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Though there are a few (and very minor) drawbacks: Must pay cash, place is old and a bit dirty on the customer end, this food is fabulous! Fresh chicken, beef, shrimp, pork and veggies (also tofu dishes as well). Forget about that hammered-thin chicken filled with MSG you see so often in Asian fast-food restaurants. You can see them prepare every morsel of your food; 100% fresh! Zaw's is as fresh as it gets. Like spice? Get it as hot as you want (if you ask for spicy, it's gonna be SPICY). I have tried many of the items on the menu and found about 5 that I rotate every time I order. Trust me!!!! I have been eating there for over 12 years. once you find your dish, you will be craving it at 6 in the morning.
Once Sonny, one of the owners, learns your name and the dishes you enjoy, He will recognize your voice on the phone and know your order before you can make it. The three staff: husband, wife and brother are loving, personable people who deliver great food for an unbelievable price.
Recommendations:
1) Order by phone. When Sonny says it will be 45 minutes, it will probably be close to an hour and 15 minutes if you want to just run in and pick up your food. If you go "on time" you will wait as the make your food fresh right in front of you. Don't worry! Your food is given to you hot and fresh; don't get discouraged as other customers come in and get their food before you. It is ALWAYS busy, but these customers have waited at home for at least an hour and 15 minutes... worth the wait.
2) Try it more than once and try several dishes. This IS NOT you average Asian food take out. It may take 2-3 times to find what you like, but...worth the wait.
3) If you enjoy a bit of spice DO NOT ask for extra spice. The food is a tiny bit spicy in all the dishes I've tried (about 20 different dishes). To add spice it to get it SPICY (which I love).
4) Do not concern yourself with the restaurant itself. It is old and a bit dirty, but once you eat the food and meet Sonny and the other staff, you will know that the food prep and kitchen is well up to standards. There is a reason it is take out only and so popular, not just with people who enjoy a hole-in-the -wall food place, but all walks of Pittsburgh people who enjoy great food.
5) Be a regular customer. Sonny and his family make you feel like you are the only customer that matters at Zaw's, but here is a secret: he does it to every single return customer (and there are a lot of them). Feel free to adjust your meal to suit your needs. My wife asks for all-white meat chicken in the General T-so's Chicken (know it's not spelled correctly, but this is not your average meal) and I get extra onions in my Pork Lo Mein .
Try it a few times, find what you like and I promise you you will not be able to live without Zaw's Asian food.
P.S. I had it last night!
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