One of the best Chinese restaurants! I've always done take-out, but their restaurant atmosphere is just as lovely with dim lights and mood lighting. Order is always packaged properly and still warm! read more

this place was FABULOUS I am a very outgoing and avid experiencer of Szechwan , and this was amazing , the ambience was amazing very classy this is not your ordinary place .. it has class.. and the food is top notch... in fact im going with a freind tomorrow after work.. read more

Love their Chinese food very nice and sweet !! Coming for lunch is great Their specials is great pricing read more

My sister had her daughter's baby shower here and it was wonderful. The food and service was perfect ! So much good food ! read more

They charge 3% ripoff fee to dine with them. They are chasing. 30+ year customers away ; do NOT charge a fee that is part of doing business to your customers; I will be back when you stop overcharging!!! I will be back when you go back to being a honest business read more

We were the only ones in dining room at 5PM on a Sunday. Food was not at all good, not one thing

Food was very good kind of hidden away and have to go upstairs to eat but nice view from there to eat though. Also nice yogurt place down below for dessert after dinner. read more

Szechwan Restaurant - Shrimp with vegetables Beef with Broccoli Shrimp Fried Rice - Szechuan Near Me - Saint Charles, Illinois

The vegetable eggrolls were excellent as were the garlic broccoli. Service and atmosphere were also very good.

Really really good! We have seen this place a million times while dining in the area and decided to give it a try. Liked it so much we came back the next weekend. The portions are large so there are leftovers - AND the leftovers heat up so well. Were came at 2:30 pm and were the only ones there both times. Excellent staff and food is cooked fresh. Definitely recommend the lo mein! read more

We were back after a long absence, pretty good.. great service Lunch portion should be improved and increased read more

Did take out, food is left unattended for you to pick up. Ordered the eggs rolls and vegetable fried rice, it was good and not overly salty with MSG. I will say the parking out front of the restaurant is a shi* show at 6pm so do yourself a favor and park in the parking garage and walk. Not sure about dine but good food for take out or delivery! read more

As a Chinese person, I was confused by the name choice of this restaurant. Not sure why they decided to name it Szechuan when literally nothing on their menu contains any flavors/dishes/ingredients even remotely characteristic of that region. The food that we did order-- mapo tofu, scallops, and fried rice were all exceedingly bland. No spice whatsoever nor salt, really. Everything was just covered in sort of a sticky sweet sauce. Definitely caters to... a certain demographic. If you're looking for authenticity or flavor, go somewhere else. read more

This place deserves more attention. It is in the heart of downtown St Charles, yet on a Saturday night it felt pretty empty. We ordered a few appetizers to split and everything tasted great. The teriyaki chicken skewers were the crowd favorite! The meat was so tender and SO flavorful! The crab rangoons and potstickers also hit the spot. Service was great too! read more

Good asian dinner! My husband and I were excited to try out this local restaurant and had a nice, quiet dinner here. We made 7pm reservations on a Saturday night and were surprised to see that we were the only customers. While this was a little concerning, we observed that there were a lot of takeout orders waiting to be picked up by the host stand. Eventually, there ended up being 4 occupied tables throughout our dinner. The waitress we had was very nice and kept our waters full. I ordered the double fried noodles, and my husband ordered the sweet and sour chicken. Aside from being pretty salty, I enjoyed my entree. There was a mix up with my order, so they had to remake it, but did so very quickly. I would order the double fried noodles again. My husband wasn't very impressed with the sweet and sour chicken though. Similar to something you'd find in a Chinese buffet line. Too much breading and not enough chicken. However, he is looking forward to trying something else on the menu next time! While it wasn't the best first experience, we plan to return in the future :) read more

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Goody was a great server; the ambiance was comfortable and accommodating for our elderly parents; the meal was delicious; and the price was surprisingly low compared to other places. An outstanding experience for our family! read more

Food is good quality, but the front service is not. Be careful ordering takeout cuz they just leave ur stuff on the counter UNSUPERVISED for anyone to take. Happened to us TWICE, went all the way there from Elburn just to argue and wait 20 mins for them to remake it. They leave it unsupervised whether it was paid for or not... read more

