Szechuan
Szechuan
Interior of vegetable dumpling ($10 for six). Homemade and tasty.
Ma po tofu, vegan w/o pork ($13). Tasty but lacked Szechuan peppercorn.
Beef Dry Pot
Dan dan noodles ($11). Pretty good w/a garlicky sauce.
Shredded potato with green pepper ($14), vegan by default. Bland and not great.
Kong pao tofu ($12). Savory and tasty the first time I had it; blander the second time I had it.
6 Piece Five Spiced Wings
Snow pea tips ($15). Nicely done the first time I had it; terrible and burnt the second time.
Lomein with Shrimp
Scallion pancake ($8). Pretty good, but not crispy.
Broccoli in garlic sauce ($14). Not good. Super gloopy sauce.
2 Piece Vegetable Egg Rolls
Sesame Tofu
Tofu
Garlic eggplant 魚香茄子
Garlic eggplant 魚香茄子
Garlic eggplant 魚香茄子
Garlic eggplant 魚香茄子
Wonton Soup
Egg drop soup
Chung King Spicy Chicken. Moderate tongue numbing heat with fresh chiles is amazing #重慶辣子雞 #重庆辣子鸡 Chóngqing làzĩ jĩ
Korean Noodle Soup
Steamed veggie dumplings ($10 for six). Handmade and tasty.
Ma Po Tofu
Susie R.
Nov 3, 2024
Decent yummy food but maybe they should work on their service instead of hiding in the back the entire time.... The place is pretty cute and small, you can seat yourself. The servers greeted us and gave us another menu. The place has a pretty big menu which offers a variety of cold/hot Asian dishes.My group ordered the five spiced wings, egg rolls, wonton soup, dry pot with meat, spicy chicken, black mushroom tofu and the Korean noodle soup. The wings were really good and crispy! The soup portions were pretty big and filling. The chicken was well cooked and the dry pot was served over a little heater so the meat could keep cooking throughout the meal. We were also given a gigantic portion of rice! It was so far so good as most of us in the group received our order but one person was still waiting for their meal. We waited and waited while our server didn't bother to check in at all.... They completely brushed us off and kept hiding in the back. They didn't bother asking if the food was fine in the first place. Didn't ask if we wanted refills on the water or any other drinks. Finally the server passes near us as she's carrying some dishes and we ask her about the missing dish. She checks in and admits to us that she forgot to place the order then proceed to ask us if we still want it.... Uh.... Yeah we do obviously.... Lol??She gives us a weak sorry and makes us wait even longer for the final dish. At this point, everyone at the table is almost done with their meal btw and one person is still WAITING. FINALLY, we get the plate for our friend and the check at the same time.... Then she's asking me if we want to-go boxes for everything as if she's trying to get rid of us quickly.How are you going to give us the missing plate, the check, and to go boxes at the same time? Girl what... lol? Like can our friend actually eat the meal they paid for...? It's a bummer because we were really enjoying the food. Not sure if we will be coming back if they can't focus on customer service correctly. The place wasn't that busy and we tried to be understanding but completely blowing us off without checking in until the very end was kinda frustrating.
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Deborah B.
Sep 9, 2024
I will stop anytime I'm in the area just to have the egg drop soup. It's the correct color, consistency, and taste. The only thing that would improve it is scallions on top. Also, the garlic chicken lunch special is banging.
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Mandy C.
Dec 27, 2023
Ate here tonight for the 1st time and ordered Szechuan Dumplings, Sesame Chicken, Ma Po Tofu and Shrimp Lomein and all were pretty darn good. The Sesame Chicken was actually the best we've ever had. It wasn't gummy or dried out like so many other places. It was crispy with just the right amount of sauce. Could have used a few more pieces of broccoli. There were only 2. Dumplings were fab as was the Tofu. Lomein was ok. Not amazing but not bad. Definitely worth checking it out!
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Kedar D.
Jan 16, 2022
Szechuan seems to be on the decline. We come here a few times per year, but our latest experience wasn't great.The veggie egg rolls ($6 for two) are starchy on the outside and mushy and bland on the inside. Don't order these.The shredded potato with green pepper ($14) was passable at best, with slightly under-cooked potato and an oily blandness.The broccoli in garlic sauce ($14) features unbelievably gloopy, sticky and slimy sauce that had no flavor.The chow fun w/vegetable ($15) looked like it would be great, with homemade noodles, but it tasted bland with overcooked vegetables.The salt and pepper tofu ($15) did taste pretty good, but doesn't travel well as it's fried. The kong pao tofu ($15) was acceptable, but not as good as in my prior visit six months ago.The snow pea tips ($18) were terrible: the pea tips themselves looked old and brown and they almost tasted burnt.All told, we were really disappointed. I hope Szechuan can turn it around with our next visit.If you're looking for really good Szechuan food, check out Legendary Spice in Minneapolis or Grand Szechuan in Bloomington. Lao Szechuan and Tea House in Minneapolis are also decent.
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Alitta B.
Jul 9, 2023
I really enjoyed the dry pot, it was delicious. I just wish it had a bit spicier! The dumplings were also good. I will order from them again.
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Bella T.
Oct 9, 2022
Preserved egg and Preserved Egg Pork CongeeOrdered this for $12 unsure if this is correct. Most places we order this for the same price is twice as much. We ordered end of night,by the time we called in the restaurant was closed so was not able to talk to the restaurant staff on our order.Compared to the size of our ma po tofu which is $16.
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Debbie K.
Dec 25, 2023
The service was terrible. After over one hour, she told us 10 more minutes, and promised they were working on our order. After 30 more minutes she said they were not working on our order and it could be another hour. I wish they would have been honest up front. She didn't even bring our egg rolls. It was disrespectful and I will never go back.
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Joseph A.
Nov 8, 2024
I have lived in Saint Paul for 23 years and have eaten take out from Szechuan since it opened. We eat there every other weekend. I am astonished by the other restaurants nearby that seem busier but are far less delicious.I've tried most things on the menu and have never not liked an item.My go to for years and years is the Dan Dan Noodle and the Chung King Chili Chicken. These are two of the best dishes in the state of Minnesota and have been for over a decade. My wife and I adore Szechuan on Snelling and if I could give it more than five stars I would.Thank you for the years of delicious food and wonderful service. I wish the entire staff happiness for how much they have brought me happiness.
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Oo M.
Dec 12, 2024
Food was terrible, ordered the cold noodles spicy beef noodle, it was so hard to chew and flavor was too bitter and salty. Save your money and don't come here.
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Xeng T.
Aug 27, 2024
First time dine into this place to take my wife to eat, the place was kinda of quite but it was ok, the food was good the coconut shrimp was good and the short rib is good but the services is great but I guess it was too early that they didn"t have enough people came into work yet, so had to grab my own straw. Overall the place is good, we will come back for other food on the menu.
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