Mouth-numbing and delicious at the same time! Their mabodofu is something to behold, and the eggplant dish was the best I've tasted. Seems to be very popular with the take-out crowd, we enjoyed a nice quiet lunch with a pleasant view.
Matthew J
We read an article about Guyi's mapo tofu in the LA Times and decided to give it a try. We arrived when the restaurant opened and were seated immediately. We ordered mapo tofu, cumin lamb, popcorn chicken, honey walnut shrimp, and mixed veggies. The food came out promptly and everything tasted delicious, though the mixed veggies (yams and mu erh) was very bland. The cumin lamb and popcorn chicken were numbingly satisfying. Even though we requested mild spicy for the folks at our table with mild palates, they did not skimp on the Szechuan peppercorns in the mapo tofu, nor the chilies in the popcorn chicken. I definitely recommend this restaurant if you like spicy Chinese food.
Dao W.
We tried lots of food here (multiple times) via delivery and almost every one is delicious. Their packaging is also very pretty.
Stefy W.
Best Chinese food on the west side other than Sichuan Impression with a much wider selections!
Krithiga T.
After getting talked to rudely at Sichuan impression by the restaurant manager, we found Guyi on yelp as next closest good quality Chinese place. We were in for a surprise that there was valet parking for $2/hr and a swanky restaurant with good view. The waitress was polite and friendly. We were surprised to see the place empty when we hit it for lunch at noo. Menu was limited. However, food was fresh when arrived and tasted yummy. We ordered spicy boiled fish, shrimp chowmein, cumin lamb, beef dish (old). All the dishes were flavorful. Overall, a great pleasant experience. Will definitely come here again.
Rae S.
Nice environment. We came at 1:30pm on a Friday for lunch after visiting the Getty Center. Dishes are as expected considering how competitive Chinese restaurants are in LA. They could have used better quality beef and the fish could have been a bit bigger. However, the overall experience was still good.
Tricia Peng
We thought it’s an authentic Chinese restaurant, however, everything we ordered is wayyy tooo sweet than the real authentic Chinese food. I’m not exaggerating, even the chili oil is sweet in 夫妻肺片chili oil spliced beef… and sweet as f干煸四季豆sautéed green beans, even the soup in chili green pepper fish 藤椒鱼 is so sweet.. how many the hell sugar they put extra in them.The 辣子鸡Lazi fried spicy chicken piece are so small that they are so dry, not tasty at all, let alone it’s a sweet style spicy chicken…I asked the guy working there why it’s so sweet, he said bc this area is full of white ppl or non-Asian ppl and the restaurant have to make it sweeter and acceptable for them. What a pity for those who want real authentic Chinese food.The portion is small, after ordering 5 dishes plus 1 appetizers and 4 rice for 4 of us, we are still not full. Four ppl we spend $120 with unsatisfied and not-full stomachs.The service is bad as usual. We have to ask to bring us some water, and refill it. Even check bills never come unless I call them to come.We spend 3 hrs and spend $6 in parking. The first hour is 2$ and then every half hour is $1.All in all, if you are Asian or ppl who want to try real Chinese food, go to Monterey Park or somewhere more Chinese lives. Here are Americanized sweet dishes.
Tricia P.
We thought it's an authentic Chinese restaurant, however, everything we ordered is wayyy tooo sweet than the real authentic Chinese food. I'm not exaggerating, even the chili oil is sweet in 夫妻肺片chili oil spliced beef... and sweet as f干煸四季豆sautéed green beans, even the soup in chili green pepper fish 藤椒鱼 is so sweet.. how many the hell sugar they put extra in them. The 辣子鸡Lazi fried spicy chicken piece are so small that they are so dry, not tasty at all, let alone it's a sweet style spicy chicken... I asked the guy working there why it's so sweet, he said bc this area is full of white ppl or non-Asian ppl and the restaurant have to make it sweeter and acceptable for them. What a pity for those who want real authentic Chinese food. The portion is small, after ordering 5 dishes plus 1 appetizers and 4 rice for 4 of us, we are still not full. Four ppl we spend $120 with unsatisfied and not-full stomachs. The service is bad as usual. We have to ask to bring us some water, and refill it. Even check bills never come unless I call them to come. We spend 4 hrs and spend $6 in parking. The first hour is 2$ and then every half hour is $1. All in all, if you are Asian or ppl who want to try real Chinese food, go to Monterey Park or somewhere more Chinese lives. Here are Americanized sweet dishes.
Michael J.
