I have been eating here for years. I am gui lo and fortunate enough to have a Chinese connection. I have spent a lot of time in Asia including China. We have enjoyed eating here with a friend and up to twenty people for birthday dinners. We are good friends with Chef Liu and May and they always comp us a special dish. Their service is always great and accommodating. May once helped me plan a birthday dinner for twenty people with almost as many dishes. All our friends raved about the food. Everyone had a different favorite dish. Chef Liu is a professionally trained Chef from Chengdu and very creative with Sichuan style food. Every thing is good if not great. Those who complain probably don't know what they are talking about. The reason I have not talked about the food is almost all of the most popular dishes are already mentioned in the other reviews. There is a reason Chef Liu has a Michelin rating so try it, you will like it.
Shruti J.
The soup dumplings, the Sichuan Dan Dan noodles and the fried beef was superb! The service here is so good.. our server, she was so funny and attentive and she took our experience a notch higher. We also got a few hot sakes and wine. Everything here was so good! We had such a good time even though this was a dinner with my boss haha! I can't recommend this place enough. This is a big gourmand btw! Come here if you're in SF and love Chinese food.
Lilian Z.
Cold evenings call for hot spicy foods! Located on Geary by Park Presidio, Sichuan Home may look shabby on the outside, but as you walk in, the inside is filled with the smell of the aromatic chillies they're cooking up inside. The restaurant itself is very small inside so the tables are very very close together; the lady at the table behind us slammed her chair into ours from just barely pulling it out to sit in. They also had to set up one of those pull out chair/table things to extend our table space and we only ordered 3 dishes; there just wasn't enough room on their tiny table. The 4 people table is so small/narrow that had two people sat on my side, we would not have fit even though I'm a very petite girl. All this aside, the service is great for the most part and we appreciated the suggestions for what to order. However, I wasn't a fan of the waitress asking us three times if we wanted to "upgrade" our fish stew to live fish for $10. We opted not to. Their prices are a lot steeper than your average Chinese food place, and on top of the small portions, makes it difficult for me to revisit them again soon. We only really ended up here since our usual Taisan Huakee on the other side of Geary was closed on a Tuesday. -fish and pickled cabbage (5/5): This one was our favorite; a hot fish stew with pickled cabbage, tender pieces of fillet, and bean vermicelli. The closer we got to the bottom, the spicier it got as it's filled with red and green chillies. Portion side, this was the only one that I felt was worth it. This definitely hit the spot especially on tonight! -chef's special vegetable (5/5): A stir fry with shredded fresh taro, fried taro, and some chives. I've always ordered this one here since they're the only place I've seen it. But because I've been here many times and have ordered this before, I can safely say that the portion is a lot smaller now. There are also very few chives; you could probably count on two hands the pieces of chives in here. In other words, not much vegetable, lots of taro. We didn't mind, as the taro is equally good; still really enjoyed this one! -bean jelly in chili sauce (1/5): Now this one was disappointing. When I think of liang fen, I think of a cold, tspicy, vinegary, flavorful bean jelly. This one was lukewarm, did not have any flavor, and my lips were coated with oil afterwards. There was no spice to it and we were sorely disappointed about this one. I brought basically the entire thing home, thinking of revamping it with some seasoning and vinegar on my own. For sure will not order this again. -twice cooked pork (3/5): The waitress suggested we switch the regular pork to their la rou, or their preserved pork. Honestly not sure if this was the move since when it came, I was in shock how small the portion was. Unfortunately I did not grab a pic since this was the one on the foldable chair thing. The plate itself was huge, the pork was not. Blended in on a flowery plate, if you look closely, you'll see that there aren't that many pieces on there. Other than the few measly pieces of pork, it was filled with onions/leeks? Not sure but it was definitely a filler. The flavor was okay on this one and my friend had said hopefully they at least make their preserved pork in house but they didn't announce this when they suggested this to us so I wouldn't count on it. I would not order this again. Overall, steep prices, small portions, inconvenient seating arrangements; don't think I'll be back in the near future as there are far better places elsewhere.
