This place has one or two things... Either a waiter who does Jedi mind tricks who influence you to order something that is already prepared and ready to serve... Or.... Ninjas in the kitchen who cook food LIGHTENING FAST! Why? I have been here 3+ times and theaverage wait time for food after your "order leaves your mouth" (prior to waiter writing it down)... and comes to your table all piping hot.... is less than 5 minutes. We have timed it on multiple occasions! First time may have been a fluke so... we ordered different things 2nd and 3rd time... The first dish all came with in 3.5 minutes... HOW DO THEY DO THAT!!!??? AND MAKE IT TASTE AWESOME!!!???? NO FREAKING IDEA!!! Are you hungry and want some good chinese food??? YOU SHOULD COME HERE! read more

Why have I never been here before? Hot prawns & green beans was delicious and enough food for at least 2 meals. YUM YUM in the tum tum...my only complaint is it is a little too oily. They were pretty hot, but still I added more chili sauce because I like really hot food. I'll try more items here... it is slightly more expensive than other chinese places for lunch but way worth it. read more

I've been traveling back to Asia as long as I can remember, as my own taste definitely evolve and mature through experience. I thought I've tried it all but Wow! I'm not even a fan of spicy food. From flavor, authentic ingredient, and culinary combination. Impressive! I have to mention I hardly eat Chinese on my weekly dining routine anymore not because of lack in quality or flavor but it's just so hard for me to be impressed. Service = Awesome!, probably personal to my experience Ambiance = a bit on the weird side, but it's OK Food = outstanding, nothing but great things to say Price = $$ Crowd = family, mature, couples Favorite = outstanding food, value, tender fish to the crisp of the chicken, uniqueness of flavor. Wow! Worst = decor Meal for two = $80, that's me going out of control! Final Say = If I was give a relative ranking of all Chinese restaurant the next restaurant down may be only a 3.5 star read more

Only gone here once but it was delicious. Got a takeout of chili string beans with chicken and I was impressed with how fresh the green beans were and just the right spice. For the price of $10.44, I expected more chicken - there was only about 1/2 c or less with the dish. This was a lunch plate special and thought it comes with soup or egg roll but noted later that you only get soup if you dine in. So lunch special is just the rice and a little bit of the entree. Will come back again and try other entrees. read more

Here's what we ordered: - Green Onion Pancake (6/10): Not the best I've ever had. It was definitely crispy and came with a good sauce but it was WAY too oily. - Tofu and Chicken with Hot Gravy Sauce (9/10): Amazing! The silken tofu was so soft and the flavors were very powerful but not at all overwhelming. This was yummy!! - Fish in Hot Black Bean Sauce (9/10): I'm usually not a fan of fish, but this was awesome! The fish was so soft and tender and the best part was that it was boneless!! - Ants on a Tree (8/10): With such a unique name we had to try it. It was very good. It's basically glass noodle in a spicy sauce with pork mixed in which makes it look like ants are crawling up a tree. Very good! This is a great chinese restaurant considering that it's in the Eastside. Definitely recommended!! :) read more

Chong Qing hot chicken is the best here. We come here just for that. They price is $13.99 it's cheaper than La bu la in downtown bellevue. The dishes are bigger portion so we our money worth. read more

Szechuan Chef - Chong Qing Chicken in the front and beef with tofu in hot gravy sauce. Yummy both - Szechuan Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

The. Best. Chinese. Food. Ever. Period. I work fairly close (10 minutes) away from Szechuan Chef. Our sales staff visits the restaurant for each and every birthday we celebrate. The honey walnut chicken is to die for. The Szechuan Crab is absolutely amazing. The hand shaved noodles are delicious. The fried rice is perfect. The spicy Dan Dan noodles are amazing. The portions are huge. It's all delicious and amazing. I can't find anymore words. If you are planning on dining here to "catch up" with an old friend, change your mind. You will be too busy eating and enjoying the delicious food that you'll forget to talk. It's just that delicious. read more

Wow. I had forgotten how big the portions were. The Wonton soup was huge, broth was clear, tasty, and it made the perfect compliment to our meal. We opted for the eggplant with basil and were not disappointed. Savory, not sweet at all with a hint of basil. I will be coming back for this dish. The other dish we ordered was the ma po tofu. The spiciness was just right and the tofu was soft and fresh. The rice soaked this up perfectly and it made a delicious lunch the next day. We had two adults and one child and I had enough leftovers for 2 lunches. Overall a great place and I can't wait to try new stuff. read more

