Came to this place for the first time. They have an amazing menu: good food, broad range, and delicious Every dish we ordered was delicious. I like the rich and spicy flavor. I especially liked the lamb given the good blend of flavor. The dishes need to go with white rice.The rice completes the lamb and ma po tofu. Without it, the spice in these two flasks would too much. read more

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Found a HAIR in our food. The server showed no concern and tried to take the plate away right away. No apology was offered. They promised compensation on a future visit, but as soon as I said I don't live nearby, the offer disappeared and the server walked away. We ordered the dish at the lowest spice level, but it came out very spicy and tasted off. Poor service, poor attitude, and a disappointing experience overall. read more

Usually come here for the sour beef soup, pork kidneys, and fried pepper chicken wings. Seating is usually easy to get. Definitely recommend giving this place a try read more

Little Chengdu - Szechuan Near Me - Millbrae, California

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At barely three square miles, Millbrae punches absurdly above its weight when it comes to food. Within a ten-minute walk of the Millbrae Caltrain and BART station, you can eat your way across nearly every regional Chinese cuisine imaginable. Little Chengdu is one stop on that journey, straight out of China's spice belt, where the food doesn't just taste hot -- it fights back, loaded with tongue-numbing Sichuan peppercorns and enough chilies to remind you pain can be part of pleasure. read more

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If you're looking for a good authentic Sichuan-style Chinese restaurant, this Little Chengdu is for you. Coming in on a Friday night, the place wasn't packed at all so we got seated really quickly. There's a QR code for you to look at the menu with English translation. Our party of 3 ordered the Dry Fried Cauliflower, Three Kind of Chili Fish Fillet, Spicy Crispy Beef (which I highly recommend), and the Dry Fried String Beans. From the last couple of times I've been, all their fish dishes are extremely flavorful and I would highly recommend. Keep in mind that this is a Sichuan restaurant so the dishes can come really spicy, so they also let you make adjustments to the spice levels if you talk to the waiter. Food came out in roughly 10-20 minutes which was very fast and service is very attentive. Definitely would help to have a Chinese speaking person with you! Overall, great restaurant and I'd highly recommend if you're in Millbrae and looking for some authentic Chinese food. read more

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I liked the is place enough. The menu is limited for us as we wanted some classic Chinese restaurant staples which weren't available. But we really did enjoy the fried corn pancake thing they have and their spicy popcorn chicken was delicious. Truly spicy and plenty of numbing spice. I enjoyed the food. I believe one of the folks in our party just wanted chow mien and orange chicken. Oh well, can't please everyone. Service was average but attentive. The restaurant can get loud so I wouldn't say it a first date type of place at all. read more

Little Chengdu - Szechuan Near Me - Millbrae, California

Flew into SFO early on Sunday morning and was hangry! So decided to checkout Little Chengdu at the next exit. Parking was tricky but we got lucky. Otherwise you'll have to go around the block to keep looking for someone pulling out if you go at rush hours especially on weekends. Very unique dishes you won't find at other Chinese places. The best are their signature fish in hot tray items! We got one and it was amazing. Added an egg yoke friend shrimp, and a sautéed vege dish. Both also very good. Took home the many leftovers and finished those off the next day. Can't wait to go back when I'm in the peninsula! read more

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Authentic Sichuan-style cuisine packed with locals in the heart of Millbrae. Lot and street parking nearby. read more

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A good spot for Chinese food with a wide variety of dishes. There is a QR code on the table and you order off of the link that it takes you to. There's an option to view the menu in either Chinese or English. The English menu doesn't have all of the English names for the dishes listed and some still have just the Chinese names. Not all menu items have pictures, so it may be a little bit difficult to order if you don't know exactly what you're looking for. The food comes out very quickly and has a very nice presentation. The flavors were good and my favorite dish that we ordered was the sweet and sour whole fish. It had a good crisp on the skin and was very fresh. There was a picture on the window of a sweet potato crispy shrimp dish but when we asked about it, they said it was too difficult to make so they took it off the menu. read more

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Friend highly recommended this place so I gave it a try. Tastes super authentic and definitely worth the visit. Sichuan sour and spice noodle - massive portion size. Noodles were chewy and a delight to eat Spicy and sour beef - lived up to the name, it's indeed spicy and sour read more

Little Chengdu - Szechuan Near Me - Millbrae, California

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Intestine Soup - huge portions of pork blood, tripe, and fish. Intestine were good but wish there were more pieces. Broth was perhaps on the the more milder side, wish there was a stronger kick and fragrance Dong po Pork - not your classic dong po pork. It did not just came with the pork belly, for $21, it comes with the classic pork belly for the gooey texture + and entire shank for the lean meat! gigantic portion size. The garlic sauce drenched all over the dish is the most flavorful thing of the meal. read more

