Chaz & Odette

The reviewers have done a great disservice to this business. I was there last night and couldn’t have enjoyed it more. First, the atmosphere, intimate: a lovely bar and about twenty tables, rough wood paneling that absorbed sound. It’s a quiet restaurant! And, layed out in such a way that the cold winter air stayed outside when guests came in. Warm, quiet, comfortable, what more could you ask for?
Next the staff, both the bartender and waiter were very helpful with recommendations. The cocktails and wine were great and affordable. Oh yeah, they had five local CRAFT beers on tap, if you’re looking for a tall frosty Bud Light, go to Chili’s!
Our party had flatbreads, moussaka, pasta and coq au vin and all of us were delighted with our choices. Apple cobbler and sweet potato /​coconut tart for dessert were delicious.
I really can’t say enough good things about Chaz and Odette’s and am genuinely saddened by some of these reviews. They slander a small business and make it more difficult for them to survive. Go to Chaz and Odette’s. See for yourself. You won’t be disappointed.

Wow, those other reviews are harsh! They don’t reflect my experience on a Friday night. First off, don’t worry about parking… there is plenty on the street. The interior is intimate, banquettes against the wall, kitchen in the back. Bar against the other wall. Unlike many restaurants today, you can hear your tablemates. Yes, the beer list is small. But it is well curated with local brews from Grist Mill, Spoonwood and others. If you want 60 taps, go to Houghs. Similarly, I thought the wine list was very good. Small but thoughtful. The Old Soul Lodi Cabernet was delicious. When we ordered it, the waiter, without prompting asked if we would like it decanted. But of course! When was the last time someone offered to decant your wine? As far as pricing goes, it is better than most. The reviewer who complained about paying $ 38 for a $ 14 Prosecco, got off easy; the usual markup for wine in Pittsbugh is 3x. Besides, they are serving wines that you cannot get at the State Store.
On to the food. The charred brussel sprout appetizer was as advertized, charred. But not burnt… that’s a fine line. Very strong flavor but, hey, they are sprouts. The Mrs. had the Smoked Beef Brisket Mac and Cheese. It’s plenty rich but not overly smoky. The cheddar and smoke are a good match. Our guests ordered the moussaka and the cassoulet and both enjoyed them. I was busy with the Aux Champignon flatbread. The crust had the right amount of snap; not soggy at all. Mushroom had a deep, woody flavor that worked well with the tang of the goat cheese and the sweet of the marscapone. This would be a good appetizer for four.
Service was attentive, noise level was pleasant, food was good, wine fairly priced (and they decant!) We all agreed that we would return to C & O.

We were excited to try this place out given the press, and the owners’ backgrounds. Unfortunately, the experience was awful. And for the life of me, I can’t figure out why for once I did not read the Unilocal reviews before trying a place!
Beers: 4 were on tap, no bottles. Strange selection, a smoked porter, porter, IPA and something else odd that I don’t recall. Beer lovers should look elsewhere.
Wine: The wonderful Toast list is long gone. The list is admirable in supplying 15 or so wines at $ 30 – 40, but there is little depth to the offerings at this price point. We had a bottle of prosecco for $ 34. Probably a $ 14 wine. Such is dining out.
Food: Would give zero stars.
«Korean» chicken flatbread with «roasted corn:» the sauce was tomato with red pepper flakes. There was maybe 2 ounces of dry chicken. The corn was drained canned corn that had been sporadically hit by a torch. Do not order. And it was small. And $ 16.
Cassoulet: dry duck, in a somewhat tasty sauce, served barely warm. For $ 24.
We marveled at how quickly the food came out, then realized what this meant. There is no way a cassoulet should come from the kitchen at a fine restaurant in 10 minutes. The food was pre-​made and re-​heated, we speculate.
Other random thoughts: the point-​of-​sale screen at the bar still has huge Toast! graphic screen saver, making us long for the good old days. The large Chaz and Odette sign behind the bar fell off the wall when the binder clips holding it there failed. The bartender was nice enough but was texting a lot. Perhaps when it is not too busy, engaging the customers would be more appropriate.
Overall a huge waste of $ 72 before tip. We will not return, but we wish Toast! would.

I went there for dinner on Valentine’s day weekend. It was a great meal, the wine list was excellent and the food delicious. The Brussels sprouts were among the best I’ve ever had. I had the duck cassoulet (sp?) and my wife had le coq au vin. They were both great. To top it off, the chocolate raspberry cake was absurdly good. Chaz was cooking that evening and was a gracious host, he visited our table and didn’t rush the conversation.
Honestly I was suprised at the reviews being as low as they currently are, I can only assume they had some kinks to work out upon opening, which it appears they surely have. I’ll be back without question.