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So I am a total sucker for a good deal, but I don't think it was necessarily a great deal in price, but it definitely was a good deal in flavor!!! So yelp's business area has done a new thing on their website where they do their weekly, or daily special... so as I look at my bookmarks one day to see $19.99 spicy crab... so I decided fuck why not try it out? So I did .....I ordered the crab and it was decent, similar to what you could get at an asian wedding ceremony hhahaha, but good enough for 20.00 buckaroo's.... But what made me happy was their hot pot!!! seriously!!! seafood hot pot ..amazing!!! So my foodie friend and I shared the hot pot.. and asked them to do it Anthony bourdain style (don't laugh), and make it spicy..they laughed,and freaking a..!! so worth it..a bit too spicy, but hey I got what I asked for right???? anyhow, so it was worth it after a hard work out, and I am glad I tried it out :) Smiles all around.. or should I say napkins all around for those runny noses!!! read more

Probably the best Szechuan restaurant in Bellevue. I love their tasty house special hand-shaven chow mein with seafood for around $10. It's a must get! Ridiculously fast, great customer service; they recognized me the second time I came in two consecutive days...considering how busy they always are. They also have very cheap lunch specials ranging from $7-$10. Some of my favorite is mongolian beef, mapo tofu, eggplants with fried tofu and beef with broccoli. The lunch special comes with soup - egg flower or hot & spicy and rice or fried rice. Togo orders don't come with soup. NON-SPICY EATERS WARNING: This place is ridiculous spicy. If you cannot do any spicy to low spicy, ask for any entrees with the spicy sign to be made not spicy. I'm a person that can handle as most a 2 star, but seriously they do not hesitate to load it up with the hot chili peppers in the spicy entrees. read more

As Paris would say, 'this place is hot'. Anyone who knows about Szechuan cuisine knows that you are in for a spicy meal. The owners have done a great job of tying in the decor and the ambiance into the spicy theme. Everything from the burnt orange walls to the red waitress uniforms exudes hotness. The food is authentic & tasty, and the service is solidly decent. Be warned: They frown upon Asian people asking for forks in their Asian restaurant. (don't ask me how I know that). Must tries: Hand shaven noodles and hot pot. read more

So good I even thought the mapo doufu might turn out to be decent. It wasn't, of course. But a Sichuan place has to meet a pretty high standard before I even consider trying to order mapou doufu. read more

Lively strip-mall restaurant with quick unintrusive service and greasy spicy stuff-myself-til-it-hurts cuisine. The food was delicious. I let my friend (k. c.) do all the ordering so I have no idea what the names of any of our dishes were, but here's my best description: * thin pancakes seasoned with pepper and green onions * thick hand-shaved noodles with cabbage, tofu, and chicken * lamb with tofu, hot and green peppers, and a sauce that "makes your mouth numb" (I didn't try this but my companions say it was the best) With tea, appetizers and tip (and about half the meal left over) it cost us $15 per person. Space is very open with high ceilings so it's loud and festive - great for large rowdy groups. Watch out for the super-slick tile flooring; next time I won't wear heels - nearly fell flat on my butt on the way to the restroom! read more

This place is a hidden gem. It sits right in the middle of the most depressing strip mall you will ever see. Really dig deep and ignore the fact that there's an enormous creepy abandoned Kmart sitting next to it. You'll be rewarded with very tasty and reasonably priced chinese food. They have a pretty extensive menu of lunch specials. The menu includes all the dishes you would expect and a few that aren't very common for chinese restaurants. I'd recommend trying out the cumin lamb. I can't even fully describe why its good but I can't get enough. I'd give the restaurant 5 stars if they paid a bit more attention to service and decor. Sometimes it takes a while just to flag down a waiter just to get your drink refilled. Fortunately, they serve iced water in comically oversized cups. Good times. read more

Simply the best Szechuan food you can get in the Seattle area. It is what it is, so don't expect anything fancy, just large portions of good food. I highly recommend the spicy eggplant, tea smoked duck, and cumin lamb. read more

