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    Sichuan Kitchen SLO

    4.8 (13 reviews)
    Closed 5:00 pm - 8:00 PM

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    Monday Night Buffet
    Michelle H.

    I love this place a lot. They always have their chicken dumplings which are extremely yummy and spicy noodles as well as special veggies dishes. I always love going to this place on Mondays and loading up with some delicious Chinese food. This makes me miss home food so much, for SLO it is the best. I love talking to the owners and they are always so sweet. The absolute best.

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    Catherine N.

    On Mondays, they host a buffet style service. You can bring your own container or use a provided one to fill up with however much food you want. The cool thing is that this is donation based, you can pay based on what you feel. The dishes served were all vegetarian expect for the chicken wontons. The variety is based on what's available and cooked in batches. They don't bring out new dishes until the current dishes are finished or nearly finished. Note that many of the dishes contain peanuts. My favorite was the Cold Peanut Noodles, it was light and creamy. There's seating outside or take your meal home to enjoy! ig: @cravingswithcat

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    I was very hopeful after reading the reviews and seeing the buffet pics. I'm dying for some authentic Chinese. We ordered using Harvestly delivery service so maybe something wasn't packaged? Like condiments? We ordered the dumplings and the Dan Dan Noodles. Honestly, I could barely taste any difference between them. It was the exact same flavor profile; pasta in a bland, slightly spiced sesame oil. I mean, really all you could taste was sesame oil. The most flavorful part of each dish was the fresh bok choy. Neither me nor my husband liked them and we ended up tossing both after tasting and enjoying what turned out to be very expensive bok choy. I'm giving three stars because the noodles and the dumpling pasta had quite good texture and bite and the bok choy was fresh although a bit skimpy on the quantity. But gotta get some flavor in there, guys, if you want more stars from me.

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    Acira M.

    I recently went to Sichuan Kitchen for their special buffet on a Monday night. They were trying out a new concept where you get to pay whatever amount you feel like. The spread included a variety of authentic Sichuan dishes such as mapo tofu, rice, noodles, bok choy, cucumber salad, wontons, and more. The noodles were my favorite, with rich spicy flavors and the perfect texture. The Sichuan peanuts were also so good I wish I got more than just a small container. The atmosphere was welcoming, and the staff were friendly and accommodating as they continuously refilled the food. This pop-up is a great idea especially in the SLO community that doesn't have a lot of asian options. I highly recommend if you love spice and crave asian food. They also do 15% discount for students when you show your ID!

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    The Monday night buffet was fantastic. Delicious and healthy food not obtainable anywhere else and very friendly service and ambience.

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    A brilliant culinary tour of China, from Xi'an to Taiwan!…read more We are driving from Los Angeles to San Francisco, and browsed Yelp for a place to eat lunch, and found Shake Shake Fresh Noodle, right off Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo. We found parking right away, and got seated immediately by VV, the vivacious owner, in the beautifully decorated, naturally lit restaurant with both indoor and outdoor garden seating. VV was extremely helpful, offering to take our order directly or show us how to order through the online QR code menu. We're technologically savvy seniors, and had no difficulty ordering online, but appreciated the offer of help. Our orders arrived very quickly, beautifully presented on coordinated metal bowls, plates, and platters. While chopsticks were available at the table, we were also provided with silverware. We got to talking about the origins of the dishes we ordered - hand-made noodle chicken with potatoes and the beef roll, and expressed our appreciation for the craft of hand-making noodles. My wife and I are enthusiastic amateur cooks, and we noted that the spices, produce, and meats were very nice indeed. VV stopped by our table, and described the origins of the dishes: one dish was from Xi'an, and the other was from Taiwan. She then brought three more small samples for us to try, pickled cucumber and daikon salad (my wife's favorite), a shredded potato and carrot salad, and some deep-fried sesame balls. We drive through San Luis Obispo frequently. This has just topped the list of restaurants to visit again.

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