Over the past 8 years I've been here at least 20 times. So much so that May (安媚儿) , the owner, knows me by name (my Chinese name 英俊 ). Look at my profile pic and you'll see how I earned my name :-) The chef is from Chengdu in Sichuan province. He does his best to replicate dishes authenticity although it's impossible with local ingredients. Many 老外 (non Chinese) will criticize the menu because they expect the normal American Chinese slop. Drop by, say hi to May, and ask her to recommend some dishes. Don't expect fancy ambiance, it's a simple restaurant. Enjoy read more

Really enjoyed our recent visit to ShangWei Szechuan. Great location, close to the Chriskrindlmarkt. Everything was on point, the delicious Wonton soup, the fantastic fried pork dumplings, beef lo mein and General Tao's chicken. Highly recommend! read more

Very good authentic Chinese for this area. Had Mapo Tofu, Dan Dan Noodles, and Dumplings in Chili Oil. I was a bit disappointed by the noodles as I felt they were overcooked and thus too limp, but the tofu and dumplings were delicious! read more

I'm not sure why, but the "chicken" that came with my order of curry chicken was very suspect. It had a weird slimy consistency of an overly oily pancake. I took one bite and had to spit it out. I've never had "chicken" that dissolved that way in my mouth. If food could give you the "ick," this was it. Not sure I'd ever try them again. read more

Had the Mongolian chicken combo. Absolutely delicious - full of chicken and healthy portions of chicken and vegetables. Hot and sour soup not too spicy or sour but absolutely delicious - very deep, savory broth full of flavor and umami. read more

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Small quaint place with great service. I always look for spots with cold sesame noodles ( here they call them cold Szechuan noodles) definitely awesome. I paired it with the General Tso's lunch special which I thought was good. Nice experience. Ps. Parking not ideal, but typical for a "city". :) read more

ShangWei Szechuan - Cold noodle App. Delicious !! - Szechuan Near Me - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

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The crispy spicy chicken is some of the best food I've ever had. The stair-fried pig pork is also good read more

ShangWei Szechuan - Nice and quiet inside as well - Szechuan Near Me - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Disappointed. Heard good things. Steamed dumplings were greasy. Water glass tasted like bleach. Chicken dish was dry unappealing mound of little tasteless nibs of fried dough heaped with hot red chili peppers (the peanuts and sesame seeds were best thing about dish). On top of it all I ordered fried rice on side. It was an extra $2, which is fine but it was ONLY rice apparently fried in soy sauce. Nothing extra like pork, egg or little shrimps, ya know? Like "fried rice?" It was all a bit depressing and not just because of the atmosphere. read more

ShangWei Szechuan - Crispy nibs of nothing much and forgetful fried rice. I forgot everything about it but the $2 I paid for it. - Szechuan Near Me - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

The service was excellent, restaurant atmosphere very personal but best part is the food, So fresh? So tasty and soooo good. read more

Got twice cooked pork and crispy chicken. Both were very average. Worse, quantity was low for the price. It was not worth it. The crispy chicken was 60% dried chili. The pork dish was 60% green onion / scallions. What I did appreciate was their late night hours as we had our meal close to 1030pm. Service was not good. Asked for silverware. Asked for water. Asked multiple times for bill. Rang up pork dish as 5$ more than on menu - so please check prices before ordering and paying. They obviously didn't care. It showed in their service and good food. read more

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Absolutely delicious, authentic Szechuan cuisine, equal to almost any place in New York, and even well matches Beijing and Shanghai! Cruise the menu and you definitely will be challenged! BYO, and reasonably priced! Harold read more

Four of us, including a vegetarian, shared a bunch of delicious dishes. We started with the non-spicy cucumbers which were a group favorite, super garlicky yum. I had lo mein last time so I had to get it again, which was reliably amazing. My friend tried the squid and intestine dish which sounded a little out there but was super tasty. All of the veggies we shared were and buns were on point. So happy to dine here again. I would definitely recommend for groups - they were able to accommodate us easily. Excellent service. read more

