Yum! We tried a bunch of dishes and all were good. With szechuan style cooking, most dishes are spicy. The dumpling appetizer was fantastic. We also liked the three cup chicken and salt & pepper ribs. The dry pot chicken was okay. Too much pepper and I love spicy food. Also liked the pepper beef. Most dishes had just protein and not a lot of veggies (maybe it's just what we ordered) but the protein was expertly flavored. Service was good and food has great flavor: highly recommend read more

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One of my pet peeves is when people order a single dish for themselves at a Chinese restaurant. That's like going to Thanksgiving dinner and saying, "I'll have the stuffing." Chinese food is designed to be served family style; sharing a variety of dishes makes a well-rounded meal. My daughter's away for a few days so I took the opportunity to go for something spicy, but I couldn't find anyone to join me at 8:30 on a Monday night. I'd heard good things about this place, but being a bit of a Chinese food snob I've been dragging my feet. They were open, so I decided to give it a try. I had to order at least 3 dishes to have variety; I'll happily be eating leftovers for days. I had: - Cumin Style Lamb - thin-sliced lamb stir-fried with onions and peppers - Pork with Long Hots - shredded pork and long hot peppers stir-fried with bean sauce - Stir-fried Cabbage All were delicious and all ingredients perfectly cooked. Meats were tender and vegetables were crisp. Spicy without being too oily. The cabbage was a suprise star, simple but incredibly delicious. And the service was sweet and attentive. I will be back. Hopefully next time with friends to share a meal. read more

DJ Kitchen - After I'd eaten my fill.... - Szechuan Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

They call a traditional Szechuan Chinese, it's not. Food was generic and oily. Weirdly disappointing. The service is also weird to make you order off of iPad. You get one iPad for the whole table. I ordered my food extra spicy. It was not spicy at all. Frankly, I was disappointed. Maybe they were just having an off day. read more

This restaurant give a fair amount of food for its price. I love the fish filets, they are very fresh. The string bean with egg plants are amazing as well. Definitely a go to Chinese food place. read more

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On a Friday night, perhaps because it was also Full Moon Festival, this place was crowded! Luckily, it was easy for me to make a reservation the day of for a large party. It did take us a bit to get seated and even longer (45min or so) for our food to arrive, but the manager came by to apologize for the wait and gave us a discount on our meal. As for our food, I liked that it's very chinese, as in they have lots of dry pot dishes and use dried peppers and peppercorns. I got the Sour and Spicy Shredded Potatoes, which was decent. Compared to other places I've had this at, it was too salty and not enough vinegar; however, otherwise it was a tad spicy and the potatoes were luckily cooked perfectly. My friends, on the other hand, really enjoyed their food! This includes the beef and broccoli, the stir fried noodles, and the dry pots. Food is on the oilier side, but that's just how this style of food is. Another major + to this place is that they have a good amount of vegetarian dishes! This place also has boba, and I got the Original Bubble Tea and my friends got the Brown Sugar Milk. The Original Bubble Tea has a mild herbally flavor, but the boba is a bit too small and soft. The Brown Sugar Milk tasted better, and just perfect in sweetness too. However, it's a bit expensive for the smaller size. $4.50 for Original bubble tea and $5.50 for the brown sugar milk. Parking: Plenty in the shared parking structure in the back. read more

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My husband and I live pretty close to DJ Kitchen and we've been curious about this place since we eat quite a bit of Szechaun. We were excited to finally get over to the restaurant. The inside was super cute, very modern -- it had a romantic wedding vibe with all of the faux greenery and Pinterest crafts. Our server was really kind! We ordered shrimp fried rice noodles, cumin style chicken, okra in sweet and spicy sauce and 2 brown sugar pearl milk teas. Everything was impressively delicious. We liked the okra and the bubble tea the most. These were items that we've never been able to order at any other Szechaun place. We enjoyed having new tasty items-- at least new to us. As other reviewers have mentioned DJ Kitchen seems comparable to Han Dynasty. We will certainly return! read more

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The food is amazing and delicious. Was not expecting authentic Chinese when we walked in the door, but was pleasantly surprised with the quality of food we got. The portions are a good size and our waitress was super friendly and helpful. read more

