Szechuan Bistro 炳哥川菜

Chinese restaurant · South Loop

Szechuan Bistro 炳哥川菜

Chinese restaurant · South Loop

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2002 S Wentworth Ave B10, Chicago, IL 60616

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Szechuan Bistro 炳哥川菜 by Derrick Koch
Szechuan Bistro 炳哥川菜 by Derrick Koch
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Authentic Szechuan cuisine with mouth-numbing spice, dan dan noodles  

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2002 S Wentworth Ave B10, Chicago, IL 60616 Get directions

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$20–30

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2002 S Wentworth Ave B10, Chicago, IL 60616 Get directions

+1 312 989 3171
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$20–30

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The Best Restaurants in Chinatown Chicago | Eater Chicago

"Another standout in HeungSeng Square, this spice-forward stall serves up familiar dishes — dan dan noodles, chili chicken — along with more adventurous options like pork intestines and frog. Hidden gems in Chinatown are few and far between, but Szechuan Bistro is certainly among them." - Jeffy Mai

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Szechuan Bistro - Review - Chinatown - Chicago - The Infatuation

"This is the newest stall in the Richland Center food court. And like a magician’s sleeve stuffed with Szechuan food instead of scarves, the variety of dishes coming out of their tiny kitchen is breathtaking. The menu is incredibly long, with dishes ranging from dan dan noodles and kung pao chicken to spicy frog and sesame balls. Everything we’ve ordered has a wonderful amount of mouthnumbing spice, and if you eat there, your spicy shrimp will be plated on an actual metal serving platter instead of a plastic dish. photo credit: Derrick Koch" - Adrian Kane

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The 21 Best Chinese Restaurants In Chicago

"Richland Center's underground food court in Chinatown has plenty of outstanding stalls, but nowhere makes us more excited to eat in a basement than Szechuan Bistro. Everything from the long menu involving mouth-numbing peppers is pungent and a good reminder that we’re still capable of feeling something. Our favorite dish is the house special boiled fish. It's flaky and comes in a massive tray of bubbling scarlet broth, like a chili pepper jacuzzi. If you’re looking for more spice-induced endorphins, the frog, dan dan noodles, or the boneless chicken in chili sauce are also worth checking out. " - john ringor, adrian kane

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The 40 Best Restaurants In Chinatown

"This is the newest stall in the Richland Center food court. And like a magician’s sleeve stuffed with Szechuan food instead of scarves, the variety of dishes coming out of their tiny kitchen is breathtaking. The menu is incredibly long, with dishes ranging from dan dan noodles and kung pao chicken to spicy frog and sesame balls. Everything we’ve ordered has a wonderful amount of mouthnumbing spice, and if you eat there, your spicy shrimp will be plated on an actual metal serving platter instead of a plastic dish." - adrian kane, john ringor

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Where To Eat In Richland Center

"For lovers of spice, look no further than Szechuan Bistro. And though the menu is long, it’s impossible to screw up when everything involving mouth-numbing peppers is delicious. The house special boiled fish is flaky and comes in a massive metal tray full of broth, like a chili pepper jacuzzi. Dishes like the spicy frog, dan dan noodles, or the juicy boneless chicken in chili sauce are also fantastic. " - john ringor, adrian kane

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Dafeng Chen

Google
Mouth watering chicken was off the chain good. Noodles were mediocre. Service was a little slow even though it was lunch rush.

Jin Yajing

Google
I’ve ordered from this place before and it was fine, but this time the food was extremely salty — to a level that’s impossible for a normal person to eat. I called the restaurant to let them know, but their attitude was very poor and they refused to offer a refund. Very disappointed.

Cindy W.

Google
Had their 沸腾活鱼 and it was delicious! You can definitely taste the freshness of the fish filet plus the whole dish was spicy and flavorful. Do not let the location (basement of the mall) and the appearance of the store fool you, they make some delicious Szechuan dishes.

sianna Liu

Google
Very recommend a Sichuan food, each kind of food taste is different, each has its own taste, the food is served quickly, the meal bowl is very delicate, send a bowl of rice. If you can't finish the meal, you can pack it. Ask the store for a free takeout box. Go ahead and try it. You'll want to eat it again

Adam Naji

Google
Honestly was expecting a lot from this highly rated restaurant, it was extremely disappointing. We ordered house special szechuan chicken, Mongolian beef, and the beef pot and all of them were bland and oily. You can tell the quality of meat, cooking oil, and other factors were low quality while they charge premium prices ($20+) for bad food. They also was very stringent with the portions, you get 1 nub of chicken for 10 peppers. Customer service was great but the atmosphere of the area was not very clean, uninviting, and was hot/humid. I do not recommend eating here.

Samantha Schnettler

Google
For one the food was DELICIOUS, perfect numbing spice! Additionally, the portion size for what you order is amazing. It was much larger than I thought it would be, so it was worth every penny. Definitely recommend!

Harry

Google
Ordered takeout from this place. One thing to consider is this place is just one of the many food stalls in a plaza so the seating is public and limited. And depends on what you order, it can take up to 1 hour to get your food. With that being said, the food I ordered were quite good: fish with pickled veggies (酸菜鱼) and spicy beef slices (夫妻肺片). Both qualify and quantify were top notch. The fish were well cooked and tender while the beef slices were chewy and well seasoned. Price was also very descent so I would highly recommend this place.

Chicago IL

Google
Long wait time!! Go early!! Weekdays Came on a Thursday afternoon around 4pm. We only ordered 2 entrees and it was over 30 min wait and this was before the dinner rush hour! After we got our food it became very packed around 5-7pm. We ordered spicy crawfish $20 you get a nice portion. It was semi spicy and semi sweet. We also ordered the chefs special stir fried pork $15 but I was disappointed it did not look like the picture featured at all. I couldn't tell if it was pieces of bacon or thinly sliced pork belly. It really tasted like bacon slices though. I asked for it to be very little spice but of course it came out spicy but all of their entrees are. I was able to tolerate it with the rice and lots of water. So if you cannot handle heat, I would not recommend!! I did notice that everyone was ordering their spicy fish which comes out on some kind of hot plate with open flame. It looked absolutely delicious with the fresh greens on top! Even though Im not a fan of spicy food, I wouldn't mind trying the fish cuz it looked good!! Just not sure I'll return bc there was a large rat we saw above the ceiling and the table near us saw it too and asked if we did as well. 🥴 But this is rat city isn't it? Anyways, I had to share so people are aware before dining at any food stand in the food court. Overall, I had to dock a star for the long wait time, and a star bc she made it spicy even though I asked for it too be very little spice and bc I couldn't tell if I was eating bacon or pork belly, strange. Come early or you'll be waiting a long time. 🙄