We came here by default on a Friday because Sichuanese Cuisine was packed and had a line going out the door on a Friday night. Szechuan Chef has a lot more space w/ plenty of tables. Portions here are pretty ridiculous. Ridiculously big! We got an order of the house special beef chow mein (w/ Udon noodles), mandarin spicy chicken, green beans and a family serving of the hot and sour soup = more than plenty for 4 people. The food here is good, but definitely not as good as Sichuanese Cuisine. Be forewarned: a mini bucket of steamed rice is $5. Definitely more worth it to just get an order or fried rice for a couple $ more. Overall, so-so feelings about this place. Not sure if I'd come back.. read more

Ordered food to go on Christmas day. Web site menu doesn't exactly match printed menu. Spiciness was a bit lacking. Ordered a couple of items with 4 stars and they were not very spicy at all. Not sure what items would taste like if the no spices option was selected. That said, the food tasted good otherwise. We had Mongolian beef, Kung Pao chicken, beef broccoli, sesame chicken and fried rice. Staff was friendly. This was my first time ordering from Szechuan Chef. My son has been there a few times and likes it, so he swayed our selection of restaurants to order from. read more

So far so good - in fact very good. Szechuan Chef serves authentic Chinese food. I know this because I watch the travel channel . . . and I found a lot of dishes on their menu that I'm not curious enough to try. Our gang of three has had two great dinners there recently. (Not too busy on weekday nights like they used to be.) Most of the dishes are one star (spicy), so for us that already gets them off to a good start. I'm giving the restaurant itself 5 stars for the time being. This despite the fact that their meats are probably not the greatest cuts, but I don't expect better at a Chinese restaurant. (Chinese restaurants belong to the middle class.) Everything else was great: interesting spices and sauces, fresh vegetables cooked right (how often do you find these outside of a good Chinese restaurant?), the fastest food preps, large portions, nice people, and all so satisfying, you're thinking about what you're going to order the next time. Something else: they serve lamb, and we've tried two very good lamb dishes, cumin lamb and lamb and soft tofu with hot and spicy gravy. We've also tried vegetables with prawns, green onion pancakes, garlic sauteed string beans and ants in a tree. I've also eaten double mushroom beef at S. C. several months ago. Next time I think we're due for some Dan Dan noodles and Chong Qin chicken. If these dishes sound familiar it's because I've discovered Yelp and some helpful reviewers. read more

Szechuan Chef is authentic, very reasonably (cheap) priced, excellent food, and it is served up fast! We had our wedding dinner with 64 guests there. Family members complained when they heard we were going to a Chinese restuarant, but are now devout belivers. This is likely were we do out to eat most often. The food is consistently good, and you can go even if you're in a hurry. As others have said, you can judge an ethnic establishment by the number of native customers. Schechuan Chef is always full of Asian customers. It's in a strip mall, and is a bit unassuming- so you might drive by and be tempted to keep driving, but trying it out is a risk that will pay off. Excellent food. Good prices. Fast, courteous service. read more

When I eat here, it's like I'm cheating on Yea's Wok, which is my all-time favorite Chinese restaurant in Bellevue (well...Factoria, but close enough). Szechuan Chef is actually a 10-15 minute drive away from it's Chinese-food-love-rival and conveniently nestled in a plaza close to an LA Fitness for those who want to reward themselves with a gluttonous meal after a super sexy sweaty workout. I've only eaten here a couple of times, but every time I've gone, I've always enjoyed their food! The last time I was here, we had the Mandarin crispy chicken, the sesame tofu, and the fried fish with black bean sauce. It was an enormous amount of food. I would recommend eating all the dishes we ordered again, especially the chicken! But even if any of these do not suit your tastes, the menu is vast! They have a wide selection of dishes for you to choose from. They even have hot pot! But please...if you're coming here to "eat healthy", why are you looking for Chinese food!? The service was great. Even when we needed more time, the server did not mind coming back in a couple of minutes because we either just read very very slowly or just couldn't decide. He even answered our questions when we peeked over the table across from us because we were wondering (and drooling over) what they were eating. When we finally made our order, the food came out fast! And it was hot! And fresh! One last thing - the portions are very generous! I would recommend that when you choose your entrees, you order as many entrees as you have people in your group...and no more than that! Unless you plan on bringing a leftovers feast home, which is not bad either! read more