DJ Kitchen - General Tso's Style chicken, veggie fried rice, chicken lo mein, fried egg ramen, kimchi dumplings - Szechuan Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Firstly, I've never had a bad customer experience at this location and for the most part, they have always been cordial and accommodating with my Uber Eats orders when I needed adjustments. I ordered takeout for the first time, went in to pick up, saw that the place was pretty nice,, pretty clean and thought hhhmmmm not bad. Order ahead if not dining in, the wait can be long. I get the same thing always shrimp har gow, shrimp Singapore noodles and kung pao tofu. I always enjoy my meal. That shrimp har gow is addictive. read more

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Perfection. Ever since visiting Chengdu, I've always tried to find those kind of dishes back in the USA. I've found decent places but DJ Kitchen knocks it out of the park! Chonqing dry pepper chicken: ma la flavor that has proven elusive at all the other places I order. This dish made the meal. Xiaolongbao: perfect soup dumplings. Reminded me of some of the spots in HK. Egg drop soup: I get this whenever I order Chinese carry out. Solid, standard version of it. It is indeed pricey but portions were generous, so you could easily split an entree. You also pay for the quality of the dishes, which were outstanding here. read more

DJ Kitchen - Chongqing style chicken - Szechuan Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Food is good. Service is bad. They need more workers here. A big problem is that if you call in your order the lady answering the phone has no idea what their menu is. I had to explain over the phone that I was ordering something that was on their website, and she could not find it for more than 10 minutes. I hung up and just ordered online. Also, the food takes so long to be ready. I was told to come in 30 minutes. But I actually received my food in 50 minutes. No one acknowledged me at the front of the restaurant. And on top of that, they did not even give me one of my items. Not sure if I will be going back read more

The food is authentic, and the menu is extensive. There's a few American style Chinese dishes on the menu though they are high quality. The space is large, there's about 10-14 tables. It's under the Chik-fil-a so park in the lot by it. read more

Ordered delivery from here last week and it was pretty good. I really wanted Han dynasty but the delivery wait time was over an hour and we didn't want to wait. It turned into a good opportunity to try this place which is located a mile from my job. Delivery was fast and the food was piping hot. The shrimp fried was reallllyyyy good my only complaint is they didn't put any soy sauce in the bag and that's an absolute need for fried rice so I waited til I got home to eat it. We compared this meal heavily to Han Dynasty which we love and it's all legit expect the Dan Dan, the type of noddles used were skinny and flat and slightly overcooked. Other than that it was a solid experience and you can taste how fresh everything is, I'd certainly eat here again. read more

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My friend I were so excited to try this place out given the dozens of other good reviews. He is chinese and while he understands that this is not necessarily authentic chinese food, it should at least be edible. I wish i was joking when I say the food was sooo inexplicably salty that we had to take the rest back to cook it with some bland quinoa just to pry some of the salt out of the chicken we ordered. I got #67 Chongqing dry pepper chicken and he got#93 Cumin style pepper. There is no way the chef tasted these dishes before sending them out. I probably won't go back. It's a no for me guys. read more

