Can't believe the Spice Spirit chef from China opened right in Jersey City! We LOVED: The green peppercorn beef (so fresh & tender). Mapo tofu (super addictive). Minced pork noodles (perfect for one person). Grilled fish (big portion!). Spicy frog (unique and so fragrant). Super flavorful, spicy, and authentic. Will 100% be back. read more

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Chef Lui is a new chef here. He worked in China at the spice spirit there perfecting his techniques. They have seasonal dishes. Great staff. I recommend the Mountain spice chicken, steamed peppercorn chicken, and whole fish. Definitely try the green bean soup. Liked the choinggiong small noodles and the shrimp with garlic sauce as well. The soup Dumplings were outstanding. read more

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Mapo tofu, beef and potato, whole fish in chill oil are all elite here. One of the best Sichuan spots I've been to.

I went to this restaurant with a classmate, and unfortunately the experience wasn't good from the start. The vibe we received from the woman working there felt unwelcoming, which made us uncomfortable. We had already ordered food and decided to stay and eat inside, but she told us there was an extra fee to dine in. She said she would allow us to stay that one time, but the overall attitude still didn't feel right. At one point, she also told us that this is not a Chinese restaurant, which added to the awkwardness of the interaction. As for the food, my classmate ordered General Tso's chicken with white rice and said it was just okay, nothing special. I ordered broccoli with garlic sauce and white rice. After a few bites, the sauce hit my tongue and my tongue went numb. The taste was very unpleasant, and I couldn't continue eating it, so I had to throw it away. Overall, between the service, the unexpected dine-in fee, and the food quality, this was not a good experience. read more

I wanted to like Grand Sichuan more than I actually did. Jersey City luckily has no shortage of Szechuan restaurants, and 3 of them (Chengdu 1, Ling Long Xuan, Grand Sichuan) are within walking distance. Craving spicy noodles and spicy chicken on a brisk evening, I ordered cold noodles and Chong Qing chicken for takeout. Grand Sichuan nailed the flavours: the noodles were tasty, coated with a slightly spicy peanut sauce. The chicken melded spicy chili and numbing Szechuan peppercorn well, with the meat not too soggy. The preparation was a downer: the chicken had large chunks of garlic and ginger. That's not necessarily bad, since garlic and ginger are delicious, though it would've added more to the dish if minced finer. The dish itself was overwhelmingly chili. Not extremely spicy: the dish was mostly chili pepper, with a small portion of that delicious chicken scattered in. The food is good enough to give it another go, but I'll fill my Chong Qing fix at Chengdu 1 next time read more

Grand Sichuan - Chong Qing chicken, cold noodles in peanut sauce - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

Food (5/5): We ordered the sliced beef dry hot pot and the crab soup dumplings. The sliced beef dry hot pot had too chewy and fatty beef; a lot of parts that were hard to eat. The crab soup dumplings were OK but were too doughy. Also be aware that it's a pork dumpling with a bit of crab on top. Service (3/5): Server wasn't particularly friendly. Food took a while to come out at almost 15 minutes. This includes the soup dumplings too which I thought would come out fast but did not. They also did not check up on us or refill our water without us finding and asking them. Ambiance (3/5): It's a cozy Chinese restaurant that isn't particularly big but can seat 20 or so people. The place looks a bit outdated and could use a makeover. The bathroom was clean though and overall the dining area seemed mostly clean. read more

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I haven't been to Grand Sichuan for years and got surprised that the flavor is much more tastier now. Maybe I got used eat spicy food. After the inflation, the portions and prices are still pretty good here. I've got the scallion lamb, boiled beef & intestine noddles. All of them are good but on a greasy side. I should have make some veggies to balance it out. Some tip here, you can use the leftover sauce from the boiled beef to make noodles & veggies. read more

Grand Sichuan - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

Authentic Chinese place. Their ambience is super cute and cozy. Service was faster. Ordered Hot and sour soup and the veggie Steamed dumplings. Both of them tasted good especially the dumplings. What I did not like was there were too many veggie in the soup despite asking them to reduce while ordering. Except for that, everything else was good. read more

Grand Sichuan - Hot and Sour soup - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

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Pretty average visit. The environment was clean and welcoming, but the food lacked excitement. Just okay overall.

