so hard you would have to rush them to the emergency room. The food is poor as they attempt to cut corners including failing to properly drain the pasta so every dish ends up watery and the customers find the decor dated. We were satisfied with the food, and the generous portions. When I bring visitors around Pittsburgh, I never recommend the place or take people there. It was the same menu and the same bland spaghetti sauce. Its a very strange vibe and situation overall, I have to say. My father took myself and boyfriend to your restaurant for our birthday dinner at the beginning of October. Your email address will not be published. And while I didnt experience that menu, I think it would have been good to branch out. This doesnt excuse the near constant abuse that I, and many others, went through during our time there as servers. Its also essential to have a cappuccino machine on hand; another missing menu item. Click for more Restaurant Impossible Restaurants. You know why you cant get quality staff to work for you for an extended time? So funny, both Dels and Pleasure Bar were such parts of my childhood because theyd been so much of my familys history. 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 Both Michael and the cook Jerry agree that there needs to be changes made to the menu. The next day, Robert arrives and meets with the design team, who are making great progress. I really do want only the best for Bloomfield and for Pittsburgh. You forgot to add just kidding after Piccolo Forno. I cant believe these were Roberts recipes because I seriously have made better and purchased better in grocery store stock than I tasted in my wedding soup. I never claimed I was head of the waitstaff. And her bar is always empty which is sad. I didnt mean to turn Chef Chucks page into a Marianne-bashing conversation. 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. Everything was made from scratch(my best friend is a server there & agrees with me) I will def go back! Lets just put one thing to rest right now. DINING. I think the criticism of the blue is unfair, because it obviously was playing on the existing blue/white tile, and it would have been wrong to remove that. Thank you, Pittsburghsteve. The waitress had to keep asking us to push in our chairs so she could get to the table next to us. Occasionally it was satisfactory. Also troubling were the hard, floury gnocchi that accompanied the veal. Each was unique and tasted good and I absolutely loved the mafalda. 4.5 1,227. Move on already! We had eaten so much already, but surely could force down some sweet Italian pastry. This is such a shame and a waste of energy. That last sentence needs to be stressed to Marianne. Miserable, fearful employees are not motivated employees. Michael doesnt know how much his bills are each week and he only has one more month that he can afford to stay open. At the time, when my then fiance & I were dating, Dels was the slightly fancy place you took a date, or took the extended family for a birthday or other occasion. As a business owner trying to attract new clientele how can you make a statement like this? Dels was Catering in excess of Thousands of dollars of food per week for 18 years(food couldnt be too bad if they kept coming back) Then UPMC stopped ALL OUTSIDE FOOD VENDORS & they now have to use UPMC FOOD ONLY. These include a couple flavors of ice cream (there is nearly always Spumoni), a refrigerated cannoli mix that the servers squeeze from a bag into store-bought cannoli shells when ordered, and a couple of different types of cakes and pies. Alexanders is a close second and they Love Angelos pizza. The things you listed on both of your comments, that she yells about, are Common Sense Mistakes by the waitstaff. It was by far the worst brunch AND worst buffet Ive ever seen. Restaurant Impossible - Broad Street Bistro in North Versailles, Pa. (Facebook) This week on Restaurant ImpossibleRobert Irvineand crew find themselves This includes cheapo weddings at 2 star hotels. 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. After reading Chef Chucks review, makes me more inclined to visit Dels myself. A Tuscan Shrimp and a Eggplant Parmesan. Robert samples the food and agrees with the feedback from the customers that the food is poor. As the New Year approaches and looking forward to 2012, it is important to take time to reflect, evaluate, criticize and commend our actions of the past. "Restaurant: Impossible" Overall, I liked the new decor. I agree with your dinner companion, photos of Pittsburgh on the walls would be preferable to spoons. I am coming late to the conversation as I have just been made aware of this page via someone discussing it on Facebook. I will not be going back there again. They had a really cute round personal cheesecake for awhile and I hope they didnt get rid of them. After reading all the negative comments about her, my suggestion to her would be to Fire People! gross! 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 one should set foot in Dels based on this kind of disgusting behavior. Thanks- Im looking forward to seeing it to! When people are hired to wait tables and claim to have all the experience in the world, and they lie about it, whats a person to do? and I was amazed at your (personal) transformation. Robert meets with the owners and asks Michael to write down what he does each day and Camille to write down what she would do differently. But I have to admit the food back then was quite good. I was raised in a blue collar house where my dad worked late hours and crazy shifts in the steel mills. Dont waste your time. Overall, I just dont think the owners or staff embraced Roberts vision or menu. Im not sure what FAH means but they have obviously never been there. We've been to Dels many times since they've been on tv and it's been great every time. Im watchin this show right now but I