1. Lulu Noodles Lulu Noodles
Address: 400 South Craig Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, zip code 152 13 (Oakland).
If you are studying in CMU and want to find a restaurant that can not only fill your stomach but also taste delicious food, and you can quickly enter the laboratory to solve unfinished homework after eating, Lulu Noodle Restaurant is definitely a good choice. The cost of each meal of Lulu Noodle is generally below 10 yuan, and a special package is launched every noon, which is economical and practical. Not only noodles, rice noodles, rice and all kinds of stir-fried dishes are provided here, but also the beverage bubble tea in bubble tea is very popular with students.
The food provided by Lulu's noodle restaurant also includes Korean cuisine and Southeast Asian cuisine. The food tastes are quite rich, not only with a wide range of choices, but also with sufficient benefits: for many students, a set meal less than 10 yuan can almost be eaten as two meals. So every meal, especially at lunch time, Lulu's noodles are always crowded with students who come to eat. However, the service speed of Lulu noodle restaurant is quite fast, and the store also provides take-away food. If you don't want to wait, you can call in advance to order food, and you can get the packaged food when you arrive. Although the food in Lulu Noodle Restaurant tastes good, many students have commented that its Chinese food has actually become American, which is far from authentic.
Second, Sakura Teppanyaki &; Sushi Baijiaxiang
Address: No.5882 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, zip code 152 17 (Squirrel Mountain).
This China restaurant is called "Baijiaxiang". Just looking at English names feels more like a Japanese restaurant. However, this just confirms the restaurant's dining style: Chinese food and Japanese food. This is a restaurant that has a good evaluation among students. The fresh ingredients of Japanese cuisine and the authentic taste emphasized by Chinese food can be reflected here. Chinese food in particular, unlike many improved Chinese restaurants, Sakura has always adhered to the authentic taste of China, and it is also the only restaurant in Pittsburgh that specializes in Chinese and western cuisine, such as Chinese hamburger in Xi 'an, saute spicy chicken in Xinjiang, boiled fish in Sichuan and spicy incense pot. It is said that the boss is from Shaanxi, so the pasta here, such as oil-sprinkled noodles, minced meat noodles and mutton buns, is also delicious.
Cherry blossoms mainly provide lunch and dinner, but now they also start to provide breakfast on weekends. There is a special lunch every day, which costs only $7.95 each. The package is divided into five categories: A and E, which ensures that students can have different lunches in five working days, with high cost performance. At the same time, Sakura is also the main sponsor of CMU-CSSA (Carnegie Mellon University-China Students and Scholars Association), which is well-known among international students in China. Almost every CMU student in China likes the special lunch here. Sakura provides fast food, but it also provides take-out and food delivery services, which can be delivered to the Student Activity Center of the University Center and the Newell-Simon Hall of CMU campus for free at a fixed time. Every year when freshmen start school, Sakura will offer many preferential activities for freshmen, such as paying cash 10% discount for in-store meals, giving free online ordering discount cards for in-store meals, etc.
Third, the Oriental Express Oriental Fast Food
Address: 4609 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, zip code 152 13 (Oakland).
Oriental Fast Food is the nearest China restaurant to CMU, serving American Chinese food. But even so, the taste is quite good. Because it is close to CMU, it is very suitable for people who are in a hurry for lunch. The serving speed here is faster than Lulu noodle restaurant, and the average serving time does not exceed 10 minute, and the takeaway takes 5 minutes to pack.
Compared with the poor environment of most Chinese restaurants, the decoration style of Orient Express is bright and tidy, which is loved by many people. Although the types and prices of food and beverage here are similar to Lulu noodle restaurant, all the dishes on Orient Express are equipped with many vegetables (in the United States, vegetables are more expensive than meat), which is rare in ordinary Chinese restaurants. There are many delicious dishes on the Orient Express, depending on whether the people who enter the store will order them. Beef roasted seeds and nuts fun fried beef river and salt &; Pepper pork chop, spicy chicken, Yangzhou fried rice, Singapore pork fried rice, etc. They are all foods recommended by many students. If you want to eat Chinese food and are in a hurry, Orient Express will definitely offer a special lunch price of $6 at noon to meet the needs of CMU students.
Fourth, Asia Minor.
Address: No.311Craig Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, zip code 152 13 (Oakland).
"Asia Minor" as its name implies, its catering style covers most Asian cuisines, especially Japanese sushi cuisine and Chinese food, which are similar to the varieties of cherry blossoms. Because this restaurant often provides catering and sponsorship for the activities of CMU China Student Union, although its location is not so conspicuous, it is well-known among international students in China. Many undergraduates who live in CMU dormitory and can't cook by themselves are also frequent visitors here.
Most meals in Asia Minor are basically below 10, and hand-rolled sushi often has a second half-price discount. The boiled fish, boiled beef, salted shrimp, husband and wife lung slices and cabbage beef here are all delicious. Every day at noon, Asia Minor will launch a Chinese special set meal of $5.95, a sushi set meal of $8.99 and a Sino-Japanese mixed set meal of $9.99, which can provide lunch delivery service. However, compared with Baijiaxiang and Oriental fast food, the speed of serving here is relatively average. In Asia Minor, customers who purchase more than $65,438+00 at a time are only allowed to pay by credit card.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) rose tea coffee
Branch 1: 5874 1/2 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 152 17 (Squirrel Hill)
Branch 2: 4 12 south Craig street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 152 13 (Oakland)
Rose Tea Restaurant is a restaurant with Taiwan Province flavor. There are two restaurants near CMU, located in Oakland and Squirrel Mountain. Comparatively speaking, among the two stores, the rose tea in Squirrel Mountain is more praised by students because of its authentic ingredients and good taste. So many students will take a detour to squirrel mountain. For them, it is usually worthwhile to go to a restaurant to eat delicious food, even if it is far away.
Rose Tea Café can be regarded as the most authentic restaurant in CMU and even Taiwan Province Province near Pittsburgh, especially pork chops with rice, three cups of chicken and so on. The price is reasonable, not only delicious, but also full, and the meal is fast. Lunch special lunch provided at noon is only $6.25 each, with more than 10 different options. What needs special mention is that the drinks on the table here, such as bubble tea and fruit milkshake, are all very authentic Taiwan Province flavor, which is superior to all kinds of juice drinks in Lulu noodle restaurant and Oriental fast food.