Sichuan Hot Pot Cuisine

I’m obsessed with their noodle seafood soup here! You can get it spicy and I always ask for it to not be as salty which I think is important when having Chinese food. They have hot pot but I haven’t tried that yet.
I’ve also tried their other rice and side dishes like pigs kidney which is actually pretty tasty. Much tastier then eating liver.
The restaurant is clean as they only have been open for not too long. The tables and chairs are all wood and the place is very simple. You can order take out and they also deliver. They accept credit cards which is good.
It gets a little crowded at lunch but there normally isn’t a wait.

Huge space, not too busy on Chinese New Year, amazing food, friendly service … And oh yeah the food was bomb

This is always on my list if I don’t want to think of what to eat when I’m at chinatown. I have tried both the regular dishes and hotpot, both of them are are really good. Plus they are very affordable in my opinion. However there’s some staffs really annoys me. There were times that they will keep come up to me and ask if we done yet or they would just take away our dishes even before we were finish. I understand if there are people waiting they would want us to leave. But there have never been full house when we are there. So I dont really understand why they keep pushing us out. But other than the staffs the food is generally good.

My go to for hotpot in chinatown! Not too pricey and their non-​hotpot menu is great too. The double cooked szechuan pork is my fave. Visit almost weekly to get my hotpot fix.

Never go to this place!
The only time I ate there, they claimed that their flagship dish is the Sichuan Boiled Fish, so I ordered it. But as a matter of fact, the pickled cabbage in the dish, which was supposed to be pretty sour, was not sour at all. What the cook did was to ridiculously add vinegar into it to make it taste sour. I was very angry because that was like cheating. I demanded explanation from the manager and the cook, and the cook came out and admitted that he did add vinegar into it.
In the meantime, the manager was very arrogant and not willing to offer any explanation at the beginning. Later on as the cook admitted what he did, the manager simply hid away and offered no apology.
What a terrible restaurant!

It looks clean enough sure, but what goes on behind the scenes is definitely something else. I found and chewed on a piece of plastic and am attaching the picture for proof. The mapo tofu is not authentic, I’ve had Sichuan food at multiple authentic Sichuan restaurants owned by Sichuan Chinese people and this is not how it’s supposed to taste, watery and barely any meat with lackluster old scallions and not enough chili paste. The spicy diced chicken was just chicken with brown sauce and peppers. That’s how Cantonese people would make Sichuan food because I’ve tasted this before and it’s not like this. Sichuan food uses more spices and flavors than this. I’m actually annoyed that a restaurant like this is in Chinatown and proclaims itself as being Sichuan when it’s just Cantonese food with some peppers in disguise. If you like good authentic Sichuan food that is clean do not come here.

We stopped at Sichuan after getting foot massages down the street. Trust me, skepticism was quite high. We did not leave disappointed though!
First tip: Remind yourself that you came in because it was a Sichuan place and that it was a hotpot place. Dump the main menu that they give you (you know, the one that flaunts the General Tso’s Chicken on it). Ask them for the hot pot menu. Why you have to ask for such a thing makes no sense to me.
Once you get it, go crazy and order. It’s all delicious. And remember, it’s a Sichuan place so don’t be shy with the spicy dishes. We ordered the spicy broth with shrimp, watercress, and assorted meats. Overall, not bad!

Every time I’m in NYC, I need to go to Shanghai Joe’s down the street and eat my weight in soup dumplings (almost). This time was different. I wanted to go there as always, but the line on a Friday night was out the door and the weather was cooooold! As a quasi Californian, it was far too cold for me to wait outside for any amount of time, so my friend and I went to the next best place, which was Sichuan Hot Pot Cuisine.
There was also a wait, but just 15 minutes and we could wait inside (it was still cold though). Many people had the hot pots on their tables, but since my friend is not a super adventurous eater, we did not go with the majority and that was (probably) a mistake. So we ordered a half peking duck, some sesame noodles, some pork and wonton soup.
The soup was flavorless and there were three won tons in it, no greens, no nothing. The sesame noodles were good, but quite spicy, so we ordered another serving not spicy. The peking duck was OK. I had asked whether they served it with pancakes, which they said they would, but when it came out, it was with buns. It was OK. My friend’s pork was a bit strange, very sweet. All in all it was OK, nothing special. It’s what you get in this area of Chinatown, where you are one of thousands of tourists every day.

