Pittsburgh, PA, August 8, 2014: During the Kickoff Party at the National Aviary, fifteen restaurants participating in Pittsburgh Restaurant Week Summer 2014 provided passed samplings to a crowd of 175 foodies. With hopes of luring customers in for restaurant week special menus, restaurants competed for the #BESTPREVIEW PRABBY (Pittsburgh Restaurant Awarded Best By Yinz) award.
Each guest carried two votes, one via ballot and one via text message. The crowd favorite was a special version of a filet oscar. The dish was assembled as a potato pancake topped with sliced tenderloin and an almond crusted scallop from The Wooden Nickel and got the most votes securing their honors as the #BESTPREVIEW recipient for the Pittsburgh Restaurant Week Awards.
Hunter Holt and Olivia Barclay from The Wooden Nickel passed the winning dish at the cocktail party
This award is the second consecutive #BestPreview award for The Wooden Nickel. The restaurant earned top honors during the Winter 2014 kickoff party by offering a jumbo seared shrimp with crab and Tahitian vanilla bean crab sauce.
Online voting continues for the #MostMouthwatering award category at vote.pghrw.co or vote.pittsburghrestaurantweek.com/pghrestaurantwk. #BestPhoto, #BestDiningDeal and #BestRestaurant category voting begin on Monday, August 11, 2014.
