YUM! Authentic Szechuan food with vegan options -- a rare treat!! Everything was great. The soy chicken was a little too accurate -- we were afraid we had been given the real meat! Eggplant, cucumber, noodles and broccoli were all incredible. Perfect!
Digger O.
Szechuan is my favorite style of Chinese cuisine; this restaurant disappointed me. There was no fire and little flavor in my or my partner's entrees. Even "hot oil" was not available. There was no "heat ranking" of any of the entrees. Guess I have been "spoiled" by "Han Dynasty" in the Philadelphia area.
A B.
This restaurant serves some of the best Chinese we've ever had. The flavors are remarkable. This has been our go to restaurant of this style for about 3 years. We've always gotten take-out. However, the ordering has been inconsistent from rushed to surly to exasperated. Clarity and control seem not to be on the job description of the order takers... Tonight was no different. At least, in the past, we've always gotten what we ordered. Tonight WAS different. Tonight's order was our usual which included the stir-fried pea sprout. I know this isn't always available and so I asked if it was. The order taker said yes we have it. Great! Finished the order and she said it would be ready in 15 min. I asked "would you like my phone number?" (they always ask for it). She said no need. "This is the only order."... Got there to pick it up and there were a bunch of take-out orders on the counter. So, because I hadn't given my phone number I had to recite the order to her so she could figure out which was mine. (For some reason it is always awkward picking up even with reciting a phone number). Well, she quickly recognized the order and proceeded to tell me that they didn't have the pea sprouts. Oh my. Guess it would have helped to have given my number. She did have an order of bok choy she said would be free if I accepted. I declined by saying my second choice was the bok choy with black mushroom (if you haven't tried it you must). This is where the problem became glaringly apparent. Though the recipes are amazing I think the staff views them and their customers as commodities. I said I'd rather have the bok choy w/ black mushroom. She protested that it wouldn't be free due to cost. I replied, "it's not about the cost, it's what I'd like". During this whole thing she had opened the bag to show me the free selection and I looked into the bag to make sure the other things were there. Uh, where's the beef cumin? More exasperated fumbling around. At this point I was feeling genuinely sorry for her. She said something to the effect that it was her first day. During all this the guy who looks like the manager or perhaps the owner was right there and didn't lift a finger to help. In fact, he ignored everything that was going on. Remember the commodity comment above? Trickle down indifference... So, she hustled to the kitchen to, I assume, to get the beef. After a few minutes she came back with the order complete. And, to her credit, she had the kitchen add black mushrooms to the bok choy and did not charge me for them. Though the dinner was delicious my body said uh uh. My guess was that the beef may not have been properly cooked in the rush. My advice to management is to invest in your front. They are the face of your business. Take some pride in the amazing menu that you have and ensure your cook staff shares that pride. And finally, it really can't be all that difficult to come up with a more consistent and reliable take-out ordering system. Try this - give each order a number and tell it to the customer. "I'm here for order #72", and behold, there's a nice big bold 72 on the ticket stapled to the 2nd bag from the right... I really, really don't want to stop eating your food. It's just so good.
Robert C.
This place serves really good Szechuan dishes. They're delicious, authentic with large portion size & reasonable prices. We ordered 1 Dry Pot Beef ($18.95) and that fully fed 2 of us. You can't go wrong with this dish; It's delicious, packed with meat & has perfect numbing and spicy level. I would've easily given this place 4 - 4.5 stars on taste alone. However, the workers're super rude lol. We came and ordered carryout an hour before they closed and there's only 1 other customer there. Not only were they giving us attitudes the whole time there, they wouldn't let us sit down in 1 of the idle tables while waiting. It's a big restaurant and they told us to specifically stand and wait on this little corner by the door lol...
Anna P.
Amazing food and such a cute restaurant. we got the wonton egg drop soup which was amazing and so perfect for a cold day! we also got the crispy chicken with peanuts as well as the water beef! the chicken was perfectly crispy and spicy and the beef was so so tender. loved this chinese place!
Carol C.
Delicious spicy Sze-Chuan food! Highly recommend the Shredded Pork w/ Garlic Sauce Noodle! Beef Chow Fun is pretty good as well.
Robert L.
