4 reviews

1. Laverna Musgrove  

   on December 31, 2014
   

   This place can't do a good Ma Po tofu… It's ALL oil, lacks any real flavor and has random frozen peas and carrots in it. I want to love it, but I don't. At all.

   I'd stick to the Chengdu wontons or steamed dumplings and all their Americanized dishes. Those are pretty legit.

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2. Sheridan Caufield  

   on November 18, 2015
   

   We've only had delivery.  They take credit cards over the phone and have free delivery.  The menu is artistic compared to the usual Chinese restaurant.

   I have friends from the Szechuan province and this seems to be pretty authentic, high quality Szechuan food rather than the ghetto American Chinese food you find everywhere.

   I believe this to be the best Chinese food in Prospect Heights.

   Soups
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   Crab Meat Asparagus Bisque: B+
   Great flavor and consistency but too salty.

   Hot and Sour Soup: A-
   Minor sweet undercurrent that I wasn't crazy about, not as spicy as I like it, but the consistency and ingredients was reminiscent of "old-school" hot and sour soup which is becoming rare these days.

   Egg Drop Soup: B+
   Better than the average egg drop soup but too salty.

   Hot Appetizers
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   Steamed Szechuan Pork Dumpling w. Roasted Chili Vinaigrette: B+
   A nice kick to it.  The dumplings were bland but otherwise good.  Without the heat, they'd be too doughy / starchy.

   Deep Fried Szechuan Pork Dumpling w/Spicy Truffle Sauce: B+
   The dumplings are dry and bland but the hot truffle sauce more than made up for these things.  The sauce might be too hot for some people.

   Dan Dan Noodles w/Minced Pork: B+
   At first i didn't like but it grew on me.  Really fun to eat after a night of 420.  Somewhat spicy.  The noodles have a great flavor.  Think soba, not lo mein.

   Steamed Shrimp Dumpling w. Szechuan Peppercorn Vinaigrette: A
   High quality, fantastic flavor, and correct ratio of filling to dough.  I would get these again in a heartbeat.  They were exquisite and very nearly perfect.  I wish they had more vinaigrette sauce.

   Szechuan Spicy BBQ Spare Ribs: A-
   A bit different from what you're used to.  They are slightly spicy and have a different flavor from the standard Chinese spare ribs.  A nice change of pace.

   The Classic Appetizers
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   Pork/Vegetable Dumplings (Steamed and Fried): D
   Too doughy.  Tasteless.  Too starchy.  I threw them away.

   Crystal Shrimp Dumplings: B
   Too doughy; not shrimpy enough.  Great dipping sauce more than makes up for it.

   BBQ Spare Ribs: B
   Pretty average spare ribs.  They were good, but didn't stand out.

   Fried Chicken Wings: B+
   Very good.  Not overly greasy.  a bit on the small side, but nice flavor.

   Authentic Szechuan Dishes
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   Double Cooked Streaky Pork w. Spicy Szechuan Capsicum: A
   Thinly sliced roast pork cut into 1"x1"x2mm squares.  Thin streaks of fat running the length of the pork.  Thin enough so that you're not biting into fat but thick enough to impart a great thick pork flavor.  Nice spicy kick to it.  The rest of the dish is cabbage, shitake, peppers.

   Cellophane Noodles w/Szechuan Minced Pork: C-
   Devoid of any kind of flavor other than "heat".  Very spicy, but no flavor behind that spicyness.

   Crispy Roasted Duck: A
   Fantastic flavor.  Juicy.  Well spiced and well cooked.

   Szechuan Garden Signature
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   Boneless Crispy Roast Duck w/Spicy Truffle & Yuzu Mango Sauce: A-
   Phenomenal.  Sauce was surprisingly spicy and good.   Would've been a solid A if the duck skin were more crispy.

   Poultry
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   General Tso's Chicken (Dark Meat): A
   A high caliber Tso's Chicken: high quality chicken, flavoring was not sugary sweet, nor overly fried or oily.  It was white meat (but still very juicy and tender).  Not the least bit spicy.

   Rice and Noodles
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   Szechuan Fried Rice: A
   A delicious "old style" fried rice with a great mixture of ingredients and fantastic flavor.  Has a surprising yet welcomed kick to it from capsicum.

   Young Chow Fried Rice: A-
   Szechuan fried rice is preferred over this.  Young Chow is very good, but I prefer Szechuan fried rice's spiciness.

   Rice Fettuccine (Chow Fun): C+
   With pork.  Not exactly your typical chow fun.  More "ricey".  Less oily.  Thinner consistency.  Tastes more healthy than your typical chow fun.

   Meat
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   Tangerine Beef: C-
   Not sickly sweet, thankfully.  Not even slightly spicy.  The beef was tasteless and was dipped in an egg batter, giving it an "egg foo young" flavor, which I'm not crazy about.  The flavor of egg foo young with the consistency of beef is not a good combo.

   Hunan Beef: A
   Totally loved it; unlike other restaurants which serve basically beef strips in a brown sauce.  This tasted like Jewish pot roast (but cooked by a Chinese chef).

   Shredded Pork w. Spicy Garlic Sauce: A-
   Fantastic pork: well marbled, tender, great flavor.  Great ratio of pork to vegetables; nicely balanced.  I don't consider this spicy at all.  Sauce needed to be spicier.  Needed more sauce.

   Shredded Pork w/Black Bean Sauce: A-
   The pork was stiff; maybe overdone?  Great flavor.  Black bean sauce tasted delicious and home made..  Great meat to veggie ratio.  Nice amount of sauc

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3. Daniella Troxell  

   on March 23, 2016
   

   This may be the worst Chinese food in Park Slope, especially for the money. There were globs of thick, sickeningly sweet, undissolved brown marinade (of the variety found in the Asian part of the international aisle at Key Food) at the bottom of my dish.

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4. Berna Antos  

   on July 11, 2016
   

   It's all about the takeout – spicy style

   The dan dan noodles and Chengdu wontons satisfy my spicy cravings.

   I tried the streaky pork but I felt like it was very…streaky…too fatty for me

   Delivery is quick so it really cheers me up after a stressful day.

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