I loved it here! I would definitely eat again. The peking duck was great and they give you two bonus dishes, a stir fried duck and a soup. Both were delicious! The duck was great too. It was very similar if not exactly like the duck I had in Beijing so it's very authentic. The duck comes with very thin pancakes, sliced cucumber, scallions and delicious hoisin sauce. The chili wontons had a delicious chili oil and the mapo tofu and chicken with broccoli were delicious too. My only little qualm was the chicken with walnuts had too much breading that was still doughy and the walnuts tastes like it had some curry powder in it which I personally did not care for. All-in-all, yes. Go. Very delicious place with great food and service. It does not appear handicap accessible so keep that in mind if you have physical limitations. read more

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We have been going to LAO SZE CHUAN MILFORD for over 12 - 13 years. tge quality of taste has significantly decreased. it is no longer the authentic taste, quantity has decreased and the prices have doubled. yesterday was my last visit!! read more

This place has dropped off tremendously. Especially considering what they charge and how good their food USED to be. There was a time I could reliably expect Chinatown quality Sichuan cuisine at lower prices but no more. The DanDan Mian ordered spicy was mild at best bland at worst. Neither the sesame nor the Mala flavors came through and the sauce tasted more like peanut butter than it used to. The dumplings were packaged carelessly with the steaming paper still attached. Resulting in their ripping and leaking soup. And speaking of soup in the soup dumplings there was barely half a teaspoon in each. On top of which they too were bland with no hint of garlic, ginger, or chive. The duck Lo Mian tasted like something you can get at a basic bitch take-away for half the price. I don't see myself wasting my money here again. Considering they're charging the same prices as Blue Blossom in MANHATTAN. A place with much better interior decor, atmosphere, and high end service. Farewell Lao Sze Chuan. Your old self will be missed. read more

I eat here often. It is the best I have had in a very long time. The Szechuan dumplings in Red Chili sauce appetizer are amazing; Just the right amount of spice. I even take the chili sauce and put a bit on the vegetable lo mein, which is also great! Their general Tso's chicken is fabulous. With white meat, perfectly sized pieces, crispy, with a bit of kick, and the portions are shareable. The service is hit or miss. Sometimes the servers are very friendly and then there are others who are not. The atmosphere is nothing really to look at, but I don't go there for that. read more

Came back and tried other dishes and was not disappointed. The dry pot prawn was excellent and spicy, the sole filet with pepper salt was light (our favorite), and the prawns in oyster sauce with bok choy and mushrooms was good too. And we loved the bamboo shoots with wild pepper sauce. The service was good, and the food came out fast. We came just before 3 p.m. on a Saturday, and it was not busy. Perfect time. Can't wait to go back! read more

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High quality food. Great flavors. Excellent chef! Fully enjoyed the meal! Was looking for a great local Chinese restaurant and finally found one. Will go back! read more

This is a good place to eat. The lunch special until 3 is really good. Service is spot on. We had orange chicken Beef and broccoli Beef with mushrooms and snow peas. All was very good. Extra parking in back but steep stairs. read more

Best Chinese food in Milford. Real Chinese food with uncommon ingredients. Maybe even the best in New Haven County

Definitely better than the 3.5 rating Yelp has otherwise. I'm really surprised! Our meal was really solid. The mapo tofu was some of the best I've had in CT. I eat the beef and pepper any day. I think I'd probably just skip the chili oil dumplings, which didn't have the best consistency for me. I'll be getting food from here again, for sure. read more

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Something has changed here. I'm not sure if it's the chef the owner or decision to go with cheaper ingredients. But my last meal there will be my last meal there. It's a shame because it was so amazing. Something has changed and I wish I could find out what it is. I ordered the exact same dishes. I normally order and they were completely different and not nearly as high-quality. This was about a month ago. It's very sad because this was a go to place for the freshest and best tasting and smaller portion Chinese food I've ever had now it seems like they've just gone to What everyone else does. read more

This is my new favorite place in the area- very fresh, deliciously prepared ingredients. Really great personable service. Will upload photos- delicious shrimp & broccoli in garlic sauce; braised tofu. Egg rolls very fresh and perfectly prepared, not overfried or oily. I would have seasoned things a bit more strongly, but the food was delicious! read more

Pretty authentic Sichuan restaurant. Should be 3.5 stars!!! Didn't have time to take any photos of our orders as we were really hungry. Home cooked meals style. Authentic taste. The restaurant looked a bit run down. But food is good. Something needed to improve though. Here are the dishes that we ordered: 1) water boiled beef in hot chilli oil Thought the beef will be super spicy because they were submerged in hot red chilli oil. The flavor was sooo good! A little spicy but it doesn't burn your lips. The spicy goes away and doesn't linger. Definitely get this!!! 2) stir fry bak choy with garlic The veggies were mainly stalk... missing a lot of green leafy bak choy! So this is a hit or miss! Their pea leaf shoots were sold out on the menu! So bak choy was just our alternative choice. 3) ma po tofu with minced pork. Flavor was good. Mapo tofu was good paired with jasmine rice. 4) jellyfish in sesame oil Came in greenish color? The jellyfish texture is very crunchy. Flavor was just ok. Wouldn't get this again. 5) bong bong shredded chicken The sauce of this dish was sort of like sweet peanuty sauce tossed with shredded chicken. They were ok. Service was average. Tea has absolutely no flavor in it!!! Very water down! Tea really brought down my rating. read more

