New How Lee rules.
Since I don't eat Baby Boomer Chinese food (Sweet and Sour pork eaters, I'm talking to you) this review is totally separate from their "not chinese" menu. I only eat from the Szechaun menu
Is it "phoenominal" chinese cuisine? Hard to say. I think overall it is great; but this is coming from a Pittsburgh-centric view on Chinese food. You will have better Chinese food in China (obv) and I guess I've had better...but consistency is worth noting at New How Lee. Try the potatoes and green chiles, and if you ask nicely you can have these dishes made with a tofu substitute, though it isn't advertised. They also get Tiger Peppers, which are extremely hot (or tolerably hot..season dependent) and spicy food eaters would relish in the chance to eat these. They are intensely enjoyable.
I saw another review representing China Star on McKnight and I'd agree it is an excellent place but it's a tough call overall-saying one is entirely better than the other isn't something I'd stake money on at this point. Though the China Star menu is formidable, I wouldn't call NHL's (just figured out that acronym...) menu weak by any means. You can get a hot pot oil styled fish platter that will throw you off; t permeates with Szechuan peppercorn and is absolutely coated in grease. However, spooning it out onto rice gives the intended result and Í'd dare a true food enthusiast not to enjoy it. There are food options/styles here that aren't seen in 90% of PGH Chinese restaurants and I think that percentage is a low estimate.
What once was a cliche Chino'merican establishment has genuinely changed...just don't look at the "normal" menu.