There is nothing I can say to express how great this place is. The quality of food was beyond anything I even imaged, especially for the price (which is quite fair, esp with inflation as it is!). The service was quick, the wait staff was so wonderful, and just everything. Great. I had been craving some Sichuan eats ever since leaving Chongqing in 2020. This hit that spot and then some. I haven't had Dan Dan Mian like this in YEARS. Not to mention the spicy mala xiaobao and the other entrees I ended up getting (did a bit of a roulette and hoped for the best! - I was not disappointed !) I felt transported back to good days with old friends. I honestly even teared up a wee bit.I wish I had taken photos to show y'all the presentation of dine in as well. It was so crisp and tasty looking.If you even remotely think you might wanna try some of the best Sichuan bites this side of the Pacific, this is your spot. Go here. Don't walk, run over. It slaps.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sheila M.
This is the second time I have had to-go and the second time I was not only disappointed but DISGUSTED!!! It was $75 for absolute Crap!!! The worst Asian food I have ever had! Save your money don't order to go ! I have heard it is better if you go in and eat. But I would never go in or order it to go Ever again!
Rob M.
I ordered the General Tsao's chicken extra spicy. I'd rate it as "barely spicy" or a 2/5. While the chicken WAS crispy, about 50% of the pieces were made up of dough with a small bit of chicken inside. The sauce was fairly unimpressive being a bit flat and tasteless.. none of the 'zip' or tangy bite and little flavor. Honestly, not sure I'll be back. Otherwise, the service was perfect!
Junxin Zhou
My favorite go-to restaurant at State College!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Charles Enfield
I love Asian food, and I'm sure I've dined at over a hundred Chinese restaurants around the country. Little Szechuan is among the best of them. Every dish I've ever eaten there is an excellent example of its kind. It would be a good restaurant in New York or San Francisco. We're lucky to have it in State College.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Y W
Were brought in by my cousin who is a PSU student and claimed this is the best authentic Chinese restaurant on campus. But as a Chinese I can say the overall favor is average at best. And don’t be too excited about the menu price which seems fair - portion is pretty small. I wish I took some pictures, but an example would be the cumin lamb 孜然羊肉which in most traditional way is just meat however here it I is really 50+% onions and cilantro. Four of us basically finished it with two tastings each.The worst, however, is the steamed fish 清蒸鲈鱼 recommended by the waitress. They seemed friendly so I let my guard down and not checking the price ahead, but a mid size fish (branzino?) which I can get in bulk at Costco for $10 was charged for $58 and it was horrible. You can still taste earthiness in the meat. And the sauce is just plain soy sauce, just bitter and salty. It was really worse than my own cooking. Coming think of it, it is likely their sly pitch to out of town customers. They also recommended lamb chop. I’m glad I didn’t take the bait. It probably gonna cost $50+. At that price I might as well eat at fine dining, not a college town, mom and pop restaurant.if you’re from out of tow, stay away. Don’t expect an authentic place in a rural college town. If you are PSU students stick with basics not fancy dishes. I’ve heard their lunch specials are OK and because you are a frequent customer they likely wouldn’t do any trick on you.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Mahabubul Alam
Hands down, the best food you'll find in State College, no question about it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Luke Stoey
Decent college-town Chinese. Prices are high but the servings are fair.
Damian Simmons
Had to initial a charge dispute with my Bank, they wanted a tip for delivering food to me, they contacted me when I didn't provide one, said that their workers need to eat and don't get paid enough. Fault of the company not sure why that has anything to do with me. They said I was supposed to get a refund the same day, then 1-3 business days it's now day 5. They stole my money because they under pay employees that's my experience.
The best Chinese resturant in State College. I got the fish with bean sprouts and spicy chilies. There was some heat for sure, but it wasn't overpowering. The flavor was good and the fish wasn't overcooked. Will be going backParking: The parking lot right infront doesn't have many spaces and is difficult to get out of. There are parking garages nearby and street parking.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
PAJAY
We were seated quickly for dinner on a Friday night, no waiting and there is a dining room off to the side where a lot of people were seated. Order taken promptly, and arrived hot within 10 minutes. Food was good, reasonable, no complaints.
Trevor Bowen
Love the food here in my opinion it’s the best Chinese food in town I’ve had food from the other ones and it’s not as good as
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andre Alvear
I will start by saying, I do not generally like broccoli. The best broccoli I've had before today was mediocre; I begin my review with this to impart the necessary context to understand me when I say that this was the broccoli and tofu in brown sauce I had here tonight was the greatest broccoli that I have ever eaten; it was not merely 'acceptable', it was great. The tofu was also excellent, as expected. Atmospehere is nice. Also, the resturant smells nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Keith Saroka
Fast and friendly service. More seating than expected. Got abd sour soup was really good. Wonton soup was good. Got house special spicy chicken. Should've asked that it was first (my bad). Was like spicy fried popcorn chicken mixed in with a whole lot of those dried spicy red peppers. Next time will get something with more veggies but will be back.