The place was fairly quiet for a Friday evening. The food is ok. It's fairly similar to some of the other options in the area. read more

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The food was delicious and service great. Loved the garlic shrimp, minced chonqing noodles and dry and spicy diced chicken.

When ordering TO GO make sure you get what you paid for. I ordered Pork Soup Dumplings showing 8 on menu. Yes they were good but only put 6 and paid for 8. read more

I am a big fan of Szechuan food and when I try a place for the first time, there are always 3 dishes that I order. These are wontons in spicy oil, cellophane noodles with minced pork, and Chongqing chicken. The wontons in spicy oil differ from place to place and I prefer the ones that are topped in the red spicy oil, Grand Sichuan's version is in more of a brown oil which I don't normally like as much, but theirs was very flavorful. They didn't have the cellophane noodle dish on the menu so I ordered what I thought was the closest thing - Chongqing noodles with minced pork, this was the winner, different from the dish I had in mind but very very delicious. It is unfortunately downhill from here.. I know that different places make Chongqing chicken a little differently, but never have I ever ordered it and received chicken that had bones. Each piece had tiny little bones and tiny bits of meat that were difficult to eat. The pieces were not well fried, resulting in soggy skin. It was also not very flavorful or spicy, though there was some sauce on the bottom of the container. In addition to these, I ordered chicken fried rice (just okay), soup dumplings (not bad but one had something crunchy inside which was off-putting), and bok choy which was not cooked well and was sitting in a lot of liquid and had become soggy. The scallion pancakes were good. My order qualified me for a free appetizer and I assumed that they'd make one of the 3 appetizers that I ordered free or maybe give me an option, but I was given a sliced pork belly dish. It was actually pretty good, but not something I would've ordered if given the option. read more

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Found a cigarette butt in my hot and sour soup from delivery tonight. Restaurant told me it was probably a white pepper but it smells like tobacco and was pretty clearly foam wrapped in white paper from a cigarette. I do think the food here is very tasty so I'm disappointed that i probably can't ever order from here again now that I've experienced this. read more

Grand Sichuan - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

I've been here five times now. 4/5 times the food was great! I always took a takeout. I tried Kung Pao Chicken and Shrimp with garlic sauce. Food is prepared fresh. Dishes are flavorful. Great portion size for the price. 1/5 times the food was super salty. Ambiance is quite. It's a small place. Good hangout spot for close friends and couples. I'll continue to go here to try out new dishes. read more

Grand Sichuan - Sauteed Shrimp with White Sauce - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

This has been our go to place for soup dumplings for years. We drove around the block several times, and when we got there, the place was empty which was highly unusual. This time the soup dumplings were not good at all. The crab soup dumplings were so fishy, and none of them had a nice amount of broth in them. We also ordered crispy shrimp with walnuts, and it's in a mayonnaise type dressing (?) that tasted a little sour. Maybe they got a new chef but food was definitely different. We are very disappointed since we love this place but now there are several places in Jersey City where you can get soup dumplings that are excellent. Thankfully!! read more

I love Grand Sichuan and have introduced so many friends to this place by coming here with bottles of wine and ordering so much food. This is a no frills, delicious BYOB. My husband and I are always trying something new. While people complain that the servers are not incredibly warm, they work very hard. Here are some dishes you should try: Cumin lamb Mountain chicken Dry pot cauliflower Sliced chicken in chili sauce (cold) Sichuan sliced fish Green beans Pork soup dumplings Scallion pancake wrapped with beef Sichuan noodles Don't get the bok choy. Bok choy is just not good anywhere. read more

Meh. It's not bad, but not amazing. Better takeout options in the area exist. We just got broccoli with garlic sauce and sesame chicken as a last minute Friday night meal and I thought both were okay. The sesame chicken flavor was good but the pieces of chicken were huge and not too crispy though we requested it to be. read more

Grand Sichuan - Broccoli w. Garlic Sauce - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

