This 5 star review might do a bit of disservice to this place that has "Authentic Szechuan Cuisine" displayed prominently on its awning. That being said let me preface. My family usually looks to me for restaurant recommendations or decide on where we are going to eat. My mom wanted Chinese food, which knowing her means Americanized Chinese dishes. Generally not hard to find quality places in Queens, but places with seating and great service are harder to find nowadays. I looked over the menu and saw all the classics that would fit the request: Wonton Soup, Dumpling, General Tsos, Shrimp with Lobster Sauce, Beef Chow Fun, and Pork Fried Rice. Each one of these dishes hit the mark exceedingly well! Wonton Soup and Dumplings were both well made. The soup had good flavor with straight forward scallions in the broth. Dumplings were nicely stuffed and tasty. The General Tso was the best I had in years! The large plump pieces are not overly breaded with juicy chicken meat inside. The sauce has the right amount of spicy flavor and not the usual sugar glaze found in most spots. It was a thinner sauce but perfect. A Banger! Pork Fried rice had a nice wok hei and everything you would like in a fried rice. It had a nostalgic flavor I enjoyed. The Beef Chow Fun was probably the weakest of the lot of strong dishes. Not the best version, but it fits the bill. I thought the flavor was lacking a bit with this. The Shrimp in Lobster Sauce were jumbo and tender. Mixing this with the fried rice added to my nostalgia. The wildcard dish I through in was the Cumin Lamb. I had to add a Szechuan staple considering the venue. This was a hit receiving especially high praise from my stepdad who enjoyed this and took the lion share. All the generous portions of food were devoured by my group of 5 and they were all extremely happy being overly effusive about how good the meal was. Its a good feeling living up to the resident foodie role in the family. I asked the woman at the front if they were open for New Years day she confirmed they were. I asked if they were usually packed and she also confirmed they usually are. This is where I would like to find myself for a low key holiday small group meal of delicious family style food. Legend of Taste lives up to its name! read more

Not one of my best experiences at a Michelin restaurant. Ordered Szechuan numbing chicken and chicken on a stick. Szechuan was good but chicken in stock was probably one o the worst I had ever had. The chicken was probably stale, and as more chewy than a gum. Not something I expected at a Michelin restaurant. Service was efficient and ready before I arrived. This was a take out order and restaurant while I stopped by was 40% occupied and appeared clean and presentable. read more

Legend of Taste - Szechuan Near Me - Whitestone, New York

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Always an incredible dining experience here! This is the third time I've been here. The staff is extremely friendly. The place is always clean and immaculate. This time we had shrimp dumplings, chicken and broccoli and lamb with cumin. Both dishes were fresh and flavorful! The portions are huge and we shared them. This is a staple when in the area read more

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This is a very nice neighborhood spot to sit down and eat some yummy Szechuan Chinese food. We started with this tomato egg, noodle soup. We never had it before and loved it. We also ordered pork fried dumplings. They are on the smaller side, and the dumpling dough is thick, but they are really tasty. We really liked them. Then we got shrimp in lobster sauce. It was very good. The only thing missing was the ground pork that other places put in. We also got lamb in scallion sauce. It was tasty but the lamb was chewy. We also got an order of pork chow fun. It was good. The pork was a bit on the hard side, but it was very tasty. The staff is very nice and attentive. I would definitely come back and try some other items on the menu. read more

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Food was ok but expected better as in the past. service was very good also as the ambiance was very nice

I finally tried this place and it did not disappoint. We ordered chicken wings, pork dumplings, general tso chicken and chicken with broccoli. Everything was delicious and the dumplings were probably the best I ever had. Delivery was fast and they got the order right which I appreciate. The only reason I didn't give them a 5 star was that the chicken with broccoli was a tad bland. I will keep ordering from here for sure and I can't wait to try other dishes. read more

This local place deserves so much more love. Consistently excellent in service and food. And with a clean, spacious dining room, clean bathroom, etc. Authentic Szechuan with some "American" Chinese food for the non-Chinese clientele. All equally well done. We love it read more

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Wow! This is hands down my fave Chinese restaurant in the area. Ordered eggplant with dice fish, shrimp lo mein and crab rangoon. Everything was on point so delicious. Highly recommend and def going to order from here again to try other dishes!! read more

