The restaurant is small, but clean. The bathroom was clean, which I always appreciate.The waiter was okay, but not super friendly. We also weren’t even offered chopsticks, they brought us forks. I had to ask for chopsticks, other patrons were given them and didn’t receive a fork. He also steered my daughter away from ordering the mini hot pot because he said it would be too spicy. She ordered chicken with garlic sauce from the Chinese menu. It was tasty and had a slight amount of spice. She ended up disappointed that she didn't get the hotpot, even though she did like her chicken dish.Her boyfriend ordered pepper chicken. I didn't try this one, but he really enjoyed it. I wasn't in the mood for jalapeño flavor, and it was covered in jalapeños.For myself I ordered sliced ear, bo-bo beef, and dry chili chicken.I was also warned that the bo-bo chicken would be very spicy. I sperically told him I love spicy food and I know I can handle it. I even mentioned that I didn't find the food in India spicy at all.The sliced ear was very tasty. My daughter liked the flavor, but not the texture. The outer portion has a texture similar to tendon, which was fine with her, but the rest was more like cartilage. I loved both textures personally.The dry chili chicken was perfectly cooked, although I could have handled some extra chilis in it. It was crispy and tender though.The bo-bo beef? Honestly, I did not find it overly spicy. It was spicy, but not what o would consider a 3/5. I didn't even feel a need for any type of drink during the meal. When the waiter asked me how was the spice. I had to tell him that I expected more. The dish though was delicious. The beef was the most tender beef o have ever tried. It has zucchini in it, which I love. Very good.The question is, do I just have that high of a spice tolerance, or did they give me "white girl" spicy? I seriously think it must have been less spicy than normal. I didn't even break a sweat and barely had a runny nose.Overall, it was very good. The portions were a good size.I went here specifically because if I could eat here I would be the Queen of Spicy in the Dayton area. I still don't know if I earned that crown.The spice level and the waiter not really believing me almost got them a 3, if I could do 3.5 I would. I know there are people that order it spicy and then they want to have it remade, so I'm not totally upset about the attitude. I'm just disappointed that I was promised spicy and it wasn't even on the top 5 spiciest things I've tried.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Dry Chili Chicken
Meghan N.
The restaurant is small, but clean. The bathroom was clean, which I always appreciate. The waiter was okay, but not super friendly. He steered my daughter away from ordering the mini hot pot because he said it would be too spicy. She ordered chicken with garlic sauce from the Chinese menu. It was tasty and had a slight amount of spice. She ended up disappointed that she didn't get the hotpot, even though she did like her chicken dish. Her boyfriend ordered pepper chicken. I didn't try this one, but he really enjoyed it. I wasn't in the mood for jalapeño flavor, and it was covered in jalapeños. For myself I ordered sliced ear, bo-bo beef, and dry chili chicken. I was also warned that the bo-bo chicken would be very spicy. I sperically told him I love spicy food and I know I can handle it. I even mentioned that I didn't find the food in India spicy at all. The sliced ear was very tasty. My daughter liked the flavor, but not the texture. The outer portion has a texture similar to tendon, which was fine with her, but the rest was more like cartilage. I loved both textures personally. The dry chili chicken was perfectly cooked, although I could have handled some extra chilis in it. It was crispy and tender though. The bo-bo beef? Honestly, I did not find it overly spicy. It was spicy, but not what o would consider a 3/5. I didn't even feel a need for any type of drink during the meal. When the waiter asked me how was the spice. I had to tell him that I expected more. The dish though was delicious. The beef was the most tender beef o have ever tried. It has zucchini in it, which I love. Very good. The question is, do I just have that high of a spice tolerance, or did they give me "white girl" spicy? I seriously think it must have been less spicy than normal. I didn't even break a sweat and barely had a runny nose. Overall, it was very good. The portions were a good size. I went here specifically because if I could eat here I would be the Queen of Spicy in the Dayton area. I still don't know if I earned that crown. The spice level and the waiter not really believing me almost got them a 3, if I could do 3.5 I would. I know there are people that order it spicy and then they want to have it remade, so I'm not totally upset about the attitude. I'm just disappointed that I was promised spicy and it wasn't even on the top 5 spiciest things I've tried.
Zach Sprinkle
Very fast service ready when listed.Their clientele come in mass around 1130. Beat the crowd.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Todd P.
Awesome, authentic Chinese. I would recommend it to anyone the front menu has American Chinese in the back of the menu has authentic Chinese recipes
mike wisniewski
Sichuan Chili is one of the best Sichuan restaurants in Cincinnati area. Fish with pickled peppers was wonderful. Although Hot and Sour soup is not a classic Sichuan food it was great. They have two menus an American Chinese menu and a authentic Sichuan menu. Caution food can be spicy! I've visited restaurant a few times and it a simple place with very good food and service.
Vivian W.