The food is still good but im done with this restaurant. They now apparently dont send rice with their dishes. The portion size was cut in half. They charge an additional $5 for ordering on an app but send it in a cheap grocery bag. The pieces of pork in this dish are the size of rice. So sad .... I understand inflation .... Just be honest and fair and provide decent service. Id be happy to pay more for that.
Nikki G.
Little corner spot that had delicious authentic Chinese. Wait staff was very nice and friendly. The scallion pancake and the Szechuan Style Dumpling in Red Chili Oil were great appetizers. The red chili oil had great flavor (no spice). I went with a safe choice of sesame chicken with white rice which was overflowing the plate. The dry spicy chicken has some zing to it but I think a side sauce would of put it to the top of my list. And this place is BYOB..what else could you ask for!
Brooke S.
Very authentic Chengdu cuisine. Service is outstanding. I'm impressed by the variety of choices on the menu. Fav one is the fish fillet in hot and spicy broth.
Asha P.
Ordered the hot and sour soup, egg rolls, dumplings in chili oil, and Mongolian chicken. It was all SO good.
This is just good food. Pick a favorite or try something new, won't go wrong really. But the crispy chicken or the steamed buns is a great place to start.
Phil M.
We enjoyed our several dinners there. They were very accommodating with our service dog. And the food is clearly not same old same old. I saw what a Chinese family was eating. It looked amazing. It tasted amazing. Not like any other Chinese food I tasted. People at the next table saw what we were orderingand they ordered it too. I have no idea what they called it. It had cumin and ginger and delicious chicken with noodles and vegetables.
Lola C.
Best Chinese food ive had since my best friends mom home Chinese cooking. The pork belly was amazing, melted in my mouth. The pork belly bean sprouts friend rice was omg delicious , the beef lo mein was perfect, also got the steamed dumplings and pork buns sooooo yummy. We ordered for delivery at a hotel and wish I had 2 stomachs so I could've ordered more. Definitely going to eat from there again next time im in town.
James C.
Have visited this location twice, On both visits, the waiter had the most positive uplifting attitude and very polite. And the food was great, I am so happy to find real Chinese restaurant in town.. Keep it up.
silasm402
The wonton in Sezheuan sauce was way way over priced. The total weight of all dumpling combined may have been an ounce. The male waiter was rude and inattentive. Some of the dishes did have authenticity, but some of the items were worse than frozen food. We will not be back.
YUM! Authentic Szechuan food with vegan options -- a rare treat!! Everything was great. The soy chicken was a little too accurate -- we were afraid we had been given the real meat! Eggplant, cucumber, noodles and broccoli were all incredible. Perfect!
Szechuan is my favorite style of Chinese cuisine; this restaurant disappointed me. There was no fire and little flavor in my or my partner's entrees. Even "hot oil" was not available. There was no "heat ranking" of any of the entrees. Guess I have been "spoiled" by "Han Dynasty" in the Philadelphia area.
This restaurant serves some of the best Chinese we've ever had. The flavors are remarkable. This has been our go to restaurant of this style for about 3 years. We've always gotten take-out. However, the ordering has been inconsistent from rushed to surly to exasperated. Clarity and control seem not to be on the job description of the order takers... Tonight was no different. At least, in the past, we've always gotten what we ordered. Tonight WAS different. Tonight's order was our usual which included the stir-fried pea sprout. I know this isn't always available and so I asked if it was. The order taker said yes we have it. Great! Finished the order and she said it would be ready in 15 min. I asked "would you like my phone number?" (they always ask for it). She said no need. "This is the only order."... Got there to pick it up and there were a bunch of take-out orders on the counter. So, because I hadn't given my phone number I had to recite the order to her so she could figure out which was mine. (For some reason it is always awkward picking up even with reciting a phone number). Well, she quickly recognized the order and proceeded to tell me that they didn't have the pea sprouts. Oh my. Guess it would have helped to have given my number. She did have an order of bok choy she said would be free if I accepted. I declined by saying my second choice was the bok choy with black mushroom (if you haven't tried it you must). This is where the problem became glaringly apparent. Though the recipes are amazing I think the staff views them and their customers as commodities. I said I'd rather have the bok choy w/ black mushroom. She protested that it wouldn't be free due to cost. I replied, "it's not about the cost, it's what I'd like". During this whole thing she had opened the bag to show me the free selection and I looked into the bag to make sure the other things were there. Uh, where's the beef cumin? More exasperated fumbling around. At this point I was feeling genuinely sorry for her. She said something to the effect that it was her first day. During all this the guy who looks like the manager or perhaps the owner was right there and didn't lift a finger to help. In fact, he ignored everything that was going on. Remember the commodity comment above? Trickle down indifference... So, she hustled to the kitchen to, I assume, to get the beef. After a few minutes she came back with the order complete. And, to her credit, she had the kitchen add black mushrooms to the bok choy and did not charge me for them. Though the dinner was delicious my body said uh uh. My guess was that the beef may not have been properly cooked in the rush. My advice to management is to invest in your front. They are the face of your business. Take some pride in the amazing menu that you have and ensure your cook staff shares that pride. And finally, it really can't be all that difficult to come up with a more consistent and reliable take-out ordering system. Try this - give each order a number and tell it to the customer. "I'm here for order #72", and behold, there's a nice big bold 72 on the ticket stapled to the 2nd bag from the right... I really, really don't want to stop eating your food. It's just so good.
