Came on a Saturday evening, and it wasn't too crowded. They sat us in the room by the back entrance. The only thing I didn't care for all evening was the bright lighting in that dining area. Our dinner was delicious. We had the Mapo Tofu, steamed vegetables which were bok choy, Dan Dan noodles, pork dumplings, and fried rice. Our favorite dish was the tofu. It was quite spicy and yummy. I have never cared much for tofu, so that says A LOT! I probably wouldn't order the fried rice again. It was good, but there was nothing special about it. The Dan Dan noodles were incredibly delicious, but very difficult for this Anglo to eat with chopsticks because the entire bowl appeared to be one very long noodle. I could have used a knife, but there didn't appear to be any in sight. They have a small, very limited, EXPENSIVE wine list. We did not have wine. The next time I'm in the mood for very authentic spicy Szechuan cuisine, this will be my go-to restaurant. The service was prompt and there is plentiful free parking in the back of the restaurant. read more

Very bad service Very disappointed, and they said they couldn't act like a waitress. A server looked at us with this unwelcoming facial expression and said something in Chinese. When I said we don't speak Chinese, he said we're closing. I said yes we were told it's ok if we don't get service after 2:10. Immediately I saw a table for 4 by the window that looked set up. Asked whether we can take that and he rudely shook his head saying no and put down the menus at a wedged in table set for two with three chairs and walked away... ok... then. We sat down into this cramped nook and then saw the paper plates and bowels and plastic utensils... the guy set down two more sets of them stacked, didn't even bother to set them out. We had to move our own chair over fr the next table. read more

My friend treated me to their lunch special two weeks ago, all the dishes were tasty. So I called for a take out order, but thought it was much more expensive than expected. Once I got home, noticed the packing slip was stapled to the brown bag, and the first item charged was 1 pound packing fee-this was not mentioned when I called for the order, also I was rushed to sign the CC charge, didn't pay attention to the itemized receipt. I have never experienced this charge? Anyone? Anyway, the server seems like she was forced to work there Anyways, even tho the food is pretty tasty, we will never go back or recommend to any friend. P.S. we have been there when they first opened many years ago, does anyone know they changed owner since? read more

Chengdu Impression - Szechuan Near Me - Arcadia, California

I love this place, the food has been great over multiple visits. The spice isn't too overwhelming for most of the dishes which is great for an intro to Szechuan! Would definitely recommend to any newcomer read more

成都印象在三个月的装修后重新开张啦！几家约着去拔草拔草，预订了那个传说中最大包房可容纳24人，大桌的自动转盘一下子把我们拉回了身处国内的餐厅的感觉！打算预订年夜饭了！菜肴口味地道赞不绝口！ Chengdu Impression has reopened after three months of renovation! We got some friends' families made an appointment the legendary largest private room that can accommodate 24 people. The automatic turntable of the big table brought us back to the feeling of being in Chengdu ! The authentic taste of the dishes is full of praise!Great! read more

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Wok fried Crispy lard cabbage is the best here you can't find any other Chinese restaurants in socal!!!

Was excited for their food but no one bothered to answer our call. We tried to order takeout here last Sat (at 6pm). We got through their phone the first time but they told us the item we wanted was not available. After figuring out an alternative, we tried calling for over an hour but no one picked up. Alas, we took our business to another restaurant that did bother to answer their customers. read more

They're back to normal! Great food with LOTS of flavor! Still best Chinese food in our area. Easily. Recommend Kung pao chicken and Pork with Shishito peppers! Only place around that has a Michelin star, well deserved. read more

Chengdu Impression - Szechuan Near Me - Arcadia, California

The food is 5/5 but the ambiance brought down my overall score. It looks nicer in the pictures but I sat at the most uncomfortable booth, it kind of slanted downwards! Also they give you styrofoam plates and bowls, and plastic utensils which is a bit wasteful. Just wash the dishes! Ok back to the food because the food is really delicious and in my opinion the best Szechuan food in LA area! Here is what I ordered: -Sliced beef & tripe in chili sauce (so good, spicy and numbing, I love it!) -Hot & sour jelly noodle (the flavor is so well balanced with the spicy and the vinegar! Love it!) -Sliced sole filet in spicy pickle broth (my favorite dish! It's spicy, sour, and the fish just melts in your mouth! Also comes with vermicelli noodles that soaks up all the delicious broth) -chicken cold noodle (love love love this dish! The flavor profile is so intricate! Definitely try this!) -stir fry pork intestine with dry chili (I'm a huge fan of intestines and this one is really delicious) -stir fry beef with shishito pepper & black pepper (I would probably skip this dish, I feel like they used too much starch in the meat) -bok choy stir fry with garlic (normal! Good to add a veggie) read more

