Made our way here for lunch on a weekday. Place was empty when we walked in. QR code ordering option from table. We decided on chicken bento box and chicken with eggplant. **chicken with eggplant-2/5- beats me how such delicious ingredients can be rendered to such a flavorless state. Added to that, all the ingredients were sitting on a pool of oil. It's dishes like this which make me feel terrible about eating out. **popcorn chicken bento box-2/5- got this for my six year old. One bite and he refused to eat it. I tried it and understood why, I had popcorn chicken at numerous places but it was never this bad. The texture was off putting and it was flavorless. I hate writing a poor review but I think restaurant owners and cooks have some responsibility towards their paying customers to serve decent food. read more

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You're Sichuan in a Million ***HIDDEN GEM ALERT*** One of the few legit, mom-and-pop run Sichuan Chinese restaurants in the Bay Area, and the flavors they're producing are fantastic. For the uninitiated, Sichuan is (obviously) a style of Chinese cuisine that relies heavily on their eponymous Szichuan peppercorns which have a unique mouth and tongue numbing sensation. The Good: *QR Code ordering but you have to pay at the counter *Friendly service *Décor and interior are a bit spartan, but it's clean and sanitary. *Large shared parking lot *Great prices as for well less than $100 we got enough food for about 4-5 meals. *Chicken Fried Noodles were superb, with the noodles being the standout part of that dish. We're not sure if they were housemade or just very high-quality noods, but regardless the taste and texture was superb. *Beef Slices Hot Bowl w/ the special dry mix was massive and filled with tons of goodies. The spice level was just right and had a nice amount of the mouth-tingling sensation to remind one what Szichuan flavors are all about. *Eggplant w/ Garlic Sauce too was a well-balanced spicy and sweet dish, with perfectly cooked eggplant--which is one of my favorite vegetables (technically a fruit but whatever). The Meh: *Pork potstickers had a decent flavor but are really dry. Some XO sauce or something would've gone a long way to bolster them up. Fortunately, there was enough sauce on the aforementioned eggplants that we used that. *No outdoor seating The Ugly: *Nothing comes to mind except if the Costco does end up in this shopping center then the parking situation could start to look a lot like Almaden Plaza. Conclusion: Run don't walk to try this place out. The flavors are fantastic and the prices are very fair. What more does one need?? Highly recommended. read more

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Loved this place! It's a casual spot where you can order from your phone using the QR code on the table. The food came out pretty quickly which was good because we were starving! The type of food was something new for us--at least the Dry Mix Hot Pot. And it was outstanding. The spices in there makes you want to keep eating. All of the food we tried had great quality and flavor. I loved the fried noodle dish. I wish they served a sauce with the pot stickers but I ended up dipping them in the garlic sauce that came with the eggplant. We will definitely be back to try more from the menu! read more

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Service: fast ordering and fast food prep! Food: Good chengdu soups and food, I wish there was a bit more clarity on the menu but there are plenty of options! We usually get the fish soup or beef soup :) both good options and you can make it spicier,.. if you dare. Their takeout seems to also be very consistent in packaging! Ambiance: Casual eats spots. read more

Local Chengdu - Szechuan Near Me - San Jose, California

Okay so good but also you must like cumin in order to dine here. I was craving dry pot and not many places do it but local Chengdu has a menu for designated dry pot. We ordered ours vegetarian with rice (comes with veggies, potato, tofu skin). I wish I could customize my pot with more options but this is what they had. We got it quick and it was good but it had a very strong cumin flavor. Luckily I like cumin but to those who don't maybe try ordering something else. Good spot for local sichuan cuisine. read more

Well, the hot bowls with your choice of dishes added is Good concept! Very tasty and nice size portions! Simply put, this place has really good food! Pics included! However,the service sucks and this lady will be out of business I predict within two years.... The inside is like half a cafeteria, half warehouse .... Not attractive, not coz or warm and too dark inside. The restroom is disgustingly grimly folks! Not a date place ..... but again, affordable and great food! You select a base broth then choose the combination fish or beef dish to add. The eggplant was really good cooked in oil and oyster sauce! I may go back but three places in this location evaporated too though the food was good! read more

