Food is delicious and I got my favorite spicy noodles and flavor is perfect, we definitely would come back again! read more

Shang Cafe - Szechuan Near Me - San Jose, California

We've been coming to Shang Cafe regularly ever since we fell in love with the same group's other spots -- Hunan Impression, Eastly, Ping's Bistro -- and this West San Jose location holds its own just fine. What keeps us coming back is how well they balance heat and flavor. The spice here never feels like a stunt -- it builds alongside real depth and seasoning. The Qiao Jiao Niu Rou (跷脚牛肉) is a standout -- a Sichuan-style boiled beef dish served in a rich, aromatic broth that somehow lands the spice-to-savory ratio perfectly every time. The Shui Zhu Yu (水煮鱼) is also worth ordering; the fish is decent quality, silky in texture, and the numbing chili oil broth does its job well. The restaurant ambient environment is ok and does get crowded often, but honestly that's just a symptom of being good - this place has built a real following in the South Bay. The Orchard Farms lot outside gives you plenty of parking, which takes some of the stress off a busy weekend dinner. One thing to flag: they now auto-include an 18% gratuity on the bill by default, so keep that in mind when you're reviewing the final check. It's easy to miss and double-tip if you're not paying attention. Factor it into your budget upfront and you'll have no surprises. read more

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Quick service and delicious! However, knocking out one star because everything was so overly salty. Flavors were great and overall was a great meal, but the saltiness was so apparent that my whole party said the same thing too. Would come back occasionally when I'm in the mood for sichuan foods! read more

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Best Sichuan food in bay area. Love their 干果包菜，翘角牛肉, 冒菜牛肉... Wish they have more starter options.

Szechuan food here was so good using quality ingredients and prepared with precision. We ordered: - Spicy pork intestines 5/5 perfectly crispy and flavored - ma po tofu 5/5 very spicy but perfect with rice - cauliflower with pork 5/5 thinly sliced pork belly and perfect amount of spices Service was minimal but enough since you order from QR code. They will check the order and ask how spicy you want it. It's a clean modern layout. Bathrooms were clean. read more

Shang Cafe - Szechuan Near Me - San Jose, California

This place was busy on a Sunday lunch and I see why! Note that it also shares the parking lot with a popular dim sum restaurant so parking can be pretty difficult. I'm glad I came with a group of 5 because it allowed us to try so many different dishes. My favorite were the Boiled Fish Fillet in Green Peppers Soup and Steamed Egg with Minced Pork. Relatively simple dishes but executed sooo well. My friends also LOVE the mapo tofu, but it's a tad too spicy for me. read more

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My new go to spot for Sichuan food in the bay area! We ordered all of our dishes EXTRA HOT so it was VERY spicy. The standout dishes were the couples delight, kungpao chicken, and the cabbage stir fry. Since all the dishes are pretty spicy, I recommend ordering some non spicy dishes as well to pair with the spice liked fried rice and steamed egg. Overall the food is VERY solid and we didn't have to wait and we're seated right away at 6 PM on a saturday. The restaurant is modern, very clean, and service is efficient as well. read more

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One of our favorite places!! This is the best shichuan food in San Jose area. Good service as well!

Great Sichuan spot, packed but line goes by fast! The spice level is probably one of the most intense I have tried to date out of all the Sichuan spots I have been to, but as a spice lover, its great! But probably not a place to go to if you can't tolerate some heat. They also ask if you need to adjust the spice level if needed, but I feel like the flavor wouldn't be the same if you did. Service is friendly and efficient. Our group's favorite meal of the night was the Spicy Crispy Pork Ribs by far. Perfectly crispy and flavor impressed all of us. Second favorite was the Dan Dan noodles! But overall we enjoyed all of the dishes we ordered, but definitely need to order a vegetable dish next time to buffer the spices . read more

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Always love the food here. My family has been here weekly since my child is 2 years old. My child loves the quality of food and appreciates most of the dishes can be made without spicy but are still delicious. read more

Their app didn't work and told us some items were unavailable when they were not. Other than that, food and service was great. read more

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Really enjoyed our meal here. The food was delicious, the staff was welcoming, and the prices were reasonable. Highly recommend! read more

