Service was friendly and attentive. The Mongolian beef is fire. Everything was delicious. Food didn't take long to come out. read more

Spicy J's - Crispy duck - Szechuan Near Me - Fresno, California

Went here with my cousin this afternoon! We had the Calamari, the Mongolian beef and the Beijing beef chow mein, and it was terrific food. Server and staff were efficient and friendly. Nice outside seating and it's a nice clean place. read more

Shout out The Server Jazper he made some really nice suggestions and honestly would come back here just for him. Try the Soft Shell Crab ask for it extra spicy! read more

Had lunch here last week.Thought we'd try it after the grand re-opening and all the advertising we've been seeing. We were excited to see the difference. We have been regular customers, and love Spicy Js. So to start, The hostess was not cheerful or friendly as we walked in. And not busy. Was disappointed right away, because every other time we walked in the greeting was better. Our server was excellent and very friendly and fun. So he made up for the hostess. Lol. The food was excellent as usual, so we were super happy and really enjoyed everything. One thing we noticed...was they possibly changed the corn chowder a bit. It was always my favorite, but it tasted off...with a slight burnt taste. A tiny bit disappointed in that, but hopefully it was only that day. Otherwise I'd say...Great job Spicy Js. We still love it there. read more

The food is great but the service is bad tonight. The short server with the glasses, was very rude tonight. Felt unwelcome, she litterly slam our plates on the table, and didnt refill our drinks leaving me and my husband super thirsty. Won't be coming back. read more

After my favorite Chinese restaurant closed I've been scouring the far reaches determined to find a place to fill this empty void until I stumbled upon this gem of a restaurant, tucked in the heart of Fresno Spicy J is an absolute standout. An exhilarating introduction into the bold, fiery world of Szechuan cuisine. With an inviting casual yet cozy atmosphere I will definitely be back to enjoy more of their authentic offerings. Just an additional note my meal wasn't cheap but it was worth it. read more

This restaurant has the very best service and the food is phenomenal. We crave it! The Szechuan wontons are to die for as well as the honey cashew shrimp, and the chicken chow mein. I have truthfully never had a bad dish or meal there we are obsessed and the servers are so efficient and polite and the managers are sweet and come around and check on you. All good things about this place. read more

35 minute wait at Yard House for a late 10:00 post- movie dinner so figured we would head to Spicy J's, and got sat right down! i've only ever been during their 3-6 PM happy hour so i was excited to try out a late night bite. got the spicy orange chicken and the szechuan wontons, both were excellent. not TOO spicy on the orange chicken, but just enough for a small little kick. the wontons are just superb, a must every time we come. totally melt in your mouth deliciousness. we sadly not received our white rice order that comes with all entrees (they were workin' on closing, totally understandable). while the entrees are BIG, good for sharing, my girlfriend and i were very hungry and really regretted not getting the noodles. but craving more to me is more a compliment than complaint overall love this spot, the ambiance and theming inside is great and they have a really nice bar serving dark horse and crow & wolf root beer floats! didn't try this time, but sounded great. also little trick to deal with riverpark parking... i always park directly behind the theatre. plenty of spots and an easy exit. highly recommend spicy j's! read more

Spicy J's - Top: Spicy Orange Chicken Bottom: Szechuan Wonton (already devoured) - Szechuan Near Me - Fresno, California

11/13/24 I've had their Dan Dan noodles and it was Great! Time to try something different! Greeted upon entering. The bartender Milo was Great. Happy to give recommendations and answer any questions I had! I started with Merlot! It sounded good! Plus it was $7. Lucky! ;) Merlot was Fantastic! Ordered their recommended popular crab & avocado spring rolls and Spicy Thai chicken with black rice, choice of soup/salad and I picked salad. It came firs after Merlot! Fresh & tasty! Crispy won ton chips and great dressing! Delicious! Really Great bar and atmosphere! Fun music playing! Great paintings on the walls and multiple big screen TVs at the bar! Plenty of seating! Booths and tables! Crab & avocado spring rolls came next! 4 in a serving! Wow! Really DELICIOUS! Nice crunch, fresh & tasty & Delicious peanut sauce too! Bartender checked up too! Appreciated! Spicy Thai chicken order came a little bit later. It was WOW! Great! OMG! You get a lot in one order! A bunch of leftovers! Really REALLY DELICIOUS! Lots of flavor & just the Right amount of spice! Great amount of chicken & veggies! Paid and checked out after lunch and thankfully, bartender was happy to box all the leftovers. Left after that and wished a good day on the way out! Appreciated! Great service & Really Great lunch! Highly recommended! read more