Legend of Taste - Eggplant with Diced Fish in Casserole and shrimp Lo Mein - Szechuan Near Me - Whitestone, New York

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Suggest eating in at Legend of Taste for a traditional table feel, super courteous staff, welcoming environment and the hottest freshest meal. This time we got take-out; been ordering from Legend for years, they never make a mistake. Got a bunch of dumplings, boneless pork ribs, shredded pork with bamboo and extra rice. So much food for the money, so friendly... everything packed carefully, containers nicely labeled! A fresh and delicious meal with plenty of leftovers for the weekend. The chef is on point, and has been known to accommodate special requests. Highly recommend this neighborhood gem. read more

Legend of Taste - Nice touch!! Friendly labeling of our dumplings - Szechuan Near Me - Whitestone, New York

Very traditional neighborhood place, if you don't feel like going to Flushing. The house special rice and Vietnamese rolls are divine!

Very disappointing. A little background. This has been our go to place for years. A few weeks ago I ordered the Kung Bao chicken. It was dry and the chicken had been cooked earlier and was just thrown in with the veggies and nuts. No sauce in the dish. Last night we ordered again and I ordered the King Bao chicken again. Same thing. Also the pan fried dumplings were all dough and very little meat filling I don't know if the management or ownership changed but it is not as good as it used to be. read more

Good quality food. In an easy to get to location. Nice variety of offerings. Especially good for lunch. read more

I would give zero stars. The food was extremely bland. We ordered the spareribs and that was a huge mistake they tasted awful. I had chicken and broccoli it had absolutely no taste. How do you screw up sweet and sour chicken it's a classic dish. The sauce was watery and was not good . The chicken was dry and tough. I didn't try the fried rice but my family wasn't impressed. We ordered from them before - What happened??? Never again. read more

For a quick take out order, Legend of Taste has served a purpose! The food was well prepared and delivered hot! I look forward to an eat-in Legend of Taste Restaurant meal! read more

I ordered a few dishes from here on Saturday afternoon for a total of 11 people. The online ordering made it very easy to put in the order and choose either pickup/delivery. There are many different dishes to choose from. We ordered the following dishes for 11 people and still had leftovers. 2 Scallion pancakes (8 pieces each), 3 little juice pork buns (4 pieces each) (soup dumplings), beef with mixed vegetable, sesame chicken, bok choy with black mushrooms, jumbo shrimp with walnut, shrimp fried rice, vegetable pan fried noodles, steamed fish fillet with ginger and scallion, and hot and sour soup (small). Each of the entrees came with white rice as well. Our total was about $169. We even got a discount ordering online since it was over a specific amount. All the food was very flavorful and delicious. All the guests were surprised by how big the jumbo shrimp was and there was vermicelli in the steamed fish fillet dish. The soup dumplings had very flavorful juice in the dumpling. Some restaurants food would be very salty, but this one was not. Definitely try this place! read more

Legend of Taste - A little bit of all the food we ordered - Szechuan Near Me - Whitestone, New York

Amazing food with reasonable prices! All dishes had great flavor and we had a wonderful, attentive waitress for the night. The cook is from Sichuan, so the food is pretty authentic! My favorite was the Beef Chow Fun, definitely coming back here read more

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There are a lot of good options out there, and this one is worth a shot. We got some of our favorites to compare to other szechuan options in the area. It's worth splurging on the pork wonton in chili oil. As for main items, we really liked the lamb with cumin. One disappointment was not getting the stir fried pork belly with chili and leeks despite having ordered it. Instead, we got the Stir Fried Pork Intestines in Chili instead. The taste was good, but the vast majority were the veggies. (My photo shows the original dish and what it looked like after I ate the pork.) Not getting my dish plus the abundance of non-protein ingredients was a disappointment. Good flavors, though! Check them out. read more

Legend of Taste - Chili Pork Wonton in Red Oil ($9, delivery) - a splurge worth getting - Szechuan Near Me - Whitestone, New York