There is nothing I can say to express how great this place is. The quality of food was beyond anything I even imaged, especially for the price (which is quite fair, esp with inflation as it is!). The service was quick, the wait staff was so wonderful, and just everything. Great. I had been craving some Sichuan eats ever since leaving Chongqing in 2020. This hit that spot and then some. I haven't had Dan Dan Mian like this in YEARS. Not to mention the spicy mala xiaobao and the other entrees I ended up getting (did a bit of a roulette and hoped for the best! - I was not disappointed !) I felt transported back to good days with old friends. I honestly even teared up a wee bit.I wish I had taken photos to show y'all the presentation of dine in as well. It was so crisp and tasty looking.If you even remotely think you might wanna try some of the best Sichuan bites this side of the Pacific, this is your spot. Go here. Don't walk, run over. It slaps.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is the second time I have had to-go and the second time I was not only disappointed but DISGUSTED!!! It was $75 for absolute Crap!!! The worst Asian food I have ever had! Save your money don't order to go ! I have heard it is better if you go in and eat. But I would never go in or order it to go Ever again!
I ordered the General Tsao's chicken extra spicy. I'd rate it as "barely spicy" or a 2/5. While the chicken WAS crispy, about 50% of the pieces were made up of dough with a small bit of chicken inside. The sauce was fairly unimpressive being a bit flat and tasteless.. none of the 'zip' or tangy bite and little flavor. Honestly, not sure I'll be back. Otherwise, the service was perfect!
My favorite go-to restaurant at State College!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love Asian food, and I'm sure I've dined at over a hundred Chinese restaurants around the country. Little Szechuan is among the best of them. Every dish I've ever eaten there is an excellent example of its kind. It would be a good restaurant in New York or San Francisco. We're lucky to have it in State College.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Were brought in by my cousin who is a PSU student and claimed this is the best authentic Chinese restaurant on campus. But as a Chinese I can say the overall favor is average at best. And don’t be too excited about the menu price which seems fair - portion is pretty small. I wish I took some pictures, but an example would be the cumin lamb 孜然羊肉which in most traditional way is just meat however here it I is really 50+% onions and cilantro. Four of us basically finished it with two tastings each.The worst, however, is the steamed fish 清蒸鲈鱼 recommended by the waitress. They seemed friendly so I let my guard down and not checking the price ahead, but a mid size fish (branzino?) which I can get in bulk at Costco for $10 was charged for $58 and it was horrible. You can still taste earthiness in the meat. And the sauce is just plain soy sauce, just bitter and salty. It was really worse than my own cooking. Coming think of it, it is likely their sly pitch to out of town customers. They also recommended lamb chop. I’m glad I didn’t take the bait. It probably gonna cost $50+. At that price I might as well eat at fine dining, not a college town, mom and pop restaurant.if you’re from out of tow, stay away. Don’t expect an authentic place in a rural college town. If you are PSU students stick with basics not fancy dishes. I’ve heard their lunch specials are OK and because you are a frequent customer they likely wouldn’t do any trick on you.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Hands down, the best food you'll find in State College, no question about it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Decent college-town Chinese. Prices are high but the servings are fair.
Had to initial a charge dispute with my Bank, they wanted a tip for delivering food to me, they contacted me when I didn't provide one, said that their workers need to eat and don't get paid enough. Fault of the company not sure why that has anything to do with me. They said I was supposed to get a refund the same day, then 1-3 business days it's now day 5. They stole my money because they under pay employees that's my experience.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
Best chinese food around. Love their hot pots.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
The best Chinese resturant in State College. I got the fish with bean sprouts and spicy chilies. There was some heat for sure, but it wasn't overpowering. The flavor was good and the fish wasn't overcooked. Will be going backParking: The parking lot right infront doesn't have many spaces and is difficult to get out of. There are parking garages nearby and street parking.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
We were seated quickly for dinner on a Friday night, no waiting and there is a dining room off to the side where a lot of people were seated. Order taken promptly, and arrived hot within 10 minutes. Food was good, reasonable, no complaints.
Love the food here in my opinion it’s the best Chinese food in town I’ve had food from the other ones and it’s not as good as
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I will start by saying, I do not generally like broccoli. The best broccoli I've had before today was mediocre; I begin my review with this to impart the necessary context to understand me when I say that this was the broccoli and tofu in brown sauce I had here tonight was the greatest broccoli that I have ever eaten; it was not merely 'acceptable', it was great. The tofu was also excellent, as expected. Atmospehere is nice. Also, the resturant smells nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fast and friendly service. More seating than expected. Got abd sour soup was really good. Wonton soup was good. Got house special spicy chicken. Should've asked that it was first (my bad). Was like spicy fried popcorn chicken mixed in with a whole lot of those dried spicy red peppers. Next time will get something with more veggies but will be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Soup