One of my Chinese go-tos. For me as a student, it is easily accessible by 71C/71A/82 and near Aldi, Giant Eagle, and Whole Foods farther down the street too. LUNCH SPECIAL ($7-$8): I have had the Shredded beef with hot pepper here, and thought it was kind of salty then I proceeded to pass out for 3 hours possibly from MSG?? Diced chicken Chengdu style is very good and has good spice, but the chicken pieces are a bit small. SUSHI LUNCH SPECIAL ($9-$12): 2 rolls for $9 with your choice of house salad or miso soup. Or a sashimi special! We always like to at least get the unagi maki :). BROILED FISH (~$19): Every Szechuan place I go to, I have to try this. Me and the boyfriend have tried their spicy broiled fish here several times, and they have made it with different veggies sometimes. I think it's best when served in the flat glass dish. PEA SHOOTS (~$10): Sometimes too oily, but always given a lot for your dollar. A lot of people seem to get delivery or take out, but I would try giving them a visit for dine-in! It is very spacious in here and they recently got some cozy black booths instead of regular tables. I highly recommend Szechuan Spice if you're trying to find a Chinese restaurant for a big party too! read more

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4/5 for food, if I were including delivery it would be 3/5. Ordered delivery and when the guy got here, he called, I told him to come around to the side of the house because that's where my entrance is. He just said "I'm here" hung up and delivered the food to my neighbors instead. Luckily I have honest neighbors. Got the 2 sushi roll lunch special. Shrimp tempura roll was 5/5. Insanely good. The cucumber and tobiko gave it a nice extra crunch and the avocado and crab were good additions. Sweet potato roll 2/5: I love sweet potato tempura rolls. But the tempura was completely soggy, the sweet potato was hard/not cooked or ripe, and the rice was dried out. Mapo tofu 3.5/5: This is kind of my fault because I didn't realize it came with soft tofu, but I thought the tofu made it really difficult to eat and was too slimy. The sauce was yummy but I would not order this again. Honestly it only got 4/5 because the shrimp tempura roll was so good and it was a really good amount of food for the price. I would definitely try the sushi lunch special again but get another roll instead of sweet potato. read more

Sichuan Spice - Front: Shrimp tempura roll Back: sweet potato roll - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Okay came here in person and updated my review from 3 to 5 stars. Sushi (3 spicy maki rolls for $15!) was DELICIOUS. The food was also bomb and it came out in minutes. Finally might've found my go to sushi place in Pittsburgh! Portions are also huge I'll update this after I try more authentic dishes in case the review improves, but we ordered from here because the apartment we moved into is a few blocks away and we needed to find a go-to take out place. We ordered general tsos chicken (I'm dating a basic human) and a few pork eggrolls. General tsos was typical, nothing special, especially for the price. As soon as I tried the eggroll I gagged. My boyfriend tried one and had the same reac. I needed to investigate... it wasn't the wonton skin on the outside... it wasn't the cabbage.. it wasn't the celery... it was the pork! The pork tasted heinous, maybe it went bad? Either way we tossed them immediately (cries in the inside). read more

Sichuan Spice - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Don't be fooled by the unassuming appearance or location: this is probably the best Sichuan restaurant in the city. Their Chongqing diced chicken 辣子鸡 beats that of its Squirrel Hill competitors by a considerable margin (and IMO might very well be the best chicken dish of any cuisine in Pittsburgh, with a truly three-dimensional combination of flavors and textures). And their other dishes are excellent too--I brought my food-critical Chinese mother here, and even she was pleased with the five or six dishes we ordered. I can't speak to the American menu, but if you want flavorful, authentic Sichuanese food, Szechuan Spice is a true gem. read more

Located near market district in North Oakland, Szechuan spice will always leave a savory aftertaste anytime you go there! I have been a regular for the last 6 months since I have stumbled on the restaurant, and always order the General Tsaos white meat! read more

The air conditioning was blowing on a day that it was in the low 40s outside. When told it was too cold was told that was the heat. Moo shu chicken was tasteless. Reservation had been made for 14 people. When staff was told there were not enough seats he argued with us before adding another table. Would never go back. read more

Got delivery from this place recently on Grubhub and cannot complain. Order came before the expected delivery time. The szechuan dumplings were soaked in a nice chili oil. The portion of Dan Dan noodles was huge for the price. The noodles were soft and pretty flavorful. The shrimp egg roll was fine. The szechuan chicken was delicious as well, but was hoping for just a bit more spice. The chicken was tender. Overall, very reasonable prices and satisfies that szechuan craving. Will definitely be back and ordering again. Would like to try more of their dim sum menu. read more