Anirudh
Our visit to Sichuan Home left us All the glowing reviews here are definitely paid. The food was mediocre overall, we ordered the lotus stem, chefs special vegetables, and the spicy chicken.Everything was bad but the chicken was a disaster—tasteless, rubbery and clearly overcooked. When we politely mentioned our dissatisfaction to the servers, they said we don’t know how to taste food getting super defensive. We didn’t touch it at all cuz it was terrible. They never took it off the bill and kept arguing that it was supposed to be that way.How can anyone claim something is overcooked without even eating it? Terrible food and horrible service.Avoid! Z&y is light years ahead.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Dummycom X
terrible food, upsold me on flavorless fish soup
M C.
Decided to try this place based on reviews. Ordered takeout via Yelp/Grubhub. Picking up the food was a bad experience. The lady asked to look at our order confirmation five times. Name on the receipt matched the name she had on her slip but still refused to give my husband the food even though we prepaid our order. There were no other orders on the table nor any customers dining in. It was very obvious that she wanted to be difficult about it. Now the food... we ordered hot & sour soup, fish with pickled cabbage, shrimp & scrambled egg chow fun and cucumber salad. Only cucumber salad tasted somewhat decent (maybe because it was pre-made). Everything else was either overcooked and/or bland, overall didn't taste good. I would give zero star if it was an option. Definitely will not be returning!
Indu sri
This place is so bad that it’s not even worth my time writing this review. Food is too oily, bland, stale. Waitress pestered for tip after horrible service.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Elena N.
Date: Monday, February 26th, 2024 Meal: Dinner Delivery Party of: 2 Time Ordered: around 7:30pm Time Delivered: around 8:15pm How: DoorDash (DD) Delivered To: Outer Richmond 6. Cucumber in spicy Garlic Sauce 蒜蓉黄瓜 ($12.95) 39. Chongqing Style Spicy Chicken 重庆辣子鸡 - Boneless 无骨 ($18.95) 25. Spicy Fish and Chinese Herb Spice 香水鱼 ($30.95) 114. Pot Sticker (6 Pieces) 锅贴 ($10.95) For some reason I was craving fish. Specifically fish cooked in chili oil. I'm more of a Canto Chinese food girl, but sometimes food in chili oil seems super comforting. Looking around DD, I found Sichuan Home. The hubby doesn't really eat Szechuan food, so he just randomly picked the fried chicken. I typically find this dish more breading than chicken, so I don't normally care for it. This one wasn't any different. Lots of peppers tho, which was nice since I like spicy. The cucumber salad was good. Garlicky and flavorful. Tho I like mine with heat, so I added more hot chili oil. The fish dish was huge! Not that I wasn't expecting it to be at $31, but it came in three large soup containers. The fish itself was nice and moist. I do wish restaurants served this is smaller portions since I can never finish a whole one. I still have 2/3 of it sitting in my fridge. Lol! Great spot to fulfill my sichuan boiled fish cravings.
Lin S.
Very decent Sichuan food - they have the stamp of approval from my parents who are visiting from Sichuan. Good service - there was only one waitress, very friendly, and somehow she manages five tables very well, there was little wait the whole time. Ambiance is ok.
Aditi Mehta
The salt and pepper tofu was amazing!! Also got fried rice which was very good as well.
Top notch Sichuan flavors. Very nice staff as well. Must try salt n pepper tofu and fried rice. Their house chilli oil is amazing as well.
Lisset I.
AMAZING SERVICE & FOOD. Came in for lunch time really quick and waitress welcomed me and my partner nicely and recommended the dishes attached. Such good and fresh quality, the chef serves all the meals freshly cooked. The ambience matched the food perfectly. Highly recommend for dinner and lunch.
Doomed 1.
Quick, easy, and straight to the point. Don't expect fancy 5* dining here, but expect to get quality flavor profiles and friendly service. Everything we tried was great and I look forward to coming back soon.
Andrew R.
This is a great Sichuan spot! The fish stew was the major highlight for me, the broth was so flavorful and the fish was extremely fresh and tasty. A must get. The chongqing spicy chicken was alright, though it wasn't as crispy as I thought it'd be. The string beans were great and flavorful. And the onion pancakes were a good side, tho I might try a different dim sum item next time. The service was great and prices were reasonable for the quality of the food!
Myrtle M.