Little Chengdu - F - Szechuan Near Me - Millbrae, California

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Good bye, Yummy Szechuan. Hello Little ChengDu. We found out that the chef/owner used to run The Little Sichuan on San Mateo. Happy dance!!!!! This is our place for spicy food now. Must order: Crispy Spicy Beef. The beef was jerky like. Then tons of crispy peppers and peanuts. Cannot describe that first bite with a scoop of steam "white lie". I dare you, order it extra spicy! We had Boiled Fish, Sichuan Eggplants, Spicy Chicken Wings. All of them were really good and addicting! read more

Little Chengdu - Jerky like Crispy Spicy Beef - Szechuan Near Me - Millbrae, California

Favorite spot in the bay to get Sichuanese food after Little Sichuan in San Mateo closed. I believe that this is run by some of the same staff and it's definitely captured in some of their signature dishes like the scallion pancake and the tea smoked duck. A really welcome return since I was devastated when Little Sichuan closed! read more

I ordered through the QR code, so there was minimal interaction with the staff. I recommend using the paper menu to browse the items first, then order through the QR code, as there are many tabs and some items aren't translated, even if you select the "English menu." The tea smoked duck was delicious with a great smoky flavor, though it was quite salty. The spicy Sichuan noodles had a tasty sauce, but I wasn't a fan of their Beijing bean noodle sauce. The dishes are on the pricier side especially the noodle dishes. read more

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first stop off my flight. overall not bad, all dishes were missing an aspect in seasoning but easily fixed with some salt or acid. nice texture on the cold noodles, hit the spot after 2 weeks in europe. brisk asian service, you're not here for the ambiance. read more

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My go-to sichuan place!! I come every few weeks for the mapo tofu and green beans. The sichuan peppers are perfectly numbing and embedded within the mapo tofu. The green beans are cooked with garlic (yum)! Both dishes are a bit on the oily side, even for sichuan, but still delicious regardless. I also had the eggplant dish once, but it was more sweet than spicy, which wasn't my preferred flavor. Ambiance is quick in and out, smaller hole in the wall, type of vibe. Employees are super kind but also quick to take your order and get your food out asap! read more

Went back to "Little Chengdu," which used to be "Little Sichuan" in San Mateo. Happy they're open again after the pandemic. The new place is smaller but feels cozy. Had a nice surprise when my partner debated a third dish; I remembered their big portions, so I said no. The Cold Noodle was still big enough for both of us! My favorite, the Sichuan Spicy Cold Noodle, was as good as always. Big portion, tasty sauce--satisfying. Tried Tea Smoked Duck for the first time, and it was better than expected. Tastes like smoked turkey with a hint of tea. Smelled a bit smoky, but the flavor was excellent, not too bitter. Just a heads up, parking around the area might be a bit difficult. read more

Little Chengdu - Tea Smoked Duck - Szechuan Near Me - Millbrae, California

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The meat is rotten smells Noodles are soft and mushy Been here many time was good and somehow it just goes downhill Stop coming here for 3, 4 months Last night decided to come back for one last time And it is the last time read more

ate here several times in my entire life Authenic Chengdu food fast service; spicy noodles and boiled fish were fresh and tender:Food was amazing and delicious. Generous portions and reasonable prices Owner/chef used to run Little Sichuan San Mateo: then relocated to Millbrae Location. Owner and staff are really nice and helpful. Always returning here often read more

Walked in as a group of 4 on a Monday night around 6:30pm, restaurant was full and had a waitlist going. It took about 15 minutes for a table to become availible. Menu is availible through a QR code but you still order with the servers. Food: Spicy Sichuan Cold Noodles - pretty good, large helping of noodles topped with a cucumbers, ground pork and a spicy soy based dressing, this was pretty spicy but a nice way to start the meal Sichuan Spicy Crispy Beef - delicious, beef slices were fried with a lot of chili peppers and peanuts, this was spicy but not over bearing, texture of the meat was similar to a juicy beef jerky which made for a really interesting eating experience, definitely worth ordering Tea Smoked Duck - pretty good, this dish did take a while to come out compared to the other dishes but when it arrive it was super hot and skin was crispy, nice smoky salty flavor, duck was juicy and tender, very tasty Dry-Cooked String beans - well seasoned and flavorful, green beans were a tad bit soft and overcooked from our perspective but still a nice vegetable dish to round out the meal Service fine, restaurant was slammed so it took a few minutes to place our order. Restaurant seemed a little bit short staffed but majority of the food once ordered placed came out quick with the exception of the duck which took a bit longer. Overall good Sichuan style chinese restaurant, dishes were a generous portion and flavors were great. Definitely get the crispy beef and the tea smoked duck these were unique and delicious. Also there might be a bit of a wait but tables turn quickly. read more