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The food is really good but the service was unprofessional and uncomfortable. The server was clearly unhappy with the tip and came back multiple times to pressure us for more, which was extremely inappropriate and awkward. We eventually gave a 20% tip not because the service deserved it, but simply to end the situation. This kind of behavior is unacceptable and ruined the entire dining experience. We will absolutely not be returning. (used AI to write this review for me because didn't feel like spending time on that) read more

I ordered ma po tofu and spring rolls. The spring rolls were tasty, but their crispiness suffered during their sojourn with a delivery driver. The ma po was the best restaurant version I've tried ... redolent of chili oil and Szechuan pepper. It was wonderful, but not for the faint of heart ... whew! The menu is expansive, with a variety of familiar dishes and many less often seen. A keeper for future trips to the LV. read more

Every time we're in town, we have to stop and some authentic Chinese cuisine. Growing up, my best friend's family was from China, and her mom is a fabulous cook, and she loved feeding me. Shangwei flavors take me back. I have tried so many of their dishes, and all have been amazing, our favorites is the Mongolian beef, the scallions wrapped in sliced pork belly, szechuan dumplings in chili oil, steamed pork buns, smoky pork and sprouts fried rice, beef lo mein, spicy braised pork belly and dry pot jumbo shrimp. Service is alright. Most of their business seems to be take out, but the restaurant is clean and well decorated. Absolutely one of our favorite Chinese places. read more

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This spot is legit. I'm a big fan of szechuan style cooking. When done right, it's heat and salt with deep flavors. I had the baby bok choy with some beef intestines and twice cooked pork. Also had some steamed dumplings in chili oil. Everything was delicious. The service was on point, and I was seated right away. The inside of the restaurant could use some TLC, but I went for the food, and it didn't disappoint. I will definitely be heading back and trying the szechuan style fried chicken. read more

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Had passed this restaurant many times, thought we would try it. Because it was close to Lehigh thought it would be good. Boy was I wrong! My daughter ordered Chicken with mango. Very small pieces of batter -fried chicken. Thought I would try something new. I ordered Dry pot pork with vegetables. Received small, paper thin pieces of pork with only cabbage! The sauce was very salty. Save your money! There are better restaurants! Not recommended! read more

I was recently surprised how good this Chinese food was. Dumplings in the soup were huge and filled with meat. The general chaos was nicely prepared. Fried rice hod lots of pork and veg. Egg roll was crispy. read more

I haven't had Szechuan this good outside of Flushing Chinatown in NYC. We were in town just for the evening, and ended up here somehow: got the non-spicy cucumber, the garlic sauce eggplant, and the homestyle tofu and all were highly flavored and delicious. Service was attentive. read more

Really good Szechuan foods in the area, if not the best. They cook with finesse as you can see the different processes and steps it takes make a certain dish; for example, the "smokey pork garlic bolt" where the pork was previously braised in soy sauce, herbs and spices before the high heat stir fried with leek...what a delicious combination! And their use of fresh ingredients doesn't go unnoticed - they used fresh bamboo in "Dry Pot Beef"...fresh wood ear mushrooms & white mushrooms, crunchy, fresh bamboo shoots, beef herbs and spices and loads of chili! I also find their scallion pancakes very comforting and also the green beans are always good. If you like flavorful & spicy Szechuan foods, go check this place out! read more

This place serves really good Szechuan dishes. They're delicious, authentic with large portion size & reasonable prices. We ordered 1 Dry Pot Beef ($18.95) and that fully fed 2 of us. You can't go wrong with this dish; It's delicious, packed with meat & has perfect numbing and spicy level. I would've easily given this place 4 - 4.5 stars on taste alone. However, the workers're super rude lol. We came and ordered carryout an hour before they closed and there's only 1 other customer there. Not only were they giving us attitudes the whole time there, they wouldn't let us sit down in 1 of the idle tables while waiting. It's a big restaurant and they told us to specifically stand and wait on this little corner by the door lol... read more

