If you want to feel like and taste true Chinese food this is the place to go. The spicy eggplant was delicious and the beef with onions was good as well. They have traditional menu items like bullfrog and other fantastic stuff. The only thing is that you need to go with at least 3-4 people to take advantage of all the tastes as each fish is quite large. read more

Service and food are great; service was friendly and accompanying. Pork and shrimp dishes were amazing.

The one star is for service only. The dishes are dirty and the food is quite dull. It's expensive too. We ordered the honey walnut shrimp and the only flavor was sweetness from some custard-y sauce ($19!!!!!!!). The fish fillet was a a few thin slices of fish hidden between lots of tofu and about half a pound of peppers ($15!!!). The vegetarian dumplings were meh. I will not be coming back. You have to go to the cashier counter to pay. There are better places to eat in the area. read more

Chili Garden - Szechuan Near Me - Milpitas, California

My coworkers took me here for my birthday lunch and this little whole in the wall place was better than expected. The food is definitely greasy and drench is the spicy oils but extremely tasty to the taste buds. Twice cooked pork: By far one of the best twice cooked pork I ever had. The fatty pieces of pork was well marinated and stir fried with spicy chili sauce and leeks. Delicious! Fish filet in fiery sauce: I LOVE this dish but wished it was less oily and a little more spice. The pieces of flaky white soft filets melts in your mouth. Chicken with dry chili: Interesting. For some reason the pieces of chicken meat would leave a tingly feel in my mouth. Onion pancake: Skip. It's wasn't oily and not crispy. I would love to come back and try the other dishes. Probably with a bigger group so we can order a wider variety. The portion here are HUGE so come here when you are extra hungry. read more

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I went to this plaza to get the hotpot next to this restaurant but it was packed and I did not want to wait. Big mistake! The food here dramatized me, I'll never eat in Milpitas again. The worse Chinese food I'd ever had and I had been to many restaurants in the Bay Area. read more

Szechuan mom and pops country style restaurant that is mobbed during weekday but accessible at weekends. Colleagues and friend took me here on farewell lunch, now I come back when I am in the area. Their famous chicken with chili is what every one orders. Little morsel of juicy boney chicken that I'd just filled with heat and kick. Rocking veggie dishes that aren't found in china town. For example a-choy is sautéed with garlic is delish and haven't been seen in most Chinese restaurants. Come here if you don't mind the real Chinese small hometown food. And room of Chinese. read more

Chili Garden - Old country chili chicken with bones...Ching Qing chicken - Szechuan Near Me - Milpitas, California

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The chef here has no idea about Sichuan cuisine because the Sichuan food here is not authentic at all.

Environment: 2.5 star, some of the plates look dirty, and the same with chopsticks. The env is not a good dating place if you look for romance. Food: BBQ fish, 3.5 star: this is mostly the reason I want to visit this place. However, the tastes is not as good as before. I miss the fried crispy fish meat, but now it looks more liked boiled fish Dry pot mushroom: 3.5 star. It is ok. Overall, I give 3 star to this place. read more

Chili Garden - Szechuan Near Me - Milpitas, California

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My mom loved this place when she came here a while ago so I was pretty excited for the food. We came here at lunch and ordered the Qong Ching Chicken and Spicy Fish Fillet lunch specials (as suggested by many other Yelpers) and they did not disappoint! I'm a huge fan of the spicy numbing sensation, so both delicious were absolutely delicious. Qong Ching Chicken - came out super hot and juicy with a bit of crunch in every bite. The flavors were salty and spicy but it wasn't overwhelming as some fried chicken dishes are. Watch out for the small bones though as I'd often bite on a hard piece of shattered bone. Not a big problem though as it was a very tasty dish. Spicy Fish Fillet (w/ tofu) - despite its rather bland appearance the dish was also pretty great. If you like the spicy numbing sensation, definitely try this one! I was a little disappointed that there were no chili's actually visible and that the sauce was just a bland orange, but otherwise the flavors were great. Bonus plus: I'm so glad we came here at lunch because the prices of the actual dishes are pretty pricey (~$15/plate) but for lunch specials it was only around $10 for pretty big portions! Also, service at good Chinese restaurants are typically awful but I have to say that these people were relatively on the nicer side. They seated us and took our orders nice and quickly. read more

