Everything is super good but most of the dishes are spicy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot and Sour Soup
Wendy W
Chinese food for foreigners, shredded pork with Beijing sauce is very salty, not recommended
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Lauren Bruneau
I got the spicy beef noodle soup and the dumplings in chili oil. I thought the soup was decent. I would have preferred it spicer and there wasn't a ton of beef in it. The broth wasn't super rich, but still had decent flavors. One of my favorite things about the soup were the pickled(?) bamboo shoots. It was actually probably my favorite thing in the soup! The dumplings were really good! The chili oil was another star of the meal and I ended up added some into my soup for more spice and flavor.
Austine Chiemelie
The food was excellent, and the service was impressive. The menu offered a wide variety of dishes to choose from. I particularly enjoyed the slightly spicy jellyfish salad, which was crunchy and lacked a seafood taste. Authentic cuisine with amazing flavors.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ruixi Zhang
Overpriced in my opinion. VERYY salty duck, they told me they add no salt, but after 3 bites, I couldn’t eat it anymore due to it being so salty. I know asian restaurants don’t prioritize service, but this place was exceptionally terrible.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Lisa Tayler
The food was not fresh and not worth the price.
Jing Hu
One person ordered three dishes, Chongqing noodles, Lao Ma's hoof flower soup, and stir-fried beef with Chinese celery, and the total cost was $70 including an 18% tip. Lao Ma's hoof flower soup is delicious, the hoof flowers are soft and delicious. The other two dishes were just average. The Chongqing noodles did not have pea yellow, and it felt like they were just noodles with chili oil.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Ai Furubu
The service is super bad! ! Be sure to avoid lightning, and the takeaway was not received at all, and the clerk was still quibbling! This is totally a shady business. Don’t go there.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Chris Natac
We stopped for lunch. The order took a long time to arrive and the portions they give you left you hungry, thats with ordering an appetizer. Disappointing experience.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Renee Xu
“Terrible service and disappointing experience”I had an extremely disappointing experience at this restaurant for my lunch time. The service was very slow, with little attention given to customers. The server (a woman whose name I didn’t catch for Monday Lunch) mishandled my card twice, dropping it both times, and then demanded a minimum 18% tip despite the poor service. The food also took an unreasonably long time to arrive.
A tip should reflect the quality of service, not be a forced charge, especially when the service is this bad. I cannot recommend this place and won’t be returning.
Waiting time was ridiculous. More friendly to the white, not so much to Asian.. food is too salty, portion was too small, not sure it was intentional discrimination or not..
Yao Yu
Food is good, 8 out of 10. Real authentic. But there are other options out there. No service at all. No checkin, literally nothing. Come to the checkout, cash 10% discount option which means everybody knows no taxes for them pay to government! but they automatically put 18% tips which is crazy! Talked to the front cashier which is the owner, “tips are mandatory?” She said no, but she went to the back talk to waiter, who’s is wearing a black glass midheight Chinese guy. Goes like it’s cash deal, which means mandatory for tips. So unhappy with the attitude. Won’t recommend at all this kind of service attitude.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Artoy
Szechuan Gourmet is a long-standing Sichuan restaurant, and its decor and atmosphere reflect its storied history. Initially, I was concerned it might lean towards Americanized “Sichuan” cuisine, but after tasting the food, I was pleasantly surprised by its authenticity.
The presentation of each dish is thoughtful, showing the restaurant’s effort to stay visually appealing and up-to-date. The cold appetizer, Garden Diced Chicken in Spicy Sauce, features tender chicken immersed in rich red oil that enhances the flavor without being overly spicy. However, the chicken itself was a bit loose in texture and could have been firmer. The Beef with Silky Tofu is a bold, spicy hot dish, perfect for pairing with rice. Although the flavors are spot on, the beef itself was rather ordinary.
The Trotter Soup, unfortunately, didn’t impress me. The broth lacked depth and authenticity, missing the herbal notes typically associated with traditional Sichuan soups, and the dipping sauce was just basic doubanjiang, adding little to the experience.
The biggest highlight was the Roasted Chili Spiced Broth (Mao Xue Wang). This dish stood out due to its impressive variety of ingredients—fish, pork intestine, luncheon meat, beef tripe, and vegetables—all served in a beautifully designed vessel. The sheer diversity of ingredients makes it one of the most abundant versions of Mao Xue Wang I’ve had, and I highly recommend it.