This is possibly one of the best szechuan I have had and definitely sets the bar for food in this area. Not only that but this food is compararble if not better than numerous szechuan places I have had in NYC. Hypes: - our favorite dishes were basically everything we ordered. The dry pepper chicken was very good. Don't be intimidated by the peppers. You can eat them and they taste like chips. - get the dumplings. So so good. - lo Mein and scallion pancakes also were solid. -amazing dan dan noodles Gripes: - service can be shoddy but they are generally very very good and attentive. - dont bother getting hot and sour soup read more

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Amazing food and such a cute restaurant. we got the wonton egg drop soup which was amazing and so perfect for a cold day! we also got the crispy chicken with peanuts as well as the water beef! the chicken was perfectly crispy and spicy and the beef was so so tender. loved this chinese place! read more

ShangWei Szechuan - crispy chicken and Szechuan water beef - Szechuan Near Me - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

The foods are hot and spicy, and of course very delicious. Chef Huang is from Chengdu, Sichuan, China, he cooks authentic Sichuan dishes.

Flavor: Authentic, spicy and filling. Freshness: 4/5 I feel like the freshness of everything was good but it could have been better. The mushroom dish I had is always made from dry mushrooms and I don't think they let them soak enough so they were a bit harder than normal. Maybe it's because no one orders it but I still loved it. Service: 3/5 The service was satisfactory but the waiter could learn some social skills like smiling and refilling water more often. Vibe: ?/5 Well, because of COVID it was empty... but there is dine in! We ate in and we were the only ones. read more

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Got take away and the food was delicious. It was the best Chinese food I've had in Allentown/Bethlehem so far. The price was also decent for the amount of food I got! read more

Looking for the closest Chinese Restaurant near my hotel and found this place on yelp. Location: Corner of E Third & New Ave. I parked across the street next to the gas station its metered parking. Ordering was pretty easy however I will soon discover it is always a good idea to verify what you order. I wasn't looking to order a lot, so I ordered Beef Lo Mein & a small order of steamed white rice. After about a 20 minute wait, my food was ready. Arrived back at my hotel room and unpacked my goodies I discovered my white rice was now a cheap version( no egg or veggies) fried rice. lol. However the fried rice was flavorful and would probably order again. Beef Lo Mein was average and would order that again as well. No fortune/almond cookies in to go order. Only cheap plastic fork, napkins and a menu. If I am in the area again, I would eat here again... for the Locals, there is room to dine in. read more

ShangWei Szechuan - Beef Lo Mein - Szechuan Near Me - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

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Quick takeout service, looks like a nice place to sit and eat. Food was very good, especially the beef triple tongue in chili oil - this is a great dish that is not always easy to find. read more

ShangWei Szechuan - Tomato pan fried egg soup, pan fried dumplings, and beef triple tongue in chili oil - Szechuan Near Me - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Found this restaurant off Google maps close to our route home, and my family and I came in not expecting that much. However, it proved to be one of the best authentic Sichuan restaurants that we've ever been to. My mother, an immigrant from China, was impressed with the taste of the food. For an appetizer we got the scallion pancakes, which were flaky and just the right amount of crispy. Afterwards, we ordered the spicy fish filet, and It was the right balance of spicy and savory. We also had their snow pea sprouts which were tender and flavorful. Even their more American-Chinese dishes like the sesame chicken were phenomenal (the sweet and sour sauce was extremely addicting). For a quick sweet bite we got the Szechuan Ice Jelly, which had a delicious clear jelly with sugary syrup topped with peanuts for added crunch. Aside from the great taste, the prices and portions were reasonable. As for the service, our waiter was polite and the food came rather quickly. The owner was very friendly and instantly struck up a conversation with my mom. The decor was pleasant, though not especially unique. Overall, I'm very glad we selected this restaurant. We left with full bellies and very satisfied. If you're looking for tasty, authentic, and spicy Chinese food, give this place a try. TL;DR: 10/10, great authentic Szechuan food, would come again if we're ever nearby. read more

