Michael X.
Yelp
With many interesting sounding Szechuan restaurants in the area that looked interesting to try, Frying Fish was definitely one of them on the list! We went on a Friday around 5:45pm and were seated promptly.
The parking situation is easy as there is a big general use parking lot right next to the location. The restaurant gets quite busy around rush hour, but service is fast and you'll likely get a seat very soon. We ordered through a physical menu and waiter, which is different than most restaurants nowadays (most szechuan places that I've visited have been through QR code). We received our food quickly - about ~10ish minutes after ordering.
We got a good variety of dishes, which I'll review down below:
Sichuan Mala Chicken ($14): Chicken pieces were nice and crispy, and the spices and seasonings permeated the chicken pieces nicely. There is a decent amount of chicken scattered throughout the dish, and pieces themselves were a good dish (slightly smaller than your average chicken nugget).
Scallion Pancake ($8): The scallion pancake was a bit underwhelming, I would say skip ordering this item if you visit. Though the pancake was light and crispy
Fish and Vegetable in White Sauce ($17): A delicious dish! We wanted to order something a bit lighter since everything else was spicy and heavy. The fish chunks were large and extremely tender - you'll have to be a bit careful when trying to pick them up with your chopsticks! The vegetables were light - there was assortment of wood ear, snap peas, carrots, small mushroom chunks, and mountain yam. The sauce is thick and covers all components well, and had good fragrance of ginger and garlic.
Homestyle Tofu ($14): If you are looking to order something from Frying Fish, I would recommend this one! This is a very solid homestyle tofu - the outside had a subtle crisp, and the inside was silky and extremely tender. The sauce is really close to your typical Szechuan Yuxiang sauce - a bit of spice with a subtle hint of sweetness and garlic.
Beef Dry Pot ($22): A fragrant dish, and the beef slices were really tender! This was the spiciest of the dishes that we ordered, and had strong and good flavor. There is a good mix of cauliflower, lotus root, and various other vegetables.
For everything that you see here, we spent about $26 each for 4 people. Which is a decent amount of food given the price - though if you are feeling really hungry, I would likely recommend ordering one more dish if you are ordering around the same quantity as we did. I would say Frying Fish is definitely a solid Szechuan restaurant, and would like to revisit in the future to try more of the dishes that they have to offer!