One Thirty One East

Decided to give this place a try because we wanted to stay close to home due to the bad snowstorm we were getting and the bad roads. What a delicious surprise — it was a little pricey but they give good sized portions and good solid food. Started with the poutine which was so good — the fries stayed crispy and the lamb gravy and cheese curds sooooo good! The Brussel sprouts were ok but I probably wouldn’t get again — they tasted like Chinese food for some reason. I was too full for full dinner so I opted for the apple, pear and blue cheese flatbread which was a little sweet but really tasty. Our waitress was very friendly and nice and the owner/​chef came out to check in with all the customers to see how they liked their food which was a nice touch. Seemed like a nice guy. Will definitely go back. Next time I’ve got my eye on the braised short rib special

Visiting from out of town. Place was comfortably busy. Great variety of cocktails compliment a variety of entees. 131 salad was tasty. Hanger steak was cooked correctly, however seasoned fries diminish ed the overall meal

Okay, I am going to rate this restaurant 5 stars but I will offer my fellow diners a word of caution. Please read to the end for my note of caution. Having said that, I thoroughly enjoyed every meal I’ve had at this restaurant. We’ll usually start with the olive sampler for the table. I usually order a drink with dinner (please see below). You know how some restaurants do great with starters and salads and fall on the entrée? Not this place. When they thought up the word umami, they had this place in mind. You really have to try the short ribs on a bed of risotto. I’ve had it 3 times and I enjoy it more every time I go. This last time I had the veal osso buco and, what can I say? It was beefy and luscious and melt in your mouth. Umami! The service was attentive but not overbearing. None of us got the dessert so I can’t comment. Now, for my word of caution. We were having a good time and I wasn’t paying attention. I ordered a Blanton’s Manhattan up. It was tasty. It was about an average pour in terms of size. In terms of quality I would put it at 8 on a scale of 0 to 10. What is amazing is its price tag of $ 16. I don’t think I was charged $ 16 in Manhattan for a Manhattan. Unfortunately, I ordered 2 and $ 32 later, I had racked up a bit of a bar tab. I can just hear what you’re saying: «Caveat emptor.» And you’re right. So, to be fair, the restaurant is slightly below average in interior design in terms of what you would expect for the quality of meal that they serve. This is not the interior of 11, for instance or Umi. To compare, you will pay about the same. But the wait staff couldn’t be better. The food couldn’t be better. Just watch out for the price of the drinks! Perhaps consider stopping at one!

Had lunch there recently and everything was excellent. Very cool atmosphere for a place in Carnegie. The bartender who waited on us was friendly, attentive, and helpful. He knew every detail about the menu and gave us good recommendations.
We will be back.

I’m very impressed that this place is nestled comfortably in Carnegie! It’s definitely a place that I would think you’d find in the city. Modern interior and delicious food!
As an appetizer, we ordered the fried oysters. My husband grew up in the Pacific Northwest so he’s a big fan of seafood and particularly oysters. He has a fairly high standard for seafood related items so I was a bit worried that ordering this was a mistake. But I’m glad that I was proved wrong — they were fantastic. I’m not much of an oyster person but they were made very well. My husband really enjoyed them.
For a main dish, I ordered the Faroe Island Salmon. While I didn’t care too much for the tomato based-​broth the salmon and accompanying vegetables were delicious as was the grit cake. It was such a large portion and I couldn’t finish it but it was delightful!
We weren’t blown away by their dessert offerings but when asked what was popular, they mentioned the bread pudding. Neither my husband or I are big fans of bread pudding but we ordered the berry bread pudding anyway. Wow — you didn’t have to be a bread pudding person to enjoy this treat! It was so fresh and essentially tasted like a berry cake. Not overly sweet or mushy (what I usually don’t like about bread pudding).
I would highly recommend this place and I hope to go back again to try some of their other dishes. We went on a Saturday night around 8 and was surprised it wasn’t more crowded. We did have a reservation but they looked as if they had empty tables.

Food is always excellent. Would put this place up against the best restaurants in Pittsburgh. Staff is super friendly and seem to enjoy the food as much as I do.

Scallops were amazing! Good service and nice atmosphere. Will definitely be going back for the scallops alone, though the cocktails were enjoyable as well.