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I was staying in Jersey City a couple weeks ago, and on a Sunday afternoon after not eating all day, I was really hungry and wanted a good Chinese spot to try. A quick Google search revealed this spot only about a block away from the hotel where me and my gf were staying, so I decided to give it a try. It's a small spot with maybe 7 or 8 tables. When we went in there were only a handful of other customers inside, but we were ordering to-go anyway. After perusing the menu for a few minutes, I decided to and letting my hungry, hungry stomach dictate things for me, I ordered enough for two or three people. I got a large chicken and broccoli, the chong qing small noodles with minced pork and beans and pork soup dumplings (and after the cashier already rang me up, my stomach added scallion pancakes to the order). By the time we got back to the hotel room the food was still mostly hot. I dug right in. The chicken and broccoli was pretty good, about typical of what you'd expect from a takeout place. You can't really go wrong with c&b (well you can, but it's hard to). Admittedly, I thought the chong qing noodles came in a broth. They did not. This dish was my least favorite out of what I ordered. I wasn't a fan of the beans in the dish, and overall I just didn't like the taste of it. But I'll give the restaurant the benefit of the doubt on this one and say it's probably just not a dish I like, and not an issue with how the restaurant made it. The soup dumplings weren't the best I've had, but they were pretty good. They were pretty tasty and had a good amount of soup in each one. The scallion pancakes were my favorite thing. They were just the right thickness, nice and crispy on the outside, and soft on the inside. They weren't too salty or greasy either. I'm really big on scallion pancakes, I order them almost every time I go to dine in at Chinese restaurants, and these ones certainly did not disappoint. This place is definitely a little pricey. I understand it's located in downtown Jersey City, but $16 for chicken and broccoli is more what I expect to pay at a Chinese restaurant in Manhattan. Overall is was a decent meal for a man that was quite hungry, but I'd probably look for something else next time. Tl;dr: overall decent food, but pricey. It's conveniently located in downtown JC, if you're looking for something close by and quick. Definitely worth trying the scallion pancakes though. read more

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Love getting takeout from this local sichuan joint. They are pretty fast and food always comes out tasting decent. I recommend the hunan chicken. read more

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I found a worm in my food. I told the waitress, the waitress was nice. She brought my food back to the kitchen, asked the chef to make a fresh one. However, after I almost finished the food, I found another worm in the food. So, totally two worms. I told the waitress, the owner decided to have me 20% off, which is around $2. The reason I left this comment is that I hope they clean the vegetables carefully. read more

Grand Sichuan - Worms I found in my food - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

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Came to dine in this time. Luckily not a terribly long wait on a Friday night - about 20 min. Service was just okay the waitress wasn't too attentive. Food was good. 这次我们来堂吃了。歌乐山辣子鸡特别令人失望炸的又干又老。反而什锦冒菜非常好吃，分量足价格也合适。小笼包还行。酸汤肥牛简直是个joke，因为完完全全不酸，牛肉也很硬很大块不香，蘑菇一点味道没有，白汤。服务态度一般般。 read more

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First time I came here, the food was fantastic but the second time I came here, the food was horrendous. The key to eating here is coming at a really busy time which is not ideal since it means you'll have to wait for a seat and your food will probably take longer. When I came here on a Friday night, everything was excellent but when I came here on a mid-Saturday afternoon (in 100 degree weather), all of the dishes were "off". We ordered the same dishes as we did the first time. The spicy noodle soup with meat sauce was really salty and the noodles felt really doughy even though they're thin noodles. The mapo tofu had a lot of jelly-like substance in the dish which means they didn't heat up the dish for enough time. Pretty gross. The soup dumplings were ok except two of the dumplings came already ripped before we even picked them up, so obviously they were void of soup. Anyways, the Saturday experience left enough of a bad taste in my mouth (literally) that I probably won't go back here. We were one of two tables at the place so no reason the dishes couldn't be made well. read more

One of the best Chinese restaurants around Jersey City. Food is tasty and price is very reasonable. Although the restaurant is unassuming, it's truly a hidden gem. read more

Grand Sichuan - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

This is an authentic Chinese place and if you like spicy you will love it Some great dishes we tried are Mapu tofu Spicy fried rice Chilly chicken Everything iss authentic sschezwan spice and very tasty read more