The cuisine was excellent in quality even though the pricing were a little more. The rich and delicious tasted of the fried rice made it stand out. We had a great dining experience because the meal was serve quickly and the service was effective.
I have been eating here for years. I am gui lo and fortunate enough to have a Chinese connection. I have spent a lot of time in Asia including China. We have enjoyed eating here with a friend and up to twenty people for birthday dinners. We are good friends with Chef Liu and May and they always comp us a special dish. Their service is always great and accommodating. May once helped me plan a birthday dinner for twenty people with almost as many dishes. All our friends raved about the food. Everyone had a different favorite dish. Chef Liu is a professionally trained Chef from Chengdu and very creative with Sichuan style food. Every thing is good if not great. Those who complain probably don't know what they are talking about. The reason I have not talked about the food is almost all of the most popular dishes are already mentioned in the other reviews. There is a reason Chef Liu has a Michelin rating so try it, you will like it.
The soup dumplings, the Sichuan Dan Dan noodles and the fried beef was superb! The service here is so good.. our server, she was so funny and attentive and she took our experience a notch higher. We also got a few hot sakes and wine. Everything here was so good! We had such a good time even though this was a dinner with my boss haha! I can't recommend this place enough. This is a big gourmand btw! Come here if you're in SF and love Chinese food.
Cold evenings call for hot spicy foods! Located on Geary by Park Presidio, Sichuan Home may look shabby on the outside, but as you walk in, the inside is filled with the smell of the aromatic chillies they're cooking up inside. The restaurant itself is very small inside so the tables are very very close together; the lady at the table behind us slammed her chair into ours from just barely pulling it out to sit in. They also had to set up one of those pull out chair/table things to extend our table space and we only ordered 3 dishes; there just wasn't enough room on their tiny table. The 4 people table is so small/narrow that had two people sat on my side, we would not have fit even though I'm a very petite girl. All this aside, the service is great for the most part and we appreciated the suggestions for what to order. However, I wasn't a fan of the waitress asking us three times if we wanted to "upgrade" our fish stew to live fish for $10. We opted not to. Their prices are a lot steeper than your average Chinese food place, and on top of the small portions, makes it difficult for me to revisit them again soon. We only really ended up here since our usual Taisan Huakee on the other side of Geary was closed on a Tuesday. -fish and pickled cabbage (5/5): This one was our favorite; a hot fish stew with pickled cabbage, tender pieces of fillet, and bean vermicelli. The closer we got to the bottom, the spicier it got as it's filled with red and green chillies. Portion side, this was the only one that I felt was worth it. This definitely hit the spot especially on tonight! -chef's special vegetable (5/5): A stir fry with shredded fresh taro, fried taro, and some chives. I've always ordered this one here since they're the only place I've seen it. But because I've been here many times and have ordered this before, I can safely say that the portion is a lot smaller now. There are also very few chives; you could probably count on two hands the pieces of chives in here. In other words, not much vegetable, lots of taro. We didn't mind, as the taro is equally good; still really enjoyed this one! -bean jelly in chili sauce (1/5): Now this one was disappointing. When I think of liang fen, I think of a cold, tspicy, vinegary, flavorful bean jelly. This one was lukewarm, did not have any flavor, and my lips were coated with oil afterwards. There was no spice to it and we were sorely disappointed about this one. I brought basically the entire thing home, thinking of revamping it with some seasoning and vinegar on my own. For sure will not order this again. -twice cooked pork (3/5): The waitress suggested we switch the regular pork to their la rou, or their preserved pork. Honestly not sure if this was the move since when it came, I was in shock how small the portion was. Unfortunately I did not grab a pic since this was the one on the foldable chair thing. The plate itself was huge, the pork was not. Blended in on a flowery plate, if you look closely, you'll see that there aren't that many pieces on there. Other than the few measly pieces of pork, it was filled with onions/leeks? Not sure but it was definitely a filler. The flavor was okay on this one and my friend had said hopefully they at least make their preserved pork in house but they didn't announce this when they suggested this to us so I wouldn't count on it. I would not order this again. Overall, steep prices, small portions, inconvenient seating arrangements; don't think I'll be back in the near future as there are far better places elsewhere.
