With the closing of King Szechuan Palace, my search for the best hot and sour soup continues, and unfortunately Spice Spirit's offering was too salty. And I like salt more than most people do. But I was happier with the Singapore mai fun, a delightful pick-me-up for this bummer of an illness-infused weekend. The pork was the best part so I might try one of their pork-forward items next time. The DoorDash delivery was quickly prepared and arrived hot. read more

OH MY GOSH. I love this place after just 1 order. I ordered a small pork fried rice & wontons with chili oil to go. The menu says 4 wontons but there were definitely more than 4. The spice was perfect with the wontons and it tasted absolutely perfect. The pork fried rice also tasted really really good and portion was great too. The inside of the store is really nice, it wasn't busy when I went and the food was ready in a good amount of time. Overall the food was amazing here and the portion made it worth it. The taste just blew me out of the park. Can't wait to come back there! read more

Spice Spirit - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

Have eaten here before. The food was good, service very slow. Unfortunately, I just walked by to find that they have been closed down by the health department! Yuck! read more

Spice Spirit - CLOSED DUE TO UNSATISFACTORY HEALTH DEPARTMENT RATING! - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

The food is really good, especially their Sichuan offerings. My go to is usually the dry pepper style tofu, so why the one star rating you ask? Because the service is the worst. Whenever I order online, whether through their website or via seamless, my order is never ready for pickup because whoever runs the front counter never tells the kitchen staff to start my order and I end up waiting an extra 10 to 15 mins for my food. I stopped frequenting this place because of this. read more

Very authentic, tasty Sichuan food that I've been craving for in Jersey City. When I closed my eyes biting into the wontons in chili oil, I felt as though I eating these along the Yangtze in the Sichuan province. I have never been there though. But they're almost up to par with cafe china in the city. Will order again! read more

Dinner at work, this restaurant was recommended. The food was delicious. Loved the steamed dumplings, the pork fried rice and especially the General Tso Chicken. Nice and spicy and especially crispy even after delivery. The service was great, really quick. Look forward to ordering from here again in the future. read more

Since moving to north Jersey, I've been on the hunt for tasty, authentic Szechuan style spicy crispy chicken also known as Chengdu, or Chongqing, style chicken. If you haven't had this style of chicken, you need to do yourself a favor and try it. Done properly it is unusually crispy, fairly spicy, and incredibly tasty. Seasoned with copious amounts of chili pepper, lots of ginger, and some classic Szechuan black peppercorn - this dish is a flavor bomb...when done properly. I've tried this dish at a handful of different locations in NYC and NJ and I can say Spice Spirit and Szechuan House in Hamilton serve the best versions of this dish. I'm truly happy to have found a restaurant in Jersey City that knocks this dish out of the park. read more

Spice Spirit - Spicy Crispy Chicken - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

Way better than expected!!! Our friends who toured China told us the Chongqing dry pepper chicken from Spice Spirit taste the same as the ones they had in China. It was all delicious! The restaurant is not pretty and no atmosphere, but the food is really good!!! We almost didn't enter because there were no diners. They mostly do take-outs. We were so happy we decided to try it out anyway. We ate: - chongqing dry pepper chicken - salt and pepper squid (this could be better, it was very crunchy and salty) - hot sauce style fish - eggplant in garlic sauce - green beans and minced pork (not enough minced pork) Will definitely return for the Chongqing chicken!!! Best fried chicken! Tasted like it was wrapped in juicy bacon fat and deep fried! LOL! read more

Red Alert- Amazing food over here! This place is the real deal when it comes to authentic Szechuan cuisine. The name of the restaurant is confusing as I've found 3 different variations of the name online/on the store front. I'm not actually sure what the name of the restaurant is but I took pictures of the storefront and interior. I had been ordering delivery from here all winter so when I finally decided to dine in, I completely missed it! On the outside, it looks like your standard no frills Chinese takeout restaurant. But this place is so much more glorious than that... They offer several different "styles" of dishes (salt and pepper style, cumin style, dry pepper style, etc.) along with your standard noodle dishes and Americanized Chinese food dishes. I've tried several items from their menu and have thoroughly enjoyed each of them. My top favorites would be dry pepper style spare rib tips, wonton in chili oil, and pork fried rice. There is only street parking but it is also close to the journal square path station. read more