Holy Speed Racer Batman! That was quick! Which is exactly what you are going to be thinking when two seconds after you place your lunch order from one Waitress another turns around and brings you your food. The service is fast, the language barrier is a tad rough at times and the food fantastic. If you're curious about the authenticity there are mostly Chinese people eating here. I'm sold! FYI: Spicy is definitely spicy as I don't think they discriminate against the white man spicy. You know what I mean... a whitey asks for 4 stars and they get like 1 1/2... an asian person asks for 4 star and they get 4 star. Hey, hey, hey... don't get all pissy about it. It's know its a racial thing, but I ain't the one doing it. read more

I am a total hand shaven noodle junkie! Something about those thick cut, crooked edged, chewy noodles just get me all giddy. So once I saw that Szechuan Chef had my drug of choice, I was there for lunch with my bestie. I really enjoy dan dan mein, and I am a new spice lover, so I had to have it. For $8.95, it was definitely a must-try. When it arrived to the table, I was like, DAAAAMN, GINA... the bowl was huge! Since size is not all that matters, let me tell you how the dish tasted. The sauce was a really nice mix of sweet, salty, and of course spicy! There was lots of cabbage slices and dan dan's signature ground pork. The noodles themselves looked delightful, but the texture was sadly too soft....and no, it is not normal and does not happen to everyone. Still, the experience was redeemable due to the value, flavor, and not to mention the convenience of parking. I have actually been here before many years ago and remember enjoying most of the dishes I tried, so I'm glad things haven't changed too much since then. read more

This place is surreal. You must experience it. The first time I walked in, I was a little freaked out--as in, oh shit, this might be REALLY bad. It's the decor--something like pseudo-chic-yellow-trash-loft-done-by-Michael's. There's an abundance of silk bamboo in this joint, and I love green, but...this is just weird. The ceilings are startlingly high, and the walls are painted in a coral-y color. Enough about the weird ambience. This place is all business. It is staffed with several militant Chinese women, and dude, they do not mess around. I like efficiency, though...especially at lunch. As soon as you're seated, you get tea and water. And pressured to order. Now. Now. Now! I've tried the Ma Po Tofu--it's really good. I'm picky about it, and I like bastardized versions of it, but I think this is a good one. It's better than the version at Sichuanese Cuisine (in Overlake). Nice and spicy. I also tried the Mandarin Chicken. It's good, but I got a scary piece of chicken that may not have been chicken. Gum? A stray chicken knuckle? I can't be sure, but it was a foreign object. I won't be ordering it again. I'm not crazy about their soup. The egg flower is too stringy (difficult to eat--very messy) and it's not good enough to warrant the effort. It's definitely worth a try. Don't be frightened by the bamboo and the Walls Of Hell color scheme. read more

I've been here like... 5+ times, and the food never fails me. Most recently I ordered the sweet and sour crispy fish, which had a lot more breading than I last remember... I like breading, so it was delicious to me... but some people may not like it... The sauce was good. Also the fish was loaded with cilantro on top, and I know there are cilantro haters out there. I also ordered mongolian beef (yum) and ong choy for the vegetable (yum!). I've previously ordered handshaven noodles, which I guess are decent (I don't normally super enjoy hand shaven noodles anyway), mushu pork (YUM), mapo tofu (which was spicy spicy spicy... and I'm not normally a fan of this either), green beans (yum), fried rice (yum), kung pao chicken (yummerz), and probably other items. All yums. They speak mandarin and canto there. read more

Food is quite flavorful. Their beef brisket is quite nice. Portion sizes are great and every time I come here with my family we always bring back a lot of leftover food. Prices aren't bad either. read more

You could pass by this place every day of the week and never even think about going in. It doesn't look like much on the outside, and once you're in the door it's only marginally better. However, the food is great and cheap! The lunch specials are great and easy if everyone wants their own thing, but I like going with friends and/or co-workers and going family style (easiest if you have some native speakers with you to order). They can accomodate groups of 8-12 people pretty easily, so this is a great place for a team lunch. I've had about 5 team lunches here and each time we had a ton of food ranging from pretty good to excellent, and it always comes out to $10/person or less. If only this place weren't in such a crappy location, it'd be an easy 5 stars. read more

