Their menu offers a wide variety of dishes, and the portions are very generous. Most dishes go best with steamed rice. Our favorites include stir-fried beans, grilled fish, cumin lamb, toothpick lamb, and boiled meat or fish in chili oil.
The staff doesn’t speak English very well, but they are friendly and make an effort to warn you about the spiciness and numbing sensation of certain dishes.
The restaurant is usually crowded at dinner, so visiting during lunch or off-peak hours is a good way to avoid waiting.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
IshigamiCrisis
Best Chinese place I’ve had in Convoy. Actually spicy ‘ma la’ dishes, and a lot of good variety. If you want fish, beef, pork, tofu, this place has got you. Good soup, sauce, and dry dishes, rice and tea is free, and the vegetable dishes are good. The tofu pork dishes had ginger that I could actually eat, and the dishes overall did not overdo peppers kernels and other seasonings that are not edible. The bean sprouts got a bit oily but they also gave us free garlic cucumber. Would definitely go again, I regret not taking pictures.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nebyula Grace
My family's from Sichuan, and this is our fave spot. Everything on the menu is authentic. This place also has sizzling rice porridge (not pictured) with seafood (fish shrimp squid), VERY authentic. Not every Chinese place will have it and if it does, you know it's OG.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andy Liao
The food is 8 or 9 out of 10 and the prices are so affordable. One of the things we ordered was the spicy grilled fish, and there were so many different vegetables in it. We ate for a family of four for around $80 all in and had a good amount of leftovers.
One note is that there are a lot of restaurants in this plaza and not enough parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lance LI
Traveling from LA and had dinner here with 6 people. The service is very awful and the waitress doesn’t have any patience. The food there is not very fresh and not comparable to any authentic Chinese restaurants in LA area.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
ben brockman
Great food, large portions, friendly staff. I highly recommend this restaurant!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
andrew bautista
If I could give this place more than 5 stars I would! Hua is the GOAT! I have never had such an extraordinary experience at a restaurant. She took care of my party better than I could ever asked for. We were confused on what to get and she basically said, “nah dawg I got you”. Fried rice was immaculate, spicy wontons are a MUST, and get the “logo chicken” not sure if that’s how you spell it but it is delicious! This will be forever a spot on the food list when I visit Diego. HUA YOU ARE LEGENDARY!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Edal
This was my husband and I’s first time here. We saw a San Diego food tour video called Garth Eats for best Chinese food in San Diego. We are locals but have a hard time finding good Chinese food. This was one of the best Chinese restaurants we have ever been to. The portions are huge and are fair priced. The workers are nice, quick and attentive. The beef chow mein is really good, the spicy pepper fried chicken is awesome, their fried rice was good. I would totally come again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mya Ramirez
We love Spicy City! They have the best Szechuan food in San Diego! We've been coming here for years and every single time we have an amazing experience! Staff is very kind, especially Hua! She is very attentive and kind, always makes our experience perfect! Food is yummy and great quality too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nathan Lo
Speaking as a Chinese American who grew up in SF, this is as authentic as it gets when it comes to Chinese food. The 水煮牛肉 was really spicy and savory, and the 豆苗 was so delicious and garlicky. Highly recommend!
Authentic Szechuan food, the cauliflower drypot is highly recommended. So is the tea braised duck. Duck meat is super tender.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Matt M
The food here is amazing. Great portions, great taste, authentic, and wide variety. Service is quick, although sometimes it feels like we are rushed due to how busy it gets- it’s a testament to how good the food is though. We love the soup dumplings, walnut shrimp, chow mein, green beans, sizzling beef, and sea food hot pot. Small hole in the wall place with the best Chinese food in San Diego!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Jintao Bao
I came here today for a simple dinner by myself. The food was tasty, but I had an unpleasant service experience. When I asked to have my leftovers packed, the server immediately took my dishes away without saying anything and packed them at the service counter. I wasn’t asked how I wanted them packed, nor given any options.
I noticed that other tables were treated differently—servers asked them politely whether they needed help packing and used proper plastic takeout containers. However, my food was packed in a basic paper box without any communication. It felt like inconsistent service and made me a bit uncomfortable, as if I was treated differently just because I was dining alone.
