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Earl Spicy

4.3 (492 reviews)

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Casual
Happy hour specials
Outdoor seating
Good for groups

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J5. Szechuan Dan Dan Noodles ()
Benson W.

Came in on Friday night and it was just us in the restaurant. Their Tsingtao beer goes for 9?! Server was really nice albeit his 2nd day on the job. Gizzards taste like the Chinese cold meat served at restaurants but with a good kick. 2.5/5 Ginger scallion chicken: looks nothing like the picture. Completely difference sauce but nonetheless was surprised that it still tasted delicious. 3.5/5 Dan Dan noodles: delicious with that numbing Szechuan. Needs more meat but the noodles were perfects 4/5 Not bad of a restaurant if you want to try something new and support the locals!

House special rock cod
George F.

Earl Spicy has been in the old Yi Yuan location for 5 years, the interior decor is same and serves Szechuan cuisine. Met up with some old friends for lunch the day after Thanksgiving. After conversation with the owner found out this will be their last week. They sold the restaurant due to health issues. We ordered a table full of food of which most were good. They said the new owners are going to keep some of the most popular items. Only three tables at lunch.

Doreen C.

Came here at an odd hour with a group of 6 and the people who run the place were nice enough to seat and serve us while the restaurant was basically resting (we can at 3:00pm). We ordered 5 entrees, 2 veggies, salted egg yolk shrimp, cumin lamb and the signature fish. Everything was super tasty and came out super fast despite just the owner and her husband working! Would definitely order the cabbage, lamb and fish again, and would want to try other stuff next time. Overall really recommend this place for an authentic Chinese food group experience!

Spicy grilled fish (XL) ($49.95)
Monica O.

Food was great. They're known for their spicy grilled fish and it did not disappoint. I'm not a big fan of mala but this fish was so well-cooked the mala flavor really didn't bother me and in fact I quite enjoyed the taste with the savoriness of the fish. Unfortunately my spice tolerance is not that high so I could not eat a lot without my mouth dying but I still enjoyed it (and I think they allow you to adjust the spiciness so you can get it less spicy). But I really liked their salted egg and shrimp dish. Very flavorful. Also I liked their griddle cooked cabbage. It was very savory. Their cumin lamb tasted great, but I wish it had more lamb pieces. There were a lot of onion pieces (which I still liked and were very flavorful). Service was good as well. They only had 2 people working on the day we came (Sunday evening), yet the food came out in a timely manner. And they got me a spoon when I requested one, which I appreciate. The restaurant interior is nicely decorated with traditional Chinese pieces on the walls, which makes you feel like you are back in a royal Chinese courtyard. We parked in a small lot nearby. There is also street parking as well.

Menu of Taste Of Four Season
Keri S.

Great Location with good quality foods. Easy Parking! (Parking lots available in back) Good Service!

Cindy K.

Tl;dr - if you like fish, get their Szechuan fried fish. Be warned they don't mess around with their mala spice. Came here on a Friday night close-ish to closing time. Got seated pretty quickly. What we got: - Golden sesame cake: consider getting this as an appetizer!! These remind me a bit of scallion pancakes cause the inside has layers with bits of green onion inside. The outside is a bit crunchy and loaded with sesame seeds. - Scallion and ginger cold noodles: another delish appetizer option with the perfect marriage of green onion and ginger flavors in a light sauce. Noodles weren't necessarily cold though but this didn't detract from the dish - Spicy grilled fish: easily the star of the show. They fry a large fish (can't remember what exactly) and drown it in mouth-watering, numbing mala spices and oils. The fish was fried to perfection and I was surprised by how much we really enjoyed this. It was spicy in the moment but I wasn't struggling afterwards.

I1. Griddle Cooked Beef
Joanna S.

I keep forgetting to review this restaurant. I think it's very authentic Szechuan food, but I've only been to Szechuan once, so I'm no expert. The chef and his wife are sometimes the only staff here. This causes slow service at times. We saw a non-Chinese couple wait for 10 minutes by the entrance and no staff member seated them, so they left. I've attached some menu photos because I really am not familiar with most of the dishes. Everything we have ordered was good, but my husband found many dishes too spicy for his palette. The deep fried fish looks like their signature dish, but it's huge, too much for 2-3 people. If you are patient and adventurous, and like spicy food, come with a group to try a lot of dishes.

Dorothy L.

