So glad we found this place due to cancelling another reservation due to a power outage. The food was fantastic! So much variety and so much flavor!!! We started with some spring rolls and the szechuan crab. The spring rolls were average, but the crab was amazing! So spicy and delicious. Served on top of some spicy peanuts and green beans. For my main dish I got the beef and seafood in gravy- which is a hot, spicy broth. Really good!!!! And a ton of food! At our table we also had some yummy chicken dish, and a noodle dish with handmade noodles. I was really impressed with the noodles, they were thick and flavorful. I think this was the first Asian place I have been to that made homemade noodles. Try them out for sure! We had plenty of food to take home as leftovers, which were just as good the next day. The reason I took off a star was because it was so darn hot in there! I wasn't really bothered, but everyone at my table had read cheeks and my baby was crying because he was so hot. I ended up taking him outside to cool down and he was much better. Everyone at my table was joking that they were going to be heat casualties. Turn on the AC please!!!! read more

Szechuan Chef - Beef and fish in gravy, szechuan crab and other delights. - Szechuan Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Deep fried pork intestine: fluffy crispy chewy oily with meaty cabbage great flavor Fried chicken with chili: good size pieces good flavor good texture Beef in boiling sauce: very flavorful soup with all the nice levels and complexity of szechuan peppercorn and flakes and seeds. Fish: light sauce adequately garnished with cilantro and green onion Everything was perfect Decor is fine Service was excellent read more

As with others the low rating is due to the service. We walked in at about 6pm on a Friday evening. It was busy but in no way packed. We were ushered to a table quickly and given tea but that was it. We decided on our order and closed our menus within 3 minutes. We then spent the next 20 min watching staff scurry past us. Never once were our "excuse me" pleas to take our order, glances in their directions and other queues that we were ready to order answered. We walked out. Also, they staff assume that if you are not asian you prefer a fork and will give you one. Conversely if you are asian you get chop sticks. No choice. read more

This place doesn't make authentic Szechuan food. It probably makes Americanized Szechuan food. I am from Szechuan area, so I know what authentic Szechuan food tastes like. I went there for lunch especial. The food it makes tastes just like cooked or even half-cooked plain vegetable/ meat POURED with some 'spicy' sauce at the end. Aside from its sauce, the food itself is FLAVORLESS. It lacks all the flavors that authentic Szechuan food is supposed to have. I would have given it a one star. The only reason I give it a two star is that they exchanged my bad-tasting dish with another half-cooked flavorless dish. I am disappointed, and feel that it's not their inability of making the single dish that I can initially ordered; rather it's their lack of ability to make good quality authentic Szechuan food!! I will never go back again, and would definitely NOT recommend this place to whoever enjoys authentic Szechuan food. read more

I gotta give them two stars... Every time I eat their food, my stomach doesn't feel well... Food is not even tasty. I really should stop Ubereat here. read more

Szechuan Chef - Uber eat delivery. Very quick! But mediocre food - Szechuan Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

1. Waiting for 30 minutes and our dishes are still not coming 2. Served us wrong dishes 3. Poor attitude of waiters... 4. Worst experience I had in Bellevue for years... read more

We're visiting Washington for the first time and our experience at this restaurant left a bad taste... Because of the poor service it affected the supposedly a pleasant dining to end a long day. The place is nice and clean and their menus have several selections but what sucks is that our server "Ho" is very very RUDE! Maybe because they're closing in 45 minutes that's why we have the feeling that he's rushing and doesn't have the patience to serve our group. He gives us a big heavy sighs when we order more and not a smile from this guy! VERY POOR SERVICE MADE ALL OF US UNCOMFORTABLE AND DISSATISFIED! Next time I'm in Washington I'll never recommend my family and friends to go here. Very disappointing! read more

Really good and tasty food. Love the diced fish in gravy and the fried rice here. The portion sizes are also pretty good. Price is also very reasonable. read more

I've ordered here a dozen times or so and when it works out, the food is good. But they miss items or deliver the wrong items at least 50% of the time and they are ALWAYS late. It should not take 2 hours to make 1 dish. Terrible place. Done. read more