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as always, their cold noodles hit so good. I love the flavor of all of their dishes. It is superior and it hits my craving every time. The sauce and the chili complements the noodles so well and the couples delight with beef is delicious. These two are the two dishes i always get. read more

Little Chengdu - Szechuan Near Me - Millbrae, California

Unpleasant dining room and stressfully clunky service, but the food is solid. Beef tendon is great and the mapo tofu is the best I've had. If you want to splurge with a big group the whole fish in chilis is unforgettable. read more

Food is amazing. The mapo tofu is the best I've ever had. Excellent flavors and complexity. Highly recommend. The spicy crispy beef is excellent with the crispy peppers read more

I can't remember how many times I have eaten here! Every single dish I ordered was exactly authentic as in China. I always bring friends here, can owner give me a VIP price?? I will definitely recommend anyone who loves spicy food to try this place. read more

Little Chengdu - Bullfrog with two types of chili peppers (I translated it myself) - Szechuan Near Me - Millbrae, California

Pros: no wait time, genuine flavors, has non spicy options Cons: lack of service, inconsistent cook on items We came here on a Saturday night and were immediately sat down. To order we scanned the QR code at the table. Surprisingly for a Chinese restaurant, there weren't a ton of options. Although I would consider this a good thing because then you know they focus on fewer dishes (for me it's a red flag when a menu is multiple pages long). Food came out quickly but the rice didn't come until the end so we just awkwardly picked at the dishes. Flavors were authentic so no complaints there. However we ordered an organ dish (kidney) that was suspiciously super tender until we realized it was undercooked. Also we ordered a whole fish but it was strangely expensive; it's not like they use a fancy fish so it was $40 worth of aesthetics I guess. I don't know if I'd give them another try. Kinda pricey for what we got. read more

Wanted Szechuan food and thought there were some interesting dishes. We really liked the corn pancake, it was crispy, sweet and savory. The spicy potato was good too. My friend really likes the spicy dry noodles, it is a huge plate so better for sharing. The texture of the noodles were kind of different and the sauce was tingly spicy too. The spicy boiling fish was tender and flavorful. Overall, we asked for spicy which we thought was going to be spicy but it really was not that spicy. Most dishes that we ordered are good and consistent. Highly recommend! read more

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A great place to bring a large group to eat Sichuan food because all of their dishes are family style. Sichuan combination of cold beef and tripe - one of my favorites. The Sichuan sauce was flavorful but spicy. The beef was very tender but the tripe was not as tender. Spicy boiled fish fillet - I love this dish but I wish they had the fried fish fillet version. The Sichuan sauce was flavorful but was not spicy. Hot noodle with peanut sauce - the meat was flavorful but the noodles and the sauce lacked flavor. It needed some salt. Overall, I feel like the food could've been spicer (and saltier for the noodle dish). Other than that, I enjoyed the food. The dishes here are on the pricer side. read more

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Wanted to find a spot to have lunch for Father's Day. This was a new spot that opened up in downtown Milllbrae that moved from their San Mateo location. Thought we'd pop in and try it out. The food was decently spicy and the portions pretty good. Although after awhile it all started to taste the same due to the "numbing" sauce on the dishes. We ordered General Tso's chicken which honestly tasted like sweet and sour pork but just spicier! The noodles were good and the spicy fish noodle dish was different. I would have given them 4 stars if their noodles were hand made and had a little more chew to their texture. Otherwise it was fun. They just opened and their menu had a lot of "images coming soon," which might have looked interesting. By the time we left the place was packed. I think the have a following so other peeps seemed to know what to order. If in doubt, do what I do and ask what is that other table eating...then order it! read more

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Orderd two dish and a noodle, meat are rotten and spoiled. Told the waitress, her reply was " Oh really " I know business is rough but still they should not service spoiled food. My tummy wasn't feeling well read more

Overall the food was really good and satisfied my craving. I had been wanting to eat the Sichuan boiling fish and we got mild but should have gotten medium, bc it wasn't spicy at all. Unfortunately we did find a strand of hair in our food :( but had eaten a lot of the dish already. We also ordered the cold noodles with chicken, spicy pork, and fried water spinach (清炒空心菜) which wasn't translated in the English menu. read more