DJ Kitchen - Szechuan Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

As my first review was based on my initial experiences when this place was brand new (January 2019) I thought it was time to update my impressions. As I have eaten here on the average of twice per week since then (and still probably get takeout every week) you can probably guess I'm a big fan. As I understand, it's hard to keep a good Szechuan chef in Philly (as New York places poach them offering higher salaries.) So there have been a few changes over the year, meaning some variations on some preparation of certain dishes. As a regular, I kind of welcome that, as I have my favorite "go-tos" and what I miss in consistency is made up in variety. "Classic" things like the wonderful Dan Dan noodles may undergo something subtle like the thickness of the pasta, but fortunately, the owners don't allow new chefs to stray far from the authentic preparations. Ingredients are top-notch and you'll find fresh versions of things that would come from a can at your run-of-the-mill Asian places. The lunch specials are still a bargain and range from $9-12. There is a broad range of preparations here, from Americanized to fiery Szechuan. I love the dry pepper dishes and the fish is especially flavorful. I used to think the Han Dynasty version was great until I encountered the seasoning at DJ. It's a whole different level of seasoning. Hot sauce beef is another of my favorites from the spicy side. The menu is pretty huge, and as you'll see, there are many VERY authentic dishes that you won't see on an average Chinese menu around here. Dishes come with white (or for an upcharge) brown rice. I usually cheat on my Keto diet and have a tablespoon or two when the dish is sauced (OK, I'll cheat a LOT if there is a sauce.) Pretty easy to put together a Keto meal here if you have the willpower to skip the Dan Dan or dumplings. The "dry-pot" is anything but dry.. a sizzling wok brought to your table with your choice of protein in a fiery chili-oil based sauce. Fresh bamboo shoots, lotus root, exotic mushrooms and surprisingly, POTATOES and textures that make each bite a new experience. A recent addition to the menu that surprised me was the tea-smoked duck, which at $20 may be a splurge for lunch, but can easily feed two (as can most of the full-freight entrees.) Sharing is a great idea here if you have friends who share your tastes. I tend to go for extreme heat, but plenty of dishes are tame enough for the timidest palates. As a regular, I always experience excellent service but observing other walk-ins, it's easy to discern that everyone is given fair attention. Water glasses are refilled without asking, additional napkins appear, and in my case, at least, complementary tastes of new drinks (like a delicious lime ice tea, or an avocado smoothie) appear. The waitstaff's English can be hit-or-miss depending on whom you get, so it's always a good idea to include the number from the menu when you order. Learning a few phrases in Mandarin like "very spicy" or "not spicy" or "not salty" can come in handy. Try Google translate if you're not confident in your pronunciation. The atmosphere is spartan/hip/industrial with an Asian flare. Hip Chinese music plays at an appropriate volume. Parking is free (best to use the indoor Target lot and walk down the steps.) You can stop right in front for a pickup. I live close by in Bala Cynwyd, and have found my pickup and Doordash orders hot and (where necessary) crisp. I'm really hoping for the continued success for this place. I don't know what I'd do if it weren't here. read more

DJ Kitchen - Super hot wings.  Large and meaty. Crispy as can be and flavored with a hint of cumin. These are not your everyday hot wings. - Szechuan Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I love their food they have all my favorites. And they make the food exactly how I like it hot!

Beef and Tripe with Chili Oil 夫妻肺片 Hongkong Light Fried Style 避风塘虾 Cold Noodle with Sesame Sauce 芝麻凉面 Stir-Fried Potato, Pepper & Eggplant地三鲜 所有菜做的一塌糊涂，没有底味儿，芝麻凉面没有芝麻酱，只有辣油。避风塘虾...不用说了，不仅味道一点也不避风塘，更重要的是一点也不脆。夫妻肺片凑合。唯一的黑糖珍珠撞奶勉强能喝。 read more

DJ Kitchen - Szechuan Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Was really in the mood for good Szechuan so a friend and I decided to stop here. Thankfully they opened 10 mins earlier than posted! My friend uses a walker and the entrance to this restaurant is not so handicap friendly. For this reason, I must deduct a star. Once inside, the layout is great with plenty of tables and typical but beautiful decor. We decided to order the sweet and spicy okra, dumplings in chili oil, Singapore noodles, and dry pot chicken. The okra came out first and it definitely has a kick. The dumplings were very good with the right amount of heat. The Singapore noodles were a hefty serving and we ended up taking half home along with half of the dry pot chicken. Speaking of, the chicken was absolutely delicious! The mushrooms and tofu strips were my favorite parts of the dish. The waiter and food runner were very nice and gladly gave us extra rice to go. A great lunch spot! read more

This place is so delicious and authentic. We ordered seven dishes for seven of us (most of us are Chinese) and we're super full. The spicey dishes are very spicy if you are used to American spice tolerance. The corn with egg specialty is not to be missed!!! Will come back for sure. read more

