Great place for all you can eat hot pot! You can choose spicy, non spicy, or both soup bases. The options are beef, lamb, shrimp, spam, fish balls, tofu, fish, mushrooms, tripe, spam, and veggies. All the food comes out at once and you can get refills. Service is quick and the staff are nice. They offered to take pictures of our group. The place is very accommodating to large groups in the back room. read more

Hunan Bar - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Good Ayce. Not much more to say so im going to repeat this. Good Ayce. Good Ayce. Good Ayce. read more

Hunan Bar - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The shrimp hot pot was bad. It only had four pieces of shrimp, and they weren't good. The vegetables in the soup also were not good (e.g., the mushrooms were kind of flaky), and the noodles were ok. This was probably the worst meal I've gotten going out; I maybe ate a fourth of it. The service was ok, and the interior of the restaurant is also ok, but the bathroom is super sketchy and gross. My friends who were with me also were not happy with their food. read more

Hunan Bar - 8. Shrimp Hot Pot - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I came here on a Saturday morning at 11am with three friends and we were seated right away. There is a hot pot buffet option in the weekends but sadly none of us were hungry enough for that so we just stuck with a couple of lattes and some light fare although we definitely wanted to go back for the hot pot! The food we got was pretty good and came out quickly. The inside is fairly large and would be a good place for a big group. I saw a fair amount of Asian people dining there which is a good sign! read more

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The selection is good but it is hard to finish everything especially since we aren't able to choose what we get. We can reorder certain items but not every item, which takes away from the all you can eat aspect. The service is pretty quick and i do love the ambiance because it reminds me of being in China again due to the happy and cheerful atmosphere & the rotating tables. read more

Hunan Bar - hot pot - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Not much to look at on the outside, but on a dark, cold night, this was the bright spot! they have smaller tables in the front and round tables for larger groups in the back section. Our group was largely new to hot pot, I enjoyed this type of meal while living abroad in China many years ago. We ordered half spicy and half plain broth, which sits on a burner. As a group, we got the "buffet" meaning that we received a little bit of everything! You put the meats and fish and veggies in to cook as needed. It felt authentic, like I stepped out of Pittsburgh and back into China! Ingredients tasted fresh and high quality. I would recommend to anyone wanting a new food experience! Beware, the spicy broth is VERY spicy. There's no alcohol on site, but a beer distributor close by, and you can BYOB. Loved the spot, definitely a hidden gem of Oakland! read more

Hunan Bar - Hot Pot - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Our first hot pot experience!!! Our friends came with us and recommended hunan bar for a good hot pot spot in pittsburgh! As soon as we walked in, the space was small but completely full of people enjoying their meals! We ordered the unlimited hot pot combo with both spicy and not spicy broths so we could try everything! They brought out a bunch of vegetables, seafood, meat, and noodles! Everything was so delicious, and when we wanted more, they were quick to resupply us as well! This was such an enjoyable meal, as we were able to eat for about 2 hours in peace (which is my kind of happy place) I highly recommend hunan bar for a delicious hot pot in the Pittsburgh area, and I want to come back to try some of their other dishes! read more

Hunan Bar - Hot pot combo - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Great food, great service and atmosphere!! Had a great time there, the wait staff is excellent!!

This place is a go-to classic! I love coming here with friends or on cold winter nights. I've always gotten the beef mala hot pot medium spice, and while the spice does vary sometimes, it's quite spicy. I have a pretty big appetite and can usually turn mala leftovers into an entire meal the next day. They give a nice portion of meat, various veggies and tofu toppings, and more. A lot of people have made comments about the service but I've been coming here for about a year now and have never had issues with rudeness or lack of water--if anything, they sometimes even refill our water as we're signing the bill and still recovering from the spice. read more

Hunan Bar - 1. Beef Hot Pot - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Service might not be good but I understand it is in the hustling bustling city. Food is good but becomes a bit pricy now. I love coming here once in a while when my Chinese Mainland stomach gets homesick. read more

We had a fun time with the hot pot here. We ordered the C3 which had the spicy broth on one side and the white broth on the other side. Both broths were tasty and we loved the variety in meat and vegetables. My personal favorite was the lamb, and my fiancé's favorite was the tofu. The only downside was the service. They handed the hot spot materials to us without any explanation. We didn't know how long to cook the items, we had to request dishware, etc... Other than that, it was a nice hot pot experience in Pittsburgh. read more