Chili Garden - Szechuan Near Me - Milpitas, California

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We got to-go! The SO and I wanted to eat some mildly spicy Chinese. So we tried out this place since the place we used to like seemed to have closed. What we ordered: 1. Eggplant with spicy sauce, 2. Chong Qing Chicken, 3. Boiled fish (E1), and 4. Stir Fried Green Beans We wanted mildly spiced and that's what we got. If you like spicy (like we usually do), it might do well to ask for it to be made spicier. My favorite was the eggplant and the SO's fav was the green beans. I liked the spicy fish fillet too. I'd say, all of the dishes were decent, but I know places that do all of them better. I think the green beans are pretty good though. We will likely be back to try a few other dishes and to ask for an uptick on the spice to see what else on the menu is unique to this place. Will still like to try: 1. Walnut shrimp, 2. Lamb with Cumin, 3. Chong Qing Boiled Spicy Fish Fillet (E8), and 4. Toothpick Mutton/lamb Note: If you like your food spicy, may need to ask them to up the spice level. read more

Food is super good! Every dish is awesome! This is real Chinese food! Service is good! read more

Worst eating (even though we didn't eat anything) experience ever in my life!!! Very unprofessional and rude service prompted us to leave shortly after we started to place the order. There was a big guy who came to take our order and he was a mean dude, never have I experienced such meanness at a restaurant. We were a family of 14, some traveling from out of country and they were shocked to see level of customer service or lack there of. My sister asked for some recommendation of soup and this big guy rudely said "no you guys won't like soup"!!! Initially the 1st waiter could not repeat back our order for confirmation mad that is when this big and mean guy came. He was the worst!! When we started walking away before we placed the entire order, they tried to detain us by standing in front of us and not letting us leave. We had 4 kids in our party and they were so scared that my nephew started to cry experiencing the atmosphere. When they won't let us leave, I asked for someone to call MPD for inappropriately trying to detain citizens. My brother stayed back outside and waited for LE to arrive. As we got in our car to leave, a couple of workers got in front and back of the car and would not let us leave. I called MPD again to ask if officers were on their way or not because now we were being detained in the parking lot. Shortly afterwards the PD arrived and we told them what had happened and that we were very disappointed and were leaving. We told them that we had not even placed the order but they were accusing us of not paying......paying for what!!! We had not even placed the order!!! We also ran into a few former customers that are met there before and they told me that they do this all the time. They indicated that one time they tried to detain them because they did not give a lot of tip and they stepped in front of them and wouldn't let them leave. It was the worst restaurant experience of mine as well as most of my family's lives!!! Never ever going back there and I urge you to be careful and make wise decisions. I could not submit without picking a rating but it should be -5!!!! read more

The CQ Chicken and the String Beans are my all time favorites. It is so flavorful and I absolutely love pairing it with the Honey Walnut Prawns for a sweet dish after all the spice tingling from the chicken. I totally love it! The Takeout experience was also very good. I called ahead and placed the order, and it was ready in 20mins. They also accept Venmo for payments, which was very convenient! :) read more

The 3 dishes we ordered are amazing. The food is quite spicy good for a rainy day. The service is good and quick. Have a lot of options to choose from. Can accommodate large groups read more

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Mountain city means Chongqing in China. So it's Chongqing style restaurant. I ordered one spicy dish - mixed seafood hotpot and two vegetable dishes. I will give 5 stars to that mixed seafood hotpot. It tastes so good. I love spicy food. It has the same price as Austin Chinese restaurant. Don't know how California restaurants survive with this high real estate cost. The hot tea is free, but rice will cost $2. It's pretty cold here at night. But the restaurant had the door wide open. read more

Chili Garden - Szechuan Near Me - Milpitas, California

Update: they moved a few doors down, it's a bit fancier--but they HAVE NO MENU! The guy pointed to a QR code on the wall. I have no idea how to use a QR code and I don't want to learn. Fortunately I already knew what I wanted to order for my friend and I, but I'm not going back there again. read more