The best local Chinese restaurant - it's not even a competition. Why? While I don't know that I've had *true* Chinese food, I think it's pretty authentic based on: recomendations from people who know authentic Szechuan and the selection of menu items that are not seen on the standard American Chinese menu. You won't find a greasy mall chicken dish with sugar sauce. Everything that I have ordered has been served hot, with crisp veggies and good quality meat. The sauces are garlicky, and if you like, spicy. Their dishes aren't cheap but reflect the quality of the food. It's on par with many other restaurants. They do a good lunch special on weekdays if you looking for a deal. Be warned - they don't love to give out condiments so don't be surprised if they are slow to give you mustard sauce. (But honestly- you won't need it) read more

Excellent service and delicious food! We ordered the crispy chili chicken, beef dry pot, sauteed string beans, and pea shoots with garlic. Also ordered the pork dumplings with chili oil. Outstanding flavors! read more

First, my rating of this restaurant represents the dining tier, for which this place is; a take out restaurant, with a good sized casual dining room. I am intrigued by the variety of offerings here, like frogs and duck tongues. Lets me know that there is some deep ethnic, sticking with their roots, convictions going on. I ordered Mongolian Beef and the Brisket of Beef (with Tendon) with Chinese Eggplant and Cellophane Noodles in Casserole. Previously I have ordered House Special Duck with Beer Sauce. I have been very happy with all of these, but I must say that the Mongolian Beef is the best that I have had anywhere. I look forward to delving deeper into the menu. For a place that I pass by on the Post Rd on a regular basis for years, named something that I pronounce as Lousy, it is anything but! haha. read more

My daughter and I call this out secret lunch spot! The vegetable dishes are so good here that I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything, yum! read more

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After scouring yelp reviews to find authentic Sichuan Chinese food, we finally settled on Lao Sze Chuan restaurant for take out. Entering the restaurant I was surprised to find dumplings from scratch being assembled at an empty table. Wow ! My order of spicy garlic chicken, bok choy with black mushrooms, scallion pancakes & Thai style prawns & string-beans were ready. A surprise stowaway of chicken fried rice was included in the bag & noted on my packing slip as a freebie- nice ! Returning home we tore into our dinners. Pancakes - 2 thumbs up; spicy garlic chicken - delicious & not ruined by the cloying sweetness that many Chinese restaurants lean into these days. The vegetable: bok choy - was mildly seasoned, simply prepared & fresh. The prawns & string beans lost points because the large shrimp - while being wonderfully seasoned, were very very soft in the texture but still not mealy. It was almost as if the chef had velvetized the shrimp - a common Chinese restaurant food prep method employed to make a protein tender. I wish Lao Sze Chuan offered a simple dry stir fry of string beans & fresh - not velvetized -prawns stir fried with garlic, hot pepper flakes & fermented black beans. Chinese restaurants outside of NY & San Francisco over use corn starch as a thickening agent to build their sauces. All of the dishes we sampled tonight would have benefited by less corn starch & a little less sauce. Lao Sze Chuan flavor profiles sampled this time were very good. I will return to sample more offerings. read more

Staff was excellent and the dining room was clean and well decorated The food was average at best s a wayyyyy over priced for the portions The fried rice had a funny texture, like minute rice or it was over microwaved Won't be back read more

Exceptional food! Everything was high quality, fresh and delicious! We will be back...often! We found our new go-to! read more

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Food is great. Prices are reasobable and the service is good. However, I don't believe they pass on tips to help staff.

Been coming here for authentic Chinese for a number of years. A friend from China introduced this to us! We love the dried string beans and sole filets in chili sauce, highly recommend if you love spicy foods! read more

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This place has pretty legit Chinese food and is some of the most delicious Chinese in the area. Actually hard to beat the price and the view. Service is just fine as well. Let's go. Yum! read more

Although I don't know what true authentic Chinese food is, this feels so. The locale is clean, the staff are appropriately attentive, and the cost is not outrageous. read more

The last time I had dined at this restaurant was in 2012 during my freshman year of college. I have fond memories of it being one of the best Chinese restaurants I've ever been to. I didn't remember where it was (other than it was near Milford) and didn't remember what it was called. 9 years later I was visiting Connecticut and decided to go on a search for this restaurant. Finally, in 2021, I found it!! They still have my favorite dish the beef szechuan in hot oil. It is literally so delicious I eat the entire dish in one sitting. It's the perfect combination of flavor and spice. Incredible. Other dishes I've tried there are also very good, but the beef szechuan is the best in my opinion. I'm so glad I finally re-discovered this restaurant. I will make it a point to dine here every time I return to Connecticut. read more

Lao Sze Chuan - Chinese Near Me - Milford, Connecticut

Really good Szechuan food. We got tongue and trip, pig ears for cold apps- both really good but the tongue and tripe was better. Scallion pancakes were great, crisp and flaky. Soup dumpling are small but very good. We also ordered lo mein, young chow fried rice, pea tips, eggplant, Szechuan fish, beef w jalapeños, and orange chicken. All were very very good. Would definitely come often read more

Our favorite go-to Chinese restaurant. Huge menu, good service, low frills atmosphere.

