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Pittsburgh Blue
$$$$ | Steak/Seafood

One of the best restaurants in Maple Grove and the northwest metro, this Parasole venture is Manny's-lite, featuring old-fashioned, high-end steak house fare, plus whimsical apps such as house-made pigs-in-a-blanket. Fresh fish, killer fried chicken, and massive house desserts round out the package.

  • No Smoking
  • Kid-friendly
  • Late night dining
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • No personal checks
  • Notable
  • P | L M - Su /D M - Su
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11900 N. Main St.
Maple Grove, Minnesota 55369
Phone: 763-416-2663
78.3
out of 100
0.0
out of 10
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WHAT THE CRITICS SAY

Critics' Scoring

Scores will be assigned based on a 0-100 scale broken down as follows:

100 = Perfect
90 = Excellent
80 = Very Good
70 = Good, not Great
60 = High Average
50 = Average
40 = Low Average
30 = Disappointing
20 = Nearly Without Merit
10 = Poor
00 = Worthless
80
Secrets of the City | Ann Bauer
09/24/07
The food was good, tasty but definitely not arterial-cleansing. It was mammoth and meaty: salads heaped with bacon, huge hunks of beef, the best yellow corn I've ever tasted, though I'd bet my next paycheck it was swimming in heavy cream. People were -- literally -- eating it up.
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80
Mpls.St.Paul Magazine | Adam Platt
11/08
As for the grand experiment of whether a reasonably high-end steak house could make it in the wilds of Arbor Lakes‹the verdict is in: Pittsburgh Blue is packed and pretty much deserves to be.
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78
Minnesota Monthly | Rachel Hutton
01/08
The food is similarly focused on value. Pittsburgh Blue uses the same meat supplier as Parasole¹s upscale steak house, Manny¹s, but serves slightly smaller portions at a lower price point. If you sit in Manny¹s dark, clubby pub room, eating steak feels like a hallowed tradition. At Pittsburgh, it feels like dinner.
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76
StarTribune | Rick Nelson
12/06/07
Maple Grove Mayor Mark Steffenson ought to hand over the keys to the city just for the oysters. Freshly shucked oysters at Interstate 94 and Hemlock? A miracle.
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