Mar 16, 2015 By Allison Duratz 2 min read

My Italian mother makes the best haluski. In my opinion, at least. It always has the correct ratio of cabbage to noodles. It is never swimming in grease, which is the typical experience when ordering the ethnic dish out. Be it at a festival or fish fry, it is a heart attack waiting to happen. Not at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Carnegie.

Opening my Styrofoam takeout container, I was pleasantly surprised when I spied the light and fluffy noodles. I took a bite. The cabbage was cooked perfectly with just the right amount of crunch. It was so good, in fact, that it took a back seat to my main dish of crab cakes.

Next, I bit into a pierogie, my second side dish. While the potato and cheese pockets could have been cooked a bit longer, the filling was creamy and delicious, and had me wishing for more. It was now time to sink my teeth into a crab cake. While they were tasty and cooked to a crisp golden brown, after scarfing down my plate of carbs, I only had room for one. The other two crab cakes found their way to my co-worker’s desk. And while he may have benefitted from my overly full belly, there was still a plate of moist and chewy homemade brownies in front of me. There are just some things a girl will not share.

Dinners are served 11:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Fridays of Lent. Takeout is available, or call ahead to 412-276-1011 ext. 220 between 11 a.m.-5 p.m. for express pick-up. Customers can also try their luck at a progressive 50/50 and basket raffle. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish is located at 330 Third Ave., Carnegie. The fish fry is held in St. Luke Hall.