Terrible service with 0 communication on togo order. Walk in ordered some food togo. We just waiting in the restaurant, when the food came out, server left the food on a table without any notice, i thougt it is just other togo orders, like uber or doordash. Around 20min later, i still haven't seen my order coming out. So i go check that order, that was mine! Shoooot! I was waiting in the restaurant, how come two servers not even say order is ready or something. Guys i can tell, Do Not Go This restaurant, lots of my Chinese coworker complain about this restaurant. Like got stomacache after have this restaurant food. read more

This place was expensive. The food tasted artificial as if it was smothered in msg. It had a weird taste that made the lips feel fuzzy and tingly which lead me to believe a lot of msg was used. The meat portions were minimal with a bunch of chopped up peppers so they can make more money. We were very disappointed. We did not tip and the waiter followed us outside to our car to ask if we tipped or not which was very rude. I do not recommend this place there are much better restaurants than this. We threw away our left overs because it was that unappetizing. Steer clear. read more

By far my favorite authentic Chinese restaurant in South Bay. Always busy so good to come off peak hours. My favorite dish there is Sweet and Sour Pork. The meat is super crispy and the sauce is mouth-watering. Also had the fish in hot spicy chilli oil, it was very well prepared. For appetizer, we tried the wide bean noodle with Garlic sauce. It was like nothing I have tasted before but really enjoyed the flavor. Service is really quick, food comes out quick and hot, which is always a good thing when you're hungry. The portion size is very generous, and almost always have leftover food to go. The prices are reasonable, just make sure u have cash if your order less than $30, there is a credit card minimum. read more

Chili Garden - Crispy Sweet and Sour Pork - Szechuan Near Me - Milpitas, California

I was shocked when I saw this place only had a 3 1/2 stars. Each time we have come here, everything is so good! We enjoy everything, not one dish is better than the other, all very tasty! They don't have much staff so it's to be expected to ask for more water or napkins. They are always nice though and if you do ask, they're happy to bring it. I love this place so much that I wish they had multiple places around. I highly recommend!! read more

I would give this place a 4. I'm not quite sure why it has got a 3.5 average rating. It's much better in my opinion. Spice lovers can go nuts at this place. We ordered fresh chilly garden chicken with all kinds of chilli peppers which was great. I loved their spice. We ordered shrimp chives and pork dumplings too which were great. For the main plate, we went with fried rice combination with chicken, vegetables and spicy garlic sauce and egg fried noodles. Both of them were good. I enjoyed the spi read more

We invited our friends over for lunch today and picked this restaurant. I guess they have chef from Sichuan so we ordered several very typical Sichuan local dishes. Chili fish is good while not too spicy. The Sichuan style chili beef stew is great with flavorful spicy source. The northeastern Chinese style pork tastes like sweet and sour port and was cooked good. Other dishes are also good. Ordered 9 dishes for 4 adults and 2 small kids and left 2/5 of the food.... spent $140 ! Not bad ! read more

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The boneless chong qing chicken is amazing! Trekked their noodles and fried rice too, yummy!

My friend had come to Chili Garden with his vegetarian friend before and was very excited for their mushroom stir-fry, which is saying something since my friend is a big meat eater. We ordered the mushrooms, vegetarian version without the pork, fish stir-fry, and beef pancake roll. The mushrooms were indeed the best dish! They have a unique texture, like stringy tubes. Best of all they burst with peppery spicy flavor, the type of "numbing" spice that coats your mouth. I did find at least one stray piece of pork, which would be problematic if either of us were actually vegetarian. The portions are also very big here, so even though the prices are not low you do get a lot for your money. Typical of a Chinese restaurant, if you pay in cash at the end they give you a drink of your choice from their fridge. read more

