I sat at one of the bars in the Gandy Dancer. They gave me both a happy hour menu and a menu for the Grand Concourse. I liked the options on the the grand concourse menu, but was considering some of the happy hour specials. When I asked about the pecan crusted shrimp, the server checked with the kitchen to see if they could do it gluten free. Upon return, it was a no and I was given the gluten free menu.
The gluten free menu was plain. Most of the preparations I was looking forward to were eliminated from the menu. It was plain grilled fish, shrimp, chicken and steak. I was a little disappointed.
I ordered the grilled shrimp on rice with steamed broccoli. The broccoli was just steamed, no seasoning and came as one whole piece. It was good for being so plain. It was crisp, not mushy.
The rice was cooked well. The shrimp were a bit small for a feature, but tasted good. They weren't over done or fishy. The beurre blanc sauce was mild, but pulled the dish out of totally bland and pulled it together.
The peel and eat shrimp were twelve tiny shrimp with a side of lemon and cocktail sauce. I think they should either give you more shrimp or buy bigger ones.
A few weeks ago, I went to a bridal shower at the Grand Concourse. They had a set menu for the guests, but when I told them I had to be gluten free, they did take care of me. Instead of Chicken Romano or crab cakes, I got grilled salmon. It was cooked to a very nice medium with a nice crisp on the outside. The salad dressing was double checked by the kitchen for ingredients with gluten. And when they brought cake for dessert for the guests, they offered me mango sorbet. The sorbet was the best part of the meal! It was an amazing finishing touch.
100 W Station Square Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
http://www.muer.com/grand-concourse/
Have you ever had brunch at the Grand Concorse?
ReplyDeleteI have had brunch at the Grand Concorse. It was for a bridal shower and they only were serving two options, both of which were non-gluten free. They came up with something on the fly for me, it was grilled salmon. It was plain, but pretty good, cooked medium. When it was time for the cake dessert, they substituted mine with mango sorbet, which was excellent. It was a pretty good experience, but I've never been there for a regular brunch. Thanks for asking.
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