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We ordered the Happy Family hot bowl; it came out really fast. The broth had the classic Szechuan chili oil soup flavor. It was numbing, but not so much you cannot taste the food. I liked the variety of ingredients. Everything from Spam, beef, quail eggs, Napa cabbage, kamaboko (fish cake) ... there were so many different items to eat. The bowl was very tasty. read more

Local Chengdu - Happy family (combination) hot bowl - Szechuan Near Me - San Jose, California

This place goes heavy on seasoning IMO which makes everything taste good. Cumin beef: Never seen this in other places but we think the lamb, which they also offer, may have paired better with the cumin. Popcorn chicken: Tasted like Taiwanese popcorn chicken (same seasonings) but surrounded by garlic pieces as well. The batter was thin so it wasn't super crispy like Popeye's chicken or anything but it wasn't at all soggy/too soft either. Fried rice: I wish it contained more than just egg and a few pieces of green onion but it was fairly savory...which I think was because of the MSG. I don't have a problem with MSG but just a warning to those who might be sensitive to it. The bathroom looked like it hadn't been cleaned for a while so I immediately turned around after walking in. read more

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AMAZING, DELICIOUS, AUTHENTIC this restaurant is the definition of a hidden gem. Knew it was a good restaurant when our friends said that they dined here weekly (and they're from cheng du so they know what's up) Super clean and stylish restaurant space with prompt service, which complimented the incredible food. We got three dishes, but their fried coated tofu was mouthwateringly delicious. Each bit gave a crisp texture that collapsed into a juicy savory center that oozed into a beautifully umami sauce. The outside was seasoned too for exploding flavor every single bite. Get it for sure (包浆豆腐). I did not exaggerate how good it was. I honestly think their hot bowls could be better seasoning wise but I'm not complaining with the amount of portions they served up. Honestly kind of hard to find a place with such a friendly price. Very reasonable indeed. Overall this restaurant is epic. We're going to be regulars from now on. read more

Local Chengdu - Coated tofu (包浆豆腐) - Szechuan Near Me - San Jose, California

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Our third time there. We had the cumin lamb, mala fish hot bowl, string beans and the spare ribs. The food is consistent though this time it is not as spicy as it usually is. Service is good. I was glad we have such a place near by. Also, the price is reasonable. read more

This restaurant can seem a bit unassuming, but it is a hidden gem of good food for decent value. First of all, ordering is done through QR code on the table, but my one gripe was that some of the item listings don't give enough details about what's included. Regardless, the server was very friendly, adding a smile to every interaction. The paper menu had a lot of detail into each order. The hot pots come as individual or 2-person combos. For less than 20 dollars per person, the hot pot combo is so worth it, especially for 2 people. Keep in mind that the 2-person combo requires that both people get the same soup base even though the 2-person combo comes with 2 pots, 2 bowls, and 2 drinks. Inside the hot pot is a large variety of hot pot ingredients. There was a good mix of vegetables, meat items, and others. The beef was also plentiful as well as juicy. Overall, service and value was exceptional here. I would gladly be a regular! read more

Local Chengdu - Spicy beef hot pot - Szechuan Near Me - San Jose, California

Was very sorry that this place closed. They had consistently great food at a reasonable price and very nice staff. Any time we had a social event we would get a bunch of their dishes to bring along and they always got great feedback. We went there yesterday for lunch and were saddened that they were closed. Wishing the owners and staff the very best, and thank you! read more