We had a large party come in 45 mins before they closed tonight. We asked first if they could accommodate us & they said yes. If they are in a rush to clock out & go home, then they should've told us they could not take our party. The servers were rude, especially the male server, Ho. We were finished eating & trying to settle the bill as a group. I observed him walk by our table a few times while sighing & looking annoyed. In addition, they started cleaning the restroom 15mins prior to closing time & put the "closed for cleaning" sign. When someone in our party asked to use the bathroom, they rudely told him "fine! Fine! Just go" wth!!! The food was ok but noodles deinfitely had way too much garlic. Let's just say that if i lived in this area, i will NEVER dine at this place again. read more

This is slowly becoming one of my favorite Chinese restaurants int he greater Seattle/Bellevue area. It's usually somewhat busy every time I've come in for dinner. Located in the strip mall portion of Kelsey Creek Center, pretty easy to find, but hard to spot unless you're reading the names on the sign. Our last visit was yesterday evening for dinner at 7pm. A large portion of the restaurant was finishing up/already seated when we arrived. We had made a reservation just in case since there were 10 of us, but they have 6 large tables, so it's usually not a problem. Service: as usual, a bit on the slow side. There was one gentleman handling the 3 large tables on one side and one lady handling the rest of the restaurant, and maybe a busser running around. If you need something, don't be scared to flag them down then they are with you pretty quickly after that. Had to ask for water/tea refills, etc, but pretty typical. Food: we ordered 6 entrees, 1 soup and rice. More then enough food to fill our party of 7 adults! Even had enough leftovers to take a lunchbox for the next day. Portions here are pretty large! Most are served on the larger oval serving platters vs regular sized plates. Sour vegetable fish soup (off menu): huge bowl of a slightly sour, slightly spicy broth filled with white fish fillets and vermicelli noodles. There was more then enough for at least 12 bowls, each bowl heaping with fish and pickled sour vegetables. Mandarin crispy chicken: marked as spicy on the menu, but don't believe it was. Crispy chicken portions tossed with a sweet and sour sauce. Good breading, not too heavy and stayed crunchy. Szechuan style fried fish: fish filet tossed with dried chili peppers, green beans in a szechuan peppercorn seasoning. Not too spicy, but it's the numbing spicy vs the burning spicy. This is one of our go-to dishes. Pork intestine dish: boiled out pork intestine tossed with a variety of peppers, jalapeno and stir fried. Good flavor, intestine was boiled where it maintained texture and flavor. Chives with fish and tofu: almost a braised casserole style. Served in a white gravy, topped with a bit of chives. Good for the babies in the group as it had a mild flavor and soft textures. Way more tofu then fish though. Seafood chow mein with fresh hand shaved noodles: thick cut hand shaved noodles. Great texture, slightly chewy, but still has a good bite! Seafood included fish balls, shrimp, squid, imitation crab. I love hand shaved noodles, but my son thought the imitation crab was weird in it. Stir fried Ong choy with garlic: crunch texture, fresh. Was not tough. Basic vegetable dish, everyone enjoyed. Price: average price per dish is between $10 and $15. Totally worth it, as I mentioned previously, you are getting platters of food, not plates! Our total bill for 10 including auto gratuity was less then $130! Minus one star because of slow service, but I would definitely come back! read more

This is probably one of my favorite Chinese restaurants. I love their fish dishes, especially their honey walnut fish. The green beans are great and so is the chow mein. Food is ready very fast and always delicious read more

Love it! If you are into spicy Szechuan cuisine, this is your place. The Chong Qing hot chicken is excellent. Your lips will burn. This restaurant has an expansive menu so one never needs to worry about not finding something to eat here. Would give this restaurant five stars but seems short on staff on busy weekend evening. read more

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This is my first time to eat here. We had four people and ordered eight dishes. Really enjoyed the Dry Cooked Intestine Hot Pot(干锅肥肠). read more

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Sichuan Chef!! I've been to this place for probably over 300 times in the past 5 years when I lived in Bellevue/Redmond area. Now that I've moved to California, whenever I come back for business trip I still make sure to stop by. Reasonably priced, generous portion, authentic Sichuan flavor, this is the place to go if you crave spicy Chinese food - real Chinese food. Hands down one of the best Sichuan restaurants on east side. read more

