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4.2 (303 reviews)
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Kung pao chicken
Ritik S.

Really good Sichuan food in Flushing - I came here with a friend and we got three dishes that were all very good! Lots of restaurants in the area, but this one stood out with its nice ambience and modern feel. I thought the food was really solid. The kung pao chicken was good, and the sichuan beef was solid as well, but the cucumber salad was actually the highlight! I think tjis is partially because the two meat dishes turned out to be a bit milder than preferred; since this is Sichuan we were expecting more of a kick, but the food wasn't very spicy. Still the food was very good, but next time I'd ask for the food to be made spicy!

Chilly chicken
Tenzin N.

Ordered chilly chicken and dumpling with chilly sauce, the chilly chicken was phenomenon. Delicious and will definitely order again. Atmosphere is nice with Chinese music. Perfect for date or a big group. The services was very good. Gave me hot tea for cold weather. W eats

Spicy intestines
Sam K.

Spicy and properly Sichuan, the peppercorn spice hits you. However, I ordered a dish that had 3 peppers marked, but it was not as spicy as I thought, so maybe ask for extra spicy if you want it hotter. I had the tea duck since it's a rare menu item and it did not disappoint, the duck skin was crispy and the meat was fragrant. Staff is friendly and the place wasn't too loud, which was good for catching up with an old friend.

Sally A.

Food was fantastic. And the servers were very friendly as well. It is a Michelin recognized restaurant and was worth the viait! We got the special staple type of dishes because we were so full. We tried the hand pulled noodle, house chicken dumplings , thousand layered pancakes and handmade noodles It was nice in the restaurant as well it was quiet when we went and nice

Braised Pork with Chinese Chestnut
Andy L.

Rating: 8.5/10 Date Last Visited: 8/24/2025 We ordered a large variety of dishes, including beef, braised pork, spicy chicken, sautéed cabbage, eggplant, and fried fish fillet. Every dish tasted very authentic and had just the right amount of spice and flavor. The standouts were the fried fish, braised pork, and cabbage, but all the dishes were great. This place is the perfect definition of authentic Chinese food in Flushing. I don't remember the individual prices of each item, but the total came out to be around $27/person for a group 6. Overall, I would recommend if you are a fan of Sichuan food.

Minah S.

Stopped by here for a quick company dinner eith a few colleagues. Overall mood is hip, trendy and moody. Concrete flooring and dim lights make it a perfect romantic spot but tucked away a few blocks from Main St and 41st Ave. Dishes were spicy, garlicky and delicious. Not sure what was ordered but the food didn't take too long to come out and its very much a family style spot, great to visit eith coworkers. I'd come back for the food but not surr if I want to brave the heavy traffic on Main Street.

Dan-Dan Noodle with Chili Minced Pork
Jess L.

I got spontaneous pick-up from Alley on a Sunday night. It was on a relatively wide and quiet street so easy to double park for a moment. No one was even right by the door when I walked in, so I quickly found my bag and left. There were only a handful of people in the restaurant. Our food was really good! I wish the spicy chicken had had more chicken and fewer chilis, but we loved the taste and texture. The double cooked pork with leeks was a little too oily but, again, loved the flavor. The Dan Dan noodles are always great, and I'm glad we added them to our order.

Nina C.

Pork cucumber noodle: so so so good. This was the highlight of the dinner. If I come back, it will definitely be for this specific dish Spicy fish: while it was spicy, that felt like the only flavor. I wish there was more flavor Cumin beef: pretty good and beef was tender. The right amount of spicy Scallion pancake: it was quite crunchy, almost like a cookie Saw this place on infatuation and got quite curious about it. Would come back again if one of my friends want to try it, but will go all in on the pork cucumber noodle

Tiffany C.

Can't even tell you what I ordered because the menu was so expansive! Food flavors were decent. Prices were fine. We asked for mildy mildy mild for all of the dishes but even so everything was pretty spicy. We also asked for no cilantro but it made it to our dish. Some dishes were really good, but some were a bit off. From what I remembered, the double cooked pork belly was really tasty. The tripe appetizer albeit spicy was really good. There was also this thick noodle with sweet and tangy sauce- tasty as well. Everything else was fine but with minor issues like undercooked liver, soggy noodles, bland flavors for the Dan Dan noodles.

Juan B.

Very nice place! Fast and efficient. The food is amazing. Delicious. I mined to come back to try more dishes.

Emma Z.

My husband and I decided to come here for dinner on New Year's Eve. The restaurant was busy and we were happy that we were able to get a table. We ordered the meatball soup, spicy dry pot fish and a vegetable. Everything tasted great, and we felt so warm on a winter evening. We had a great time there, and we were ready to welcome the new year after this great meal!

