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J2C Sichuan Bistro

4.2 (164 reviews)
ModerateSzechuan
Open • 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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J M.

J2C used to be one of the best places in Lexington, but since the change in ownership, it is mediocre, at best. My last order was sub par and missing items. They are priced higher than other places that have better food. Sadly, I won't be returning.

Raised pork belly

This was an absolutely delicious lunch. I highly recommend the braised pork belly. Atmosphere is quiet and comfortable

Steam Dumpling6

Great restaurant hidden away in Lexington. Staff was friendly and nice and very courteous. The food was also very good. We got an assortment of things to try.

Shrimp with String Beans
Steffanie C.

Everything was very tasty! We came in with a group of four on a Friday at 5, and were sat right away. I was a little disappointed that there were no beer/ wine options, but the food menu had plenty of options! The portions were a good size, though I do think prices were still a little high. We will definitely be visiting again!

General Tso's Chicken  Kung Pao Shrimp

The food was incredible!!!! Authentic Chinese with little "filler". I got ALL chicken in my dish ... veggies were an accent, s it should be

Mongolian beef
Justin C.

Great service! Even better food. We enjoyed the orange chicken, Mongolian beef, low Mein, and hot and sour soup!

Spicy Beef Delight
Brant P.

First time visiting...will certainly not be the last. Amazing food, simply delicious. Interior was small but very clean and inviting. Service was very good. Super convenient location right off Broadway lots of parking or walking distance from Rupp. You will not be disappointed. Go give them some love.

Chicken with String Beans Pepper Steak with Onions Crab Rangoon  Steamed Broccoli
Chad B.

Good food, large servings, very good quality, and good prices. The atmosphere is actually very nice considering that it's in a strip mall, but the staff needs to match the ambiance. Our server wearing grey sweatpants and a hoodie made for a less than desirable experience. Salt and pepper on the tables would also be nice.

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Authentic schezuan Food with really great service. We had spicy mixed vegetables and Mao pao tofu. Loved it

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4 years ago

Closed! Except for curbside only. From out of town and drove 30 minutes to find that out. How about updating you website?

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Great food! They used to own Chengs and I've been looking for their delicious food for years. Glad to have found them.

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Take out only today, no dine in, so we left. Hopefully we can try again when visiting Lex.

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So as a reviewer I have always reviewed places I have visited from a perspective of pleasure or…read moredispleasure, but they have always been places I am somewhat familiar with. Tonight I stepped well out my "normal" to experience something untypical from my usual. As the old adage goes, "Try it, you might like it". Tonight my wife and I ate at the KPot to celebrate my son's birthday. He and his wife joined us. We were a party of four. I'll be honest, I didn't necessarily enjoy my time spent there. But here is the anomaly to my typical review. It wasn't because the establishment did anything wrong. It just wasn't my jam. I will be honest, I didn't see a lot of gray hair there. I'm pushing fifty and the crowd I saw was the 20-35 crowd. Some families but not the overwhelming demographic. It seemed more like single and mingle and bff night out kind of crowd. There's nothing wrong with that of course, but we don't really fit that demographic. So despite my own lackluster feelings, let me give an honest review here. What was good? Let's start there. Parking lot fairly large and well lit. Greeted at the door with a smile. Wait was about fifteen minutes. Bathroom...impeccably clean. Dining area, also very clean. Tables were clean and all stations worked. Seating was ample. The atmosphere is modern and retro. Waiters work alongside robots to provide food to the tables. It has a very contemporary ambience. Everything brought to the table was fresh and well presented. We purchased the K Pot and the barbecue so we could immerse ourselves in the complete experience. The food tased good. Here is what I didn't care for. First, when stuff was brought to the table, no one explained what each service was and we lost track of what was delivered to our table. We all kind of sat there trying to figure out which service had been delivered to the table and whose order had arrived. Four people cooking became a little chaotic to suit me. Again, just not my thing. I enjoy sitting down and relaxing while someone else cooks my meal. Doing so myself was not relaxing. I didn't like having to wait between courses to heat up the rest of my meal before eating it. Had I understood the concept better I may have timed my eating while cooking was being done, I don't know. The other thing that contributed to my lackluster experience was that all the sauces were listed using their traditional names, which gave me no indication of what they tasted like. Part of the fun I guess is experimenting, but again, I'd much rather just order something I know I enjoy eating. The guessing game was not something I found appellate. We also found that after awhile of eating and ordering, the waiter came around less often and our plates no longer were cleared by bus staff. We started to genuinely feel like we were subliminally being pushed out. Our waiter wasn't bad but nothing stood out per se about his service. I went for quite awhile with an empty drink and had to ask twice for the same refill. Given some of the spicy stuff I was trying, a fresh beverage would have been appreciated. Here is my honest take. If you like a modern and unique dining experience, this is a great place to go. It does not have a cozy or romantic feel. It is very "hip" atmosphere. I left full. I left having had a new experience in life. My family had a good time together celebrating my son's birthday. It was a win. The last thing I have to mention is price. My daughter in law had a ten dollar drink but other than that we all did standard soda or water drinks. Our bill was almost $200. Some may argue that's fair. It seemed a little high for food I had to cook on my own. I honestly probably won't be back, but that is no fault of this establishment. They run a clean friendly restaurant and it's worth eating there at the very least, once. For that reason I give it five stars! If this is your jam, you'll like jamming here. If it's not, you came you saw and you left full. If you didn't, it's your fault!

I've been to this place twice and each time I walk out feeling like I won't be able to eat again…read morefor days. Each experience was really great, but I just can't stop myself from over-indulging with the unlimited options. I feel like you have to devote at least two hours to get the full experience and really enjoy all the different things. Be prepared to focus on cooking all of your food during a visit here. That's really what it's all about. A huge selection of meats and vegetables is available for both hot pot and the Korean bbq and it's hard to not just do both when you only have to pay $5 extra for the additional experience. I would suggest experimenting with different sauce combinations from the bar to go along with the bbq meats. Some of them are not flavorful at all without using sauces. I found the hot pot to be pretty flavorful, though. My only complaint about this place is that they don't really give you enough detail on how to pace yourself and order in phases instead of ordering everything upfront and being overwhelmed. It might have just been our server, but we felt the service was great although not enough detail was provided on how to cook the food appropriately. In the end, I love this place and think it's great if you are a meat lover. You can certainly get away with just all vegetables and rice/noodles as well. If I came here more often, I would devote each visit to just choosing a few specific meats so I could fully enjoy and avoid being overwhelmed.

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