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I finally was able to stop by and try Szechuan Spice, and after multiple years of living directly over it in the past, this was a long time coming. If I can give you only one tip with this restaurant, it is this -- Go. On. Wednesday. There is a half price sushi menu and it is excellent. After a meal of 2 specialty sushi rolls, one spicy tuna roll, two pieces of salmon sushi, a pork egg roll, and dessert, the bill was $28. Not too shabby. I ordered the spicy girl roll which was absolutely perfect. It was spicy, but just a bit, and that was cooled off by the avocado. I really enjoyed how the whole roll was wrapped with imitation crab on the outside; it had a surprising texture and added a sweet note. (yes, most sushi uses imitation crab, don't gasp, deep down you knew that and it is delicious so don't judge). The salmon sushi was of very good quality; the two rolls ordered by my companion (the rainbow roll and spicy tuna) were also yummy. Very fresh overall! But the most interesting and one of the most surprising parts of the meal was the red bean ice cream. I've never had red bean ice cream before, and it was actually quite good. For some reason it reminded me of stracciatella due to the texture and flavor. The service was friendly and quick for fresh sushi. I'll have to stop by another time to try all if the different items offered on the menu, but it'll be hard to tear me away from the Wednesday special. read more

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We came to enjoy a mix of Chinese food and half-off sushi specials! Everything was good. Nothing was amazing but it was all very solid and I'll be back. Note that sushi is not half off the entire menu, but there's a select Wednesday menu (shown in photos). Overall, a great addition to Shadyside! read more

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It was my first Chinese food delivery experience. Portions were big and i couldn't finish even half of them. Food quality was good (not great) but satisfactory enough for this price range. Delivery came very soon (much sooner that expect) and food was warm and in good shape expect sushis. read more

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I just had one of my most satisfying take out meals from here. Giant mushrooms with basil, Shrimp with sizzling rice crust, and Chinese Eggplant in garlic sauce. The shrimp were cooked to perfection, with the little square rice crusts in a separate envelope. Everything had a tasty sauce and there was a good variety of vegetables. Our experience with this restaurant has always been great. The traditional menu may cater to non-Chinese tastes, although the variety of offal suggests that they are keeping it at 100. read more

Water spinach 5/5 Fish fillet in silk tofu 4/5 tofu so soft Steamed pork with taro 5/5 The interior is not the best and the price is not cheap, but the food tastes really good. The portion is big too. read more

Sichuan Spice - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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The food is really good ! It is hard to find the fresh authentic Chinese food in Shadyside, now we finally have one there, especially if you like the spicy food. We ordered fish fillet in hot broth and Diced Chicken with Dried Peppers Chongqing-Style. They both are very tasty. And the place is huge, very comfortable. My new favor spot! read more

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Might be my new favorite Szechuan restaurant in town! I've been here several times, both for dine in and take out. I've had better experiences with the food for dine in, but it's still always been delicious! My favorite dishes so far have been the mapo tofu with fish filet (huge portions and spicier than most mapo tofu I've had in Pittsburgh) and the bok choy with black mushrooms (this was was surprisingly delicious). I also sampled my friends spicy beef noodle soup and it was amazing. Their lunch specials are a great value as well. The prices are a little bit higher than other Sichuan restaurants in Pittsburgh, but I think the portions are much larger as well. Definitely give it a try! read more

Sichuan Spice - Beef noodle soup, mapo tofu with fish filet, baby bok Choy with black mushroom, and pork with bamboo shoots. - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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I highly recommend this place. Very authentic Chinese food. Good pricing too. We had 6 peoples and ordered 8 dishes. All the dishes are very good. read more

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Pretty good food! This is the 2nd time we order from this restaurant. Decent amount and just tasty. Probably our new favorite asian food in Pittsburgh. And they provide napkins, forks, and even fortune cookies without asking. I love that part. Highly recommended read more

Sichuan Spice - See picture for dish names - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Excellent food! Service was excellent. We tried it on a whim and were pleasantly surprised on the quality and quantity of food. Highly recommend this place. BYOB read more

This new joint in Shadyside is definitely one to check out! They have a full authentic Chinese menu as well as an American Chinese menu and sushi! It was so fresh and flavorful and the service was very quick and extremely friendly. I'm updating my review because now that I love this place so much I can't stay away, I've tried many more things. I'm a HUGE fan of the 1/2 off sushi on Wednesday night deal! My typical order is edamame and a roll of choice (I love their rainbow roll and anything with the word tempura - obviously.) The sesame chicken is as consistent as ever and is always ordered by my companion. Service is immensely friendly and quick. Please give this place some love, they deserve it! read more

Sichuan Spice - Rainbow Roll - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