Food and service was good overall, but we were very disappointed when we tried to use a
coupon (which was how we learned about the restaurant and why we decided to go there in the first place) and were told that Chaz & Odette never authorized those coupons and could therefore not honor it. I understand it’s not their fault that a third party website sold me a coupon without their approval, but it got me into their restaurant, and it would have been a nice customer service move to honor it anyway, or at least offer something in lieu of the coupon. Instead of leaving with stories of great customer service to pass on to our friends, we left disappointed and will probably not be back.

we made a reservation for 10 people, all of us had paid for babysitters that night AND driven in from various suburbs and parts of town. there was snow that weekend and so had called the restaurant MULTIPLE times to confirm our reservation. NO RESPONSE. we got to the restaurant and it was closed! all the other restaurants in the area were open. (THANK YOU Avenue B for accommodating our large group, dietary restrictions and a delicious meal).
It’s fine if you choose to close your restaurant, but the professional thing to do is to call your patrons to let them know so they can make alternate plans.
no one even bothered to call/​respond to our numerous voicemails when the restaurant finally DID open. When we finally got in touch with them, the guy was completely unapologetic and acted like «what the hell do you want me to do about it». Here’s an idea: how about, apologize, offer to make it up to us, etc. etc. NOTHING!
If this is the obnoxious and lackadaisical attitude they have toward customer service, I worry about the quality and care they put into their food. we will definitely not be back.

I went for dinner here with a few friends on a Friday. We ordered cocktails and appetizers to start. The cocktails arrived in time and were really good. I had a negroni which was very nice.
We ordered Asian shrimp and Korean bbq pizza for apps. They were quite spicy and incredibly delicious. Since all of us love spicy food, we were quite happy. For dinner we ordered pasta, coq au vin. The chicken was tender and full of flavor. The pasta was one of the best I have had. We also shared a sweet potato dessert which was very good. Overall everyone loved the food.
I would have given this place five stars but the food took a while to arrive and the ambience is meh for the price. I would like to try this place again soon.

I haven’t written a review in a while but I feel I must share my experience about Chaz & Odette. We went 7:30 on Saturday night and the place had just a few other guests. We ordered two drinks — Daiquiri and Gimlet — they were both fine. It is the food that really needs work.
beet/​spinach/​egg salad — really not worth $ 8. it was underwhelming, not hand tossed, and the croutons were soft.
korean bbq flatbread — BURNED. it was basically not edible because of how much black was on the bottom. i had to send it back. they said they could make another one but said they couldn’t promise it would look different so i just said forget it.
chicken and waffles — the waffle was dry, soft, nowhere near crispy, and mealy. we left most of it on the plate. the chicken was the only saving grace, it had a good flavor.
Overall, nothing irks me more than paying good money for bad food. I was disappointed that the burned flatbread still made it onto our bill of $ 68. We won’t be back obviously and I’ll be trying to forget the taste of burned flatbread for a while yet.

Went to Chaz and Odette for my birthday dinner last month… made reservations at 8pm in advanced for 5 we had the upstairs back room to ourselves which was really nice.
Things started out pretty well. we got a bottle of wine and other drinks. It took a long time but he seemed busy so we didn’t mind. Since it was going a little slow we decided to order our apps and main course at the same time. The apps came out fine. The pizza was a little burnt but it was still edible.
Dinner was awful though. Every dish except the mac n cheese was cold. Like not even warm, cold. We had the Chicken and Waffles and they were hard as rock, the grits were so disgustingly cold, the second pizza was way to burnt etc. The worst part was the server didnt come around to check on us because we would have been fine just asking him to microwave it or something to heat it up.
When he did finally check on us we pointed out that ⁴⁄₅ dinners were cold and he straight up said he «probably let them sit down there too long»
He then asked if we were interested in dessert but we said no because it was already after 10 and dinner was over 2 hours so we didnt want to wait another 30 mins for dessert.
I hope these were just some new kinks that they straighten out but if not i would not recommend going here.