Had dinner here tonight. This is third time we've eat here. Must say, the drinks and food were great as usual. I had the Mongolian beef and the meat was tender had a great brown gravy that had a really good flavor. The waitress was nice and friendly. The restaurant was quite. We had a couple Mai-tai's. All good. Will definitely be back again. read more

We just had a lovely dinner at Szechwan in Saint Charles. We were immediately seated, with no wait and not rushed to leave after we completed our meal. The server was very attentive, helpful, and friendly. The menu provided many wonderful options. The food was fresh and delicious. We enjoyed: 1) shrimp in a garlic sauce; 2) a chicken and vegetable dish; 3) a sizzling rice cake chicken and vegetable dish; and 4) the classic lo mein noodles with shrimp dish. We also had a very flavorful tea with our meal. The dining room has a wonderful ambiance. The lighting and decor was very pleasing, complete with piano music playing in the background. The view from the second-story windows over looking Main Street, Saint Charles was charming. We will definitely return in the future for another wonderful meal here! read more

Szechwan is everything you're looking for in a local Chinese restaurant. The quality matches the pricing. Highly recommend the Beef on-a stick, Crab Wontons, and the Mongolian Beef. My wife and I always order and utilize the hot and sour soup as our measurement as to whether the place is good or not. Theirs is exceptionally great. We haven't had soup this good since we left, Chicago. Don't hesitate just thank us later. 9/10 would recommend. read more

Very little food not even good food I found hair in my food bad service the lady in there I don't if she was the owner but very rude she answered me very poorly I wanted to use the bathroom and was really rude she didn't let me go in bad service don't come here!!! read more

This restaurants not worth it small portions we ordered 3 meals for 2 people the food was not enough I check in the app give me free appetizer the manager refuses to give us the appetizer she told me not valid anymore wast of my money read more

Szechwan Restaurant - Vew of the restaurant - Szechuan Near Me - Saint Charles, Illinois

This place is a gem that's been here for over 30 Years. The owner is the best and the food is great! read more

Food was good but the atmosphere is depressing. Our server, Daisy, treated us as unwanted intruders to her evening. There were a very limited number of tables, let's say 2 others when we arrived. She was curt and dismissive with poor service throughout the meal. We had to take our check up to the front counter because she refused to pick it up! And it's New Year's Eve for goodness sake!! It's no wonder this restaurant is a morgue! Do yourself and Daisy a favor and just close already. read more

The food was delicious (especially the bird nest). The service was excellent. And the ambiance was great, the pricing was fairly priced, and the theming was good read more

Ordered food. Very easy Picked up no problems. Delicious food! Definitely would order online again.

One of the best based on quality of the dish. They had a cold spicy chicken that was outstanding on the buffet. Although a limited offering, the choices had excellent quality in meat and flavor. I will be back read more

Szechwan Restaurant - Szechuan Near Me - Saint Charles, Illinois

It's been a long time, decided to give Szechwan another chance. My order arrived without the extra sauce I requested for the orange chicken. Just always seems to be something incorrect when we order. We loved this place and ordered weekly, but not anymore. read more

Man, this place has gone down hill! I grew up in St. Charles and we always loved Szechwan. My husband and I tried it last night and it was not great. We got a pork fried rice and half the meat was entirely fat. Not to mention the rice itself had a weird texture and not a great taste. We got mu shu pork which was okay but not as good as some other places in the area. The egg rolls were disappointing and had the shell of a spring roll and we're basically see through they were so greasy. Overall, for $35 for 3 items, we were very disappointed. read more

I went here on St. Valentines Day for lunch with the wife and mother in law (MIL). I didn't expect much since the MIL is 150 years old and we went to this place because it is across the street from the old lady's apartment in St. Charles. We didn't want to make the old lady walk too far in 12 degree weather. We got lucky because this restaurant is delicious. The service was seamless. There were 2-3 servers who monitored us and constantly refilled our ice teas. I had Phoenix and Dragon. It was more than any human can eat and delicious. The wife had ma po tofu, which she loved. The servers brought us more steamed rice when requested and even offered to send some home with us. The MIL is glucose intolerant (because she is old not because it's trendy). The servers were very accommodating on that issue, even providing gluten free soy sauce. The soups were also good. Sweet and sour and egg drop were as good as expected. MIL got an interesting soup called sizzling shrimp that involved rice cakes being dropped into the broth. I wish i had ordered it. Next time I am in St. Charles, I will insist on going to this restaurant. read more

