Alley 41 蜀巷
Chinese restaurant · Flushing
136-45 41st Ave, Flushing, NY 11355
Highlights
Sichuan specialties, hip space, creative dishes & fun bar snacks
Sichuan specialties, hip space, creative dishes & fun bar snacks
"Flushing has no shortage of Sichuan restaurants. So to compete with the best of them, places need to offer a lot more than another good mapo tofu. A few blocks from Main Street, Alley 41 serves noodles made in-house, numbing fish steeped in peppercorn flavor, and sizzling beef with plenty of chilis to balance out the cumin. (And yes, they also have fantastic, extra funky mapo.) It's a slightly upscale spot with little touches like ornamental brickwork and decorative screens that are supposed to recall a Chengdu alleyway, and works for a small group dinner you want to go really well." - carina finn koeppicus, kenny yang, neha talreja, bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick
"A short walk away from Flushing’s Main Street, Alley 41 offers a fantastic mapo and so much more. With little touches, like ornamental brickwork, that are supposed to recall a Chengdu alleyway, it’s a slightly upscale spot for tender cumin beef, thousand layer pancakes, and refreshing pork belly and cucumber rolls in a spicy garlic sauce. Come with a smaller group if you don’t want to wait too long for a table during prime dinner time—or share any more of those chili oil dumplings than you need to." - neha talreja, bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, will hartman, willa moore
"True to its name, this Sichuan stalwart does not sit in plain sight. A short walk off Flushing’s Main Street leads to an interior that is equally unexpected: A stylish corridor of concrete, curved wood chairs and elegant panel screens. The menu, now entirely electronic, is lengthy but the glamorous photos are accurate reflections of what’s to come. Chicken dumplings sitting in a pool of red chili sauce, and tender rolls of pork belly with sesame cold noodles are sensible starters for a meal that ramps up quite quickly thanks to a lightning-fast kitchen. In a flash, the table crowds with fiery bowls of mapo tofu and cauldrons of braised beef spiked with roasted chilies. Indeed, chilies, spices and heat are used to powerful, delicious effect." - Michelin Inspector
"Alley 41 hasn’t been around nearly as long as the other Flushing spots on this list, but it’s already in our top three for Sichuan food. Their noodles are made in-house, the mapo tofu is extra funky, and they’ve figured out the ideal cumin-to-chili ratio in their sizzling cumin beef. And it’s very easy to walk-in, even with a small group. A good date night option, it’s a narrow spot with upscale decor: glass and metal screens, industrial chandeliers, and tulip globes." - neha talreja, hannah albertine, diana kuan, molly fitzpatrick
"Flushing has no shortage of Sichuan restaurants. So to compete with the best of them, places need to offer a lot more than another good mapo tofu. A few blocks from Main Street, Alley 41 serves noodles made in-house, numbing fish steeped in peppercorn flavor, and sizzling beef with plenty of chilis to balance out the cumin. (And yes, they also have fantastic, extra funky mapo.) It's a slightly upscale spot with little touches like ornamental brickwork and decorative screens that are supposed to recall a Chengdu alleyway, and works for a small group dinner you want to go really well. " - carina finn koeppicus, kenny yang, neha talreja, bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick
