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| - I think a fair assessment of a restaurant's food is "will I randomly crave it"? I may have a year ago. But it seems like there has been a noodle restaurant explosion for Pittsburgh overall (not to mention more than one noodle place Downtown). I ordered the chow fun, which has thinly sliced steak and other accoutrements. It was decent. But I was slightly underwhelmed. There wasn't anything wrong with it, it was just the definition of okay. It was a little pricey considering it was lunchtime however. (I am always reluctant to mentioning price, because it kind of implies that I demand mass quantities of food per unit of money spent, I just don't want to be hungry afterwards). I mean, I feel like I need to explain myself more, but this isn't a college paper. Therefore I should abstain from needlessly interjecting hyperbolic jargon for the sake of satisfying a bare minimum quantity word count (this was me trying to build a weak joke by adding self awareness to it).
Weirdly enough, I'd recommend it, if only to get it off your "try it" list. You'll see what I mean. It's just fine, but fortunately Pittsburgh's culinary game has really stepped up, and 'just fine' is hard to get by. I personally think it's days are numbered, if the lack of customers at noon-thirty on a Wednesday are any indication.
Sidenote: This restaurant had a completely different menu at one point, it's kind of a bad sign when you completely revamp your menu. Which reminds me, I'll be opening up a Subway sandwich restaurant soon, but we'll be serving spaghetti.
Sidenote 2: If I were a tourist, I'd be a little creeped out by the downtown location. It's perfectly safe, but shady looking as all get out. It's attached to probably the crappiest Wine and Spirits downtown (I can think of three that are located here, but there may be more). Enjoy your noodles, but avoid stepping on a used hypodermic needle!
IF THIS RESTAURANT WERE A MUSICIAN/BAND: Steve Miller Band. Perfectly capable and semi-enjoyable, but when was the last time you really needed to listen to Steve Miller, there are many better options available. (I personally think he sucks, but I think the metaphor is appropriate).
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