Haven't been here in a while, it was very very good. Went with a larger crowd and the service was excellent and the food was just perfect!!! Great flavor they can control the heat without affecting the flavor. Even their house wine was a superior wine.. This is now on my list of Chinese restaurants ! Try it you will love it.....it we will not disappoint! read more

This place is amazing! Very authentic! I had ox tongue and beef tripe as well as some hot and sour soup! Best authentic Chinese in the Milford! read more

Lao Sze Chuan - a bowl of soup and a plate of rice - Chinese Near Me - Milford, Connecticut

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Attentive staff, good food reasonably priced. Typical Chinese fare with a few exotic dishes. Only drawback is the building is not handicap accessible. read more

The food is great although pricey. It had been a few years since we last came here to dine (pre-pandemic) and I think the menu has changed but the food was still yummy. read more

This place has amazing food. My personal favorite is the chicken and broccoli and the Loman. The service is also good and very friendly. Also the ambiance is nice and is very welcoming. Definitely give a chance. read more

Great place. We have been here for gatherings since the grand opening. My sister is a very picky eater and she still wants to come here whenever we want to eat traditional chinese food speak volumes. I am actually tired of her wanting to come here all the time because I want to try other Chinese places too lol. But the food here is delicious every time we come here so 0 complaints if we have to keep coming here!. read more

The absolute worst service I've ever had it took five tries for me to get soy sauce to the table. By the time the soy sauce came and our hot mustard, our food was cold, and that wasn't even the worst part of it. Our rice had no flavor, and then our lo mein came out after our meal was all set and done, and we were packing up to go home getting the check I will never go back here ever again, unfortunately it's very convenient to my house but I will go back to where I always go. I should've known better. It wasn't all that great time before either. And to make things worse, our waitress had the worst offensive body odor even what we ordered we could barely eat absolutely horrendous. read more

General Tso's chicken was delicious, the shanghai chili wontons were excellent, and the dan dan mien was yuuuummmy! Not sure why this place doesn't have a higher rating, but our experience was great. Will be coming back! read more

I ordered half a tea duck and Szechuan pig intestines --both super yummy. Their tea duck shocked me with its Cantonese style technique. Flavorful and super tender duck meat while maintaining the crispy skin. Losing one star due to distance as well lolll. Will definitely head back again for the duck. They do not do take out on the Peking duck so definitely grab a few people and order their specialty. read more

We ordered the hot plate sea bass , green bean cool noodles, dry pot fish fillets , chilli style chicken and red bean sweet potato pancakes. (A) everything we ordered come out reddish, meaning they are spicy - and most numbs the tongue so the food is spicy and authentic! (B) even the sweet potato red bean pancakes are reddish. Very enjoyable meal only if you are able to enjoy authentic spicy hot Szechuan food. read more

One of our favorite restaurants in CT. We both love Szechuan food and it's hard to find a place with authentic Szechuan food. If you are looking for that authentic taste this is your spot. The food is very tasty but also a little on the pricier side. read more

We go to New Haven to visit family, and I'm happy to finally find a more authentic Asian spot to get food from while we're in town. We ordered the cumin lamb (very good), mapo tofu (good), pork belly (solid), and tendon (good). It's a solid choice for Szechuan food, and I'm excited to keep ordering from here! read more

The food is worse and worse :((( It does not taste gooood ! Small portion! feeling not fresh! Hope you'll in improve. read more

Lao Sze Chuan - Chinese Near Me - Milford, Connecticut

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Lao Sze Chuan serves excellent Authentic Chinese Food (Szechuan style) in Milford. Quality is almost on par with Shu West Hartford (have not been to Shu Fairfield) with the edge going to Shu. Food is very solid here and portion sizes were good. Here's what we had: Pork Ear Slice with Red Chili Sauce - decent appetizer that's served cold. Not overwhelmingly spicy with the only knock being that it lacked salt. Sole Fillets with Pickled Mustard Greens - excellent dish. Stir Fried Bean Leaf with Garlic - Pea shoots are my favorite vegetable to order in Chinese restaurants. They do a good job here with my only gripe being it could use a touch more salt. Sauteed Pork Tripe with Pickled Mustard and Szechuan Jalepeno - My favorite dish of the night. A well balanced dish that was salty, bitter, and spicy all at once. A tad oily but a great dish nonetheless. Young Chow Fried Rice - a very well executed dish. Everything was flavorful and the dishes marked spicy were not overwhelmingly spicy. Service was ok. Nothing to write home about and nothing egregiously bad. Food came out quickly after our order was placed. All in all I found Lao Sze Chuan to be a very good restaurant for Authentic Chinese food. I wouldn't hesitate to eat here again if I were in the Milford area. read more

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