We ordered delivery for soups and the Orange chicken and the Kung Pao chicken. The portions were small and my Kung Pow chicken was not very good because the pieces were very small and the dish was greasy that said, the soups were terrific so I would highly recommend the soups! I'm not really sure if I'm gonna order from this business again. for me it was overpriced for what was given and I wasn't completely satisfied.
Ayla S.
There food is tasteless and old. It made me seek. I had stomachache for almost a week and I went to argent care. It was my wore experience eating out. Not recommend at all.
One of my favourite spots for Chinese food in West LA - fairly authentic! Love the cumin lamb, mapo tofu, a-choi (when they have it!), green beans, eggplant and pork etc. Their soups are great, and I come back here regularly, and love most of what I order!
Brian W.
Fairly legit Sichuan food in Brentwood of all places?!? Walked in and honestly was a bit concerned, the restaurant was devoid of customers aside from some take-out orders waiting to go. The food mostly alleviated my concerns tho, with the spicy cucumber being pretty damned good and a substantial portion. It's not quite as pretty as the best, but then, few are, so this was more than adequate. Then the pork blood/tripe/spam I ordered came out, and holy crap it was a full on dinner portion. The flavor again is a bit short of the best, but it was appropriately spicy and numbing enough. Again Brentwood isn't a place I would ordinarily go for Chinese food, let alone Sichuan, but it's great to know it's here!
Stefany W.
Came here for dinner the other day. I've been here once pre-Covid so I was excited to stop by again and see if it's still as good. We ordered the mapo tofu which was delicious! Perfectly spicy with the numbing kick to it. Popcorn chicken was surprisingly really tasty! It was lightly breaded and perfectly crispy without it being dry inside. I was a bit skeptical of this dish but it was definitely worth the try. We also got the string beans which is one of my favorite sichuan dish and it was just as good. I'll def stop by again for some more authentic sichuan food in the future.
Erin A.
Been looking for a new great Chinese spot and this is it! We ordered honey walnut shrimp, sweet and sour ribs, and chicken chow mein. All 3 plates were generously portioned and tasted delicious. Can't wait to come back again and try more options. Indoor and outdoor dining available. Under ground parking, 2 hours free with validation.
Todd Jameson
Sweet little place! I love real Sichuan food and this place delivers. Take-out too, lol. I don't know if they also deliver, but the Volcano shrimp was fantastic!
Mouth-numbing and delicious at the same time! Their mabodofu is something to behold, and the eggplant dish was the best I've tasted. Seems to be very popular with the take-out crowd, we enjoyed a nice quiet lunch with a pleasant view.
We read an article about Guyi's mapo tofu in the LA Times and decided to give it a try. We arrived when the restaurant opened and were seated immediately. We ordered mapo tofu, cumin lamb, popcorn chicken, honey walnut shrimp, and mixed veggies. The food came out promptly and everything tasted delicious, though the mixed veggies (yams and mu erh) was very bland. The cumin lamb and popcorn chicken were numbingly satisfying. Even though we requested mild spicy for the folks at our table with mild palates, they did not skimp on the Szechuan peppercorns in the mapo tofu, nor the chilies in the popcorn chicken. I definitely recommend this restaurant if you like spicy Chinese food.
We tried lots of food here (multiple times) via delivery and almost every one is delicious. Their packaging is also very pretty.
Best Chinese food on the west side other than Sichuan Impression with a much wider selections!
After getting talked to rudely at Sichuan impression by the restaurant manager, we found Guyi on yelp as next closest good quality Chinese place. We were in for a surprise that there was valet parking for $2/hr and a swanky restaurant with good view. The waitress was polite and friendly. We were surprised to see the place empty when we hit it for lunch at noo. Menu was limited. However, food was fresh when arrived and tasted yummy. We ordered spicy boiled fish, shrimp chowmein, cumin lamb, beef dish (old). All the dishes were flavorful. Overall, a great pleasant experience. Will definitely come here again.
Nice environment. We came at 1:30pm on a Friday for lunch after visiting the Getty Center. Dishes are as expected considering how competitive Chinese restaurants are in LA. They could have used better quality beef and the fish could have been a bit bigger. However, the overall experience was still good.