Overall, while Szechuan Gourmet has some areas for improvement—such as a more coordinated serving order and slightly higher-quality meats—the flavors are genuine. For a restaurant with such a long history, it’s commendable that they’ve maintained a level of authenticity in their Sichuan dishes. A satisfying experience overall.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Lopa Mishra
Rude staff. Would not seat me while my husband walked from Grand Central. Don’t come here
Everything is super good but most of the dishes are spicy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot and Sour Soup
Chinese food for foreigners, shredded pork with Beijing sauce is very salty, not recommended
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
I got the spicy beef noodle soup and the dumplings in chili oil. I thought the soup was decent. I would have preferred it spicer and there wasn't a ton of beef in it. The broth wasn't super rich, but still had decent flavors. One of my favorite things about the soup were the pickled(?) bamboo shoots. It was actually probably my favorite thing in the soup! The dumplings were really good! The chili oil was another star of the meal and I ended up added some into my soup for more spice and flavor.
The food was excellent, and the service was impressive. The menu offered a wide variety of dishes to choose from. I particularly enjoyed the slightly spicy jellyfish salad, which was crunchy and lacked a seafood taste. Authentic cuisine with amazing flavors.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Overpriced in my opinion. VERYY salty duck, they told me they add no salt, but after 3 bites, I couldn’t eat it anymore due to it being so salty. I know asian restaurants don’t prioritize service, but this place was exceptionally terrible.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The food was not fresh and not worth the price.
One person ordered three dishes, Chongqing noodles, Lao Ma's hoof flower soup, and stir-fried beef with Chinese celery, and the total cost was $70 including an 18% tip. Lao Ma's hoof flower soup is delicious, the hoof flowers are soft and delicious. The other two dishes were just average. The Chongqing noodles did not have pea yellow, and it felt like they were just noodles with chili oil.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
The service is super bad! ! Be sure to avoid lightning, and the takeaway was not received at all, and the clerk was still quibbling! This is totally a shady business. Don’t go there.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
We stopped for lunch. The order took a long time to arrive and the portions they give you left you hungry, thats with ordering an appetizer. Disappointing experience.
Food: 1
Service: 1
“Terrible service and disappointing experience”I had an extremely disappointing experience at this restaurant for my lunch time. The service was very slow, with little attention given to customers. The server (a woman whose name I didn’t catch for Monday Lunch) mishandled my card twice, dropping it both times, and then demanded a minimum 18% tip despite the poor service. The food also took an unreasonably long time to arrive.
A tip should reflect the quality of service, not be a forced charge, especially when the service is this bad. I cannot recommend this place and won’t be returning.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Waiting time was ridiculous. More friendly to the white, not so much to
Asian.. food is too salty, portion was too small, not sure it was intentional discrimination or not..
Food is good, 8 out of 10. Real authentic. But there are other options out there.
No service at all.
No checkin, literally nothing.
Come to the checkout, cash 10% discount option which means everybody knows no taxes for them pay to government!
but they automatically put 18% tips which is crazy! Talked to the front cashier which is the owner, “tips are mandatory?” She said no, but she went to the back talk to waiter, who’s is wearing a black glass midheight Chinese guy. Goes like it’s cash deal, which means mandatory for tips.
So unhappy with the attitude.
Won’t recommend at all this kind of service attitude.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Szechuan Gourmet is a long-standing Sichuan restaurant, and its decor and atmosphere reflect its storied history. Initially, I was concerned it might lean towards Americanized “Sichuan” cuisine, but after tasting the food, I was pleasantly surprised by its authenticity.
The presentation of each dish is thoughtful, showing the restaurant’s effort to stay visually appealing and up-to-date. The cold appetizer, Garden Diced Chicken in Spicy Sauce, features tender chicken immersed in rich red oil that enhances the flavor without being overly spicy. However, the chicken itself was a bit loose in texture and could have been firmer. The Beef with Silky Tofu is a bold, spicy hot dish, perfect for pairing with rice. Although the flavors are spot on, the beef itself was rather ordinary.
The Trotter Soup, unfortunately, didn’t impress me. The broth lacked depth and authenticity, missing the herbal notes typically associated with traditional Sichuan soups, and the dipping sauce was just basic doubanjiang, adding little to the experience.
The biggest highlight was the Roasted Chili Spiced Broth (Mao Xue Wang). This dish stood out due to its impressive variety of ingredients—fish, pork intestine, luncheon meat, beef tripe, and vegetables—all served in a beautifully designed vessel. The sheer diversity of ingredients makes it one of the most abundant versions of Mao Xue Wang I’ve had, and I highly recommend it.
Overall, while Szechuan Gourmet has some areas for improvement—such as a more coordinated serving order and slightly higher-quality meats—the flavors are genuine. For a restaurant with such a long history, it’s commendable that they’ve maintained a level of authenticity in their Sichuan dishes. A satisfying experience overall.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Rude staff. Would not seat me while my husband walked from Grand Central. Don’t come here
This dish is perfect ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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