See all

1st time experience was nice. I appreciated that they kept our booth reservation since the food trucks created traffic and parking chaos. Nice booth in corner with great staff, thank you, Chaney. All meals were not as hot as should be, but tasty. Good thing we had a gift card to help with price. Should have stayed away from weak foo-foo drinks. read more

Always good for me. I love it here. Going today for lunch. My favorite is the crispy duck.

I was very happy with my experience at Spicy J's. Our waitress Grace was very friendly and happy to our accommodate our requests: reduced spice levels for some dishes, and answering lots of questions. Our food was delicious especially the duck, eggplant, and salt and pepper eggplant. I highly recommend checking out Spicy J's and make sure to ask for Grace to be your waitress you will be glad you did. read more

See all

We went again to Spicy J's to try their weekday lunch specials. There's a large variety of dishes at reasonable prices. The portions are generous and include soup (hot and sour or egg drop) or salad, egg roll or cheese wontons, the entree with fried rice, rice or chow mein. I had the cashew chicken with fried rice and my dad had the black pepper beef. Food was decent although could have been a bit more salty and flavorful. The egg drop soup was a little bland but the hot and sour soup was good. Service was friendly and they checked on us regularly. The restaurant is comfortable and large. read more

Spicy J's - Cashew chicken lunch special - Szechuan Near Me - Fresno, California

See all

Three meals ordered for one curbside pickup. Not my first time with their curbside service and I've eaten numerous times in their restaurant. Normally, food is one of the better options of Fresno. Out of the four or five times I've ordered curbside, there has been three occasions where minor aspects of the order, say white rice instead of black grain rice was in the order when the black grain had been selected in the app. On 6.16.26 I had ordered the teppan beef, with an addition of shrimp. Rather than the standard teppan sauce, the shrimp and beef were swirled, soaked, in a dark terriyaki sauce. In an attempt to absorb some of the sauce, I placed my rice portion in the container. Rather than the rice absorbing the terriyaki broth, the rice drowned along with the shrimp and beef.. Having ordered the meal in person, three or four times, in the past, this was not expected and the to go meal experience was subpar. The second error, was a softer lowmein noodle was served when a pan fried noodle had been selected. To make matters worse, I called the number on the receipt the following day. A young lady noted my comcerns, took my phone number, then asked me to call back in two days. She explained the person who handles such concerns would be gone until then. I complied and was told on my 2nd call, after two days, that the person was unable to take my call. My contact info taken a 2nd time, and I was told to call back had I not heard from them by 5:00pm on Friday. After 6:00pm Friday, I left a voicemail message rehashing the incident and leaving my contact info a 3rd time. Today has been one week since I left the voicemail and I still haven't heard back. I left two stars since our third dish order, the Taiwanese Rice was better than expected. I still think their food is good but will likely deliberate some more as to whether or not I will trust their curbside service again. Customer beware. read more

The food is good but not good enough to listen to the kids playing games on the phones with full volume. Server wasn't to happy either. I hope they make money off the parents that lay phones baby sit them. No more for me. read more

Reliably decent Chinese food with fast and great service and a lot of options on the menu. I don't know of a better Chinese restaurant in the Fresno/Clovis area. read more

Spicy J's - Six - Szechuan Near Me - Fresno, California

Ahhh! Delicious! We definitely could've done without the dry pot with the pork belly and the mini pork buns, but everything else was great. read more

See all

45 minute wait but fortunately got to sit at the bar with no wait! Wonderful Cumin Beef, solid hot n sour soup and a pretty good fried rice. Reasonably priced!!! I will come back whenever I'm in Fresno. read more

Good ramen is very spicy. Service is good. Kind of costly. Pretty private if you eat outside. Wish the lighting was a little dimmer. Large portions. read more

