As for the unhappy former employee, a business would not stand strong for over half a century if all the lip flapping were true. The Shrimp Scampi from Restaurant Impossible was very good according to my boyfriend, and his mother enjoyed the veal parmesan. And make no mistake about it, Dels is not authentic Italian! Interesting, if not petty, employee lounge discussion here. A lof of Fridays and Saturdays were spent there dining. View Menu. 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. BIG MISTAKE! February 15, 2012. If you are going to critique a restaurant in a public forum I suggest that you get your facts strait. This statement is absurd. PITTSBURGH (KDKA)- The Food Network show "Restaurant: Impossible" is returning to Pittsburgh and the show needs your help. That cheesecake is different. Katie Lanes large portion of osso bucco was tender. They were coming to town to do a complete makeover of the restaurant. She told me how they LOVED their dinners, and encouraged us to get there. I agree with your dinner companion, photos of Pittsburgh on the walls would be preferable to spoons. Miserable, fearful employees are not motivated employees. It was always a food issue- never a problem with the waitstaff or service. Chef Chuck, I read both articles and all the comments while watching this episode of Restaurant Impossible as it aired. The mafalda sauce, meat sauce and the alfredo. Stellas Italian Restaurant is owned by Michael who bought the restaurant 15 years ago. Also troubling were the hard, floury gnocchi that accompanied the veal. | Pittsburgh - Yelp Yelp It was so tough. I never intended to be commenting back and forth on this blog, but I felt compelled to respond to you since I have seen the employee abuse, even as a casual diner. I needed all the comfort I could get then and have never forgotten her kidness. Thank you, Pittsburghsteve. The mushrooms should be added after the veal is cooked, and removed. Im sorry, we dont have tiramisu, she shot back. People arent perfect and in a hectic environment will make an occasional mistake. 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. Bruschetta came next. 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! 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. Dels service is still bad and tomato sauce is still too sweet! In doing pre-show research, they had come across my review. I do hope you kept the Eggplant Parmigiana unchanged, It wasalways my favorite of any Italian restaurant. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A Food Network TV show overhauled a local restaurant. Both Michael and the cook Jerry agree that there needs to be changes made to the menu. Small vases help fresh tulips, and were placed on every table; nice touch. No such person exits. Shes not a bad person at heart just lacks basic social skills. And the soup tasted like they had boiled the aforementioned dirty rag in it and then added enough salt to cure a pig. There are ways to get around it, as I and many Reps have found to do. I had hoped that the show edited it to make her appear that way for drama. I liked the new decor. I am all for traditional red sauce Italian places, but the Pleasure Bar is an all around better experience than Dells, better food, better service, less reality tv like. You seem to have a mixed review, which makes perfect sense to me based on my past experiences at Dels. As a business owner myself, I am appalled to see employer bashing on this web page. Everything you see, is what Chef Robert gave the OK to, including the RUG!.I just ate there last week & was very happy with the New Menu(smaller) & the food! (They should probably HAVE a dessert menu!) I guess all of the changes Robert Irvine made to the menu were tossed after he left. In this Restaurant Impossible, Robert Irvine visits Stella's Italian Restaurant in Stratford, Connecticut. Dels needs the love and I really hope they find it. As we sipped our coffee, we pondered dessert. There is no such thing as a cappuccino machine. Michael will be in charge of the kitchen and Camille will be in charge of the front of house. My husband had it, but I just asked for the menu. PITTSBURGH (KDKA)- The Food Network show "Restaurant: Impossible" is returning to Pittsburgh and the show needs your help. Comments will be moderated prior to being published. Robert Irvine would be extremely busy. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Anything positive to the community and for Pittsburgh, is a big plus! And yes everyone knows Marianne & her entertaining rants. I wouldnt know how I would get a position like this if I had a poor work ethic. If Im in the area, I prefer the place called Pasta Express to get my pasta. (Theres enough of that out there on the net already.) 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. I was there with 5 of my friends. Next trip in, Im going to make it for dinner & will be back with my thoughts then. So quit being an internet bully and stop bashing Dels. 94 talking about this. J am thirty years old and in management and I can truthfully say that the work ethic of youth is slipping but that is a generalized comment and all people can not be grouped into one some yohnf people do work hard and are good workers however this is a FOOD bologna judge the food and stop judging people! And to be honest, the old decor didnt bother us, either. Not being a native of Pittsburgh, I kept hearing about Dels and what a Pittburgh institution it was. This page seems to have a lot of former employees and pr plants bickering. All comments are the opinion of the commenter and do not represent the opinions of the website owner. I am really shocked at all this bashing of Marianne. That hit this place hard. We were satisfied with the food, and the generous portions. After standing outside for an hour, we were famished and ready to eat. The deadline is today at 6 p.m. People can taste the difference if food is prepared for a commodity or if it is cooked with love. 