sichuan garden

Visited this place midweek in the early afternoon. It's located in a fairly large shopping center but you need to be looking for it. The interior is large, kinda' austere and filled with tables. There were people eating, but it was not crowded. The employees are all Oriental / Chinese. There was also a chalk marked-up menu written in an oriental language. The menu was extensive including the lunch menu. The prices during the lunch period was $10.99 including free tea and a choice of several sides. The food was tasty and the quantity was excellent. The restrooms and the interior were very clean. Although I'm no connoisseur of Chinese food, I have no issues recommending this place for a great lunch. See photos for additional information.

Monday through Saturday lunch specials until 3pm $10.50 includes tea, soup rice and egg roll. Dim sum available until 5 pm Oolong , jasmine or green tea available. They have duck 🦆, chicken 🐓 feet, beef tripe and frog 🐸 legs. Seasonal and posted on menu boards. Service is attentive, didn’t have to signal. No booths but a few family style tables with lazy Susan carousel for the food. I like this place when food is pharmacy and a hot pot is warranted.

Came here to try their new dim sum menu, unfortunately alot of what we wanted they did not have on this day. What few we did try were okay, but for some reason lacked flavor, a little bland . The lunch items we tried were pretty good compared to most Chinese lunch items offered anywhere else. The service was excellent for as busy as they were. We'll try them again. Alot of customers were trying their hot pot items which looked really good. 😉

I had the spicy fried fish. It was delicious. This was the spiciest Chinese food I've ever had. I will def be back to try more. You will need a to go box for this place.

Everything was good. We got the hot pot with various items. All seamed good and seemed good quality. The location is an old strip that's been there over 30yrs so all the businesses there have older buildings but the place was nice a clean, food and sauces were tasty and at a good price.

Came here for some lunch. Food was fresh and tasty. Everything is seasoned to perfection. Plates are sharable sizes and they come with sides. The peppers really take you for a loop so be cautious. But overall experience was great. Definitely will be back !

Came here with a friend for an early dinner and the food was phenomenal. All made fresh and so full of flavor. You can never go wrong with the chili garlic green beans and their fried rice. I also tried an eggplant dish that was absolutely delicious. We will certainly be back!!

best food taste and service, we ordered spicy crispy and twice pork belly. the waiter name is KiKy ,she took care of our drinks and satisfied with our food. will always come back to this restaurant. and you know they also provide a big room for big events, all kinds of wine and beer . The best restaurant in texas

Monday through Saturday lunch specials until 3pm $10.50 includes tea, soup rice and egg roll. Dim sum available until 5 pm Oolong , jasmine or green tea available. They have duck , chicken feet, beef tripe and frog legs. Seasonal and posted on menu boards. Service is attentive, didn't have to signal. No booths but a few family style tables with lazy Susan carousel for the food. I like this place when food is pharmacy and a hot pot is warranted.

This is my absolute favorite restaurant in town. I lost count of my check-ins at this restaurant. At this point the owner knows me and greet me and right away proceed to prepare the sour cabbage fish filet soup. Yes I am a regular and yes every time I visit that soup has to be on the table! I can confidently say that I have tried almost every single dish they have on the menu and on the board and it never ever disappoints! Many times I call ahead of time and I ask if I can bring crab and fish from the Asian supermarket... he never said no to me! And oh boy I cannot even explain how delicious it always turns out! Now writing this review I truly want to get in my car and go eat there! What gives it extra stars too is most of the time they play Chinese music to make it even more authentic! Most of their dishes are Sichuan style... I highly highly recommend this restaurant!

I like the food - not too much Americanized so it is bland, but enough so that many can enjoy it. The service was very attentive. The price was reasonable and the portions were generous. Clean interior, but rather stark.

Very sweet waitress. We tried two dishes for lunch - twice cooked pork and stir fried tripe (special menu off the wall). The twice cooked pork is average but it's better than the stir fried tripe. However the waitress was very tentative. She fried to make sure we are taking care of, so she returned the dish to give it more flavor after communicating with the chef. It was a little better with more spice and salt but still not amazing. We are partial to another Szechuan restaurant on I10.

