The portions are pretty big for the price and and I really enjoyed all the dishes I've tried. Their entrees do come with rice - I wish they had told us that before we ordered a fried rice dish, but that fried rice was one of the best I've had! Spicy crisp fish: batter isn't too thick, big pieces and good spice level. Intestines: the batter on this is thicker than what I'm used to but it was insanely crispy! Best eaten hot, otherwise gets too greasy Sprouts fried rice with egg: I couldn't stop eating! So simple but the pickled veggies gives it so much flavor. Beef with pickled pepper casserole: this was too oily and the beef wasn't tender enough. The pickled pepper made jt too sour for me but that's a personal preference read more

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Rating closer to a 3.5. We stumbled upon this place and it's not bad! Very empty inside even though there are lines surrounding the block due to the tea shops. Pleasantly surprised by how flavorful the food was. The garlic string beans are my favorite. Very garlicky, blistered well and flavorful. The pork was pretty good too. I think the boiled fish doesn't taste as fresh as I wanted. The fish had a bit of a muddy flavor which threw it off a bit. They also keep the bones in there so it was kind of hard to eat. The place has a lot of authentic dishes that might scare off non-Chinese people. There are trotters, intestines, offal, rabbit, etc on the menu so if you're looking for American style Chinese food, you should go elsewhere. Overall not bad. Service was standard, ambiance was casual. read more

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Very interesting experience. First of all, it's a Sichuan restaurant so the dishes can be too salty for some people. I had the salt and pepper fish and it's WAY TOO SALTY. And apparently, it's because of the Sichuan peppercorns that make it saltier. But anyhow, it could be better as well as their fried rice and tofu. The service staff can be improved too. More room for improvement. read more

Lao Chengdu - Szechuan Near Me - Flushing, New York

their fish filet/beef in fresh hot pepper is a must order! I also used the soup to add boil noodle! Amazing! read more

Really tasty food and large portions! I was a big fan of the fried chicken with spicy peppers.

Spicy wonton was pretty good. Just on the salty side. One of the better tasting wonton in NYC. White Bear trumps this place though. read more

Lao Chengdu - Spicy Wonton - Szechuan Near Me - Flushing, New York

why are they still open, the food is just horrible. Do Not order their steam spare ribs 粉蒸排骨，normally you will get from sticky rice with spare ribs and steam it. However with this place the rice is left over rice with some disgusting spare ribs. The service was so bad and no water and they charge you $1 for the left over white rice. I took a bite of it and return to the waitress because it was just overnight white rice and it smells. Please when you are around flushing, don't come to this place, it's pricey and disgusting and bad service. read more

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This is the best Szechuan food i've had so far. The fish soup dish with sour mustard is delicious, their spicy crispy chicken, most of their dishes are delicious. Highly recommended! read more

Ma La fish is authentic. We enjoyed our lunch very much. Went out to compare against another nearby that got good reviews but actually this restaurant is much better than them. read more

We were very happy to find Lao Chengdu open on Saturday night after a long drive from PA. It is not a big house, but plenty large for the three of us. Only one other table was occupied around 8:30, and we have plenty of kind attention from the server and manager on duty. The menu was bilingual with photos to make ordering pretty easy if you have any familiarity with Szechuan cuisine. We ordered four dishes: Fried Noodles in Soy, Sliced Beef in a soupy chili bowl, Chongqing Chicken (always a favorite), and Lamb & Scallion. All were very good to excellent, although truth be told, none were as spicy as expected as the flavor of numbness never occurred. Still, no complaints as our small crew had varying degrees of tolerance for Chendu heat. The chicken was the hottest with a load of red peppers and a few of the extra zesty star black peppers in attendance. Nice and crunchy, with peanuts galore. Loved it. The lamb was tender with only mild heat, but a nice contrast to the chicken. Very good. The sliced pork was likewise soft and moderately spicy, but not alarmingly so. Liked it. The noodles seemed handmade. They were thick and chewy, and the simple soy based sauce, delicious. Gulped them down. We sat around picking directly from each platter/bowl with our chopsticks until around 10 pm, when it was time for us to move over to the hotel for the night. Enjoyable repast and evening, with a solid dinner and service. Introduced my son to authentic Szechuan cooking, and he definitely had fun with it. As a semi-regular to Flushing, Lao Chengdu will certainly be on the list of quality meals when in the mood to start a small fire in the belly. read more

