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Ibiza
2224 E Carson St
South Side        15203
412-325-2227
M-Sat 4pm-2am

I’ll tell you straight up, I am a tapas-skeptic.  Every time I have them, the portion is too small and the price too high, leaving both the stomach and the wallet too empty.  They might be delightfully delicious, but most of the time I get the sneaking suspicion that American restaurants inappropriately use the flashy word ‘tapas’ in the place of making a quality appetizer.  “If you say ‘tapas’, they will come.”  But, I am a trooper and I keep trying just in case.  I keep my ears peeled for new places to try, and when my friend Jessica N. raved about the tapas at Ibiza, I listened.  She has good taste (only the best of snacks at her house), but when she went to Ibiza her tab was paid for, and having a meal be free can change your perceptions.  I wondered, did she think it was good because it was tasty?  Or was it because it was free?  Well I had to find out.  I took my ‘baggage’ packed with my tapas-skepticism and my free-food-hypothesis and made my way to the South Side.  Conclusion?  I paid through the nose, but the portions were hefty and the tapas went beyond my expectations. (more…)