14 Feb 2025 This place is so consistently good. They have a new dim sum and hot pot menu. Dim sum is available daily from 11am - 5pm. We had the Pork BBQ steamed buns. Tasty, but a little more doughy than We've had at other places. Husband had a lamb dish served in a a large bowl. Very spicy broth. I had the roast duck served with a thick plum sauce. Very good. The skin was deliciously crispy. It was easier to eat with my hands, rather than pull the meat off the bones with my fork and spoon. Iced tea is only $3. Not bad. Several servers helped us. All were pleasant and efficient. Go there.

Still my absolute favorite restaurant in San Antonio! I've been coming here for 4 years and I order the crispy spicy fish and the green beans. My boyfriend orders the twice cooked pork and the dry pot chicken and we eat all of this with white rice. It is absolutely fantastic every single time. The spicy cumin lamb, and the steamed cabbage are more of our favorites, but we can't eat so much food. It's family style serving!

We tried the beef tripe, boiled fish in stew, and fried eggplant. Service was fast and friendly. They refilled our waters many times! The fried eggplant was my favorite. The texture was soft but still had form. It was slightly sweet! The beef tripe was bouncy and tasty. I also liked the boiled fish stew. There were lots of cabbage in the stew.

We wanna love this place. The board menu seems to be the best part of the menu but we came in to try the dim sum, it wasn't terrible but a $120 lunch for 4 it was disappointing sadly...the snow pea leave were the only part of lunch that was good and it came with steamed rice which we had to ask for then ended up with two and told we'd be charged for it even tho we only asked for what it came with...service was good but i wouldn't recommend the dimsum at all

### Mixed Experience at Sichuan Garden First time here, and the restaurant wasn't crowded. The place, including the restrooms, were clean and well-maintained. The waiters were pleasant. However, before our food came out, one of the staff members asked my sister and husband to move their baby to another seat because that's where they serve, which was very odd and rude. The egg drop soup and crispies could use some improvement, but the main dishes were very good. We had General Tso's chicken (both spicy and non-spicy), lemon chicken, sesame chicken, white rice, and fried rice. We were very happy with the food, and the portions were generous. Overall, a mixed experience.

The food was really good and there wasn't a wait for a weekday lunch. I ordered the spicy crispy chicken, egg plant with garlic, broccoli and beef, and spicy boiled fish. I think my favorite dish was the spicy crispy chicken and after that the spicy boiled fish. For 3 people, we ordered 4 dishes and it was a lot, I think we would have been fine with just 3 dishes. Some of the entrees also came with a soup which I got egg drop soup and it was really good as well. I think the service was a bit slower but the waiter was nice.

This place was great! Authentic chinese food. Really spicy, you have to be able to handle spicy!! Everything was great and portions were decent. We had stuff to pack so ate more after. Waitress/waiter were very attentive. Water was filled multiple times. Overall clean and great place. Will be back soon!

The best authentic Chinese-Sichuan restaurant in SA - totally beats Sichuan house on the other side of the city. Excellent food, never too crowded (lots of people don't know this place yet it seems), reasonable price, great food portions, usually fresh ingredients, and nice ambience - what else can you ask? Our top picks are spicy jumping fish fillets (跳跳鱼), crispy spicy chicken (辣子鸡) - you can choose it with bones which is more authentic or no-bones, shredded pork with bamboo (笋尖肉丝), a mild dish that is executed excellently here, cumin lamb (孜然羊肉). Only complaint is that lots of the dishes with different names are actually cooked in a similar manner - we've tried a few different the lamb dishes and they are all more or less similar, with a combination of onions/green peppers on and off. Portions are really good - they don't fake like some restaurants by laying a thin layer of meat over a huge bowl of Napa cabbage. Almost left with a full stomach and some happy memories - highly recommend!

We hadn't been in a while and stopped in after discovering that a bother restaría y we wanted to try was closed on Tuesdays. I had the garlic pork - very tender, not too spicy, and very large portions. We also enjoyed the egg rolls. We love coming here because the staff are attentive and friendly. There is always something new to try and the taste never disappoints.