Not bad. The vegetable tempura is pretty tasty and had a nice crunch to it. I think it's one of the better vegetable tempuras I had in restaurant and we got it for $8 under happy hour. Dan dan noodles (I chose from the authentic menu) was good but the noodles do not compliment the sauce and were too soft for my liking. 3/5 Overall for the food service was decent but I appreciate all the Chappelle Roan music that played during our visit read more

Service was super super slow. Yes she told us pork buns would take awhile( not even worth the wait) and they did 1/2 hr. Then it took another 1/2 hr for our meal to actually get here. I asked for a glass of water which she never brought. It was a wed at lunch it was just us and one more couple so they can't say it was busy. A couple came in after is and got their food before we did. More people came in after us but even then it wasn't busy. When we finally get our food it wasn't even warm. Don't waste your time or money at this dump.Won't ever come back to this over prices place. And your system being down has nothing to do with cold food: and having a photo shoot with someone else is no excuse. Maybe schedule it when you don't have other costumes. I actually give this place a minus 5stars. read more

I used to love this place but the attitude of employees is customers are there to serve them. They claim they will call or text you and that is a flat out lie. My last visit I asked if they could hand me my order outside when it was done. I waited 10 minutes past the time it was done and I was told I don't have to take it to you even though they said they would. It's sad this business will never reach its full potential because they treat customers so poorly. Miss Dai Bai Dang they knew how to treat customers. This place thinks customers are an inconvenience and not who provides their pay checks. If you want to be treated poorly come here. read more

We came for a weekend lunch, and unfortunately there is no lunch deals on the weekends but we were impressed with the quality of the food. My friend and I got the Woke Fired Shrimp and Hot and Spicy Tofu to share. Each entree came with a soup or salad, and a choice of rice or upgrade to fried rice, pan fried noodles, or chow mein. We asked for pan fried noodles on the side but we would recommend you order it on a entree with a lot of sauce since it was a little too chewy and hard to eat without any sauce. We asked for mild spice on both since we can't handle too spicy but honestly, I think regular spice level would have been good too; the mild wasn't spicy at all! I really liked the hot and sour soup - super flavorful and a nice amount of spice. The portions are pretty big, and we had leftovers enough for another meal. Each dish is a little on the pricey side though, especially with the upgrade. Each of our order turned to be ~$20-25. I would recommend coming on a weekday lunch for a better deal but overall the food was amazing! read more

Spicy J's - Wok Fired Shrimp and Hot and Spicy J's Tofu - Szechuan Near Me - Fresno, California

See all

Went for the first time today with 4 others who had been before. They were so right to suggest Spicy J's. We ordered 6-8 items to share (loved the big table with a glass lazy susan) and it was all delicious. My items - Kung Pao Tofu and Garlic Green Beans - were my faves but I tried everything. Orange Chicken was outstanding also. Was happy to see several entrees available in gluten free options! Hot & sour soup was above average. Best I've had in Fresno area. The atmosphere is nice but still casual and our server was excellent - kept up with us and also checked back for refills on drinks. Love that it's locally owned. Will def be coming back to try more! (Too much fun and food to remember to take pics - oops.) read more

The food here is still good, but it used to be much better. The ingredients are fresh and the atmosphere is nice, but lately the flavors haven't been as impressive as they once were. Hopefully they bring back the same quality they used to have, because this place has always been one of my favorites. read more

Went in for lunch. Our food was amazing! Our server Jazper was super attentive and helpful. Will definitely be back! Get the avocado spring rolls....we loved them. read more

Food: Ordered the Wok Calamari and the Dai Bai Dang noodles. Calamari was crispy and lightly breaded while the Dai Bai Dang was flavorful were packed with flavor with more than expected chicken. Turnaround for the dishes from order to table was around 20 minutes. Pricing on these dishes was reasonable. In addition to the food, we also ordered a watermelon mojito and a vodka cran. The mojito was very good however the vodka cran could've been a bit stronger. 5/5 Service/Overall: Please make a reservartion via Yelp. Although they do accept walk-ins, make the reservation if you plan on visiting on a busy day/time. During our visit, we were 4th in the queue (party of 2) and seated 30 minutes later. The overall service from reception, dining and turnarond was good. We do plan on coming back with a bigger party. We hope the visit will be render the same quality of food and service (TBD), but for this particular visit, I highly recommend. read more

