Great New Restaurant's

*1. Experience 25 new things, places, or events in Pittsburgh.*

Recently I have tried a few new restaurant's in town that were pretty darn good, thus kicking off my first goal!

Frogurt: I love frozen yogurt. Like LOVE. My friend Mallory introduced me to these new froyo stores last summer and I have been bummed ever since that there wasn't a froyo place around me. Until now!!!! Three cheers for the guys who finally built one in Monroville. Anyway...  One night, I had a hankering for some froyo, googled it on a whim, and low and behold, to my extreme excitement, there was a new froyo place in Monroville. I called up Mallory and we met there 20 minutes later to enjoy froyo happiness. The thing I love about these new froyo places that are popping up is that you make your own dessert. Since I am trying to lose weight this really helps! I get just a bit of low fat froyo and then load up with fruit and granola (and a few chocolate chips for good measure!). If you haven't been to a froyo place yet, stop reading this blog, put down the computer and go. I will be waiting here when you get back. Now go!

My favorite combo: chocolate froyo with strawberries, bananas, peanut butter sauce, granola, & a few chocolate chips!

Dakota's Bar and Restaurant: Timmy and I went here one night for dinner and much to our surprise it was really good. It is a hole in the wall bar not far from our house and we only decided to try it since we had a coupon. When we first got there the place was completely empty so we were a little worried, but it was a great choice. It looks like a sports bar and has a pretty basic menu: subs, salads, burgers, etc. We ended up ordering two subs and they were great!! We split the turkey bacon swiss and chicken bacon ranch. They were both awesome but I liked the turkey one just a teenie bit more. They were big so we even had leftover for the next day. The prices were good, the service was friendly, and the food was great! If you are ever in the Monroville area check them out! Oh! And the server told us they will be opening a new pittsburgh themed sports bar even closer to us- score!

I had to steal this photo from the internet since I forgot to take one myself!

Gil's Cafe: After Brita's grad party this weekend we decided to stop for some cocktails with my cousin Jill. She suggested this bar/restaurant and it was pretty darn cool. The place was really nice and the service was great. We all split some fried zucchini and Jill and Tim had some mozzarella sticks. I decided to get some clam chowder- my favorite. All of the food was pretty good, but Jill assured us the main meals were great too! I would suggest this place to anyone. I really enjoyed the atmosphere and the service was awesome. I will be back next time we are in the South Park area!