Little Chengdu - Boiled fish - Szechuan Near Me - Millbrae, California

Solid spot for some spicy Chinese food! I've only gotten takeout, but I enjoyed the food here. I ordered online and pick up is easy. Parking can be hard right in front of the restaurant, so I'd recommend bringing someone to do a quick drop off and pick up. The restaurant seems pretty busy when we pick up so it can take a hot second sometimes to grab your food. I really enjoyed the orange chicken, it wasn't too heavily breaded and the orange flavor wasn't too sweet. It felt like an elevated version of the fast food. We also got the Beijing bean sauce noodles, which were great! The texture of the noodles was good, and the sauce had a great savory flavor. We also got the Mongolian beef, which was really flavorful and tender and a good amount of spice. The next time we went, we got the sesame chicken and the mapo tofu which were both aite. Personally, I like when the mapo tofu has a bit more meat, and the sauce was a little watery for our liking. The sesame chicken was also okay. Otherwise, it did have good flavor and some mouth numbing spice. For the price we were hoping for more chicken, but it had good flavor. I'd recommend looking at pictures of what you want if possible to make sure the dish is what you expect. Overall, would recommend. read more

Little Chengdu - Orange chicken + Beijing bean sauce noodles - Szechuan Near Me - Millbrae, California

My go-to Sichuan restaurant in the area. We always order the kidney with pickled ginger and spicy cold beef&beef tripe. We've tried their grilled whole fish, twice cooked pork, mapo tofu, etc The only con is that parking is extremely hard to find read more

This restaurant was recommended by a friend. So my mom and I decided to try it out. When we got there, it was pretty much empty but only one customer. The staff was super nice, we took a seat but our friend was late. We waited for other parties for about an hour and they didn't say anything or rush us which was really really nice. They have qr code menus, which is nice. But the menus had some pictures but no description, which is a bit hard to understand what ingredients are in each dish. We ended up getting the sour pickled beans with minced pork. It was good but this restaurant makes it with bell peppers and the portions a tiny. The sour pickled beans were not sour nor spicy like most places. We also ordered this popular fish dish which had thinly sliced fish, bean sprouts and very thinly sliced cucumbers.. it was spicy but not spicy enough for me. I added the sour pickled beans with it and it w a s delicious. It was spicy with the crunch texture of the beans. But the fish dish was $45 which I feel it was definitely overpriced with what you get in the dish it self. Tas we were leaving there were more customers but definitely not enough to fill the store. read more

We came to this restaurant a few months ago before a flight and it was good. Decided to try it again. We were so disappointed. We had hot and sour soup, spicy boneless chicken, spicy eggplant , generals chicken and fried mochi for dessert. Everything was bland this time but the most disappointing was the generals chicken which had no chicken and full of dough. Also the mochi for dessert was not mochi but some deep fried rice with no flavor. read more

Service was excellent, friendly, accommodating and attentive! Food was good and different. We ordered the tomato beef chow mein, the tea smoked duck and the mu shu shrimp. All good! I was so excited to try their food that I forgot to take photos of the duck and mu shu shrimp. Would have been nice to have more shrimp. Came with 4 pancakes. Many of the dishes were spicy. We found a handful of dishes that weren't spicy. Enjoyed the dining experience! read more

Little Chengdu - Tomato beef chow mein - Szechuan Near Me - Millbrae, California

Returning to this restaurant with friends that like spicy food to try more dishes. We all love it. Although the deco is simple and plain, they let the food be the center stage. I really like ordering from the phone. The food come out fast and well put together. read more

Little Chengdu - Szechuan Near Me - Millbrae, California

I enjoyed the two dishes we tried here. Portions are big so it's better with a big group. We had leftovers. I asked a server if she can take my order but she said I had to order on my phone. After I ordered another server asked me how spicy I wanted my sizzling fish and I said just a little. It was super spicy so I wonder what medium or very spicy would taste like! I also enjoyed the Beijing zha jiang mian. At one point we smelled cigarette smoke in the restaurant; the server was going to close the front door, but someone asked her for something so she turned around and forgot. The cigarette smoke went away eventually. read more

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Me and my team had lunch here and it's my first time to try Sichuan dish..Food was spicy and yummyWe tried the spicy beef, the frog , noodles, stuffed lotus root and fried glutinous rice for dessert...All are new to my tastebud but all are good! This is very small restaurant and always full expect a line on weekends... read more

Little Chengdu - Szechuan Near Me - Millbrae, California

Probably 2.5-3. I hate giving a non-chain restaurant a less than stellar review but I left fairly unimpressed. For $38 I got sesame beef and string beans. I expected large portions at that price but they were barely more than enough for one person. The beef was overly sauced with little flavor, and the string beans were flat and lifeless. I expected a lot more flavor from a Szechuan restaurant. If you want some taste head north a mile to Yummy Szechuan. read more

Perfect place. my chinese friends introduced me to here, and this place is way cheaper than the place I used to visit. Servers were nice and some of menus that are below 20 dollar seemed like a $30 cuisine form other restaurants. I also ordered Dong Po Spicy Pork for takeout, and it had tons of spices and meats were extremely tender. read more

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