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Because the food here is so boldly seasoned, it's hard to not eat anything here without having some kind of starchy staple such as rice or noodles to accompany the dishes. My colleagues and I came here and we ordered the following dishes and with some being pleasantly tasty. - Steamed whole fish with tofu - This is by far one of the best fish dishes with a large filet of ultra tender fish over a bed of soft tofu and strips of sausage on the top - Chicken with fresh hot chili pepper - If you like spicy chicken, this dish will hit the spot with pieces of chicken stir-fried in a sea of chili from jalapeño to dried red whole chilis. Fishing out for the pieces of chicken can be challenging but well-worth the time - Twice cooked pork - Okay as expected - Pea sprouts - sautéed with garlic and a good fresh element amongst all of the other heavily seasoned spicy dishes The restaurant gets really crowded very quickly at lunch time so best to arrive a bit earlier to get a table. read more

I was here to try the chongqing chicken but decided to skip it as it wasn't boneless. Anyhow , tried the chicken with peppers and fried rice. Both were excellent and super spicy just the way I like it. Will definitely be back to try more stuff. read more

At first glance , I would think this is another authentic Szechuan restaurant here and there in the South Bay. I was wrong. The spice here tastes sour, and is not spicy at all. It turns out this is a Hong Kong style "Szechuan" restaurant , and all they can mimic and approve of is "salty", "sour" and nothing even close to being spicy , numby which people normally seek in a Szechuan restaurant. The pepper in those dishes has no smell, no fragrance. Just salt, sourly salt . Easily the worst Chinese food in town. Yet I see a bunch of Hong Kong / Guangdong residence enjoy this place . It is my fault. I thought that I can trust anyplace named "Szechuan". I am wrong. I paid my expensive price of 50 dollars for two lousy, salty, otherwise tasteless (better words, identical) dishes. I will never come back to this place to be a 韭菜 of theirs . Good luck to whoever comes here read more

Not sure if they change the chef, but the food quality decreases very much as price increases very much. Think about it before you go to this restaurant. We ordered "锅包肉", they gave us the "Pork nuggets" which is not the traditional meats from China. And the waiter's attitude is very rude when we complain about that. read more

Ambiance & atmosphere: Sit down restaurant. Family style. Casual. Service: Waiters were pretty helpful and fast. Food & drinks: Lots of spicy food. Price: A little on the pricey end. $$ Highlights & lowlights: If you like spicy food, this would be a good place for you to try. There are many dishes made with different ingredients and in different styles, all spicy. read more

Tried Chong qing chicken- 5/5 I was pleasantly surprised! My favorite cq chicken has been the one from Apple Green Bistro in Cupertino and I think this one just tied for first place! The flavor was spot on, and there were definitely lots of chicken pieces, not just chilli. Eggplant in spicy garlic sauce- 2/5 huge disappointment. Someone raved about it so we got it but it tasted sweet! And there was an unnecessary amount of oil floating on top. Avoid. The eggplant at Perfect Chinese across the parking lot is excellent- try that instead . Chicken chow mein- 4/5 pretty good flavor, chicken is nice and tender, but nothing outstanding. Overall, I'd come back for the Chongqing chicken only. It was bit on the pricier side.. $52 for the 3 items above with tax and tip. Perfect Chinese is much cheaper.. we had 5 dishes for the same amount! read more

Food is great. Main reason I'm giving them 4 stars. You need to like spicy food if you come here. If you're a boring white guy like me who doesn't like some of the more atypical cuts of meat then I'd recommend trying Chongqing Chicken (bone-in wok-fried chicken, very good), Pork with capsicum, Cumin Lamb, or even the frog (it's not that bad but I'd recommend you have someone who actually likes and has tried the dish if you order it). Service is good. You just need to be forward and direct about getting one of the servers attention if they're busy. They won't really check on you much aside to fill you water, but that's honestly kinda nice. Interior is okay. It's just a big open dining room. Would be nice if there were some booths or some form of separation. read more