We were here on a Saturday evening. Found out it's just located beside CAM, so we came early, did some shopping in CAM, then walk in the restaurant around 5:30pm, guess dinner time is not started yet, we are the 1st group to arrive! We order bobo beef, had spicy fish, jelly fish, spicy dumplings and 夫妻肺片。 i would say 夫妻肺片 is the best. The fish is also very good, tasty, yummy to eat together with rice. Husband's beef is very tender, but he accidentally ate some chilly pepper in the dish, make his mouth on fire! I laughed! The service lady is from Xi'an, she is very nice. I can see we are coming back!
Jon Stacey
Great food here. They normally get pretty busy at lunchtime.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Egg Drop Soup, Cashew Chicken, Wonton Soup, Mandarin Pork, Potstickers, Kung Pao Chicken, Sichuan Chicken
Blake Girton
Delicious! Go there for sure! Definitely worth the drive.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Sizzling Lamb, Egg Drop Soup, sautéed green bean 千煸四季豆, Beef
eaglewing13
Sichuan Chili had a lot of food I haven’t had access to due to living in Dayton, so this was an interesting experience. There’s an American menu and a Chinese menu here, and the two of us there went on separate sides. I can personally speak for what I had on the Chinese menu.Dumplings in chili oil was an interesting way to have that sort of dish. It did not skimp on the chili oil and came with a spoon to make sure you could easily get some on your bite. Big fan of chili oil here, so that was a win for me. Dumplings are large and rather thick, which is something I like but if you’re into thinner skin on dumplings it’s something to keep in mind.I was actually warned about the twice cooked pork by the server as some people do not like the amount of pork fat at the bottom of the dish. There was indeed a lot there, but if you’re okay with that there’s a very tasty and classic dish to be had. The menu does go a lot deeper than just this, since you’ll probably find something on one of the two menus. I’d like to go back here sometime but also it’s a really long drive so I may just end up wishing Dayton had some of these dishes somewhere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Bess H.
The best in the area most authentic and quality food around top notch! I always look forward to getting a SC
When i'm in Cincinnati, the Szechuan Chili Chinese Restaurant is one of my favorite places to visit. The food is very authentic and the service is excellent. It is a simple restaurant, but the ambiance is perfect for the style of food served. The entries served are surprisingly different from the typical chinese restaurant. This is definitely a spot to visit and enjoy.
kristin platforms
Very good! We had the black pepper beef(non spicy) and beef noodle stew.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kati Payne
First time here - delicious food, great quality!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tanakorn J.
Fair prices Sichuan food with good test, recommend to ask for less salt.
The restaurant is small, but clean. The bathroom was clean, which I always appreciate.The waiter was okay, but not super friendly. We also weren’t even offered chopsticks, they brought us forks. I had to ask for chopsticks, other patrons were given them and didn’t receive a fork. He also steered my daughter away from ordering the mini hot pot because he said it would be too spicy. She ordered chicken with garlic sauce from the Chinese menu. It was tasty and had a slight amount of spice. She ended up disappointed that she didn't get the hotpot, even though she did like her chicken dish.Her boyfriend ordered pepper chicken. I didn't try this one, but he really enjoyed it. I wasn't in the mood for jalapeño flavor, and it was covered in jalapeños.For myself I ordered sliced ear, bo-bo beef, and dry chili chicken.I was also warned that the bo-bo chicken would be very spicy. I sperically told him I love spicy food and I know I can handle it. I even mentioned that I didn't find the food in India spicy at all.The sliced ear was very tasty. My daughter liked the flavor, but not the texture. The outer portion has a texture similar to tendon, which was fine with her, but the rest was more like cartilage. I loved both textures personally.The dry chili chicken was perfectly cooked, although I could have handled some extra chilis in it. It was crispy and tender though.The bo-bo beef? Honestly, I did not find it overly spicy. It was spicy, but not what o would consider a 3/5. I didn't even feel a need for any type of drink during the meal. When the waiter asked me how was the spice. I had to tell him that I expected more. The dish though was delicious. The beef was the most tender beef o have ever tried. It has zucchini in it, which I love. Very good.The question is, do I just have that high of a spice tolerance, or did they give me "white girl" spicy? I seriously think it must have been less spicy than normal. I didn't even break a sweat and barely had a runny nose.Overall, it was very good. The portions were a good size.I went here specifically because if I could eat here I would be the Queen of Spicy in the Dayton area. I still don't know if I earned that crown.The spice level and the waiter not really believing me almost got them a 3, if I could do 3.5 I would. I know there are people that order it spicy and then they want to have it remade, so I'm not totally upset about the attitude. I'm just disappointed that I was promised spicy and it wasn't even on the top 5 spiciest things I've tried.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Dry Chili Chicken
