If I lived closer, I would eat here every day. I would almost certainly die younger, but I think it would be an acceptable death. Current favorites: Triple pepper chicken Eggplant in garlic sauce Chicken chow fun read more

Have been trying to visit this place for a while after many recommendations for an authentic Asian spot in the area. Parking is a struggle so try to walk but come from the mall side. Ordered a few items. All were good, not too oily or salty, with large portions. Should've ordered from the lunch menu at the time. Next visit. Over all good selections and service. Recommending like others! Support your local spots! read more

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Wonderful find (besides the lying to me about the menu)!! We got seated right away. As we entered, we saw a lady working on fresh dumplings; we knew at that point we were in for a real treat. Our kiddo got the hot and sour soup, my friend got the tofu and broccoli, my husband got the 3 pepper chicken, and I got the chow fun with chicken. We also got an order of fried chicken dumplings. The entire meal was a delight. The only reason with this is a 4 is because the menu said the lunch menu was from Tues to Sunday from 11-3, but the worker was saying no it says Mon to Friday (no, the menu clearly said Tues to Sunday. And also, you're closed Mondays. Don't lie to me). You can also check ALL the menu pictures on this yelp's images about the lunch hours. Fyi, street parking, there is a bathroom in the restaurant, and they accept card. read more

Yum! Came here on a whim tonight & I am glad we did. They have an extensive menu of Szechuan food & some American Chinese staples. Food is fresh, delicious and plentiful. Service is brisk. The neighborhood looks sketchy but this place is nice. My dining companion was so impressed he said he'll order & pick up on his way home from work from now on. It's so much better than the take-out places near home. read more

Chengdu 1 - Double cooked pork - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

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Absolutely loved this restaurant! You could easily drive past it or mark it off as a shaky place but it was absolutely delicious. The waiters were so nice and the food was hot and ready yummy to eat. We ordered the whole fish, shrimp balls, eggplant stuffed with shrimp, cucumbers, okra in garlic sauce, and soup dumplings. Everything was basically perfect-- my only improvement would be for some sort of sweet sauce. I really wanted that or something else to make the shrimp balls pop. But other than that-- loved it ! read more

We first tried Chengdu a couple of years back, and initially it was just a take out spot with no seating. I'm glad to see they have expanded the restaurant and now have proper seating at the restaurant. We came here again over the weekend for early dinner to satisfy those spicy food cravings. We ordered a few things off the menu, fish and chicken dry pot...everything was super delicious bustling with flavors. We really liked how the amount of heat was just right, some places make it too spicy to enjoy the food but chefs here do a great job of managing flavors and spicyness. Don't let the location and lack luster outdoors fool you, this is really nice spot. Come here and you will thank me later! read more

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Food has always been authentic and excellent here. I think it's family run. I've always gotten to go and there's always some people waiting. It's a common opinion that this is one of the best Chinese in JC. My picks are mapo tofu, chili oil dumplings read more

Ordered Grubhub takeout and got the vegetarian chow fun noodles along with the spicy vegetarian dumplings! I was pleasantly surprised by the noodles and really like the flavor (though I def added sriracha on top). The dumplings weren't my favorite (more on the sweeter side than savory due to the sauce) but overall solid spot. Would order from here again! Portions were solid and food arrived hot. read more

Chengdu 1 - AS6. Spicy Vegetable Dumpling - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

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Authentic Chinese food! The place is small and unassuming, but they serve really yummy Sichuan cuisine. The lunch special is a great deal - $10 for rice, protein, and an appetizer. The dishes are a bit pricey when it's not the lunch special, but still delicious. My favorite is definitely the twice cooked pork - spicy and flavorful, very filling. The service is also great. The food comes fast, and the staff are attentive. read more

Chengdu 1 - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

The service and food were great. The mariachis actually told us about this location and we were pleased with it. I recommend making reservation for evenings on weekends. Update 6/22/24 Noticed had a previous review 5 years ago. On this recent visit if find unpleasent when it comes to cleaniness. Restaurant unfortunately had bad odor on my visit in its dining room. I find it unpleasent to dine in a restaurant with bad odor so my update will be 4/5. Food was acceptable. read more

This is one of the better Chinese places around Hoboken...but I suggest to its owner to increase the amount of sauce....this is NOT ok. read more

Chengdu 1 - Sweet and Sour chicken - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

The best Chinese takeout in town. Fish filet dishes are top notch and the lo mein is incredible as well.