Officially bumping this up to 4 stars. I have ordered from here 5 times already and it has consistently been good. Delivery is also super prompt, which is very much appreciated. Found two other dishes that I particularly like: the dumplings in hot oil (just the right balance of heat and meat in fairly thin skin) and the sour cabbage and fish soup. For those of you who may have just «ew“ed out loud at the «sour» part, this is purely a (typical) failure of Chinese translation-​the sour doesn’t imply that it’s gross or bad or anything. A better translation would be pickled. The soup is very light. The cabbage is not overwhelming and there are abundant amounts of the tender fish. As an extra bonus, prices are super reasonable.
Keep up the great work, Sichuan Hot Pot!

I already removed it on my «Back Again» list.
The best dish should be same as their Chinese name, poached sliced fish, so in my perception it should be spicy. However, when I had a first filet, it was not spicy& hot at all. OKAY. I gave them a second chance, mixing the dish ao the soup at the bottom would come to the top as I thought the spicy condiments would sink. Second filet with some soup/​spicy oil, totally not spicy. OKAY. I gave it a Failed.
Also, we ordered pork belly with hot oil, sliced chicken with hot oil, and sour& spicy noodles. They should be changed their name to «Pork Belly with Oil», «Sliced Chicken with Oil», and «Sour noodles»
My friend and I had a conclusion about this restaurant, the «SPICY «and «HOT» DISAPPEARED.
WHERE IS THE SPICY?

Really a 3.5 to be exact. I’ve only ordered this on seamless, so I can’t speak about the restaurant itself. The delivery guy was super prompt and sweet. My food arrived 10 minutes earlier than I expected, and I have never seen such an energetic delivery guy before!
As for the food, I actually thought the poached fish 水煮鱼was pretty good. It was spicy and flavorful. The fish was quite tender and overall made for a very hearty meal. Also for $ 6.99, this dish is definitely way more than enough food for one person. I also ordered the spicy string beans, which were just okay. I thought it could have been less oily, so I’m not sure I would recommend this dish.
I would consider ordering from here again in the future!

I was in the mood for something spicy and saw this Sichuan restaurant on my walk. The name screamed hot and spicy to me and my dining companion so we agreed to give it a chance. It’s not easy finding authentic Sichuan food here and to meet my expectations and standards of the kind of numbing «mala» spice from actual Sichuan, China.
We were quickly seated on an early evening weekday with only 4 more tables occupied during that time. It is spacious and seemed like a simple, clean dining concept. The server was attentive and brought our meal to table within matter of minutes. We ordered spicy pork and chive dumplings in hot oil, black fungi in hot oil, poached fish filet in mala broth, and two bowls of white rice to accompany the dishes. The dumplings were very meaty and I loved the chive flavor as it accentuated the taste of the pork. The black fungi was a cool appetizing dish with the perfect crunch with each bite, just the way I imagined it to be. The poached fish filet was very smooth and easy to devour, with bean sprouts and Napa cabbage holding it up. The disappointment came in with the spice. I did not have any numbness or tongue tingling sensation I’d get from the mala style hot oil or broth in normal circumstances. Sichuan cuisine focuses on the superior level of spiciness but this restaurant did not deliver.
So if you’re looking for some true Sichuan cuisine, this will not represent. But if you are like me, hungry and wishful at the time, it will suffice.

This is the second restaurant of Sichuan hotpot in New York, their first one is in Flushing. I have been to both, a big fan of spicy Sichuan Cuisine.
The food is amazing ! Very authentic, highly recommend fried dumplings as appetizer, and boiled fish filets in hot chili oil for entrée.
If we had more people today, we’d try their traditional Hotpot, the pot they are using is the most traditional style whole copper made, next time…

This place is much cheaper then han’s dynasty or thing of the like. The food is more authentic chinese. Waiters are really rude, dismissive and unprofessional. I will try not complain too much about the service. However I lower their tip…(confession right here)
This place has become a to go place with my friends. They have plenty of dishes and comes in small size (good for a party of 4 to share) or large size (for a bigger group). I suggest going for the small size since there are so many to try. I won’t go for the seaweed since it’s really bad stuff at these place. Not the one you get at a Japanese place.
Service: omg you need to wave down the waiter and they will intentionally ignore you for whatever the reason. For a good service, try your best not get any.