This place serves really good Szechuan dishes. They're delicious, authentic with large portion size & reasonable prices. We ordered 1 Dry Pot Beef ($18.95) and that fully fed 2 of us. You can't go wrong with this dish; It's delicious, packed with meat & has perfect numbing and spicy level. I would've easily given this place 4 - 4.5 stars on taste alone. However, the workers're super rude lol. We came and ordered carryout an hour before they closed and there's only 1 other customer there. Not only were they giving us attitudes the whole time there, they wouldn't let us sit down in 1 of the idle tables while waiting. It's a big restaurant and they told us to specifically stand and wait on this little corner by the door lol...
Amazing food and such a cute restaurant. we got the wonton egg drop soup which was amazing and so perfect for a cold day! we also got the crispy chicken with peanuts as well as the water beef! the chicken was perfectly crispy and spicy and the beef was so so tender. loved this chinese place!
Delicious spicy Sze-Chuan food! Highly recommend the Shredded Pork w/ Garlic Sauce Noodle! Beef Chow Fun is pretty good as well.
The food is still good but im done with this restaurant. They now apparently dont send rice with their dishes. The portion size was cut in half. They charge an additional $5 for ordering on an app but send it in a cheap grocery bag. The pieces of pork in this dish are the size of rice. So sad .... I understand inflation .... Just be honest and fair and provide decent service. Id be happy to pay more for that.
Little corner spot that had delicious authentic Chinese. Wait staff was very nice and friendly. The scallion pancake and the Szechuan Style Dumpling in Red Chili Oil were great appetizers. The red chili oil had great flavor (no spice). I went with a safe choice of sesame chicken with white rice which was overflowing the plate. The dry spicy chicken has some zing to it but I think a side sauce would of put it to the top of my list. And this place is BYOB..what else could you ask for!
Very authentic Chengdu cuisine. Service is outstanding. I'm impressed by the variety of choices on the menu. Fav one is the fish fillet in hot and spicy broth.
Ordered the hot and sour soup, egg rolls, dumplings in chili oil, and Mongolian chicken. It was all SO good.
Restaurantji Recommends
This is just good food. Pick a favorite or try something new, won't go wrong really. But the crispy chicken or the steamed buns is a great place to start.
We enjoyed our several dinners there. They were very accommodating with our service dog. And the food is clearly not same old same old. I saw what a Chinese family was eating. It looked amazing. It tasted amazing. Not like any other Chinese food I tasted. People at the next table saw what we were orderingand they ordered it too. I have no idea what they called it. It had cumin and ginger and delicious chicken with noodles and vegetables.
Best Chinese food ive had since my best friends mom home Chinese cooking. The pork belly was amazing, melted in my mouth. The pork belly bean sprouts friend rice was omg delicious , the beef lo mein was perfect, also got the steamed dumplings and pork buns sooooo yummy. We ordered for delivery at a hotel and wish I had 2 stomachs so I could've ordered more. Definitely going to eat from there again next time im in town.
Have visited this location twice, On both visits, the waiter had the most positive uplifting attitude and very polite. And the food was great, I am so happy to find real Chinese restaurant in town.. Keep it up.
The wonton in Sezheuan sauce was way way over priced. The total weight of all dumpling combined may have been an ounce. The male waiter was rude and inattentive. Some of the dishes did have authenticity, but some of the items were worse than frozen food. We will not be back.