We went for the first time on Christmas Eve. I understand that it's a holiday of a sorts, and they were probably slammed. But the service was so sub-par of what I'd expect from a busy restaurant that I feel the need to write a review. We arrived at 7 p.m. and asked for a table for four. We were told it'd be a 5-10 minute wait. No problem, that's fully expected, and there's a decent amount of seating while you wait. It was closer to 15-20 minutes, but again, that's not abnormal. So far so good. We sit down around 7:20, hot tea already at the table. We didn't drink the tea, so when about 7:30 we ordered we asked for waters for everyone instead. Then we sat. This is where the two stars come in. We sat. We had no water, they came to take the tea at some point, and nothing happened for 32 minutes. I watched the clock since it was getting ridiculous. We asked four times for water. At 8:02 the three appetizers AND two entrees arrived together. I had time to eat my vegetarian egg rolls (not bad, but not great, just bland) and still no water. I was thirsty enough to practically get up and go to the empty table that hadn't been bussed yet to grab a glass of water from there. Just as I was getting serious about getting up, they finally delivered four waters to the table. So probably about 8:05 at this point. At 8:09 a third entree arrived (my vegetarian one, many vaguely authentic Chinese restaurants will assume you're doing family style, which works well unless you either don't want to share, or you're a vegetarian amongst carnivores). We were still waiting for our fourth entree. It finally showed up at 8:22 after the rest of us were pretty much done eating. Our rice never arrived at all. I get that it was busy. I do understand that. But that should be no reason at all for your guests to ask four times for WATER. It was quite obvious we were missing it, we were four people sitting at a completely empty table for over a half hour once they took the tea away. The food was actually decent. My vegetarian egg rolls were probably the least exciting thing. I asked for sweet and sour tofu and it was actually very very good. My younger daughter got the sweet and sour chicken and loved it. My husband said the hot and sour soup was not great, but he enjoyed his shredded pork with hot garlic sauce and said our older daughter's General Tso's chicken was some of the best General Tso's he's ever had. My kids enjoyed the crab cheese rangoons. We liked the food and will probably order from them, but we'll have it delivered and will remove the terrible service as an option (hopefully). The service was in the zero to one star range, it was bad enough that had I been paying I might have left no tip (I ALWAYS tip, and usually 20% of the total, not the pre-tax/food alone amount). The food was good enough to bring it up a full star. I may revise my review after we've ordered them for delivery to see how that works out. I could see this restaurant being a four or five star place based on the food if the delivery service is good. read more

would like to give a 4 but it's too good! why 4? coz it's tooo SPICY! OMG i couldn't even finish my lunch coz it's too spicy! spicy but good! i yelped this on the go, was going to another place but i entered a wrong address and saw this place across the street. located in a strip mall (as usual, great restaurants are located in strip malls! ahhaha!) doesn't look interesting from outside but the interior is great! large space, not stinky, clean tables, no sticky carpet, & non-greasy floors! got the garlic chicken lunch special @ around $7. portion is generous and the food was out before i could finish my soup! waaaaaay fasst! also got the green onion pancake, the au jus was great! (dipping sauce, just wanna sound bourgeois! ahhaha!) will come back again to make sure they deserve the 5 stars! otherwise, great food, great price, lightning fast service, & takes debit cards! (table of 6 next to me submitted 6 CC without any complaints from the cashier!) read more

This place has been a staple for my Chinese friends, and its clear to see why. They have a solid lineup of dishes that are all at least fairly good, and their hot pot is generous and tasty. That said, I noticed their hotpot price has been creeping up quite a bit. At only $11 a year or two ago, its made its way to $13, and now I look and its $16! I guess they charge what people are willing to pay for it.... (btw, you can get hot pot much, much cheaper in Chinatown in Seattle) Their watermelon slushee is to die for, it tastes amazing, like they sprinkle some addictive crack into it or something, just try it and you'll see. Not cheap though, at $4 a cup, but you can't help but pay... (also, it seems to be made from pure watermelon, so the price may reflect that) read more

