We were seated 45 minutes before they closed for lunch, but they handled our large group in a friendly and quick manner. We went upstairs where there is a large seating area. Order from the online menu as that is up to date on what's available. All the food was great. Spicy oil ox tripe, Cumin lamb (which was shaved lamb), Special cooked Beef (mild chilly sprinkled - 5/5), Spicy oil beef noodle, spicy oil wonton and others. The spice level can be tuned when you order. We had 4 kids who could handle a bit of spice so we managed well. I'd say spice level was 4/10 overall (some items were not spicy) which was exactly what we wanted. Price was reasonable for 5 adults (plus 4 toddlers). Would definitely come back here. read more

Chef Xiong Kitchen - Large table seating upstairs. - Szechuan Near Me - San Francisco, California

Loved our experience here. Stopped by for the first time for lunch and the staff were so helpful in selecting the flavor profile of our dishes. We got to chatting a lot, they were very kind. Understand that they get a lot more business in the evening, which explains the hours, and that they accommodate takeout orders. The restaurant has a small downstairs area and additional seating upstairs, as well as a bathroom downstairs. The lamb was excellent - and actually spicy! My tongue was a bit numb from the seasoning. And we loved the fish, which was also super tasty. We'll definitely be back to sample more menu items! read more

Chef Xiong Kitchen - Braised fish - Szechuan Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Every dish here is perfection! Our lunch today is hot and sour soup, Radish-carrots- pork meatballs- tripe, Fish flavored eggplant. We love the menu! read more

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The skewers caught our attention, so we had to give them a try. Arrived at around 6pm on Saturday. Only one other table occupied when we arrived, so we were seated quickly. Not sure if there are additional tables upstairs, but quite a few parties arrived by about 7pm. We placed our orders using the QR code. Note - Beware if there is a nut allergy. They provide boiled peanuts as a starter. Also, the first dish to arrive was the pig ears in chili sauce - good sized portion but topped with peanuts. Had to be sure the other dishes did not contain peanuts as kiddo is allergic. Ordered skewers - chicken skin, chicken gizzard, chicken hearts, and oversized beef. All were seasoned well. My fave was the chicken skin as it was crispy and hot. Kiddo loved the gizzards and hearts. Hubs and kiddo loved the duck - meaty and tender. The chicken crispy bone (cartilage) was stir fried with peppers and potatoes - another good one. Ended our meal with the fried coconut milk balls - kiddo wanted to eat all 6 himself. Good place to visit if you like spicy. read more

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Quality/Quantity - As usual, we (my guest) over ordered. She just loves left overs. Today we got the following: Gyoza - Decent portions, my guests favorite. Well, until she added the pancakes to our order after seeing it at our neighbor's table. Scallion Pancakes - Done and fried well. My guest ate 1.5 of them, lol. This actually became her lunch... Lunch Specials - Spicy Oil Beef Noodles - Good and with generous quantities. If you are following, my other guests ordered the exact same thing for dinner at Bei Fang Style Restaurant. This was slightly better than the dinner version. Tomato and Egg Noodles - Good, except my guest barely touched this. She preferred the pancakes and gyoza. And as light eaters, this became an extra entree for her tonight. Our neighbor ordered the seafood udon, I almost ordered this. After seeing it and the neighbor raving about it, I will get this next time. The neighbor also got the special pork feet over rice - This looked VERY good also. Again, a next time visit. Ambiance - Small two story local business. Open 7 days a week from 11am to 2am. Street metered parking. Service - Overall good. The waitress (owner?) did NOT speak English. Good thing the friendly couple next to us translated for us. Price - $37 + tip. Inexpensive for SF prices! Cash only for lunch specials. Owner Comment - Congrats on your success since 2025. This was so close to being a 5 star review. I look forward to coming back and upgrading this review. read more

