Flaming Mountain

What a great find! LET ME PUT YOU ON!Great mom and pop restaurant! The past two times I've gone, I've been really impressed with service and authenticity. Personally, I find it a good sign that there were plenty of Asians in and out of the restaurant while we were there. Definitely will return often!! Tried a bunch of different dishes I really wouldn't normally choose, like the chicken feet. It's not like your braised and fall off the bone chicken feet at dim sum. There's more chew to it but it wasn't bad!Huge assortment of skewers to choose from. My usual go tos are chicken heart, chicken gizzard, mushrooms, prawns, and pork belly. My partner likes the lamb but I do not like lamb in general. They are all seasoned with like a cumin and peppery mixture. Mapo tofu was very numbing spice! I LOVED. not for everyone tho so this is your warning. Vegetables to go with meal, the grilled eggplant was heavily garlicky and I'm a hardcore garlic girl so LOVE. Green beans are also a must have! The eggplant in garlic sauce is also yummy! Very saucy so be sure to order rice. The beef noodle soup had a great savory flavor. I loved the texture of the noodles. Not pictured was the chunking spicy chicken and the stir fried beef with peppers and leak. Chicken was so crispy and not too overly spicy unless you ate a dried chili with it. The beef dish was recommended to us by who I'm assuming is the owner. She been there every time we've gone. It was yummy!

Probably will return.We made a wrong turn from going to Beijing House, so ended up here.No frill decor, decent food and good service, with one young man serving.Per the Michelin guide, this restaurant operates by husband & wife team, Hongfeng Li and Ling Wu who are from Shenyang 沈阳, the provincial capital of Liaoning, one of three northeast provinces that collectively called Dongbei 东北, the rust belt.Xinjiang, in the northwest, has sandstone hills, named Flaming Mountains 火焰山. Not sure they've any relation. But skewers 烤串 are popular in both regions.The kitchen seems to extends to the front. I hear the clunking of the wok but don't smell any cooking fragrance - good ventilation.We'veA4 Malatang 麻辣烫E22 Grilled eggplant 蒜蓉茄子D3 Chongqing spicy chicken 重庆辣子鸡A4 is way too salty, even for me, a salt lover. Three whole shrimps (with heads and tails) have thick black veins, are over cooked.Eggplant and chicken are very flavorful.Initially we ordered Spicy noodles 鱼香面 The chef yelled from the kitchen that he doesn't have it, in Chinese. So both I and the server laughed, who doesn't have to relay it to me."What doesn't he have?" I asked"The spice." The server said.They serve beers.

I dream of this place ever since I've had it. The meat skewers remind me of the ones I eat when I visit family in China. Hands down, some best flavoring I've ever tried, I recommend the beef skewers for sure! The enoki mushroom dish was DELICIOUS. I love a good enoki entree. The cucumber salad had good flavoring, very savory. It's a good place to order a little of each and see what you like, and order more if you enjoy a specific skewer. I would come back here so often if I lived here. Give this restaurant a try!!

The bok choy was my favorite so good it was a pretty kool experience authentic Chinese food, you really feel like you have stepped into China walking into this restaurant. The waitress was so friendly and recommended dishes for me to try at home.

Always great and unique food. Everything was always well seasoned and flavorful. This place gives me a glimpse into the rich history of chinese food. Must try when in Tampa.

I've heard that the food is inconsistent. But decided to go try it anyway. We were the only table there to dine in on a Sunday. The meat skewers were decent but the squid skewer was really not as pic on the menu. It didn't look very pricy but when we were given the bill, everything adds up to be around $100 for lunch for two people.

Flaming Mountain may be my new go to place for Szechuan food in the Tampa area. They have a variety of hot and spicy items that are well executed. I loved the Chongqing Spicy Chicken with the crispy fried chicken pieces, chili peppers, and peanuts. The Twice Cooked Pork Belly was solid as well. Service was fast and efficient, with the servers quick to take your order and the food quick to come out. However, just be aware that the store is pretty small. If you have a large party, there's a good chance you won't be able to fit or it will be a long wait for enough tables to open up. The serving sizes are also a little small for some dishes. But overall, still a very solid place that I will be coming back to again :)

Everything was amazing!!!!! The skewers are exactly how I wanted it I miss them from home!!!! The noodle had a great broth and the noodle had the perfect chewiness! I ate so much here and ended up taking some back to my hotel and ate it later!!! If I come back in Tampa I will definitely come again!

The real deal! Having lived in China, there are some dishes that you remember fondly. Food is tied to so many of my memories, from grabbing skewers late at night with a friend, to enjoying braised pork after an exam. There are so many dishes I wish I could eat again. Thankfully, Flaming Mountain exists! I brought my boyfriend to this restaurant with the promise that the drive would be worth the lamb. I'm so glad I was right. The skewers were delicious, xiao long bao was rich, and the pork was buttery. Ambiance was what you would expect of a Chinese restaurant. I've since been back with him once more, to which he's even agreed that this is "the real deal". I'm already thinking about how soon will be too soon to go back!

The food is good, but the service is bad. Keep asking for check even we haven't finished the lunch.Also the discount is per table, not per person. 墙上写的和最后结账时候不一样。