Food and service are fantastic and the location is clean and organized. Service is fantastic. Been here twice in the last month, I have had their sweet-and-sour chicken and orange chicken lunch specials. Egg drop soup is fantastic, and food is delicious. It is not a buffet in the kitchen that they load on a plate. Every single meal is cooked to order. I would highly recommend and I am definitely going back there.

Great service and responsive to food questions. Loved it and will be back. The food was delicious.

Food is always delicious every time we come here. Always made fresh. As always, the service is great!

I eat here too often. Tasty authentic Chinese food Service is great Portions are large Place is clean

Been here to eat several times over the years and it never gets old. Their fried rice is spectacular as well as their combination lo mein. If you're Vegan, they have many options for you as most of their tofu plates are also made vegan as well as their spring rolls and sesame balls for appetizers. Love, love, LOVE this place.

Food was hot, portions size was great, unfortunately the meat was bland tasting. Ordered delvery, I was delivered the wrong order and had to reorder using a different delivery service, because I originally ordered through Yelp/grubhub, they were processing my refund.

Came here with my mom for dinner recently. I have been to this restaurant a few times before but never took the time to write a review. I have never had a bad experience at this place. The staff is always very pleasant and attentive. The restaurant is pretty spacious with plenty of room, and is very clean. There is a lot of variety on the menu, so it can be difficult to decide what to order! For this visit, we started with an order of spring rolls. They came out hot and crispy! For the entree, I chose the spicy cumin lamb with fried rice. I really enjoyed the tenderness and taste of the lamb with the combination of onions and cilantro. I probably should have asked for it to be a little spicer, but it did still have a decent amount of heat. The fried rice was what one would expect. I find this place to be comparable to one of my favorite restaurants, Sichuan House. I will most definitely return in the future!

Best Chinese food that you'll find in San Antonio! I always get their lunch special orange chicken and the hot & sour soup! Clean interior and prompt service!

First timer visiting on a Saturday night. It wasn't super busy but definitely steady. The service overall was great! Our little one kept crying for some reason and the waitress came over with some cookies and calmed them down. I've been at some places where the staff gets upset or gives looks so it was nice of them to do. Hubby and I both ordered lamb. He ordered the cumin and me the onion and lamb. His was very tasty! Mine wasn't too flavorful so I would not order it again. We also got the egg drop soup and it was so so. It may have been old by night time. Our little one usually loves the rice and soup but he was not a fan. The ambiance was decent nothing spectacular. Overall decent and we would come again to try something new, they have so many options!

I am In all sincerity,giving serious thought to going on a bok choy only diet for a few weeks because it's so delicious here. I just love the garlic bok choy SO much. Love the Dan Dan Noodle but noticed the spice was less heat last time.A first. Hot Pots are delicious and so are the dumplings and the mapo tofu. Git it!

Delicious foods at a good price. Dishes are big with a lot of foods. If you want more authentic Chinese foods, you should give it a try.

Dropped for takeout as I had lots of home chores. Got the egg rolls (very good, lots of flavor without being heavy), and the chicken fried rice, which looked bland, but was delicious! Also tried the Crab Rangoon, and it was excellent. Portion of chicken fried rice was very generous, and I had two extra lunch servings that week. Highly recommend the takeout and I will be back.

There are only a handful of Chinese restaurants in San Antonio that I think are authentic enough to recommend and Sichuan Garden is most certainly one of them. Sichuan cuisine is the country's fastest growing regional Chinese cuisine and as one of the city's more established spots, I'm pleased to report they're doing it just as well as any. Spacious, clean, and bright are words that come to mind when describing the interior setup. There are plenty of room for all kinds of parties, simple decor and a fun large wallpaper painting. This is a substantial upgrade from their older location, which was smaller and dingy. Overall the food gets a thumbs up. Their crispy spicy chicken (辣子雞) stays true to its Sichuan origins, with a nice amount of crisp and a lot of good heat. I'm not the biggest hot pot person, but their setup was excellent, with a tasty broth and quality ingredients. Their sauteed long beans (四季豆) had a nice snap for each bite and the appropriate spice with just enough ground pork. Even their red oil (cheng du style) wontons (紅油抄手) are delicate and not too oily even when sitting in sauce. Another surprise was their cumin lamb (自然羊肉), which was also spicy, but juicy with each bite. Many others have cited their stir fried eggplant (炒茄子) as worthy, to which I would agree. Service is good. They were really on top of the takeout situation, especially during the pandemic. Phone orders are not an issue and they take credit card here. Prices are not going to be the cheapest, but that's to be expected. Lastly, each time I've been here it's been a ghost town. Here's hoping that changes for them sooner than later.