The restaurant is small, but clean. The bathroom was clean, which I always appreciate. The waiter was okay, but not super friendly. He steered my daughter away from ordering the mini hot pot because he said it would be too spicy. She ordered chicken with garlic sauce from the Chinese menu. It was tasty and had a slight amount of spice. She ended up disappointed that she didn't get the hotpot, even though she did like her chicken dish. Her boyfriend ordered pepper chicken. I didn't try this one, but he really enjoyed it. I wasn't in the mood for jalapeño flavor, and it was covered in jalapeños. For myself I ordered sliced ear, bo-bo beef, and dry chili chicken. I was also warned that the bo-bo chicken would be very spicy. I sperically told him I love spicy food and I know I can handle it. I even mentioned that I didn't find the food in India spicy at all. The sliced ear was very tasty. My daughter liked the flavor, but not the texture. The outer portion has a texture similar to tendon, which was fine with her, but the rest was more like cartilage. I loved both textures personally. The dry chili chicken was perfectly cooked, although I could have handled some extra chilis in it. It was crispy and tender though. The bo-bo beef? Honestly, I did not find it overly spicy. It was spicy, but not what o would consider a 3/5. I didn't even feel a need for any type of drink during the meal. When the waiter asked me how was the spice. I had to tell him that I expected more. The dish though was delicious. The beef was the most tender beef o have ever tried. It has zucchini in it, which I love. Very good. The question is, do I just have that high of a spice tolerance, or did they give me "white girl" spicy? I seriously think it must have been less spicy than normal. I didn't even break a sweat and barely had a runny nose. Overall, it was very good. The portions were a good size. I went here specifically because if I could eat here I would be the Queen of Spicy in the Dayton area. I still don't know if I earned that crown. The spice level and the waiter not really believing me almost got them a 3, if I could do 3.5 I would. I know there are people that order it spicy and then they want to have it remade, so I'm not totally upset about the attitude. I'm just disappointed that I was promised spicy and it wasn't even on the top 5 spiciest things I've tried.
Very fast service ready when listed.Their clientele come in mass around 1130. Beat the crowd.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Awesome, authentic Chinese. I would recommend it to anyone the front menu has American Chinese in the back of the menu has authentic Chinese recipes
Sichuan Chili is one of the best Sichuan restaurants in Cincinnati area. Fish with pickled peppers was wonderful. Although Hot and Sour soup is not a classic Sichuan food it was great. They have two menus an American Chinese menu and a authentic Sichuan menu. Caution food can be spicy! I've visited restaurant a few times and it a simple place with very good food and service.
We were here on a Saturday evening. Found out it's just located beside CAM, so we came early, did some shopping in CAM, then walk in the restaurant around 5:30pm, guess dinner time is not started yet, we are the 1st group to arrive! We order bobo beef, had spicy fish, jelly fish, spicy dumplings and 夫妻肺片。 i would say 夫妻肺片 is the best. The fish is also very good, tasty, yummy to eat together with rice. Husband's beef is very tender, but he accidentally ate some chilly pepper in the dish, make his mouth on fire! I laughed! The service lady is from Xi'an, she is very nice. I can see we are coming back!
Great food here. They normally get pretty busy at lunchtime.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Egg Drop Soup, Cashew Chicken, Wonton Soup, Mandarin Pork, Potstickers, Kung Pao Chicken, Sichuan Chicken
Delicious! Go there for sure! Definitely worth the drive.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Sizzling Lamb, Egg Drop Soup, sautéed green bean 千煸四季豆, Beef
Sichuan Chili had a lot of food I haven’t had access to due to living in Dayton, so this was an interesting experience. There’s an American menu and a Chinese menu here, and the two of us there went on separate sides. I can personally speak for what I had on the Chinese menu.Dumplings in chili oil was an interesting way to have that sort of dish. It did not skimp on the chili oil and came with a spoon to make sure you could easily get some on your bite. Big fan of chili oil here, so that was a win for me. Dumplings are large and rather thick, which is something I like but if you’re into thinner skin on dumplings it’s something to keep in mind.I was actually warned about the twice cooked pork by the server as some people do not like the amount of pork fat at the bottom of the dish. There was indeed a lot there, but if you’re okay with that there’s a very tasty and classic dish to be had. The menu does go a lot deeper than just this, since you’ll probably find something on one of the two menus. I’d like to go back here sometime but also it’s a really long drive so I may just end up wishing Dayton had some of these dishes somewhere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
The best in the area most authentic and quality food around top notch! I always look forward to getting a SC
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totally classic Chinese
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
When i'm in Cincinnati, the Szechuan Chili Chinese Restaurant is one of my favorite places to visit. The food is very authentic and the service is excellent. It is a simple restaurant, but the ambiance is perfect for the style of food served. The entries served are surprisingly different from the typical chinese restaurant. This is definitely a spot to visit and enjoy.
Very good! We had the black pepper beef(non spicy) and beef noodle stew.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
First time here - delicious food, great quality!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fair prices Sichuan food with good test, recommend to ask for less salt.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4