Our visit to Sichuan Home left us All the glowing reviews here are definitely paid. The food was mediocre overall, we ordered the lotus stem, chefs special vegetables, and the spicy chicken.Everything was bad but the chicken was a disaster—tasteless, rubbery and clearly overcooked. When we politely mentioned our dissatisfaction to the servers, they said we don’t know how to taste food getting super defensive. We didn’t touch it at all cuz it was terrible. They never took it off the bill and kept arguing that it was supposed to be that way.How can anyone claim something is overcooked without even eating it? Terrible food and horrible service.Avoid! Z&y is light years ahead.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
terrible food, upsold me on flavorless fish soup
Decided to try this place based on reviews. Ordered takeout via Yelp/Grubhub. Picking up the food was a bad experience. The lady asked to look at our order confirmation five times. Name on the receipt matched the name she had on her slip but still refused to give my husband the food even though we prepaid our order. There were no other orders on the table nor any customers dining in. It was very obvious that she wanted to be difficult about it. Now the food... we ordered hot & sour soup, fish with pickled cabbage, shrimp & scrambled egg chow fun and cucumber salad. Only cucumber salad tasted somewhat decent (maybe because it was pre-made). Everything else was either overcooked and/or bland, overall didn't taste good. I would give zero star if it was an option. Definitely will not be returning!
This place is so bad that it’s not even worth my time writing this review. Food is too oily, bland, stale. Waitress pestered for tip after horrible service.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Date: Monday, February 26th, 2024 Meal: Dinner Delivery Party of: 2 Time Ordered: around 7:30pm Time Delivered: around 8:15pm How: DoorDash (DD) Delivered To: Outer Richmond 6. Cucumber in spicy Garlic Sauce 蒜蓉黄瓜 ($12.95) 39. Chongqing Style Spicy Chicken 重庆辣子鸡 - Boneless 无骨 ($18.95) 25. Spicy Fish and Chinese Herb Spice 香水鱼 ($30.95) 114. Pot Sticker (6 Pieces) 锅贴 ($10.95) For some reason I was craving fish. Specifically fish cooked in chili oil. I'm more of a Canto Chinese food girl, but sometimes food in chili oil seems super comforting. Looking around DD, I found Sichuan Home. The hubby doesn't really eat Szechuan food, so he just randomly picked the fried chicken. I typically find this dish more breading than chicken, so I don't normally care for it. This one wasn't any different. Lots of peppers tho, which was nice since I like spicy. The cucumber salad was good. Garlicky and flavorful. Tho I like mine with heat, so I added more hot chili oil. The fish dish was huge! Not that I wasn't expecting it to be at $31, but it came in three large soup containers. The fish itself was nice and moist. I do wish restaurants served this is smaller portions since I can never finish a whole one. I still have 2/3 of it sitting in my fridge. Lol! Great spot to fulfill my sichuan boiled fish cravings.
Very decent Sichuan food - they have the stamp of approval from my parents who are visiting from Sichuan. Good service - there was only one waitress, very friendly, and somehow she manages five tables very well, there was little wait the whole time. Ambiance is ok.
The salt and pepper tofu was amazing!! Also got fried rice which was very good as well.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
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Top notch Sichuan flavors. Very nice staff as well. Must try salt n pepper tofu and fried rice. Their house chilli oil is amazing as well.
AMAZING SERVICE & FOOD. Came in for lunch time really quick and waitress welcomed me and my partner nicely and recommended the dishes attached. Such good and fresh quality, the chef serves all the meals freshly cooked. The ambience matched the food perfectly. Highly recommend for dinner and lunch.
Quick, easy, and straight to the point. Don't expect fancy 5* dining here, but expect to get quality flavor profiles and friendly service. Everything we tried was great and I look forward to coming back soon.
This is a great Sichuan spot! The fish stew was the major highlight for me, the broth was so flavorful and the fish was extremely fresh and tasty. A must get. The chongqing spicy chicken was alright, though it wasn't as crispy as I thought it'd be. The string beans were great and flavorful. And the onion pancakes were a good side, tho I might try a different dim sum item next time. The service was great and prices were reasonable for the quality of the food!
The cuisine was excellent in quality even though the pricing were a little more. The rich and delicious tasted of the fried rice made it stand out. We had a great dining experience because the meal was serve quickly and the service was effective.