When you're hungry, it's hard to parse out if a restaurant is truly good or it's just your appetite. Quality of the food here was superb. The appetizers were fantastic. Decent meal portions. The warm, fresh bread was phenomenal. Really enjoyed the yogurt dip. Mixed grill was quite good.
Vegan Restaurant
Istanbloom Mediterranean Restaurant
· $$$$ · pittsburgh · Strict-vegan verified
Fully vegan
Editor synopsis · 0 reviews
Diners overwhelmingly call out the signature dish as the must-order. The vibe reads as vegan restaurant — service is consistently described as warm and unhurried. Common gotcha: queues form at peak times — go early or late.
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When you're hungry, it's hard to parse out if a restaurant is truly good or it's just your appetite. Quality of the food here was superb. The appetizers were fantastic. Decent meal portions. The warm, fresh bread was phenomenal. Really enjoyed the yogurt dip. Mixed grill was quite good.
Awesome relatively new spot for Turkish and Mediterranean food. This owner is the same as a few other spots around Pittsburgh which are all great. I got to try their chicken Adana, white sauce, haydari, and chocolate baklava. Everything was great and super, super fresh. I loved the chicken Adana. Juicy meat, super well seasoned, hint of spice, but not excessive. Very solid portion as well. Rice was fluffy, vegetables were crisp and well charred, with some pickled vegetables on the side as well. Very generous and flavorful. And the white sauce is nice too. The haydari was also very good. Creamy and a pretty good portion. The bread it came with was amazing, super fluffy and went excellently with the yogurt. Finally, the chocolate baklava. Also really quite good but I think I do prefer the regular baklava or other more traditional desserts over this one. Still, very nice, and an all around amazing restaurant.
Awesome relatively new spot for Turkish and Mediterranean food. This owner is the same as a few other spots around Pittsburgh which are all great. I got to try their chicken Adana, white sauce, haydari, and chocolate baklava. Everything was great and super, super fresh. I loved the chicken Adana. Juicy meat, super well seasoned, hint of spice, but not excessive. Very solid portion as well. Rice was fluffy, vegetables were crisp and well charred, with some pickled vegetables on the side as well. Very generous and flavorful. And the white sauce is nice too. The haydari was also very good. Creamy and a pretty good portion. The bread it came with was amazing, super fluffy and went excellently with the yogurt. Finally, the chocolate baklava. Also really quite good but I think I do prefer the regular baklava or other more traditional desserts over this one. Still, very nice, and an all around amazing restaurant.
Excellent service, excellent food, excellent atmosphere. Good wine. Clean tables and quiet music that doesn't disturb your conversation. Family member accidentally left their phone on a table and an employee kindly ran out after us to hand it over. Would definitely recommend.