We really liked the atmosphere and service. The food was good...not great...but a good value for the cost. We will definitely give it another try. read more

For $9, the weekday lunch specials (11:30am-3:00pm) are definitely my go-to when I'm in the area. I've probably tried half of the entire menu but my favorite is definitely the Kung Pao Chicken with vegetable fried rice and egg drop soup (not pictured). The chef's mastery of authentic Sichuan flavors is communicated quite well through the dishes. Portion sizes are just right for lunch once I'm able to wash down the main entree with the steaming hot bowl of soup. Definitely a must-try if you're in the area! read more

Cheng Du 23 - Kung Pao Chicken Lunch Special w/ Vegetable Fried Rice - Seafood Near Me - Wayne, New Jersey

Cheng Du 23 has been my go to spot when I'm craving the not so normal Chinese food and don't want to drive to NYC or even Edison or fort Lee. This place makes great schezuan dishes. Two of my favorites here are the spicy crispy fish filet and the wontons in chili oil. Their green beans with minced pork is usually excellent but unfortunately this last visit it wasn't up to their normal standard. I suggest you bring people w you so you can try a larger variety of their dishes that you typically wouldn't get at a Chinese takeout place. The only other gripe which I hope is just temporary and will soon return to normal is that they are serving the food on plastic plates but then they give you normal dish-ware for tea and reg glass for beverages. I want my food served on proper dishes again. read more

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Pros: - Extensive menu - Can accommodate large groups - Plenty of parking - Reasonable prices Cons: - Food is not as spicy as I'd expect from a Sichuan restaurant read more

Cheng Du 23 - Seafood Near Me - Wayne, New Jersey

This is not your tipical chinese resturant. Food is excellent. It is very different . I ordered Three delight with sizzling rice. Came to table on a sizzling platter . What they lack in friendly service with no emotion . They make it up with good food. read more

Great food. Great ambiance. Love their cumin lamb, triple pepper chicken. Dan dan is alright but great for a night out with family. Paying cash saves you 3% on card surcharges so helps to bring cash here. Its a very decently priced restaurant for a great food experience. read more

So we just moved to NJ from Cali and this was the first official restaurant that we tried in the area. Due to COVID, we had to order online and the platform was fairly intuitive/easy to use. We ordered A6. Crab rangoon ($6), C3. Tea smoked duck ($19) and 2 diet cokes ($1 each). Once we submitted the order, we received an email confirmation and proceeded to wait on a call. To pass the time we decided to roam around in the nearby Petco but our order was ready relatively quickly (or maybe time goes by fast when you're looking at cute lil animals? lol). They called about our order being ready and stating that they were out of diet coke (so we just substituted for regular cokes after hearing the options). Once we were by the front door of the restaurant, I called them again and someone quickly dropped off our order on a table blocking the entry way. I only saw an arm, they ran away pretty quickly BUT I don't blame them. The food was incredible. The duck was pricey but there was a lot of it and it was enough for 2 people (for 2 meals lol). Also it came with a side of rice. The crab rangoons were amazing and unique (never seen that shape before). Overall the food was very tasty and to be fair, we were pretty hungry! Although the interactions were limited, their service was professional and timely. I definitely recommend you give this place a try! read more

Cheng Du 23 - Tea smoked duck ($19), crab rangoons ($6) - Seafood Near Me - Wayne, New Jersey

Came here for the three combo special on the way back from vacay! We ordered the twice fried pork, kung pao chicken, and fish for take out. Since there was only one person working, we had to wait a little bit before our order was taken but totally understandable. As it's Szechuan, it is a bit on the oily side but not as spicy as I thought it would be. Everything's cooked just right but still a bit salty for me... I guess that's what it needs to be complemented with the side of rice. read more

Food was great service was terrible they just say yes to what ever you say and don't try to understand