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To be honest, writing about food at a time like this is very hard. Debating which place has the best cupcake or whether the waiter was having a bad day or was born with evil in his soul just seems so meaningless when the world is such a dark place right now. But I've often found that the the breakfast/lunch/dinner table is the best place for great conversations and for everyone to not only heal but to also find ways to push forward. And restaurant reviews are great for sharing places to eat at and talk with important people in your life. /rant! Sorry for the touchy-feeliness of this post. My parents brought a haul of nearly half the menu from Lao Chengdu to my apartment for Chinese New Year lunch, takeout style. Here are the goods, ranked in order: (1) Diced chicken with peanuts and chilis (2) Water boiled fish (3) House fried rice (4) Husband wife beef tripe (I did not just make up this name - that's an exact translation) (5) Glass noodles in chili sauce (7) Crispy beef (8) Mapo tofu Everything was delicious but at the same time, everything tasted strangely uniform. The mapo tofu, husband wife beef tripe, and water boiled fish came with the same skin of red chili oil. The diced chicken and crispy beef were both slathered in the same non-descript and bizarrely tasty brown sauce. The house fried rice was delicious but nothing I couldn't shell out from my own kitchen (and really, I'm not tooting my own horn, it's embarrassingly easy to make fried rice). And just like when I always eat Szechuan food from the bowels of Chinatown or Flushing, I was thirsty for the rest of the day. read more

First, they don't deem 15% off deal from yelp. Don't even waste your time to try it. Second, most disappointing thing is that Recent dishes are more like soups of spices. It's stuffed with bean sprouts without meat. I thought it could be a one time thing that I just got unlucky, but it has been the same with my recent orders in the past three months. I feel like I bought a bucket of kitchen waste rather than food. A 31 dollar order is just enough food for one meal for one person . This is terrible. read more

Went to eat at Lao Chengdu in Flushing on April 10th, took some food to go. When we got home, wife discovered a used cigarette butt mixed in with the food. Disgusting and definitely unsanitary, was at the bottom of the bowl. Would not recommend, no clue what they were thinking, will definitely report this. read more

I'll never forget my traumatic experience here. This place has ruined my love for Chinese noodles, we passed by this hole in the wall place in Flushing, decided to give it a try even though it doesn't look very sanitary, but we all have heard about these hole in the wall places often times have the best tasty food. what a bad decision.... long story short, the spicy Sichuan noodles were added extra "ingredients" .... giant black beans at first glance, and turned out to be huge flies, a total of 5 FAT & rounded flies in that bowl of noodles. We left right away and up till this very day we can't even think about noodles without feeling sick. Watch before you swallow!!! read more

super salty $10 for half container of lo main. First time visit and the last time read more

Lao Chengdu - super salty $10 for half container of lo main. - Szechuan Near Me - Flushing, New York

Very disappointed. I ordered slice pork in fresh hot pepper and I got only a few pieces of low quality pork with mostly overcooked bean sprouts soaked in lots of hot oil. Mostly just oil....Lots of oil..No.real food. I wonder what happened to their food. I ordered the same dish to take out a few months ago and it was much much better. That was why I came back this time. Not returnig for a long time read more

We were in the mood for some mala and came across this Szechuan restaurant. Since the restaurant was a bit run down and did not have much traffic, we contemplated on whether or not to try the place. After a few mins of contemplating, I decided to give the place a try. Am I glad I did. In my opinion, this not so chic spot was a hidden gem that will curb your mala cravings. We ordered chongqing chicken, fish fillet in chili sauce, string beans & bamboo, stir fry kidney, ox tongue and tripe, and spicy pork stew. These dishes really hit the spot and were generously portioned for the price. The string bean & bamboo (pleasantly different than the usual Szechuan string bean with minced pork), chongqing chicken and stir fry kidney definitely stood out and were memorable. If you are looking for some quality Szechuan food, I think this is the restaurant to go to if you are in the area. read more

I will give it a negative star if I could. I only ordered one dish and it is enough for me to get out of my way to leave a comment. Ordered a $22 pickled pepper frog. I bet there is lest than 1 frog in it and it is very much over cooked. The cucumber is not fresh either. The entire dish has a very disgusting smell. read more

Lao Chengdu - A $22 Frog dish. Very little frog and smells disgusting! - Szechuan Near Me - Flushing, New York

I'm a huge fan of authentic Szechuan, and I've tried several places in the area. This is easily my favorite. I loooove the little cold fishes they have as appetizers (dripping with chili oil), and the dan dan noodles are almost as good as Han Dynasty's. My favorite dish, though, is the wilted hot green chili peppers- I could eat them all day. Most of the clientele is Chinese (a good sign), and parking is very easy if you use the $3 garage across the street. read more

There are so many Sichuan food restaurants in Flushing, this one can be one of the worst. Their food is not fresh, I ordered the cold pot beef slices, the beef slices come in bad quality. I will definitely NOT recommend this restaurant, in addition the price on their menu is very expensive compare to other Sichuan food restaurant. Don't think this restaurant will last longer in Flushing. read more

Lao Chengdu - cold pot beef slices - Szechuan Near Me - Flushing, New York

Delicious, I like spicy. especially steamed fish head with diced hot red peppers ！（just waitting a little bit long time） read more

