Ichiban 四川

610 S Park St, Madison
(608) 819-8808

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Delicious, delicious Szechuan food. If you like spice and Szechuan pepper, this is the place. There's non-spocy food too but we rarely order it. Favorites: Spicy, crispy fish; spicy green beans; Szechuan eggplant; Mapo Tofu; hot and sour potatoes. But there are so many things we haven't tried and I bet they're good too. Service is good and the food usually comes out quickly.
Not sure what the 'Ichiban' part of the restaurant name is, as it is a Sichuanese restaurant, but the food is amazing here.

I judge most Sichuanese places based on their fuji fei pian (sliced beef in chili oil), and they do it well.
I would generally say their dishes should have more Sichuan peppercorn (like their mapo tofu), but besides that the flavors are excellent, and you can't go wrong with most of the traditional Chinese dishes.

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My wife and I were in Madison for a family event the next day. We were staying with my brother. We got there after 9pm. We ordered the spicy crispy chicken, spicy boil fish, lamb with cumin, and beef hotpot. The food was fantastic just how we remembered it 6 years ago when we lived in Madison. Although I think they took the spice and peppercorn down a couple of notches so other people can learn to enjoy Sichuan food.

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