Zagat got it wrong.
I went over the holidays on a seemingly slow night (half the seating was full) excited to try the menu after the Zagat article mention. The first disappointment came with the ‘wine list’, there was absolutely no selection. We passed and went with water.
We started with the charred brussels sprouts appetizer, this was the unflattering highlight of the night. The flavors were good, the honey and balsamic played well together. The downfall was that half the sprouts were just mere burnt leaves rather than full or halved meaty sprouts. It left us wishing for much more at the $ 9 sticker price.
***approx 60 minute wait until dinner was served after the app***
Finally the mains. Spicy Chicken Wings and Waffles on one side, Brisket Mac and Cheese on the other. Let’s start with the biggest let down, the Spicy Chicken Wings and Waffles. The wing sauce was actually quite delicious and the wings were slightly overdone but not bad. Now for the abhorrent, the waffles were cold, hard, dry and rather tasteless. I literally asked the waiter if they were supposed to be that way or maybe they were cooked the previous day? He said no, they should have been served warm. Maybe it was the 60 minute wait that did them in (hint, hint)! C’mon Chaz, $ 22 for 4 wings and a hockey puck waffle?
The Brisket Mac and Cheese was warm and steaming, but once you broke through the few strands of brisket on top, there was no more meat to be found in the watery bowl of tasteless cheesy/​soupy slop that remained underneath. And to top it off, we paid $ 24 buckeroos for that bowl of slop!
The waiter was courteous but never offered to fix any of our issues with the food, nor offered any $$$ remedy when it came time to pay the man. We gladly passed on desert, paid the check and said «See ya again, never!»
There are way too many great restaurants in this city, don’t waste your time on this pretender. Let them work out their kinks on someone else.

This place is super cute. The menu is diverse with its NOLA flare. The service is excellent and the wait staff is so kind. The was so kind and talks to each table. Live jazz on Sunday nights creates a great atmosphere.

I was very excited by the menu at Chaz & Odette’s, but the whole experience was extremely disappointing. They originally got our reservation wrong, but we were thankfully seated anyway. Service was very slow, from our waiter who was difficult to find to the *very* backed up kitchen (despite being one of the first tables there). We ordered the lamb meatballs and brussels sprouts for appetizers. The meatballs were luke warm, though the flavor was nice. The sprouts were tasty and probably were my favorite dish of the evening.
We then waited almost an hour to get our entrees. The brisket mac and cheese was very disappointing. We had three small pieces of brisket with bland mac and cheese. The collards served with it were completely unseasoned. I cannot believe they charged $ 24 for such a small, bland portion. The apricot goat cheese pizza was tasty, but the toppings were very sparse. Each bite was mostly just dough. The burger was overdone, and the accompanying fries were burnt and honestly the worst fries I’ve ever had. The chicken wings and waffles were cold, which is not surprising given how long we waited to be served.
Everything was just uninspiring, cold, and not well-​seasoned.

went for lunch…
the zucchini pancakes were under cooked and the batter still apparent… and rather tasteless. Then had a BLT with home made bacon and homemade bread. Completely boring… No interesting dressing on sandwich and skimpy ingredients. Shared a friends grilled cheese with soggy homemade cauliflower bread versus a nice crusty one to complement the soggy cheese ingredients. Probably will not try the place again.

I wasn’t impressed, and I thought it was too much money for what we got. The food was unremarkable. We ordered the brussel sprouts and meatballs as appetizers and korean chicken flatbread and brisket mac & cheese for mains. The best thing out of that bunch was the meatballs. Besides the food being meh, I thought the dishes were skimpy on the meat. The flatbread had some meager pieces of chicken on it that were pretty tasteless; and the «brisket mac & cheese» had a piece of brisket on top and then a few and far between small pieces in the pasta — both examples annoyed me especially when considering what they were charging.
If you go, order something we didn’t so I know if we just chose poorly!
A lot of other reviewers complained about the service, our server was just fine.

I was excited to try this place because the menu looked good online prior to going. I don’t always go based on reviews because I think that everyones opinion can be different so I did not read any beforehand. I will preface by saying our waiter was excellent. He seemed very upbeat and positive and attentive to us throughout our dinner. I thought the goat cheese and mango flatbread was pricey and i did not care for the burnt taste of the bread. Also, my husband ordered the cat fish. It was a small portion for $ 20 honestly and the fish was «fishy» tasting in our opinion. We actually stopped and got food on our way home. very disappointing with how much we spent. We will not be going back.

