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Pigall's was a fine dining restaurant in Cincinnati, Ohio, that served French cuisine. It was in the 1960s one of only 8 5-star Mobil rated restaurants in North America. In the 2000s it was revived as Jean-Robert at Pigall's and earned a 4-star Mobil rating.

Pigall's was founded in 1957 by Maurice Gorodesky, who had previously been chef de cuisine at The Maisonette and had earned 5 Mobil stars there, too. Pigall's first earned its fifth Mobil star in 1967. It served French provincial cuisine.

Gordesky died in 1972, and in 1973 his widow sold the restaurant to Dan Whittle, who hired Otis Sherrer as chef. Because of the change of both ownership and chef, Mobil automatically pulled its 5-star rating, but the restaurant earned it back in 1978.

It later changed its name to Pigall's Cafe and became a casual dining spot, and closed in 1999. The next restaurant in the space tried to capitalize on the previous fame by opening a barbecue joint and naming it Pig Al's.

In 2002, Jean-Robert de Cavel, who had just left The Maisonette, opened Jean-Robert at Pigall's in the space with financial backing from local restaurateurs Martin and Marilyn Wade. With him from The Maisonette came maitre d' Richard Brown, considered a valuable asset.

Chefs

 * Maurice Gorodesky (1956-1973)
 * Don Whittle (1973-1990)
 * Jimmy Gherardi and Paul Sturkey (1990-2000)
 * Jean Robert de Cavel (2002-2009)