I really like this neighborhood restaurant as many of their food items are in xcellent! The lunch specials are always good also. We have also had good luck with their takeout. If you do not like spicy, there are items that are not spicy. We love the three mushroom chicken! The fried fish is also excellent. read more

The food is great here! My lunch order was spicy scalion chicken which got me sweating; which was fine with me as I like it hot. The waitress mentioned it was dry but was good for me, some may like a saucier choice. Not too busy at lunch and waitress was friendly and attentive. Ambiance inside was okay, but same as former restaurant. My only problem was it was cold inside on a hot summer day, almost needed my sweater. Lots of free parking out front. Definitely worth a stop if you like good Chinese food. Generous portions. Enjoy! read more

Sho Spicy - Inside - Szechuan Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

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I love Chinese food - particularly spicy/Szhechuan Chinese food. But I just wish this was was better quality food. I ordered take out with eggplant in garlic sauce and fish filet with pickled peppers and soured cabbage. The eggplant was overly sweet and the sauce was very oily and heavy. The fish dish overall had better texture but was so salty. I'll think twice about ordering this again. Quite disappointing . I love the flavors, just wish quality was better read more

Sho Spicy - B4. Fish Fillet with Pickled Pepper and Sour Cabbage - Szechuan Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

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Excellent delivery order with good portions of hunan chicken, hot pot with mouth (almost wrote mind!) numbing spices with chicken, green beans, and chicken lettuce wraps. Yes, lots of chicken. I love this style of green beans, and these ones don't disappoint. They are flavorful and well-cooked, with a bit of firmness remaining. They were served a with a bunch of tiny diced onion that was either close to carmelized or well-soaked in soy. The chicken entrees are both great, flavor, texture. The mouth-numbing dish has a mix of pepper and peppers that are spicy. It will be too spicy for some. The dish is rather dry (by design) with tender pieces of chicken. The hunan chicken is a juicier dish with solid flavor, though milder. It's loaded with strips of scallions or green onions, which are slightly slimy. The lettuce wraps are served with well-seasoned, diced chicken that is mildly flavored and juicy. The lettuce is clean, bibb-style, not crunchy. Even though they're chicken *lettuce* wraps, this dish isn't about the greens. Given the style of this cuisine, if you want vegetables, order them separately. It seems like the meat entrees have a lot of onion, scallion, peppers for flavor, but are full up with protein. read more

Good bang for the buck! Sho Spicy deserves consideration! Comfortable atmosphere, calm music at nice volume. Attentive service, few customers at lunch, several to go orders. Shredded chicken with garlic sauce, generous portion, was good. Lunch specials here include rice, not egg roll or soup. read more

Sho Spicy is an enjoyable convenient pleasant Asian dining experience for both lunch and dinner if you prefer dining-in the restaurant, plus we noticed many people coming-in to pick-up to-go orders and delivery. The dining room is attractive and clean offering both seating at multiple table sizes or booth seating options depending on size of party. There is always a host greeter to promptly welcome you in. The menu is vast with plenty of choices. We'll have to try several over time and update our review including some their specials. We enjoyed our Kung Pau Beef as our entree on our most recent visit; you can request more or less spicy heat according to your taste preference. The food arrives quickly and the the attentive service is appreciated, There is plenty of parking in The Fountain Oaks shopping center on Roswell Rd. between Sandy Springs & Buckhead, Atlanta. Sho Spicy is open everyday including most holidays (*verify first). Just in case you don't want to cook turkey on *Thanksgiving Day..., lol You'll be glad to know we noticed they have an "A" top grade on their current posted inspection report. Enjoy your visit, we'll be back Sho Spicy, thanks! read more

Sho for sho! Delicious whether you are a spicy fan or not. I just wish they'd include a soup choice in their lunch special.

