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    Szechuan Taste

    3.4 (105 reviews)
    ModerateChinese, Thai
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Honey chicken
    Nicole M.

    Great service and excellent food. What a lovely treat. We ordered Honey Chicken and Lemon Chicken. Both were made from chicken breast and fresh. When you come in, there's a small bowl of fried wonton strips and a dish of sweet and sour sauce on the table waiting for you. They also bring you a teapot and 2 small teacups when you get there. Perfect old skool Chinese food joint that will now be placed in my favorites!

    Spicy shrimp with peanuts
    Michael R.

    We enjoyed a quick lunch here. The restaurant does a brisk take out business at lunchtime and also offers a very reasonable and wide variety of lunch plates for about $10. These offerings include a choice of soup, entree with choice of rice and a chicken wing. You can get an egg roll for a small up charge. Very generous amount of tasty food, fast and friendly service as well. While many of the dishes seem typical of Chinese American food, we found everything to be hot, tasty, not overly salty and just what we were looking for on a cold day. Give them a try

    Scallion pancakes
    Taals B.

    This place was a great find. While we were driving through downtown , we were tempted to get takeout Chinese when we saw the board. It didn't disappoint. The food was perfectly tasty, not heavy or greasy at all. They were able to prepare and be ready within 10 mins of us ordering by phone. The beef chop suey was perfect. Enough food for two people. Will go out of our way to get Chinese from here. Kennebunk - are you listening? We need good Chinese places like this here

    Pepper beef

    Great service and excellent foods. Free parking lot is also convenient! They supply ice water and hot tea, the whole restaurant is very quiet.

    Pu Pu Platter
    Judy R.

    Had dinner here with my Family earlier today. Haven't been here in almost 2 years! Definitely worth the wait. Service was pleasant and attentive, restaurant was clean and the food is CONSISTENTLY delicious. Everything is tasty which I love. Coming back here soon. Highly recommended one of the best Chinese food in NH.

    Chicken and eggplant, house special lomein and an eggroll.

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    23 days ago

    Great food and service. Take out is fast and easy. They pack all the extras without even asking.

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    4 months ago

    Amazing lunch specials. Very friendly staff, always smiling. Food is always consistently delicious. We try to make it there every week.

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    11 months ago

    The local go to spot. If you are in the Exeter area and in the mood for Chinese food, check this place out. Very consistent.

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    2 years ago

    Great food! We did take out and really enjoyed the food. Crispy fry, great tempura and house-fried rice. We'll be back!

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    2 years ago

    Stay away. This was the worst Chinese food I have ever had in my life. Not only was everything cold, but the food was not even edible

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    2 years ago

    Excellent food and run by very friendly and hard working people. Plenty of seating to dine in and plenty of space to park.

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    6 years ago

    Best Chinese in the Seacoast area! Not the most attractive from the outside but boy is it tasty!

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    6 years ago

    Food is always delicious, we usually get takeout. Been many many times and yet to have a bad experience. Highly recommended!

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    Was in town for a baseball tournament and stopped here on the way back to our hotel. Food was ok, quick service.

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    OBA Noodle Bar - Veggie spring rolls

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    Fantastic little noodle shop located in the heart of downtown. We got the wonton noodle dish and I…read moregot the poor color curry Both were excellent. This is an expensive restaurant, but for the quality of service and the food. It was worth it Just to know this is a smaller join, so the large party might have difficulty or a long wait.

    I was thrilled when I discovered that there was a supposedly authentic ramen experience a stone's…read morethrow away from my hotel while in the area for a business trip. Unfortunately, I am a die-hard ramen aficionado and former New Yorker of over 10 years-- so I can be quite a tough critic. Points for the lovely atmosphere and cultural aesthetic... though the restaurant closes early on weekdays and I was informed of such the minute I entered the door prior to receiving a proper greeting. I had no other option but to order takeout and I would have appreciated being offered a seat, glass of water or beverage while waiting. The waitress stood next to me while I perused the menu so I definitely felt rushed to order and she was very brief in her responses regarding the most popular/tasty ramen options on account of wanting to begin closing perhaps? Overall, reception wasn't overwhelmingly warm... if it wasn't after 8 PM, I likely would have gone elsewhere simply off of the initial vibrations. Nonetheless, $40 later (OBA ramen, cucumber salad, ginger tea and I tipped $5... when I really shouldn't have)-- I dive in upon arriving to hotel to a very AVERAGE experience. The tea is not freshly brewed in-house with ginger, lemon etc... had I known I was going to receive a tea bag and hot water, I would have passed on spending the $4.50 (as the hotel has artisan teas). Cucumber salad is lacking spice, flavor profile and brine... just large, chopped chunks with a vinegar + chile concoction that lacks heat, reminds me of tajin (very salt forward) and was not marinated. It's a quick cucumber salad-- because it was prepared in this manner, the result is extremely watery because the flavor elements didn't absorb into the cucumber. I like cucumber salads almost like a kimchi... made with passion and spicy on the palette. As far as the ramen.... Nothing noteworthy. Cabbage, bamboo, corn were just naked toppings and placed on the ramen comparable to a salad bar. I like my elements flavorful and braised/sautéed. These were completely PLAIN toppings. Bamboo and shredded cabbage were likely canned/bagged respectively. Completely devoid of seasoning and umami. Tamago was cooked relatively properly but the rim was approaching hardboiled (yellowed rim with the jammy yellow center= slightly overdone). Chashu was actually lovely on the flavor scale but over-cooked as well and sliced in uniform disks, which seems as if it was pre-prepped versus made to order. Pork belly should be rich, smoky and more dense... Broth was short on miso presence but definitely edible. My favorite aspect of the whole meal was the chili oil (that I requested upon leaving... it was not provided to me without prompting even though I ordered my food at the spiciest level/5). It really elevated the flavor of the broth and I was happy that it was able to salvage the meal! Perhaps homemade? Perhaps this is an authentic ramen establishment by New Hampshire standards but it's a hard pass for me. Also, the to-go bowls should be larger to house the broth provided and to mix with ease. Bowls are too shallow so you have to pour broth, eat a bit, then add the remaining broth otherwise it will spill everywhere when you attempt to mix the ramen components. Additionally, a customer should always be asked if they would like utensils... I had to ask on my way out after checking my order for accuracy. Fair attempt but a far cry from stellar-- perhaps on account of not dining in? I just didn't taste the love and the authenticity. I've had many ramen experiences outside of metropolitan cities (and Japan) where you can still taste the craftsmanship and love in preparing all the elements. Sadly, OBA missed the mark on the flavor and execution train for me!

    Szechuan Taste - chinese - Updated May 2026

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