DJ Kitchen - Szechuan Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The food is 5 stars. Consistently delicious, simply spectacular. The service gets one star and that is generous. After many visits, they lost us as customers. We moved to the neighborhood in 2019 and had to gut and renovate our house, including our kitchen. I was coming and going out of town and my husband was eating there all the time, bringing friends and family with him when they visited. One day one of the servers asked him "why do you come here so often?" My husband was taken aback by the question, but laughed it off. One night they had a large crowd, as the often have, of Asian students, and my husband got treated like crap. He's a generous tipper, but he gave them one more try and the disrespect was too much. Seems they don't want customers. read more

The spicy chili fish and spicy chili chicken are so good. We always stop here- the only draw back is that they take forever. But the taste makes up for the wait... or does it? Not sure... so would do 4.5 stars if I could read more

This place is very cute and well designed! The atmosphere is nice for a date or a nice dinner with friends. The service was impeccable--extremely friendly and constantly checking up on us. My friends and I ordered the general tsos chicken and the garlic chicken. Both were delicious. The breading on the general tsos chicken was light but you could still feel a bit of a crunch (which was delicious). The portions were perfectly sized--both my guy friends finished their entire meal and I had some to take home. Each dish is served with white rice. I also ordered the brown sugar pearl milk (bubble tea) at the end as a dessert. This was delicious! The bubbles were very soft and the drink was pretty sweet. If you don't like super sweet things I would get something else but it was a nice drink to have as a dessert. read more

DJ Kitchen - General Tso's Chicken. Delicious! - Szechuan Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Do not order from here if you don't wanna waste 45 dollars for some trashy food!The spicy and sour shredded potatoes are spicy AF,and really greasy. The soup literally just taste like corn starch mixed with water,gooey and there's no much beef AT ALL. JUST LOOK AT THE PICTURE!you can tell it looks so BAD and It's also salty and greasy. I don't know how this restaurant got so much good reviews,I'm straightly from China and I know how real authentic Chinese food supposed to taste like,this is absolutely not worth this price. And what disappointing me the most is that I ordered 3 pieces Custard bun and they only gave me 2 pieces. I can't believe the food is so pricey for such poor quality!!!!!! 要是不想浪费45美元就不要来这家餐厅吃饭 酸辣土豆丝辣的要死 非常非常辣 别说什么是我吃不了辣 我是北方人天天吃辣 酸辣土豆丝根本做的乱七八糟的 还非常油 西湖牛肉羹太垃圾了 喝起来糊一嘴淀粉不说 才几块豆腐几块牛肉粒 咸的要死 又油又腻 跟和了胶的泔水一样 这也就糊弄一下没吃过中餐的老外 我是冲这么高评分点的餐 从来没在这吃过 本来想试一试 结果大失所望 还有我点了奶黄包 上面写的就是三个 为什么只给我两个？做生意没有这么做的 欺骗消费者 偷鸡摸狗 一份汤卖13刀 比别家都贵几块结果这么垃圾 又贵又次 read more

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Schezwan Chicken was great- good spice level and flavorful . Also came with a small bowl of white rice. Lo Mein- was excellent, and spicy. read more

Best and Most Authentic By far the best chinese place anywhere close to the Main Line. We have been here at least ten times already. Food and service to match always. Everything is good. Highly recommend. Be warned, it's real Szechuan food and they do not skim on the spices. read more

I recommend coming for the lunch special. Definitely better quality general tso than the average Chinese take out. I believe it was around 10 for the lunch.. which is reasonably priced. It came with your choice of soup so I chose egg drop which was pretty good. Their egg drop soup had corn in it which was interesting, but not a bad touch. I did ask for extra sauce with my general tso's, but it was still a little on the dry side, but that's my only complaint. I took a copy of the menu and I bet this place would be good for dinner if you want better quality Chinese food. The atmosphere is really inviting as well.. the place is brand new. I would definitely try this place again. I do think the dinner prices are a bit more expensive, but you're paying for the quality compared to the average take out place. read more

DJ Kitchen - Szechuan Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I rather enjoyed the take out here, when i was able to get take out. The first attempt the order went through and when i got there, it was closed. There was no message or update to the hours on the door or website, it was just closed. Luckily they only charge when you pick up the order. The food is good though. It's a little on the oily side, but has a good amount of kick if you order anything spicy. It's closer to authentic than not. read more

