Well if you're traveling to Italy for an extended time & find yourself in Rome, and for some crazy…read morereason your with people , this case my beautiful wife & daughter, that are insisting that they need a break from Pizza & Pasta, if you're in the mood for Chinese food, well this place, Ristorante Cinese Si Chuan will serve you awesome delicious tasting Chinese food with excellent service in a very comfortable environment. My girls were craving Spicy & they got it, not to be alarmed if you're like myself & enjoy Chinese food not too spicy there are plenty of options on the menu to satisfy everyone. My girls enjoyed this so much we actually went twice, our first & last night in Rome!

Came by as I was staying by the area. Really craving Chinese food. Decided to give this place a try…read moresince there were good reviews. Once entering, I had asked for a table for 1. It took all the waiters so long to even sit me. They ended up sitting me downstairs, although there was space upstairs. I ordered the fried tofu with vegetables, as I normally would at any Chinese restaurant. The food came super quick, the tofu wasn't even fried/crispy. It was limp and barely fresh, not much vegetables either. I was so hungry I just ate it. When I went to cash out at the register, the guy seemed to be annoyed because I didn't have coins on me and he had to give me change for my bill. This place needs some work.

November 9th, 2024 8:45PM…read more Wow, if it's good enough for Zhang Ziyi, it's good enough for me. After a week in Florence, our first meal back in Rome was definitely feeling rice-y. This place was nearby the hotel we were staying at and the pictures looked so good. Well, it was very tasty, one of my favorite Chinese food, they did such a good job with all the items we ordered. Hot and sour soup - on point, we got a small one to share between the two of us, lots of ingredients and super delicious. We ordered a pork belly stew pot, fried rice, fried pork intestines with green onions, grilled beef skewers, and stir fry water grass. Everything was what you'd imagined you'd get in Asia... When we got here late evening, it was nice to see many Asian customers dining in. Definitely a really nice spot for Chinese food if you want to switch it up after many days of pastas!

Came by as I was craving Chinese food after eating many carbonara lately. Got here for dinner time,…read morethey were super busy. I was seated in a few minutes. Service was great, they work so hard! I got the braised tofu with steamed rice. It was delicious. Many seating available. Cozy environment. Looks like there were celebrities that had dined in, in the past. They had photos of them up everywhere. Overall great experience. If you're craving Chinese food, give it a try! Definitely recommend :)

Second night to eat dinner here. But I have to tell you a funny story…read more When we entered, we asked for a table for two. The lady tried to put us at a table for two right by the front entrance. I asked her, "I'd like a table in the back please?" She turned and looked at me with the Evil Eye. Like the mother-in-law who can't stand you but puts up with you. She acquiesced and put us at a table in the back. Ordered spring rolls (2 per order) and pork shu mai (4 pieces) as appetizers. Spring rolls were vegetarian, nice and crispy with a decent amount of cabbage filling. Shu mai were good considering they tasted like the frozen variety. You need some soy sauce and chili oil for dipping. I couldn't find a shrimp dish I liked so I just went for shrimp fried rice instead of white rice. Caution, there were three whole shrimp cut in half in the dish so don't expect much shrimp in your fried rice. For dinner, I stayed with the Hot and Sour Pork and Sauteed Bean Sprouts for a veggie side dish. We tried their Rice Noodles with Beef, similar to Beef Chow Fun, but with thinner rice noodles. Again, three pieces of flank steak beef in the entire dish. Not too bad. It was tasty and not too greasy. We finished with a Lemon Sorbet. A premade frozen lemon filled with lemon sorbet capped by the lemon top. We could see the server take it from a plastic bag out of the freezer. A unique looking dessert...i liked it frozen. It was refreshing. So I return to the seating. I don't like to sit near the front door. I'm a bit superstitious and like to sit somewhere where I can watch the front door and see who walks in. This time, I got a healthy dose of side eye with my Chinese food!

