Chinatown Inn — Restaurant in Pittsburgh

The best thing I can say is that the food was edible. You won't die if you eat it. But they have gone downhill considerably. I've grown up eating here, so I guess I'm use to a certain standard. I stopped eating here for a while because I thought the quality had been off. But, it's my fave chinese spot in the city so I HAD to revisit. I had a really bad taste for it today, and it just reminded me of why I stopped messing with them. I tried it today and I could've spent $28 somewhere else. I stopped getting the jumbo egg rolls a long time ago because they always had this gooky, pasty, white stuff in them. As if they weren't cooked through and through. On top of that, they always hold so much grease like they don't drain them properly. So, I got a small veggie one today but the results were the same. I stuck to my old faithful and also got a shrimp egg fu-yung. That was terrible as well! The sauce was thin and watery when it's usually thick, savory brown sauce. The actual patties were very light (not the golden brown that they usually are) and fell apart immediately upon trying to move them. It was barely seasoned at all. I also got the General Tso's chicken which was ok and why I gave 2 stars instead of 1. I've told them several times about the food, but they just give you a discount or try to replace it with the same bad tasting food. I don't know what's happened to them but it's really sad. My whole family frequented this place often. Growing up, it was treat for us to go there. Now, as an adult it still was a treat for me and my kids. I'm going to stick to Wai Wai from...

The restaurant is a very beautiful space, in what little remains of Pittsburgh’s Chinatown district. Very historic. The parking may be difficult depending on when you go. The food there is pretty good. Pretty pricey but that’s the theme for Chinese restaurants anymore. I wish the food had a bit more of spice to it as the general tso’s chicken is very sweet. With the chicken cam a big bowl of white rice. Or for an up charge you could get fried rice. We also ordered the Crab Rangoons which I would argue and say they are the best. My 2 negatives to this place: waitstaff makes you feel rushed to hurry up and figure out what to order. I don’t know if it’s maybe a language barrier or culture I’m not positive. But the biggest negative is the drink situation referring to the pop and iced water. They offer as soon as you sit down water and hot tea. The water is good for the first few sips until that is the ice starts melting. Then your water will taste like dirty metal tap water. Their ice machine makes the ice taste horrible. It needs cleaned. Yesterday. Another issue with their drinks is that any of their pop tastes off. For around $3 you can get unlimited refill Pepsi products or 2.50 for canned coke products. My Pepsi was flat and bland because it was from a 2 liter bottle and my partners canned coke somehow had a weird taste to it. I don’t want to know how they store it. All in all I would come back for the food but just maybe get some alcohol from their bar instead of a...

Chinatown and was my favorite for so many years it was definitely my go to Chinese place when I worked downtown I used to get them several times a month. Hands down I used to feel that they were among the top 5 being the best in the city of Pittsburgh. It has been a few years since I have had any Chinese food well at least before Covid. This was not the welcome back to Chinese food that I expected. Portion sizes were ok. Service was ok. Food wasn’t that great. Everything was very oily/greasy as hell. I forgot by default you get white rice instead of fried rice that’s not their mistake that’s mine because I completely forgot to ask for fried rice but the white rice was very dry. I got shrimp fried rice General Tso’s spicy with white meat and a shrimp eggroll. The chicken for the General sows was overcooked I know white meet is typically dry but it was very very dry. My shrimp fried rice was OK it was just a very oily tasting and that is a first for me getting it from there and it taste think so greasy leave me a coating on your tongue after every bite. My egg roll was really just not good I don’t know how you could mess up an egg roll. It was very chewy there was barely any shrimp just a bunch of filling. It was edible but I don’t know if I’ll be back. I don’t know if the holiday played apart in it maybe it’s a less busy day the food is old and been sitting around for a while or if maybe just the quality has fallen off...