When I came here, I was so excited to try authentic Chinese street food. Instead, I was served food that belong on the street. It was the most disappointing $125 we have ever spent. The food was beyond salty. It was the kind of salty that even rice could not fix. If I knew I was going to be served that, I would rather have taken a sip out of the ocean for FREE. Despite the salt, my party did not want to waste the food, and so we ate on. I pray for their kidneys. It took me 3 cups of water to finish half of the food. Even still, my body was aching and dehydrated - Shell City might have been a better name for this place. The food left me feeling like Spongebob when he tried to bring back King Neptune's crown. WaTeR... wAtEr... Anyways, I do not recommend this place. read more

Streetfood Revolution - The cucumber is the only thing I would recommend. A shame, really. - Chinese Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

First time here and ordered on chowbus. The spicy boiled hotpot was very delicious! You can select what you want to put in, which is convenient since you can just select your favs. The stripe potatoes dish was just okay probably Bc it wasn't that crispy anymore after being in a takeout box. read more

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Stupid food delivery in Chowbus. Never give the exact amount of ham. I've ordered takeouts for several years in this restaurant. More then ten times they did not sent the correct number of ham in Spicy Bowl. They don't even print the number of items in that. Food is good, service sucks. read more

Streetfood Revolution - Order ticket - Chinese Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

First thing, place is sorta dark inside. I see some recessed lighting that's not on, so I'm not sure if its broken or just off. They give you a menu and piece of ordering paper with pencil. You just tick off the dish you want. There's no number reference on the tick sheet so was awkward to compare against the picture menu. Food Wave Potato (2/5) mandarin style french fries - wasn't a big fan of this dish. Pretty heavy on cumin spice and salty so was hard to really get what the uniqueness of this app was. I'd skip this app if you were eating here first time as it wasn't very impressive. Pork bone pot soup (4/5) super spot on! loved the deep pork flavor of soup. The bones were thick and had some meat on it. Not much meat but enough to chew on. The best part was the bone marrow that you can just scoop out with chopsticks. Pretty flavorful in good. At $14 though, i thought it was expensive for the portion. Sticky rice (1/5) pretty greasy and didn't taste that good. It was pretty bland and the "bread' was essentially fried though. No flavor and was overall a disappointing dish. No worth it. Overall the pot soup was the only redeeming feature here. read more

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Streetfood Revolution is delicious. The best menu item I've tried is the spicy chicken cubes. During the pandemic, I call to order and pick it up -- I usually just order the chicken cubes and have it with some home-cooked vegetables and rice. Their dry pot is also very good. Everything is delightfully spicy and savory -- all the good flavors. The chili crab varies in quality since they have different types of crabs depending on the season. Streetfood Revolution is my go-to for Allston takeout food, matched only by BBQ chicken. I'm excited to dine in again as well eventually! read more

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Excellent food, well prepared. Nothing middling about these guys, although the decor is déclassé.. cheap furnishing, uneven flooring, wobbly tables... great food! Had cumin lamb, a house fried rice, green beans with minced pork, and chicken breastbone cartilage! This is an absolute crunchy delight here or at my fav Japanese izikaya... the food had a deft touch. Should be on The Roster and a part of every Szechuan foodies rotation of places... go! read more

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Been meaning to try since I started commuting past here every day, and so glad I finally did. Another authentic Chinese to add to my short list in the area. I was impressed by the speed with which they accommodated my take out order, and thrilled when I got home with the BEST spicy fish fillet I have had. (Also, well-packaged. Didn't spill a drop even though I transported it tied to the back of my bike.) Crispy chicken chunks and dry-cooked noodles were also delicious. Can't wait to go back and try some other dishes. (But will absolutely get the fish every time!) read more