Ruby N.

Tried this spot for the first time and most things are spicy here so definitely be prepared! The cauliflower was crunchy and savory and the fish in the sour soup was also a really unique dish.

Carlo Y.

I was recommended by a friend to have dinner with them here. It is a little harder to find as it is not on the Main Street area in Flushing. I did enjoyed my time here. The food was fantastic, the only thing I will warn anyone going to eat spicy food is don't wear light color shirt, the spicy oil or sauce might get on your clothes. The restaurant overall is clean and comfortable to eat at.

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Food poisoning from I'm the bone marrow on the menu. Could use an expanded selection of food. Limited options.

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What a great find!!! Place was cool inside, food was yummy, we liked it a lot. Staff were friendly and nice. We will definitely go back.

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9 % discount when paid with cash and 2 hour free parking at 365 management Corp (across from the restaurant) when you spend 50 dollars or more.

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Mountain House

4.2(612 reviews)
0.2 miDowntown Flushing, Flushing
$$$

I enjoyed a dinner here with a group of 7 friends. We ordered 9 dishes total and everyone left very…read morefull. Some standouts were the twice cooked pork, the dry fried long beans, and the fish soup. The twice cooked pork had very thinly sliced pork and it was rich and well seasoned with chili bean paste. The long beans were wrinkly and deep fried with savory ground pork mixed in. The fish sound had abundant tender pieces of fish and a creamy mild broth. I convinced my dining companions to try the braised kidney flowers, as 火爆腰花 is one of my favorite sichuan dishes and I was interested to try this braised version. While most of my friends were not particularly into the kidney, I really enjoyed this dish. The hatched kidneys were floating in a rich broth with peppers and bundles of glass noodles. The noodles were unexpected, but a very welcome addition as they allowed me to consume more of the delicious braising liquid. The kidneys were tender and bouncy, exactly I as expected them to be. I didn't place the order so I'm not sure if you can select the spiciness level of your food when ordering, but I didn't find any of this food to be particularly spicy and I found the tingly mala notes to be muted. While everything was very delicious, aside from the sweet and sour pork which I found to be inedibly sweet, I think this is a more tame and toned down expression of bold Sichuan flavors. The service was extremely friendly and I would return again for another group dinner, as they have enough options here to satisfy a wide variety of diners with different palettes. Hopefully next time I can sell my companions on the 夫妻肺片,as I've heard they make a great iteration of the dish here at Mountain House and I would love to try it.

Szechuan mountain house is one of the original Szechuan restaurants to open in downtown flushing…read more It continues to draw in a sizeable crowd due to its strong reputation. I've dined here with my family twice and in the most recent occasion, we came with no reservations around 2:30pm on a Sunday. All the tables were taken as they just opened at noon so we had to wait a bit. Their menu / iPad ordering system was simple to navigate and quick to place. Our table was started off with their spicy pickled cabbage, which was super addicting. I love how the spicy oil was so flavorful and the cabbage was soft and just slightly tangy. We ordered 5 dishes for our party of 5: the la-zi chicken, stir fried cabbage, grilled beef ribs, beef and mushroom bibimbap and mao xue wang. My favorites were the la-zi chicken as the diced chicken was super crispy and flavorful. The spice level and numbingness was just the right amount. Next comes the beef and mushroom bibimbap, which is mixed and served at the table. The flavors were more soy based and was very balanced. The stir fried cabbage was cooked well but the pork in the dish was extremely salty. The grilled beef ribs came with steamed baos, similar to peking duck. I enjoyed the experience and presentation but the dish was a bit boring. Toppings included a spicy hot sauce, cucumbers and scallions along with the sliced beef that was individually torched at the table. Lastly the mao xue wang is a traditional stew featuring offals and blood curds. This one had duck blood, tripe, and intestines. I was extremely disappointed by this dish as I was expecting some tofu and small pork intestines but it didn't have either. The tripe and intestines were very crunchy, wherwas the duck blood was silky and soft. The flavor was very basic mala stew and had a ton of red chili peppers. Overall I had a decent meal at Mountain house but can't help but wonder if I ordered the right things since not everything was as good as I hoped. I will mostly likely return to give their other menu items a try.

