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    Chef Tan

    3.9 (393 reviews)
    ModerateSzechuan
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:45 pm

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    Pork and bamboo
    Elizabeth X.

    Authentic and great tasting Chinese food. Every dish was so delicious. Whatever sauce they put on the eggplant was so good. The pork and bamboo combination was great too, and it came out still cooking with a live fire. The waitress mentioned the noodles would be spicy. We thought we could handle it, but we were wrong. The noodles were *extremely* spicy. Still soo good, but lots of tears and water involved. Large and nice space. Love that they have physical menus, and the photos on the menus were so well done--I wanted to try everything!

    L. Eliza C.

    This is a go to place if you were looking for Chinese food and the menu is vast and it includes which items across seafood chicken, and a hungry vegetarian like myself. The place is very spacious and I love the Buddhist decor and the food is very tasty and the prices are economical. It is traditional menu and we came here on a Saturday evening The following plates: I have the scallion tofu and it served with white rice and my friend had beef lo mein. The service was efficient and attentive. I strongly recommend this place.

    H3. Fresh Tilapia with Pickled Vegetables
    Katey G.

    After trying four of the top rated Szechuan restaurants in Jersey City, Chef Tan was definitely my favorite. First off, it's open till 10pm! Many of them close at 9pm. Secondly, the menu is expansive. They have a full range of Szechuan classics plus some Cantonese options.... Which is nice to have. When *everything* is tingly, it can be overwhelming. Thirdly, the restaurant is big. Easy to sit, and it felt cozy with some faux fireplaces on a cold night. And finally, the food. The tilapia with pickled vegetables was my favorite Szechuan style fish soup we've had in JC. I loved the broth and the fact it didn't have 1/2inch of oil on top so you could actually enjoy drinking the soup. I really enjoyed the pickled vegetable version. The chongqing fried chicken was very tasty, crispy and had great flavor. We also got the eggplant with garlic sauce that was spot on - similar to my favorite at Han Dynasty. The biggest negative was the parking, we had to park in a lot across the street for $9.

    H4 SPICY CRISPY SHORT RIBS
    Leah C.

    We were recommended to try Chef Tan and are happy that we did. The ambiance is beautiful, and there was plenty of seating when we arrived - though it filled up quickly. We were a small party but wanted to try several things and wanted to have leftovers, so our table ended up filled with a ridiculous amount of food. Wontons in chili oil - a staple appetizer order whenever I get Szechuan food, it did not disappoint, a lot of flavor was on the bottom so make sure the wontons are good and covered Salt & white pepper fried chicken - very tasty, ordered as a non-spicy option for my son, but the adults loved it Spicy crispy short rib - mostly bone, but the meat was very good Chef Tan Style Fried Rice - available mild and spicy, we ordered spicy and it was amazing - highly recommended! Chongqing Chicken - another dish that we order any time that we get Szechuan, and it's a little different at each place, this was the first time I've ever bit into a piece of it and tasted sweetness. Not my favorite. I can't speak to authenticity but I'm not sure that it should've been sweet. The spicy fried rice helped to tamper that down, but I wouldn't order this again. Lastly, the star of the show, Sauteed Sliced Lamb in Hunan Style! It was visually perfect with pops of red chili and green cilantro stalks. I've never seen cilantro stalks used in this way but it is genius, this dish is delicious and perfectly balanced and addicting. I'd order it again and again.

    Zhengang L.

    Good food! Good location! Good job! Good night! Good luck! Drinks are good. Will come next time!

    J1. Minced Pork and Hunan Mustard Leaf
    Grace Y.

    I came here with a friend who is from Hunan who lives in Jersey City and recommended this place. We got the mustard greens with minced pork and the taro with spare ribs. The mustard with minced pork was good but the taro wasn't the best and the pieces of spare ribs weren't the prime pieces - too fatty and bony. Also the service was pretty spotty. They forgot to adhere to our allergy request and had to remake the mustard green dish, and they gave us the wrong taro dish: we had ordered the taro with preserved pork but when we brought it to their attention they said they were out of that so we just kept the wrong dish. The bill was about $40.

    Regina Z.

    I came to this restaurant on Wednesday afternoon with my boyfriend. Outside was freezing, so I was glad that I was seated right away. This place was very quiet and kind of empty. Inside was a lot warmer but where I was seated, I still felt a bit of a breeze. This restaurant had a lot of seatings and had nice decorations. The servers were pretty nice and checked up on us once. When we needed something we have to wave them down. We ordered dry pot with beef and it came with rice. I love the flavors and the beef was tender. One dish wasn't enough so we ordered steamed eggplant with minced pork. This dish took forever to come out. If a dish take a long time to come out, I expect it to taste amazing. However, this dish was a let down. It lacked a bit of flavor, so we asked for hot sauce to make up for the taste. The server also gave a rice for this eggplant dish also. One important thing for those of you who need to use the women's restroom. I went to the middle stall and locked it all the way. That was a bad idea. The door's lock wasn't aligned properly and it took me a while to get out of the stall (I thought I was going to be stuck inside). It took a lot of muscles (pushing the door and pull the lock) to get out of the bathroom. Please be careful. Besides that issue, I enjoyed eating at this restaurant.

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    Sofyan S.

    Food (5/5): We got the minced pork eggplant and the beef dry pot stir fry. Both delicious were solid and quite delicious. Be careful of the numbing pepper though in the hotpot. Next time I would ask to see if that could be removed. Service (4/5): The servers didn't go out of their way to be friendly but they helped when asked and we had no issues redeeming the Yelp check-in offer. The hotpot came out at moderate speed but the eggplant with minced pork took a long time. Ambiance (5/5): The restaurant looked really nice and modern with beautiful sphere chandelier type lights. The seats were spacious and well maintained. Overall a nice looking restaurant.

    Chenyi J.

    Amazing spicy sichuan Chinese food! I asked for mild spicy and it's just right. Really flavorful and delicious.

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    What a great restaurant! The environment is wonderful! The food is delicious! I will definitely come back to taste it again next time. I highly recommend the Spicy Sliced Kidney and Vinegar Jellyfish here. It's very quiet and easy to find. The transportation is extremely convenient. It's right next to the subway path. It's so pleasant to come here for a meal after shopping.

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    5 months ago

    Very delicious, service is awesome, ambiance is amazing. Highly recommended! Price is also affordable.

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    6 months ago

    Good food, this is us 2nd time here. Good environment, good service too. We ordered beef and cabbage, the flavor is authentic.

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    Solid service, but I felt the food lacked a bit spice. We ordered the dry pot and was a bit sad it did not have the szechuan flavor.

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    9 months ago

    This place was so good! Mongolian beef was super soft and the scallion rice was bright green!!

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    Ordered sauerkraut fish, scallion rice, ingredients were top notch. Have come here previously for work, would come again

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    8 months ago

    Grilled fish is really good! Service is nice too, very friendly even at rather late night

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    Great ambiance, service and really tasty food. Very spacious place ! Mapo tofu is one of the best I've had around

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    Good food, good service, good ambiance. We had a great dinner here with family on New Year's Day.

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