The Back Porch Restaurant is a small, renovated house with dining available on the signature back porch, weather permitting.  It is a small eatery, with wonderful service and the food is imaginative and quite good.  There are dishes, preparations and presentations that belie the location of the restaurant; the kind of thing that you would generally expect from a more metropolitan setting than the banks of the Mon, in the Mon Valley.  The food (depending upon choice) can be a tiny bit pricey, but the specials are reasonable and generally as exceptional as the menu fare.  Fine urban dining in a comfortable, inviting suburban waterfront setting.
Pros:  innovative specials, excellent preparation, GREAT service
Cons:  slightly pricey, can be crowded
                        
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