A wonderful addition to Carnegie’s business district. Chef has put a lot of thought into the menu. We had the Brussels sprouts and fried oysters to start. The Brussels sprouts were a bit over sauced but still tasty. The oyster appetizer was prepared and presented beautifully; it layered many flavors with expert depth. My husband had the halibut with pesto gnocchi and I had the lamb noodles. Both meals were delicious. I would have left the cheese curds out of the lamb noodles though because I feel they didn’t add anything and got waxy thus taking away from some of the delicious earthiness of the almost stew-​like dish. The halibut however was perfection. The fish was well paired with the pesto gnocchi. For dessert the pear ginger bread pudding added the final touch of fall comfort to a delicious meal. This place is worth a trip.

Great service and interesting drink menu. Great to have another quality alternative to the chains that exist along the 376 Airport West Corridor. We found the menu to be intriguing and with decent vegetarian options for my wife. Both of our dishes were well prepared and had excellent flavor.

First time here. Top to bottom everything was excellent. We beat the rush on Friday nights but still got a reservation. Tried a few of their delicious cocktails, good wine and small but good draft beers. My wife and I started with the poutine which was outstanding. For the entrée I had the veal osso bucco which is code for awesome veal stew with gnocchi while my wife had the halibut which was very good as well.
All around good meal of food. Service was acceptable to good. Only complain would be it is a little pricy.

I had the pork chops and my friend has the pork chop noodles. Both were top notch, fantastic. Pork chop was 1.5″ thick and pork was cooked to perfection! I’ll eat here next time I’m back I the area.

I’ve been to one thirty one 3 times, and I have yet to be disappointed. At first I was weary of a high end restaurant in Carnegie, but their food and cocktails make this a great place!
The prices are high, but I had some of the best drinks, crab cakes, and poutine. Staff is friendly, décor is a little odd, but otherwise I really enjoy eating here. Always consider the specials, they are very unique!
Reservations don’t seem necessary but I make them anyways.

Had a great meal today at lunch. Went with a group of 6, and had a reservation (so not sure on wait times).
Server was generally helpful and made great appetizer recommendations. The Brussels sprouts were amazing. It was enough for the 6 of us to share, along with the hummus plate, to start the meal.
Most folks at the table got the tuna and shrimp melt (which was a special). Looked good, and they seemed to enjoy it. I personally had the lamb noodle entrée — the noodles seemed to be fresh, and the lamb was great I couldn’t have asked for a better meal.
My only minor complaint was that our server was a little slow to refill our beverages. Not a huge deal, but likely exacerbated by the small water glasses you get. I’d recommend that they give the large glass bottle of water right to the table instead of relying on the server to refill.
Over all, I highly recommend!

Cute place for a nice dinner. Reservations were not difficult to make for a holiday weekend. We reserved a table for a party of 7 around 7:30pm with no problems. It was Fourth of July weekend so the place wasn’t really packed.
We started with Brussel sprouts, duck wings, and bobs basket (fried shrimp with fried green tomatoes). Of the appetizers I enjoyed the duck wings the most. It was cooked perfectly and had a nice sweet chili sauce to it. The Brussel sprouts were ok to me only because I don’t enjoy a lot of ginger and wasabi flavor. The fried shrimp were standard. I did like the side of fried green tomatoes though.
For my entrée I went with the sea scallops with paradelle noodles in crab bolognese sauce. My husband ordered the special of braised short ribs. The entrees came out relatively quick and the portions for all the entrees were very generous. My scallops were cooked perfectly and the noodles were very yummy! My husband enjoyed his short ribs as well. We were all really stuffed from our meals and I think you can probably get away with family style as the portions can feed a couple of people.
Of course there’s always room for dessert and we shared the orange amaretto pecan cheesecake. This was just ok to me only because it was a little too rich and dense for my taste. I was also pretty stuffed at this point so it was a struggle to finish dessert even with 2 people.
All in all its a great date place! The ambiance, food and beverage selection and service were really great!

I stopped by here this past Friday evening with my wife and another couple for dinner. The inside of this restaurant consists of two floors and is pretty nice looking. We had reservations and so checked in at the hostess station whenever we walked in. Due to that all that I could see of the first floor before we walked up to our seats on the second floor was a pretty crowded bar. The second floor ended up being pretty nice as there was ample seating and the room area was a fairly open floor plan so there was a lot of natural light.
My wife and I decided to start the evening by ordering the Bob’s Basket. This consisted of flash fried shrimp, fried green tomatoes, caper remoulade, 131 hot sauce and lemon brown butter. It wasn’t what I was expecting whenever it came out as the shrimp were in what looked like a tiny fryer basket and the two tomatoes were layered next to it with the caper sauce on them. However it ended up being delicious! The shrimp were fried nicely and had a little crisp to the outside of them while the fried green tomatoes tasted nicely too even if they didn’t have the full acidity that I was expecting form them. What really elevated the dish though was the sauces, each of which was fantastic. For my dinner entrée I decided to go with the Hanger Steak, ordered medium, which came with rosemary fries. The steak ended up being cooked perfectly and although it was a bit smaller than expected, tasted really good. My fries were also delicious as they were crispy and I really enjoyed the flavor of rosemary on them.
The bottom line for me is that I would head back here again in the future. My wife and I both loved all of the food that we had here and we look forward to trying more.