watched it yesterday I was surprised how it looked earlier when restaurant impossible fix that I was happy for the business and the food looked really nasty and tasteful wen Robert taught them to make chicken Parmesan it looked fresh and good at the end of it wen they re open I wanted to go there and congratulate them GOOD job RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!!!!!!! Commenter TT, who makes claims of being affiliated with the restaurant, comments that bow tie pasta has never been served. That is if you want to be taken seriously.. Robert asks to see a service to find out the problems at the restaurant. Best cake I ever tasted. Your opinion, while educated, should be more encouraging to local businesses trying to stay alive and improve. That alone says something isnt right. It really seems to me like that restaurant is living off of the dregs of some old fanclub or some more positive quality that it had long, long ago. I am a fan and will always be a fan of Dels! The room where the brunch was held smelled like a wet rag left out for days and the food tasted similarly. Medium bodied, medium carbonation. Michael has continued to develop his management skills and the customers love the new food and decor of the restaurant. That old saying must still hold true: Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see! Since Im on a diet I limit going out to special occasions and when Im hosting someone, so Im dismayed that we cant seem to try anything new when our regular guests come to visit . I have never eaten at Dels but I did see the show and I like to read up on the makeovers to see how they are doing. WebBest Restaurants in Monroe, LA - Catahoulas, Waterfront Grill, Delta Biscuit Company, Cotton, The Fat Pelican, Parish Restaurant & Bar, Warehouse No. Although, Im slightly biased because I am obsessed with my city. As we waited for our entrees to appear we watched as the Restaurant Impossible crew moved throughout the crowd filming guests as they ate. Michael invested around $700,000 in the business and he also asked his sister Robin to take care of the catering side of the business. and as for chef chuck i am alittle takin back by people that call themselves chef. They seemed to actually change the menu, right down to the apology for charging for chips. Marianne- Here are the times where you can help out: Shift No. I can tell you that after about a year that they have pretty much stuck with Chef Roberts changes. Just watched Restaurant Impossible love the new lookbest of luck to the owners. 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. The rant included a berating of their waitress who took an order for gnocci, not knowing that the kitchen was out. The host of the show moved among the crowd when necessary directing the guests to lower their voices when needed. Honestly, I dont think that they can improve unless completely new people take over. This page is to inform the public of the food choices, served in restaurants in our area. Just no one has the time to go out and battle them all. I am really shocked at all this bashing of Marianne. Our server was a huge man who was so on I was looking for the hidden camera. 42min. by Greg Curtis. i cant comment or have a opinion at the moment but as for my opinion is that most people in pittsburgh know about as much about food as they do driving on the parkways and thats crap.so to that i would say pittsburgh keep your mouth shut unless your shoving cheese or fries in it! If you knew anything about Restaurant Impossible you would know that the menu for the grand re opening, is done by Chef Robert Irvine, down to the spices and the desserts. Yes, I do passionately support neighborhood businesses when they deserve it. Of course, I had to try. Glad you got to be a part of it! Shes not a bad person at heart just lacks basic social skills. I had tried the sauce and all I tasted was tomato, again under seasoned. Gnocchi are a potato-pasta that are light, fluffy, and cooked per-order. Food was being served in an organized manner considering the entire restaurant was seated at once (every servers worst nightmare!). Katie Lanes large portion of osso bucco was tender. While we liked the new decor, as was hoping for a great experience, we ware disappointed. It had to be one of the worst restuarants ever. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services. My food is and will always be of the greatest quality and my staff will match. It seems that the two top complaints are still the quality of food and the owner. Marianne DelPizzo is, an has been, the major problem with Dels. As a drug rep in the Oakland, Shadyside, Bloomfield area for 15 years, let me put my two cents in. Im really surprised that they dont have more bar patrons for lunch not drinkers, but people who want to grab a sandwich at the bar, tune in the news, and escape the dungeon-like atmosphere of most dining rooms, Dels included. Having previously worked in the Strip, Ive visited the restaurant several times in the past few years for lunch. And my mom shares the funny story of discovering pizza pie at Dels. He wasnt as funny as he thought he was, he was a bit annoying, other than him, we gave it a thumbs up. I am sure you meant an espresso machine. I didnt have a chance to try it, but I was told the fish was tasty and fresh. But in the same breath he suggested the countrys woes had somehow been impossible to foresee. TT, Although your work as a food critic is important, it is also important to encourage the history and upkeep of local restaurants. My but arent we picky! Two months earlier, Colorados early season trip to Arizona had gone awry. Today my husband and I decided to go out for brunch with our 1 year old and we wanted to find a new place. I only wish the service was better. You are not a decent human being. On the last catering job they did they actually made no profit and lost $20. Ive