蓉城冒菜 The first two characters are a nickname for ChengDu. The second two are the style of cooking this place claims to specialize. It's pre fixe "base" plus protein of your choice (or vegetarian). It simplifies the menu and therefore speed up dishes that otherwise will take long time to prepare. We ordered two single-person hot-bowls to share among 4 adults. Then two dishes. That appeared enough. Overall, the seasoning was intense, but not too much to overshadow the ingredients. I would recommend this place for those above average on the spicy spectrum. The "House Special Dry Mixed" plus beef was appetizing, particularly with some blend starch (steam rice included). The Pickled Fish Fillet Soup Base plus Seafood showed good number of large shrimps. The soup was a bit spicy and good acidity with pickled veggie: quite delicious. Did not detect fish fillet though. From "other popular dishes", we ordered Coated Tofu. It's fried with heavy seasoning tofu. It's a meh. Deep Fried Pork Chop were pork slices (with bones), deep fried and coated with SiChuan style seasoning. Not bad. The bowls came with rice and a drink so common in China that we giggled for nostalgia. It's diluted sweetened plum juice. read more

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Came here on a weekday for dinner for a group of three. I've been on the lookout for a dry pot around the Bay Area, and I think this was the best one I've tried so far! There weren't many other diners in the store although I think it may have more pick up orders. The location of the shop seems to be random in West SJ, but I'm glad we stumbled upon it! It deserves more recognition. I found it on Google Maps while shopping at the nearby mall. The parking lot is spacious. We all got a free plum juice! It went well with our flavorful foods. For an appetizer, we got the Sichuan style popcorn chicken. It seemed like the chicken was chopped roughly, not like traditional American popcorn chicken or Taiwanese dark meat. We had a similar dish in SoCal in the 626 area, so we were excited to try it here. I am glad it came with a lot of Szechuan peppers because we ate that for extra spice along with our dry pot. It was so addicting! We were glad to use other Yelp reviews as reference. We got a large house special dry mixed bowl and added yam pasta, which is a chewy, glass pasta that I love the texture of. This came with two bowls of rice and was meant for 2 people, but I think we could've finished the whole thing if we didn't order the chicken. The flavor was great and although the bottom could be a bit oily, it went well with our rice. I liked that it came with a pre-set combination of toppings too. I feel like for places that let you choose your own toppings, it can add up to a lot. They don't skip out on any of the toppings here. For protein, we chose sliced beef, and there was SO MUCH of it. Overall I'd totally recommend this spot! I wonder how the rest of their dishes are, but the two we got were solid. The service was great and they were very open to answering questions we had if we walked up to the counter. read more

This is my new favorite Chengdu restaurant! There's plenty of restaurants now in the Bay that serve the spicy soup/dry mix of ingredients that's popular in Chengdu region but many of them are chains and their spice mix is too salty and not balanced enough for me. Too much of Chinese red pepper (Hua jiao) flavor which can be bitter when not in balance with other spices imo. A few of those places are also too oily for my taste. What I love about Local Chengdu is that because it's a mom and pop and the cooking is more intentional and more delicious. Everything tastes different and has their own flavors vs many of the skewer/soup places now where everything taste the same regardless of the ingredients (ahem four sisters for instance). Everything is delicious and also the price for the portions is super generous. There's so much beef and other thing in the dry mix pot (a must get imo) There bentos are also stellar, only 15 for lunch but comes with generous portions of 3 different stir fries that all taste different. This is now my go-to when I want a good Chinese meal that feels like my mom cooked it. Highly recommended!! read more

Local Chengdu - The beautiful intestines bento 5/5! - Szechuan Near Me - San Jose, California

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I had very fond memories of the spicy beef dry pot from the first time I came here for dinner, but I went to Local Chengdu for early lunch recently and it was unfortunately a letdown. Ingredients didn't seem as fresh as before. I ordered the hot bowl combo which came with a hot bowl, a drink (jasmine green tea, no longer the plum juice they offered), and rice, and here's what I thought: Sliced Beef in House Special Dry Mixed Bowl (3.5/5): well-seasoned and had a good mala flavor. The flavor was numbing but not so strong that my tongue feels like it's dying. Some pieces of the sliced beef were hard to chew and a couple pieces of the napa cabbage were bitter. However, I liked how they were generous with the variety of toppings the bowl came with, including quail eggs, crab sticks, spam, sliced potatoes, fungus, lotus roots, dried bean curd, etc. A small bowl was more than enough to feed 1 hungry person. Jasmine green tea (4.5/5): refreshing paired with the mala bowl. read more