My husband & I love this place! We'd driven by countless times but never stopped until we recently wanted Chinese food. This place was great! Large portions, flavorful food & good service. Takeout orders have also been delicious & hot. The chicken fried rice & pepper chicken are my favorites! read more

Ordered Uber Eats tonight from here and it was surprisingly very good. I got the Spicy Tuna roll, Alaska roll, and Beef noodle soup. The soup arrived extra hot even though the restaurant is like 20 mins from me! That was a huge plus. The sushi was very fresh but could have had a bit more rice. I don't like a ton of rice but a little more would have been good. The beef soup was really good. Also they packaged the noodles separate which was much appreciated so that they didn't get too soggy. Would def order again or make a trip to the restaurant! read more

Sichuan Spice - Beef noodle soup Spicy Tuna Roll 8 Pcs and Alaska Roll 8 Pcs - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

This is my FAVORITE Chinese food in Shadyside. Every time I order the food is always fresh and the portions big enough for multiple meals. The Szechuan beef is my personal favorite and I get it most times. Would definitely recommend. read more

Sichuan Spice - Szechuan Style Beef - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Second Update: I am giving the restaurant another star as they have been consistently getting my order right now that I always put I want flaming pan in the notes. I am back to being a happy camper and will continue ordering from them. UPDATE: At the urging of another yelper to delete my review because he believes it was giving the restaurant an unfair shake, I am updating my 2 star review to 3 stars. I have given the restaurant a 3rd chance and have gotten the correct order the last few times. I am hopeful they got the issues worked out with Uber eats and postmates, but it's too soon to tell. I continue to put what I want in the order notes just in case. Will update to 4 stars if they keep getting it right. Original Review: I've waited months before I reviewed this place because I wanted to give them a chance but unfortunately they continue to get my order wrong regularly. I use uBer eats or Postmates and order the same thing at least once to twice a week. Chengdu beef filet flaming pan. After getting it with no issues for awhile I started getting this other dish that was different and put in large, messy soup containers. So I quit ordering for awhile. Finally called and asked if they changed the recipe and was told that was a mistake and they would correct it. Lo and behold they started sending the correct dish for about two weeks. Then came the soup containers again. I finally wrote a note in my order and the lady called me and let me know that it wasn't coming across their computer as flaming pan and to just add that every time. Great! Thought problem was solved and I got my regular dish about 3 times, and then got the soup dish again. Its unfortunate as they have excellent authentic Szechuan cuisine, assuming they get your order right. For the amount of money I spend at this place I would like to know the food is going to be consistent from one order to the next. I'll wait until Sichuan gourmet in Oakland opens back up at this point, I've never had this issue with them and their food is just as good. read more

Sichuan Spice - What they've been sending me in place of flaming pan - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

They do not have gluten free menu. Server would not answer questions. Ended up with a take out dish I couldn't eat. So disappointed, why is it so hard for restaurants to understand people cannot tolerate certain foods. That some goods can be deadly. read more

The amount of snacks is relatively small The meat in the pot, ma po tofu and fried rice are better Thanksgiving Takeout read more

They only took 12 mins to deliver to me and was extremely efficient with the process. Food is fantastic as well. I ordered fish fillet in soup and was worried it might spill, but the restaurant packed it so well. 10/10 in food and service. read more

Sichuan Spice - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Very friendly, helpful staff. And good food on top of that! It's in a Normas place, so if you're Covid worried, there's a lot of room. Definitely would recommend! read more

I went to eat here pretty much one a month when I craved chinese food and don't feel like cooking. I always order their Chongqing fried chicken and Mapo tofu. The staffs are always friendly and attentive. The price is reasonable for most Pittsburgh restaurants but their lunch special price is hard to find in Pittsburgh, highly recommended lunch special. Note: They have half price sushi on Wednesday read more

Food was good. Very large portion for all dishes. It was a very quiet place. We ordered spicy dumpling, spicy and sweet; fried long hot pepper, stir fried bacon chengdu style which was very good; and another fish dish. read more

Delicious food! Been to this place several times and almost everything I have tried has been good except for their sushi. Their sushi is not the best but their Chinese dishes are pretty good. read more

Sichuan Spice - Double Cooked Pork Belly - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I've had nothing but great experiences ordering from this restaurant. It's located just down the block from where I work a few times a month and I always consider it a treat to order from here. They have an amazing and extensive menu, including lunch specials, but I always go for their edamame, seaweed salad, and special sushi roll. I really love their spicy girl rolls that has spicy salmon on the inside with a fresh piece of salmon laid on the outside and topped with jalapeño. They prepare their orders fast and are super friendly when I come into pick it up! read more

