Lionhead

An intimate restaurant in Capitol Hill with delicious Szechuan food! Highly recommend reservations if you come on a weekend night. The ambiance is intimate and has a red hue throughout. The playlist/music that night was on point!We came on a Saturday night at 8:30pm. Service was friendly. We came to try their Year of the Dragon tasting menu which is served until Valentine's day and is $88 per person. I really appreciated that they let us order just one portion of the tasting menu so that we were able to order other items as well. We also got the dan dan mian noodles. Tasting menu - chicken lettuce bowl - solid appetizer and very flavorful- turnip cake - very tasty and one of my favorites!- chow fun ribeye - absolutely delicious- seafood hot pot - this had a really good broth but the rockfish had a fishy taste to me, so I gave my husband all the fish to eat. - tang yuan - my favorite of the night! Perfectly chewy and the candied kumquats really elevated the entire dessert. The dan dan mian noodles we ordered had a really flavorful sauce. My only critique was the noodles were on the soft side, they seemed a bit overcooked. We really enjoyed the food and atmosphere! Definitely would like to come back and try their other items!

Great food and drinks! I really liked the diandian the best and will come back to try other food. Drinks were great too and unique.

We absolutely loved this place. Our first time and not our last time. We haven't been to Capital Hill lately but we need to start. Service was excellent and the host explained the dishes. For being Sichuan, it wasn't overwhelming spicy or numby. The chow fun and beef was quite filling. The hotpot was the spicy dish. Not our fave but very flavorful. We got the salt and pepper tofu and it was huge portion. The staff explained its family style on regular menu and that is very accurate. The tofu was made locally and was so creamy it was unbelievable. This is a great place to come eat and explore the dishes. Dessert was sweet with the black sesame filling. The turnip dish with the hot oil was outstanding. On VDay, reservations were a must. Service very friendly and knowledgeable.

This restaurant serves up delicious Szechuan food, right in the heart of Cap Hill -- the space is pretty small and unassuming, but the food here is SO. GOOD. It's a fairly small menu, but everything is packed with so much flavor. There were a great collection of vegetarian and pescatarian options, which I really appreciated. I loved literally every single thing we ordered, but my real standouts were: Charred Okra: the charred flavor from the wok was so. good. They were so flavorful without being too spicy and the smokiness came through! Eggplant Fries: easily my favorite dish, which was so crispy and flavorful and unique. I've never had eggplant like this before! Alaskan Rockfish: this dish was so flavorful and has plenty of that classic numbing spice that the cuisine is known for. Peony Tea: a surprise hit, recommended by the server and went really well with the meal.

We decided to come here on a recent trip to Seattle because they have a ton of vegan and vegetarian options, and Sichuan food is one of the few cuisines my husband and I can agree on. We ordered:Salt and Sichuan Pepper Tofu - I liked the texture of the tofu, but the chili oil wasn't spicy at all even though they added extra numbing spices for us. ‍ I still liked it, but I wouldn't go back for it.Shiitake Mushroom Dumplings - I was the most excited about these and also the most disappointed. The mushroom flavor was overpowering and there wasn't any heat to the broth or dumplings. Yu Xiang Eggplant Fries - These were surprisingly sweet with a hint of spice. The more I ate then the more I liked them. Definitely the best dish of the night! Overall, not particularly authentic or spicy, but a good option for veggie friendly fusion Chinese food. Three stars is based on the food only. Service is friendly, and the location is great for exploring Capital Hill!

I was not impressed with the food served at this Sichuan restaurant, but was adequate enough for a meal still.-----Chili Cumin Beef: sirloin with spring onions, douban jiang, cumin spice blend, chili ($27).-----Dan Dan Mian: wheat noodles, dan dan numbing sesame sauce, ground pork ($16).-----Dofu Ru Pea Vines: pea vines, mushrooms, garlic, hickory smoked tofu ($17).-----Steamed Rice: Haiga ($3).-----The restaurant only had one server during the time of our visit and so was turning away any walk-in customers. We had a reservation and did not see any notice of the short staff upon booking. There were only two other tables occupied besides ours and even then service was not that prompt.

Family style (heavy American tilt) szechuan Chinese food means you o4der 1 entree that's bog enough for 2-3 people. I'd be good with that except their salt and pepper tofu ain't as good as they think it is.I have been on a salt and pepper tofu kick for a hot minute and decided to try this place since it was in a spot good for bar hopping. Nah, this ain't it. Biggest issue: The cut their tofu into HUGE triangles. You cannot spice the tofu with the S&P seasoning well when you cut tofu that large; they need to be in small cubes. Second issue is the seasoning- not enough and super light. Yeah it reads "salt & pepper" but if I gotta soy sauce then yall dont have enough sodium on that tofu. So far in my travels Tyger Tyer has the best salt and pepper tofu in Seattle. You got a better one? PM me! If you have a group then this spot is OK bc of the large sized entrees that makes sharing easy. Sharing is caring! No outdoor seating so blah but the interior is sufficiently cute bc of the decor.

Favorite restaurant of the year so far. I can't put into words the flavors and spices each dish had but it kept us wanting more. I recommend going in with a small group and eat family style as there is so much to try and enjoy. Steak fried rice: 5 stars (recommend!) Green beans: 5 stars (featured dish - SO good!)Braised duck: 4 stars (go with the other duck as this one has bone, making you work for your food) Dan Dan Mian: 5 stars (thick and creamy goodness) Pork & Shrimp dumplings: (one of my favorite dishes on the table) Intimate and small space so advise a reservation ahead. Depending on staff, service could take awhile. Really good spot though that I will return and recommend to others - def put it on your radar to try soon!

Had dinner here the other night. Ordered the Mapo Tofu, dumplings, lionhead friedrice or something, and I think the La Zi Ji, and a Tangible Dream as a drink. First impression was alarmed because there weren't any people of color eating inside or working that I could see. That's always something I look out for in restaurants of ethnic cuisines. There was only one person working the floor, so I don't think they were staffed well as the service, albeit no fault of the worker, was sort of slow. It took awhile for us to get our orders in or it was difficult any time we needed their attention. The lighting was good. I was able to see my friends and also hear them. Some places tend to have not enough lighting or their music is just too loud that you have to raise your voice to hear each other. This was not one of those places. I'm use to my spicy dishes having more spice. These dishes were really light on the spicy side I think. However, the highlight of the experience was the Tangible Dream. I forget what is in it, but it is a sweet drink and the balance with the alcohol was spot on. My only qualm with the experience was I think they need to do staffing better so that one person could have some sort of help. I hate how places think some days may not be busy then next thing you know, the one person you stuck to handle the whole place is overwhelmed with the unexpected rush. Just a way to burnout your good employees.

Food is always so so so good and tasty. The service is on the slower side since they appear to be super short staffed. We always leave super full and satisfied.