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Authentic Szechuan dishes. The Hot and Sour Rice Noodles and Wonton in Red Chilli Oil were spicy and delicious. read more

ShangWei Szechuan - Hot and Sour Rice Noodles - Szechuan Near Me - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

We ordered some of our favorite dishes tonight: eggplant, salt and pepper shrimp, string beans with minced pork and pine nut whole fish. All dishes were good and familiar, but a little different tonight. Better last time; maybe different chef. We were the only dine in table on St. Patrick's day! And no pine nuts with the fish! read more

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Good food and service large portions Will visit again highly recommend ample street parking. read more

YUM! Authentic Szechuan food with vegan options -- a rare treat!! Everything was great. The soy chicken was a little too accurate -- we were afraid we had been given the real meat! Eggplant, cucumber, noodles and broccoli were all incredible. Perfect! read more

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Pathetic excuse for Szechuan cuisine. Their food is bland and Americanized. Pricey and small portions. Sad that they can't get it right because Bethlehem needs more diverse restaurants. Will not return. read more

Little corner spot that had delicious authentic Chinese. Wait staff was very nice and friendly. The scallion pancake and the Szechuan Style Dumpling in Red Chili Oil were great appetizers. The red chili oil had great flavor (no spice). I went with a safe choice of sesame chicken with white rice which was overflowing the plate. The dry spicy chicken has some zing to it but I think a side sauce would of put it to the top of my list. And this place is BYOB..what else could you ask for! read more

ShangWei Szechuan - Sesame chicken - Szechuan Near Me - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

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Delicous authentic chinese food. There are many great options for every diet and taste. If you are used to the Americanized deep-fried version of Chinese food, this might not be the food for you, but if you want authentic and fresh, this is the place for you! read more

The perfect general tso's. Just what my American mouth wanted. And yes. I ate it with a fork. Staff was delightful. Highly recommend.

I wasn't happy with the service and I honestly won't be back to this restaurant. I also left be hotel know that this restaurant was completely unsatisfactory and one of the other guests overheard me and agreed that the service and food were not great. In my case, they offered the lunch special online and then refused to honor that rate because it was a "holiday". If you don't offer your lunch special on holidays, why not take it off of the online menu? Instead, the owner pressured my wife (who is super sweet) into paying for a full sized portion that I didn't want and didn't end up eating. They charged me extra ($3) for fried rice and didn't include it and forget my brown rice. All in all, the food wasn't great and the hassles after ordering the food were unacceptable. There is another Chinese restaurant that the hotel told us about that is called "Empire". We should have given them a try because the food and service at this one were pretty bad. read more

We came in on a Friday evening, around 8pm. It was a warm October evening and the place was very warm, uncomfortably so. They had no ventilation, not a fan going or a door open to let the evening breeze through. We sat in building heat. Why did we do that? The waitress came over and handed us a take out menu--red flag #2--that had rather pricey options, which we would not have minded but you normally get a soup or egg roll, nope, not this place. Also, $2 extra for fried rice. They also did not provide the usual fare, noodles and duck sauce before the meal. No extras at this place We ordered Mongolian beef and General Tso, both were flavorful and served on small individual platters. We had to seek our our server for the check, not sure why since the place was 90% empty and she was just fanning herself at the checkout counter The check came but without the customary fortune cookie--red flag #3. Really that's the ultimate deal breaker. Combined, terrible experience. Much better food, ambiance, and service elsewhere. read more

The food is delicious, a lot of traditional dishes. One of the women explained some of the dishes and recommended me some based on what I was looking for. The service was ok, two people were too busy chatting at the front desk, I had to flag them down to get my check and had to ask for more water, twice. Next time I'll just go for a take out. Food came out quick too. read more

ShangWei Szechuan - Spicy cucumber. Delish - Szechuan Near Me - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

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