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low prices, great food, this is a true hidden gem if you want great Chinese food that does not bust the budget - this is it they have low prices but high quality great food read more

The spare ribs were not fresh, I guess the leftovers from previous day. Food is just Okay, not very impressive. The dining room is well decorated, service is a passing grade. read more

Love their lunch special - it's such a great deal and I would always have leftover for another meal! Food is always delicious and my favorite is their honey glazed roasted duck and fish in pickle broth - must order every time I'm there. read more

I came here with an arcade friend on Christmas Day 12/25/2023 at around 1PM knowing full well that they were going to close at 2PM but then reopen up again on 5PM. We were expecting them to turn us away but they actually took us in. One thing to note, they technically had a shared parking lot 'at the back' next to the Denny's. Not sure how to access this back parking lot but we saw people coming in the entrance from the back rather than through what we perceive is 'the front'. That side street where we think is the front was wedged between a Claro's Italian Market and another business that was closed down for Christmas. Since it was Christmas, the side street parking was kind of clear but I'd imagine on a normal business day, those side street parking spots would be easily filled. I ordered the large Dan Dan Noodles ($16.99) and the Spicy Boiled Sliced Beef with Tofu in Chili Oil ($26.99) and my friend ordered an Assorted Spicy Pot ($32.99). The Dan Dan Nooldes, is totally legit. Spicy, savory, and has the numbing sensation with every mouthful. Very addictive. The more it burns, the more you want to shovel noodles and minced pork into your mouth. They used flat rice noodles for this dish. Not sure if that's normal as I'm used to seeing it made with egg noodles in other restaurants. The Spicy Boiled Sliced Beef with Tofu in Chili Oil, I was under the impression that this came with steamed white rice but it didn't come with it. It's like a giant bowl of soup with thinly sliced beef, super tender and juicy, but also super spicy with the same numbing senation as the Dan Dan Nooldes. The tofu they used in this dish was extra firm but it was the soft white kind without the skin. This was a lot spicier than the Dan Dan Noodles but that's only because I was just eating meat and tofu with the soup all by itself. The soup was just thick and oily--but definitely drinkable--and seeing as they gave so much of it, I felt like I was wasting the soup after eating all the meat and tofu. My friend's Assorted Spicy Pot was more like a hot and sour soup, if anything, with a wide assortment of veggies, meat, and glass noodles. His soup was more easily drinkable than mine and he got just as big a bowl of soup as well. At the end of it all, I kind of felt like a big bowl of rice would really go well with it all but it didn't come with it and they server didn't ask whether to include rice with it either so I figured, maybe, it was meant to be eaten just like that. Ambiance. It's like a small, intimate mom and pop shop. The entrance where we came in, it was a long narrow hallway leading past the restrooms, the kitchen area and into another room with 6 booths on either side fo the wall plus a 6 standalone basic, hard tables and chairs on the center aisle. It's pretty quiet inside save for a single TV that was awkwardly placed next to the cash register. There was technically a large round table with six chairs immediately at the entrance. It seemed out of place. The back room where we sat, it was unusually, brightly lit. I guess it's fine but it doesn't really add much to mood lighting at all. They take credit cards. Enough said. Service. The one and only male server, he seemed friendly enough. All in all, it's a bit pricey for the amount of food that you're getting but the quality is definitely there. Just wished the portion size was a bit more but otherwise, it was well worth the trip there on Christmas Day. I would recommend giving this place a try, if you've never had Chengdu cuisine before. read more

Great place. The food here is really good and the interior is clean and spacious. They have 2 stories but I think the 2nd lvl is more for bigger/private parties. The cauliflower dish was a bit salty but paired well with the more subtle shrimp dish we ordered. Will definitely come back to try more dishes. read more