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This place opens late night with spicy food to light up your early early morning. I felt like I was in Northern China with the spartan interior, simple and few tables. The tough looking server brings you hot water to drink. Ask him what he likes and he says all with a dislike for veggies. LOL. We went around 1am and were the only table dining in. Three take out orders while we were there, thus they have the local late night business cornered. Had: - Lamb Skewers, grilled with Cumin - Beef Roll, two large rolls cut into eight large slices with beef, greens, and a light sweet sauce - Sichuan Spicy Cold Noodles, if you ever watch videos of foreigners dining in China on Sichuan pepper corn dishes, they speak of tongue tingling numbness, we asked for mild, and we still felt the tingle, nice! - Eggplant in Spicy Fish Sauce... spicy Overall, we'll be back to try their extensive grill, sautéed, and fried menu items. Likely at a more decent hour but good to know they're open late... read more

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Gave it a try when I wanted spicy Szechuan. First - lackluster service. I know in places like this they don't kill you with kindness but I felt unwelcome when I walked in, the place was empty. I picked a table and was told I could t sit there. Five minutes later two guys come in and sit at that spot. No hard copy menus, you have to use a QR code. Only option was to go, I guess they are telling me something. The food was ok, I ordered shrimp and got 6-8 large ones, well prepared but not spicy at all. I asked for chili sauce and that was mild too. Ambiance is spartan. Clean but minimal. They claim to stay open late but I noticed two different closing times posted. I think it depends on if they're busy. In short- rude, no spice, decent portion. read more

Chef Xiong Kitchen - Ordered spicy wontons. They weren't. - Szechuan Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Sichuan food is authentic and delicious because the chef is from Chengdu. We always come here for favorites spicy beef noodle soup, twice cooked pork, Sichuan chicken and mapotofu. We became friends with the cute lady! read more

Tried this place out for lunch this weekend and the food was great. Staff was friendly too. The cold noodles had a strong malaa oil and were one of my favorites. The spicy beef was another favorite. We also ordered wontons and a seafood fried rice that tasted good too. We'll be coming back again. read more

Satisfying late night option if you're in the area. I wouldn't necessarily go out of my way to eat here, but it hits the spicy, greasy spot in your cravings. Know how to use salt, sugar and fat to make things taste good. read more

Chef Xiong Kitchen - Egg tomato noodle soup - Szechuan Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Everything we had at Chef Xiong Kitchen was great. Portions were huge and a great value. I loved the Sichuan cold noodles which were very flavorful, and the fish flavored eggplant was also delicious. The Sichuan twice cooked pork was super crispy, and the whole fish was great. They also provided complimentary boiled peanuts and hot tea. Service was friendly and fast. It's a casual spot and a great place to come with a group. I'll definitely be back to try other dishes! read more

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Great spot for authentic Chinese dishes. They have an upstairs seating so the restaurant fits a lot more people than you think. I enjoyed the eggplant dish the most -- all the other dishes we got were similar in that they had numbing spice but the eggplant dish had a different flavor that I enjoyed a lot! Service was super friendly, quick, and the menu is expensive. They also do hotpot and skewers and it's open quite late. Would come back to try other dishes on the menu! It's a good spot for bigger groups too. read more

Chef Xiong Kitchen - fish & pork - Szechuan Near Me - San Francisco, California

This little gem does not disappoint, I had to come back for more. Sooooo worth the drive. Explosion of flavor with every bite. Thank you for another amazing experience!! read more

Chef Xiong Kitchen - Szechuan Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Overall, very tasty restaurant! The green peppercorns boiled fish was spicy, numbing, and savory. The broth was very flavorful. Regular spicy was a bit too much for my personal taste so I would get less spicy in the future. The sliced beef and tendon was well marinated with a lot of garlic, slightly sweet. Regular spicy was good. The skewer meat were on the fatty side and quite salty. The chicken wings were crispy on the outside and juicy within. There was no wait for a table (party of 2) for a Sunday dinner. However, it did take longer for our food to be ready after submitting our order through the online menu. The restaurant had four tables on the first floor and more seatings on the second floor. read more

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Came for the Cumin lamb and beef. Such a steal at the price with the big portion they give you. Flavorful and the spice is fantastic. read more