This place is really losing its consistency. We still get our go tos at least once a week, but a few weeks ago we started looking for alternatives for once. Some would say it's because we eat here all the time we've grown tired of it - but it's just the consistency. Sometimes the Shan City Pork Belly is fire. Sometimes it's overly dry. Sometimes it feels like it should have been fried lower for longer because the congealed fat of the pork is hard yet the pork itself is sawdust, Sometimes it's overly salty. Sometimes the Braised Fish is too salty, sometimes it's underseasoned, sometimes it's "overly oily", but sometimes it's just right. Sometimes the braised pork belly is cooked way too long, the fat completely rendered into a liquid, the pork with the texture of cardboard. Sometimes there no liquid at all, and the pork is too chewy because it wasn't rendered long enough. Sometimes the spring rolls are soaked in oil, sometimes the fried rice tastes three days old. But sometimes it hits that 4 star magic and all is right with the world. It doesn't seem related to the day of the week or the alignment of the stars in the sky, which is the most frustrating part, We always do takeout here, and have recently started using their preferred delivery service via Q Menu, which has more of their menu available than Uber Eats. It's only 5 minutes away from our house and this is our go to if we need something in under 20 minutes. But the inconsistency is killing it man, please fix it. read more

Mongolian beef was a bit sweet. The fried rice really tasted like normal rice. I'm from the Midwest where our fried rice is darker and full of flavor so if that's what you are used to you won't like this. Portion size was good though. read more

Sho Spicy - L5. Mongolian Beef egg N3. Fried Rice - Szechuan Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

We frequent this place and enjoy the food, but the service is a completely different story -- cold and unfriendly. If there's one way to describe the staff, it's this: they never smile, and they never do. read more

12/28/2022 (geez...almost a year before posting 11/30/2023) Afternoon. Nice ambiance Fragrant delicious smell from kitchen Tried 2 dishes Lettuce wraps with chicken..omg flavorful. Savor every bite. Lettuce crisp and fresh. Beef with Cilantro Soup. Large bowl! My main course. Couldn't eat all of it. Definitely could be shareable with another person. Green tea. Loved the idea of having a pot and pour as you need. $2.50. Worth it! Spent under $22 for my meal. Young lady/hostess was nice. Periodic check-in. Didn't rush you. Patient with whatever question I had. I'll definitely add this to my rotation of restaurants when in the area. 11/30/2023....they should know me by now! I'm in there at least once a month. I'll actually plan on going tomorrow, 12/1/2023. Food is sooo good here...always hot! Many dishes to try. read more

Sho Spicy - Shredded chicken spicy garlic sauce no shoots added broccoli 11/14/2023 - Szechuan Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

I loved Sho Spicy because of the food quality and service. Today I was shocked by the condescending and plainly rude service. I went to the restaurant to pick up my food this afternoon and considered ordering another dish for tomorrow. I said to the person: Kung Pao chicken. "It's spicy!!!" What are you saying? I responded. He looked at me, white older woman, with disregard so I asked him if he thought a white woman could not handle spicy. When I asked for his manager he told me he was the manager. He refused to give me his name and then barked: "are you going to pay for the food or not?" What a shame !!!!!! read more

Very pleased with the broccoli chicken, garlic spare ribs, and egg fried rice sides. The sauce for each entree was very flavorful and delicious. The ambiance was very nice inside though empty as it seems most people order takeout rather than dine-in but maybe thats just how it is midday. I'd recommend coming in and enjoying the food :) read more

Food was fresh and the dinner is large with a small side of fried rice with included $16 price. Quantity and price match. read more

Sho Spicy - Full menu - Szechuan Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

This is a follow up to my previous review... The management team at Sho Spicy reached out to me and issued me a full refund. I want to thank them for staying on top of this. Possibly they had an off night my day of service, but the customer service is top tier! read more

Just enjoyed takeout from Sho Spicy again! Delicious as always . . . Fresh, tasty, well-seasoned, and well-prepared. Sho Spicy never disappoints. They honor your requests, making sure you get the full-on Szechuan heat or the less-than-melting palate mild seasoning. If you like to get your spicy heat on, or if you like your Chinese take-out on the mild size, you'll definitely enjoy this delicious food. read more