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These glowing reviews are honestly confusing. I got two things: steamed pork dumplings and chicken fried rice. The pork dumplings were so funky that I threw them away and the chicken fried rice was edible. Edible but mostly tasteless. That's it. I've been to China. I've also made my own dumplings from Roy Choi's cookbook. I know what this food should taste like. Maybe these happen to be the two worst dishes on the menu. If you've ever read glowing reviews and then received awful food, this is that experience. read more

Definitely our new go-to spot! We loved everything we ordered, especially the dumplings, general tso chicken, boneless spare ribs, and the cumin style lamb. All of the food was so tasty, well packaged, and still hot when it arrived. Well done! read more

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This place is a dump with incredible food we had the fish in chili sauce huge delicious helping and the cumin shrimp also delicious. Great prices too. read more

Ordered pork with garlic sauce and boiled fish. Food came in with 3 rice and 3 containers with dishes. The portion was great but not the taste - not authentic, especially the over-sweet garlic sauce. Would prefer Ling Long Xuan's authentic version more. The food doesn't taste bad. Ok-ish. Maybe I will try some other dishes and void the garlic sauces ones next time. read more

What a surprise to have a restaurant like this open up in the Journal Square area. The take-out menu and the dine-in menu seem to be a bit different, with only Szechuan style dishes on the dine-in menu. The staff were very warm and welcoming and mentioned to us when we were leaving that special dishes were available with a day or two advance notice, especially involving seafood. I had the Dan Dan noodles (you can ask for the dish to be prepared to be suitable for vegetarians) and the dry pot shrimp with vegetables. The vegetables were fresh in the dish and the shrimp and spice flavors were great. In terms of spice, I found level 6 to be good for me. I can not wait to come back to try more of the menu. They also have very affordable family style tasting menus for parties of 7 or more. read more

Spice Spirit - Vegetarian stlye Dan Dan noddles - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

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Super yummy!!! This is our go to Chinese place. The garlic style chicken is soooo good!! Super crispy and yummy egg rolls! The dumplings in Chile oil are amazing!!! Love their noodle dishes too. They are super friendly over the phone too. Always arrives fresh and hot!! read more

Great addition to the Jersey City area. Though there are other Szechuan restaurants in the area I'm sure once everyone has tried this restaurant it'll sure be everyone's favorite. I stopped by tonight to get takeout but regrettably I only ordered the spicy beef noodle soup ($7.95). Once I opened the bag I smiled... I appreciate a restaurant that separates the noodles from the broth because you don't want your noodles super soft and over cooked. The spice was just right and the serving of braised beef is overly generous. The base is very beefy and not watered down and the amount of spice (chili oil) is not overpowering. Will definitely come back again. read more

Spice Spirit - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

For those of you who've had Han Dynasty in Manhattan or elsewhere, this place is a sister restaurant with the same menu / same chefs (just a different name). The food was excellent, the staff is very friendly--great addition to Journal Square/Jersey City. We had the dan dan noodles, fish dry pepper style, the shredded ginger duck, and egg drop soup. All were wonderful! Highly recommend this place--we will definitely be back! read more

Spice Spirit - Dry pepper style fish (left) and shredded ginger duck (right) - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

I almost missed this place because the sign said Asian fusion instead of spice spirit on the sign! I really wanted to give Spice spirit 5 stars but there were a couple of issues that I can't ignore. First with the good. The food was really tasty, not too oily, and there were great authentic options. Also the space was clean and the service was really excellent! The few issues were they charged us an extra dollar for the tiny juicy buns (xlbs) and the water tasted soapy like they did not fully rinse their water cups. We just deducted the extra dollar from the tip, but make sure you're being charged the correct amount for your dishes. But overall I'd definitely eat here again. They're a welcome addition to journal square. read more

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Ok so I have to say that the actual place is definitely not a great ambience however the food is where it's at. It literally was the best pork belly I've had, the hot pot was ok but not bad, I also had some wonton in chili oil that were super delicious. The price was very reasonable! Definitely come here for the food not the atmosphere lol... read more

Spice Spirit - Hot pot soup - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

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Highly recommend the steamed flounder (non spicy) and spicy cumin lamb. It's authentic and it's definitely not your typical greasy Chinese take out. One of the top 2 chinese restaurant around Jersey City, the other one is Ling Long Xuan(they have awesome fried fillet with tomato sauce) read more

Spice Spirit - Sautéed string beans with minced pork, steam flounder and cumin lamb - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

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Consistent sichuan food. Spicy and delicious. And great quantities. Liked their dry pot a lot.