The food is good, but I hope the restaurant can provide the same level of courtesy and service to every customer.
Their menu offers a wide variety of dishes, and the portions are very generous. Most dishes go best with steamed rice. Our favorites include stir-fried beans, grilled fish, cumin lamb, toothpick lamb, and boiled meat or fish in chili oil.
The staff doesn’t speak English very well, but they are friendly and make an effort to warn you about the spiciness and numbing sensation of certain dishes.
The restaurant is usually crowded at dinner, so visiting during lunch or off-peak hours is a good way to avoid waiting.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best Chinese place I’ve had in Convoy. Actually spicy ‘ma la’ dishes, and a lot of good variety. If you want fish, beef, pork, tofu, this place has got you. Good soup, sauce, and dry dishes, rice and tea is free, and the vegetable dishes are good. The tofu pork dishes had ginger that I could actually eat, and the dishes overall did not overdo peppers kernels and other seasonings that are not edible. The bean sprouts got a bit oily but they also gave us free garlic cucumber. Would definitely go again, I regret not taking pictures.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My family's from Sichuan, and this is our fave spot. Everything on the menu is authentic. This place also has sizzling rice porridge (not pictured) with seafood (fish shrimp squid), VERY authentic. Not every Chinese place will have it and if it does, you know it's OG.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is 8 or 9 out of 10 and the prices are so affordable. One of the things we ordered was the spicy grilled fish, and there were so many different vegetables in it. We ate for a family of four for around $80 all in and had a good amount of leftovers.
One note is that there are a lot of restaurants in this plaza and not enough parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Traveling from LA and had dinner here with 6 people. The service is very awful and the waitress doesn’t have any patience. The food there is not very fresh and not comparable to any authentic Chinese restaurants in LA area.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Great food, large portions, friendly staff. I highly recommend this restaurant!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
If I could give this place more than 5 stars I would! Hua is the GOAT! I have never had such an extraordinary experience at a restaurant. She took care of my party better than I could ever asked for. We were confused on what to get and she basically said, “nah dawg I got you”. Fried rice was immaculate, spicy wontons are a MUST, and get the “logo chicken” not sure if that’s how you spell it but it is delicious! This will be forever a spot on the food list when I visit Diego. HUA YOU ARE LEGENDARY!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This was my husband and I’s first time here. We saw a San Diego food tour video called Garth Eats for best Chinese food in San Diego. We are locals but have a hard time finding good Chinese food. This was one of the best Chinese restaurants we have ever been to. The portions are huge and are fair priced. The workers are nice, quick and attentive. The beef chow mein is really good, the spicy pepper fried chicken is awesome, their fried rice was good. I would totally come again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We love Spicy City! They have the best Szechuan food in San Diego! We've been coming here for years and every single time we have an amazing experience! Staff is very kind, especially Hua! She is very attentive and kind, always makes our experience perfect! Food is yummy and great quality too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Speaking as a Chinese American who grew up in SF, this is as authentic as it gets when it comes to Chinese food. The 水煮牛肉 was really spicy and savory, and the 豆苗 was so delicious and garlicky. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Authentic Szechuan food, the cauliflower drypot is highly recommended. So is the tea braised duck. Duck meat is super tender.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food here is amazing. Great portions, great taste, authentic, and wide variety. Service is quick, although sometimes it feels like we are rushed due to how busy it gets- it’s a testament to how good the food is though. We love the soup dumplings, walnut shrimp, chow mein, green beans, sizzling beef, and sea food hot pot. Small hole in the wall place with the best Chinese food in San Diego!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
I came here today for a simple dinner by myself. The food was tasty, but I had an unpleasant service experience.
When I asked to have my leftovers packed, the server immediately took my dishes away without saying anything and packed them at the service counter. I wasn’t asked how I wanted them packed, nor given any options.
I noticed that other tables were treated differently—servers asked them politely whether they needed help packing and used proper plastic takeout containers. However, my food was packed in a basic paper box without any communication.
It felt like inconsistent service and made me a bit uncomfortable, as if I was treated differently just because I was dining alone.
The food is good, but I hope the restaurant can provide the same level of courtesy and service to every customer.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
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Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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