Located in Fox Chapel, The Cross Keys Inn is a welcoming place for those who prefer dining American bistro style in this affluent suburb in Pittsburgh. The tap room and lounge area are added attractions where guests could relax with a cocktail.

The kitchen relies on some seriously fresh ingredients and the menu treads familiar territory with pastas, soups, grilled meats and salads. Pâté foie gras and black truffles and jumbo lump crab and risotto cake make their appearance first, closely followed by quails stuffed with assorted mushrooms and wild rice. The seafood selection is impressive with grilled Tasmanian salmon heading the list and sea scallops, shrimp and lobster, sautéed and served with vanilla butter sauce, keeping good company. Carnivores could celebrate with grilled Elysian Fields lamb chops marinated in garlic, rosemary and mustard, or 14 oz Angus rib eye.

Round off the meal with a citrus flavored New York style cheesecake and Belgian chocolate flourless torte.