Chengdu Taste
Chinese restaurant · The Asian District ·
Authentic Sichuan dishes like toothpick lamb & spicy wontons
Authentic Sichuan dishes like toothpick lamb & spicy wontons
"Look for Chengdu's homegrown specialties of bang bang chicken, couple's sliced beef, green chili chicken, diced rabbit with younger sister's secret sauce, and the "sorrowful" mung bean noodles. As always, skip the proverbial "water boiled" proteins and go straight for the various "mao cai", a symbolic spicy Chengdu casserole, typically shared family style, that is a dish of pride to many Chengdu city locals." - Janna Karel
"With flavors this intense and spice this hot, the food from this Chinese restaurant holds up even after being refrigerated and reheated. Go for take-away containers of mung bean noodles with spicy sauce, spicy wontons, chicken with red and green pepper, and the Chengdu fried rice." - Janna Karel
"After Jonathan Gold's 2013 review signaled a wider recognition of the San Gabriel Valley's Sichuan moment, Chengdu Taste — whose owner Tony Xu used Weibo to build a following — became emblematic of that surge: I would expect to find spicy tan tan noodles, boiled sliced fish in hot sauce, and the toothpick lamb that drew long lines, and the restaurant expanded into multiple San Gabriel Valley locations as well as Las Vegas and a fast-casual offshoot (Mian) as demand exploded." - Farley Elliott
"Sichuan lovers head to this little Chinese restaurant in a strip mall in Chinatown for great service and dishes such a spicy fish stew, volcano beef, and mountain yam from founder Tony Xu and his business partner Sean Xie. The restaurant is open for takeout daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. For takeout, call 702-437-7888." - Susan Stapleton
"Sichuan lovers head to this little Chinese restaurant in a strip mall in Chinatown for great service and dishes such a spicy fish stew, volcano beef, and mountain yam from founder Tony Xu and his business partner Sean Xie. The restaurant is open for takeout daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. For takeout, call 702-437-7888." - Susan Stapleton