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Terrible ownership, rude management and service staff. We arrived 40 minutes before lunch ended and was immediately greeted by the manager in a rude tone "you can go up but you have to order right away". Three service staff were there and were similarly rude and non-attentive. It seems that not giving a crap about customers is an acceptable behavior and a recurring motif in this place. There were only 3 other parties there, yet everything took forever. We were not checked in on for the entire meal and had to ask for to go lids multiple times. The waiters were chatting with each other while tables, that were there before us, were waiting on their check. They even overcharged one of them and had to issue a partial refund. We ordered a $30 bowl of soup that was served in a plastic tub, that you need to eat out of a paper bowl, with plastic fork and spoon. For the price you pay, this is not acceptable. Total incompetence in every aspect of business operations and it's the customers that have to ultimately pay. For whatever reason, the management believe that the customers need this place more than they need customers. Resulting in poor treatment to patrons, terrible ambiance and trashy presentation of food. This place might look like class but it certainly has none of it. Our first time and our last coming here. read more

Chengdu Impression - $30 soup served in a plastic tub, plastic everything - Szechuan Near Me - Arcadia, California

Food is authentic, spicy yet tasty, and I love the Honey glazed duck and The Fish in sour & hot broth. It's a little pricy but acceptable. L.unch special set at 39.99 for 2 people is really the bargain. read more

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Love this place! Ordered: Cabbage 10/10 Kung Pao Chicken 9/10 Dan Tan noodles 10/10 Beef with schezwan 10/10 not spicy Duck-amazing -and doesnt come with pancakes or sauce Fantastic! Run, don't walk! So glad we came read more

Chengdu Impression - Kung- Pao (spelling?) chicken..rich, deep flavors with kick - Szechuan Near Me - Arcadia, California

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Currently closed since 4/1/23 for roof repairs. Saw their notification on the door today. Have had it before and loved it. This is a PSA for everybody. Restaurant did not give a reopening date. Call before you go again! read more

like ~8.5/10. Probably second best Sichuan I've had in this country and 1st best in Los Angeles area.

Been wanting to try out this place, came here while they were doing maintenance so the restaurant was close (did not update their google hours) but not using that against them. So when I can finally try their food out, I was excited. Left the restaurant feeling unsatisfied like they didn't want my money. Service was non existence, people were just waiting around for things. Management was rude. Food was ok but serving in plastic with paper plates? Makes no sense. Definitely not going back due to everything! I really wanted to like this place but it was full of disappointment. read more

Chengdu Impression - Szechuan Near Me - Arcadia, California

Authentic Sichuan Cuisine! Even impressive for my native Sichuanese, pricey yet high class, second floor are all private rooms for parties, conferences, and celebratory events. About $100 per person. Clean has karaoke music. Be aware some non compliant clients smoke! Hope you avoid them read more

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Highly recommend going elsewhere. Normally if service is bad, the food makes up for it. In this case, service is both rude and food has unknown bugs inside! After waiting 45 minutes for a simple order, the tables that sat down after us were sent their more complicated orders first even thought we hadn't even received our basic dan dan noodles. The waiter both didn't care about this and showed attitude when I checked in on progress. When the food finally came and I was going to eat the soup, there was a juicy caterpillar amongst the pieces of food. This was an entire, whole caterpillar that I was about to swallow...After letting the waiter know, she didn't even apologize. They lack basic decency and I know for a fact that the back of house must be filthy for big to get mixed in with food. -5000/10. Run the opposite way from this terrible business. read more

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My spouse and I love super spicy food. We've been to Chengdu Taste, Chongqing Noodles, and Mian. We came to Chengdu Impression and found that while their dishes were more expensive than Chengdu Taste, it tastes better than the other places. We ordered the mapo tofu, cauliflower, chicken with dried pepper, and boiled fish filet with tofu in broth. I don't think I've ever had mapo tofu better than anywhere else, and that includes my spouse's amazing mapo tofu dish. Pros:. Mapo tofu and cauliflower. I didn't eat the chicken but my spouse finished the whole thing. He seemed to like it. Ingredients come from Sichuan province. Cons: smaller portion and more expensive. Boiled fish with tofu in broth, was good but not worth $28.99. Chengdu Taste's boiled fish dishes are better in this respect since it's cheaper and they give you more and they taste on par with Chengdu Impressions. read more

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Got a bunch of dishes to share and it was pretty decent. My one complaint is that even the dishes with 3 chilies weren't that spicy. Is it just me?? I didn't think my spice tolerance was that high... My favorite was definitely the spicy pickled broth fish. It was a tad sour and a tad spicy - a really great combination. The fish infused a lot of the flavor and was pretty tender as well. Great with rice (which costs extra btw)! I also liked the pork belly because it was flavorful, tender and had a lot of fat but it was pretty pricey at $5 for 2 pieces. My friend really liked the spicy chicken which was essentially like popcorn chicken. Other good dishes were the eggplant and mapo tofu although I didn't think the dishes really stood out as a must get. Dishes to pass on are the dan dan noodles which is TINY and the panda dessert which was $$$. Overall pretty good but I wish the food was spicier. We think it was catered towards the spice levels of what Americans can handle. read more