Seems this restaurant had a not-so-pleasing past, but at least for my visit it was quite good. Both the cold dish of spicy pepper chicken and the hot dish of diced pepper chicken were excellent authentic Szechuan cuisine with strong but not overwhelming hot flavor. Vermicelli cabbage was a great combination that provided both veggies and carb. Service was prompt and attentive. They might want to put more intestine into the dry pot pig intestine though. Still, a quite satisfactory experience. read more

Grand Sichuan - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

I'm pretty satisfied with the food at Grand Sichuan, especially the Lunch Specials since the portion is very generous for $8-9. It also comes with soup. I usually order Double Cooked Pork with Hot & Sour Soup. I always leave this place stuffed. I've been trying a lot of new dishes. Pork/Crab Meat Soup Dumplings were good. The price of Stir-Fried Peashoots at $15.99 is very outrageous though. read more

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I have been ordering from this place for several years. It has gone down the tubes in the last few years. A lot of newer Sichuan restaurants have popped up in the last 2-3 years in Jersey City. I would recommend those instead of this place: My overall review for this place: Mediocre Food. Terrible staff. Worse Delivery. read more

Look -- there are a bunch of decent Chinese restaurants in DTJC. There are a few acceptable Sichuan restaurants in town. But, this is consistently the best, whether you're into American (blah, blah) Chinese food or "real" Chinese food. read more

Authentic Sichuan, with a bit of an American twist. The Ma La dishes are not overloaded with the numbing Chinese peppercorns and so the sensation is a bit subdued. I love their double cooked pork, with cabbage. The pork is sliced paper thin, and is so tender. The dish is soupy, with a sichuan chili broth and cabbage that is well done and melds with the tender pork, and it all melts in your mouth as one whole fused bite. Coupled with the scallions, leeks, soft lemongrass stalks, it makes for one big explosion of flavor. Another item worth ordering is their Sichuan wonton in red oil. It's not quite Chengdu, but less spicy and more tolerable if you are not able to tolerate the Chengdu style. This is the best Chinese restaurant in the NYC metro area outside of Manhattan. read more

Dough Drop Soup (疙瘩汤 ge da)is the best! This is a seasonal limited hidden manual item. You'll need to call them if you want to order this in delivery. New dish - Stewed Chicken in Casserole (黄焖鸡Huang men ji ) and Xiao Yang Pan Fried Soup Dumpling are also great. read more

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This is for a recent takeout experience via Seamless. This restaurant takes orders through the Seamless platform, but uses their own drivers for the delivery. If you read their reviews on other platforms, you'd see similar stories to mine - that their delivery person and staff extort their customers for tip money. We live a 10min walk from the restaurant, and the delivery driver YELLED at us and told us we need to tip more. When we called the restaurant, they told us it was OUR FAULT for not tipping more rather than tell us they'd reprimand the driver. Their food, honestly, is **just okay** - I can name at least 2 other authentic Chinese restaurants within a 20 minute walk that do a better job. Just PM me and I'll let you know. I honestly don't think this place is worth your time or money given the other options you have in Jersey City. You've been warned about this place. Overall: 2/5 Food: 3/5 Speed of delivery: 4/5 Service: 0/5 ------- What we ordered: - Spicy Pig's Feet (3/5) - I had high expectations for this dish as I'm a huge fan of pig trotters, but this dish missed the mark. The flavors were not nuanced enough - it tasted, simply, very flat. Not spicy enough. Not flavorful enough. - Stewed Chicken in Casserole (2/5) - It looked pretty in pictures, but really it was a very lackluster dish. The chicken is more like soy-marinated chicken, but the 'casserole' part really did nothing for this dish. - Chongqing Small Noodle (2/5) - I wished it had more acidity to it. The noodle tasted very bland. NOT SPICY AT ALL - I feel like this place really toned down the spice for its clientele. - Sauteed Shanghai Bok Choy (3/5) - It was okay - it felt like this dish is more stewed bok choy than sauteed. The reason why I order sauteed bok choy from restaurants is because when done properly, real Chinese chefs can bring out the crunchy, fresh taste of bok choy using high heat woks. This bok choy dish, however, missed the mark - the bok choy was in a watery bath, much like home-cooked bok choy. - Green Bean Soup (0/5) - I ordered this dessert on a whim and it had an odd taste to it. I don't know what it is, but I couldn't finish it. Mind you - I've made this numerous times in the past before at home and it's never had this weird aftertaste. read more