Ordered delivery and I never got the food. I called an hour later and they told me to pick it up.

While waiting for our food with several other people we saw the woman cooking drop broccoli on the filthy floor and then put it back in the pan. They JUST reopened after the health department closed them down, how did they not learn? Another woman was stacking up old papers from random shelves with her food prep gloves on then touching food. read more

I don't know what they put in their food but it's sooooo good! Try the pork belly and the thick noodles

Delicious Sichuan food. If you are a vegetarian you have hit a jackpot with this place. We order from them regularly

This is the best take out in North Jersey!! Lots of vegan/vegetarian options. It's fresh and delicious, and never disappoints! Thank you Spice Spirit! read more

Came here since my girl friends and I were in the area and saw that this place served soup dumplings. We were greeted right away and we were the only ones there when we arrived. It looked a little run down and we were a bit nervous to try the food but once we ordered and received the food it wasn't bad. It was a bit chilly in there so I wished they raised the heat. Overall, a solid and affordable place! read more

"How Yelp failed me greatly" is the title of this review. I was excited to go here since I thought it was a new Chinese restaurant in my office area with a 4.5 star rating. I need to know who was smoking the crack when writing reviews. This is NOT a new restaurant. Only a menu add/change. The place was cold and fairly dirty. The spicy wonton was barely warm. The noodle in spicy beef noodle was over cooked. Will not be coming back. To all who gave 4 or 5 stars.... get off the crack. read more

This. Is. Unreal!!!! Few would have imagined that a 1,000% authentic Szechuan restaurant would have popped up in the empty husk of a mom and pop Ameri-Chinese takeout spot. If this place was in a dim, metallic, and marble East Village stepdown, the hype would be real in a beat. Instead, there is a special confluence or fortunate events that places this fine specimen of Szechuan authenticity in the most unlikely of locations -- JSQ. Prices are solid, but if it became more expensive I would be wary. The people who work there are fantastic and nice. The food was beyond amazing and authentic. This is my favorite spot for now in Flushing + Manhattan. Keep it up guys!!! read more

Ordered twice from here. Both times ordered vegetarian dishes as I cannot eat meat. The vegetable steamed dumplings were good; however, one dumpling was filled with pork. Another time ordered from the vegetarian section - mapo tofu. The sauce had minced pork or some type of meat in it. Very inconsiderate for the restaurant to add meat, especially pork into a vegetarian dish. read more

Finally - Lo and behold - the best Chinese food in Jersey city at a reasonable price. Also, fast delivery. FYI - this is a pretty authentic place. This isn't a place you get orange chicken or anything - the Szechuan style is not for Americanized food! Authentic Chinese food! So they delivered within 40 minutes of ordering with delicious food you can't get elsewhere. They have a new loyal customer, you won't be disappointed if you hop on this band wagon. read more

Dan Dan noodles were fantastic! Fried rice was tasty but needed something to spice it up. Enjoyed the spicy wontons as well. The Dan Dan was the star of the show. The scallion pancake was also a nice start, texture of a crispy quesadilla without the cheese and a nice sour sauce to go with it. read more

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If you're looking for legit Sichuan/Szechuan food in the area, think no more... This is the place to be! Here's what was in our order: Cumin Style Chicken Dry Pot Style Fish Mapo Tofu Spring Rolls Dumplings in Chili Oil. Let me start with Apps first - We let our server know that we do not eat beef and pork - No Problems! Chicken dumplings in tangy oily sauce that could beat any place around, even the joints in east village. Spring rolls were crisp, SUPER hot! Dry pot style fish and cumin style chicken are one of those things that I could risk my health for - Yes! they're oily, spicy and totally delicious. I am a huge sucker for sichuanese food and it just hit the right spot. Mapo Tofu could have been better - I'd still give it a 3, as I've had better Mapo Tofus. Let me remind you - ANy of the above items had no pork. So my Mapo Tofu could have sucked because of no pork :) Service is as good as you'd expect from a chinese takeaway joint. language is a barrier but they served well. You cant complain after the food that delicious. lol. Ambience - Meh! Doesnt feel like a "restaurant". Lacks warmth and coziness. Music could be traditional chinese than the top40 US Pop chart. I am going to visit again in a month after I offload the carbs and fats :) read more

