Pittsburgh, PA

good, cheap lunch downtown?

4 posts · Sep 16, 1997 to Sep 17, 1997

Chris S.Carnegie Mellon Univ. -- Computer Science Dept.Sep 16, 1997

 Kate C. wrote:
 >
 > Hi,
 > Can anyone give me any ideas for a good place to
 > get lunch downtown?  Somewhere near or between Heinz

 Sree's Foods recently opened a new Indian restaurant downtown.
 I believe that it is close to PPG Place.  He provides one of the
 cheapest lunches in Oakland---no doubt he is doing the same
 downtown.  As you would expect, he provides vegetarian as well
 as meat dishes.

 Chris

MartyMcFlyMicroserve Information Systems (800)-380-INETSep 17, 1997

 TRWEISS wrote:

 >>How
 >>expensive is the Orig. Oyster House?

 >It's terrible, unless you want a fried fish sandwich.  It's the only thing
 >worth eating.  Not super expensive, but not that great either.

 >I'd be interested in new places also.  Jamie's on Market Square has a
 >great steak salad.

 Funny, I consider the Oyster House to have the best fish
 sandwich I ever had.  You won't find more atmosphere
 anywhere, either.  Even if it's old and smokey.

 Marty

Joseph S.Sponsored account, Statistics, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PASep 17, 1997

 Excerpts from netnews.pgh.food: 16-Sep-97 good, cheap lunch downtown? by
 Kate [email removed]
 > Can anyone give me any ideas for a good place to
 > get lunch downtown?  Somewhere near or between Heinz
 > Hall and Oxford Center.  Market Square maybe?  How

 I had posted a little while ago about the Asian Express on Liberty, one
 storefront up from Fifth. It's a hole in the wall, but food's made fresh
 and lots for your money. Service is fast food style, order at the
 counter and served on a plastic tray. During the rush they cook the
 specials ahead and keep it in a steam table, but they don't cook it all
 at 11.00 am like some places. It was always pretty fresh when I got it.

 I used to eat there 3-4 days a week when I was going to school downtown,
 about 3 years ago. Last time I got food there was about a year ago, and
 it was still pretty good. Hunan chicken and General Tso's were my
 usuals, (ask for some hot chili oil to spoon over) pot stickers were
 good, but served with another huge mound of rice I could never eat all
 of.

 Hours are about 11.00 am till 6.00 pm, I believe. Prices were 4.25 - 5.25.

 Joe Sestrich
 [email removed]

tom B.CityNet, Inc.Sep 17, 1997

 > Kate
 One place I have eaten is the cafeteria for PNC bank in their building
 on Wood and Fifth. The food is pretty good and you get a view of
 Pittsburgh from a number of stories. There is also the Paragon lunch in
 the basement of the Koppers building.

 Tom