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Szechuan Opera - Mapo Tofu (requested extra spicy) $15

Szechuan Opera

4.7(47 reviews)
0.2 miDowntown Flushing, Flushing

Spacious, food comes out pretty quick, extensive menu of Szechuan and Cantonese dishes. I…read moreespecially loved the free mini black sesame balls dessert at the end of the meal. Szechuan Dry Pot: ordered less spicy, still came out pretty spicy! There was a good variety of ingredients in the dry pot, but a lot less of everything than I expected for the price, especially fatty beef. Spicy Jumping Pork Short Rib: the spare rib version of the lazi chicken was unfortunately filled with pieces of fat and tendon and not much meat. Heavy on the breading too Golden Sour Sliced Beef Soup: lots of fatty beef in those one and some noodles, but the taste wasn't really what I was expecting. Not the biggest fan of this one

I went to this Szechuan restaurant with a group a couple of weeks ago. The staff was nice, and the…read morefood overall was tasty with a couple definite highlights. They uniquely have a self-rotating lazy susan which can be controlled remotely which was an interesting touch. Along with the usual peanuts, they provided us some free picked radish which was very tasty with us getting extra. The first dish that arrived was the Crispy Cucumber Salad for $15. The flavors were standard with a mild sweetness from the dark soy sauce with the more interesting part being the shape as they almost resembled flowers. I slightly preferred this over the usual as it added a more fun texture and I found it absorbed the sauce a bit better. For the same price, the Mapo Tofu was very tasty. While having a good numbing flavor from the peppercorn, It's a bit spicier next door at Szechuan Mountain. However, the texture of the tofu was better here being a good mix of firm and silken. This version was also fully vegetarian I believe as commonly, there's a tiny bit of pork on top. This presumably was why it was a bit cheaper as well compared to next door. My favorite of the dishes, which was a favorite of the whole table was the Stir Fried Bacon With Tea Tree Mushrooms for $22. The mushrooms had a fun crunchy texture while the bacon was more Hunan style with plenty of smokiness. This was delicious and a definite highlight. Also tasty was the Spicy Stir-Fried Pork Kidney for $20. The kidneys were cut into thin manageable pieces and the offal flavor was milder than other kidney dishes I have had being less gamey and a bit less minerally. There was a slight chew to the kidneys but it wasn't too much and the bit of veggies added some crunch. The Eel With Fermented Rice Sauce for $20 as well had mixed opinions but a few people such as myself liked it. The portion was large and I liked that the eel texture here more than in other spots where the eel is fried. The light fermented flavor was also nice which also added a unique red hue. However, the dish was quite boney so I liked some pieces a lot and found some others to be OK. I would still recommend it. The Chongqing Spicy Chicken for $20 was pretty standard. I wish it was a lighter fry but the chicken was pretty moist even with the amount of batter and it had a good mala flavor. The peppers were also nicely cooked down in the wok and plenty edible. The Dry Pot With Asian Mushrooms for $22 was pretty good. As with others, I preferred the other mushroom dish much more as the flavors were lighter. The textures weren't as fun here, but at least the presentation was nice. Larger was the alright Cumin Lamb for $25. This was pretty tasty, in terms of cumin, but I find other spots are better in terms of spice, such as next door as well as Xing Shun Da among others. The pieces were also smaller here and I liked the texture of the larger pieces at other places. This was fine, but I would recommend other places for this dish instead. The largest dish was their take on Golden Sour Sliced Beef Soup for $32. A few others loved this, but I found it to be OK. The dish in general has a good mix of sourness and spiciness, but this version was a bit too sour and not spicy enough for my liking. I appreciated the other toppings from the plentiful enoki to the noodle bundles, and the beef was good, so if the spice is improved, I would recommend it more. At the end, the staff gave us a complimentary dessert consisting of Black Sesame Mochi Balls in a Rice Wine Soup, a variant of Tang Yuan. The rice balls inside were hot and packed with black sesame, and were very tasty. The broth was excellent here with just enough rice wine for flavor, while not being overpowering. This was a particularly tasty version of this dish, and I was very happy it was included. The food here overall was solid. I prefer a handful of other places, but for the reasonable prices and good overall quality, I would recommend this place. Low 4.

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Szechuan Opera - Complimentary Dessert Soup ( w.black sesame mochi rice balls).  Excellent!

Complimentary Dessert Soup ( w.black sesame mochi rice balls). Excellent!