I had really high hopes for Chaz & Odette and hope that a future visit will be better. My main beef with the restaurant was our service. Now, I don’t want to rip on the service of the whole restaurant, but our server in particular was not good. In the beginning, the server rushed us and tried to get our order when we were clearly not ready (right after 2 of 3 of us had sat down). Then, when my glass of wine had been empty for 10 – 15 minutes, I tried to ask the server for another glass but the server walked away as I was speaking. Then, it took me two attempts to try to flag the server down so I could order a second glass. The place seemed busy but not overcrowded, so I was a little confused. Later, after dessert was ordered and I ordered coffee, the server acted confused as to why I was ordering coffee («do you want decaf?») after dinner (no, I didn’t want decaf). Then when my coffee was brought out, I had to flag the server down again to ask for cream, as none was brought.
The server was nice but seemed absent minded and maybe wasn’t trained well? I don’t think the server had previous service experience.
The food was fine. I had the pork dish but the rice and red beans served underneath the pork were completely cold as soon as I got the dish. The dish tasted good, but the pork was also dry.
The table split the beignets for dessert. Only half were covered with powdered sugar.
The food tasted good, but the bad service and cold food left a bad taste in my mouth. With so many great restaurants popping up in Pittsburgh, I’m not sure I’ll find the time to get back to a place I only felt so-​so about. I’m hoping things change for them.

Been to Chaz & Odette’s twice.
The Goods:
– Charming décor, both downstairs and upstairs. Downstairs is more of a warm, casual feel, with small tables lining the wall across from the visually-​appealing bar. Upstairs is exposed brick décor with a bit more formality, but still casual.
– Location. Ain’t much else in this quality range near the area. Like an upscale good neighborhood restaurant.
– Promise. There’s so much to like here: aspiring menu with contemporary American cuisine. And the staff is eager.
The Others:
– The food. Two visits allowed me to try 3 appetizers and 2 entrees. All were good, but not the standard I would expect for the price point. The Brussel sprout appetizer was less Brussel sprouts and more almost charred Brussel sprout leaves. Cooked too far beyond the caramelizing point. The meatballs lacked the punch you want in an appetizer. The spinach salad was dominated by the spinach taste, not a mix of flavors with the spinach as the base flavor. On the entrees, the mac and cheese was just too much for my taste (hey, mac & cheese is a side). The Tomahawk Chop was under seasoned and overcooked, so it was dry and had little taste.
– The presentation. Every hot dish we had was moving rapidly toward cold when delivered. The plates and serving pieces (steak knives, etc.) were ice cold when delivered to the table. As a result, the food soon was tepid temperature, at best.
– The service. Gosh, they are trying hard. But not quite there. Both times servers walked past and didn’t clear finished plates or extra utensils. They don’t seem to have the rhythm of a meal down, either. Ready to order? Oh! you want drinks first. Let me bring your check. Oh! You want dessert. Friendly, warm, but not trained.
– The upstairs. It was moderately chilly outside, but the upstairs was freezing. We moved tables 3 times to try and find a comfortable place. And we finally opted for our coats (downstairs seemed warmer and cozier). And all three tables we were at had issues. The first: it was wedged against a light so one of the two chairs was unusable. The second: it was crammed against the wall, so getting into and out of the chair was a chore. Once you were in, the space was adequate, providing you didn’t want to lean back or scoot away from the table. The third: there was a palm that was eye/​ear height behind me that kept poking me… even after we pulled the table out a bit.
– The bar. No single malt scotch? Really?
– The price. Had the food hit its objective, it would have been acceptably pricey. But for the experience, it’s not appropriate.
Bottom Line: I hope the owners get there. Chaz & Odette’s has such promise it would be a shame if they don’t. But I won’t be back for a while until they do…

Just opened up in the same space as Toast under new management. Menu is still evolving but the food is very good and prices reasonable especially for lunch. Flatbread and roasted veggies were especially good. They have kept the shrimp and grits from the toast menu but the current rendition seems more authentic
The restaurant looks small (less than 10 tables) but it has an upstairs area that can accommodate groups.

We got a few dishes to split – the macaroni and cheese, the brussel sprouts, the curry chicken flatbread. We weren’t sure what we liked the most, and we weren’t sure how we ate it all so fast. The beignets for dessert were served with two sauces – we unapologetically drank the sauces after the beignets were devoured. The chef gave us two glasses of champagne to celebrate our birthdays, which was the nicest gesture.
Chaz & Odette’s offers a quiet and inviting atmosphere with multiple floors of seating, friendly service, and fantastic food. They also cater and host events, which is tempting. It’s always worth heading a bit out of the way for a good meal.

I love the concept behind Chaz & Odette’s and I love the food. The Brussels Sprouts were delicious, an unusual appetizer and beautifully prepared. I also enjoyed the Spanish sausage and peppers. For dessert I ordered the cheesecake with mango, which was phenomenal. The staff here is welcoming and the service was excellent. I will definitely be back!