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I have eaten here multiple times, and gotten take out several times too as well as delivery. The delivery service menus do not provide the entire restaurant menu; but, that is not an unusual fact. The food has always been good, regardless of whether it has been dine in, take out, or delivery. I have eaten many items from the menu, and I can say they were all good. This is a restaurant where the people in the kitchen understand the concept of MaLa (hot/cold) which is key to many Sichuan dishes. In the interest of transparency, I admit I have not been to China, and base my opinions on research, and advice from several friends from China. Among the dishes I have had; and, enjoyed at this restaurant are twice cooked pork, mapo tofu, and dan dan noodles. These are, by some people's standards, dishes which define the quality of a Sichuan style Chinese restaurant. I agree that they are good indicators of a restaurant; and, Szechuan Chef does them well. I am especially happy to see that they offer the option of hand shaved noodles in several dishes, including Dan Dan noodles. Another sign of a good Chinese restaurant is the inclusion of dishes containing offal on the menu. Szechuan Chef does this; I have had some of these dishes, and found them to be good. I admit these are not items to everyone's taste. Not to worry, the menu has many traditional American/Chinese dishes which are very well done, and tasty. All in all this is a good place. read more

Not a fan We came in for the lunch specials My mom had the sesame chicken which came with egg drop soup and fried rice and I had the hot fish with hot and sour soup with fried rice I'm not even sure what the rice was but it was pretty gross kind of a yellow brown dry pile that was just not edible The fish was okay, the hot peppers in it were tasty My moms sesame chicken was okay as well We left knowing we wouldn't be back and disappointed we didn't find a great new Chinese restaurant read more

Not the greatest Chinese food. The fried rice lacked flavor. I had to add soy sauce to it just to get any flavor from it. I ordered their sesame chicken. It was decent. There was nothing about this restaurant that made me want to order from them again. read more

I ordered through uber eats; String bean beef: 3.5 good. Would order again but I don't think it's anything special. Reheats ok. The beans get a little gummy but still good. Chong quing hot chicken: 4.5 would order again. Reheats well in the 400 degree oven for 15 mins. Becomes crunchy again. Fish in hot black bean sauce: holy cow bat man this is delicious. Fresh fish, gently spicy with flavorful black bean sauce. I can def feel the peppercorns but I wish there was a bit more read more

Foods are good!! Mongolian beef is our favorite. They remodeled and look cleaner. Most foods are tasty

Came in on a Sunday night hoping to get some good noodles. I got the combo hand shaven noodles (mix of beef, chicken, and shrimp) and dry szechuan wontons with pork. The quality of the noodles and poultry was good, but the whole dish was very bland. There was no distinct flavor, it was kind of like eating a big bowl of mush. I was disappointed. The wontons were more flavorful and I enjoyed those. They give out free tea, but that was oddly bland too. The service was good to start off with, but then we were ignored the whole night and had to stare down a waiter who kept walking past us and ignoring us to get our bill (10 min after we were done eating. Maybe noodles just aren't their specialty. Will try something else next time I come in that has more chicken than noodles. This place has potential, but it's just not there yet. Also, I kept hearing the microwave go off... wondering what they are microwaving back there. Hopefully not my food. read more

Szechuan Chef - Dry szechuan wontons - Szechuan Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

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Aw delicious and there is a lot of seating. They give you a good amount for what you pay. I will definitely come back! The Chong Qing chicken is perfect! I also recommend ordering the jelly with chili oil, as a palette cleanser. read more

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I wanted to like this place but... to start, the service was terrible. The waiter literally said nothing to us aside from "2?" Then quickly took us to a table and threw the menus down. After a bit of waiting a waitress took our order then never came back. Except when I had to flag her down for water. We got our food quickly but we were disappointed. The chow mein was bland and greasy. Deep fried Szechuan chicken was dry and not much flavor, had a weird texture. The orange chicken was ok but hard to mess that up. Save yourself from disappointment, go somewhere else. read more

Szechuan Chef - Fatty beef... - Szechuan Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