Old school Chinese ... with Szechuan specialties. My Taiwan born neighbor has been raving about this place for years -- so we gave it a go. Convenient stop for early dinner after a Sunday shopping spree with sweetie at the adjacent Willowbrook mall. Caters to a decidedly older crowd -- as does the dated decor -- we felt positively adolescent in the mix. Not sure if they run an early bird senior citizen special on Sundays or something. Walkers clogged the aisles -- for real. ;) More to the point -- the food was right down the middle. Hot and sour soup was mildly spiced ( I prefer hotter) and plenty sour. Dan Dan noodles were just right by me -- smaller appetizer portion for $5 -- not greasy and very well flavored -- although I would have preferred the spice level a bit hotter. The shrimp dim sum was pedestrian -- shrimp tasted a bit off -- as in old. Scallion pancake with beef was greasy but crispy with plenty of hoisin inside and out. They wrapped our half order of Peking duck tableside (four pancakes) and it was serviceable -- but I prefer to wrap my own -- so this convenience to the geriatric demographic was a bit of a turnoff for us. I really enjoyed the funky flounder and cellophane noodle hot pot I ate -- with Szechuan peppers, enoki mushrooms and lots of translucent cellophane noodles. Comes with rice and will serve two or more. The broth was mild as was the fish -- but you get the peppers on the back end -- just enough -- to kick it up. The meal was a bargain -- two ate very well for $60 and we took half of our order home. I'm not in this neighborhood much -- mostly reserved for Costco trips -- but I will remember Chengdu when the mood strikes us during our monthly Costco expeditions. Top Tip: Chengdu boasts a wonderfully diverse Szechuan style menu -- just make sure you ask for hotter -- if authentic spicing matters to you. Overall -- every dish we ate struck me as under seasoned. BYO is a plus. We will next trip. read more

Busy busy busy but you will be rewarded with the best Chinese food...and plenty of it. Be prepared to wait -- no reservations.

The food is consistently excellent. Every dish ordered is hot, fresh, and delicious. The service is excellent and friendly. Beautiful, family-friendly restaurant with plenty of parking. read more

I don't want to sound too over the top, but I think this may be my favorite restaurant in NJ. The food is spicy in that numbing, satisfying way, the portions are big enough to share, and the dining room is lively. This is where I demand we go to eat for my birthday. Sweating my face off here is heaven. read more

Cheng Du 23 - Three Triple Pepper Chicken, Ma Po Tofu - Seafood Near Me - Wayne, New Jersey

Definitely my go-to spicy Chinese spot in Jersey. Five stars for all the "Mala" dishes - particularly the cumin lamb and the triple pepper chicken (which is like the Sichuan version of popcorn chicken - so good). They do offer Chinese staples from regions outside the Sichuan province (where Cheng Du is) but would say those could probably be done better - the soup dumplings didn't have much soup in them; have had better for sure. Would 100% recommend this place for the spicy dishes though. It's also got a fantastic ambience - much nicer than any other Chinese restaurant I've been to in Jersey. I appreciate that the owners have invested in a nice space to enjoy the meal, and the service is always excellent. read more

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Really good food! Our experience had great comfy food plus quick service. They are taking customers inside (as of Oct '20) and have clear separation between tables. Very tasty and yummy. I'd definitely go back. Dan dan noodles are a must! read more

Cheng Du 23 - Dan Dan Noodles - Seafood Near Me - Wayne, New Jersey

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10/10 probably the best Chinese restaurant in the area! Cheng Du 23 has such delicious food that is cooked fresh and gives a truly authentic feel. I'm always super critical about dumplings at places and they have AMAZING dumplings! Not too doughy and really delicious insides!! Also the Dan Dan Noodles are out of this WORLD!!!!!! Definitely check out this place if your thinking of ordering Chinese food! read more

Usually good but last nite fish dish not good portion ..skimpy but always busy ..heavily chicken dish is good Lomain was not good ..gonna try different dishes to find what u like ....it's real chiense .. Hard to communicate with waiters... read more

Excellent, excellent, excellent! Have not been to a Chinese restaurant this good in forever! Everything we ordered was delicious from egg rolls to the main courses.All were prepared perfectly. Good ambience and service. No disappointment here. read more

Wow! Blown away. Spice level high but not unexpected & should be par for course! Steamed juice buns were good but with the black vinegar even better. Fantastic apps, ox tongue & tripe super thin sliced deelish. Enoki mushroom cold app excellent. Cuke salad very fresh & tangy, brought up memories of other meals. Squid with S&P sauce yummy too. More to come, can't wait to explore the menu! read more

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This is the 2nd time I decided to give them a try. I had high hopes because it's been highly recommended to me. Food: We has the soup dumplings and cho mai fun noddle dish. The soup dumplings were tasteless and I was completely unimpressed . The cho mai fun was greasy and tasted like it was cooked in really cheap oil. Service: The workers were really nice and the food came out pretty quickly as well. Overall I will not be planning on coming back. read more

