Szechuan Restaurants near Irvine, CA

Spicy City Szechuan • $$
14310 Culver Dr, Irvine

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braised beef brisket pot with potato mild spicy 土豆牛腩 微辣
cured pork w leek 蒜苗腊肉
fish in dried pot干锅鱼片
lamb with cumin孜然羊肉
Pick of 3 Cold Appetizers
Assorted Fried Rice
Garlic Pea Leaves
Pork Drypot
Fish Soup
Hot Pot

“The servers were polite and attentive. The food was as authentic as it gets—definitely not your typical Americanized Chinese restaurant. The dishes weren’t overly sweet, but instead spicy, flavorful, and true to the taste of home-style cooking. I ordered the pea sprouts, Mapo Tofu, and lamb on tiny skewers.

Before I could even snap a photo, the pea sprouts dish was already gone, and the other two dishes were quickly finished. I can’t believe I missed this place until now. I’ll definitely be coming back regularly.“

4.3 Superb70 Reviews
Nice to Meet You Skewer Hot Pot - Now AYCE Hot Pot • $$
15361 Culver Dr, Irvine

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brown sugar sticky rice cake 紅糖糍粑
crispy fried pork cutlet 現炸小酥肉
seafood combo hot pot 海鲜冒菜锅
beef combo hot pot 牛肉冒菜锅
lamb combo hot pot 羊肉冒菜锅
American Wagyu Skirt Steak
New Zealand Lamb Shoulder
Fried Chicken Cartilage
Hot Pot Ingredients
Mozzarella Sticks

“01SEP2024 | Nice to Meet You Skewer Hot Pot is a chic hotpot restaurant. My first impression was that it was clean, with delicious food and attentive service. The prices are just right for the quality of the food and ingredients. I would give it a 10 out of 10, and we will definitely be coming back.“

4.6 Superb206 Reviews
shancheng lameizi hot pot Hot Pot • $$$
14130 Culver Dr Unit L, Irvine

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牛肉 羊肉 毛肚 脑花 腰子 莴笋 腐竹 土豆 鸭血 黄喉
Red Sugar Glutinous Rice Cake 爆浆糍粑
fungus & fresh shrimp curd 竹荪虾滑
8 seconds potato 八秒土豆片
fish roe lucky bag 鱼籽福袋
Tomato Soup and Pork Bone Soup
lamb shoulder 极品羊肩肉
black beef tripe 黑毛肚
beef tripe 极品毛肚
Nine Boxes Spicy Pot

“If your into the medicinal hot pot than this is the place. They have the spicy Szechuan peppercorn broth, that broth is spicy 🌶️. The selection of meats and fish are great. You build your own sauce, so put everything in it. You can basically put everything in and still can’t go wrong. They also have a little desert bar for you at the end to freshen up the palate and breath. They even have tooth brush and other hygiene items for you in the restroom. Nice touch.“

4.6 Superb61 Reviews
Lao Ma Tou Hot Pot 老码头火锅 - Irvine Hot Pot • $$$
4230 Barranca Pkwy, Irvine

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Deep Fried Bean Curd Roll
pork kidney 精品腰花
Hlouse Spicy Soup Base
I Believe That's Tongue
House Spicy Soup Rise
Fresh Cut Beef Fwbeen
Handmade Shrimp Ball
Baby Cuttlefish Falf
Hot Pot Dumpling Me
Pork Intestine MMG

“Friendly stuff, great food. They have 2A Wagyu beef which is perfect for hotpot. Highly recommended to try. It’s so tender and absorb all flavors in it. Their hotpot is authentic, snack bar has delicious sides. One plus is they are pet friendly, we brought our dog here dine inside which is great benefit for pet owners. Will definitely come back again.“

4.5 Superb90 Reviews
Kuan Zhai Alley Chinese • $$
8691 Irvine Center Dr, Irvine

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金牌毛血旺 boiled duck blood tripe and ham in chili broth
金沙玉子豆腐 crispy japanese tofu with salted egg yolk
梅菜扣肉 Braised Pork Belly with Preserved Vegetables
火爆双脆 Stir Fried Pork Kidney with Pickled Peppers
红糖糍粑 Glutinous Rice Cake with Brown Sugar
金汤肥牛 Sliced Fatty Beef with Pickled Soup
水煮牛肉 Boiled Beef in Spicy Szechuan Sauce
香辣仔鸡 Chef's Special Dry Chili Chicken
金汤酸菜鱼 fish in sour pickled broth
鱼香茄子 eggplant in garlic sauce

“Kuan Zhai Alley is a real deal Sichuan restaurant in Irvine, near the Spectrum. You know it is the real deal because they serve things that won't appeal to most Westerners; no Orange Chicken here.

What the do have are delicacies like Boiled Duck Blood, Tripe and Ham in Chili Broth, Boiled Frog in Special Spicy Sauce and Double Fried Pork Intestine.

But not everything is so exotic, but most of it is spicy. My favorites include Stir Fried Chicken with Mixed Chili Peppers, Boiled Spicy Hot Pot and any of the Spicy Dry Pot, which means they've been wok fried.

Cancel that trip to Chengdu, come here instead, you'll never know the difference.“

4.4 Superb180 Reviews
Meizhou Dongpo Chinese • $$
15363 Culver Dr Suite 15363, Irvine

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Meizhou Roast Duck Half Signature Peking Duck Half
Hot Chili Oil Poached Sliced Beef 水煮牛肉
Dongpo Crispy Duck Half 东坡卤鸭 半只
Sweet and Sour Fish 松鼠鱼
Kung Pao Chicken Small Spicy
Fresh Shrimp Fried Rice
Cumin Duck Bones
酸汤肥牛

“Amazing Food. We ordered quite a few dishes and everything was delicious! The Peking Duck and green beans were my favorite!“

4.3 Superb116 Reviews
Fu Wing Low Chinese • $
16545 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley - 7.88 miles

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Egg Roll Fried and Potsticker
Sweet and Sour Pork
Honey Walnut Shrimp
Sizzling Rice Soup
Chicken Chow Mein
Moo Shu Chicken
Orange Chicken
Egg Foo Young
Beef Broccoli
Steamed Fish

“valuable, set lunch very good. especially Chai Siu Fired rice, homemade Chao Siu is really taste good.“

4.5 Superb48 Reviews
Tasty Zone Szechwan Cuisine Chinese • $$
3930 S Bristol St, Santa Ana - 3.49 miles

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Szechuan Dish of Dried Beef with Hot Sauce
Twice Cooked Pork Fried Rice
Spicy Lamb with Cumin
Schezwan Lamb on Stick
Pan Fried Bok Choy
Spicy Dry Pot
Spicy Wonton
Fish

“When I first tried this place, I came back several times because the food was simple, authentic,“

4.4 Superb69 Reviews