Good Chinese or Mexican in Pitt? (Pittsburgh, Crafton: houses, restaurants, price)

[groar]

yeah mad mex is good tex mex kinda. whatever it is, it's good.

it's pretty much takeout only but zaw's on murray ave in squirrel hill is my favorite chinese in the city. if the weather's nice you could get food there and eat it in schenley park or frick park. i haven't been to the other places mentioned in this thread but i've heard good things about all of them.

also, hi mrs1885!

[hornet67]

For Chinese, try Sesame Inn, original on Washington Rd in Mt.Lebanon, also in Station Square , North Hills, and McMurray. Not a big fan of Mexican, although my wife is. We like Cucina Mendoza in the Lebanon Shoppes. NOT a Mad Mex fan.

[grimacista]

For Mexican, I have always had enjoyed El Campesino on McKnight Rd.

[nuwaver88]

Originally Posted by tranceFusion

Unfortunately, the Mexican food options in Pittsburgh are pretty poor.

Compared to? The Southwest? Well, yeah. However, if one looks around, they can find that there is some good Mexican here.

[tranceFusion]

Originally Posted by nuwaver88

Compared to? The Southwest? Well, yeah. However, if one looks around, they can find that there is some good Mexican here.

Compared to places that have Mexicans living there.. ie. the rest of the US.

I'd love to be proven wrong.. what places do you like to go to?

[Drover]

Originally Posted by groar

yeah mad mex is good tex mex kinda. whatever it is, it's good.

I believe they bill themselves as "Cal-Mex."

[Urban_HillBilly]

Originally Posted by tranceFusion

Compared to places that have Mexicans living there.. ie. the rest of the US.

I'd love to be proven wrong.. what places do you like to go to?

I lived out west. I really really miss green chili and waking up to a good mexican burrito to take to work.

[jay5835]

Originally Posted by Urban_HillBilly

I lived out west. I really really miss green chili and waking up to a good mexican burrito to take to work.

Is a burrito from Chipotle even almost as good? I find them more than acceptable, chain though they are.

[JayDiFiore]

Azul in Leetsdale is the best Mexican I've found in this area, though I would hardly consider myself an expert on the subject...

[Drover]

Originally Posted by jay5835

Is a burrito from Chipotle even almost as good? I find them more than acceptable, chain though they are.

Not even close, though they are the best fast-food-chain burrito purveyors by far.