Great food! Great flavor... only thing is there is never egg rolls?? Not sure what that's about but I'll take it as I didn't need them!!
Jessica H.
I wanted to like the food. The people were very kind, the order was prompt and correct, the price point was great....but the General Tsao's chicken was chewy and tough, and much spicier than I'm used to. The spice is on me, it says right on the menu it's spicy and for once it seems like this restaurant really means that. But the texture was off, I'm used to tender and juicy and this was not it. It hurt my jaw to chew it and I was only halfway done. Lots of people love this food, so maybe it's just me.
Donna B.
I'm all for supporting local restaurants and it had been awhile since I ate here, we ordered today and yikes was it bad. Pot stickers for appetizers was the only "ok" part of the meal. Egg rolls were soggy and tasted like the ingredients were days old. I ordered beef and broccoli and I think I picked out about 5 pieces of meat from about 2 pounds of broccoli and water chestnut. I had to add my own seasoning because I couldn't taste any kind of spices. I looked for soy sauce in the bag and there was none. My husband ordered Mongolian beef and he had the same issue as me. Tons of rice and tons of veggies and hardly any meat and poorly seasoned, old ingredients. We spent roughly 50$ for a Friday night meal and it was just a huge disappointment. I regret not taking pictures but I don't usually leave bad reviews.
John M.
This Szechuan Chinese restaurant in Abilene is one of my all time favorite Asian cuisine restaurants in all of Texas! I travel all over Texas in my business and I come to Abilene at least once a month and I always come to this beautiful restaurant. The staff is always friendly and provide great service. The food is always piping hot and fresh and absolutely delicious. My favorite dish is the House Egg Foo Young, which is the best I've ever eaten in my life. The portions are huge and prices are very reasonable.
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My wife and I were traveling from Arizona back to Louisiana and needed to spend a night in Abilene, TX. We like both Szechuan and Hunan region Chinese food if it is available, because we like the addition of spiciness that those regions incorporate. We eat a LOT of Asian food. Its our food preference. Let me quickly say that the food was pretty good. Both of our dishes were done well, and quantity was generous. Like many restaurants we have found on this trip the past three months, it appears someone has told most restaurants that $15.00 is the "new normal" for sit- down restaurant food,. Every traditional $12 Chinese dish is now +/- $15. Every traditional $8 lunch is now $10-$11. Inflation. However the food was good so that is most important. . This is a restaurant that clearly has had a strong history. The walls are covered with newspaper clipping extolling the awards and recognition the owner/chef and restaurant have accrued over the years. It appears it has attracted a lot of accolades. However, the facilities have definitely gone past their prime and are in decline. The woodwork and furniture must have been impressive 20 or 30 years ago, but have endured a lot of abuse and little has been done to make the place as fine as it must have been. Sad!! All the waitresses and manager were non-Asian (not a good sign) and the only Asian we saw was probably the now much older Chinese owner/chef seen toiling in the kitchen. Our orders were brought out probably 10-13 minutes apart, which was strange. We generally eat each others dinners (split each dish) so we both ate hers while we awaited mine. Both were good but why the big delay between main course deliveries? Bar was closed and no alcohol (beer) available to order. So, food was good. Service strange. Facilities "Tired" and in need of serious renovation to return this restaurant to its previous Glory. I imagine it was quite nice a long time ago. We'd go back again if we lived locally.
Kerry Mayfield
Today was our second trip to Szechuan, while visiting from Lubbock. loved the meal both times. This trip, had hot &sour soup, pot stickers, sweet&sour chicken and Szechuan Beef. All meats were tender and seasoned well. the sauces were right on point.
Tim W.
Place sure has gone down hill. Laminate on the tables pealing and chunks missing. Ordered shrimp and it came out deep fried and frozen, scallops in seafood dish cold ? All five main dishes lacked something. Used to be my go to for some good eats , damm shame
Patti W.