Hunan Bar - Spicy and white broth - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Amazing food. I cannot suggest this place enough. Very low key interior but this food absolutely does not disappoint. They're spicier than most US folx tastes, so keep that in mind when ordering. They use mouth numbing spices. I personally loved it but if you're not in the mood for real fire that night I'd suggest their lowest spice level. Don't forget to tip :) read more

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Beef Hot Pot. 4star Steamed Fish. 6star(wish I could giving 6) I plan to come back again with my friends and my wife read more

Great restaurant! Food is delicious here! Very authentic Chinese food. We have had several dish items from their menu and have yet to be disappointed. From their beverages (including their boba teas), their appetizers, soups and main dishes, everything is delicious. My favorite is their hot pots, especially their beef hot pots. Choose your spice wisely, I have made the mistake of choosing spicy and my stomach and tongue paid for the price. From the tender beef, the noodles, the broth and the vegetables, everything is delicious! Their general tso's prawns are also delicious! Another one of my favorite entree items from their menu. As for the restaurant, its pretty small but its able to fit a lot customers. Servers are very amiable! Overall, great Chinese food. Food is delicious, from their soups to their entrees. I have yet to have an entree/dish on their menu that was not good. One of my go to restaurants when I am craving Chinese food. read more

I came here for the hot for two and the food came out pretty quick and in a pretty good portion, just right for the price. The spicy broth was delicious and paired great with the meats and veggies they gave us. The service, however, was another story. Right off the bat when we tried to ask questions about the menu but the waitress just seemed annoyed and answered without really understanding our question and we were left confused. Every time we wanted to call over the waitress was such a hassle and even refilling water was difficult and really soured the experience especially when eat salty and spicy food. It really felt like the servers actively avoided eye contact. Then on top of all of that they added an automatic 20% gratuity for our party of two after another battle to get the attention of a server for a check. The food was good for its price but the service is quite painful. read more

This is one of the most authentic Chinese restaurants in Pittsburgh. I've never had anything on their menu that wasn't good. Today I got the Egg Drop Soup and Zha Jiang Noodles with Meat and Bean Paste. This noodle dish is one of my favorite Asian dishes and they do it well. The prices are also really decent- especially for the large portion sizes you get. I will definitely return in the future to try more items on their menu. read more

Hunan Bar - 99. Egg Drop Soup - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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The food is incredibly well seasoned and flavorful. The price is not exorbitant in the least bit.

A very honest opinion from a Chinese person who has ate at many many Chinese restaurants: this is perhaps the worst food and service I have ever gotten. Two of my friends and I got the all you can eat hot pot option. One of my friends got food poisoning; he was throwing up while we walked back to CMU. They also append automatic tip to your subtotal (20%?) for shitty service. We tried ordering extra food, which only came after they said "oh sorry we forgot about you guys", like what? And no water refills or checking in on us either. Terrible service and we had to pay above average tip for it. And then our other friends who got the other food disliked it; one of them didn't even begin with eating because it was so bad. No service on that front either: no water refills, not even a check without us first asking (there was barely anyone at the restaurant at this time too). So bottom line is I am never coming back here again and I advise against anyone who comes. Overpriced, bad service, and not clean food. read more

Hunan Bar - hot pot - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The restaurant has very BAD service, we asked the younger waitress about the tip about the hotpot, she is very impatient and end her talk by '听明白了吗？' which is very 搞笑 and impolite. I can't understand why chinese people in chinese restauranttreat chinese people so bad, 什么玩意... read more

Hunan Bar - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Came here with some friends for hot pot and we had a great time! The amount they give you is huge and and it was super exciting seeing the massive plate brought in, and I really appreciated the big variety of meat, fish balls, and vegetables. They have a small table with sauces and ingredients you can mix together. Price is pretty good for all you can eat hot pot! You don't choose, and instead they just bring out the entire huge platter out at once, so I would recommend coming with more friends if you want all you can eat. We didn't quite manage to finish which felt kind of bad since the leftover ingredients can't be packed away or anything. Not the most clean and hip looking of places but food was great I'll definitely be back! read more