Local Chengdu - Szechuan Near Me - San Jose, California

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Food: - fish with spicy soup (4/5) - beef dry pot (4/5) - free side dish with $50 purchase: seaweed (4/5) great taste but like it to be cooked a little more - spicy green beans (5/5) perfect crunch and flavor - free plum drinks (4/5) Service: waitress was nice and told us just to order 2 hot pot for 3 of us. The portion is huge. We had two containers of food to take home. Ambiance: clean and modern We'll come back again to try the other flavors and free quail eggs side dish next time. $70 for above including tips. read more

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Top left is the mushroom soup bowl with beef. The mushroom soup is spicy enough to make your tongue tingle but not enough to make your nose runny. The beef is soft and the variety in the soup is nice. The top right seafood hot bowl with a side of beef ( bottom ). It only contains shrimp but they are juicy and abundant. The side of beef is spicy too. Everything felt very clean to eat with balanced flavors. The soups are deliciously spicy. Will definitely come back here! read more

Local Chengdu - Szechuan Near Me - San Jose, California

As a fan of Chengdu-style food, I was really looking forward to trying this place. Unfortunately, coming here was a mistake. Starting off, I ordered the Pigs Feet as an appetizer. Long story short, after MULTIPLE inquiries, it finally arrived about 5 minutes AFTER I was done eating and was boxing up my leftovers. I really ordered the appetizer because I arrived hungry, but I'm very flexible. Even if it had arrived with my meal, I would've been fine with it. But after I'm completely done??? Why not just inform me up front that that it would take 50 minutes? The waitress just kept saying it would be ready in 10 minutes ...over and over and over. They ended up offering to comp the pigs feet I ordered and I took it to go (haven't tried yet). Interestingly, the pigs feet that arrived on my table as I was boxing up my food was visibly piping hot. BUT the dish they pulled from the back was almost refrigerator-like cold and definitely smaller than the one they originally brought out. Was this even the same dish????? And if it was cold, why did it take 50 minutes??? I'm not complaining about a comped item, but what's really going on here???? You can choose from one of their soup-based hot bowls or the Dry Mixed (without soup). I got the House Special Dry Mixed combo with meat and seafood. Note that the combo option is written in Chinese only. I like that there's a variety of items, but they're not individually specified. It's broadly stated as "different kinds of vegetables, meatballs, wide tapioca noodles," etc., so be sure you're not allergic to anything. Also, unless you speak fluent Chinese, it's unlikely you'll get an accurate translation. Why not just list the specific meats, seafood and veggies? Even listed items weren't accurate. It stated that it included wide tapioca noodles. Nope. I got instant ramen noodles and a small bundle of vermicelli noodles. It also stated that the combo would come with a cup of plum juice. Nope. It never appeared. I didn't even notice it until I finished paying and was honestly just done with this place. On top of everything else, no one every came even once to check up on anything, even though staff passed my table MANY times. I had to ask MULTIPLE times for everything like water (no refills were made), extra napkins, boxes etc. Oh, I should add too that the beef was very fatty with a lot of gristle. The pluses are that the flavor of the dry pot wasn't bad and I liked the very spicy heat. The interior is pleasant enough, but the table was kind of sticky and had water remains from a glass rim leftover from the previous diners. read more

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Small mall store tucked in front. Definitely authentic Chinese food and caterers with bilingual names of plates. read more