Sho Spicy - Lunchtime at Sho Spicy - Szechuan Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

Sho Spicy is my go-to restaurant for Chinese takeout. The food is always fresh and the portions last me about 3 meals. My favorite thing on the menu is the Kung Pao Chicken. It comes with a side of white rice (you can upgrade for fried rice - but in my opinion it isn't worth it. Their fried rice is very lackluster. There are minimal veggies & egg...not worth the extra charge). As an app, I love the Veggie Spring Rolls - so crispy and delish! While I've only eaten inside the restaurant once, it was a great experience! It was very quiet - my group was one of the only tables, as it was a weeknight. The service was friendly and the food came out quickly! read more

Sho Spicy - L8. Kung Pao Chicken and A1. Veggie Spring Roll - Szechuan Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

Got takeout: (1) double cooked pork and (2) spicy dry fried eggplant. Rounded out to about $33 without tip. Both came with white rice. (1) double cooked pork: okay but very fatty and oily. Cooked with thick green onion slices or maybe it's a different type of vegetable. Idk it's almost a little too decadent. (2) dry fried eggplant: sautéed with herb stems and peppers. Pretty good, the pieces are thick with the crust sort of crunchy while the inside is very soft. Spice level was around mild/medium but if you're sensitive to spice, I wouldn't recommend this dish. Portions are very large, each order could last for 2-3 meals. Service: super nice and polite, they had my order ready in less than 10 minutes. Overall: I would recommend this place for a casual lunch spot to try (seems to have lunch specials for $9.95) read more

Sho Spicy - V1. Sichuan Style Dry Fried Eggplant - Szechuan Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

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I wasn't expecting to get great flavors and mostly authentic chinese food in the area, but my friend said he found a joint that he and his family really enjoyed so I had to give it a try. I will say that the flavors overall are big and bold, but you have to choose the right items. Also, some dishes were a mix of Americanized and Chinese, which is common considering the business needs to cater to the palates of their local clientele. Anyway, we ordered: Hunan chicken: This was probably my least favorite. Chicken was decent, but I've never been a fan of chicken breast meat. Flavors were all right too, but couldn't compare to the other dishes. I feel like this is a "safe" dish for people just getting introduced to Szechuan food. Szechuan fish/Bamboo fish: This was fish filets fried with crispy peppers and onions, and it blew our minds. The batter was surprisingly light and not too greasy, and the flavors were hearty, warming, and amazing. I think we could have ordered 2 of these dishes and been happy. Szechuan green beans: This was more like green beans sauteed/blistered in a hot wok with bean sauce (the Szechuan sauce staple). It was good and close to what you'd expect when you order green beans at a Chinese restaurant. By the way, don't knock it til you try it--Chinese children eat their vegetables because of this dish (and all the other amazing veggie dishes we have, but this is definitely a crowd favorite). Hot and spicy beef wrap: I was expecting a more...authentic wrap, but it was literally a flour tortilla wrapped with a ton of shredded lettuce and a tiny bit of beef that was ultra salty and hit you with a bang! I guess I was expecting more of a cilantro-y, Taiwanese kind of beef wrap, but they were smart in the ratio of their salt and fillers, so it worked out. Hot and spicy pot (something like that?): This was actually quite spicy, and my friend got hit with some of those Szechuan peppercorns pretty hard, but it was enjoyable. There's only a tiny bit of glass noodles, which was a bit disappointing because I thought there'd be more, but there's a whole bunch of random stuff in this pot and if you like classic Szechuan flavor, then you will love this! Overall, it's a good mix of American and Chinese. You can tell that they know their Szechuan flavors, and their traditional dishes really shine. Not a bad place to check out if you're really craving Szechuan in the area. read more

This place is really good! Ordered first time delivery and they were really quick. The quality and taste of the food was exceptional!!! Definitely recommend the Moo Shu Chicken! Delicious!!! read more