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Szechuan Style Crispy Eggplant (3/5) - $18.95 The Szechuan Style Crispy Eggplant was very crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. It is perfectly spicy. The first few bites were good but the breading of the eggplant became overwhelming. It was a bit too oily for me but overall an interesting dish. Ma-La Griddle pot (4/5) - $26.95 Ma-La griddle pot came with Ox tripe, lamb, beef, celery, seafood, etc. It was a mixture of everything together. I would say the dry hotpot in new world mall is still my favorite but it is still enjoyable. It packs a lot of flavors. Fried Chicken Wing (3.5/5) - $9.95 The Fried Chicken Wing seem to be missing some seasoning. It was pretty salty but it just tasted salty with no special seasoning. Extra Food came very fast It was pretty empty on a Thursday night Takes card The waiters were friendly read more

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Fantastic food here, really some of the best I've ever had. Lots of very helpful stuff who are very attentive. Music is interesting but the vibes are great. It's a must !!! read more

Fast delivery. Good food. The restaurant should label the dishes when a multiple order is being delivered. Also should include utensils.

4.5! (As I need to try more dishes to give the full 5) Ordered delivery and was quoted 45-60min and was pleasantly surprised to hear my doorbell at the 20min mark. I was craving good fake Chinese food (chicken and brocolli) and decided to give Legend of Taste a try after passing by a couple of times. It's entirely possible to have bad chicken brocolli but Legend of Taste did not disappoint me! I absolutely loved it. I also ordered their garlic eggplant and was blown away. (It's no wonder they got Michelin Bib Gourmand) Can't wait to try their other dishes! Will definitely be ordering again. read more

Legend of Taste - Lunch special chicken broccoli and garlic eggplant Not seen: side of white rice and wonton soup Each at $8.25 - Szechuan Near Me - Whitestone, New York

The food was fresh and tasty and service was superb! We went there because chef is from Sichuan so we tried the Sichuan dishes which did not disappoint! read more

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Neighborhood Chinese spot with solid food that is not that greasy. The atmosphere is very typical of Chinese places, but the servers are super friendly. I tried 3 different appetizers: chicken skewers, cold noodles, and soup dumplings. -The chicken skewers were pretty tasty and had a great sauce that came with them -I was not a huge fan of the noodle dishes' flavor, but they were cooked very traditionally. Not the places fault -I was not very impressed by the soup dumplings. Although I give the place props for having them at all, I was not a fan Very affordable Little mints Bib Gourmand 2019 7 read more

TLDR: Incredibly delicious Szechuan fare and without having to trek to Flushing? Oh, yes. Set your taste buds ablaze and chow down on some seriously good food. Ho ho.. Legend of taste - I was so happy when I first tried this place. I had actually heard of it for awhile but never went out to try it. Somehow we ended up here one night and have been coming back ever since. It's across the street from Utopia Bagel in a quiet residential area. Parking is relatively easy. The staff is super friendly and very attentive. One of the few restaurants that still gives complimentary seaweed salad! It's what I always used to look forward to going out for Chinese growing up, now you just get that sauce dish of peanuts. Bleh. They offer a lot of different items here but Szechuan dishes are the star. They can crank up the heat here so it is enjoyable if you like real spice. We typically get the following: Crispy Eggplant - It's so simple but enjoyable. It's eggplant chunks that have been battered (think sweet/sour chicken batter at a Chinese buffet) but then tossed in chilis, garlic and it's so friggin' good. If I ever decided to become vegetarian and missed the satisfaction of fried chicken, this might be it. Ma La Griddle Pot - So they offer the "dry pot" in just about every protein you can imagine. Chicken, beef, lamb, pork, shrimp, fish, etc. This is the mixed one. There's tripe, beef, lamb, chicken, shrimp, spam and it just has something for everyone. I'm not usually a fan of this outside of a dedicated dry pot restaurant (New World Mall) but it's pretty good here and the spice compounds as you eat it. Yum. Veggies - It's just stir-fried in garlic but they have it down. Both the water spinach and pea sprouts are under $15 so.. more reasonable than most places. Other noteworthy items are the Hot & Sour Soup, the boneless fish fillets, cumin lamb. If you've been thinking of finding a solid neighborhood spot, Legend of Taste is where it's at. read more