I love this place. The people working here are super nice and informative. It honestly looks sketch lol from the outside cause it's strangely empty and they don't play any background music so I thought it was closed Food: I tried their green beans, salted egg crab, sweet potato dessert, and glutinous rice ball in sweet wine soup. My absolute fav is the glutinous rice ball in sweet wine soup dessert and it reminds me of home and just warms the soul. Their salted egg crab is a super unique dish and it was so tasty. I normally don't like salted egg lol and pick it out of every moon cake but the salted egg they use here is so good Service: really kind people and the restaurants wife told us her husband has a lot of famous restaurants back in china that just sells the salted egg crab and I can def see why lol Ambience: really big restaurant that can host a huge family and really cool traditional decorations

Merry K.

I'm not sure why this place is not popular. Everything we ordered were so good. Very very good actually. Price wise, they are at par with the rest of the Bay Area. However, they have half sizes around $15 ish, which is awesome for 2. I took 1 star for the iffy business practice. First of all, they did not tell us that they are imposing service charge. Ours had a 18% additional fee. We were okay with that. We split the check to 2 CC and suddenly the total surcharge changed to 23% without our consent. The amount was not the issue, the quiet "I slapped you while you were not looking" practice left a sour note. Anyway, we will only do take out in the future ‍

N8. Chongqing Spicy Fried Chicken ()
Rucha S.

The best sinchuan restaurant in bay area. This is a family owned restaurant run by a husband and a wife and what can I say the best hospitality you can get ever. The lady owner was very sweet and explained to us different dishes and gave her recommendations. We went on a friday evening, it was a bit quiet with only couple of tables occupied, but after like 15 mins the place became half full. We ordered sesame hot cake, chongqing chicken, fish fillet in green peppercorn sauce and steamed rice. The food was absolutely delicious. Portions size are huge. The owner mentioned she bakes the sesame cake herself. Sesame cake- light and fluffy. Crispy on outside and soft in middle. Chongqing chicken- chicken cooked perfectly and right amount of heat. Fish- hot and sour gravy/soup with mustard greens, tofu and rice noodles. Perfect for a cold evening Overall we had great experience.

Farrah F.

We arrived on Sunday around 4:30 p.m. We were basically the only customers there as another table was just leaving. There were several call-in orders and people picking up food while we were there. The menu is extensive, so it took us several minutes to decide what to order. We eventually decided on: Cage-Free Chicken Numbing Spicy Pot: This was designated with one chili sign on the menu. (Items on the menu range from zero to three chilis). When it came out, It looked really hot with green chilis and the red oil, but it actually wasn't THAT spicy. My SO even ate all the green chilis. Anyway, the dish was flavorful and went really well with the white rice we ordered separately. Won Ton Soup - We asked for noodles to be added (for an additional fee of course). There were a lot of large wontons, but the broth wasn't that flavorful. This was just ok. Leek Pancakes - These pancakes are big, stuffed with chopped up leek and glass noodles. We used it to mop up some of the sauce from the chicken pot! Not bad at all! This is place is definitely good bang for the buck!

Johnny W.

Summary: Wonderfully flavorful Sichuan and Hunan cuisine Details: * Extensive menu with a ton of fairly authentic dishes, with a range of spice levels that can also be adjusted upon request * The spicy grilled fish in one of their specialties, comes in a few different serving size options, and absolutely worth getting if you like flavorful and tender fish * The Chongqing spicy fried chicken is similar to ones elsewhere, though they seem to fry it in a slightly different way that lends to pretty enjoyable texture * While flavorful, the dishes were all a bit on the saltier side, though I imagine you can request that they use less sodium * Staff here is super friendly and pretty chatty towards those who want to chat Accessibility: Pretty spacious interior with lots of accessible seating options

Stephanie F.

Don't EVER order from this restaurant via doordash or any other food delivery service- you will never see your order. I used to call in my order an hour in advance, and then wait at the restaurant for a good 30-45mins before they would have my order ready. (That was with me constantly calling a worker over to check in on my order). All the while, door dashers/ uber eats drivers would be pulling up, also waiting for their orders. But this was 2021, I thought they would have figured themselves out by now. Turns out, NO. The workers continue to have no idea what "order" the doordasher/ uber eats drivers would be talking about (even though they accepted the order on the app. When you call our to a worker for help, they come out super annoyed and disappear to the back for an unspecified about of time. Because the order would already be accepted and technically "in process", you will not get a refund for cancelling the order. Below are screenshots from the conversation w my dasher, regarding my dinner order that never was made. The workers are still disrespectful and refuse to service online to go orders. This store needs to be banned off food delivery services

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Are they perminently closed or relocating?