When I say this place gives 20/10. Absolutely impressive!The food is hot, fresh, delicious.I was beyond pleased with the cleanliness and customer service. I love how the esthetic radiates a cozy family oriented atmosphere.

If what quality food, come here! The serving amounts are excellent and the taste and flavor unique. Ambience was perfect and the service makes you come back. Food is so good that I forgot to take photos.

Group of 12. Unbelievable fast service to all of us. Food was plentiful. We bought so much food and when we all split it, it was only $13 a person. Scream from the mountains for some of the best Sichuan food in SATX. The eggplant is...WOW. The crispy chicken bites...WOW. What a fantastic way to get your friends to try Asian food and love it.

Found this wonderful gem on Saturday! The staff was very friendly and helpful on the menu items. We ordered two yummy dishes and both were shareable. We ordered the Dry Pot Spicy Shrimp and Roasted Duck. The dry Pot Spicy shrimp was seasoned very nicely. I didn't feel this dish was too spicy or over powering. I thought it was spot on. The Roasted Duck was very good. The meat was very tender and the skin has that perfect crunch. I can't wait to go back . If you haven't eaten here, check it out.

This place is one of those restaurants that locals will rave about but you'll never see an advertisement for. Let's start with the obvious: this is a hole-in-the-wall locally-owned small business. Their food is made to order (so be patient) and sometimes orders aren't 100% accurate (that's part of the adventure of life). You know what, though? If you're dining in they will make sure that your order is to your liking. If you leave this place hungry it's your own fault. We eat here at least once a month, but usually more frequently. It's an easy go-to since we know our kids will clean their plates. Our favorite dishes? Glad you asked. The General Tso chicken is a staple, the sautéed green beans are a must-have appetizer or side dish (shareable for 2-3 people), and you can't go wrong with the kung pao chicken or the Mongolian beef. Feeling bold? The cumin lamb is a delicious journey off the beaten path! Pro tip: you can hit their website and order online for pickup; it's convenient and easy!

This is my all time favorite place to eat at. The food is authentic and worth every penny. The food is always hot and fresh with tasty flavors. When you first enter the place, it is spacious and well lit. You can have a conversation with your party so not loud at all. The service is great, as the employees will sit you down and are attentive to you. Trust me, once I saw the place and how the employees were, I knew the food was going to be great. I ordered a couple of dishes that are something outside of my comfort zone and I was not disappointed. These dishes came out steaming or sizzling hot and the flavors were authentic and left you wanting more. This place knows how to serve authentic Chinese and Szechuan dishes. As for takeout, you get the same quality when ordering. I think you actually get more food, but that's just me. They make it in 15 minutes and it's ready for pickup. If you're looking for a great dine in or takeout for food, I highly recommend.

I'm in Heaven! the chief special - spicy jumping fish, was of course spicy but so flavorful and perfectly cooked that fish had an almost buttery quality. It was family sized but I ate it all! The service was right on top of customers and quickly addressed their needs. I didn't realize the dish came with cucumbers or I would have forgo the garlic cucumbers but those were delicious as well.

We went here after going to Sea World as my wife wanted Chinese food and hot pot. We ordered the Singapore noodles, lamb hot pot and Chengdu style dumplings. It does get pretty busy here as we did come here around 5pm and then at 6pm the place was full and there was people picking up orders too. So the wait for the food can take quite a bit of time. Service was very good too. I enjoyed the food as the hot pot was spicy and full of pepper so I could not eat too much. The Singapore noodles were good, but meat was a little bit to dry, but after putting in the dumpling sauce it ended up tasting great. Overall, it was a great experience.