We needed a break from Italian food and saw this restaurant near our hotel. We came here for lunch…read moreand we were seated right away. They had a good variety of options with a mix of Chinese and Italian food. We got the hot and sour soup, fried rice, and pork. It was all surprisingly really good. The portions were decent and it was full of flavor. The food takes awhile to come out. We sat and ordered before a few tables and they got multiple food items before we got ours. Once they started coming out with our food, the items came out back to back which was nice. The restaurant is small/medium sized so we did see the restaurant get filled up pretty quickly. Definitely a spot to check out if you need rice haha

Happened across this little spot via maps and saw several glowing reviews! Turns out the reviews…read morewere right - this was a great spot to pick up an early dinner and mix it up from the pasta we'd been enjoying the past several days. We also love a good noodle box - and being able to build our own was fun. My husband and I split a box, we did udon noodles, a dark soy and ginger sauce, and picked a few veggies to add (in addition to the cabbage and egg it comes with). It was awesome to see them cook it right in front of us. The space is small and definitely tucked in amongst the bigger restaurants in the square. However, as the name alludes, it's a good on-the-go meal. It satisfied our need for a dinner on the go to be able to watch the sunset later in the evening!

We wanted something quick and also close to home being we've been in Italy for two weeks. We…read moredecided to stop by this place to grab a quick bite since it was in the general area. The food was very well flavor and not bland. I was pleasantly surprised. And the staff were super friendly and nice which made it a bonus.

This was a very incredible meal!! The best Chinese we have had in a long time ! Super friendly…read moreservice and the ambiance of as great in an alley off the Main Street from the Train station. So delicious the hot and sour soup and chili dumplings so delicious!! A little outside seating areas and seats inside. Was packed so worth it !

Was looking for some soup as I was under the weather. I went for their unlimited lunch buffet and…read moremistakenly ordered two soups, an egg drop and a hot & sour. No worries as I ended up having both of them. The round was up to 6 choices for their menu and I got poke and shumai next. The fish was not high quality but what do you expect for a 6 course unlimited. I had a couple of noodle dishes and put up the white flag. They packed the noodle dish for me. I had a pot of tea. It was all solid but nothing outstanding. Maybe the higher end items in their menu are better? Service was helpful and they have iPads on all the tables to order. You can order another round after 10 minutes. If you're hungry and bring a group, would be the place to throw down.

A yes! Testacio! who does not love this party neighborhood!…read moreLast time i went here was back in 2012!! but hey i went to this place like twice a month so i can still review it! This is not like the American version of Chinese food, they have to improvise on a lot of things. That being said the food is still good and edible. The waiters did not speak English only Italian so this gives you an idea of how this part of town is not touristy at all. They still manage to communicate with us on what we want to order. A couple of times i been here with my friends and someone just pointed to what someone was eating to the table next to us and the waiter knew that's what we wanted haha good times. In terms of staff they all were friendly even tho we did not understand 90% of what they said. The restaurant was clean and they did not let those annoying street vendors in, you know the ones selling light up roses or some robot toy etc. There are a lot of restaurants in the touristy areas that WILL let those guys in but many do not and this is one of them. So if you want to eat your meal in peace this would be one of them. For sure try it and you will experience this American favorite in a whole new light.

If you're sick of pasta and pizza I would definitely come here! The food is cheap and they have a…read morehuge menu that includes Chinese, Japanese, Thai and some Italian. The waiters at first weren't that welcoming but I think it was because they couldn't really speak English as they spoke Italian and mandarin. However once we spoke to them in mandarin they were more than willing to converse and help us out. If you do speak in English they do have some waiters that are able to communicate some words to try and help you out. Traveling through Europe there aren't that many places where we could find vegetables so coming to get what we were craving was great. I would recommend the pan fried dumplings, the beef and vegetables and some other Chinese hot plates. I had my doubts in the beginning and wasn't really planning to come here but I was pleasantly surprised and would definitely come again if I was ever in Rome and craving Chinese.