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3.5 stars but bumped up to 4 bc serving size is good. I ordered take out here tonight with my family. We were planning on ordering food from here last Tuesday, but realized they're closed on Tuesdays!! So we gladly ordered today. We got 3 appetizers and 4 entrees Appetizers Pork wonton in red oil- these were ok. The wonton skin was a little thicker than I like, which lead it to be a little hard. The chili oil sauce was really good though Szechuan cucumber salad- these were not bad. Just cucumber in garlic sauce Beef and ox tripe in chili sauce- I think this could've been a little spicier. The flavor was just lacking. I was most excited for this dish and it was a disappointment! Entrees Pea tips- these are my favorite veggies when they are "in season". They were great!!! Peking pork chop- these were good too. I prefer to have my sauce a tiny but more vinegary. But I mean this dish is always good. The portion size felt slight smaller though even though everything is in the same size containers. Pan fried noodles- this came with shrimp, chicken and beef. Honestly maybe my favorite dish of the night. They packaged the noodles in a little baggie and the sauce was in a quart container. I would suggest not pouring allllll the sauce in at once bc our noodles got all soft after we mixed it. There's a tonnnnn of sauce. Shredded pork with bamboo shoots - this was good. Didn't think it would be spicy, but it was! Good flavor Overall, this was decent. I would order again but maybe focus more on the traditional Szechuan dishes! read more

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Good flavor and spicyness. The staff was kind enough to tell me which dish was the same as the Szechuan Boiled Fish that I've had in other restaurants. Pork belly was sliced super thin-- I usually like it more as a chunk. Priced higher than what I'm used to and cilantro was missing-- but very tasty overall. Update: I went back to try some dishes different dishes a few days later. I couldn't help but order the Fish and Chili Sauce again - as that was my favorite (must try). I also tried now the Braised Beef and Chili Sauce and Triple Pepper Chicken. The braised beef would have been better if the meat was not sliced thin, if it was braised more, and a bit less salty. The chicken would have been better if the pieces of chicken were not mostly wings that were chopped through the bone-- which then occasionally gave small shards of chicken bone and very little meat. Overall, still good flavor. read more

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The real legend of taste! Has amazing food and delicious! Definitely 5 star place and must try in Whitestone Flushing. Service is first class, clean tables and joyful vibes and atmosphere with perfect lighting. read more

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This place is just spot on! Sichuan food done well. Just outside the hustle and bustle of Flushing area, worth a trip.

We just ordered dinner from Legend of Taste for the first time this evening for my mom's birthday and let me tell you this was the BEST Szechuan cuisine we have had in YEARS. We ordered Lo Mein, Pork Fried Rice, Wonton Soup, Edamame, Spring Rolls, and Pepper Steak. Every dish was incredibly fresh and just perfect. I haven't had this kind of food this good in years and years. The prices are on the higher side, but for the portion size received and the quality - it is 100% worth it! I am definitely a huge fan and will only order here from now on!! read more

Legend of Taste - Vegetable Lo Mein and Fried Rice - Szechuan Near Me - Whitestone, New York

Are they kidding!!! 8.00 for 2 spring rolls!!! Smaller then a cigar!! You people really take advantage! Never again!

Very tasty! Great lunch special with delicious pork fried rice and soup, tea included. Would definitely return and try move items! I got the shrimp with garlic sauce and it was delicious. read more

Legend of Taste - Shrimp with Garlic Sauce - Szechuan Near Me - Whitestone, New York

I love this place!! The spicy dishes here are very authentic and flavorful! A few of my favorites: Cumin Beef, Hot and Sour Soup, Kung Bao Chicken and Dry Pot Chicken. The seaweed salad was also tasty and it served well to wash down some of the spicy flavor. I definitely want to try out some other dishes on the menu. My husband and I have been here a few times on weekend. The service was always nice and friendly. It seemed like a lot of customers here are local residents who seemed very familiar with the waiting staff. It is located in a residential area, so we can't visit as much as we wanted but we can always find parking right outside on weekends. We would definitely come back! Highly recommend! read more

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Let me just start by saying all I wanted was good Chinese food, I wasn't expecting excellence. The scallion pancakes were very tasty and crunchy, paper thin and dripping with grease. The steamed dumplings were underfilled, overly doughy and mushy, yuck. The General Tso's chicken was bland and dry, with scant dried out broccoli. The Beef and Stringbeans was fatty and slimy, probably the cheapest cut beef they could find. We ate a little and threw the rest out. (In fact there is a review by Denise in January who ordered a lot of the same items and has a similar review). Never again. read more