Lao Chengdu - Szechuan Near Me - Flushing, New York

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I strongly advise you guys DO NOT GO to this restaurant!!!! My workmates and I ordered lunch today, when I was here for pick up, I ask the waiter, "the receipt in the bag, right?" after my question, the waiter's face became very angry and rude, he was yelling to me, "Why you do not tell me you need the receipt on the phone! It's very troublesome to give you receipt." How strange answer it is! I continue told him, "Every shops have their responsivity to give guests receipt, please be nice and profession with your guests." Then, he still keep his rude attitude with me, "this is all my attitudes to you!" Then gave me a informal handwriting receipt. I hope this guy can change his rude attitude, if this restaurant still want to keep more guests. But, I DO NOT GO BACK AGAIN, it makes I am very angry and sad. I am from Chongqing, China, this restaurant made my hometown's food, I do not want this guy continue to work here, if he still keep this unprofessional and rude attitude with guests, I think it will affront Sichuan people and food. read more

I ordered food delivery. The rice stinks so I have to throw it away. And the taro chicken i ordered was too salty.

Fake ad, rude boss. They don't allow to use coupon. Don't go! The food taste bad. A $50 order is only enough for one person. Never come back!! read more

Very authentic Chinese food and so reasonable price ($16 each person). I went with three of my friends after 1-hour train travelling, but we think it worths everything! It's been such a long time since we had had authentic Chinese food. read more

This place has the best schezuan in New York. While it's not hard to find authentic Asian food in Queens, it doesn't get much better.

I strongly advise you guys DO NOT GO to this restaurant!!!! My workmates and I ordered lunch today, when I was here for pick up, I ask the waiter, "the receipt in the bag, right?" after my question, the waiter's face became very angry and rude, he was yelling to me, "Why you do not tell me you need the receipt on the phone! It's very troublesome to give you receipt." How strange answer it is! I continue told him, "Every shops have their responsivity to give guests receipt, please be nice and profession with your guests." Then, he still keep his rude attitude with me, "this is all my attitudes to you!" Then he gave me a informal handwrite receipt. I hope this guy can change his rude attitude, if this restaurant still want to keep more guests. But, I DO NOT GO BACK AGAIN, it makes I am very angry and sad. I am from Chongqing, China, this restaurant made my hometown's food, I do not want this guy continue to work here, if he still keep this unprofessional and rude attitude with guests, I think it will affront Sichuan people and food read more

This is my favorite sichuan place in Flushing. The service is typical to any chinese restaurant, impersonal but quick and efficient. The food is high quality and delicious. I have been to several in the areas and this place really gets it right with just the right amount of variety. read more

This one could be the GREATEST place to have some original Si-Chuan spicy with family in Flushing. Waiter/waitress was very friendly treat us like some old friends. We order a hot-pot and found all ingredients were fresh n tasty. Love their hot pepper chicken. Valuable price really worth the money. Can't wait to come back again with friends some other time. read more

Solid schezwan fare. I did not originally intend to eat here, but I found New World Mall a bit confusing since my Wi-Fi wouldn't work down in the food court. I was wandering around Prince street looking for Schezwan Mountain restaurant and finally settle on Lao Chengdu. Wasn't outstanding, but reasonably priced for Schezwan style dumplings and beef noodle soup. They seem to do a ton of take out. I would probably do take out next time. read more

It's definitely the most authentic Changdu place I tried in Flushing, definitely need be able to handle spicy food to come here. Price is reasonable, must try their spicy crabs. read more

It used to be an excellent place to dine in, but not until recently. I personally quite disappointed of the overall of this restaurant. First of all, the food doesn't taste as good as the first time I ate. Somehow the portion of the meal is relatively smaller than before. What's the worst is the stupid ass face waiter. You will be seeing him every time there since the beginning of business (we went there in the morning and night time as well) . His attitude is the worst, and indeed a money face scumbag. When my girlfriend went to pay the bill, he already rounded up the total himself (included tips which was more than 15%). It is not like we are stingy people who don't give good tips, but tips shouldn't be added in by themselves without our concern because the amount of tips that we give should be based on what we feel about the service is, not because it is mandatory. That cheap ass clown even asked the girl who was in front of us where his tip was and that the girl said it was left on table. It is really disappointing and negative experience and we wouldn't want to dine in there anymore. If you enjoy Szechuan's food, I suggest you eating else where. There is one very good on Roosevelt avenue. The cook is very friendly and the food is way better than LaoChengdu. Highly not recommended! read more

I have grown up eating at different Chinese food restaurants in Flushing, and this is definitely my favorite. I recommend the Chongqing-style chicken specifically (best one I've tried). read more

First time in my life being yelled at in a restaurant by a waiter! It's not about food.