Went here for a quick Sunday lunch with a group of friends and was pleasantly surprised at the quality of food - they've gone better since our last visit more than a year ago! Street Food Revolution is considered one of the more authentic Sichuan restaurant in Boston and around, one can easily tell by observing the customers eating here. The menu is fairly broad, ranging from the typical pick your own Mala Pot, sichuan-style skewers, and a number of appetizers and entreés. We opted for a spread from their menu: Fish Mala Pot, which we wished had less veggie but has good flavor, Chicken Cartilage (great seasoning!), Double Cooked Pork Belly, The Century Egg with Sesame Sauce, fried rice with pork floss on top, and stir fry napa cabbage. All dishes were appropriately portioned and very filling. It's best to come here with a group of friends so you have some stomach real estate and share a mala pot, accompanied with few adventurous appetizers! Is it the best Sichuan restaurant in the area? That is debatable. However, my friends & I were happy to see how much they've improved this past year. Will stop by again sometime! read more

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The name of the restaurant brought me here. Street food revolution sounds like something I would try especially coming back from Asia a few months ago. It's a misconception because when I think of street food, it's the small portioned and inexpensive type of food. So in this restaurant, street food revolved into this: We ordered the dry chicken pot, stinky egg, and dry spicy noodles. The only thing I really liked was the stinky egg but isn't there a better name for this on the menu? Doesn't sound appetizing. We ordered the dry chicken pot because that's one of their signature dishes. It's a huge catering tray that is kept warm underneath but it isn't worth $30. It's overpriced. Dry spicy noodles is just spaghetti pasta with hot oil. Nothing special. In fact, all 3 dishes we ordered had the same type of hot oil and/or Szechuan peppers. I looked around and it seems like every dish is the same type of spicy seasoning. The hot oil and peppers. read more

Streetfood Revolution - Dry chicken pot & stinky egg - Chinese Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

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I was really excited about this restaurant especially since it promised authentic Chinese food and they really delivered! I don't read Chinese and the menu didn't have photos so we were a little lost and had no idea where to start. The waiter was really patient with us and was able to describe pretty much everything on the menu. We ended up getting the SFR spicy bowl where you can add different types of meats and veggies for additional costs. We got beef, sprouts, and enoki (the stringy long mushrooms) which were all good choices, but I wish we had gotten more filling like another meat choice and potatoes since there was so much sauce. I usually can't handle spiciness, but this bowl was hot but not extremely spicy like the waiter described. We also got rice in soup and legend tofu which both had milder tastes but both smooth and delicious as well. Other people in the restaurant (we came Wednesday and there were a good amount of people there considering it had just opened early March) ordered the dry pots which range between $27-29 and they're huge! They could probably feed about 3-4 people or 2 people with enough for leftovers. It looked like a mixed of veggies and meats (they offered squid, chicken, and rib) so I'd really like to try that next time. The place itself has 2-3 sections but seats a good amount of people, maybe about 50. Really good location in Allston around many other restaurants too. read more

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latest updated: Since my friend insisted on try this place, I gave this place a final chance. It can get even worse. This is a typical example of "getting worse as time passes". The stir-fried green beans we ordered contained 2/3 of grounded pork. While I was thinking why there were so much pork, I tasted it. Then it was self-evident. The pork had a fishy and sour taste. It is obvious that the pork has gone bad. The cook wanted to use them as soon as possible, so he added a lot! What a jerk restaurant! Time to shut this place down. It's health hazardous! Updated Review: My recent experience at this restaurant is to take an delivery order. The classic grilled fish really impressed me. I don't know if they only put the fish head and the tail in the dish or the fish body is smaller than my fist. Wen we got the classic grilled fish, you can only see fish head and fish tail. When I dig into a large piles of cilantro, lotus root and onions to try to find where is the fish body, we only find several scattered fish meat with thick skins. This dish costs you $35. They'd better buy organic vegetables for that dish. I have tried several grilled fish dishes and this is the worst. It completely change my attitude to this place. If you want to have grilled fish or other authentic Szechuan food. I recommend Mala restaurant which is one block away from this restaurant. For take out orders, WOW Barbecue also serves nice grilled fish. Moreover, the stir-fried clams come with 30% empty shells. Prepare for your shell collection. The food quality of this restaurant enormously decreases. Old version: This restaurant is newly opened. Although they don't have many kinds of dishes, but their Szechuan food is really authentic. The spicy taste comes with a nicely greasy smell. The spicy ribs come with onions, green peppers, red peppers and Chinese ingredients. They really taste complex, but delicious. Maybe because this restaurant is new, the service is chaotic. read more