This is one of the best szechuan places around. And we've actually checked and compared. The Chong Qing chicken is a must. Everything else is fantastic too. Normally we get stir fried green beans, garlic egg plant, szechuan prawns, and then we sprinkle in other dishes. I recently even got delivery and I missed the restaurant fresh experience but had leftovers for days. I will say it's sad I couldn't get dandan noodles on their delivery menu so I settled for chow mein with udon noodles which was just meh. read more

Great authentic asain food. At first I thought it was a little pricey, but when I saw the amount of food I got I was surprised at the deal I had gotten. I an order of dumplings and there was nearly a dozen dumplings in the order. Most places give you 4-6. The spicy chicken was excellent and they gave me about 2 cups steamed rice in a pick up order. All the food was fresh and delicious. read more

Szechuan Chef - Chong Quing Chicken. Don't be intimidated by all the peppers. It was delicious. - Szechuan Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Buy the general tso's chicken. You won't be disappointed. Also get the dumplings. Also get everything because it's so good

I was surprised. The dry won tun appetizer was huge. It could easily have been my lunch but it was to share. My sister ordered the Dan Dan Mein. Also huge. My grandson ordered the Mongolian Beef plate lunch. Another full belly. My won tun mein bowl was huge too. I combined leftovers other than the plate lunch and have another meal. The home made noodles are good but having them vs the regular needs to be appropriate to the dish. That choice is up to you. Large clean facility. Moderate prices. Very generous portions. Efficient staff. They have a store in Issaquah which is closer so I'll try there next. read more

Szechuan Chef presents a conundrum. One could certainly order: - Middle Eastern fusion cumin lamb (~$12) for a savory, spicy delight - Chong Qing hot chicken (~$12) similar to popcorn shrimp except chicken and better - Dan dan noodles with pork (~$7) for a peanut-based spicy soup - Hot garlic sauce chicken (~$7, lunch) for a heap of sweet and sour on steroids And if one did so, one would probably leave happy and with a good impression of Szechuan cuisine. In fact, I highly recommend doing the above... for takeout orders or lunch. They are not the reasons one braves the inconsistent service or the schizophrenic decor of marble tables and a fake bamboo aisle in the middle of a nondescript strip mall with an abandoned flagship store. --- NB: Do not try the following with: - an uptight or personally nerve-wracking first date - vegetarians or, worse in this context, vegans - extended relatives who think beef and broccoli is an exotic dish - supertasters that cannot handle any level of spicy food - one whose idea of dinner is six lightly salted string beans --- Hot pot. If this is your first night at Szechuan Chef, you *have* to (have the) hot pot. $15/person, minimum 2, for the basic buffet hot pot with a false choice of broth - the spicy "ma la" broth is the only choice. It will arrive with beef, chicken, pork, fish ball, fish fillet, tofu, udon and more and we, both after running multiple miles and working out earlier in the day, were unable to finish the heaping default serving, but not for the lack of desire. For the basic dishes on price and taste, I think it's mostly a wash with Bamboo Garden or Spiced, but for hot pot, this is the only real choice in town, and worth the drive even for residents of Seattle proper based on my hot pot experiences in the ID. read more

This Szechuan restaurant is the best tasting chinese food I tasted ! Ordered shrimp vegetable and it was delicious. Although service is not that great but food is so good that covers it up to the scale. Lunch menu is available affordable and it includes soup,rice. read more

Green beans... green beans.. Tasty, yummy green beans. Green beans... Green Beans.... Eat them up, Yum! (Lunch combo of delicious hot chicken w/dried szechuan style green beans + fried rice + soup + tea for $6.95? Total effing win in my book). read more

