Food is very good! Wish they didn't use styrofoam containers though. They leak every time. Food is 5 star for Chinese take out, bad containers make it a 4 for me read more

Pretty much your only option for Sichuan food in South Austin. My go-tos here are any of the vegetables, twice cooked pork, cumin lamb and spicy fish filet. I've tried to branch out to other dishes and they've either been meh to disappointing. Most notably the seafood with pan fried noodles, which came out with a very pungent fishy smell and with a blob of boiled noodles briefly stir fried. Definitely avoid that one. read more

I love this place! The food is fantastic and so reasonably priced for the quality and quantity of food you get. We dined in on a Monday evening and we were well spaced from others. The decor is much to be desired but we don't go there for the decor, it's the food that makes this place so special. I forgot to take photos as I couldn't help but dig in. But all the other photos that people posted is exactly what the food looks like. Everything we ordered was made quickly and came out delicious, the Mapo tofu, stir fried spicy chicken, dried green beans and even the egg foo young which I've never had before was well prepared and yummy. We will be here more often for the great food and prices. read more

Yep this hit the spot. If you're not expecting some fancy gourmet experience, and you just want some really flavorful classic affordable takeout this will be perfect. We ordered and loved: General Tsao chicken Pork lo mein Garlic eggplant And we were not disappointed in any of them! read more

I started new Krav Maga classes taking me out of local hood. What better opportunity to try a few new restaurants. I read a few reviews of Sichuan River. I ordered Mapo Tofu, Spicy Beef, and Kung Pao Chicken. All were decent but not worth a special trip. read more

Authentic Sichuan food with an old school Chinese restaurant feel is what you will find here. I am mostly a vegetarian. I had the most delicious stir fried veggie dish. Fresh broccoli, zucchini, mushrooms, celery and snow peas. I ordered it spicy and it had the perfect bite. I also enjoyed the iced Jasmin tea. This is my go to in South Austin from here on out. read more

Went for lunch earlier today and tried a few things. The egg roll was very good. It's hard to find an egg roll that isn't more like a spring roll around here, and if you do it's not very tasty -- this however was very good. I had the hot and sour soup which was very good. Last I had the moo shu pork, which is my go-to when trying a new asian place. The moo shu pork was the best I've had so far in Austin. I definitely recommend this place, and will be returning. read more

Food: 10 out of 10, authentic with Sichuan favorites but the menu is diverse enough to accommodate all pallets with well executed Americanized favorites like cream cheese puffs. The twice cooked fish was perfect; light and flavorful and crispy. I'm kicking myself for not getting egg rolls to-go. Corn and chicken soup was great too! Service: could not have been better. Very attentive and friendly without being intrusive. They were patient with my indecision and made great recommendations. I think the couple working may have been then owners, and they were totally adorable. Ambiance: if you like authenticity you will love it. Can't wait to go back! read more

Mu shu pork is great, but their website is ungodly painful. I just gave up on trying to order again...

Favorite AUTHENTIC Sichuan food around Austin. Try the won tons in chili oil. It's not on the menu anymore but it's fantastic. Mapu Tofu is great and I like the little salt and pepper riblets as well. Everything is top shelf here. You can't go wrong. read more

Yesterday I decided to try a new Chinese restaurant... I ordered a combination lo mein and two egg rolls... The price was 20 bucks, and the lo mein noodles were not edible... It tasted like the noodles were cooked in a Mongolian stove or a walk that had been burnt... I could not remove the burnt flavor... The egg rolls were 175 apiece and they were so tiny and had no flavor... I mean, these are the basics if this recipe can't cut the basics I will not be back... I thought this place was overpriced And very disappointed because I love Chinese food and I'm not that picky but this food was uneditable read more

Not the BEST in the city, but probably my favorite in southwest Austin for its big portion sizes that are heavy on the meat and delicious chile crisp. Again, not the best, but we're talking $-$$ hole in the wall restaurant food here. To all the reviews talking about mouth numbing or tingling, apparently y'all have been eating too much panda to know real Chinese food. It's literally sichuan peppercorn and a natural part of this cuisine for certain dishes (see Mapo Tofu). Lastly I will add we were there last night and an incredibly rude family was harassing the wait staff. I mean multiple people just berating them for a simple miscommunication. They handled it the best they could given how unrealistic the customers were being, and were so gracious to try and fix the problem. They even offering to comp the entire bill for them. Rule #1 of restaurant etiquette is be patient and gracious. People need to chill. read more

Finally found good Chines food in South Austin. The stir fried chicken is the best but so is everything else! We went 2 days in a row!