I judge authenticity of a Szechuan restaurant by how well they cook "twice-cooked pork" (also called double-cooked pork. Think of it as sautéed Chinese thinly sliced pork belly) or lamb with cumin. I was visiting Seattle and was only able to try their twice cooked pork. It was very good. I asked them to make it spicy. It was only moderately spicy yet flavorful. I gave it 4-stars. Chicago's Lao Szechuan makes a 5-star twice cooked pork. read more

One of the best ! The place is clean, nice, and not greasy like other Chinese Restaurants. Would not embarass you for an invitation to dinner. The food is tasty and right to its original. Must try: 1. Hot pot 2. hand shaved noodle 3. Chong chin chicken 4. Cold noodle is OK. Interesting taste 5. Fish with hot black bean sauce. Affortable price for every thing except the dungeon crabs...why so expensive? It can get up to $45 a pound. Huge portion... I spent $ 130 for 8, and everybody went home with a full, happy stomach. Looking for Original Chinese Food? This place will not disappoint you. read more

I have been coming to this restaurant for several years. The food has always been great. My boyfriend and I are vegetarian, so we come here quite often as they have great veggie dishes. The only issue I have is sometimes the service isn't very good. they've all grown to know us, but sometimes they simply do not have enough people on staff. If you like good food, it's worth waiting. Some thoughts on dishes: 1. Mandarin crispy tofu: I order this dish every time I go there. 5 - Excellent. The flavor is great, and the tofu is almost always perfectly crispy. Occasionally, they rush it and it doesn't get cooked as much as it should, and the tofu tastes almost soggy. 2. Dry cooked string beans: I order this dish every time I go there. 5 - Excellent. This dish always comes out so fast, within a couple minutes of ordering. The flavor is great, and the green beans are always fresh. Sometimes it will have a little less flavor than I like, but sometimes it has more flavor than necessary making the green beans a little soft. 3. Hot and Sour soup: I order this dish every time I go there. 4 - Great. I have yet to get a hot and sour soup that I like more at other restaurants. Sometimes it comes out scalding hot though, so be careful. 4. Tea: 4 - Great. This tea is served to everyone. I recommend letting it seep for a couple minutes though. They pretty much make it to order, so you need to let the water retain flavor from the herbs if you like a flavorful tea. Most of the food ranges between a 4-5/5 here. Between the dishes that I mentioned above, my boyfriend and I get 2 whole meals (4 meals for 1 person) and it usually comes out to be around $26. In my opinion, this is a great deal for prepared food, given the excellent quality. We eat here around once a week. read more

I've been looking for a replacement for Spicy Talk since they closed and I'm happy to report I believe this place will fit the bill. I need to explore the menu more but so far I'm happy. We ordered the Dan Dan hand shaven noodles, a spicy green bean and chicken dish and then asked the waitress to help us pick out something interesting from the menu on a board in the back that we couldn't read. She recommended a short rib hot pot that was excellent and reason enough to want to go back. So first the Dan Dan hand shaven noodles. Texture wise the noodles were excellent and everything I'd been missing from What I'd had at Spicy Talk. Flavor wise it was... different. Not bad just very different from what I was expecting and good in it's own right but not what I was hoping for. I guess I'm just going to think of it as a totally different dish rather than two versions of the same. I'll make it through every hand shaven noodle dish they have given some time. Oh one thing I just remembered was there's some spice in this dish that made my tongue tingle as though it was just slightly numb. Not a bad experience just interesting. Second the spicy chicken and green bean dish. Very good though my cousin and I were both expecting the chicken to be crispy and it wasn't. Nice and spicy though but not my favorite. My cousin loved it and took all the leftovers. Now for the short rib hot pot. AMAZING!! Very spicy with potato slices, lotus root mushrooms bean sprouts, cabbage, fresh cilantro and I'm sure a bunch of other stuff I'm forgetting. Awesome flavor and then to bite into the short rib there's a sweetness that doesn't exist in the rest of the dish that simply makes it amazing. I'll go back just for this dish alone. Service was prompt and nice. I tent to give Asian restaurants a bit of extra latitude. If the food is good I'll forgive a lot but the service here was genuinely good. Maybe they weren't busy (1:30ish on a Saturday) or maybe the waitress was just happy I'd asked her to recommend a dish. No idea but I have nothing to complain about here. Atmosphere wasn't bad. Nicer than your usual strip mall restaurant next to a Walmart, however, their tables really need to be replaced or fixed. The surface is pealing up in large chunks and as we were being seated I could see many other tables with the same problem. Simply a cosmetic thing but set your expectations. In short... Yum! read more