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. Pickup ASAP. The small business bashing allowed by a local chef is appalling. 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 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. I will not be going back there again. Discovery, Inc. or its subsidiaries and affiliates. Her screaming outbursts and loud foul mouthed retorts are totally inappropriate and should never, under any circumstance, be witnessed or heard by the eating public. Well I was shocked that this place was still in business, the decor was terrible, the wait staff was medicore at best, and the food lacked flavor. Its a free country & the 1st amendment states our Freedom of Speech, and the Internet has provided a new era of finger pointing, good and bad. Ive managed young employees for two decades. And then Dels. She also has eaten at Dels since she was a teenager. My sister just told me her and her husband ate there on March 4th and had the $ 20.00 dinner for 2. I hope this intervention turns things around since there is history in the place but Marianne and Josephine always cut corners and tried to find short cuts and I would love to see them create dishes full of flavor and do so because they love the food, the customers and the business. Why wouldnt they have photos of Pittsburgh on the wall? Katie Lane asked. In 2012, with the advice from Chef Robert Irvine (Food Network-Restaurant Impossible) you will see an exciting new menu, a newly remodeled restaurant and ME!!!!!! I watched the show last night. So we tried the stuffed mushrooms and Marianne didnt charge us for them. It had to be one of the worst restuarants ever. As we waited for our entrees to appear we watched as the Restaurant Impossible crew moved throughout the crowd filming guests as they ate. The bruschetta would have been better served on small, bite-sized crostini. I dont want to come off like I am bragging for what I have in life, but you simply cant blanket an entire generation for having poor work ethic. Since everyone likes to bring up Food Network, do you think Mario Batalli would ever cook anything remotely resembling anything currently on the menu at Dels? 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. A total waste of money! They seemed to actually change the menu, right down to the apology for charging for chips. An example of this on a national scale would be people that refuse to shop at WalMart due to employee mistreatment. by Greg Curtis. Marianne DelPizzo is, an has been, the major problem with Dels. Just watched Restaurant Impossible love the new lookbest of luck to the owners. Of course I would attend. Next, the pan should be de-glazed with veal stock, sweet marsala, and finished with butter, parsley, salt and pepper- NOTHING ELSE. As a drug rep in the Oakland, Shadyside, Bloomfield area for 15 years, let me put my two cents in. We have made the mistake of taking out of town visitors from NYC and DC there, and now every single time they visit they want to go back to Piccolo Forno. Theres drama on the set; this is reality TV were so sorry! I was told. 1 Restaurant, Cotton, Delta Biscuit Company, Trapps, JAC's Craft Smokehouse, The Fat Pelican, Mr. Peabody's, Milanos Italian Grill pittsburgh has one of the best talent pools anywhere in the us. Very disturbing. 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. (synopsis: I shared my experience of poor service and being served bow tie pasta that had not been drained properly. Use code NEW at checkout. I will be spending my hard earned money at other fine establishments in the area. leaving Bobby Jr. Delpizzo ( Dinos brother Bobby Sr. Delpizzo son ) without a penny. Restaurant Impossible - Broad Street Bistro in North Versailles, Pa. (Facebook) This week on Restaurant ImpossibleRobert Irvineand crew find themselves Stella's Italian Restaurant closed in August 2014 and reviews prior to closure were mostly positive. Just an example of the unintended consequences on local businesses of UPMCs new policy apparently they felt a plate of pasta might sway a doctors medical opinion because, you know, after 7+ years of education and training, a plate of pasta is so worth throwing it all down the drain. Then St Francis Hospital closed & the same with West Penn & the economy took a HARD HIT. I had intentions of trying Dels again after this makeover but if folks affiliated with the restaurant are going to call me a liar and continue to attack former employees on a food blog, then perhaps I will forego my visit based on principle. After reading all the negative comments about her, my suggestion to her would be to Fire People! According to my TV Guide, the Del's episode airs tonight at 10:00 pm. You know why you cant get quality staff to work for you for an extended time? Camille doesnt think this is the way to run the restaurant but Michael wont listen to her. Plain