Shang Cafe - Szechuan Near Me - San Jose, California

Everything perfect. Great appreciation to Dylan for the best service! Food is also super delicious. read more

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good taste good vibe good service.I love rhe food because it is authentic and good-looking. read more

Shang Cafe - Szechuan Near Me - San Jose, California

my favorite chinese restaurant. so so so goood 下饭菜. and their rice portions are perfect. they make the classics well, my favorites are the fried pork ribs, fried chicken paw, and fried pig intestines. read more

Shang Cafe - dry chili pork ribs~ - Szechuan Near Me - San Jose, California

Amazing restaurant! I love that every dish can be customized to your preferred spice level and flavor. The food was absolutely delicious, with authentic flavors and fresh ingredients. Great environment, clean and tidy. The staff were incredibly friendly, attentive, and made us feel very welcome. Great food and great service!! Highly recommend! read more

Yall. This is the best Chinese food you can find in the Bay Area!!! You must get the stir fry cabbage (I forgot to take picture) and the pork ribs! I promise you it will be a meal you won't forget!! The servers speak Chinese and English and ordering is via an app! read more

Shang Cafe - Green pepper fish - Szechuan Near Me - San Jose, California

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My friend recommended it to me, and I liked it a lot. People here are nice and very efficient. We had to wait for a bit but it wasn't that bad. All the dishes were so good. It really is better than a lot of places in SF. I can taste the authenticity and thoughts behind those dishes. You can also have some rare dishes here. I would definitely come back to try more. The place itself also reflects how Chinese people would decorate a restaurant. Everything is so Chinese. read more

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Pretty nice environment. Best place for Chinese food! They serve food very fast as well.

We ordered 3 dishes, all of which were very tasty, although a bit pricey. Most of them were spicy. My favorite was the Spicy Crispy Pork Ribs, which were seasoned well and perfectly fried. The Lettuce Stem Salad was my second favorite. The lettuce stems were crispy, and the level of spiciness was just right. Although the food was good, the wait time for the dishes was quite long, which was a drawback. read more

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Very authentic Szechuan cuisine. The stir fry green pepper and pork is the best. The service is good. Spacious place.

Long lines, long wait if you miss the initial round of seating when they first open. I saw a lot of people ordering food for take out, and that makes sense since you'll probably want a lot of rice. Each dish is addictively spicy. I would skip their boiled spicy hot pot for next time. It's good, but the other dishes are better. The boiled spicy snakehead is also very good, but the portion size is very small. They only gave us a few pieces of the fillet so it didn't feel like the value was there. As for the other dishes we ordered (see pictures), they were all very great. My dad, who is picky with food and can't take spicy food well, really enjoyed everything. Prices are on the higher side. We finished almost everything between the 4 of us. We intentionally saved a small bowl portion for my brother to go. read more

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This has being my go-to Chinese restaurant. The foods are delicious and the servants are very friendly

The food is pretty delicious, and it's the most authentic Chinese food in Bay Area. Highly recommended this restaurant for all people loving Chinese chili food! read more

I'M SO HAPPY I finally found decent Sichuan food in the bay! The only place that I thought did it well before was Z&Y in San Francisco. Shang's is no frills and dare I say even more numbing and spicy flavors?! Their homemade chili oil also tastes bomb with literally everything, and they were even nice enough to give us a fresh container of chili oil to go! The food all came out fairly fast given how busy they were, and their Yelp waitlist process was great. Even though our entire party wasn't here, they let us stay first on the waitlist until our party got here. I definitely think this restaurant deserves all the attention it's been getting! read more

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Food is amazing and service is fast! I love it so much and will be back a lot! My favorite dish is any of the fish dishes.

Very delicious，best Sichuan food in the Bay Area. 特别好吃，湾区的川菜天花板。Very delicious，best Sichuan food in the Bay Area

The flavors are incredibly deep--not just raw heat, but perfectly balanced with garlic, chili oil, and fresh herbs. The mapo tofu and chili chicken were both phenomenal. The service was fast and friendly, too. If you can handle the heat, this is an absolute must-visit. I will definitely be a regular here! read more

Number one Sichuan restaurant in the bay area. Yi chi yi ge bu zhi sheng. You can adjust the spice level as well.