This place has exceptionally poor service. The employees are really young and don't seem to care or have very much experience. We walked in and had to wait 5 minutes just to get menus after being seated at the sushi bar. We came in specifically for half-price Sushi Wednesday and they did not give us the menus with the Wednesday Sushi specials for another five minutes, and we had to ask a different staff member for that specific menu. Then we ordered from the sushi chef directly and after being served sushi had to wait another 4 minutes for chopsticks. This is totally ridiculous as far as the order of service is concerned. Their English is so poor that a simple request like, "Please put the vegetable sushi on a separate plate from the fish sushi," is too hard for them to understand. To top it all off I was charged for the wrong sushi and asked to have the bill adjusted. She said it was too late because she had already charged my card, and she would give me the difference back in cash but without sales tax. She acted so annoyed that I would actually expect to get the sales tax back from the overcharge that I was given on my bill. So I was like, seriously? I just laid the sales tax on the desk and walked out. On the up side, the sushi was good quality even though the pickled ginger was the cheap kind with artificial coloring and saccharin in it. read more

It gets the job done as far as a Chinese food joint goes. Pros: it's not bad. Cons: it's not mind blowing. For the appetizers we got the scallion pancakes and the hot and sour soup: both very lack luster. For entrees we got the general tso's chicken and the mapo tofu: both pretty decent. We also ordered a mango and a strawberry bubble drink: nothing special here, kinda tasted like it was straight from the powder packets. Would I return? Sure, if I was in the mood for mediocre Chinese food and if I was too lazy to drive to the better Chinese restaurants in squirrel hill. read more

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This place has the best 重庆辣子鸡 in the entire city of Pittsburgh. It is soooooooooo good. Crunchy, spicy, full of flavor. I don't crave a lot of Chinese food in Pittsburgh but I definitely crave this restaurant's yummilicious dishes. Forget the fake stuff. Get something authentic here! read more

Great food, Great service, food comes out very fast and all for a good price, a place i find myself returning to a lot

Finally had a chance to try this place albeit via take out rather than dine-in. I ordered the Chongqing diced chicken and compared to the other Szechuan restaurants in the area, felt that this dish was less crispy and spicy, but more salty than the others. I feel there was more food provided than their competitors. Fair pricing as well. Great service. Food was ready for pick up fast. read more

Food was very good, but the service was very poor, we came in with a big party of 14, I called them a week and a half in advance to give them heads up, they suggested to get their before 5:00 PM because they might have a big crowd, since it was Christmas, I spoke with a worker named Greg, who was very friendly and helpful., and so I told him that we would probably get there at 2:00 PM he said perfect, because it probably would not be crowded, we got there at 1:49 PM and it not busy at all, as soon as we sat down Our waiter was very irritated with us for some reason, and had a very bad attitude, we still treated him nice and respectful, but as some of us had questions about the menu. And He rolled his eyes up in his head and said he didn't have time to answer questions for us, again, there was not that many people in the restaurant, when we asked him for water or tea he got irritated, he walked away from us several times when we were ready to order just because we weren't sure exactly what we wanted. And had some questions. Also someone in our party did not get there food until after everyone else was served, they forgot to bring her fried rice, we tried to get his attention and could not he was ignoring us so we spoke to a waitress who got he his attention. He brought her food out late and never apologized. we did not complain to anyone about of his attitude of being so nasty, all in all we spent over $400 just to be treated this bad, so if you decide to go to this restaurant I suggest getting a take out only because the waiters attitude was so bad It changed the mood, especially for it being such a wonderful Christmas day. read more

Delicious food, got general gao's and I was amazed with how much they gave me! Coming from Boston, I'm used to meager amounts of food for high prices. This little restaurant was a pleasant surprise--delicious fresh, flavorful chicken, glazed with a sour spicy sauce in a deep take out container. Best thing I could ask for! read more

Really can't ask for more from a Chinese Restaurant. I do like American Chinese food and this place fits the script! Delicious general Tsous chicken and sesame chicken. Nice sized portions as well read more

Not a first that comes up when you google good places, but it's definitely one I can't be separated from! I order their pan seared pork dumplings almost once a week! If you haven't tried them, you're definitely missing out! (Also their delivery almost always comes early which is amazing:)) read more

I've ordered mapu tofu probably 20 times from all the Chinese restaurants in Pittsburgh. And time and time again these guys do it right! It's just the right amount of spice, flavor and bean paste. The serving size is perfect and they don't skimp on the tofu. Hands down best place for all Asian foods (not just Chinese food). Save your time and money experimenting with other Chinese restaurants. This is the place to eat at if you want well seasoned big portions. One con I'll say is that it's a dollar or two pricier than other Asian joints, but we'll worth it! read more

Sichuan Spice - Very large portion of Pad Thai , with a side of complementary peanuts and a lime. - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania