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| - OVERALL: tasty Sichuan food perfect for "mala" (numbing) spice lovers. Lunch specials are great value - especially the noodle dishes. One of the best restaurants in Pittsburgh for authentic Chinese food.
Hunan Bar is one of my favorite places to go for lunch specials. It's close to many college campuses including CMU, Pitt, and Duquesne, and in a convenient location. There is almost always no wait, and service has been reliably fast every time I've been there.
As for the food, Hunan is known to be one of the spicier Chinese restaurants in Pittsburgh. Many Chinese restaurants market themselves as having spicy food, but Hunan's food actually lives up to that expectation. If you're a fan of numbing spice, definitely come here.
Overall, the food is flavorful and has a very authentic flavor to it. Although I'm not a fan of Americanized Chinese food, the food from the non-traditional menu, such as moo goo gai pan, is pretty good. Some of my favorite dishes are the fuqi feipian (sliced beef, tripe, and beef tongue in chili oil), beef and chili pepper, green beans and minced pork, and mapo tofu. I also have to give kudos to Hunan Bar for their generous portions of noodles. I've had the dandan noodles here, and for a low price of a $6.99, they give you a huge bowl that's enough for two meals. Same goes for the zhajiang noodles. Leave it up to Hunan to keep you full for a long time!
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