Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 2006
"This restaurant, unlike its neighbors, is as much about awesome food as it is about million-dollar views. I would never choose to order seven courses, but I must say that the creative dishes.had me relishing each bite and anticipating the arrival of each new course."

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, August 2005
"This is the kind of meal that is best savored slowly over the course of an evening with lively wit or words of romance. Your Isabela encounter is more than mere sustenance- it's an event."

Wall Street Journal, September 2004
"Food with a View"

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 2004
"Isabela keeps its high ideals amid many changes"
"Dining at Isabela is a treat, a privilege and an education of what is possible in Pittsburgh "

Featured in Gourmet Magazine, September 2003

USA Weekend Magazine, June 2003
"10 Best Views in North America "

New York Magazine, March 2003
"You get a(n).7-Course meal combining the flavors of Paris , Peking and Santa Fe ."

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, "A taste of home" December 2002
"The menu at Isabela changes completely as the seasons pass.to make use of seasonal produce as well as what's freshest and most appealing at the market"

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Pleasure of Isabela", May 2002
".Isabela triumphs in providing the experience of truly good food, the wonder and surprise of savoring flavors, both strange and familiar .yet meant to be together."

Bon Appetit, July 2001
"While everyone knows that places with spectacular views don't usually have spectacular food, Isabela on Grandview is a rare exception"

Pittsburgh Magazine-Best New Restaurant June 2001
"Both the intimate setting with the fabulous view and.personalized cuisine are attracting an avalanche of diners"