Pretty nifty new place! Have been eyeballing it since construction started early 2018, and it was worth the wait. Authentic Szechuan food with friendly staff is all that you can ask for. Dan Dan noodles is a staple for Szechuan restaurants in the area, and this place doesn't disappoint! Follow it up with some spicy stewed beef, and some traditional Chinese string beans, and you've got a flavorful Chengdu experience. These guys don't joke around with their spice. It also has pretty modern decor, following the style of the other big Szechuan restaurants in the area (a la Han Dynasty). Maybe a bit of IKEA too for your viewing pleasure. Definitely worth the visit. Very visible from City Ave - enter via City Ave for plenty of garage parking. read more

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Great food, the spicy items are actually spicy. Always gotten take out and the fried rice, fried chicken, and Dan Dan noodles do not disappoint. I've also had the chicken and kimchi dumplings. They're good, but there is nothing special about them. I appreciate the quick service each time we order too. read more

I don't know why I haven't tried this place until recently. I got the scallion pancakes, chicken fried rice, shredded potato, and cumin chicken. Everything was so f**king delicious! I highly recommend it! The only problem I had with it was that it was a bit oily but it didn't bother me much as it was my cheat meal hahahaha. I postmated it and everything was so neatly packed. read more

I just moved to the area after spending nearly a decade in Los Angeles, where top-notch Chinese (namely Szechuan) cuisine is everywhere. I never expected to find a Szechuan restaurant near my little neighborhood in Philly, let alone one that is 100% as good -- if not better than -- the restaurants I grew to love in LA. It is seriously SO good. The dry pot prawns, the braised cabbage, the dry style chicken wings, Hong Kong style ribs -- all of them are winners! I just can't recommend this place highly enough, and will be ordering from them often. Thank you, DJ Kitchen! read more

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The Pickled Flounder Soup was very good, nice kick and rich pickled broth. Seafood Soup has big pieces of silky tofu with a lot of artificial crab meat , would of preferred to have more of the squid and larger sized shrimp, after all it is a "Seafood Soup" . Dumplings we're good, but small.. should be bigger in size or more quantity for price they charge. Hot oil wontons were yummy, good spice and flavor. read more

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Fantastic food! We are vegan/vegetarian and there are so many options and all is delicious!

Won't be back!! The general toast chicken isn't consistent AT ALL!! The first time it was delicious. The second time it was dry and super breaded, I have them another try and it was WORST! I will not be back. I called and told them and it still was WRONG. Just ewwwww. So much liquid and not yummy liquid read more

DJ Kitchen - General Tso's Style - Szechuan Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Great service and COVID compliant. No dining in. Order out only. Everyone enjoyed their fried rice but my general Taos shrimp had no flavor. Nothing spicy no bite more like sweet and sour shrimp. Again, everyone else loved the chicken fried rice and lo mein so I give them 4 but for me too many other spots in the city to try versus this being my go to read more

This is our second time coming here. Depending on what you order, food is average or over-average compared to other authentic Chinese restaurant. Highly recommend braised pork with chestnuts, seafood tofu soup, and Dan Dan noodles. Everything tastes good, but food alone doesn't deserve a 5 star. However, I love coming here because of its amazing service, FREE PARKING garage, nice ambience and great selection of bubble tea, which overall make this place a 5 STAR for sure! read more

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Really really enjoyed my dish. I had the cumin with chicken bc the lamb was sold out. The chicken was tender and flavorful. Spicy. The host was kind and patient explaining the dishes I was interested in. I will return to try the beef next. read more

DJ Kitchen - Cumin chicken - Szechuan Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The food is tasty. Not worth the price though. Buns were not filled enough. Only the taro one. Wouldn't order again just because the price. But everything was delicious. read more

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Great foods! Love the veggie shumai, veggie buns and chicken dumplings in chili oil is my absolute favs!

Ordered takeout, we got the lo mein and Szechuan style beef. It did not have much flavor

A bit pricey for Chinese, but the service was great and I found the food to be really tasty. We had the dry style wings - I think this what they were called, but not positive. We had dumplings, which were great. I also enjoyed the cheese ragoon. All in all it was a good experience, albeit a bit expensive. read more