Lidia's Pittsburgh

Lidia's was CLOSED!!!! We were bringing a friend who loves Lidia's show to celebrate her birthday, and it was such a disappointment. We should have been informed in advance so we could have made different plans.

I had a reservation for 7:00 PM on Sunday, but when I arrived, the restaurant was locked and the lights were off. It seemed quite shabby.

Despite receiving a reminder from OpenTable the day before my reservation, I arrived at Lidia's Pittsburgh only to find it closed. When I reached out to OpenTable for clarification, I was informed that Lidia's was no longer part of their reservation network. However, I just received a request to review the restaurant, which suggests it is still listed in your system. It seems that OpenTable could improve its restaurant listings to avoid situations where customers show up at closed establishments.

We went for Sunday brunch, not realizing it was the last day the restaurant would be open. We got there for an eleven AM reservation, just as it was opening. The usual dips or bread baskets weren't on the tables until we were ready to leave. The appetizer table was filled one item at at time, over about a half hour. One of the people delivering food to that table was having a major anger management issue, which wasn't dealt with by anyone. The pasta trio wasn't ready until about a half hour after we ordered. Lidia's has always been very good to excellent, so it was a major disappointment that on its last day of service, it wasn't. It's not the way I wanted to remember it.

This restaurant is closing soon, but it is at very minimal staff and cooks already. Should have closed when it was still a very good place to eat and not left to become a bad shadow of it's former self. I expect better from someone like Lidia.