We were here for lunch and got the hot pot. After our waitress brought out our veggies, she said that’s it, and I was like, hmmm, how about the beef? Then she brought out the Angus beef on a giant plate, but I think I seen more meat at a vegetarian restaurant.
My friend asked for vinegar, the waitress said they don’t have it. Really? No vinegar at a Chinese restaurant is like Subway have no mayonnaise.
They never offered rice or water, or refill. We had to chase our waitress down.
I’m trying to think something positive to say about this place, but I came up empty, so instead of two stars, I’m giving it one.

I came in here for hot pot with some friends so I am only writing a review about the hot pot. They were able to accommodate our big party of 12, which is pretty awesome in itself.
The selection of meats and vegetables was pretty wide. I was lucky and only had to share a pot with 2 others since we were the only non lamb eaters of the group. They also do the split pot, so you can choose 2 different soup flavors.
The place is clean but the service is a bit slow. I do think that they were probably not very organized to accommodate a big party and a full restaurant. Hopefully that is an area that they can improve on.
I would come back for the hot pot, but not sure about any of the other items.

I came here for lunch once and it wasn’t bad food but I was expecting spicy for a Sichuan restaurant. I didn’t have their hotpot but instead ordered one of their many other items on the menu. First off, for a Sichuan restaurant they didn’t have hot and sour soup on their menu. This is a common soup for this region of China, so the absence of it should’ve been an indicator that it wasn’t going to be fully authentic.
An order of there dumplings in hot chili oil confirmed my suspicions when it wasn’t spicy. It had some heat from the chili oil but nothing significant to warrant any attention. I felt like the red chili oil was the kind you get in a jar bought from the local supermarket, the non-​spicy kind. The chili oil was more roasted chili flavor than spicy chili flavor. Tastes nice but I’m pretty sure the ones they eat in Sichuan would burn my tongue off. It was the same story for the mapo tofu. It was very fragrant and went great with rice but it was barely spicy. The sauce had a deep red chili oil color but failed to deliver any spiciness I expected from a Sichuan restaurant.
It’s a new restaurant so the interior looks nice and clean. One star for cleanliness and décor. The service was friendly and fairly responsive to customer needs, thus earning another star. The rest of the stars are missing just like the spiciness is missing from my Sichuan dishes.

Definitely worth trying again. I had a bowl of soup with noodles and sliced beef. The dish was kind of bland until I added some hot oil. I think it was only $ 5 and it was quite a large portion. My friend had the Tan Tan Noodles and said they were very good.
A lot of the menu is in Chinese and much of the wait staff speaks very little, if any English. As someone else suggested maybe next time, I will try the Hot Pot.
For a Chinatown restaurant, it has a very nice look to it.

No. Just no. The presence of a Sichuan restaurant in the heart of Chinatown has the potential to just clean up. (Well, I mean clean up Chinatown as best as one could… never mind…)
Sichuan Hot Pot Cuisine sits on an old looking backstreet in chinatown known more for their barbers and hair salons than anything else. The first time I stopped in here I ordered the staple of water cooked beef. I could not believe just how terrible it looked and tasted.
The beef itself looked like a light shade of grey, almost like pork… eerily unappetizing. The flavor was essentaily non-​existent. No spicyness, no saltiness… just… nothing.
So sad. The opportunity exists here for you to dominate a very popular segment of cuisine and they completely dropped the ball.
In all fairness however, the Hot Pot is in their name so maybe you can come here for that. But avoid the dishes… the prepared food is startlingly awful.

New place! It’s been really hard for me to recommend places in Chinatown to eat. This place was so good I’m going to bring all my posse here. Just kidding. I don’t have a posse. But really though, come here.
Décor is modern and clean. There are about 20+ tables. And PSSSST: side note, they have clean bathrooms!
They have options of smaller portions for great prices, EXTREMELY affordable. We got around 5 or 6 small dishes for dinner and we were stuffed.
FRIED DUMPLINGS with pork and chives were my favorite!!! If you don’t want fried, they also have steamed dumplings in hot oil. You can always tell them to make it mild if you can’t handle spice (like me).
Their signature dish, the poached sliced fish in hot oil was soooo good. No bones, just big slices of fish.
They do take out too — order ahead of time if you’re in a hurry.
Next time I’ll try their hot pot!