Pros: cheap lunch buffet, convenient location for CMU students, good for me
Cons: not great for those looking for super-spicey dishes
Star of India reminds me of that one summer in Pittsburgh -- the one when we worked all the time and only had a weekly break...to come down to Craig Street for the lunch buffet.
I can't take too much spice (I mean, do you really want to see me with tears running down my face that much? Yeah I didn't think so), so this was a good place for me. The lunch buffet is relatively cheap (~$8).
Service is always attentive. We never felt ignored.
But to showcase Pittsburgh? Not really. Go to Oakland instead.