I've been here several times and this is probably my second-favorite go-to Chinese restaurant in Austin (excluding great but pricey options like Old Thousand or Wu Chow). I used to live in Chinatown in Chicago, so I was spoiled with dozens of good-to-great Chinese restaurants within walking distance. Austin does not have the same selection and I've eaten at several pretty bad Chinese restaurants here. But, Sichuan River makes very good Sichuan fare at a good price. I like the dry chili chicken, Singapore noodles, salt and pepper shrimp. Good value, good food. read more

Spicy food heaven. Generous portions, very fair prices and the most delicious, spicy Sichuan food I've had in Austin. Pretty big menu and everything I've tried has been amazing. Recommend their wonton soup - very peppery - and the sliced pork in hot chili oil served with streamed rice. They also have more exotic dishes like intestines. Fair warning: some dishes ARE very spicy - if you're a fan, it's fantastic, otherwise be careful and order from their selection of non spicy dishes instead, which are also quite tasty. read more

Really great spot for classic Chinese family style dining. Our group ordered a wide variety of dishes and each only still paid under $25. Each entree tasted fresh and had great flavor. Plus, the portions were massive! The curry rice noodles, eggplant, and pork belly were major crowd-pleasers. read more

Sichuan River - Szechuan Near Me - Austin, Texas

This place is my go to for pork intestine dishes in Austin. My fav is their pork intesting hot pot. I wish it was spicier and with more tingling sensation. It's not perfect but definitely a good fix for me. It is super casual with older decor. Wait staff is really friendly but a handful speak minimal english. They try to be helpful though. I have yet to be disappointed by them. So far they been satisfying my random chinese cravings without me driving up to North Austin. justsorn.com read more

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Sichuan River is the best Chinese takeout you can get in South Austin! the only conversation we had the entirety of the meal was how delicious these dishes are. The portions are huge and beautifully presented. It feels like you are a guest in their home rather than a customer in a restaurant. I loved everything about this dining experience and will be a regular customer. read more

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I've eaten here in the past and the food is decent. However this is the first time I've ordered since the pandemic started and it was a total failure of management. Where do I start? We ordered over $120 worth of food online and gave them several hours to prepare it, to lessen the crunch. My wife called back in to let them know of a slight mistake in the order (wanted a dish more spicy and less SALTY) and was told on separate occasions they were busy and to call back later (what great customer service). When I went to pick it up, the guy brought out a used plastic milk crate filled with plastic and styrofoam containers. No attempt to package my order in plastic bags or even pack my order in a cardboard box that I could keep with me. So I had to take the plastic crate and carefully move everything over to my car (the soup container lids kept popping off because they were so loose - other more reputable restaurants either taped the lids on or wrapped each soup container inside its own plastic bag that was tied tight to keep the lids from popping off). No offer my the employee to help me take the food to my car. If you take a look at my photo you'll see how much food I ordered. Since the pandemic, most of the restaurants I order from have upgraded to better quality takeout containers, not the cheap styrofoam and flimsy plastic ones Sichuan River provides. This is a shame because their food is decent quality but I won't tolerate the lack of customer service and bad attitude. I have many other choices available. For examples, I had great service and takeout packaging was top notch at 888 Pan Asian Restaurant, so I'll stick to ordering from them in the future. * I added an extra star because the food turned out to be very good. However, I don't know if I'll go back because of the packaging concerns read more

Sichuan River - Szechuan Near Me - Austin, Texas

A pretty good Chinese restaurant. It's on the pricier side but they give quite a lot of food! The food is just spicy enough (I prefer a little more) and the taste is pretty decent. If you're looking for Sichuan food, this is probably the best place around Austin you can get Sichuan food. The seating inside is decent and the food comes out quite quickly. We had a variety of dishes and my favorite was the dry pot chicken. read more

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Masquerading as a Sichuan restaurant, this food was subpar at best. Simply not good by any standard. My usual test of ordering a beef noodle soup resulted in a bowl of flavorless beef and broth, unseasoned vegetables. It's really a crying shame. See my attempt at eating this mess. If you don't believe me, just order the same. It's 10.99 wasted which isn't much but spoiled my afternoon read more

Sichuan River - ND9 Beef Noodle Soup - Szechuan Near Me - Austin, Texas

This is the second time I have gone back in a week because their food is so good! They have many different family style Chinese dishes to choose from their menu and all of them that I tried so far are good! You don't go their for the vibe but for the food! Their dishes are not overly salty and I didn't have the excessive thirst after eating either! Really enjoy this place! read more

Sichuan River - PK2 Twice Cooked Pork - Szechuan Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Will keep this brief, we wanted to try someplace new. Ordered on line, $60 for 2 people, would have possibly been ok for around $25 total had we expected some below average food. We set our sights too high and we're hugely disappointed. Lots better all over Austin, skip this place. read more

