Cafe Zinho
Pittsburgh, PA 15232-1722
Phone: (412) 363-1500
- Price:
- $$
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 5:30pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11pm, , Sun 5:30pm-9pm
Editorial Review for Cafe Zinho – by Sam Edelmann
The Scene
The back wall is painted with the restaurant's logo, tables and chairs appear to be Goodwill and flea-market finds, yet the space is good looking. Also attractive are the people of all ages who frequent the place. If you're lucky, you might get the single table in the back "art room," which features very bad reproductions of very good paintings.
The Food
The menu is eclectic, serving moderate portions of unusual dishes for both lunch and dinner. The roast garlic and tomato bisque with dill is a delicious first course. Everyone seems to enjoy the shrimp cake with toasted macadamia nuts, coconut milk, lime and Dijon mustard sauce, as well as the steamed mussels. Another dish of note is the chicken liver mousse pate.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasCafe Zinho is an old garage turned into a funky-chic restaurant.
Know Before You GoEverything is a la carte, so the bill builds rapidly.
User Reviews for Cafe Zinho
09/20/2008 Posted by cellogal
We just had dinner at Cafe Zinho this evening for the first time. We have been curious to try this place since it is in our neighborhood. The service was very slow, and our waiter was quite awkward and not very sociable (not good for being in a service-oriented business). The food was below average and my husband's pork chop was seriously undercooked and raw in the middle, so that we had to send it back. We will not be returning to this place - there are far better restaurants in Shadyside. Also, keep in mind that this is a cash only restaurant that's right, no credit cards. Please don't waste your time or money with this one.
Pros: Ambience
Cons: Everything else
02/09/2008 Posted by Yefimovich
Were there insects in the meals? No, of course not. Were there spiderwebs visible even for the lazy eye? No, of course not. No. Let me rephrase...unfortunately not! That's correct. Crawling insects and spiderwebs would've made the evening bearable for my wife and I. Shall I commence with the service? Well, as a foreigner, spelling is a tough subject; but nothing surprised me more than finding out that atrocious customer service is spelled C.A.F.E Z.I.N.H.O. The employees, it felt, were taking the role of American Idol judges way too seriously with their constant eye-rolling, hidden curse words and the attitude of a soldier coming home with his tail between his legs. And to think, I had to experience this sort of behavior on my 11th anniversary with my wife, Katusha Maya. The food? Let's just say the only thing delicious was the thought of the first food I'd have after the two weeks of digestion complications and medicine. For those who didn't get it; the food was sub par, to say the least. The price? Wow. You know you're in a Capitalistic society when feces cost as much as a mansion with a detached garage and back porch. The ambiance was nice.
Pros: Ambiance.
Cons: The rest.