I've been coming here since it opens and the food is still good. Their hot and sour soup is just the way I like it, more sour than not. Though the dishes sound like typical take out style dishes, the flavor is not. It's much more like restaurant quality food. The Szechuan eggplant dish is unique and amazing!! I almost always order it when I come here. If unsure, give it a try during their lunch, those lunch special prices are totally worth the food you'll get! The general tap chicken is a good light barter with a light kick. read more

Legend of Taste - Hot and Sour Soup - Szechuan Near Me - Whitestone, New York

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Tired if the same old, same old, today I ordered lunch online from Legend. I'm glad I did. Ordered shredded pork in garlic sauce with pork fried rice, and hot and sour soup. Rice was moist (I hate dry rice), full of pork chunks, and delicious. The shredded pork was wonderful, with some spice, just right. The ten buck cost is two dollars higher than the usual lunch order, but well worth it. I had the soup later, and it was great, a bit spicy, just the way I like it. This is a winner. I highly recommend it. read more

Legend of Taste - Shredded Pork in Garlic Sauce, pork fried rice - Szechuan Near Me - Whitestone, New York

Tried this place for the first time a few days ago and it did not disappoint. Ordered the pork with dried bean curd and celery as well as the mapo tofu and they were both delicious. Looking forward to trying many other dishes here. read more

How is a Michelin reviewed restaurant in business 2 blocks from my elementary school? Best Szechuan I've ever had, plus great service (it was my Dad's 82nd birthday). Recommend: smoked ribs, Szechuan eggplant, hot and sour soup, lamb with cumin (spicy and satisfying). read more

My wife and I have been their customers for a few years. It occurred to me that we should not keep Legend of Taste a secret. Most of all, we enjoyed quite a few dishes here, starts with Pork Wonton in Red Oil - medium spicy. I am not very fond of spicy food, but on occasion, I gave in since my wife just loved spicy food, and she can take it to the extreme. I am just glad that she always asked for minimum spicy then add hot pepper chili sauce on the side, but not here at LoT. I ate it the way they cook their dishes. Next is Shredded Pork with String Bean - medium spicy, this is my all-time favorite, a spicy level I can accept. Beware! because I have to have at least 2 bowls of white rice with it. It is that good! Last visit we ordered the Mongolian Beef - very spicy, it was a pleasant surprise for us. The taste was excellent, especially when the outside temperature was freezing cold. The food kept us warm and toasty. There are other dishes that are pretty stable, same as most other typical Hunan or Szechuan Chinese restaurant. But I would recommand to try at least one new dish every time we visit, I am confident that we would be happily intrigued. Staffs are very nice, helpful people, seems that they enjoyed serving us and very engaging. The restaurant space is nice and comfy, not cramp at all. Beware that they do close on Tuesdays, so sad that I had to go elsewhere to get my fix. read more

I really wanted to like this place. It's super close to my bf's parents' house so we decided to give it a try for his birthday dinner having been recommended by friends who love the mapo tofu here. The biggest perk for us is that it's not in overly congested flushing. We got the mapo tofu, black bean fish, sautéed string beans, and fried intestines. The potions were extremely small. I probably could've finished two dishes on my own. This was for four people and I left hungry. The mapo and black bean fish were very good. I wish we had more of it though because we each got 1-2 pieces of fish and a small spoon of mapo each. I usually love crispy intestines, but this dish is what might've ruined the meal for me. The intestines were battered and fried. The intestines were NOT fresh. Something was off about them and the batter made them really heavy and hard. Other than that, everything was pretty good, but their portion sizes need to increase because four dishes should've fed a group of four normally and not had anyone leaving hungry. read more

This is one of our favorite local Szechuan restaurants, perhaps one of my fave restaurants period. Whenever we dine in, the servers and manager provide phenomenal service, they are attentive without being overbearing. They were closed for a month or so during the pandemic, but they have now reopened for take out orders, so we ordered our faves tonight: beef and ox tripe in chili sauce, Szechuan style fried eggplant (my fave, this is the most special dish, the eggplant is pillowy soft with a crispy exterior, the fried red peppers look so scary but try one and you'll be hooked on them like chips), shredded pork with bamboo, and cumin beef (this one is spicy~). Everything was flavorful and the to-go containers were jam-packed, just look at these photos. Are you looking for umami, or not even sure what umami means? Order from this restaurant to find out! read more

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