I have lived in Hoboken for 4 years now and Chengdu is the ONLY choice for good Chinese in this town. And it's not even technically in Hoboken! read more

This review is based on a takeout order of primarily dim sum items. I wonder how much is based on me not ordering the best items on their menu but overall I thought everything was just okay. Fried pork dumplings: usually I'm used to fried dumplings having a bit more of a crispy texture on the bottom. They were fine, but I'd rather make my own at home though. Chicken feet: This was the best thing from my order. Beef tripe: I usually love beef tripe, it's one of my favorite things to get at dim sum. I'm not sure how to explain it well but the flavor and texture just fell flat for me. I would not order this again. Ribs with black bean sauce: I'm used to this dish having a less chewy texture and easier to get off the bone. read more

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This review is based on a take out order. Everything was had was pretty yum and authentically spicy and numbing. Prices were right and the portion was adequate. We ordered a bunch of things to go. What really stood out was the chilli braised fish fillet and the dry fried beef with Chilli. Both were loaded with flavors and was spicy and numbing just as it should. The fish fillet with scallion sauce was the only item we didn't like. There was no flavor and it was tasteless. Overall a solid spot. Definitely recommended if you want authentic Szchuan food read more

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WOW. Loved the food at Chengdu1. The restaurant is family-owned and operated, with authentic and exceptionally delicious Szechuan cuisine, sizable portions, and reasonable prices. While the outside of Chengdu1 looks rather unassuming, the inside is very nice and quite elegant. There is parking in the plaza across the street. The food came very quickly after we placed our order. My family's spice tolerance is on the medium-low side so we asked for dishes to be less spicy. My favorite dish so far is the Fish with Bean Flower in Hot Chili Sauce (豆花鱼片), which was just incredible! This was my first time having the douhua (i.e. the tofu pudding, which they call bean flower due to direct translation) in a spicy sauce, and it was such an exciting explosion of flavor. The douhua was so soft and fresh, and complemented the fish filets well; I also enjoyed the roasted chickpeas that they added on top, which also gave the dish a subtle nice crunch. In addition, the Eggplant w. Garlic Sauce (鱼香茄子) was delicious, and the eggplant pieces were so soft and tender. Beyond the amazing food, the service was great, and the restaurant's family and staff are friendly. Chengdu1 is definitely going to be a frequent stop in Jersey City for me and my family. Would highly recommend! read more

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Did a quick takeout of their Szechuan lamb dumplings...fantastic! They were so flavorful and satisfying. I really need to order more next time, or even better, have a meal there...their menu is quite extensive. read more

Don't let the location deceive: the cuisine at Chengdu 1 is worlds apart from your average neighborhood Chinese takeout. Specializing in authentic and occasionally hard to find Szechuan dishes, this unassuming spot off the Holland Tunnel offers a wide range of regional eats. I ordered delivery on a Sunday night and my order came impressively quick: cold noodles in chili oil and "volcano chicken". The cold noodles were loaded with Szechuan peppers and packed a tongue numbing wallop. The volcano chicken, while tasty with stir fried chicken and kai lan, didn't live up to the promised "extra hot and spicy". Still, a worthwhile order. read more

Chengdu 1 - Cold noodles in chili oil, volcano chicken - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

Good authentic Chinese food. If you're a fan of sichuan style, this is among the best I've found in NJ. Big spiciness that you'd expect from this style. read more

If you're not looking for it you probably won't find it but once you taste their food you'll be glad you did! Busy spot but it's not hard to tell why. They make good food! read more

Truly the most bang for your buck. It definitely doesn't look like it considering the unassuming storefront but Chengdu1 actually serves very authentic Szechuan cuisine with reasonable pricing and great portion sizes. There are plenty of seats inside and they were hosting a banquet when I last came. The service is a little slow because they seem short staffed but nothing crazy. My family and I have made several visits here and have loved everything we've tried. We love the Braised Fish Fillet With Chili Sauce, Hotpot For 2, and the Beef Tendon With Pepper Sauce. Our spice tolerance is on the higher end so I don't feel like any of these are too spicy. All of these dishes are perfect with a bowl of rice and some beer so I highly recommend giving this place a try! read more

Chengdu 1 - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

Excellent authentic food. Not your normal Chinese takeout. Love this place. Great lamb dumplings!!!