Spicy J's - Dai Bai Dang - Szechuan Near Me - Fresno, California

See all

Great food, service and portion sizes! Kids eat free on Tuesdays, so works out great for reduced price movie and dinner with the kids if your are in to that. My favorite is the sweet and sour chicken, my daughter loves the orange chicken. Definitely recommend! read more

The quality of food has gone down drastically. Kao Yu: bass fish was deep fried and so dry, sauce flavor was not the same as before, tasted weird. Upgrade side rice to chow mein, there was only noodle, nothing else, and the noodle was sweet. Sausage fried rice used to be really good, not this time, lukewarm, no flavor. Dry cooked green beans were good. We spent more than 140 dollars and have decided to not come back again. read more

Spicy J's used to be the old Dai Bai Dang. I'll say it's the closest thing to Shanghai I have seen lately. Prices good--lunch $14-$17. Lunch comes with salad. Nice! I had orange chicken which you can get over vegetable chow mein. I have to say mine had no veggies that I could see, but no problem for me as I don't like veggies. Someone else I'm sure would be unhappy. Not sure why I found no veggies, but it was really good despite there only being noodles and the chicken. That's the only reason I'm giving it a 4, though for me personally I'd say it was a 5 today. I'll be back soon. :) read more

We discovered spicy j's not that long ago! And we've been coming back every few weeks! Energy is always the same from everyone! Sweet, caring. Food is great! Drinks are also really good! read more

Food is excellent. Service was good, we went on a weekend mid day, pretty busy. Delicious food and great variety.

I have always had a great experience here and often bring my guests here, but on 10/11 which was my wife's birthday, I had a discussion with my server Courtney to acknowledge her birthday. My server did not do what we agreed on, and charged a group gratuity. My server gave terrible service and did not deserve any tip from me, I have eaten here for years and this was the worse experience I've had and my wife did not get the service she deserved on her birthday. read more

I've visited J-Pot but never Spicy J's for chinese food- so since my brother was going to be in the area we ordered some out through the online website (super easy and convenient!). I ordered mapo tofu since I've been craving it for AGES, and my brother got the kung pao chicken, both as lunch specials. The lunch special prices are good, around $11-15 per dish depending on what you order, and it comes with a soup/salad and spring roll/wonton choice. The only reason I've rated it at 3/5 is that the taste was super watered down. I'm used to spice, and it wasn't that spicy numbing taste I'm accustomed too (I know not everyone is used to spice, but even the numbing spice was lacking). When I asked my brother for his rating, he rated his food as a 3.5/5 too. I think a great restaurant for Fresno, but taste a little lacking. read more

Today, we had Mario as our server, THANK YOU MARIO! AS USUAL, 10/10 service. We've had many different servers in our many visits, and they have all been excellent. We have never had anything but outstanding service... We just get busy with life and forget to post how amazing the food and service is. Once you enjoy the food and service here... you'll never go anywhere else. OH! The kids eat free special?! Outstanding! read more

I feel so bad that I haven't reviewed this place already! I've been here so many times and when family/friends of out of town want dinner, I always take them here! My favorite appetizers are the pot stickers and spicy wontons. We usually order spicy orange chicken with chow mein and can't go wrong! Its cute inside, drinks are good, and for family style the portions are good for maybe 4-5 people. Truly if its just 2 people expect left overs. Its a go to, definitely check it out! read more

See all

This place is a treasure! The food is all around excellent, the service is fantastic and the drinks are just right. You have to try the happy hour- some of the best food around town for a great price. manager MILO is friendly, professional (a great bartender too!) and really knows how to make each guest feel special. Love this place, you have to try it! read more

Love their lamb and fish. Everything we have had has been good but those are our favorites. The servers are super nice and attentive. Also, they serve drinks! read more

Coming from LA we have our share of good chinese food so our expectations were low when we yelped this place (we were craving chinese food). It exceeded our expectations and not sure if it's Fresno hospitality or that perhaps LA is sorely lacking but we had wonderful service (they often came by to check up on us and fill our water), and they actually smiled. Everything we ordered was good (even better that there was no MSG). Prices were reasonable, we didn't order their special lunch but it looked like a good deal. read more

Honestly really good food and amazing service. We ordered a bunch of the appetizers to share and it was a great time. The food was all delicious and worth going with a group of friends to get the full experience. The restaurant is a lot more spacious than I thought it would be. read more