Chef Chuan

2636 Dupont Dr #40, Irvine
(949) 553-9988

Recent Reviews

Jie Mu

Very good

C C

The cuisine is Sichuan, but the dishes are not spicy enough. They have rice bowls, which is fine for a work meal if you work nearby.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

Jean Hsi

Even though my friend wouldn’t let me eat her food I really liked the efficiency of this establishment

Mike Zhang

Selling one dish for two dishes price. Such a disgrace. Not gonna order here any longer.AND: the restaurant is full of cigarette smoke, disgusting!!!DO NOT COME HERE AT ALL!!!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

蔡亚龙

I am considered a regular customer. I would like to recommend my favorites to you.Grilled fish, fat beef in sour soup, mapo tofu, wild pepper beef, super delicious with rice. I’m happy to be able to taste the taste of my hometown here.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: 毛血旺, 麻婆豆腐

Samuel Glushkin

Large space, few people.Servers didn't speak English, but that's not the issue. As the place is mostly online-order dependent, it suffers on the homefront.Otherwise, a fine establishment.The food was surprisingly spicy (good) and everything from the manner of service to the presentation of the food felt like a run-in from the old country.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Fish w Numbing Chili

DodgerBlue T.

I really like their green pepper shredded pork rice bowl. I keep thinking I should try their other dishes , but I like it so much that I end up getting it every time. Service is good, and the people are friendly.

Edmund Yang

Open to 12AM… great!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jaccee C.

Ordered for pickup. Food is decent. However they just put the food in the back and tell you to pick it up yourself without even checking. Doesn't seem like a good idea because anyone can just come in and steal your order. Pickled mustard fish soup - so this takeout bowl isn't the greatest compared to other places I've been to and I feel like it holds much less content. There's a lot of fish, pickled mustard and vermicelli but just not enough soup. The soup tastes great and I wish there was more. The fish is swai. The vermicelli noodles don't break apart which is great but it is also not the best. It is very rigid and doesn't soak the soup. Eggplant - extremely oily. The whole container is filled with oil which spilled all over the takeout bag and into my car. I'd be careful with this one. The eggplant is cooked to perfection but on the sweeter end. Shredded potatoes - I think they put way too much garlic in this dish but it is definitely one of the better ones I've had. The potatoes have a nice crunch to it along with vinegar. Spicy chicken- can't comment on the crunch because it took more than 30 mins for the drive home. There wasn't any option for spice level and this is pretty much for beginners. It is not spicy enough. The chicken is marinated well but the portion is quite small for the price. Overall the food is not bad but not the greatest either.

Zhengzheng Chen

It's obviously a booth mainly depending on online food order. They don't even have porcelain dishes. Entrée is fine. Not bad, not surprising. A little salty even for me. Not worth visiting there specifically. But if you are there at lunchtime and you want a simple meal, it's a good choice.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

Linda B.

The food WAS decent before but they had some internal issue which cause the chef to go haywire and now the food is poorly flavored. No service is provided at this location, matter of fact the chefs and so call waiters all smoke inside the restaurant, yes where there is table being serviced. It is very disrespectful and obviously a violation, I am curious if this placed even have any ratings. Lastly, don't expect to dine in since it's dirty, no one wipes table and all dining-ware are disposable.

Stephen W.

Tldr: If it was before today, I would've given it four stars, but the staff was smoking indoors, almost dropping cigarette ash into my food, so I'm deducting one and a half star.I've done here several times before, and the food has always been magnificent. The flavors were always on point and quick. The service has never been that great for dine in, but I normally order out. My favorite has always been the tomato eggs over rice, the mouthwatering, chicken, and the cumin lamb.I've never expected too much in terms of service, considering this is a old-school Chinese restaurant. But the food has always enticed me to come back for more.However, today, I was appalled to see the staff lighting up their cigarettes indoors. Cigarette smoke tends to get into everything and contaminate the flavor. But even worse, one of the servicer was smoking as they were placing the rice for my order in the to go container while the ash of his cigarette was precariously bouncing above my food. I fear if any of it remnants gets into my food.So before today, I would've highly recommended it to anybody. But after this, I hesitate to recommend it. Unless it is a prime time, and very busy when no one has a chance to light up their cigarette.

Sam Lim

We entered and looked around but this server is really funny, maybe the owner, didn't acknowledge us so we found our own table and just sat down. Btw, we were the ONLY customer there. This server dude noticed us but still nothing so my lady gets up to interact with the guy in Chinese and he hands her menus for her to take back to our table. I thought that was odd, especially the way he spoke to her.Anyways I let that slide, so we've decided to order a few dishes BUT the server doesn't come to us, my lady had to get up and go to the counter to order the food in his native tongue, plus water. I was like wth is that about to her, and we both agreed that the service wasn't good. We decided not to give a good tip.Note to the chef: We ate our lamb, fish, and a side of fried rice which was spicy and good except the fish was a bit on the salty side. We enjoyed it otherwise. Btw, we didn't that water until we asked for it a second time.Towards the end of our meal the server clown lights up a cigarette and SMOKES in the restaurant behind the counter but WTH! Anyways to top it off my lady had to go back to the counter to ask for togo boxes and the guy didn't want to lol, luckily someone from the back was outside insisting Mr Clown server to give it up.We left a small tip of pity with mixed feelings because the rest of the staff seem to get it, maybe, but Mr Funny man needs a new job.I really hate to write this review but fire this guy before he burns down the business.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 1

Liangke Connie Gou

If you're a fan of Sichuan cuisine, then you simply must try out the restaurant that I recently visited. The flavors were so authentic and the dishes were simply delicious. I highly recommend it!Firstly, the cumin lamb was an absolute standout. The spices were perfectly balanced and the meat was cooked to perfection. It had just the right amount of heat, and the cumin added an extra depth of flavor that was truly unique.Next up, the pickled peppers beef was another hit. The beef was tender and succulent, and the pickled peppers gave it a tangy and slightly sour taste that worked really well with the beef.Finally, the dry fried intestines were also very good. They had a crispy exterior and a relatively soft, flavorful interior. They were seasoned perfectly and had just the right amount of spice. It's definitely not a dish for everyone, but if you're a fan of offal and want to try something new, then it is worth trying.

Jacklyn O.

Bought spicy juicy chicken.. very dry and not fresh .. no chop stick inside my order .. rice taste like a parfum

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