Cheng Du 23 - Soup 5 Piece soup Pork Dumpling - Seafood Near Me - Wayne, New Jersey

My family LOVE ordering from here and it is great every time. My grandpa who has been China many times thinks this is one of the only and the best authentic Chinese restaurants to eat at. It is a beautiful environment and delivers nice and hot. Love coming back and would highly recommend it. read more

Really good food, more authentic than most local Chinese restaurants. I have been to Cheng Du 23 many times and the food is consistently delicious. My wife and I usually get the Sichuan Spicy Pot, which is usually enough food for both of us, a very highly recommended dish. read more

Cheng Du 23 - Sichuan Spicy Pot, really good! - Seafood Near Me - Wayne, New Jersey

My wife and I looooove this place. I wish they'd open up a second location in Montclair. It is without a doubt our favorite Chinese restaurant in the area. Try the salt and pepper fish fillets. read more

Authentic Szechuan cuisine! One of my favorite Chinese restaurants in the area. My wife and I enjoy the $10 lunch specials which fill us up. This is a great value. read more

I really enjoy the authentic Chinese dishes here. The service is great and your waited on almost immediately. Prepare yourself for a short wait. This place is super popular. The prices are very reasonable and the food is cooked fresh to order.I really love the Peking duck it's one of my favorite dishes. You definitely have to give this place a try read more

Cheng Du 23 - Seafood Near Me - Wayne, New Jersey

We ordered a Thai iced tea with boba, soup dumplings, crab Rangoon, beef with broccoli, and kung pao shrimp. The boba in the Thai tea wasn't tapioca as expected as it wasn't the chewy kind, more like the gummy kind and there was no ice in it which was unfortunate. The crab Rangoon was mostly cream cheese. Soup dumplings were excellent. Beef was tender and broccoli was crisp. Shrimp was questionable and felt a little undercooked but veggies were great. Waiter was a bit brisk and there was quite a while between entrees and appetizers although the latter came out quickly. The meal was just fine. read more

This place is really just okkkkkk now. I came here before and omg it was one of the best places in Jersey that I've been to for szechuan cuisine. Don't trust the awards they have, they are out of date. I don't know if the chef changed, ownership, or something, but the quality and menu has changed as of 1 year ago. Got the beef in spicy oil, spicy fried chicken, ants climbing a tree, some house special for fish, couples delight The beef was pretty decent, there was a nice texture to it and it was very flavorful. The couple's delight had really good sauce, I thought the quality of the beef could've been better, overall still enjoyed the dish though. The ants climbing a tree....just felt like it was vermicelli soaked in water and then had some hot sauce poured over it. I thought it didn't really have much flavor in it. The house special fish....was just expensive and not that great. It's just average fish with some thicker spicy sauce on it. The spicy fried chicken was good (I think the translation is 3 peppers chicken), not the same as la zhi ji. read more

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I consider it one of the best chinese restaurants in NJ. Solid, efficient service. Great tasting food and great variety. Spice level just right for me. read more

Post COVID, prices have gone up and portions have gone down. Flavor of the dishes are still there. But I don't look forward to returning as much I have in the past. Servers could have been more friendly. read more

Recently revisited an old favorite after absence during pandemic. As busy as ever - not as ethnically correct as those in Manhattan (especially the 3 on W 39th) but nevertheless, quite tasty for the Jersey suburbs. We ordered: - cucumbers - smoked tofu w/ pork & celery - cold rice noodles - scallion pancakes - tea-smoked duck - dry pot shrimp - fish fillet w/ chili - fish filet w/ pickled vegs soup - cumin lamb - bok choy w/ mushroom - pickled string beans all were above average flavor, okay presentation. weekend dinner time is hectic. . read more

Been here one time and would go back although they really push you to order more than you can possibly eat which means you have to take it home. Met a group of 8 there and ordered several dishes to share and the waiter kept pushing us to order more. We did not take the bait and still had food left over but didn't take anything home. The place is large and the noise level is high. The food was good and service was positive. Parking is good as it is colocated in the mall. read more