Terrific lunch special -I've had the Szechuan fish, which is blazing hot but authentically spiced. The double sautéed pork properly uses pork belly and is delicious. Hot and sour soup tasty as well. Lynch is an excellent deal. Every time I come through the Holland Tunnel on the way to Jersey, I try to schedule lunch here read more

I decided to visit the JC neighborhood that a real estate agent might call Tunneltown, in search for formerly easy-to-find items like a newspaper and a coffee. It can be a bit desolate, which seems comforting after yesterday's deplorable crowd behavior at Acme. After a 7-11 visit I stopped at Chengdu1. Definitely illustrating pandemic consciousness, they allow one customer in a time and then you wait outside. Payment is handled via a metal pole with a bowl at the end. There's an impressive array of Szechuan fare alongside the usual Americanized Chinese dishes. I got the first three items of the first three items off the Szechuan appetizer menu. Dan dan noodles, was well constructed, light on top with a lake of meaty juice at the bottom. ChengDu style cold sesame noodle was darker and less peanut-y than expected. The best item, with a shockingly low price of $3.99, was pickled cabbage with hot oil. It wasn't leafy cabbage, it was crunchy, with a great double dose of flavor, first with the pickling then with the sauce, a reddish cousin of the cayenne/Buffalo wing genre. read more

This is a nice place for Chinese food off of the Holland Tunnel. The service was excellent. The food was terrific and authentically Chinese. We got to pig feet, tripe, and authentic vegetables. All of it was great. It is a nice casual place for dining or a family gathering. Overall, highly recommend! read more

Chengdu 1 - Beef Tripe w. Ginger & Scallions - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

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I'm pleasantly surprised by the authenticity and quality of the food! I walk past often and from the outside, it looks like a basic chinese take out on the corner from the highway. Probably not the best location. Inside, based on others reviews it appears to look like a nice sit down white table cloth restaurant. I decided to order delivery for the first time and it was awesome! I had the hot sour soup (I love that they noted it is made fresh daily. Ingredients were great and I like that they didn't put the shreds of pork but mostly mushroom and tofu), Dan Dan noodle (so good, balanced in flavor of garlic, spice and vinegar, and great Al dente texture even reheated the next day) and finally the chili beef. It was very spicy but delicious with rice. My only gripe is that the noodles and beef was a bit oily but Szechuan food tends to lean oily. I am looking forward to trying the other items on the menu. read more

A little family run shop where we picked up some dan dan noodles (good), and the AS7. 夫妻肺片 ox tongue, tripe w. hot & pepper sauce. The dan dan noodles are ok, a bit on the spicy and greasy side. The ox tongue/tripe was disappointing, it was about the right flavor in terms of spicy, ma-la and salty, but the meat used had an aftertaste that folks eating at the dinner could taste and didn't like. Maybe it's been in the fridge a bit long? read more

Chengdu 1 - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

Great food Especially the chicken and green beans I would recommend their food Their food is really great read more

Decent dimsum - the shumai is good, pork soup dumplings are okay but the shrimp balls are inconsistent, sometimes they don't all taste the same. The best one is the congee - good flavor and the preserved egg and pork bits are flavorful. A good choice if you need a quick dimsum fix but have no time to go Chitown. read more

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Love Cheng Du #1. One of the best Chinese restaurants in jersey city. If you have WeChat, you can join a group and order directly from there too. They do delivery so would recommend ordering from them directly to support the restaurant as other apps take such a big cut. read more

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OMG! Chinese food as it should be!!! Complex and flavorful. Finally! Definitely not the usual bland fare The Kung Pao Chicken and twice cooked pork were delicious. Don't be put off by the very modest exterior and entrance as it is very quickly forgotten once you are seated read more

Szechuan food relies on its tingly peppercorns, chillies and chili oil as a basis lots of its food. Its amusing to see reviewers complaining that they did not like the dan dan noodle because its oily. Its supposed be oily; its one of the main ingredients!! ( that mac an cheese was to cheesy!! ) and you are also supposed to mix noodles well to incorporate oily bottom through all the noodles as traditionally ingredients sit in the bottom. I enjoyed chengdu 1, probably more than all the 25 or so chinese restaurants that I've tried in the hoboken JC area. I had very good dan dan, fresh lovely garlic cucumbers and the best and eggiest egg drop soup I've had. Beef broccoli good not great but thats on me for ordering a chinese american dish in a authentic regional chinese restaurant. read more