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Chong Qing Lao Zao

Chong Qing Lao Zao

4.4(501 reviews)
0.3 miDowntown Flushing, Flushing
$$$

Would you like to be transported back in time to ancient china?…read more How about just testing your spice tolerance to see if you can hang with the best? Well, if you want all of that, PLUS hot pot, look no further - this is the place to be! There is a reason this is one of the highest recommend spots to visit when you're in Flushing. First off, entrance? SO UNASSUMING. It's like, the tiniest door, with no real obvious signage. Once you go through, you basically feel like you're in one of the ancient alleys of China - decor is 1000% great. We had a larger party of 7, and they were luckily able to accommodate us since we lined up a few minutes before opening on a Friday. We actually got IMO the best seats in the house - towards the back, elevated up on some steps, a mini pavilion essentially. But enough about the decor.. how was the food? Well.. GREAT! And honestly, for NYC prices, not too expensive (but a bit pricy for flushing I guess). The quality was top notch (highly recommend trying the mala quail eggs) and the spice of the broth was GREAT! We went with medium since our server (amazing btw, thank you Sean / Shawn / Shaun??) said that he can't even go near hot, it burns his eyes. Medium was just perfect - felt great eating it with some sweats, regretted it the day after, which means I couldn't have asked for a better experience! Meats were good quality, veggies were yummy. I wish the shrimp paste had more in terms of quantity, we barely had seven bites for each of us, but it was really good. Also, pro tip, probably don't order Napa Cabbage, a lot of their other dishes will sit on top of a whole leaf, so you'll probably get enough from that unless you want to consume half a head. Sauce bar is $2 a person - which might be shocking for some to know they charge it, but it's pretty much the norm at a higher end hot pot place in big cities. At least they don't charge $6-$8 like some places and only throw in a few apps/desserts to try to justify it. Overall, really loved this place, and would definitely go back.

I wanted to love this place since it's recommended all over tiktok and Yelp. We put our names in…read moreand got in around 2-3 hours later. I ordered the: -herbal soup base and mushroom base. The mushroom was my favorite and loaded with fresh mushrooms. -beef tongue rattan pepper: at first the pepper was not overwhelming but with time it was numbing my tongue which was a bit uncomfortable -sliced beef tendon: delicious -prime beef slices: they weren't that soft and not super well marbled. The bowl that our mushrooms came in was rusted... kind of ruined my whole experience. At least server was super nice and attentive. Wouldn't come back though.

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The Taste of North China - Special Wide Noodle w/ Mixed Vegetable & Pork

The Taste of North China

4.5(4 reviews)
0.2 miDowntown Flushing, Flushing

Was here yesterday so writing this review very fresh. Honestly to start things off with the service…read morewas very considerate I want to give a huge shoutout to the lady who was running the front of house. Atmosphere was very calm and comfortable, I appreciated the amount of space we had especially as a taller person. Okay so the food here is phenomenal. We ordered about eight things on their menu one of which was suggested by the host herself. Everything came out great I don't think there are bad options coming out of the kitchen just flavor profile preferences. My highlight was the salted egg corn and minced beef egg drop soup which were just evil how good they were, I'd come back for these alone. We had the fish with peppercorn, fried pork in sweet and sour sauce, sweet potato desert, braised beef with quail eggs etc. I'd suggest all of them as well. We will be back as a group. Thank you for the great meal on a cold day.