I’ve had my eye on this place for quite some time. The last time I wanted to try it was on a Saturday evening but they were totally booked so I wasn’t getting my hopes up too high when I walked through the front door last night. Maybe because it was on a Thursday and not a weekend but to my surprise there were only a handful of people dining at the One Thirty One East on this particular evening.
I took a gander at the taps behind the bar and noted that there were a few craft beers to choose from before taking a seat at the end of the bar. The bartender greeted me with a friendly smile, placed a menu in front of me, pour me a glass of water and said, «Let me know if I can get you something to drink». I told him that I’d like to start out with a Kentucky Bourbon Stout and flipped the page of the menu to see what the entrees were.
Everything on the menu sounded so good but I narrowed it down between the Day Boat Sea Scallops and the Veal Osso Bucco deciding on the osso bucco simply because I haven’t had veal in a long time.
It only took about ten minutes for my plate to arrive. I don’t know what I missed by not selecting the scallops but the osso bucco was amazing! Fall off the shank tender and each bite melted in my mouth like butter. The veal was accompanied by house made gnocchi covered in a stock gravy. I’ll admit that my total bill wasn’t cheap, but for the quality of the meal, it was worth every penny.
I highly recommend One Thirty One East but to be on the safe side it would be wise to call ahead for a reservation.

Yummo!
The food is full of flavor and very appealing to the eye. I have been here twice. I recommend your first try to request dealer’s choice from your bartender. I say you cannot go wrong with any of their lamb or scallop dishes.
They do offer some awesome cocktails. The mixers the include are prepared fresh and from scratch — example — I had a drink (whiskey-​based) with freshly made pumpkin purée. I am not sure where else you can go for drinks made to this level of quality /​detail.
A high recommend.
Summary:
Service — Excellent (I have always sat at the bar). The bartenders are very friendly.
Food — Awesome! $ 20+ on average per entrée
Drinks — Awesome! (Special /​Quality Cocktails — $ 10+ — They are very tasty but not the place you want to go on binge)
Parking — Lot next to the restaurant /​on street parking in Carnegie

Yum! A bit pricey, but yum.
We had the Brusselsprouts (great) and the bean soup (good but salty), as well as the scallops and short ribs. Everything was delicious, if a touch salty. As my husband said, the chef knows how to use salt.
Modern and beautiful décor, and if you need a place to eat on the way to the airport this is an excellent fancy choice.

My girlfriends and I came here for our Christmas dinner — there were five of us. We made reservations about three weeks in advance. We had great servers in both bartenders since our table was in that area. They were great at describing all of the dishes and really attentive despite a busy bar. The only reason they don’t get five stars is because I felt it was quite expensive when you’re also drinking.
All of the food was very rich, with generous portions. See my pictures for our dishes.

I hate to say you’d never expect a place like this in Carnegie, but I can’t help myself! I can’t believe this is in Carnegie! It seems like a swanky downtown joint. But I’m lIking Carnegie more and more, and places like this is why!
So as I mentioned, it’s super swank inside. Dark wood, hip music and classy looking people. It’s two floors, plus a patio on the bottom and top floors. We sat on the top patio, which was fun to people watch below.
For an appetizer we split the Poutine. The fries were crispy, and didn’t get soggy by the tasty gravy and the cheesecurds were good, I only wish there were a little more (I feel like there were three large ones).
My main dish, the Faroe island salmon, which was almond pesto, tomato sauce, grilled veggies and asiago grit cake, all blended together perfectly. The taste was pretty rich, but wasn’t overpowering. I was impressed with how large the salmon was too! It was very filling and I didn’t finish it all.
Honestly, the whole menu looked intriguing. Even when I glanced at the lunch menu the offerings looked tantalizing. It’s definitely one of those places I need more of in my life!