Every place was packed for Mother's Day, but here. And then I found out why. Horrible food, small portions and unpleasant surrounding. Something must have changed since they first opened but not for the good. By the way, don't order the Mongolian Beef unless your dining companion knows theiimlich maneuver. read more

Don't get the "4 + stars" that Szechwan gets on Yelp. The inside is very clean and nice, our server was spot on.....that's why I gave it 2 stars. Started out with the egg rolls, what could possibly go wrong with those? They were greasy beyond greasy and no flavor, deep fired in "dirty/old grease". Our server brought out sweet n sour and hot mustard sauces to put on them but it didn't help much. The "sweet n sour" sauce lacked any flavor or sweetness. The mustard helped break down the grease. My wife ordered the Lemon Chicken, she got the Chicken Lo Mien. Oh well, there was a bit of a problem communicating with our server. My wife said it was probably for the best. I ordered the Sweet n Sour chicken, not bad bad but not much for what you pay for. We ordered a side of pork fried rice. How can one screw up pork fried rice??? We'll they did! Was so much sodium in this dish and had no flavor whatsoever! We should have bolted out when we saw only 2 other people here at dinner time. From now on, it's East China Inn, Gen Hoe or Taste of China! read more

Food is average and the waitress was busy and it showed. It's hard watching someone who doesn't really like their job. I get it. But kinda drags the experience. I like the location. But the food is just okay. We might be back but unlikely. read more

We ran in here on a whim since all of the nearby sit down restaurants had a two hour wait. No thanks! Crab rangoon were awesome, potstickers are made from scratch, Mongolian beef was super flavorful and tender, beef chop suey was delicious. Our friends had sesame seed chicken and garlic chicken which both looked awesome as well! The food was ready for us in only 15 minutes and we were out the door to Pollyanna to enjoy some Chinese food and beer. :) I would absolutely order from here again and try more items. But crab rangoon and Mongolian beef were definitely solid winners!! read more

Bad service very rude people they were hurrying me up to order I was trying to take my time but no they still hurrying me up they Brought my food it wasn't warm it was I could say cold it wasn't good I couldn't even eat it but still paid and to be honest I did gave a very few tips because it was a bad service bad food and the person got mad at me and said I bunch of stuff to me and I needed to go to the bathroom but wouldn't let me go do not come here read more

Food is very pedestrian; old school American chop suey like. Flavors are more mild Cantonese rather than Szechwan or Hunan. Why is it so difficult to find a great Chinese restaurant here in the Fox Valley. I've tried 6 so far and I won't order from any of them a second time. read more

The food is excellent along with great prices. The staff is top notch .The views are nice overlooking downtown StC I definitely will be back read more

Ordered lemon chicken and chicken fried rice for delivery. Fried rice and white rice were fine, but the lemon chicken and the chicken in the fried rice was not good. It was rubbery and the fried batter coating was soggy and mushy. Quite disappointed. read more

I think the food is delicious and fresh. Great atmosphere in the restaurant. Good portion size.

Ordered takeout for the first time in many years. We used to love this place. The food was very bland. Did not seem very authentic like it did in the old days. What really got me were the sauces. They were very weird. The sweet and sour sauce was neither sweet or sour. The pot sticker sauce tasted like chicken broth. I found myself searching for leftover sauces in the fridge. I guess there was a reason why we waited so long in between visits. read more

We ordered ahead for a large pickup order on a Sunday afternoon. I was nervous about them getting everything correct and haven't ordered from them before. Not only did they nail the $350 (apps, entrees, sauces, sides, fortune cookies etc), but everything was delish!!! Thank you for making our Families Traditional Chinese Christmas gathering a yummy success! read more

Szechwan Restaurant - Szechuan Near Me - Saint Charles, Illinois