Szechuan Garden
“Planning to try the pea shoots, cumin lamb, and other dishes soon!”
“Yum yum yum thank you finally we are blessed on the UWS with excellent authentic Sichuan food.”
“The menu is pretty extensive and is a mix of Sichuan and typical American Chinese.”
Szechuan Garden
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Wow. Here is an excellent Chinese restaurant on the Upper West Side. Love it. Love it. Love it. From service to atmosphere, to food; it's a winner. Lots of Asians happily sharing all kinds if exotic looking dishes. If the Pea Shoots are on special, the $19.99 price is worth it. The scrambled eggs with baby shrimp is delightful and the chicken with red and green chilies is firery hot goodness!
Absolutely LOVE this place.
Its authentic chinese. yes they have weird food, just avoid the frog and stuff if that scares you.
The eggplant was hands down the best eggplant I've ever had. It was fried and in a sweet gooey sauce…SO GOOOOOOOD.
It has very authentic chinese flavors, which the asians will love, lots of hoa jioa and just YUM. They have braise whole fish or beef which is amazing.
They also have really good american chinese food (yes. there's a difference). Their chow fun, noodles, general tso's chicken is all really good.
Prepare for SPICE. they use flower spice and LOTS of chili, and it's SO good.
How many places in the area serve tripe, kidney, duck, ham hock, lobster, frogs, chicken feet, lamb and other intestines/meats and veggies with wonderful presentation, flavor and sides? You tell me if you find another.
We started off sharing steamed veggie dumplings, after a glass of the pinot noir and their honey green tea. I had had a late lunch and really just intended to have a light appetizer. However, my dining companion refused to feast on a meal of the stir fried maine lobster while I nibbled. I figured I'd order the crispy fish fillets with a sweet vinegar Sauce and take home the leftovers.
All of the above was delicious, light on the stomach and well flavored. I stole a piece of the meaty Lobster and was confused as to what dish I preferred more. These are good problems to have.
The place was spotlessly clean, the service was well timed and friendly but not overtly familiar–which is great. They offer beer, wine and sake options as well as smoothies and hot, Cold or bubble Tea. However, aside from the ocassional glass of alcohol everyone was focused on enjoying their food with a clear palate.
Definitely recommend and am glad to have tried and found a restaurant with character on the UWS. Will be back to try some other dishes.
If you're looking for "American" Chinese food, don't order from here. The wonton soup is BOMB. Honestly some of the best I've had in NYC. But the sweet and sour chicken was extremely hard and dry. Huge disappointment.
Tasty, fresh, really good Chinese food.
This is my favorite spot in the neighborhood. I seriously feel SO LUCKY that they decided to open up something so delicious and authentic here.
The food is amazing. My grandma is from Szechuan and I grew up eating her food in China so I know what's up. The stand-outs are the sesame noodles (starter), the shredded chicken with chili sesame vinaigrette (starter), any of the spicy fish dishes, and to cool you off and get in your DV of veggies, the pea shoots (didn't see it on the menu last time, but pronounced dou miao in Chinese if you want to order it anyway).
Also, a general rule for Chinese restaurants is that there is an inverse relationship between the quality of the food and the cleanliness of the establishment. This place breaks that rule by being freaking clean.
If you're a Szechuan fan then you'll like this place. There is a great variety in food choices. If you don't like or can handle spicy food you can tell waiter to make it less spicy or order the other foods without the spices.
The ox tongue and kidney are actually tasty if you're willing to try something exotic or can get over that is tongue and kidney.
The place is bigger than I thought and there is another section in the back part the kitchen.
Considering the nearby options, this is definitely the most decent place that I have found to get (Americanized) Chinese food on the UWS. Although they do serve authentic Chinese, as well, I can't speak to how good it is at this time.
I have ordered the shrimp fried rice from them on multiple occasions. In fact, I once ordered it twice in one week. Their fried rice actually includes a variety of vegetables, as opposed to just being fried rice or rice coated in soy sauce.
If you like duck sauce and/or soy sauce, make sure to ask for them. Although they're free, they won't provide them unless requested.