When I walked in the restaurant, I definitely thought the food would be overpriced because of how gorgeous the interior looked, but the menu surprised me. The food is in fact quite reasonable. It was a cold afternoon so we ordered a tea pot of hot jasmine tea that cost about $5.95 For appetizer we ordered some crab rangoon (the shell was quite crispy but I was not a huge fan of the filling), we got the chicken coconut soup which was so amazing (the flavor of the cilantro mixed with the shrimp and the coconut was mouthwatering), the last thing we got for the appetizer was the numbing beef rolls- they were served cold as its supposed to be and we loved them. For entrees- we ordered the fried rice, spicy garlic eggplant and hot n numbing chicken (for me- it was alright because everything had a sweet taste to it) but I'm sure you'll enjoy it if you don't like very hot food. The staff here are very welcoming and sweet so that's always a plus. It's a great date night place because of how pretty it looks. Don't worry about parking at all because there's always plenty of parking available right in front of the restaurant. read more

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Love ordering food from this restaurant. There's almost no delivery fee if you call them directly. Also, good for dine-in. However, the prices of dishes are not cheap & can be pricey. They have quite a variety dishes from non spicy to very spicy with lots of red numbing peppers. Even though some dishes have lots of red peppers, the actual dish itself is not that spicy. They were added for flavoring. Some recommended dishes are below: Deep Fried Eggplant Green Curry Chicken 3 Mushrooms Chicken Pickled Cabbage Fish Soup Cumin Lamb Braised Fish in Chilli Oil Mixed Seafood in Clay Pot read more

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Delicious food & a delightful spot to dine in - Shrimp are enormous & so yummy! Great service - will be back!

So I seen some reviews that said that this was one of the best Chinese food restaurants in the area. I haven't had the Best luck with Chinese food down here, I've had some really good Chinese food, but I am looking for great I guess. So I know this is going to sound weird but the bag had a lot of heft to it. The bag was actually pretty heavy so it made me realize the fact that they didn't feel like they were skimping on the food. You know some places you'll go get some food and it'll be really light as if they only tried to give you half the amount or stuff most of it with air? No, this bag has some heft and I can appreciate that. The place is really nice and clean and very decorated. They had tables and there were plenty of tables to say that soul sound like his a carryout only kind of spot. It's also not like it's cramped or anything like that so I thought that was good. The way it looks I probably would not mind actually sitting down for a meal. As soon as I walked in they were super nice and friendly. My order was already waiting there when I got there. I don't know how long it been sitting there but I feel like they could have left it in a warm container before they just left it out on the table letting it get cold. But it's not the end of the world. Either way it goes, the guy who greeted me was super nice and very quick about it. I tried this establishment and I was not disappointed. I got some chicken wings, egg drop soup,spring rolls, and the sesame chicken. The rolls were decent,hot and fresh even after the car ride home the soup was decent as well. The chicken wings came in a foil lined bag in order to keep them hot while you are doing carryout. It's similar to what Popeyes did with their chicken sandwich to make sure that you still can get a hot sandwich even after you leave the restaurant. So I actually appreciate it that! Your chicken was super hot and golden brown and had a pretty good flavor to it. A lot of crunch on it as well. The sesame chicken was good as well. The sesame chicken and the fried rice also had a lot of flavor and they did not skimp on the sauce. And a chicken had a superior amount of heat to it. A lot of times you'll get chicken with sauce on it that tastes more sweet even though they denote on the menu that it's supposed to be spicy. No, this time they actually got it right with a perfect balance of sweet and spicy. They even shopped up the little peppers to go in there just to help it along. And believe me, you know when you buy to know one of those! I would 100% go back. read more

