Szechuan cuisine

Absolutely love this place!! Probably one of my go-tos for Szechuan cuisine. Parking can be a little difficult around here since there are so many small businesses and local restaurants on Irving Street, but we didn't have a wait at all when we walked in. We ordered the hot and sour soup, bean curd salad, chili wontons, and beef with black pepper sauce. Honestly, everything here is good and hits the spot. It's exactly what you expect the dishes to be!

I've come here several times by this point and I've always enjoyed it. I've tried iron pots prawns, egg plant, their fish hot pot soups, beef in chili oil, green beans, and much more.If it's your first time and you can hand spice, I'd recommend the iron pot- anything! And I LOVE chili oil and the numbing spices, so the beef in chili oil makes me so happy. As classic Asian, try to vary your items, I like 1 veggie, 1 protein, 1 carb to keep a healthy mix of flavor profiles. They're super nice here and I'm always able to be seated. It's like a hole in the wall almost, it's smaller, very mom-pop vibes!I recommend this place and I'm coming back for sure.

This is a gem of a find! Foodies can find authentic, fiery, 麻辣 numbing-spice dishes right here in the Sunset! You can get a whole lunch meal deal that could feed two people (see Figure 1)! Pro tip for the wallet-conscious: just add an extra order of rice! One lunch deal included big portions including soup, rice, And 2 orders of veggies - enough for a big appetite and then some leftovers for later (see Figure 2)! Or just order two lunch deals - absolutely szzzzzesty! That would be A lot of food! This is just like a family-owned, friendly shop you would find on a travel / food show with Migrationology, Best Food Review, Food Ranger, Strictly Dumplings, Check Please Bay Area, or Tastemade. Just this time, it is right around the corner - well, in the middle of the block. The entree was an actual entree dish that was in the lunch deal. It was like a whole set meal with everything needed including healthy veggies and rice. I had half of it left for at least another meal. The food was good; the veggies were also good - plenty of food, plenty of meat, and plenty of veggies (see Figure 3)! The hot and sour soup was classic - perfecto! It brings back childhood memories of running around through Chinatown with family and then getting hot and sour soup from a restaurant in an alley. I still remember that giant bowl of sweet and sour soup too. The interior was also very clean, the people there - likely the owners - were very nice and friendly. They take card or contactless payment too!

Tasty food! I got eggplant sheszuan chicken. It was so rich and tasty. So too spicy for a cold sf night

Cold night, had a taste for Mapo Tofu and other Yelpers were right that this Sunset District spot, Szechuan Cuisine, does Mapo Tofu so, so well.I found myself trying to deconstruct the dish: Green Sichuan peppercorns, a dollop of black bean sauce, a scant bit of cumin? It kept me guessing.I could've gone up in heat level from the medium I ordered. I wanted a mouth-numbing mala feel which I'm sure they'd accommodate. Yeah man, I can take your heat, bring it! As good as the Mapo Tofu was, the Dan-Dan noodles disappointed: The sauce didn't coat the noodles like other Yelpers' photos of the dish and the flavor lacked depth.But just like that, the pork chili wontons pulled me back in, amazing. Hot in both temperature and spiciness, their juiciness dusted with dry chili powder had my eyes fly open while reaching for the serving spoon to grab two more.Service was friendly and sweet. They promptly refilled water glasses and conversed with my son in Mandarin. Note to those sensitive, they do use MSG and I drank more water to offset a headache I felt beginning to lurk behind my eyes. (Worth it, that's why they make Exedrin)

Great little neighborhood spot in the Sunset on Irving. My parents like to come here for lunch and I bring them from time to time. The food here is legit! A good amount of spice on the spicy dishes, though not overly much. The mouth-watering spice.... =)___ My parents like to order the lunch specials; it comes with a soup-du-jour, a dish of your choice from the lunch specials menu, and choice of brown or white rice. The portion size is perfect. My favorite dish (not on the lunch special menu, however) is the tea-smoked duck (樟茶鸭); slightly smoky, well-seasoned duck with a salty deliciousness. I appreciate their service here - warm and friendly. I can see why my parents like coming here; the wait staff takes good care of them!

I ordered happy hour food delivery from here and was pretty satisfied with what I received. It's nice that this place participates in the DoorDash happy hour promotions so that I can try multiple dishes for a late lunch or early dinner without having to go out and struggle to find parking on Irving Street.Cucumber salad: 3.5/5The flavor was very garlicky. I didn't really taste much vinegar or soy sauce. I think it would be better if it were less salty but still glad I ordered it, as the crispness of the cucumbers balanced out the meal. Dry sautéed string beans: 4/5These string beans had pretty standard flavour, but they were longer than average and slightly undercooked. I still enjoyed them, especially since they were less greasy than what I've received from some other places. Iron pot fish filets: 5/5The fish fillets were amazing with all the Sichuan spices and chili oil. If I dined in, I would likely ask them to increase the spiciness, but they still taste great at the default spice level.

Overall , I really enjoyed this restaurant. They have sweet and friendly service. Very attentive and helpful. When asking to take my soup to go, they made sure to give me 2 containers so my soup wouldn't soak up all the broth. I got the number 3 . I really enjoyed the seafood soup with egg noodles! It was savory and satisfying. I enjoyed it reheated the next day as well . For me , the fried shrimp appetizer was pretty bland.Overall, I would highly recommend a visit for the seafood soup and I am excited to try more dishes here

Back again! For take out Everything good! Hot and sour soup( okay then great when we added mapo tofu to it!, pork dumplings(okay) , dan dan noodles (okay and good), stir fried chicken and chili(good and spicy!) and mapo tofu - wonderfully spicy (we love spicy)Free spring rolls not so good, need more filling but should not complain given they were free.

Authentic Szechuan restaurant in the Inner Sunset with comfortable interior and friendly service. Even though one woman works the floor on her own, she smiles and attends to customers best she can without getting flustered. We had the chewy Dan Dan noodles, which is spicy with saucy ground pork. Mongolian chicken was made well, balancing the sweetness of slivered yellow onions and tender chicken. Pickled cucumber could be a bit more tart vs. salty, but was refreshing nevertheless. I look forward to coming back to try more of what they have to offer!