It's Sizchuaneze situated in the same parking lot as the abandoned Bellevue Kmart. I'm pretty sure there is a zombie horde residing in that shell of a Kmart building, but we can worry about that when the time comes. The decor isn't too bad; the fake plastic trees almost had me fooled into thinking I was in a tropical paradise...only without the threat of cannibals hauling me off. Not many people know this but cannibals AND zombies are both repelled by plastic trees. These people really know what they are doing and they take your personal safety seriously. The service was pretty quick and cheerful (but not in an annoying saccharine way). My favorite dish here is pickled pepper chicken. Mmmmmmm. Yeah, so what if it's probably 1000 calories thanks to all the oil they use? It's really delicious. You will need the nourishment to fight off the zombie horde if and when it comes. You can get in and out of here in around 30-40 minutes--so it's perfect for a workday lunch. Chances are, you will be coming from someplace else 'cause there isn't a lot going on in this part of town. Lucky for you, zombies don't have cars; so the lot will provide plenty of parking options. read more

My family eats here all the time. In the past 14 years we have had hundreds of meals here, and rarely are we disappointed. We keep coming back for amazing hand shaved noodles (spicy, of course) as well as basics like a yummy hot and sour soup, or veggie fried rice. Every time we go - we have great portions, fast service and good food. So why the lower rating? Because they have a low food-safety rating. I know they are working on improving it - and they have already done a ton, and let's be honest - I'll still eat there with the low rating - but I'd at least like the 2nd lowest rating instead of the lowest.... I'll update to a 4 or 5 star when that rating goes up, and in the meantime continue to eat there... read more

This restaurant has simple and spacious interior. The food is delicious. The quantities are large. Good for both large and small groups.

Terrible service. We were seated by a waiter who was clearly very inconvenienced by our presence and business. He showed us to our table and literally tossed the menus onto it and walked away without saying a single word -- I kid you not! He then came back and slammed the teapot on the table without making eye contact. The food was incredibly mediocre -- I'm sure Panda Express has better quality. It also came out five minutes after we ordered it so we're confident it wasn't freshly made. On top of that, we're pretty sure it has upset our stomachs. We've been here in the past and had a good experience but after today we'll never go back nor recommend it to any of our friends. read more

Pork in hot hoisin sauce -- it's converted everyone I've ever taken with me to dinner at Szechuan Chef into a fan. Then again, I've yet to have a dish that wasn't delicious... but that doesn't keep me from sticking with my favorite. Served with a stack of pancakes, it's like mu shu pork, but with hoisin. So freakin' good. It comes served on a small boat, for your family style dining enjoyment. If you come in for lunch, for around ~$7 you end up with a platter of rice, entree, and a cup of soup -- if you've got a normal appetite, it will probably suffice to feed you for at least two meals... but if you're like me, you'll binge and be blissed out on delicious food for hours to come. On that note, if you're dining with a short time schedule you may run into some problems -- these guys get busy, and the customer to employee ratio gets a little messed up -- so only come if you're prepared to be patient... or be late getting back to the office. One last aside: The tea here gets me drunk. Like, if I drink too much of their [delicious] tea I have to walk around the complex before I drive home. I think I'm allergic, but I hate myself or something, because it never stops me from finishing a pot. read more

This place gets busy for lunch, and rightfully so. The lunch specials are great. I love the mandarin chicken. It's very Americanized, but not too sweet or greasy. I love their egg flower soup too, and I am not usually a fan of it. Their Dan Dan Noodles are alright, but I've definitely had better. I'd stick to the lunch specials. Soup, Entree and rice for less than $8. The place is super busy, so be prepared to wait for 5-10 minutes for a table, but they are super efficient and get you in and out of there quickly. Avoid the fried rice though, it's just plain gross. read more