My third visit here and every time I leave satisfied! We always order the house special spicy chicken. All the vegetable dishes I've tried (stir fried asparagus lettuce with dried chili, eggplant, lettuce stem salad) have been great. Even their white rice is heavenly. Expect a wait during busy times. In a strip mall with large parking lot. Bustling atmosphere. I can't wait to return! read more

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I came here last year and also a few days ago. The experience was quite similar. Long wait times but food was really good! There is quite a lot of chatter around during dinner time but its not too loud where you can talk to your own table. Overall, recommend coming here if you want quality szechuan food! read more

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4.5 stars. Came here for a big team lunch and we ordered a large amount of food. The variety is really good but there are very limited vegetarian options. Of the whole menu, theres probably only like 4 vegetarian dishes, but everything was flavorful. This place is a little on the pricy side, but portion sizes are not too bad. The service was good and the food came out a fast pace. This restaurant can get quite busy so make sure to show up earlier if you don't want to wait. Overall, I'd recommend checking this place out if you are a fan of Chinese food. read more

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Came for a group dinner on Sunday evening and the place was pretty packed. We had to sit outside and the food came out in order pretty slowly. We got to try the mapo tofu and kung pao chicken and they were pretty good! read more

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I thought it was really good. The pork ribs were really good. The spicy chiken was good too. I'd come back. read more

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They are always good! It has been a while since we last visited , but they kept the quality and never changed read more

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Very disappointed. This is the second time we've had this exact same problem here. We placed our order at 6:02pm. The first dish arrived at 6:15pm, which was fine. But now it's 6:30 and nothing else has shown up--not even our appetizers. It's ridiculous to wait this long without any explanation or update. It's honestly baffling that the kitchen can't get the timing right or coordinate service better. We came in expecting a go o ddinner, but instead we're just sitting here hungry and frustrated. I really hoped last time was a one-off, but clearly it's not. Won't be coming back. read more

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I went to another restaurant a few doors down from Shang Cafe a few weeks ago and I saw a pretty large crowd in front so I wanted to see what the hype was about. My mom and I came here on Saturday right when they opened for dinner so we were seated immediately. We don't eat Sichuan/Hunan food much so ordering was a little intimidating for us so we were kind of looking around to see what other people ordered. We ordered 3 dishes and a bowl of rice. The Preserved Eggs with Green Peppers is SO GOOD. I could drink that sauce. I did take some leftovers home just so I could mix it with other things. It's savory, spicy, and paired with the preserved eggs? Heaven. We also ordered the Sautéed Shredded Pork w/Wild Rice Bamboo Shoots and that was amazingly tender and flavorful. We also had some spicy(ish) beef tendon with garlic that was super flavorful and tender. Basically everything we ate here blew my mind at how good it was. I'm so glad we got here early because by the time we finished, the restaurant was full and there were 18 groups waiting. I will absolutely come back again and my mom is really excited to try other dishes as well! read more

I was surprised. This is an excellent SiChuan restaurant tucked at this "death corner" that had seen many dead restaurants. I think this one will last for a long while. It is modern Chinese. Authentic flavoring, relatively friendly services, good decor, quite clean. But you are here for the foods and that's their only aim -- make good foods for you. We order cold noodles and "fish in water". I have not had dishes this SiChuan for a while. Quite nice. Make sure to order mild unless you are capable for dealing with the spicy level. read more

Shang Cafe - 招牌藤椒魚 - Szechuan Near Me - San Jose, California

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Everything here was amazing. We got mild and most of us could eat everything! My favorite was the dry pot cauliflower and sour cabbage fish. Lots of tables so easy to get seating! read more

Shang Cafe - Szechuan Near Me - San Jose, California

Superb quality Sichuan food! Some of the best Chinese food I've ever had. You know the food is good when the line is out the door. Despite being a Sichuan style restaurant, there are still some dishes on the menu that you could order if you don't like spice. Service was good. I find you get better service if you speak their native tongue. The ambiance was what I would describe a typical Chinese restaurant. Loud and fast paced. read more

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