I went to this place first time a year ago and the food was pretty good. Today I went back there and had Orange chicken and Beef Chow Mein. Seriously, they might be laughing behind my back because the food was a joke. The orange chicken was mostly batter, worse than Panda Express', there were several pieces of batter with no chicken at all inside. On top of that the little chicken I found was super dry, obviously overcooked and perhaps old. The "beef" chow mein was 90% noodles, 5% beef and 5% cabbage. Seriously? There were like 5 to 7 very small pieces of beef. And hey, I'm talking about the dinner portion here. Also I was expecting more vegetables in a chow mein and not only cabbage. Honestly there was a part of the noodles that was white, with no sauce covering it. The taste was OK, but I was so upset at this dish; geez I could I have made this at home and included a lot of veggies. They might have other better dishes or better days but today it was a big fail! read more

This is good Szechaun restaurant for the uninformed. They salted the food in excess and missing key ingredients to make a proper Chinese food. The Garlic and peppers are missing mostly. So, I probably will not be back again, Visiting from the Bay area, where you can get some real Chnese. read more

There is no better Szechuan style Chinese food in the East Side or greater Seattle area. Mandarin chicken is crispy, saucy, and sweet with an undercover spice to it. They are in little bite sized nuggets that are so amazing. Another favorite is the Szechuan deep fried crab. Yep. Deep fried crab. This with beer is heaven for me. Salt and pepper squid is also amazing. Fish is spicy gravy is another favorite. It can get hot in here and extremely busy so don't expect top of the line service. You go here to EAT amazing food. read more

From what I hear, the former owner of Seven Star Pepper Cheng Biao Yang finally decided to seize the Chinese food market opportunity on the East Side of Seattle by opening a decently authentic Szechuan restaurant in Bellevue. The food is very spicy but flavorful and authentic enough to satisfy the Microsoft Chinese crowd that frequent the restaurant. One of the marks of a good Szechuan restaurant is their use of the 'ma' pepper to construct the spicy flavor. Szechuan Chef is one of the few restaurants in Seattle that seems to do this pretty well. The decor is a tad overboard with an outdoor Chinese village courtyard feel but it's clean and comfortable which is already a leg up on many other Chinese restaurants in the area. My personal must-try's include Mixed beef cold appetizer (Fu(1) Qi(1) Fei(4) Pian(4)) and personal favorite Fish in Spicy Gravy (Shui(3) Zhu(3) Yu(2)). Also try the cumin lamb and stirfry kidney (Huo(3) Bao(4) Yao(1) Hua(1)). The hotpot here is a good way to go for those cold and rainy Seattle winters but go with the half-spicy-half-regular soup. Your stomach will thank you in the morning. read more

This is my go to place for Szechuan food in the area, both for eating in or taking out. When eating in, the place is spacious, well-lit and its easy to stretch out and relax. The staff is courteous and quick. When taking out, its equally quick. The dishes are unparalleled. My favorites are "Water Fish" (broiled fish in spicy sauce), Beef Tendon with Peanuts, Eggplant in garlic sauce, and my kids love the Orange Chicken. read more

Consistently one of the best Szechuan/Chinese places in the entire region (at least that I've found). They also have LOTS of "strange" dishes that are usually hard to find if you don't read/speak Mandarin, so woohoo! Favorites: - Pork intestine, blood, preserved cabbage clay pot - Dry cooked pork intestine - Cold tofu in spicy oil appetizer - Sour/pickle hot pot OMG. It's great. Even my, let's say, less-adventurous co-workers can enjoy it because they have both ends of the spectrum. read more

What happen to this place? I used to be good. Perhaps a new cook? All my dishes that we ordered are cold. And lack of spices. The hand shaven noodles came out flat and tasteless. Sorry to say this, I'm very disappointed. I could see that they make a mistake with one dish. But all 5 dishes? The food comes out quick and service is still good. I'll check back again in the next few months. read more