I ordered delivery through Favor. The delivery was great--no concerns there. I would rate Favor 5 star for their part of this transaction. The runner called me directly from the restaurant to tell me one of the items wasn't available, and did I want to substitute something else? I dropped the item and in about 20 minutes I had my order. They even helped me rectify my billing when the unavailable item wasn't removed from my ticket, and as an additional courtesy extended me a delivery credit (even though there was no problem with the delivery in my opinion). Now about the food. Look, I have eaten many times at Szechuan. It is supposed to be the best in town. But I think they have been resting on their laurels for a while now. I ordered my favorite Chinese comfort food order--Won Ton Soup, Shrimp Fried Rice, House Special Lo Mein. These are staples that should be warm and tasty coming from any Chinese kitchen. Won Ton Soup: Broth is nice, but the won tons were mushy in the worst way. Barely edible. The crispy noodle packet rescued the day as it spilled forth noodle after delightfully crispy noodle. Not too greasy, not too salty. Shrimp Fried Rice: Had those perfectly square cut up carrots and the little super green peas that tells me some part of this dish came pre-prepared. Not fresh. The shrimps were way below par--decent bite size but mushy and fishy. My dogs liked them! But then again, they like everything. House Special Lo Mein: Not a damn thing special about this one. In fact, I could cook my own noodles at home better (and have in the past). Super big chunks of green onion, which I find unappealing (although, to be fair, maybe someone else doesn't). Not much in the way of the meat chunks, and the shrimps here were the same mushy barely edible ones in the fried rice. The bean sprouts were fresh and crisp (the only plus here). But let's talk about how much OIL was used to cook this dish. Well, let's not because it is most unappetizing. For the entire order, the only seasoning I could detect was an overwhelming use of garlic. No chiles. No ginger. No sesame oil. I admit it was a Monday night, which most reputable restaurants aren't even operating on Monday. But they chose to open the doors, and they should have produced the kind of food they brag about in their menu and on the walls of the restaurant. All the awards their chef has gotten, who loves their food as best in the region. Any restaurant can have an off night. But I've experienced a decline in quality each time I order. Next time I get a hankering for Chinese, I probably won't satisfy my craving at Szechuan.
MacKinzie T.
I ordered take out, it took about 25 minutes longer than they said so I ended up waiting in the lobby for almost an hour but the food was great.
Michael M.
Good food and polite service in a very nice atmosphere. The portions were a good size and the dinners come with soup and two potstickers. We enjoyed the Szechuan beef and the black pepper beef, hot and sour and egg drop soup were thick and flavorful. A pleasant experience, and a nice surprise.
They were open on Christmas! How nice! Waitresses were very friendly, very attentive, and the service was actually fast even though the place was packed!
Cliff H.
For the price, just not that good. Half the selection was barely room temperature. Sampled a dozen of the 30-odd dishes to find two I could make a meal out of.
Jamesbon Uy
great food and nice place
John Straker
Best Chinese restaurant ever!
Richard H.
Great freshly cooked, no buffet. Service was good. Timely in getting food to the table Hunan chicken I ordered spicy( I was sweating down the back of my neck). Better than buffet!!!
Great food! Great flavor... only thing is there is never egg rolls?? Not sure what that's about but I'll take it as I didn't need them!!
I wanted to like the food. The people were very kind, the order was prompt and correct, the price point was great....but the General Tsao's chicken was chewy and tough, and much spicier than I'm used to. The spice is on me, it says right on the menu it's spicy and for once it seems like this restaurant really means that. But the texture was off, I'm used to tender and juicy and this was not it. It hurt my jaw to chew it and I was only halfway done. Lots of people love this food, so maybe it's just me.
I'm all for supporting local restaurants and it had been awhile since I ate here, we ordered today and yikes was it bad. Pot stickers for appetizers was the only "ok" part of the meal. Egg rolls were soggy and tasted like the ingredients were days old. I ordered beef and broccoli and I think I picked out about 5 pieces of meat from about 2 pounds of broccoli and water chestnut. I had to add my own seasoning because I couldn't taste any kind of spices. I looked for soy sauce in the bag and there was none. My husband ordered Mongolian beef and he had the same issue as me. Tons of rice and tons of veggies and hardly any meat and poorly seasoned, old ingredients. We spent roughly 50$ for a Friday night meal and it was just a huge disappointment. I regret not taking pictures but I don't usually leave bad reviews.
This Szechuan Chinese restaurant in Abilene is one of my all time favorite Asian cuisine restaurants in all of Texas! I travel all over Texas in my business and I come to Abilene at least once a month and I always come to this beautiful restaurant. The staff is always friendly and provide great service. The food is always piping hot and fresh and absolutely delicious. My favorite dish is the House Egg Foo Young, which is the best I've ever eaten in my life. The portions are huge and prices are very reasonable.