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Came here for their lunch specials ($8.95 and up) on a weekday 6 weeks ago, and we were the only customers dining in at 11:40 am. Sho Spicy is located in south end of the Fountain Oaks Shopping Center, and could easily be missed due to the many neighboring small businesses. Parking is easy to find in the large, shared free parking lot. As soon as we entered the main dining area, we were immediately welcomed by an employee who seated us quickly. The inside of the restaurant looks great and practically new, with lots of comfortable looking booths and nice wooden chairs and tables. During the time we were in the restaurant, around 4 take out orders were picked up at the cash register. I ordered the Kung Pho chicken lunch special, and R ordered the Mongolian Beef lunch special. We didn't have to wait very long for our meals, probably 10 minutes at the most. I was disappointed in the spice level of the Kung Pho dish. The menu indicated that the spiciness was rated as two chili peppers, but I would personally rate this as one chili pepper. It was confusing to me that there were so many inedible red chili pepper skins in the entree but the spiciness just was lacking. R said that his Mongolian Beef sauce was too sweet. The amount of food provided was good, especially at the reasonable lunch special prices. The service level was good, and our server came by to check on us many times to see if we needed anything and to refill our water glasses. There are a lot more entrees, including vegetarian, to check out on their varied menu. read more

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This is my go to now for Chinese food. My favorites are the crispy beef or the classic general tso's chicken. Yesterday was my fist time eating inside; I usually get it to-go. The customer service was stellar. I went for the general chicken last night, but my friend ordered beef with 3 peppers. It was decent. A little chewy for me but good flavor. My chicken had more red pepper flakes than normal. I think bc my friend ordered hers extra spicy and they added to both dishes. It wasn't too hot, but I didn't need the extra spicy. read more

Sho Spicy - C3. Beef with Three Pepper - Szechuan Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

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This spot is sho good! I'm grateful this place is open late. My son and I were heading home late at night after an event and wanted to stop somewhere to eat. I did a quick Yelp search and landed on Sho Spicy. We ordered the following: Wonton soup $3.95 Edamame $5.95 Mongolian beef $14.95 Fried fish and tofu $17.95 Sichuan style dry fried eggplant $14.95 Yes, that's a lot of food for two people but we were hungry! The portions are generous and great for sharing. The wonton soup and mongolian beef were my son's orders, but we shared everything else. The food was fresh and flavorful. The eggplant was spicy, just like I wanted and expected! We had lots of leftovers which we ate for the next day and a half. The space used to be Tasty China's. The decor and layout haven't changed since switching. Plenty of free parking in the shopping center. Staff was friendly and attentive. Highly recommend! read more

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I ordered the spicy beef soup and my boyfriend ordered the bbq ribs. My soup was spicy and the broth it's self had some flavor... but all together with the noodles and bok Chou just tasted very plain. The noodles felt like regular thing spaghetti noodles to me and tasted like it too. There wasn't really much flavor with everything. Unfortunately I didn't like it... my boyfriend thought the ribs were okay. Wasn't anything he would get again, they had some flavor as well, but still everything was plain. We were sure we were gonna like it because it had 4 and a half stars.. I didn't even finish my bowl of soup. It was late at night so no one was in there. I'm guessing they're covid friendly, everything was very spacious read more

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I was in the area and had a craving for Dan Dan Noodles. This place is pretty low key, staff was friendly and service was fast. The Dan Dan noodles and the egg roll were just okay, not sure if I would visit again. Inside is a decent size and was pretty empty when I dined here. This restaurant is located in a plaza so parking is not an issue even though it can get crowded. read more

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I get them on Uber Eats and I get the same thing EVERY TIME.... Mongolian Beef !!!!!!! So good. For the most part the consistency of the taste every time I order it is on par (please keep that up! ) I really should try something else on their menu to be honest but I just love that dish so much it's hard! I've never went into the establishment and I have no idea where they are actually located so I can't comment on the service or ambiance but I wouldn't mind checking them out. read more

Really fabulous neighborhood gem!!! Sandy Springs (ITP! You don't have to drive to Buford!! Yes Buckhead, this means you too can drive 5 minutes and have excellent quality Chinese food with great service.). First, the owner "Sho" is fantastic. He has a great set of recipes that remind me of authentic southern Chinese food. Definitely come and check out the menu. It's varied and they have several large tables with lacy susans in the middle for large group meals where you can share many dishes. Definitely try any of the hot pots. Try the potatoes as well. Dan Dan are excellent. And the egg plant is to die for!! read more