Cuisine: 6 Service: 7…read moreDecor: 5 Value: 8 Overall: 6 This is the restaurant that replaced Szechuan House, a beloved staple in Flushing since 1985. The food is very different, it's from the Dongbei (northeast) region of China. However, people will inevitably compare the flavors to its predecessor, though it is definitely not an apples to apples comparison. The cooking style of Dongbei cuisine is very hearty and savory. They also prefer noodles, breads, and dumplings as their staple over rice. Due to the extremely cold weather, they also focus quite of bit on pickled vegetables. Looking through their huge menu, I mainly focused on ordering the local dishes from Dongbei and veered away from items that are popular from other parts of China like Shanghainese soup dumplings or Szechuan sauerkrat fish. Here is what we had below. Spiced Wide Noodle w/ Mixed Vegetable & Pork (6.5/10) - This popular cold noodle dish was decent, but I had better versions around Flushing. Slightly too sauced up, but lacked a bit of vinegary touch. Spicy Pork Kidney (8/10) - This is one of the only non-Dongbei dishes I got because I'm a fan. Well, as expected, the flavors are not as bold or spicy as how it would be made by a Szechuan restaurant. However, it was boiled perfectly and super tender. Mix Dried Tofu Shreds (3/10) - Not sure why anyone would pay for this dish. Basically combining flavorless julienne dried tofu with cilantro. Tofu w/ Century Egg Salad (3/10) - Not inedible, but almost no flavor and felt like they just threw a bunch of chopped up century egg into silky tofu. Seasoning? I make a much better version at home. North China Sticky Pancake (6/10) - Stuffed with slightly sweet red bean paste, this sticky rice pancake is okay, but nothing special. Stewed Chicken w/ Mushroom (7/10) - The chicken was clearly overcooked, but the soup flavors were excellent, allowing the tree mushrooms and vermicelli soak up all the yumminess. Sautéed Triple Vegetables (8/10) - Classic dish from Dongbei done relatively well. I believe it could use a bit more crispiness, but pretty good overall. Pine Nuts & Baby Corn (6.5/10) - The baby corn was quite sweet, while the pine nuts add a bit of earthiness. It's a decent dish, but not special. Cumin Lamb (7.5/10) - I wish they used fresh cumin instead of powder, it would have made this dish even more aromatic and flavorful. Meat was relatively tender. Fried Pork in Sweet Sour Sauce (6/10) - Be nice if the pork was a bit thicker and definitely more tender. The batter was mochi-like and crispy. Shredded Pork w/ Bean Paste (7/10) - Definitely over salted, too much bean sauce. However, the pork was tender and the bead curd sheets were delicious. Sautéed Pork Intestine w/ Fresh Chili Pepper (8/10) - Maybe my favorite dish of the night. A few others said the same. Fatty and luxurious with a bit of heat. Crispy Fish Cutlet (7/10) - This dish was served cold and not crispy as the name suggests. However, the bones are all edible from the cooking process, marinated in a semi-sweet soy based sauce. Pumpkin Puffs (6/10) - Not bad, but once again, I had better versions around Flushing. More red bean paste filling and more pumpkin taste would be nice. Napa Cabbage & Pork Dumplings (7.5/10) - The skin was pretty smooth and not too thick. I do prefer one that has more filling, but it tasted pretty good. Shrimp, Pork & Chive Dumplings (7/10) - Same as the other dumpling. I also didn't taste the shrimp much. As for the food, I would say that there is better specialty shops around Flushing that sell Dongbei style noodles, dumplings, or pancakes. There are also restaurants that cook cold and hot dishes with more flavor. However, the pricing on everything is very reasonable and portion sizes are large. One more thing to add, the owner was kind and offered us free beers and beverages for the evening since we were a large party and it's their grand opening week. The waitress was also quite attentive to our requests and patient with my questions. However, the food did come out way too fast and furious. I had to remind them to slow down, which they eventually did. Unfortunately, our group of 12 came for the food and it just didn't hit the spot for most of us. I am more than willing to come back and try more dishes since the service and value is there.

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The Taste of North China - Tofu w/ Century Egg Salad

Tofu w/ Century Egg Salad

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Xu Chu - Soy Garlic Sauce Eggplant

Xu Chu

4.5(22 reviews)
0.3 miDowntown Flushing, Flushing

I usually hate veggies, but the cabbage was actually my favorite dish here!!!! It was the perfect…read morebalance of umami flavors, but still not too salty, still very fresh, all the leaves were crispy and crunchy, but also soft?? Not sure how they did it, but it was delicious. I also liked the sichuan bacon, and the not spicy tofu sdish. in my opinion I thought the Yan Woo fish was a little bit overcooked, I also really enjoyed the mushroom and chicken soup. I would definitely come back here again for an authenticsichuan meal.

Just returned from a trip in China and I can say the food still really hit the spot. It's not a…read morefancy spot and has simple decor. But the food is what you're there for. It's very spicy with the signature Sichuan peppercorn, so if you're not into numb spicy, considered yourselves warned. We specifically loved the pig trotters. I've never had them like that before anywhere, so it's definitely a chefs special. They were made crispy on the outside but soft and flavorful on the inside. Highly recommend. All the other dishes were also fantastic. Portions are also great, we ended up taking lots home. They gave us free dessert jellies which is also a classic Sichuan dessert; they also had a deal where you get free drinks if you order a certain amount of food, so we got two free drinks. I would have given a five star if not for the super long wait. Granted we did go for Christmas Day dinner. We saw them having to turn away lots of customers. They are super popular. Main issue is there isn't a number system, so getting a table felt a bit random; we considered ourselves lucky. Our servers were very friendly and nice. They told us it would be a bit of a wait, but this was the longest I've ever waited for food: 45 min before the first dish was served. We ordered 5 dishes with rice (forgot to take pictures of two of them). I wasn't told one of the dishes I ordered wasn't available until 30 min after I placed my order. But when the food did come, they all can't together so we didn't have to keep waiting. The servers were also attentive after despite how busy and clearly overwhelmed they were, which was really nice. In conclusion, great food with good portions for spice lovers. Very nice servers and try not to go on Christmas Day since it can get really busy.

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Xu Chu - Smoked Bamboo Shoots & Cured Pork Face

Smoked Bamboo Shoots & Cured Pork Face

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Sliced Beef & Ox Tongue in Chili Sauce

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