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I came here, and got seated right away. With the menu it has lots of delicious foods, and they even serve dimsum! Will definitely come back here for dimsum. I ordered the soup dumplings, and these soup dumplings are massive! Very filling! And the soup was so good! Also ordered double cook pork! Delicious with a side of rice. Ordered the Szechuan chili noodles and it was absolutely delicious! It says spicy but its actually not that spicy! Food came in a reasonable time, did not have long wait time. Forgot to mention, they sell bubble tea based on the menu. The reason why I'm giving this place 5/5 is not because of the food. The table behind me ordered crabs, and the owner offer the customers gloves to keep their hands clean. Never have I ever been to a Chinese restaurant that does this. I'm truly impressed with the thoughtfulness. The staff was also on top of adding water, and I didn't even have to ask for a refill. Sanitation: 5/5- bathroom (spotless) and tables were VERY clean. I would definitely want to come back for their dimsum. Prices are reasonable, $$ read more

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This place really surprised us. The staff is very nice and the food was pretty spot on. Soup dumplings were great. Szechuan wontons were great. Shumai was great. and Kung pao was great. Only thing we weren't crazy about was the Beef chow fun, as I had to add more sweet soy to get it going, as it was quite dry. Having said that, the beef was very good. Some places it's quite chewy or tough but it was nice and tender. For a hole in the wall outside the holland tunnel, they do some great stuff. will def be back. read more

worst experience ever! We ordered the meal online and it was two hours late, plus $20 extra charge for not sure what was it. read more

Chengdu 1 - Receipt - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

Heard that this Sichuan restaurant opened up in Jersey City and really wanted to try some authentic asian food outside of my usual spots in Flushing so gave this place a shot the other night by means of take out. If you order delivery, the food will definitely arrive fairly quickly. I can't say it was fast enough bc I sure was hangry! We ordered the scallion pancakes, and two chicken dishes. Everything tasted authentic, spicy, and hit the spot. One of the chicken dishes, peppercorn chicken? I believe, had that tongue numbing spice that you will sometimes find in authentic Chinese food......acquired taste for some but I love it Will be back soon read more

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Placed an order through Grubhub, said the order was delivered, it was not. Called customer service and said they would replace the order of i agreed to wait another 30 mins, I accepted. 2md order never arrived. Do Not Order from here! read more

I mostly get delivery. Everything is well packaged. I've never had a soup spill and the food is consistently good. I love the veggie dumplings with chilli sauce! They're very close to several shopping areas so I'll probably try to visit soon. read more

I am a personal fan since this is right in my neighborhood so it's easily accessible and not too expensive. My personal favorite is the general tso chicken because the sauce that little bit of kick and tang, not your usual general tso's taste since they marinate with chili sauce. My boyfriend is obsessed with their egg drop soup but overall their soup prices are definitely a bang for the buck. Our go to's are: General Tso Chicken, Egg Drop Soup, Wonton Soup, Braised Fish Fillet w/Chili's Sauce, Dan Dan Noodle w. Chili sauce Wouldn't recommend the bubble tea though. read more

Chengdu 1 - Egg Drop Soup - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

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I really want to love this place but the food is just ok per native Chinese standard. However, I'm giving Chengdu1 four stars because it's the most authentic Chinese you'll find in the area. Also a bonus they deliver to Hoboken with a $20 minimum order, call the restaurant directly for free delivery. During our visit on 1/5/19 we tried: 蜂蜜柠檬茶 Honey Lemon Black Tea (2/5) - way too sweet, we kept adding tea to it to water down the sugar, I would order this with 30% sugar next time 麻辣腰花 Hot & Spicy Pig's Kidney (2/5) - it doesn't have much taste, will not order again 空心菜 Chinese spinach (4/5) - stir fried with garlic, probably the best dish we ordered 重庆辣子鸡 Szechuan Style Chicken (3.5/5) - lack of taste, we sent the dish back so the chef could add more salt to it 孜然羊 Cumin Chili Lamb Fillet (3.5/5) 水煮鱼片 Braised Fish Fillet w. Chili Sauce (3.5/5) 火爆牛百叶 Volcano Beef Tripe (4/5) - boyfriend's favorite, the black bean curd added a lot of flavor read more

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