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Great combination: small rice, boiled filet (fresh, herbal, fragrant, mildly spicy, wood eared, and a mala mouthfeel), and cucumber salad (sweet, crunchy, nutty). The couple at the table next to mine recommended this combo, they even gave me a bowl of theirs to sample first. Highly rated! Ah, clement my old stomping ground. read more

Chef Xiong Kitchen - Boiled filet - Szechuan Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Homestyle whole fish, Is very good. But. Why is it not spicy at allll???? The picture looks like at least it has chilli oil . I wanted spicy that's why I order Sichuan ..... read more

I stumbled upon Chef Xiong in the Richmond, and I'm so glad I did. This is a low-key, no-frills spot doing Sichuan, hotpot, and Mongolian, and it feels unapologetically authentic. On this visit I stuck with the Sichuan side of the menu and left extremely happy. I ordered the fish with pickled vegetables and the classic spicy chicken, and both were outstanding. The flavors were bold, deeply savory, and confidently spicy, with that proper numbing heat that lingers in the best way. The fish was tender and soaked up the broth beautifully, and the spicy chicken delivered exactly what it promises, crisp pieces coated in chile and peppercorn that didn't hold back. If you're someone who actually wants real heat and mala flavor, this place absolutely delivers. Service was another highlight. The woman owner was warm, friendly, and genuinely attentive without hovering, which made the whole experience feel welcoming. The dining room itself is simple and unadorned, but that honestly works in its favor here. I'd rather a straightforward space with food this good than anything trying too hard visually. One final detail that really sets Chef Xiong apart is the hours. It's rare to find a solid sit-down spot in San Francisco that's open past 10 pm, and this makes it a clutch late-night option when most kitchens are already closed. Between the authenticity, the spice level, and the hospitality, this may have just become my new favorite Sichuan spot in the city. read more

Chef Xiong Kitchen - Crispy chicken - Szechuan Near Me - San Francisco, California

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First time here, and won't be the last! Food was amazing! It is a two story restaurant, first floor had a couple of tables that were actually all full, we had to take the stairs to the 2nd level. There were a lot of steps but the 2nd floor was much bigger, you can fit a bigger party up there. The divider in the middle was cool, it was a lighted aquarium wall! Now for the food, it was so good! This is a sichuan restaurant, does a lot of skewers and bbq. We tried the lamb, and chicken hearts. Their Beef rolls was good, they also do hot pot. It's street parking also, we will definitely be back!! read more

Have been this restaurant couple times with my friends, the service really good, treat us likes family!!! And the dishes never make us disappointed! Tonight we ordered "Home Made Grilled Fish", it's bring you to heaven read more

Chef Xiong Kitchen - Home Made Grill Fish, our first picked!!! - Szechuan Near Me - San Francisco, California

Everything on the menu looked a little too good, so we went a little overboard with ordering. The food was excellent with no misses. Food was presented nicely in pretty dishes and decorations! My favorites: -lamb ribs: the skin's sooo thin and crispy -chilly pig ears: mildly spicy, not very numbing, crunchy -leshan sweet skin duck: such a refreshing sweet piece after having fatty oily duck for the longest I can rmb -Coriander fish fillet: they use a fermented rice wine sauce which pairs perfectly with rice -Brown sugar glutinous rice cakes: can't go wrong, perfect dessert/snack after a spicy meal, addicting to eat Service was attentive! Looking forward to being back again to try the other dishes on the menu! read more

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This is a cute little place with excellent service and food that tastes super fresh, like it was made just for us. Note that there are two different menus to choose from. On our first visit, we shared shrimp dumplings, whole eggplant, garlic bean vermicelli scallop. This particular dish turned out much smaller than we anticipated, but it was one of the best dishes of the evening. I was still hungry, so I got the Sichuan cold noodles and requested Not Spicy, and it arrived surrounded by chilis. I could barely eat it. The following week I got the cold special noodles, which the waiter recommended after I complained about the heat, but it was very unimpressive. But I enjoyed the eggplant, so delicious, and twisted milk bread. read more