When in Rome, eat as the Romans do. Chinese food is obviously the first thing that comed to mind…read more Just kidding, but it was one of the first things we stumbled upon shortly after we realized we were starving and it was time for lunch. They close lunch service at 3, and we walked in around 2pm. We were seated immediately, amidst many Italian speaking patrons. My father and I ordered a beer to share for 2.80€, while my mother ordered a pot of green tea. My sister went cheap and stuck to the accidental bottle of sparkling water my father bought that morning. The food was average, if not below average. Of all the chinese restaurants we had eaten at in Italy, this was definitely not the best and possibly the worst. We ordered the soft fried noodles, seasonal vegetables, tofu shrimp, pork spare ribs and hot pork with Zha Cai. If the dishes didn't meet par, they were definitely sub-par. The dishes were a little overly salty, which made us crave either water or white rice. A bowl of steamed rice costs 2€, which held us back from wanting to order it excessively. For some reason, they also forgot about our order of hot pork with Zha Cai. We were almost full already at this point, so we almost asked them not to bring it out anymore. In the end, we still asked for it, as well as an extra bowl of rice. Overall, it satisfied our hunger and our brief Chinese cravings, but I wish we had spent our time and money on something strictly "Roman," and not on lackluster Chinese cuisine.

We tried some Chinese food: - "Fan si" noodles were ok…read more- Glass noodles were just glass noodles, with barely any vegetables, meat or spices. We didn't find it spicy at all, though we ordered it. - "Tie ban rou" was made with too many preserved ingredients, giving it a sour taste. - "Ma la dou fu" was made in a weird way, with a sweet sauce (I guess the one used for sweet and sour chicken) and added some (very little) peppers to it. again missing minced meat. We wouldn't come here again.

The service and food were excellent! Best dumplings I ever had! The ambiance is family style but…read morethe plates are not so order your own plate

Good ambience . Good Chinese food with reasonable price. Honest business they didn't charge extra…read moreservice charge like some other restaurants. servers were great. It's a clean restaurant. We had fried dumplings, asparagus' soup, Chicken mushroom and wonton soup. All tasted good. Ordered two different fried rice and they were very good including a veggies and duck.

OK... Let me start by saying that the thought of eating Chinese food on my trip to Italy was…read moreliterally the last thing on my mind! But my husband is a creature of habit! So we picked this place. And I kid you not... It is literally the BEST Chinese food I think we've ever eaten. I lived in Spain. And Chinese food outside of America is very different. AND my husband is "Mr. Picky McPick!" I did not take BEFORE pictures UGH! because we just whomped it down! So my pictures are if half eaten food ! Sorry! The hot and sour soup was top-notch. It was a different heat. Not white pepper like I'm used to. It was definitely chili peppers. But it was still absolutely fantastic. We got the hot and spicy fried rice, which was beyond delicious. We got their Kung pow chicken... Which was different than American Kung pao chicken... But still fantastic! And we got the sweet-and-sour chicken... Which was also different than American sweet-and-sour chicken. But I'm telling you, we ate every last drop of everything. I should've taken pictures of the empty plate. Ify thought it was within etiquette rules. I would've literally licked the plates. We've been in Europe for two weeks and this was definitely one of the top five meals we've had! If you are hankering for Chinese food and you are an American, I cannot recommend this place enough!

2nd to last review of my Euro Trip~ huzzah!…read more 3.5stars rounding 4stars since it filled us up...and it is Chinese food in Italy haha gotta curve some expectations Appreciate the staff allowing us to dine-in since we were cutting it close to closing time (several customers trickled in too after haha) The Soy Sauce Chow- Fun was eh, a tad salty but overall OK Lemon Chicken - this was OK but had this been an Asian Fusion restaurant and this was served with Japanese Katsu Sauce...I totally would've bumped this review to 5 stars haha! Ham Fried Rice - heh, more spam fried rice, standard but a goodie! Veggies ~ Gotta hand it to them... not bad, not bad at all! Until next time~