Local Chengdu - Beef noodles - Szechuan Near Me - San Jose, California

As we walked to the front door of the restaurant, we bumped into a young woman who had been smoking in front. It turns out she is one of the people who works there. As we were eating our dinner she kept going out front to smoke and then coming back inside to work. That was very tacky. If you have to smoke at least go out the back. The food was quite good, and the ingredients were high-quality, but the service was abominable. A teenager was at the register with his face in his phone. Everything we needed we had to get up and ask him for. He was really clueless and not interested in working in what appeared to be his family's restaurant. I appreciated how hard the older adults were working to make this family business succeed. But the youngsters just don't have it together. read more

As someone from Sichuan, I love this place! Their food is not super fancy but tasty enough. More importantly it's very good value, and servers are very friendly. This is one of my go-to place for after-work dinners. read more

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The dry mix beef hotpot here is very good with super large portions. Perfect for a high protein spicy mala savory meal. As a diehard fan of Shang Cafe in San Jose/Cupertino, this place hits the spot when you're craving that Sichuan/chengdu flavor. I'd say it's cheaper than Shang Cafe though, so if I'm feeling extra hungry and on a budget, I'd suggest coming here. I also enjoyed the wolf tooth fries (becomes a bit soggy with the Sichuan sauce, try asking them to make the fries extra crispy) and the Sichuan style spicy cold noodle are really great side dishes. I also tried the Sichuan popcorn chicken, this was tasty too and very aromatic but not as spicy as I hoped, ask them for a side of the Sichuan sauce they put on the wolf tooth fries and it's amazing! If you're a fan of spicy food, order the dry mix hotpot and you won't be disappointed! Then branch out to try some of their amazing unique dishes. read more

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Great fast service, cheap price and tasty food. Not sure why they are not busy like Shang Cafe? My only feedback, some of their dish is a little too oily. read more

No longer in business.The restaurant shut down on 3/31/2025. It's too bad the food is fair and the price reasonable.

We happened to be in this area for some drinks but couldn't decide what to eat. While wandering aimlessly to see if anything looked good, Local Chengdu caught our eye. We peeked at the menu posted at the front and decided to order some food to-go. Upon entering, we were welcomed in by a sole female employee. There was only one table dining in at the time, with several to-go orders coming through in the time we were there. The employee gave us some menus and highlighted some specials and desserts. We decided to go with the House Special dry pot and popcorn chicken. I am not very familiar with Chengdu cuisine and never had dry pot before, so I didn't know what to expect really. But I was sincerely impressed by the variety of ingredients and overall taste of the dish. The popcorn chicken is also top notch. What stood out to me most was the sweet female employee who seemed genuinely happy to have us. Our food came out swiftly and we were on our way in no time. I hope that others can look past the unassuming storefront and come try Local Chengdu! read more

Moved away from the bay area only for this INCREDIBLE restaurant to open right after!! My family has been telling me about this place for months and says it's one of their favorite regular spots to go to. Visiting the bay for vacation, I was finally able to try this place myself and I can now join my family in singing praise for this restaurant. -Plum Juice: I love the plum juice that comes with the pot you order! Sweet/sour perfection. -House Special Beef: Mind-blowing. Bit spicy but nothing too overwhelming. The portions are generous and the food is so flavorful. The beef is rich and tender and goes perfectly with the balanced vegetables in the bowl. I also had never tried quail eggs before and that was a yummy addition to the dish. I also inhale the tofu and cabbage in this like no tomorrow! This is a must-have dish for my family - they usually order 1-2 of these and share them amongst the group. -Tomato Soup w/Fish: My family members tried this dish for the first time and they said it was ok. Not as flavorful as expected and the tomato soup felt like tomato paste without any other flavors. They said they wished there was more umami. read more

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Chinese dry pot is my latest new food discovery and Local Chengdu's dry pot is pretty dang tasty! There's not as much customization here since you just choose your protein, but it already comes with a great variety of items. (And a plentiful amount of your protein too!) While we loved the dry pot, we thought the spicy soup was pretty mild. We ended up adding some of the oil from the bottom of the dry pot bowl to add more flavor. There's quite a few other dishes on the menu here that caught our eye, so we'll have to come back again to try more things! read more