Streetfood Revolution - Classic grill fish with only fish head and tail, but costs $35. AMAZING! - Chinese Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

The menu has no pictures so we definitely had to ask and look at other tables to figure out what we wanted. The sticky rice was quite tasty. There were some little crunchy bits that added extra flavor and texture. We enjoyed the chicken dry pot but I will say that there was definitely enough for 4-5 people to share! We had a lot of leftovers to take home. The spicy pot was a bit too spicy and kind of affected my mouth in a weird numbing way. There seemed like a lot of oil in this so it wasn't my favorite. The service was good and the owner was very patient to try to explain what everything was and recommended a few dishes. read more

Streetfood Revolution - Chicken dry pot was tasty and delicious. - Chinese Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

As someone originally from Sichuan province and well travelled, I'm confident to say this is the most tasty grilled fish I have ever had outside of my hometown! The fish is tender and super flavorful, instead of the greasy or aimlessly spicy kinds I ate at most other places. Ordered chicken feet and stinky eggs as side dishes - they are also DELICIOUS. Will definitely see myself frequently visiting here in the future :p read more

Streetfood Revolution - Grilled fish - my favorite! - Chinese Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

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Food was overpriced for a "street food restaurant", they charge $2 for hot tea which was literally made with a cheap tea bag without informing you for extra charge ahead. However, free hot tea was offered at almost any nearby Chinese/vietn restaurants. Three for the food, Two for the service Tips: you could easily find better food for the price down the street or next door read more

Uhh, I honestly think their food is very delicious and deserve 5 stars. I like spicy Sichuan foods but I'm not from Sichuan to comment if it's authentic or not. At least I can say it is spicy and delicious. Tried 1/3 of the dishes in the menu so far and I enjoyed most of them. I usually come 2-3 weeks a time since there are many other good restaurants nearby as well. read more

I went to this place when it was grand open, at that time, the food did not impress me at all. But as their name says, they keep coming up new dishes, and some are never seen in Boston before, which attract me there recently. The intestine noodle (猪脏粉）is way beyond my expectation and the stick rice looks exact the way from my home town, taste a little drier, if it can have more source on it that would be perfect. I am not interest to have another sichuan style Chinese restaurant which tastes similar, considering they did a great job of improvement and trying to creating new food, I'd rather reward them for the hard work. read more

Very solid food, including duck and fried dishes. Especially good for spicy enthusiast, but also great non-spicy dishes as well.

this place is the absolute worst. DO NOT DINE HERE. it was completely empty yesterday night (Saturday) around 8pm.. and for good reason. First, the service is horrendous. we were literally the only table and we weren't getting proper service. I had to walk over to the counter (employees were texting and chatting with each other) to ask why we got the WRONG dish? the employee tried to use the excuse of: "the entrees look similar before cooked. so that's why we mixed up" HOW THE HECK IS THAT AN EXCUSE for a restaurant??? never. ever. come back. the dry pot was disgusting (made our mouths numb) and their pig ears are even worse. do not come here. that is all. I won't ever pay $35 for such a crappy meal experience. read more

Streetfood Revolution - our leftovers that we didn't finish cuz of the disgusting taste. - Chinese Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

Their toilet doesn't have even paper towels, and in fact, it might be the only restaurant in Allston that doesn't have it. This is definitely unacceptable. The food is okay. Not impressive, not terrible. The menu is horribly incomprehensible as a lot of comments mentioned. Their dishes have a rich cultural background while they didn't put any introduction on it. And instead, the wall is filled with Dota2 hero posts. I'm impressed. This place is more like a play yard for Chinese students rather than any means of a restaurant. read more

I recommend their 猪脏粉 for the noodle. One tofu dish is also delicious. Service is Chinese style. Just call out when you need attention. (Yes, that's what people do in China) Most spicy food are spicy and oily. But it's their style... Price is reasonable for its food. read more