eaten in the Dels dining room on several occasions and was never overly impressed with the food. Good luck and blessings to Dels ! What nerve!). Join The Conversation On The KDKA Facebook PageStay Up To Date, Follow KDKA On Twitter, First published on March 3, 2016 / 4:19 AM. @Karen-I was there the week before R.I. & on the Grand re-opening! I also have run into various people who are personal friends of Marianne and they will defend her to their last breath. WebBest Restaurants in West Monroe, LA - Laughing Crab, Boudreaux's Cajun Cafe, Warehouse No. You treat your employees like garbage and clearly do not put customers before yourself. The Weather also dictated the High Cost of Food-From Produce to the Flour the Pizza is made of, to the cost of delivering the food all went up like 75%. So wherever the so called wonderful work ethics of this NOW generation are, they certainly are not serving in a restaurant near you! She also has eaten at Dels since she was a teenager. Has the county heath department paid a visit yet, to address the obvious lack of safety in food handling? Seriously, dont bother trying to diss people when you are just making yourself look like a total moron. In this Restaurant Impossible, Robert Irvine visits Stella's Italian Restaurant in Stratford, Connecticut. Stella's Italian Restaurant was Restaurant Impossible season 4 episode 4 and aired on August 08 2012. Why wouldnt they have photos of Pittsburgh on the wall? Katie Lane asked. In this Restaurant Impossible episode, Chef Robert Irvine visit's Del's Restaurant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Del's Restaurant is an Italian restaurant that has been operating for 61 years. The restaurant is owned by Marianne and her brother John Del Pizzo. Restaurant: Impossible (2011 ) Episode List Current Episode (aired 28 Jul. It was too dark. Next, he meets with the family to discuss food costs and they are losing a lot of money each year by incorrectly costing the menu. And I hope you learned to stop reusing uneaten bread!! You can see she is a hard worker who tries to make everyone happy and your not going to make everyone happy.. If you go back, get the chicken parm. Marianne has P.T.S.D. 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Regardless, Ill never again have food delivered to a UPMC facility. Our Caesar salads arrived first. Servers that were worth a damn always quit and found someplace better. If you havent seen it, watch for the episode about Dodge City. And Im sure alot of Small Business Owners, starting yelling a little louder at incompetent Servers.So like it or Not-Dels is here to Stay.Every year a Server gets angry at Marianne & with malicious intent, goes from website to website to tell their version of what they want you to think happen. I may be an old man when it happens since Pittsburgh is so terrified of any kind of change, but it WILL happen eventually. Good luck with all the changes and I hope you can keep a sense of humor about all the comments. It didnt seem fresh and/or authentic. One thing that I was surprised at was the floors. I had hoped that the show edited it to make her appear that way for drama. Our reservation was for seven oclock; we didnt make our way in until eight. You do get a lot of food for your money with the large portions there which some families just love. Ive never eaten here but I loved the show and the owners and staff appeared to be genuinely happy to be helped. I wonder why people leave their family businesses to their children without training them and educating them before the hand-over. You seem to have a mixed review, which makes perfect sense to me based on my past experiences at Dels. The episode aired last fall. Restaurant: Impossible is coming to Pittsburgh and is looking for volunteers to assist with painting, construction, remodeling, cleaning, decorating, etc. Skilled contractors are always an added bonus! The volunteer schedule is as follows: Volunteering is a great way to meet people in your community, while contributing to a good cause! The biggest change is moving the booths into the atrium and the restaurant is more open and appears bigger. Now, reading your review of the makeover, I am still not sure whether I will ever go there again. Eventually, I received a call from the Food Network show. The Dcor has changed, the Menu tweaked & best of all, a New Me!!! Dels does carry Tiramisu. The meat was cooked properly, but the dish lacked flavor. Thank you Jesus that none of you are appointed by God to judge on judgement day, This is like the poison pen of years gone by. I wish you good luck and God speed. In all honesty, myself included and she claimed to like me. The high turn over was always due to Marianne being a crazy loon. As a lover of the Food Network and of Chef Irvine, I cant wait to taste the difference. 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. There is no excuse for it. And yes, I had Tiramisu for desert, and it was delicious. Then, When will restaurant impossible return? Are you kidding me with that statement?! NEVER AGAIN! One of the oddest design choices was the baby-blue paint that adorned the walls. Such a shame! It was always a food issue- never a problem with the waitstaff or service. I will also say that the restaurant is now up for sale with a million dollar asking price. It was not good at all. If this were the case every establishment with young employees would need rescued. I have never been to Dels but I saw that it was going to be on Restaurant Impossible and I told my wife we should check it out, but that statement alone might discourage me from going. God Bless You Marianne. The meatballs and the Italian sausage tasted homemade. Congratulations Marianne! And I dont care what excuse you use (shes not rude shes loud and Italian. My husband had it, but I just asked for the menu. 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