1. Plenty of place to sit down. 2. Quick service. 3. Menu that has pictures for every item that can help you decide what you want to get. 4. The food Selection is great for meat and non meat eaters. 5. The taste of the food is authentic Sichuan and is undoubtedly one of the best in the bay. 6. Parking is easy and is free of charge. 7. Good for family dinners as well. 8. The quantity of food you receive for the price paid is worth it. 9. Dishes tried: fish in fiery sauce, eggplant, string beans, steamed rice, ma po tofu. All on point. Eggplant was the star of the show and will go back for it time and again. The fish was in second with the ma po tofu third. Green beans are a must try as well. This place will not disappoint you if spice is your life and you like Asian food!! Will be back fa sho! read more

Chinese food is my favorite cuisine and I just found my favorite Chinese restaurant in the East Bay. If you like numbing chilli, the noodles with sauce are amazing. The steamed fish with tofu had great flavor, as did the watercress. This will be my go-to place any time I have a craving for noodles. We went at around 2:30 on a Sunday and the service was perfect as well. read more

Chili Garden - Chongqing noodles, steamed fish and garlic watercress - Szechuan Near Me - Milpitas, California

sweetest waiter and most talented chef the food was so so so tasty and i will definitely come back again read more

Chili Garden - we didn't realize the cold noodle dish had peanuts in it (my brother is allergic) and the chef remade it into a new dish! - Szechuan Near Me - Milpitas, California

Be careful with your bill. We went to this restaurant and ordered two dishes. The price is higher than before as we know the impact of Corvid-19, the food was OK, but when the waiter gave us the check, we found the price are even higher than the menu price. We pointed it out and the waiter just said the menu was old. The new menu is still in print. They just put another 10% more, but nobody told us this, neither there is a note on the old menu mentioning this. I was a little bit mad, but I don't want to argue. I paid the hiked price plus 15% tip and left. Now I feel that I got taken advantage of, I would avoid this restaurant for their dishonest doings. read more

Chili garden used to be my favorite restaurant in Silicon Valley. I'll rate the taste as 9.5, service as 8. However, I stopped coming to this place after I saw two big cockroaches in the restroom. If you see them indoor, that means they could be anywhere (like kitchen)... I will definitely consider coming back once they solved the roach infection. read more

This is the worst restaurant I have ever seen in the bay area. We ordered and waited for a long time with nothing served. We asked the waiter and were told our order was forgotten. Then we waited for 15 more minutes there was still nothing. I will never come back. read more

Waiter stole our credit card!!!! 12/27/2018. We were eating lunch at Chilli Garden. After signing the check, my husband accidentally left the credit card in the checkbook. By the time we paid, we were the very few last costumers in the restaurant. There was no one on either side of our table. Waiter was the only one who had access to the checkbook and card. Shortly after that, I recurved a notice that 282 was spent at Walmart which I did not authorized. My hubby called the credit card company, was told that it was a physical card charged via chip insert. We have reported to the police already. read more

Ate here for lunch on a June Monday before the anticipated state post Covid opening up. We decided to order three lunch specials to share between two of us. They brought it out family style with rice in a separate container. Portions were generous and came when cooked (very hot and fresh). All was good, and we asked for additional rice. It was more than enough to fill us up, and in retrospect, we should have saved some to take home instead of stuffing ourselves. We had lamb with cumin, fish fillet with tofu and another dish which I do not recall. All were fresh and very spicy, with much hot oil (typical for this style of food and makes real good gravy over rice). Afterwards, we were not too comfortable (not used to real SPICY food since before the pandemic (no - Mexican and Louisiana hot sauce are not too hot compared to this)). We noticed that most other customers, even singles, ordered a regular dish with rice on the side - not the lunch special. This way, it appears that portion sizes are much larger. On the menu, almost all their dishes have a little chili by them, but this is a Szechwan restaurant with "Chili" in its name. If you have a non-Chinese friend who brags about eating spicy foods, this would be a good place to bring them for some cheap entertainment (like giving someone who eats Louisiana or Mexican Chili a little wasabi with sushi). By the way, ignore the faded photos on the windows. I almost decided not too go because they were so faded and did not look appetizing, but we were there. We will be back to try different dishes. read more

Food was okay and not worth the long wait. There are plenty of other options nearby which can live up to this taste. read more

Chili Garden - Szechuan Near Me - Milpitas, California