Sho Spicy - B5. Spicy Numbing Dry Pot with Chicken is a MUST have!!! - Szechuan Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

Tonight I tried the Mongolian Beef. It was horrible. I did not expect the beef to be swimming in onions. I thought it was supposed to be to be more of a stir fry with onions. And Hunan Gourmet use to serve it with rice noodles. 18.00 was a lot of money for food which ended up in the garbage. As an added bonus, it gave me a stomach ache. Will not recommend Spo Spicy to anyone. read more

This is my go to Asian takeout! Everything is so good here, chicken fried rice, Singapore noodle, lamb or beef dishes - delicious! And our order is always correct! Love Sho Spicy! read more

Food is amazing came here with my family and excellent food and ambience service was on it! I would recommend

When I was living just outside Palo Alto, I experienced an amazing Sichuan Restaurant that served me a Cumin Lamb that made my mouth tingly, cool and numbing. Please, this is not a bad thing if you LOVE spicy food. It added to the immense pleasure of eating!!!!! So I stumble on Sho Spicy and sure enough, some of their menu items said "numbing spice" Well, after Yeats of searching for a place that could replicate the Palo Alto experience....SHO SPICY came damn close. The only knock I have is that their wonton in the soup seem to have no meat!! That was disappointing having the feeling of just eating the wrapper. The waitress had the chef make the Cumin lamb with numbing spice and it was simply an amazing dish that I will come back to have!!! Highly recommend this place....id have given them a 5 star review.. if they had better wonton soup!!! read more

Enjoyed the food. I ordered coconut soup. Not my favorite I've had, but still great fresh flavor. Crab Rangoon was on point as well as the stellar service. read more

My partner ordered the Eggplant with Spicy Garlic Sauce earlier this week, and I loved it! So I knew I wanted to grab lunch from this restaurant when I was craving spicy food yesterday. I got the Bang Bang Shrimp, Bokchoy with Minced Garlic, and Spicy Numbing Dry Pot with Chicken. The latter was very fulfilling but lacked salt. There wasn't anything too special about the bokchoy, which had a strong garlic flavor but still tasted healthy. I'd probably try this place again, but I know I won't ever order the Bang Bang Shrimp, which reminded me of orange chicken. read more

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Not sure if my experience conflicts with the other reviewers because I got take out, but I'm writing this review moments after throwing away 80% of my food out of absolute disgust. Ordered the hot & sour soup and the steamed dumplings for a quick lunch. 1. Hot and sour soup. Not really sure what was happening in this soup. Hot and Sour soup is traditionally my favorite soup, but this was way off. For a moment, I thought I saw a pig's toe in there, but talked myself out of it. I still don't know what it was. The only ingredient I recognized was the tofu. Red specks float around the soup. There were no mushrooms. No carrots. No bamboo shoots. None of the traditional ingredients I've seen in hot and sour soups. Poured it out after two bites. I grumbled and ate a few of the soup wonton chips that came with the soup. 2. Dumplings were delivered cold, so I tossed them on the skillet for a few moments. After a few moments, I took a bite. The dumpling skin is thick, thick, thick. The pork (I think) inside was tasteless without any flavor. No hints or traditional ginger, scallions or anything to make it memorable. The dumplings were served with a vinegary sauce that was laden with garlic, but the sauce itself couldn't even save these dumplings. Ate 2 out of the 6 dumplings and into the trash they went. read more

We were looking for outside eating at an early bird special time frame. No luck for outside but we were the only one's in the place. We didn't really love the dish with pork belly, it was pretty fatty. The Mongolian beef was fantastic, the fried eggplant and garlic eggplant were both delicious. Service was fast n attentive. read more

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Excellent sichuan style cuisine, it's difficult to find the right peppers with wood ear mushrooms but I haven't had any this good since I was in Taiwan. The brisket soup is meant for two I believe but it was a culinary sensation. The staff is friendly and chatty. I can't recommend this place enough. read more