So I came in here to get lo mein so disappointing. Seems like people just don't take pride in their food.perhaps my standards are high but I expect veggies in my lo mein. Just meat and noodles and lack flavor. Noodles were over cooked! Will kit order from here again. No thank you !!! read more

I recently moved into the neighborhood and Grand Sichuan popped up when I wanted takeout one night. I love spicy food and am always craving soups and noodles. I ordered the Stew Beef Noodle Soup which was pretty good. The noodles came packaged separately so when I combined them, the noodle consistency was still bouncy - which is what I look for since I'm more of an al dente girl. The soup is on the spicier side but the spicier the better for me. Just a warning for those who are not down for the spice. On another occasion I had the Mix Meat with Veggie Hot Pot. I was craving dry hot pot and was excited to try this. It fell short compared to the Flushing, NY restaurants I went to but the spice was pretty authentic. I think the variety of meat and vegetables leaves more to be craved. I ordered for pick up this time around and the food was ready in a flash, which was great. I will definitely be coming back for more authentic Sichuan dishes since it's so convenient to get to for me. read more

I have passed by this restaurant dozens of times and said "I have to give them a try". Today was the day. My colleague and I ordered a couple of dishes (Sesame Chicken, Salt and Pepper Chicken, A Few Spring Rolls and Steamed Dumplings. I was pleasantly surprised. The food was tasty and the portions were just right. This is now my go to restaurant for Chinese Food in Jersey City. Please remember they do not serve lunch specials, so please stop driving the lady at the front desk crazy by asking her again and again (over the phone) about lunch specials. read more

Ordered takeout from here and was very happy with the outcome! Quick, tasty, and affordable. I can't believe their soup is only $2 for a small and $4 for a medium! Ordered: - Wonton Soup - Hot & Sour Soup - Pork Soup Dumplings - Sichuan Fried Rice Love how authentic everything tasted as well. read more

This place served extremely authentic Asian cuisine. We got the Dan Dan noodles and the shredded potatoes. The potatoes were excellent. The Dan Dan noddles had a strong earthly aftertaste so I would keep that in mind when ordering. read more

Grand Sichuan - Shredded Potato with Vinegar Sauce - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

This was the worst order of "wonton soup" I have ever seen in my life. It was a warm bowl of salt water with 3 or 4 wontons floating in it. Not a scallion, a slice of pork, a mushroom, nothing. I promptly returned it. Do not waste your time. Never again. They are an insult to Grove Street... read more

Grand Sichuan - This was Wonton Soup.. - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

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I usually go to flushing for authentic Chinese food. I am a frequent customers . Again I am amazed by how good the food is. I ordered Pao JIao Yao Hua. It is totally amazing. I want to applaud the chef. The food is art: authentic and amazing. To be honest, I did not anticipate such good food after I crossed the holland tunnel. read more

This is one of the few authentic Chinese food restaurants in Jersey City, particularly after Confucius permanently closed. Historically, I just order delivery from this place, but lately, I have been dinning here more often. FOOD: The food here is amazing. We ordered this foil wrapped fish dish and were genuinely surprised by the taste of it. It was spicy, but very flavorful; it partners really well with noodle or rice. We also ordered a spicy chicken dish, but it wasn't as good. It seems to me that there is an inconsistency in the quality of food here. However, I still feel most of the time the food is decent. SERVICE: The service here isn't extraordinary, but definite good. No one is rude or impatient; at least I didn't experience any. Every time I'm here, I was able to get seated and waited immediately. ENVIRONMENT: the decoration of this restaurant is, unfortunately, quite outdated. They use a lot of pink in their decor. But, what's really cool about this place is that the wall to its kitchen is made of glass, so you could partially see the kitchen. DINNING RECOMMENDATION: Highly recommend you can before the rush dinning hour. Every time I'm here, it gets packed during those hours. If you are okay with waiting, the tables are turned fairly quickly, otherwise come early or make a reservation. read more

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