Eating out for 3 nights

 I thought Road to Karakesh was closed.  (It was fantastic but they were
 rarely busy.)
 Spice Island Tea House is still open.  Spice Island Tea House is also on
 Atwood Street.

 Some different ideas:

 The Pittsburgh Deli Company in Shadyside is a nice deli with room to sit in
 the store.
 (walking distance from CMU - probably a bit far for Pitt)  The only
 sandwich I have had there that I didn't care for was Scott's Enterprise
 which had too much barbecue sauce for my liking.

 The Thai Place also in Shadyside has some lovely dishes.  (My favorites are
 Tiger Prawns, and Chicken Basil.  My husband likes their Sweet and Sour
 Chicken - which is not breaded and he gets usually spiced hot -7 or 8 on
 their scale.)  I realize this cuisine is outside your list but I don't
 think you will find German very close to CMU/Pitt.

 Isn't there a Srees in Squirrel Hill?  Personally I like some of the other
 Indian restaurants previously mentioned better but Srees does have a huge
 following.

 Hope this helps.

 Thomas N. wrote:

 > Excerpts from netnews.pgh.food: 4-Jul-100 Eating out for 3 nights by
 > Carole [email removed]
 > > Will be in Pgh for 3 nights in July. Would love to have some great
 > > ethnic experiences.  Looking for German, Indian and American near the
 > > Pitt campus or relative proximity.  Really don't want to spend a whole
 >
 > For Indian I think the best is Taste of India on Penn Ave, but that's
 > not too close to CMU/Pitt.  Close to the universities and almost as
 > good is India Garden on Atwood street (I would avoid 'Star of India'
 > which is right by CMU).  Just down the street from India Garden is the
 > very American "O" 'The Original' (previously recommended, Forbes and
 > Bouquet) .  The O boasts of it's hot dogs on it's signage, but
 > everyone knows them for the greasy-goodness of their french fries
 > (warning: A small fries is the size of a loaf of bread).
 >
 > As for a unique "dining experience" near the universities there is Road
 > to Karakesh, also on Atwood St., which is a cute little place with a
 > pan-African/Mediterrian menu; in it's bay window it has floor seating
 > (i.e. cusions on the floor and tables 1' high).  Food's great too.
 >
 > Enjoy!
 >
 > -Tom

 Thomas N. wrote:
 >Excerpts from netnews.pgh.food: 4-Jul-100 Eating out for 3 nights by
 >Carole [email removed]
 >> Will be in Pgh for 3 nights in July. Would love to have some great
 >> ethnic experiences.  Looking for German, Indian and American near the
 >> Pitt campus or relative proximity.  Really don't want to spend a whole
 >
 >For Indian I think the best is Taste of India on Penn Ave, but that's
 >not too close to CMU/Pitt.

 Taste of India is indeed very good, but if you head a bit farther out on
 Penn, to People's Indian, the food is at least as good and it's cheaper. The
 atmosphere is not quite as nice, though (it's a good neighborhood
 reastaurant as opposed to a place for a fancy night out).

 al3v wrote:

 > If you are interested in Thai food, try Lemon Grass. Its in Squirrel Hill
 > on Forbes. Open only in the evenings. I personally prefer it to the Thai
 > Place.

 Me, too!  I love their Musamun Curry.

 > There are no German places near CMU/Pitt. However, if you fancy a drive,
 > there are a couple in the suburbs. I had been to one several years ago in
 > Cheswick called 'Kliener Deutch' (not sure of spelling).

 It's Kleiner Deutschmann and I thought it was in Springdale but
 since it's hard to tell what's Cheswick and what's Springdale I
 guess it doesn't matter much.  But I think I'd rather go to Max's
 Allegheny Tavern on the North Side for German.

 > It was pretty
 > good, and people in the know claimed that the food was quite authentic.
 > There is another German restaurant in Blawnox, but I don't know the name.
 >
 > Also, if you can drive off to the suburbs, an Indian restaurant that
 > offers something
 > very different from the usual Indian restaurant cuisine is the
 > Udipi Cafe. The decor is absolutely bare-bones, and ambiance is
 > non-existent, but their food is incredibly good. They have a vast range of
 > South Indian dishes, and IMHO, even their North Indian dishes are much
 > better than the equivalent stuff served up by the restaurants in the
 > Oakland area.

 Udipi Cafe is excellent - Great dosas (although Sree's are a
 tad better) and uttapam.

 Kate

 Kobey D. wrote:

 > I thought Road to Karakesh was closed.  (It was fantastic but they were
 > rarely busy.)

 They were open last Friday.  Try the Aush - it's my favorite.
 And the African fritters (yam and plantain) are my favorite
 appetizer.

 Kate

 cancer3 wrote:

 > Which suburb is this in?  I never heard of it until now.  Thanks
 >
 > Kate C. wrote:
 >
 > > > Also, if you can drive off to the suburbs, an Indian restaurant that
 > > > offers something
 > > > very different from the usual Indian restaurant cuisine is the
 > > > Udipi Cafe. The decor is absolutely bare-bones, and ambiance is
 > > > non-existent, but their food is incredibly good. They have a vast range of
 > > > South Indian dishes, and IMHO, even their North Indian dishes are much
 > > > better than the equivalent stuff served up by the restaurants in the
 > > > Oakland area.
 > >
 > > Udipi Cafe is excellent - Great dosas (although Sree's are a
 > > tad better) and uttapam.
 > >
 > > Kate

 It's in Monroeville or maybe Penn Hills - it's sort of
 a twilight zone area that no one is sure about.  :-)
 It's on Old Wm. Penn Highway.  If you get off the Parkway
 at the Bus. 22 exit and go to the first light, turn left onto
 Rodi Road and then turn right at the first road on the
 right, that will be Old Wm. Penn Hwy.  Follow this road for
 several miles.  Along the way you will encounter 3 stop
 signs.  Just past the 3rd stop sign you will pass under
 a concrete or stone RR overpass.  Udipi is less than
 1/4 mile further, on the left just past the Stone & Co.
 Concrete plant.  Go slowly and watch carefully as they don't
 have a big sign and it's easy to miss.  It's in a small brick
 building with a small parking lot in front and to the side.
 Kate