I'm in love with their WonTon soup. It's the best I've found in Austin! The beef and vegetables are excellent also.

we went for a early dinner. we saw good reviews and wanted to try it. my youngest son is special needs and was having a hard time with anxiety so he was whining and talking loudly. The waiter called him 'cry baby' when he brought out his food. Then when we paid he said 'you OK, you just spoiled'. my son didn't do anything that was hurting anyone. We we're the only ones in the restaurant, so he wasn't bothering anyone. He is autistic and struggling. The food was greasy and too salty. we have never been treated so rudely. read more

Wow. This place has delicious Sichuan food. Ordered the dry pot lamb, pea shoots, hot and spicy jumping fish filets and cold sliced pork with garlic sauce. All amazing. Large portions. Owner and staff are incredibly kind and gracious. Highly recommend!! read more

Sichuan River - CD2 Thin Pork Slices with Special Garlic Sauce, CS2 Hot and Spicy Jumping Fish Filet - Szechuan Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Came in for dry hot pot. The dish is pretty different than what you would expect from other places but it was still tasty nonetheless. It's saucy and only has a few toppings- good for one or two people. Also got their fried dumplings and viet coffee, both are good as well. read more

This place is very good and I think it's underrated. I was vacationing in Texas and missed authentic, non-fusion Chinese food and I wasn't able to find one like it anywhere closer to downtown Austin. It's affordable, home-cooked Chinese cuisine. If i lived in the area, I would definitely come here often. read more

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This restaurant blew me out the water! The food was immaculate the staff was insanely friendly and quite comedic. The portions were HUGE and with a reasonable price. Overall, 5/5 highly recommend. read more

Sichuan River - Szechuan Near Me - Austin, Texas

this is some truly delicious Chinese take out. You can taste the flavor of the wok on the lo mein, which is freakin' awesome. The stir fried sichuan chicken was simple but amazing, as well as the singapore noodles. Looks like a mob owned restaurant from the outside haha went at night and the restaurants sign was out and only the "open" sign is lit. The big red doors added the final touch on that "mob" look. Should have brought my camera. The older gentleman who helped me with my pick up order was extremely nice and hospitable. Food was great. Definitely will be back. PORTIONS ARE HUGE. *sidenote: that poor old man's dog passed away last week...very sad. apparently had to do with the vet hospital next door...i'm not sure read more

The food was pretty bland for the price. On top of that, I accidentally tipped twice on their receipt copy, and they kept both tips. Enjoy your almost 16-dollar tip, I guess. I won't eat here again. read more

I made an order for pickup through GrubHub at around 8:30pm on a Friday night, an hour before the restaurant would close, and 20 mins later GrubHub told me my order was cancelled. So I decided to boil myself a bowl of fancy 50c instant noodles, then the restaurant called me at around 10pm (30 mins passed their closure), to say my food was ready. Confused by this, so I told him GrubHub had already cancelled and that I lived 30 mins away, but the guy on the phone told me they never had done that, and he'd be willing to wait for me to come. So there I was, flying from Northeast to Southwest Austin, and arrived a bit after 10:30pm to see him already in his car with his door open. We greeted and kept apologizing to each other, not on behalf of GrubHub of course, and the guy even gave me some extra sauce to go home with. Needless to say, those numbing pork intestines cooked with sichuan peppers definitely satisfied my craving for spicy food, especially when accompanied by the complimentary hot sauce, which I might put on the actual instant noodles I'll make at a later time, if there's any leftover afterwards. read more

Locally famous in Austin for a very good reason. I order the Beef with Green Onion off menu and it is always perfect. The comically overstuffed Crab Rangoon's are homemade along with the sauces and I promise you can taste the difference. In an age of settling on whatever Doordash can quickly deliver, the requirement of quality is something more of us should be in pursuit of. read more

I had walked in excited to try this place, but from the jump it was a bummer experience. The hostest just assumed I was there for pick up. No big deal. The server then rushed me to order, and was mad I wasn't ready even though I just sat down (2 hours til close btw). Got my hot and sour soup and it was the worst I've had. They forgot my egg roll and when I brought it up was told it will come out when it's ready. Then the server stuck a full cart of dirty dishes in front of my table and just kept pushing it closer and closer. So I asked him to please move it and he didn't like that either, so he just moved it in front of the people next to me and they had to move it away from them. Then my entree came out and it was rather delicious but not what I ordered, but I didn't mention anything. I was bummed by the whole experience other than the taste of the entree that was wrong. I ended up not tipping my server, which was only like the 2nd or 3rd time I've never tipped read more

