I've been looking forward to go to Delallo for a while. It sits at the intersection of my three loves: Pittsburgh, Italian food, and grocery stores. It doesn't hurt that it talks to me on Twitter. What a let down!
I was still excited when I took this picture. I hadn't yet walked in the door. Inside I found the produce section and was taken aback. They want $2.50 for basil. You get more for $1 at Jesus. They want $1.98/lb for eggplant. It's half that even at Key Food. Ginger was $3.98/lb. That might be better than Giant Eagle, but it's not as good as even Penn Macaroni. Cabbage was $0.69/lb, which is the same as Key Food, but I consider Key Food's price bad. They have an antipasti bar where everything is $8.88/lb. Maybe that's not bad, but at the East Village Cheese Shop, I get grape leaves for $2.49/lb. And that's list price. I don't think they know how to measure and usually give me 2 lbs for $2.49.
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one good price was baccalà. That was $6.98/lb. I don't know if that had a bone in it. There were also some prepared versions available behind the deli counter for $17.95/lb. Eep! The mozzarella for $4.98/lb wasn't too bad. Eggs were $1.49 for jumbo, which is the best price I know. But when I got to the frozen seafood section, I got positively angry.
At Food Bazaar, you get a pound of octopus (they call it "pulpo") for $3. THIS IS OVER 4 TIMES THAT! Maybe because Pittsburgh is so far from the sea. I don't know.
I don't actually know what a good price for cuttle fish is. I do know you'd have to pay me more than $6 to cuddle with fish though.
I probably wouldn't pick on spelling if I were in Brooklyn. But most everyone in Jeanette, Pa. speaks English as a first language. Also, gourmet prices demand gourmet copy-editing.
These artichoke hearts made me miss Brooklyn. C-Town told me on Twitter yesterday that a shipment of La Squisita artichoke hearts came in. They go for $1.29 a jar.
So then my brother and I went to Giant Eagle. He had to get 15 gallons of distilled water, so I had time to look around.
That's not a bad price for mussels I guess. I got 2 lbs for $3 at Food Bazaar, but this is far inland. I allow them to be frozen. They also had clams for $0.60 each and fresh mussels for $3.49/lb.
An outrage! I really miss C-Town. How do people in Pittsburgh even eat? No wonder they live on hams and pierogies.
And on pop. This stuff is $1 for 2 liters. This is my favorite pop. My brother bought 2 bottles of it for me. My dad bought 2 bottles of it for the company on Christmas.
Giant Eagle didn't have baccalà. Jalapeno peppers are $3.98/lb. I buy them for $1.49 at Associated! Limes are $0.89.
EACH! No wonder these people don't drink gin and tonics.
And finally, Giant Eagle carries beers. Here are some selections and prices:
- Great Lakes Christmas - $13.99 six pack
- Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald - $9.67 six pack.
- Iron City Light - 12 cans for $9.99.
- I.C. Light bottles - $5.99
- PBR - $7.99 for 12 cans
Best of all, in the beer section, they play the Young & the Restless.
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