My wife and I were traveling from Arizona back to Louisiana and needed to spend a night in Abilene, TX. We like both Szechuan and Hunan region Chinese food if it is available, because we like the addition of spiciness that those regions incorporate. We eat a LOT of Asian food. Its our food preference. Let me quickly say that the food was pretty good. Both of our dishes were done well, and quantity was generous. Like many restaurants we have found on this trip the past three months, it appears someone has told most restaurants that $15.00 is the "new normal" for sit- down restaurant food,. Every traditional $12 Chinese dish is now +/- $15. Every traditional $8 lunch is now $10-$11. Inflation. However the food was good so that is most important. . This is a restaurant that clearly has had a strong history. The walls are covered with newspaper clipping extolling the awards and recognition the owner/chef and restaurant have accrued over the years. It appears it has attracted a lot of accolades. However, the facilities have definitely gone past their prime and are in decline. The woodwork and furniture must have been impressive 20 or 30 years ago, but have endured a lot of abuse and little has been done to make the place as fine as it must have been. Sad!! All the waitresses and manager were non-Asian (not a good sign) and the only Asian we saw was probably the now much older Chinese owner/chef seen toiling in the kitchen. Our orders were brought out probably 10-13 minutes apart, which was strange. We generally eat each others dinners (split each dish) so we both ate hers while we awaited mine. Both were good but why the big delay between main course deliveries? Bar was closed and no alcohol (beer) available to order. So, food was good. Service strange. Facilities "Tired" and in need of serious renovation to return this restaurant to its previous Glory. I imagine it was quite nice a long time ago. We'd go back again if we lived locally.
Today was our second trip to Szechuan, while visiting from Lubbock. loved the meal both times. This trip, had hot &sour soup, pot stickers, sweet&sour chicken and Szechuan Beef. All meats were tender and seasoned well. the sauces were right on point.
Place sure has gone down hill. Laminate on the tables pealing and chunks missing. Ordered shrimp and it came out deep fried and frozen, scallops in seafood dish cold ? All five main dishes lacked something. Used to be my go to for some good eats , damm shame
I ordered delivery through Favor. The delivery was great--no concerns there. I would rate Favor 5 star for their part of this transaction. The runner called me directly from the restaurant to tell me one of the items wasn't available, and did I want to substitute something else? I dropped the item and in about 20 minutes I had my order. They even helped me rectify my billing when the unavailable item wasn't removed from my ticket, and as an additional courtesy extended me a delivery credit (even though there was no problem with the delivery in my opinion). Now about the food. Look, I have eaten many times at Szechuan. It is supposed to be the best in town. But I think they have been resting on their laurels for a while now. I ordered my favorite Chinese comfort food order--Won Ton Soup, Shrimp Fried Rice, House Special Lo Mein. These are staples that should be warm and tasty coming from any Chinese kitchen. Won Ton Soup: Broth is nice, but the won tons were mushy in the worst way. Barely edible. The crispy noodle packet rescued the day as it spilled forth noodle after delightfully crispy noodle. Not too greasy, not too salty. Shrimp Fried Rice: Had those perfectly square cut up carrots and the little super green peas that tells me some part of this dish came pre-prepared. Not fresh. The shrimps were way below par--decent bite size but mushy and fishy. My dogs liked them! But then again, they like everything. House Special Lo Mein: Not a damn thing special about this one. In fact, I could cook my own noodles at home better (and have in the past). Super big chunks of green onion, which I find unappealing (although, to be fair, maybe someone else doesn't). Not much in the way of the meat chunks, and the shrimps here were the same mushy barely edible ones in the fried rice. The bean sprouts were fresh and crisp (the only plus here). But let's talk about how much OIL was used to cook this dish. Well, let's not because it is most unappetizing. For the entire order, the only seasoning I could detect was an overwhelming use of garlic. No chiles. No ginger. No sesame oil. I admit it was a Monday night, which most reputable restaurants aren't even operating on Monday. But they chose to open the doors, and they should have produced the kind of food they brag about in their menu and on the walls of the restaurant. All the awards their chef has gotten, who loves their food as best in the region. Any restaurant can have an off night. But I've experienced a decline in quality each time I order. Next time I get a hankering for Chinese, I probably won't satisfy my craving at Szechuan.
I ordered take out, it took about 25 minutes longer than they said so I ended up waiting in the lobby for almost an hour but the food was great.
Good food and polite service in a very nice atmosphere. The portions were a good size and the dinners come with soup and two potstickers. We enjoyed the Szechuan beef and the black pepper beef, hot and sour and egg drop soup were thick and flavorful. A pleasant experience, and a nice surprise.
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They were open on Christmas! How nice! Waitresses were very friendly, very attentive, and the service was actually fast even though the place was packed!
For the price, just not that good. Half the selection was barely room temperature. Sampled a dozen of the 30-odd dishes to find two I could make a meal out of.
great food and nice place
Best Chinese restaurant ever!
Great freshly cooked, no buffet. Service was good. Timely in getting food to the table Hunan chicken I ordered spicy( I was sweating down the back of my neck). Better than buffet!!!