Szechuan Gourmet Restaurant

My family has been eating here for 26 years, since I was a child and the food and service has always been better than any restaurant in Chinatown or midtown!

Personally, never had a bad meal here.came to town after living away for 5 years and they remembered me…brilliant!

Update…I live in Halifax and would
Kill for place like this there…solid 2 thumbs up

Very affordable prices, excellent menu choices, food is delicious and the plates are big. Highly recommended, good value, hearty meals.

Crispy wonton soup and house special noodles are out of this world, decent Hakka/Chinese cuisine

I was recommended this place by someone that said the owners were somehow related to the people that operated Spadina Gardens. Not sure if it's true, but their food tastes very similar and is really good!

I originally read through the numerous reviews for this restaurant.many 5 star and many not. I decided to try the place myself with a party of five.

We had a reservation so we need not worry about waiting. We were greeted at the entrance by the hostess (our experience matched several others in that she was not the happiest person to deal with). We were seated promptly. The server did not offer us water until we were at the table several minutes and we ended up asking for water.

We ordered the crispy beef, pork ribs, beef spring rolls, general tsao chicken and chicken lo mein. All the dishes did not arrive together.each plate had a five minute interval so when the last plate arrived the first wasn't hot.

The crispy beef was unlike anything we saw before.it resembled falafel, big pieces. When we tried to bite into then it was like a rock.more crispy coating than beef! The ribs tasted ok, but were not very meaty. The beef spring rolls were good.not as wonderful as many other reviewers claim to be. The general tsao chicken was just unlike any we tasted before. Not sweet and spicy nor red coloured.very bland and served in a soy sauce. The chicken lo mein was ok, but was cold when we started eating and soaked in soy sauce. It seems the same sauce is used for all the dishes.a bland soy based sauce, brown and unappetizing. Everything blended together on the plate into a bland, brown heap.

Overall, I have to side with the not 5 star reviewers.the food is not consistent and is unappetizing at times. I am beginning to believe the 5 star reviews were compensated for their contributions.

This was our first and last time dining here.very disappointing.

For me
Dried shredded beef
Spicy peanut chicken
Singapore noodles
Are the best in town