Health score of 12? Is there an updated health score?

Is this place open for indoor or outdoor dinning as of March 2021?

It is open today 04/26/21 for indoor dining.

Yi Yuan? This location used to be Yi Yuan and I still see signage inside and out with the name. Why the name change? New owner? New chef? Anyone know?

The ownership has changed. The former head chef of this restaurant bought out the restaurant. A few reviews mentioned the food doesn't taste as good when in fact it was this chef who made the place popular a few years back.

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Really enjoyed this place. The fish we had was very delicious and the fish and chives dumplings…read morewere great. I've never had fish and chive dumplings before. Service was prompt and there was no wait. Theres parallel parking in front but its usually filled. Theres a lot behind the store and parking in the next street. The surrounded area is residential so you should be able to find a spot after some hunting.

We had not planned on eating here but last-minute decided to dine here given this was our only…read moreoption in the vicinity. But I'm not upset at all about this impromptu decision as we had a great meal here. Our table of 6 ordered a variety of dishes and everything was delicious. the most notable items for me were the spicy wontons and fish in chili oil. The dishes were spicy but not so much so that you couldn't enjoy the actual flavors of the dish. For those that like the Szechuan tingling feeling, the chicken in explosive chilis was also quite good. We had also given the string beans, green onion pancake, and pork and shrimp dumplings a shot and all of them hit the spot. I'm usually a huge fan of braised beef noodle soup so decided to get that here too. It wasn't the same as if I had gotten this dish at a Taiwanese restaurant; compared to the strong flavors of the other dishes, this one was pretty mild. So it's something I would skip next time I come, but every other dish was on point. Our waitress was also great at taking care of us, bring out our food quickly and helping us to clear the other plates. Even after we finished our meal and overstayed our welcome by continuing to chat, the staff didn't make us feel rushed to leave.

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Potstickers and steamers were good. Restaurants was crowded when we arrived, so quite noisy, but…read morewas seated immediately.

I was looking for an Asian restaurant for a light early dinner on Saturday, and found Yuanbao…read moreJiaozi. My fellow Yelpers didn't disappoint. This place met everything I was looking for: plenty of parking (inside Burlingame Plaza), near SFO, efficient service, and high ratings. When my daughter and I arrived a little before 5:30pm, they were already pretty full. By the time we left, a little after 6pm, there're people waiting at the door. We got seated right away. Service was minimal. We helped ourselves to the pitcher of water on the table. After looking at the menu on the table, we placed our order by scanning a QR code. Since we're not too hungry. We ordered one appetizer and one noodle dish to share. The special mix salad came pretty quickly. We ordered "less spicy", and it had the perfect amount of heat. All the ingredients tasted fresh and the dish had a bit of everything we wanted to try. I liked the tofu skin the best, and my daughter loved the crunchy cucumber. It would be even better if they included lotus roots as well. It took a little while for the house special beef noodle soup (less spicy) to arrive, but it was totally worth the wait. It came piping hot. The broth was very flavorful, with the right amount of red pepper. It wasn't oily at all. The beef was super tender. I loved the texture of the noodles, and the beef to noodle ratio was not bad. A really solid dish. Would love to come back again to try their other dishes, especially their xiao long bao.

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I came specifically for the crispy red bean rice cake, and it did not disappoint. The outer layer…read morehad that soft, glutinous rice texture, and it tasted freshly fried in clean oil. The chicken meatball soup, hotpot, and sliced tofu also all met expectations. This is easily one of the better Chinese restaurants in the Bay Area. I'll definitely be back to try more dishes from the menu.

Came here after hearing about the Peking Duck being one of the best in the Bay Area. Pre-order the…read moreday before. The duck came last but it was definitely good. We ordered crepe pancakes but didn't realize it already came with some. They carve the Peking duck and serve the skin and meat nicely on a platter with nice condiments but perhaps needed a little more salt. They also offer you the option to have the bones and can order as a soup or pan fried for a small price. We misunderstood what the server was asking and ordered them fried with hot chillies...it was tasty and crispy but next time we would try as a soup. Restaurant was crowded so glad we made a reservation so seated right away. Tried some other tasty dishes, too. The cumin lamb was very good, and the pepper beef and salt pepper fried chicken wings were pretty good, too. A little pricey ($60/person without drinks) but some unique northern Chinese dishes. Would likely come back again for the Peking Duck but might try to compare to a few other places known for theirs, too. Also, was curious about a hanging pancake dish that several other tables ordered!!

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