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I love chengdu foods, it's very tasty. Try the lunch combo. Love all the food, spicy chicken so so good, the fish soup made me ate a lot of rice. The service is fast, and they are all very nice. The decoration is awesome read more

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非常地道中国菜,非常不错、高度推荐。测基因，阻遗传，找#佳学基因#干！（https://www.jiaxuejiyin.com)。我们定该歺馆为我们家日常就歺的选择。背街的地方有大量停车位，建议从后面进。 read more

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December 2020: Beautiful restaurants lose a bit of their lustre during these pandemic conditions, don't they? The shoji screens, globe fixtures, glassy patio, bamboo shades and private rooms ... all gone. With only an empty lobby and no chairs, the food has to stand on its own. Fortunately, Chengdu still leaves an excellent (and spicy) impression. It's Szechuan cooking, originating in Chengdu China itself, so the taste-bud bar is high. The price point is high here too, but the portions are big and you will probably get two meals out of your order. I grabbed two favorites which never disappoint -- mapo tofu and sliced sole fillet -- perfect for wintery cold LA weather which as we know can dip down low into the 60s. After I got my order, I saw a Maybach and a Bentley idling out front, right there on Huntington Drive, so I knew other Yelpers were picking up as well. read more

The service that I get from chubby girl is seriously infuriating my stomach. She has an attitude, rude, and aggressive. Food is good btw. Absolutely ZERO for the service. 食物不錯，但外場的微胖女服務員真的狗腿到極限，不想幹服務業就不要幹，不要給客人臭臉、臉色。不清楚的以爲是老板娘，真的無語至極。 read more

An almost authentic Asian restaurant. Food is pretty satisfying in my book though. They expertise in spicy (chilli peppers) and Szechuan/Sichuan pepper(numbing spice) Price? Be ready to spend the double digits or more here. Clean environment. Reminds me of meizhou dongpo or din tai fung but it feels more compact inside. They try to be fancy but with a little art work here while having chill jazz and classical music. There is plenty of parking in the back(and do not try to find parking in the front on Huntington) just be ready for a little walk if you arrive past 6pm Tiny but clean restrooms. They have a full bar including Arcadia's local beer/IPA MT LOWE with a couple TVs(just ask them to change the channel if you wanna watch the game). From my past experiences here, the employees are respectful but don't expect to them to smile. Thanks for always being so kind to me Horace, you are the man! Thank you for the food suggestions Luna, you are right; it doesn't always have to be noodles to be good haha read more

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4.5 Stars. Ordered delivery. Hot & Sour Glass Noodles with Intestine: Skip. Bland and not really much going on, just 3 tiny pieces of intestines. Impression Braised Pork Belly: So tender and melts in the mouth. Numbing Spicy Wonton: Skip. Love the sauce. Very fragrant. But the wonton itself was tiny and not too much filling. Mostly just the wrap. Sliced Sole Fillet in Spicy Pickle Broth: amazing! spicy and sour with lots of tender fish and the glass noodle soaks up all the delicious sauce. Spicy Noodle Soup with Stewed Beef: One of the best beef noodle around the area. Full of flavor and the soup was delicious. read more

The taste is good, highly recommended this restaurant for people who like spicy food! read more

Chengdu Impression - Szechuan Near Me - Arcadia, California

expensive and not deserving this price, strongly not recommend. I can barely eat intestine in this plate, in fact there is only chili and air. Will not come again read more

Chengdu Impression - Stir-Fried Pork Intestine - Szechuan Near Me - Arcadia, California

after remodel they reopened this month，there are small table on first floor and several vip rooms on second floor, upgrade the food,very traditional sichuan food. Service are gentle and polite, place is clean and quiet, if you are looking for an high end place with your friend or for your business partner, this would be the best choice read more