and simple. Ask ANYONE in Bloomfield about Scarianne, theyll tell you. Current Deal - Extra 40% Off Certificates!! Of course there are, but I and my company want no part of that; its our customers policy, not ours, but it is one well respect and abide by. And I have to say, THAT is where my money is: the grand, storefront windows allow in a lot of light, good sandwiches, and I really like Dels pizza. Hung around dels the night of the Restaurant Impossible grand opening, I over heard the TV crew outside in the parking lot say how shocked he was working in such an old building, how clean everything was. Theyd been going there for years and were out to celebrate a birthday. It was difficult to tell what had been done to the interior of Dels, as it had been quite some time since I was last there. But it appears from these comments and the ones Ive read on other websites that this is how she really is. The host of the show moved among the crowd when necessary directing the guests to lower their voices when needed. Which makes me wonder if the owners just wanted a makeover and a pick-up in business before selling. I agree that this page is to inform people about their food choices. I also want to mention that Mazrianne has one of the biggest hearts. 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. What nerve!). 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. Restaurant: Impossible is coming to Pittsburgh and is looking for volunteers to assist with painting, construction, remodeling, cleaning, decorating, etc. Ive never eaten here but I loved the show and the owners and staff appeared to be genuinely happy to be helped. The catering business is currently propping open the restaurant and is the only reason that they have not closed. 200 Shiloh St, Pittsburgh, PA 15211 (412) 918-1647 Visit Website The Wild Hare, featuring carrot-infused rum. Practically anyone who grew up in Pittsburgh, knows about Dels and I am sure most of them (myself included) would love to see it prosper, but people have to be honest about the food and service. Regardless, Ill never again have food delivered to a UPMC facility. 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. Glad you got to be a part of it! Katie Lane and I made our way to Bloomfield. You must be 18 years or older to volunteer. Stellas Italian I come from an old fashioned Italian family, and were from an old fashioned Italian neighborhood, and the old Dels sort of reminded me of the good old days. If this were the case every establishment with young employees would need rescued. Its also essential to have a cappuccino machine on hand; another missing menu item. While we liked the new decor, as was hoping for a great experience, we ware disappointed. Its only a matter of time before Marrianne starts driving customers away again and this time there will not be a third chance. Michael has continued to develop his management skills and the customers love the new food and decor of the restaurant. On relaunch night, the customers love the new bright decor and the new menu and Camille steps up as General Manager. Delivery Pickup. When Chef Robert Irvine visits Del's, in Pittsburgh, PA, it's clear that the biggest issue Wards Cheesecakes. Your not worth the time you took to learn cuisine. A Tuscan Shrimp and a Eggplant Parmesan. No wonder the woman is so frustrated. Similar restaurants in your area. Follow. UPMC didnt care where the food came from. The waitress came back later in tears and got a new order from them. I always think of what germs are in that carpet. Making a blanket statement about an entire generation of people is the same as making an openly racist statement. Bad service always makes the food taste bad because people are unhappy. 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%. I never order Italian food unless its in an authentic Italian restaurant, (not in one of those chains), but Dels is one Italian restaurant that hasnt disappointed me yet. Robert heads to Del's Italian Restaurant and Bar in Pittsburgh, PA with Tom Bury (Restaurant: Your order Checkout $0.00 All Photos Menu Restaurant. Camille has invested $10,000, the current debt is around $510,000 and the weekly revenue is $10,000. As the Owner of Dels Restaurant, I have taken on more then I can handle, trying to deal with 65 plus employees and their personal lives which has affected my life and my business to extremes. TT is a plant by the restaurant management. You are not a decent human being. On Thursday, a crew was to arrive at my work and do some filming. I dont think people just want to bash the place. 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). Sign up for the Trending Eats Newsletter Privacy Policy, Egg Prices Are Going Up Heres How You Can Make the Most ofThem, TikTok's Viral Pink Sauce Hits Walmart Shelves, Popeyes Kicks Off 2023 By Bringing Back a Spicy Fan Favorite, Man Snaps Record for Eating at Most Michelin-Starred Restaurants in a Day, 5 Best Juicers of 2023, Tested by Food Network Kitchen, 10 Valentines Day Food Bouquets That Are Way Better Than Flowers, 11 King Cakes You Can Buy Online for Mardi Gras, 8 Fruit Gifts Worthy of Any Lunar New Year Spread, 7 Best Air Fryers of 2023, Tested by Food Network Kitchen, Enter Twice Daily for Your Chance to Win HGTV Dream Home 2023, Enter Daily for Your Chance to Win $10,000. Heres to many more years Dels!! 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