Cheng Du 23 - Seafood Near Me - Wayne, New Jersey

Love this place!! if you like spicy food, this is the place to go... if you don't like spicy food, this is still the place to go too... they have both spicy and non spicy food, and they service is quick!! you can get your order in a very timely matter. For lunch you can get their typical appetizers and try different varieties (from soup dumplings, to scallion pancake, to spicy beef tendon..) they are all very tasty and yummy For dinner you basically can order anything... their menu has pictures that come with it, so you know what you are getting yourself into... the only sad thing i will say is that they don't have much dessert... they only have bubble tea... i wish they have more variety of dessert... that would be great!!! read more

Wife and I just finished watching Anna at Wayne's AMC 14 and got hungry, so we decided to allow Yelp (as usual) to tell us of a good place to eat nearby. Yelp recommended Chengdu 23, just across the strip from the cinema. From the outside it looks deceivingly small but inside is pretty damn big...a la Tardis from Doctor Who. There was a waiting list to dine, so my wife put my name down. We got called in about 30 minutes. Chengdu has an elegant Asian motif with wall to wall mirrors. The ambiance is very noisy due to the fact that it's completely packed. For appetizer we ordered the Ox tongue & tripe from the cold dish section of the menu. This meal, specifically, was very spicy, Szechuan style, but delicious and tender. For entrees my wife got the Tea Smoked Duck. This Duck was exquisite, with a hint of smokiness and tea flavored. I've eaten plenty of Orange Duck and Roasted Ducks but this Tea Smoked Duck is by far my favorite and my wife's as well. I ordered two dishes: Jiang Shao Fish & Crispy Pork Intestines. The fish are thick filets of juicy succulent and flavorful morsels. The sauce is the star in this meal. The Pork Intestines were golden crispy and tasted clean. We will definitely come back whenever we come this way for an evening at the Cinema. read more

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I wanted to really like the food, especially after several people told me it was really good. Unfortunately it was utterly awful. The fried dumplings were were just OK. Normally restaurants give you 6 or 8 .... this had 4. Tasty but not worth the money. The Orange beef was absolutely disgusting.....visually and taste wise. I opened it up and it was a large clump of barely fried (the breading was still mostly raw) on pieces of very low quality meat. So. Much. Fat. It was incredibly gummy and we ended up throwing it in the garbage. I'm not sure what I expected.... given it took them 9 minutes from the time I hit send.... to the time I received notification that it was ready. That should have been the early warning signal. A complete waste of time and money... and I had to cook dinner. Great...... I really would like a refund...... read more

This was one of the most disappointing $150 take out orders I have encountered in many a moon. The fried food (chicken wings and salt/pepper squid) was devoid of seasoning and flavor leaving only an oily saturated blandness that was not worth the ensuing heartburn. Boneless ribs were cut it very thin strips and sitting in a pool of oil. Lo mein was absolutely flavorless. Eggplant was a high point but was sadly not enough to atone for the sins of its peers. Would neither recommend nor consider a return visit. read more

Pros: - Every dish that I've had here never disappointed! - Very unique flavors (it's hard to find Szechuan food anywhere!) Cons: - Some of the dishes can get a little oily at times (mostly due to the hot sauce) Specifics: - Salted Fish with Tofu in Spiced Sauce = So so good. My favorite of all time! - Roasted Pigeon = Always cooked to the perfect texture and it's small so everyone can try a little piece without filling up Instagram @ bowtiebowie read more

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Very good Chinese food Lil salty on som Dishes, but Great food Thank you for the good food read more

Always the best!! I order the cumin lamb, it was excellent! I've ordered a lot of other things and always perfect!!

Excellent Szechuan in Wayne, NJ. Always been a fan of peppercorn Szechuan flavors and this spot hits the spot everytime. Glad to find an alternative for when I'm not in flushing. read more

A very pleasant experience for my parents and I. I really can't thank Kevin and his staff enough for proving excellent food and service! My Dad and I had the Lobster Cantonese, and I have to admit that it was "THE BEST" I've ever had! Wow! A must for Lobster lovers. My Mom had a Shrimp and Eggplant dish that was exceptional as well! The Wonton Soup was also delicious...lightly wrapped wontons and a very nice broth. We will continue to dine here as often as possible! Add some black bean sauce to the Lobster dish and it's absolutely perfect! read more

Cheng Du 23 - Lobster Cantonese - Seafood Near Me - Wayne, New Jersey