We thought it’s an authentic Chinese restaurant, however, everything we ordered is wayyy tooo sweet than the real authentic Chinese food. I’m not exaggerating, even the chili oil is sweet in 夫妻肺片chili oil spliced beef… and sweet as f干煸四季豆sautéed green beans, even the soup in chili green pepper fish 藤椒鱼 is so sweet.. how many the hell sugar they put extra in them.The 辣子鸡Lazi fried spicy chicken piece are so small that they are so dry, not tasty at all, let alone it’s a sweet style spicy chicken…I asked the guy working there why it’s so sweet, he said bc this area is full of white ppl or non-Asian ppl and the restaurant have to make it sweeter and acceptable for them. What a pity for those who want real authentic Chinese food.The portion is small, after ordering 5 dishes plus 1 appetizers and 4 rice for 4 of us, we are still not full. Four ppl we spend $120 with unsatisfied and not-full stomachs.The service is bad as usual. We have to ask to bring us some water, and refill it. Even check bills never come unless I call them to come.We spend 3 hrs and spend $6 in parking. The first hour is 2$ and then every half hour is $1.All in all, if you are Asian or ppl who want to try real Chinese food, go to Monterey Park or somewhere more Chinese lives. Here are Americanized sweet dishes.
We thought it's an authentic Chinese restaurant, however, everything we ordered is wayyy tooo sweet than the real authentic Chinese food. I'm not exaggerating, even the chili oil is sweet in 夫妻肺片chili oil spliced beef... and sweet as f干煸四季豆sautéed green beans, even the soup in chili green pepper fish 藤椒鱼 is so sweet.. how many the hell sugar they put extra in them. The 辣子鸡Lazi fried spicy chicken piece are so small that they are so dry, not tasty at all, let alone it's a sweet style spicy chicken... I asked the guy working there why it's so sweet, he said bc this area is full of white ppl or non-Asian ppl and the restaurant have to make it sweeter and acceptable for them. What a pity for those who want real authentic Chinese food. The portion is small, after ordering 5 dishes plus 1 appetizers and 4 rice for 4 of us, we are still not full. Four ppl we spend $120 with unsatisfied and not-full stomachs. The service is bad as usual. We have to ask to bring us some water, and refill it. Even check bills never come unless I call them to come. We spend 4 hrs and spend $6 in parking. The first hour is 2$ and then every half hour is $1. All in all, if you are Asian or ppl who want to try real Chinese food, go to Monterey Park or somewhere more Chinese lives. Here are Americanized sweet dishes.
We ordered delivery for soups and the Orange chicken and the Kung Pao chicken. The portions were small and my Kung Pow chicken was not very good because the pieces were very small and the dish was greasy that said, the soups were terrific so I would highly recommend the soups! I'm not really sure if I'm gonna order from this business again. for me it was overpriced for what was given and I wasn't completely satisfied.
There food is tasteless and old. It made me seek. I had stomachache for almost a week and I went to argent care. It was my wore experience eating out. Not recommend at all.
Restaurantji Recommends
One of my favourite spots for Chinese food in West LA - fairly authentic! Love the cumin lamb, mapo tofu, a-choi (when they have it!), green beans, eggplant and pork etc. Their soups are great, and I come back here regularly, and love most of what I order!
Fairly legit Sichuan food in Brentwood of all places?!? Walked in and honestly was a bit concerned, the restaurant was devoid of customers aside from some take-out orders waiting to go. The food mostly alleviated my concerns tho, with the spicy cucumber being pretty damned good and a substantial portion. It's not quite as pretty as the best, but then, few are, so this was more than adequate. Then the pork blood/tripe/spam I ordered came out, and holy crap it was a full on dinner portion. The flavor again is a bit short of the best, but it was appropriately spicy and numbing enough. Again Brentwood isn't a place I would ordinarily go for Chinese food, let alone Sichuan, but it's great to know it's here!
Came here for dinner the other day. I've been here once pre-Covid so I was excited to stop by again and see if it's still as good. We ordered the mapo tofu which was delicious! Perfectly spicy with the numbing kick to it. Popcorn chicken was surprisingly really tasty! It was lightly breaded and perfectly crispy without it being dry inside. I was a bit skeptical of this dish but it was definitely worth the try. We also got the string beans which is one of my favorite sichuan dish and it was just as good. I'll def stop by again for some more authentic sichuan food in the future.
Been looking for a new great Chinese spot and this is it! We ordered honey walnut shrimp, sweet and sour ribs, and chicken chow mein. All 3 plates were generously portioned and tasted delicious. Can't wait to come back again and try more options. Indoor and outdoor dining available. Under ground parking, 2 hours free with validation.
Sweet little place! I love real Sichuan food and this place delivers. Take-out too, lol. I don't know if they also deliver, but the Volcano shrimp was fantastic!