Honestly, I checked out this place because there was a great write up about it in the "Seattle" Magazine. They were voted as one of the best in Seattle. Since it was in the Magazine, I thought it would be a fancy, swanky and fusion style place, but when I saw that it was in a abandoned K-Mark stip mall I was even more impressed. First time we went, there was a huge line out the door. We were standing in the strip mall wondering what this place was going to be like. And once we got inside the door we were surrounded by fake Bamboos that separated us from the happily fed people inside. We peered through the bamboos to see what people were eating. Mostly, all I could see was people's head in a cloud of steam that was pumping out from big "hot pots". No pun intended. They were all so intently shoveling food into their mouths, sweating from the steam rising from the hot pot, I could have been dancing next to them and they wouldn't have even notice. At that moment, without a doubt, we were decided on the hot pot. We finally sat down. Even though, my mind was made I looked through the menu for like twenty minutes, I wanted everything. We ordered the Family style Spicy hot pot and Green Onion Pancakes. The Pancakes were delicious, greasy delicious. And then came the meats. It came on a plastic plate piled about two feet high. No, seriously, TWO FEET. My girfriend and I looked at each other in awe. And then came the Seafood metal plate, not as much as meat plate but still a lot. I couldn't believe my eyes. I had died and gone to heaven. SO MUCH MEAT! ....AND there was also TRIPE! I was ready to hug the server at this point because I was so happy. After wiping my tears of joy, I dove right into the steam. Once the soup started boiling, I threw in all kinds of meat. I threw in combinations of meats only found in my dreams. The hot pot came with a side of Peanut sauce that was phenomenal. I ladled the meats and veggies out, (yes, we did throw in some veggies, I have morals) threw it in a bowl topped it with the peanut sauce.... This is the point where I can't go further. It is THAT good. I saw a glimpse of Nirvana. It is a piece of heaven. My decription of the flavors will only ruin the beauty of Chef's hot pot. You are just gonna have to track out there and try it. Simply awesome. I have been back many times since. I get Szechuan cravings now. I live in Seattle but whenever I get the craving there is no stopping me. There regular dishes are also very very good. I enjoy the Mongolian beef comes with those Chinese buns...Yummy! We recently got Seafood in Black Bean sauce on hot plate. They bring out the hot plate pour the Seafood on top, sizzlin' goodness. I will stop here. I am droolin'. read more

Our favorite Chinese restaurant when we first moved to the Eastside was the Szechuan at Crossoads. It has been closed for at least 20 years and finally we found a replacement for it. The food here is as authentic here as at the one of old and every bit as tasty. We'll have to come back and explore the dinner menu. The portions were sizable and prices reasonable. My wife had the vegetable chicken with fried rice. I had the Garlic Sauce Chicken. I really enjoyed mine, but my coworkers complained about the garlic hours later. Guess I need to take garlic cloves along to work and give them each one to munch on the next time I come here. read more

Much love for Szechuan Chef for their chong qing chicken and Mongolian beef. My family and I came here late Sunday afternoon (around 3pm) and the place was pretty quiet, with only a couple of tables occupied. We ordered the chong qing chicken (I can't help but ordering this whenever I'm at a Szechuan restaurant), Mongolian beef, and dan dan noodles. Unfortunately, they were out of hand shaven noodles (boo!), so we settled for the "regular" noodles. I don't know if we were all just starving (we were pretty hungry) or if the food was just THAT good, but we devoured everything like we hadn't eaten in days. All the dishes were very good, and the portion is very generous. The chong qing chicken was crispy but not greasy, served with the typical dried chili peppers and something a bit more unusual: long beans. It was addicting, we couldn't stop munching on the bite-sized chicken even though we kept saying that we were full. The Mongolian beef was very flavorful, not spicy at all, surprisingly a bit sweet, but all the flavors seemed to work. The dan dan noodles had a broth-like sauce and ground pork. I'm used to a thicker, gravy-like sauce, but this was good too. It's a bit vinegary and was probably the least savory of all the dishes, definitely more of a side dish to share. I definitely recommend ordering to share family style, unless you're here during the week and happen to catch their lunch specials (aw, so jealous!). Service was good and the place was clean. Our total bill came to roughly about $38 after taxes and tips for all the dishes mentioned above and a side of rice. We had a lot of leftover (I wish they didn't use styrofoam containers!). read more

Szechuan Chef - Chong Qing chicken (boneless), Mongolian beef, and Dan Dan noodles (with regular noodles because they're out of shaven noodles) - Szechuan Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

LOVE! Finally a place with authentic Szechuan food. Green beans were great. Spicy fish was DELISH. Dan dan noodles: noodles were OK but the sauce was way too sweet. Will have to return for hot pot. Hooray for an authentic Chinese place in the area! ----------- People, this is a Szechuan place. You can't order off the lunch specials menu and then write the place off. That's like ordering mac 'n' cheese at the French Laundry, and thinking that *it ain't all that*... *gets off soapbox* read more