FINALLY!!! There's actually authentic Chinese food in Journal Square. This is really shocking as we know there aren't much restaurant options in this part of the city. My husband and I did takeout and pick-up for two days. I can say that both experiences were positive. For Takeout: My husband and I ordered braised beef noodle soup and shredded chicken with chilli pepper noodle soup. Both noodle soups were flavorful. The takeout portions are good and they do not skimp out on the meats. There is a delivery fee for $2.50 if you decide to take out. That is already charged to the receipt. After such a positive experience with take out, we couldn't resist and ordered again the next night. We did pickup. For Pick-up: We ordered a vegetable side, eggplant with garlic sauce and Kung pao style chicken that's stirred fried with peanuts, bell peppers and chilli peppers. Both dishes were delicious. They were really bold in flavors. We couldn't stopped raving how tasty the dishes were, especially for takeout. The portions were big and we had leftovers. For $22.00 with tax included, it sure was worth the money. We both are looking forward to going into the restaurant to dine in. After such a positive experience with takeout and pickup, we look forward to trying out more of their dishes in the restaurant. Again, this was a great addition to JSQ since there aren't much options to choose from for take-out. read more

This is another welcome addition to the burgeoning Chinese food scene in Jersey. Unfortunately it's Szechuan, like most of the other newly opened restaurants, but, hey, at least it's not Panda Express. It took quite a hike to get there, and an even more harrowing jaunt to find parking. I've never been to this part of town before, let alone the previous version of the restaurant. Thankfully I didn't have to strain my imagination because the decor is probably unchanged. It's hard to fathom any restaurant affiliated with Han Dynasty looking like this. Just think typical takeout joint serving heavily breaded meat in ubiquitous brown sauce type of interior. However, do not be deterred. This place is serving up authentic and tasty Szechuan fare. The Three Cup Chicken could use bigger chunks of meat that's more tender, but the Taiwanese flavor is spot on. The tea smoked duck could use deeper aroma, but is still a quality dish. The noodles and fried rice are all quality versions that are only typically seen in Chinatown areas. The cumin lamb, my reference dish for any Szechuan restaurant, was quite good and not gamey at all, though the spicing could be kicked up a notch or two. If you live in the Journal Square area this is definitely a great option for delivery. read more

Two restaurants in one. Quick American-Chinese carb for a good price, OR really good Szechuan food. I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the food. Got tea-smoked duck to go which met expectations at a reasonable price! read more

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The food here is fantastic. I've had veggie dumplings in chili oil, Dan dan noodles, cold sesame noodles and scallion pankcake. Firstly the scallion pankcake was crispy (not greasy), best scallion pankcake I've had so far. Their dan dan noodles were in a spicy sauce (their own recipe), I've had Dan Dan noodles with sesame sauce as well but these did not dissapoint. Their sesame noodles were my favorite along with the veggie dumplings in chili oil (I requested them veggie which they gladly accommodated). Nothing makes me happier than finding super yummy food at reasonable prices! Dont expect stellar service but the waitress is very nice, friendly and will answer your many questions! Just come with patience, have some tea and enjoy!!! read more

Spice Spirit - Veggie dumplings in chili oil - Szechuan Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

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Love getting takeout from here. The ambience isn't great but it has great authentic Chinese food. Our go to is always the beef and tripe in chili oil and the hot sauce fish. Their lunch menu is so affordable too, great option while wfh these last few months. read more

Really good service and great portions! A bit oily for my taste, but lots of flavour! Beef pieces weren't the best, a bit fatty but the broth made up for it! read more

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Finally a good authentic Chinese restaurant exists in jersey city area! If u like spicy Chinese u can't miss it read more