Spicy Chef

CC 4 months ago

not authentically sichuan but great chinese food in the area. the dishes had great flavor and were cooked well. looking forward to dining again here next time i am in the area

ally 8 months ago

First time here and will never come back. Food is unbearable. They do offer free ice cream after meal. First of all, food took forever to come. Restaurant is only half full, but it took 30+ mins to get 3 dishes. The table next to us ordered after us. They got almost all their dishes before we had anything on our table. Spicy fish (乾鍋魚） - 7/10 decent Spicy and sour shredded potato (酸辣土豆絲) - 2/10 drenched in black and white pepper powder [see photo] can’t taste anything but the powders and also too salty Double cooked pork (回鍋肉) - 4/10 a few pork pieces are not fresh, tasted funny 🤢 Service and free ice cream saved this review from 1 star to 3 stars. That’s probably how they get such good reviews on Google.

Josh W 10 months ago

Our fourth or fifth time being here and it’s been consistently good. Parking and the main entrance is around back. We were seated immediately around 7.30pm on a Saturday night. Restaurant was about 1/3 full. You don’t come here for the ambiance, you come for the consistently good Chinese food. Really the only decent Chinese food within a 20 minute drive of South Orange. This time went with the hot and sour soup (always delicious), scallion pancakes, spicy smashed cucumbers, wontons in chili oil, Mongolian beef, and string beans in garlic sauce. About $94 (not including tip) for all of it. We ate about half and will be able to have a full second dinner with the leftovers. Can’t recommend this spot enough.

Andrew D Edited a year ago

The food was fresh, flavorful, and had just the right amount of spice without being overwhelming. The menu has a lot of variety, and everything we tried tasted like it was made with care. The staff was friendly and attentive, which made the visit even more enjoyable. There are so many other dishes on the menu that I’m looking forward to trying, and I will definitely be coming back again soon.

Isabella Lui 2 years ago

I would give 3.5 stars. I tried only 4 dishes so far and I would say it’s average. Wouldn’t complain since the location is close by us when I’m craving for soup dumplings and spicy food. I personally love the fried fish fillet with spice but it’s too spicy for my family except me. The pork belly is good. The cilantro yellow fried beef is average, just coz I need to order something not spicy for my younger kid. The soup dumplings don’t have much soup inside. I think we’ll come back to try other dishes when we’re craving for spicy dishes again.