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| - I'm going to settle this once and for all, since everyone seems beyond confused about the three China Stars in town. I drive past both of the Murray Ave China Stars every day (both located across the street from a Giant Eagle, presumably just to puzzle us more) and based on the addresses have confirmed the following--
THIS CHINA STAR:
-4219 Murray Ave, in Greenfield
-At the old location of Yen's Gourmet
-No affiliation with the China Star in the North Hills
-Standard American-Chinese food
THE OTHER CHINA STAR (http://www.yelp.com/biz/china-star-pittsburgh-3):
-1900 Murray Ave, in Squirrel Hill
-At the old location of Pacific Ring
-Affiliated with the China Star in the North Hills
-Traditional Chinese food
So, there you have it. A guide to the China Stars of Murray Avenue. I, personally, have only ordered from this China Star and cannot comment on the other.
For Chinese takeout--and I mean cheap, greasy, fried "Chinese" food--China Star is awesome. I mean, yeah, every Chinese takeout place with the infamous red menu is pretty much the same, and I feel stupid even writing a review of one on Yelp. But I get a craving for General Tso's Chicken, Pork Lo Mein, Cold Sesame Noodles, and Fried Dumplings about once a month, and now having tried several of Pittsburgh's Chinese options based on price and convenience, I gotta say China Star is my number one choice. Everything just tastes GOOD. I totally can't justify giving a Chinese restaurant more than 3 stars, but next time you feel the need to pig out on greasy takeout food, I'd highly recommend China Star.
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