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We came here after a cyclebar class next door. Plenty of parking in the front and several tables open as this place isn't super popular. We had their hot bowl with pickled fish fillet soup base. It comes with an assortment of veggies and a lot of meat. The soup base is sour/savory. Prices are very competitive for the large amount of food that you get. I couldn't finish and took the rest home. They give you a complimentary cup of plum juice. Service is good though the food can take a while to come out. read more

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I ordered the veggie spicy hot pot which came in a sizzling bowl. My friends ordered the dry hot pot and mushroom soup pot. I would think all the hot pot soup would come in the same type of hot pot bowl, but that wasn't the case for my friend's mushroom bowl. My veggie hot pot was filled with tofu and veggies. Sadly no noodles, but it's ok since the bowl came with rice. I am ok with spice, so this dish actually wasn't extremely spicy. The veggies that had been soaking in the spicy chili broth was tolerable and only slightly numbing. Portions however were hugeeeeee. Definitely could have shared one bowl between the three of us with a side dish. They also gave us free quail eggs which tasted great! read more

Local Chengdu - Veggie spicy hot pot - Szechuan Near Me - San Jose, California

Service was really fast and portions were huge. I got the sliced beef combo for my bf and I to share. We added wide noodle and fish filet. Our meal came out in two portions, with plenty of sliced beef, and toppings in each bowl. Each person also got a bowl of rice, and a plum drink. I thought the portions were very generous, you'll definitely have leftovers for lunch tomorrow. The meat quality was good, but the spice level wasn't very spicy to me and my bf, next time I would ask for extra spicy hehe. The flavor was there, but I thought it needed more sauce, or maybe some sort of dipping sauce to really pull everything together. read more

Local Chengdu - menu 12/12/2022 - Szechuan Near Me - San Jose, California

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Omg this is one of my new favorite places. I'm not a huge red meat eater, so I was very happy that they offer a fish fillet option. How you order is, you choose the base for your pot then the meat you want. Each pot comes with a bunch of veggies. I got the dry pot and it was so so so so good. The pot has sooooo much food. And it's soooo yummy. Each pot comes with a house made sour plum drink for free too, but you can upgrade to any drink on the menu for extra money- you will pay one dollar less for the drink compared to the price on the menu. Even the mango pomelo drink was so good! The mango part didn't taste much like mango, but they add fresh pomelo to it, which made it a very refreshing drink to pair with the pot. So far, it seems not many people know about this place, so you will get seated right away. And one more thing, this place tastes pretty darn authentic! read more

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Taste is good . Portion could use more meat . Price is typical . Ambiance casual . Service fine . Mom and pop shop that is still new I think . They have bento boxes that come with soup and hot pots and dry pots . read more

Local Chengdu - Szechuan Near Me - San Jose, California

So happy I've found this place! Clean simple ambience, friendly quick service and food tastes super authentic. Excellent portions as well. You will leave super full and happy. read more

