Szechuan Legend Restaurant

Best Szechuan food we have had in the Toronto area so far! Ordered the spicy beef cold dish, spicy fish fillet and mapo tofu and they all taste amazing. Service is great as well. Will definitely come back!

I've eaten Mapo Tofu in 5 different countries. It's my favorite. Funny enough, I haven't tried the dish in China yet, but according to everyone I know, this place has the most authentic Szechuan cuisine.

Unsurprisingly, I love it. The combination of spiciness, heat, numbing sensation, and tart finish from the minced ginger harmonize to create an impact. You will suffer as every single sensation I just stated will attack your taste buds and trigger your pain receptors before revealing an awesome flavour. Kind of like the dopamine rush you'd experience after running 5 km and you feel great despite every muscle in your body screaming at you. Anyway, best Mapo Tofu. It's the only thing I'll order and these people know their stuff and do it well.

Szechuan Legend was okay. Honestly it's my feeling that there are less and less authentic Chinese restaurants in the GTA so my family tasked me with finding a new one for us to try. I chose Szechuan Legend based on the location and reviews. While I'm sure the dishes are authentically made, there were small things in each dish that we weren't used to. For example, the shredded pork with garlic sauce had napa cabbage as the main ingredient instead of bamboo strips, which is how we usually enjoy it. The sweet & sour pork was more sweet and did not have the usual orange colour we expect from the dish. The stir fried vegetables usually come with tofu puffs but didn't have anything but veggies at this restaurant. We did really like the fish fillet in chili sauce and don't have any complaints about the taste or size of it.

Everything tasted good but we were just a bit disappointed at these tweaks that the restaurant seemed to make with these tried and true dishes that we have had numerous times. The price was also pretty high, we paid $95 (including tip) for 4 dishes and 3 bowls of rice. I'd say everything went up by 25%, as I can see the older menu through Yelp and Google and it seems everything we ordered increased by that much. I understand inflation, but it becomes less worth it to eat out especially when the dishes aren't made to your liking.

We will probably keep searching for a restaurant that suits us.

Decent szechuan food. We were pleasantly surprised. Enjoyed each dish. The dumplings were only ok.

Lunch is fast and good. There is a full menu but have not tried. I recommend the beef noodle soup and twice fried pork.