Hunan Bar - Hot pot! - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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They bring out a huge platter of food if you get AYCE. The spicy broth is extremely spicy and numbing!! We loved all the different choices with fish cake, meatballs, rice cake, mushroom, Bok Choy, cabbage, lamb, beef, winter melon, shrimp, fish filet, imitation crab, and tofu. They have a sauce station where you can make you own sauces and add whatever you prefer. The place is not extremely clean but if you want some authentic Chinese hot pot this is the place to go. Our servers were very nice and they constantly asked if we needed anything and came to refill water. We all left with a full and happy stomach! read more

Hunan Bar - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Authentic hot pot spot! We ordered half spicy half white and got all you can eat buffet. It was a whole lot of food, so make sure you're starving before you go. read more

Hunan Bar - Hot pot - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The very rude waitress even has no basic manners to be a human being. It is hard to believe that there is such a low-quality person as her.First of all, the customer chose to come to your restaurant out of trust and recognition, but the waitress put on a disgusting face as soon as customer entered the door, yes, it is a disgusting face, don't blame others for saying so about you, your words and deeds are not worthy of respect. If the waitress has any conscience, hope you can be ashamed of yourself! Otherwise, the service of this restaurant will only get worse and worse! read more

Food was below average and costed a fortune. The service was OK, staff was rude when taking our check and overall seemed like they had a bad attitude once we started leaving. The tip is included with the hotpot and the pricing on the menu is very convoluted and confusing. My stomach was not feeling good after this experience and I cannot recommend coming here. read more

It says it's an all you can eat hot pot BUT it never gives you refills on meat. They tell you they are too busy, the order is in but as an ayce hot pot place you should be able to churn out like 50 plates of meat in a hour at least. After like 1.5 hours in the restaurant we only got our starting two plates for 5 people!!! Ridiculous read more

0 stars awful horrendous, the workers were so incredibly rude, gave us food we didn't even want and the bill was $200... with a required tip. Absolutely no one come here. read more

OVERALL: tasty Sichuan food perfect for "mala" (numbing) spice lovers. Lunch specials are great value - especially the noodle dishes. One of the best restaurants in Pittsburgh for authentic Chinese food. Hunan Bar is one of my favorite places to go for lunch specials. It's close to many college campuses including CMU, Pitt, and Duquesne, and in a convenient location. There is almost always no wait, and service has been reliably fast every time I've been there. As for the food, Hunan is known to be one of the spicier Chinese restaurants in Pittsburgh. Many Chinese restaurants market themselves as having spicy food, but Hunan's food actually lives up to that expectation. If you're a fan of numbing spice, definitely come here. Overall, the food is flavorful and has a very authentic flavor to it. Although I'm not a fan of Americanized Chinese food, the food from the non-traditional menu, such as moo goo gai pan, is pretty good. Some of my favorite dishes are the fuqi feipian (sliced beef, tripe, and beef tongue in chili oil), beef and chili pepper, green beans and minced pork, and mapo tofu. I also have to give kudos to Hunan Bar for their generous portions of noodles. I've had the dandan noodles here, and for a low price of a $6.99, they give you a huge bowl that's enough for two meals. Same goes for the zhajiang noodles. Leave it up to Hunan to keep you full for a long time! read more

Hunan Bar - 夫妻肺片 - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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stomachache almost every time after dining in here. If you are just having malatang, It's usually fine. But anything else... extreme stomachache. It's not because of the spicy food. I've tried all Chinese restaurants that serve spicy food in town, and this is the only one that consistently makes my tummy hurt. Plus... very rude manager, got yelled at multiple times. But from a different perspective, she's a nice person. She could have just spit on you face and rob your money. But instead, she gave you some poisoning food. How kind. read more

Very rude manager! We reserved a large table for 15 people a week ago. When we arrived on time, they asked us to split into two small tables because they gave the large table to another group. We tried to negotiate because that group reserved a 10 people table but increased to 15 people after our reservation. The manager yelled at us 'I ll count to three. If you don't want to eat here, just go. Don't waste my time!' . Just very unpleasant experience. The manager is definitely a racist and very rude to Asians. Hope there would be more similar restaurant open around the area and compete with this one, then the manager does not dare to act like "eat or fuck off". Definitely not recommend, do not let this stink place ruin your mood. Also, people get stomach pain after eating in this place, the food is not fresh at all! read more

