Example: I wanted to like this place. I wanted to love this place. It was so nice and comfortable inside and the staff were the nicest people ever. These are the things that save it from being a one star experience. It almost breaks my heart to write this review. I seriously hoped that they would raise the local standard for middle eastern food.\n\nI don't understand all the great reviews because the food is awful. It's equally as bad as any of the other restaurants in the area. I don't understand why falafel in Pittsburgh has to be soggy or why this restaurant needs to persist with this tradition. The hummus and babaganoush were okay (they should be excellent at a place like this), but the tabouli was almost inedible. The rice was not spiced or fluffy. The lamb was boring and the dumpling plate is ALL teeny tiny undercooked dumplings a bland sauce and no sides. When I asked for hot sauce I got Frank's rather than harissa.\n\nThe only decent dish was the lentil soup which was buttery and comforting, if a little lacking in lentil flavor. I guess the pitas were fluffy and okay, even if they were just reheated grocery store ones.\n\nI would go back just to sit in the warm coziness, but I guess my only ordering option would be lentil soup.
Class: moneyage


Example: I came strictly for gelato. Intrigued by their cafe. Would like to try an espresso drink from here. I had the pistachio gelato. Sampled the straciatella..which was good, too. Just had a hankering for pistachio that night. Service was extremely warm and friendly. Family owned. Felt like I was at a friend's house, just chatting, and eating gelato.\n*Update* I've been here a couple more times from my original/first visit.  The gelato, service and family feel have been consistent.  Adding their affogato to my \""to do\"" list.
Class: reiterated


Example: Love that they serve breakfast all day and serve fresh juice. Food is always so tasty and fresh. Love eating on the patio.
Class: reiterated


Example: We must have come on an off day, because our experience wasn't very good.  At all.\n\nFirst off, we were looked at when asked for a table as if we didn't belong there by the host.  I wasn't very happy with that and should have walked out right then and there, but with all the great ratings, we wanted to experience it for ourselves.  We OFFERED to sit at the bar, which was a relief, apparently.  \n\nIt took five minutes for our server to get our drink orders because he was handling half of the restaurant on his own.  That was okay, considering the busy lunch hour, so we ordered appetizers and waited for our food while drinking a bottle of wine.  The wine was a 65 dollar bottle, and it was just okay.  I was shocked a wine like that would cost that much.  Maybe I'm just spoiled, but it wasn't as great as he suggested.  Our appetizers were out after 20 minutes, and all we ordered were grilled artichokes and truffle fries.  Taste-wise, it was okay and not exciting or interesting at all.  \n\nThe worst part of the meal was the chicken Frank ordered and the pizza I tried out.  Frank's bbq chicken was literally raw when it came out.  It had the grill marks outside, but was stone cold and red on the inside.  They re-fired the chicken and it took about 8 minutes to get the chicken again, only to have it raw.  AGAIN.  Needless to say he had violent food poisoning that evening and all day the next day.  As for my pizza, it was so bland and depressing that we ended up paying out 100 dollar ticket there and going to Grimaldi's across the street just to make ourselves feel better about a bad food and pizza experience.  \n\nThis place isn't worth the money or worth another try in six months, which I usually do when a restaurant does so poorly the first time around. Why?  Because there is no excuse for serving raw chicken.  Twice.  That's just ridiculous, especially for an established place like Nora's.  \n\nIf you want amazing pizza, skip this place and go across the street.  Want grilled chicken?  Check El Pollo Loco.  I bet they could do it ten times better than this place.  Whether it was a fluke day or not, there is no excuse for line cooks or the regular chefs to mess it up.  They should know better.
Class: moneyage
Classify the following: We had a wonderful dinner! The Cobb salad was fantastic. My youngest and her friend had the pbj with fries. My oldest had the alfredo. A friend of my oldest had the bacon cheeseburger. All 4 kids had chocolate shakes. We were all very impressed with the food, service, and ambience.