We had a late dinner there and food was still good. Every dish is full of authentic flavors, perfectly seasoned, and well-cooked. We had the Sichuan Cold Noodles, Mapo Tofu, and Sichuan Twice cooked pork. The food has pleasant flavors and good level of spices. The portions were generous, and everything was fresh and so good. read more

Updated review. Food still consistently delicious. Recently went in-person and ordered delivery on DD and the food quality remained 10/10 and portions were hefty. read more

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TLDR: great Chinese food, amazing selection, big portion, open till 2 AM and reasonable Chef Xiong is one of the best spots my friends and I have eaten at. We got mapo tofu, green beans, fried rice, noodles and a couple of appetisers. The service was quick, the meal was delicious and fresh. Will be my go to spot from now read more

Ordered the cabbage, pork belly/beef/croaker skewers, vermicelli scallop, and mapo tofu. Everything was solid!! Left feeling super full, and service was also great. read more

Had lunch with a friend and the food was fresh, unadulterated and delicious. I was pleasantly surprised! We had beef noodles, steamed seafood dumplings, cucumber salad and beef onion pancake. Took home the leftovers for 1 more meal. Was $33 out the door per person. So much good food, reasonable priced. Will return with my hubby soon! read more

Chef Xiong Kitchen - Szechuan Near Me - San Francisco, California

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I want to go back there right now and eat everything on the menu. Huge servings and amazing food.

Food was excellent and the service was so good! Stopped by for lunch, and its a small restaurant but luckily there was room for me to sit. I ordered mapo tofu and sliced tendon in spicy oil. Both dishes were so fresh, especially the tendon dish which had fresh green onions and celery, and cilantro. Mapo tofu was nice and spicy. Will definitely come again to try their other dishes! read more

Chef Xiong Kitchen - Spicy cold tendon - Szechuan Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Wonderful lunch, service was great. Ordered Kung Pao chicken and sweet and sour pork tenderloin. Excellent. Tender, flavorful and they will adjust heat. Clean, fast would highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Very nice environment like a museum. The grand picture on the wall. The bubbly decoration. The authentic food. They are so nice. Mrs. Rong Rong is nice to everyone there. read more

Chef Xiong Kitchen - Szechuan Near Me - San Francisco, California

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I have been here at least six times and the food is phenomenal. It reminds me of what I ate in China's Sichuan province, and as authentic as it can get. read more

Cold noodles are fantastic -- and we can get them without too much spicy heat (or with fiery heat) as we please. Also got the Fish Flavored Eggplant and it was delicious. read more

Chef Xiong Kitchen - Takeout menu 8/2025 - Szechuan Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Powerful Sichuan flavors are being crafted in the kitchen of Chef Xiong. If you're into that addictive Mala spicy flavor, this place is the pinnacle. I can't recommend it more highly. read more

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wonderful meal, good pricing - boiling fish fillets with rice, savory and addictive - leshan duck, succulent and balanced read more

This is a default place for me and husband if we both want spicy food. The service and waiter are super nice. The food is very tasteful and good portion. I will definitely come back again. read more

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By far the best Sichuan food you will find in the city. It is a true gem and we are lucky to have Chef Xiong in the kitchen making such amazing dishes. I lived in China and their dishes are the real deal - spicy and so flavorful! Cumin lamb, whole fish, hot pot, meat skewers, mapo tofu, etc. All 10/10. I go here all. the. time. read more

I just visited Chongqing last month and the food tasted just like I had over there. The owners are from Chongqing! Twice cooked pork and sour beans minced pork were very good and spicy. Tomato egg soup tasted very home style Chinese. I also thought that the prices are fair. I would definitely return. read more

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The BBQ skewers were tasty, and the service was very friendly. I'll definitely come back again!

I am spoiled! Literally less than a minute away from me. The service is attentive and our server remembered us. We tried more from the menu (now our second time) and highly enjoyed. We were recommended several dishes from our server that did not disappoint! The ambiance is also welcoming! Come with an open stomach and accept the spice :) read more

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