Came here on a cold night the friendly service we received. Restaurant was clean with a variety of signs displaying what they had to offer. The food was absolutely delicious. The serving size was also more towards serving a family than an individual. Definitely going back for more.

Here for lunch at 1:30 pm. Not too crowded. Prices are reasonable with a lunch menu. However drinks were $2.50 for sodas and tea so be aware. Real plates, metal utensils and paper napkins. Ordered orange chicken. Came with soup. I ordered hot and sour soup which was very good. Both spring roll, came with lunch special, and orange chicken were very good. I would come back

OH MAH GERD! This place ALWAYS hits. They never fail :') Lots of seating available. they have seats for big parties, private rooms, or just regular size tables. All the workers are so great. They serve you very well and even when it gets busy they have the same customer service. I've seen rude customers come in before giving the staff attitude but the waitress was very kind to them and stayed professional. I don't even know what dish to recommend b/c they're literally ALL delicious. Whenever my friends and I get together we ALWAYS come here. nothing beats this place when you want to enjoy good food. Please come here if you want to try some authentic chinese cuisine

The food was a taste sensation above all others! They offer exciting dishes, like salt and pepper shrimp!!!! Delicious! So many beautiful Shrimp!!!! $15.95!!!! So good! Fist time there, sweet people Work there! Go everyone!

Came here with a friend for an early dinner and the food was phenomenal. All made fresh and so full of flavor. You can never go wrong with the chili garlic green beans and their fried rice. I also tried an eggplant dish that was absolutely delicious. We will certainly be back!!

This place will most definitely have my business again. The service was fast and hospitable. We had the sesame chicken and orange chicken and it was very good. What we liked the most is that it came out hot, which we prefer much more to having cold food.

I've returned here several times because I especially love their crab rangoons and the sauce that comes with them. It is very clean and fast service, and I like the clear effort for quality that shows in every dish made. One star off just because bathrooms could use an upgrade, but I'll definitely keep coming back here, highly recommend!

Just an authentic experience that's not very pricey (very affordable) AND great customer service. I was very impressed. I will give them more business and order more things on the menu because they were YUMMY!!!! I recommend everyone to try at least once, get ANYTHING. I liked it all but the deep fried egg plant, the fried chicken dishes, and the lamb is awesome deep and great flavors.

I went around 1:30 in the afternoon so it was pretty empty. I played it safe and got the Kung Pao chicken. The egg drop soup was good and I was looking forward to my meal. Way too much sauce and the chicken was breaded, fried and very sweet. At one point I did ask to make sure I got the right dish as it seemed more like a general Taos. It was tasty, but I could feel the sugar at every bite. The meal came with a baby spring roll(I liked it) and a crab Rangoon, once again sweet. Stock in the sugar industry would be right on! However, I may have ordered something very Americanized. I would like to come back and try the 'real' Chinese dishes

My daughter LOVES the chicken lo mein here. She asks to come at least once a week! I try to sample a different item most times we have come and have enjoyed many of the variety of dishes here. Very good and great variety!

Authentic Sichuan cuisine Fantastic service Tasty food My favorite was the jumping fish! Would definitely recommend this to anyone who loves Swai fish! I'm so happy to find this gem in San Antonio and it's good to know that there's quality Chinese food here in town

Very good Chinese food. Spicy wonton, spicy crispy chicken, roast duck, pork ribs etc.

The hot and sour soup was one of the best I've had...really hardy. Entrees were very good. Didn't care for the fried rice.

Staff is so great!! So nice and friendly. They took care of us well. Food was good! I had the chicken and broccoli. It was pretty good, although I've had better. Spring rolls were good. Egg drop soup was delicious! Everyone in the family seemed to enjoy their food. We'll definitely go back!

Great, fast food choice in North Central area. Consistently good. Good portions. Will return.