That seems to be the reasoning for the restaurant at the intersection of Perry Highway (Route 19) and Cumberland. It's a very well-traveled area, but it seems like restaurants can never stay open. The previous incarnation was a great neighborhood place called Ziggy's that DB~ and I liked very much. It had a beer cheese soup that was so good we wanted to take a bath in it.
But it closed (like Magoo's before it and some others I can't remember) and now in its place is Bistro 9101 -- referring to the street address on Perry Highway. We stopped in last night to check this scene out for ourselves, as it's been open since early February.
The interior hasn't changed much, but we did like the simple paper tablecloths that were then hand-stamped with "Bistro 9101" twice by the busboys as each table was changed. It seemed labor-intensive; you would think it would be easier to have a bunch pre-cut (they were cut by a giant paper cutter each time) and stamped and laying in a corner somewhere, but whatever.
DB~ went with a fish dish in observance of meatless Friday, so she chose two appetizers as her meal. One was the French Onion Soup, as DB~ is like a moth to a flame with French Onion Soup. It had gruyere cheese and mozzarella melted on top with a very dark brown broth. She liked this quite a bit.
Her second choice was the Crab and Lobster Cake, which she did not like as well. It was a little bit dry and almost burnt in some places. The remoulade sauce was artfully drizzled over the Crab and Lobster Cake, though, so it was presented quite well.
I went full carnivore and selected the Pork Soprareillo. It was small pork medallions with onions and red/green peppers with a light paprika-based sauce. Underneath of it was a sundried tomato risotto cake. Both of them were quite good.
I really hope Bistro 9101 can overcome some of the recent bad luck by failed restaurants. It's OK for the North Hills to have a quasi-fine dining restaurant.
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