I was told about this place when it first opened months ago, and here I am. The food is just okay. I won't recommend it for anyone with a healthy diet habit. It tastes like chinese fast food, but with a dine-in price tag. Totally overpriced for the food as well as their below average service. I'll probably come back but not in a year. Too salty and grease. Overall, it does not show the real charm of the MaoCai although they call themselves the best MaoCai in boston. I guess it's because they are the first and only one for now. read more

Two reasons why don't try this place: MSG galore. My hands and tongue started to get numb during the meal. I have had my fair share of MSG in my life... So needless to say that my tolerance is pretty high... But this place really kicked it up quit a bit Service sucks. Although it's a stable for Chinese restaurant.... But, when there r three tables that are seated (me included).. And never got my water refilled (I had to drink a lot of water... And had to go to cvs to grab two huge smart water after the meal), not once. Also... The music was BLARING at 1pm... I thought I was at a club.. Maybe the owner/staff still thinking in Asia time zone. Avoid at all costs read more

After being super excited when I noticed that a restaurant that has Asian street food opened up in my neighborhood, me and my girlfriend decided to try it out. The environment here is pretty modest, nothing out of the ordinary for a restaurant. The prices, however are on the expensive side, which is a bit disappointing because one of the main reason I love street food in China and it's cheapness. We got the spicy bowl and a couple appetizers (the dry spicy noodles and the stinky egg). Both were pretty mediocre. The dry spicy noodle wasnt even spicy and was over cooked (super soft), a real street food stall in China that sells these noodles will go out of business in days. I didn't like how they charges for soup in the spicy bowl, having minimum order is a better idea IMO. Nothing special about it either, the size is small and you get much better at Mala restaurant few blocks away. The restaurant is a cool concept but not executed well. Maybe having a menu where Street foods of different regions are in separate sections. The flavors are not authentic and this seems like a Asian American take of Chinese Street food unfortunately with a 'fusion' for the worst. read more

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The food is good, it's not spicy at all. I choose the medium spicy but me and my friend don't think it's spicy not even mild.

As a Chengdu-born girl, I was very pleased and impressed by the all variety of spicy food options there. The key is that they all taste very authentic. I was there today to meet with my "little sister" during my visit to Boston. The menu is easy to use and the waitresses serve food very quickly. We ordered spicy fish (片片鱼), DIY spicy bowl(冒菜), grilled eggplant (烤茄子), soup with rice (泡饭)...man, they all remind me of HOME (tearsss)! I like that the restaurant gives you options to choose level of spice - mild, midium or high. That is pretty considerate since some people might not torlerate super spiciness but still want to have a taste of Sichuan food. The only reason I gave this a 4 star is for its price - especially the grilled eggplant 12 bucks!! That made me feel a bit ripped off. But overall, awesome Sichuan food! read more

Streetfood Revolution - Grilled eggplants...sooo good but a bit pricy $11.50 - Chinese Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

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Came into this place as other places were full at the time. I don't understand why the rating is low. Though the service has a little more to be desired food was on point. Ordered the dry pot chicken which was very tasty, offering the right amount of ma la spice for 2 people. Though it cost around $26 it can easily feed 4. Very authentic Chinese restaurant. Would recommend coming here with friends to share a spicy meal accompanied with some beer. read more

Streetfood Revolution - Dry pot chicken - Chinese Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

Yummy spicy food. Really good if you're craving some spicy dishes. They also have an assortment of nice small dishes that look good as well. The best way to explain it is hot pot but you don't drink the soup. Good customer service. Will come back again. read more

Streetfood Revolution - Pigs feet and spicy pot with fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

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Tried the dry ribs hot pot dish, which was not bad. As for the spicy pigs ears appetizer, it was just okay ( I felt the dish was simply combining hot sauce into the pig ears. Nothing special ) read more

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Came in on a Friday night. Tons of empty tables. Two waiters and they let you wait at the door for 15mins... without giving you a menu and getting you sit down to take a look... Yes just let you wait at the door... standing... when there were tons of tables empty... So we left, didn't want mood to be ruined on a weekend night. Based on previous visits, food here is ok, several dishes are indeed good, but overall highly overpriced... So if you do want to experience bizzare service, do go... read more