Local Chengdu is my favorite new restaurant of 2022! SO is a huge fan of spicy dry hot pot and we love Local Chengdu's version! We order takeout at least once a week and their portions are huge and their flavorings are delicious! We always order on HungryPanda and there's often a $10 off $30 deal (FYI if you have your language set to English you won't see the full menu, you'll have to set your language to Chinese to see all the menu items like the fried pork) We have tried: - 2-person combo ($30.98+ depending on your options) - really huge portions for 2 people and we never finish it. The hot pot includes so many goodies like beef balls, tofu knots, kelp knots, vermicelli knots, two different kinds of bean curd, imitation crab meat, the most amazing sliced potatoes, lotus, quail eggs, spam, napa cabbage, and cauliflower. I normally can't handle spicy foods, but Local Chengdu really masters their spice combinations so you get this amazing experience of complex spices with the spiciness hitting you afterwards in this gentle wave. We've tried seafood, but the sliced beef (+$6) is the best! We've also tried the pickled soup base (really yummy too), spicy soup base (imagine the dry mix but with soup), but we always come back to the house special dry mixed. The hot pot combo come with super yummy rice (fluffy and soft) and a sour plum drink per person. We were expecting smokey sour plum, but unfortunately Local Chengdu's version isn't smokey or that sour, and it tastes kind of like a lemonade (but it's still delicious to eat with the dry hot pot!) Local Chengdu has bigger portions than other dry hot pot places and you get free rice and a sour plum drink. Sold!! - Chengdu Style Wide Noodle Bowl ($10.99) - super chewy wide noodles. Really yummy but more spicy than expected - Cumin flavored beef ($18.99) - this is SO SO good. The beef is really tender and yummy and the cumin flavor is complex and delicious! - Coated tofu ($11.99) - super yummy take on tofu - the exterior is hard and crispy and the flavor is ADDICTING - Kelp Knot Salad ($9.99) - Local Chengdu's version doesn't take like your normal cold seaweed salad - their flavor is a little bit different (can't describe it) but it's delicious! - Squid ($15.99) - so so yummy. Fried squid pieces with their amazing dry spice mix. Love this! - Braised Eggplant with garlic sauce ($13.99) - one of the best versions of this dish. So yummy! - Fried pork ($11.99) - this ends up looking darker than the picture on HungryPanda, but it's another addictingly delicious dish. The pork is dried, fried, and covered with yummy spices If you love mala hot pot or gan guo, you have to try Local Chengdu! WE LOVE THIS PLACE!! read more

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Good food and nice services. Delirious. Good value for money. Will def come back !!! It is recommended by a friend. Love it

One of the most underrated restaurants in South Bay for spicy Chinese food. Their sliced beef dry pot is a must get and the portions are large enough for 1.5 people. This is a must visit every time I come back to the bay. They also provide a free drink with each order! Super friendly staff, though I'm sad their plum juice supplier went out of business last year. They now serve green tea instead since the owner mentioned other brands just didn't meet their standards. read more

I decided to try this after reading the review from my friend and colleague Sin Yaw, and I agree with his assessment - the food is excellent! I took my order to go, and it was prepared in the time it took me to drive there, so I give full marks for service, but I really can't speak to the dining experience there. There was no one dining when I went, and I think it may be more popular as a lunch destination - I noted that they had lunch specials. I enjoyed my dinner and expect to go back. read more

$25 min for credit card transactions Hole in the wall place that's perfect for a quick drink and/or meal. It's a small family owned business with authentic food and lots of locals dining in. The food was mild spicy but not extremely spicy which was perfect because it was too hot today to eat spicy food. The food all came out quickly together even though we didn't order at the same time. It was perfectly cooked and nothing was overcooked or raw A. House Special Dry Mixed (Beef): the best dry pot I've tried in the bay area, beef was delicious. Surprisingly did not have much oil and wasn't heavy. I didn't feel sleepy after D. Pickled Fish Fillet Soup: it came out hot and had yummy thin clear noodles on the bottom. This was so delicious and no fishy taste, no bones. The fish pieces were perfect cooked. Gives a homemade sort of taste and no numbing spice. It feels like healthy choice. Quail eggs are so perfectly cooked, I'm impressed Plum(?) flavored green tea: it comes with the combo meal and it is a nice drink to sip on between some spicy bites. It is a little sweet Milk tea + litchi jelly: satisfied my milk tea craving, perfect for cooling down the mouth after eating so much spicy food. Litchi jelly is sweet and I can taste the tea I would definitely come back again to try out the other dishes when I'm in the neighborhood. The customer service was superb and the atmosphere is so comfortable and clean. They were playing some classic cantonese songs when I was dining in and it was so relaxing read more

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Hot oil fish, wolf potato, green beans and fire chicken all great! Owner very nice and service fast and easy