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I had an incredibly disappointing experience eating dinner here with my son. We arrived at 6:45 pm. We were able to order pretty quickly, and ordered three dishes. But our first dish did not arrive for 30 minutes. Our second dish did not arrive till about 15 minutes later. We had finished both dishes after about an hour, when the waiter came by and said the restaurant was pretty busy and he had no idea how long it would take our for him to bring our third dish. When I told him that we were quite disappointed with the service and the fact that he did not tell us our third dish would not be coming out till after we had been there an hour, he very rudely responded that "the restaurant is busy, and there was nothing I can do." While the two dishes we did get tasted good, the service was very disappointing, and the whole experience left a very bad taste in my mouth. I will come back to this restaurant. There are lots of other good Szechuan restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley where the food is as good or better, less expensive, and the service is infinitely better. read more

We're excited about authentic Szechwan Chinese and pics made it look clean, trendy, and spacious. Was really craving the sour cabbage fish stew and Szechwan peppercorn spices and was willing to try it for $33 even though the appetizers start at $13 and simple chicken dishes were over $20. We 4 walked out with a bad taste in our mouths: we saw the restaurant sign say open until 2:30. Walked in at exactly 1:46. The lady looked like she was taken aback. Walked away saying smthg in Chinese and got someone else that told me that the restaurant closes at 2. I looked at my watch. She said if we order right now, it's fine but there would be no service after 2:10. Fine. Told us to go upstairs. It looked like a trendy but pretty narrow set up unlike pics online, with about 3 other tables occupied. A server looked at us with this unwelcoming facial expression and said something in Chinese. When I said we don't speak Chinese, he said we're closing. I said yes we were told it's ok if we don't get service after 2:10. Immediately I saw a table for 4 by the window that looked set up. Asked whether we can take that and he rudely shook his head saying no and put down the menus at a wedged in table set for two with three chairs and walked away... ok... then. We sat down into this cramped nook and then saw the paper plates and bowels and plastic utensils... the guy set down two more sets of them stacked, didn't even bother to set them out. We had to move our own chair over fr the next table. I knew it was going to be pricey but I didn't mind. Thought there's probably a reason - like better ambiance and service on top of the excellent authentic food. Nope. It was cramped and floor not clean. We looked at each other and got up. Don't ever give business to a place that treats customers like they are bothering them - how dare we come in 40 minutes before the closing time at the door. Even if it said 2pm, there is a nice way of saying the kitchen closes in 10 minutes, offer take out or whatever. Be apologetic. Nope. Won't ever go back, no matter how good the food! read more

Tasty tasty tasty. Very different type of Chinese food. The mapo tofu was crazy different and great. It had this herbaceous spicy taste but the tofu was still the star of the dish. The dandan noodles were heaven. It's all numbing and good. The Sichuan pepper corn can be much but if you're ok with the spice... this is the place. It's pretty unique. The place feels not so professional as the staff are all bundled up in hoodies and such. If the staff were more attentive and dressed professionally the experience would have been better. Come for the food not the staff. read more

Authentic Szechuan cuisine with a great ambiance. Special deal for lunch worth trying

I consider myself something of a mapo tofu connoisseur, and this place's mapo tofu is in my top 3, if not my favourite overall. The restaurant itself is sufficiently decorated, nothing super special but it's nice. The service was good because they weren't super talkative, though a bit slow. The food good overall, but make sure to get things you like because it is a bit pricy. The price is all worth it for my precious mapo tofu of course. read more

I had to pay a visit here after watching the YouTuber Mark Wiens highly praised this restaurant. I live in West LA but I'd drive all the wya to Arcadia JUST to go to Chengdu Impression - its dishes are exquisite! Their mapo tofu and dan dan noodles are my absolute favorite- perfectly balanced, numby, and salty. They are unapologetic about their spices (as they should be!). What makes their dishes stand out is how fresh their ingredients are and how delicious their hot oil is. Definitely my go-to Chinese restaurant so far. And their indoor dining rooms are clean and inviting. read more

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I visited this restaurant for the first time today. I really enjoyed the food. It was flavorful and the menu had many spicy options. There were a couple things I wish were better. 1) All our food were served in plastic containers. We had paper plates and bowls to eat from. I've seen a few Chinese restaurants do this since Covid started, but it's really not sustainable. I'm not sure I can keep supporting this restaurant if this is their long term solution. 2) The restaurant didn't look very clean. As we walked upstairs, I noticed stains all over the walls. The table, floors, even the drinking water container looked a little dirty. I hope the restaurant improves on these issues because the food is good, and I want to come back! read more

Chengdu Impression - Assorted spicy pot, cabbage with Chinese vinegar, and spicy beef in sour soup - Szechuan Near Me - Arcadia, California