Finally an authentic Sichuan restaurant that isn't Americanized and the owners and chefs are actually Chinese ! The spices of the dan dan mein and mapo tofu were on point. The map tofu came with a pretty hefty serving of rice which is a must when eating sichuan food. The numbing (mala) spicy flavor was nice and strong unlike other restaurants in Austin that are more watered down. Definitely not the faint in heart though... The interior is a little dry and boring but who cares, as long as the food is good right?! The prices aren't hiked up either and very affordable for broke grad students like me. Looking forward to coming back and trying the spicy jumping fish dish. read more

Sichuan River - Dan dan mein - Szechuan Near Me - Austin, Texas

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I used the Yelp button for the FULL MENU and selected Orange Chicken. That view of the items did not have the hot pepper symbol. it had very dark sauce on the over fried chicken that was tough. BUT there were so many red peppers that it was too hot for many to eat. Yelp needs to correct the menu notes for hot items. Be sure to go to their website to see the details. The take out was fast. No comments on the ambiance. read more

I probably would have never eaten at (i.e., found) Sichuan River if it weren't for my friend scouting the joint to replace a past Austin favorite haunt that sadly went from a 5 star to 1 - these things happen. Well, it appears she found a pretty good alternative. If you want to enjoy the very best Sichuan style cuisine in all of Austin, hest you be a fool if not follow the invitation and advice of LilyW! SR is located in a very unassuming strip space, has absolutely no windows, and doesn't look overwhelmingly inviting from the outside. The interior isn't really fancy at all-ambiance is kind of blah-but sometimes those types of restaurants offer the very best food, right? Table for 7 please. Tsingtao beer (no BYOB) for me and Lily ordered the food for the entire table...a group of Yelpies dining family style. ;) Some favorites: Crispy chicken with loads and loads of dried Sichuan chiles - Not greasy, perfect little bits of chicken, more black pepper flavor than chile spice. Good eats! Mapo tofu - Very traditional preparation; extra firm tofu chunks in spiced brown sauce with ground pork. Comfort food for certain. Hit the spot! Fish filets in spicy red sauce - A must try staple if on any Sichuan menu. SR did not disappoint! Super moist meaty fish nestled in the lovely broth. Just the right amount of heat and full of fantastic flavor! Bottom line: Go hungry, go with a group of friends, go "rice it up! (sorry, inside joke-lol) and you will go home happy...without breaking the bank to boot! Sichuan cuisine: "One dish, one shape, hundreds of dishes, hundreds of shapes." Mission accomplished Sichuan River! =solid 5 stars! read more

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Authentic Szechuan cooking in south Austin? Yes, please! We were excited to finally try out this place for lunch. We entered a clean and tidy little restaurant, with a giant print of bucolic Chinese scenery on one wall and another etched on glass on the other. Lovely. There's a limited lunch menu, and fortunately it includes twice cooked pork. We both order it since it's one of our faves. Some say it's Szechuan's most famous dish. The real draw is the fatty, skin-on pork. Think fresh bacon, sliced very thin, which is then almost deep-fried so the texture is both tender and crisp, mixed with green onions or leeks stir fried with bean pastes and black beans. Heaven on a plate. Our food came out. The hot and soup soup and egg roll were just ok. The pork dish was not at all what it's supposed to be. For one thing, they use regular pork. My surprised comment was, "This is not twice cooked pork". Our waiter insisted it was. Also, fried rice is automatically served with the lunch menu. If you want fresh steamed rice (and which Chinese person does not?) you have to request it especially. Later on, when asked why they did not use pork belly in their twice cooked pork dish, he replied they only use it for the dinner entree. Sooooo, try to pass one thing off as another, and if people notice, just give an excuse? Randomly substitute ingredients, or use cheaper cuts instead of what the dish calls for and then pushing it onto their customers as the actual dish is apparently acceptable practice at Sichuan River. For me, very definitely "Eek! Methinks Not". read more

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I'm so excited that we found a good authentic Chinese place in south Austin!!!!! We ordered spicy fish filet, eggplant in garlic sauce and Dan Dan noodles. My husband and I are stuffed and we took home a bunch! The portions are huge! The flavors are spot on and super good. We are so excited to go back and try more items on their menu! Came here again with my husband and ordered twice cooked pork and Singapore noodles. I hope to try everything on their menu except for the Americanized dishes. ;) read more

Sichuan River - Twice cooked pork and Singapore noodles. - Szechuan Near Me - Austin, Texas

We got the po po plate appetizer, and the flying fish dish, 4 tigers beers and a vegetable noodle plate! It was amazing read more

Sichuan River - Appetizer plate - Szechuan Near Me - Austin, Texas