Favorite Hot pot restaurant back in Pitt! Came here a couple of times for their buffet hot pot and their $10 hot pot bowls. It can get a bit crowded here during peak hours (7pm+) but food is 10/10. I'm craving it already read more

Hunan Bar - Buffet hot pot - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I came here to inquire about the hot pot. They quoted me a price which included tip as if tip is just automatically applied now? I didn't stay as I found this to be exceptionally rude. read more

This place is amazing! It's very authentic tasting. I ordered the fish ball hotpot with extra veggies and it was delicious! They gave me so much more than I was expecting including noodles! The staff were very nice when I was picking it up as well. I got normal spicy and it was pretty hot but if you don't like spice there's options to get it with less! read more

Hunan Bar - 10. Fish Balls Hot Pot - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I was introduced to hot pot in China in the early 00s by strangers who wanted to practice their English speaking with me, and have craved it since then, having tried many hot pots but never found one the same. Until now! Highly recommend the spicy and white hotpot for two, there was more than we could eat and we were both stuffed. Authentic Chinese restaurant with as hard working staff, to die for food. It's basic and a bit haphazard inside, loud staff and busy! We did have a long wait to get menus, and longer wait to order, and an even longer wait for our food, but I will return next time I come back to Oakland. read more

This was my second time coming to this spot and it won't be my last. * Food: I came here with a friend from China and he knew what to order without looking at the menu. He ordered the Minced Pork and Eggplant and the Ribs with Potato. I love eggplants and that first dish definitely lived up to my expectations. It also reminded me of my mom's cooking. The potatoes in the second dish were mediocre but the meat was definitely very juicy. * Price vs. Worth: It was around $13 a dish and I would say it was a good price for it's worth. I hear a lot about their lunch specials which is around $10 and it sounds like a steal. Will I come here again? - 100% yes. read more

Hunan Bar - Minced Pork and Eggplant Cassero - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Food is good. But the hot pot pricing is totally different from the menu. Listed as $26 then final cost closer to $36!! Beware! read more

Went here because it was the only place that popped up when I googled hot pot near me and I'm so glad I did! I got the half spicy half regular broth and it was the perfect combination,especially for a chilly day outside. They brought more food than we could ever eat and everything was very fresh and delicious. The service was also great. I've never been to a hot pot before so the staff showed me how it works and I really appreciated it. Definitely coming back on a cold winter night! read more

Great for groups & huge serving sizes! I went to Hunan Bar for the first time this weekend around 5pm and there was no wait even though we had 12 people in our party. We were seated at a huge round table and decided to do individual dishes instead of their most popular deal which is the all you can eat hot pot ($27.99 per person I think) I got beef hotpot with clear broth and the bowl was GIGANTIC. I could barely finish a half of the dish. The beef hot pot came with beef, bokchoi, cabbage, dried tofu skin, potatoes, and bean sprouts. Be careful with the spice levels!!! My friend got the beggar's chicken which had one spice level on the menu, but he was sweating by the time he finished the dish. I think this restaurant is a great little find in Pittsburgh, where authentic asian food is harder to find with great prices but I wouldn't say its the best hot pot I've ever had. Worth checking out though! read more

Worst ever. The waitress makes you wait forever and lies about when it is ready. They even argue with the customer and refuse to apologize. PS: someone should really check their food and kitchen Hygiene. read more

I can't remember how many times I come to Hunan Bar, since it is near University of Pittsburgh Oakland Campus. This place was my lab mate favorite. In the first two years, I only ordered lunch special, because my lab mate was fond of them. Then after he graduated, I ordered hot pot (beef hot pot, no spicy, with fired egg, rich noodle and lunch meat). Every time they provide sufficient meat and noodles. Also, the restaurant owner is extremely nice and friendly. read more

Came here once for lunch with a friend and I've been back at least four times! I LOVE THIS PLACE! When I move, this is for sure one of the restaurants that I will miss. The tofu is excellent. The shrimp fried rice is delicious! I love the hunan rice with pork. Everything is so flavorful. I've even bought their egg drop soup by the quart. This place is slightly pricier than most Takeout restaurants but well worth it especially because the portions are pretty sizable! They do have a full bar if you're interested in that as well. read more

Hunan Bar - Great meal, Hunan Fried Rice w/ Tofu - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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