Really special place, street food revolution is a lot of fun and great food and a great place to bring friends. Really interesting concept, definitely check it out. read more

Streetfood Revolution - Chinese Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

If you are looking for general gao's chicken or orange chicken, don't even bother coming here. This is the real stuff. This is what I really want to eat when I look for Chinese food. I have been trying to find spicy and authentic chinese food in Boston and this place definitely hits the spot. The place is pretty casual/modest. I got the spicy bowl and the grilled fish, which were just out of this world. I haven't tasted anything so authentic since I was in China and this really brought me back to those times. I read the comments about the high prices and understand that whatever Americanized chinese food you typically get should not cost more than minimum wage, but this place does not cater to such low standards and such unrefined palates. I had a long conversation with the manager and she told me that all spices are actually directly imported from China and that the cooks had been trained in China. I honestly would have paid more. The only suggestion I have is that certain dishes should come with at least one bowl of rice (spicy bowl for example). read more

Streetfood Revolution - Grilled Fish. Spicy, salty, sweet. Very well balanced. - Chinese Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

Awesome Chinese street foods!!! I do love to order chili crab, which is really tasty! Nice service as well! Definitely my favorite Chinese restaurant in this city!!! :D read more

Streetfood Revolution - Chili Crab!!! - Chinese Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

Great place for Friday dinner! Yeah! Will recommend to all my friends! Clean and fresh! read more

Streetfood Revolution - Bbq fish - Chinese Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

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It is very authentic Chinese street food place! We ordered the Spicy bowl and Grill Fish - they were beyond our expectation! So delicious! read more

Streetfood Revolution - Chinese Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

I like the fried rice the best!!! The overall experience is friendly and nice!! The waiter, which turns out to be the head of the restaurant, is willing to take any advice that we gave!! read more

Streetfood Revolution - Chinese Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

Came here for dinner. Service is very good. And the boss is super nice. The dry pot is pretty good, but not spicy enough. The good thing with that is my four year old son can eat it. He likes it too. I love the mung bean soup, good for hot summer. Def will come back next time! read more

Streetfood Revolution - Pretty good! - Chinese Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

I ordered hot spicy pot with my friend. It was really tasty and authentic, maybe the only thing that wasn't perfect is that the flavor is not as spicy as authentic spicy pot. But in general it is a good restaurant! read more

I tried a lunch with my friend over there yesterday. Food is awesome, and service is very nice, explaining to me all kinds of new food I have no idea of. Finally, my friend and I tried the grilled fish, grill eggplant. The fish one is pretty pretty fantastic. read more

Streetfood Revolution - Grilled fish, with plenty veggie. A little bit spicy, just a little bit, the point is very tasty, yummy! - Chinese Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

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You should try grilled fish, all dry pots, and grilled potato ($3.99!). Depending on what you order, it averages about $20-30 per person including tax and tips. Well, yes, it's not a typical dirty cheap Chinese restaurant, but considering its location, cost of living in Boston, and specialized traditional food, not a bad deal. Food selection is a little limited now, but the waitress told us the menu is expanding this August, definitely should give it a try and see if you like! Also, don't forget to check in on here to get your 5% off. read more

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Came here because I suddenly craved for the duck broth with glass noodles. The duck broth glass noodle overall is OK. The broth is not bad. But it has very little duck offal. The size of this bowl of broth and some glass noodles is about an appetizer. So $10.5 for this one is a bit overpriced. My husband order the skewered meat and vegies in chilly sauce . This one is a big FAIL. The sauce tastes very artificial and oily. I don't think they made it from scratch. It tastes like those instant sauce I can buy fro any Asian Supermarket. Any they basically just open the package and mix it with boiled water before serving to us because you can taste anything else in this sauce. The artificial flavor lingered for the whole night in my mouth and every with my hairs. My husband had to "wash" the meat in my duck broth in order to finish his meal. I don't think my husband would come here with me again LOL. I also tried to invite other friends last time but they thought the place is overpriced with nothing stunning so they refused. So it might take a while before I would revisit here. read more