Szechuan House

We live in RI and came to Manchester NH to see my mom for the day and was hungry and wanted Chinese food for dinner and googled this place and gave it a try and was so happy with the taste of the food the look of the food and the place is very very clean and the workers so wonderful respectful. Our waiter was amazing 😊 I definitely will be back every single time we come in town to see my mom because this is the best Chinese food I've ever had in my life. We got pork fried rice, chicken lo mein, crab ragoons half order, steamed dumplings, hot sour soup, pupu plater for 2. Oh and there hot tea I'd absolutely amazing. I highly recommend this place out here.

If I could give a 0 I would. Worse I have had in my life. Look at the “lobster sauce” and the chicken teriyaki that looks like it came from a power plant 🤢. The shrimp and chicken in the rice look pale and like it was added to the rice after the fact. Never would I order from here. I have no clue how so many people left good reviews for this place. They must have been drunk while eating it.

One of our go to spots for dining in. The food taste so much better here when you eat in, rather than taking out or getting delivered. Not sure why but that's what I have noticed.

I went in the Szechuan House for a quick lunch. The menu stated 'spring roll, egg roll, or crab rangoons' come with most of the plates. I opted for the lagoons. To my surprise, there was only one on the plate. I asked about this and was told that the lunch only has one. I mentioned the menu says 'rangoodS', plural. That usually means more than one. Another party of regulars also got lunch and much to my surprise, a plate had 3 rangoons. Also, there is a .50 charge for using a debit card. I might have missed it, but I didn't see anything on menu about the uncharted. 50 cents in the grand scheme of things is nothing; it's the principle. There are other Chinese restaurants in Manchester that will get my busisness because I'll never go back. Rant off.

I honestly couldn’t eat it. Every part tasted not good. Wings smelled gamey, beef teriyaki tasted like A1 and sour meat, rangoons just tasted like nothing. Same for the rice. Ribs were bland and chewy.

By far the BEST Chinese food in the area!! We always go for lunch & the combo plates are all under $10. We get the #30 with hot & sour soup & wonton soup which cannot be beat by anywhere we have ever had it. The lunch menu doesn't say it includes the soup but it does, so when you order just say the soup you want & it will magically come to your table...BONUS😁 Service is always amazing, they are fast in every aspect & my pet peeve is always having my water glass full & they are always right on top of it. There are boneless spare ribs under the beef teriyaki in the picture. Both are always extremely tender, really delicious!! Stop in & give them a try...you won't be disappointed. 🥠🥡🍜

The o ky thing worth eating used to be their house fried rice. The rest of their food is terrible. 3 years ago they changed their house fried rice recipe and it has been terrible. There is no reason to eat waste your money at this place. Go somewhere else.

Lunch plate #30 love it. One of my many favorites. Crab Rangoon chicken fingers beef teriyaki boneless spareribs and pork fried rice

Got some take out from here this week. Let me just start with the positive, food was fresh. But let's hold off on the food for a second. At check out I was never given a total, and instead, I get asked "cash or card." Normally I would not comply with said question until I am objectively given a total but just so happens that i am recovering from being sick this day, and could f around with timing so I tried to use my Amex card (they dont accept, first red flag) at which point i am nearly 99% sure, i was upcharged for using my MC (2nd red flag). Now, if this were just one meal or if there were a written minimum for paying with a card id be 100% okay with meeting said minimum with advance notice to make it worth while for the merchant. What i am NOT okay with is paying for the cost of conducting business for a lucrative LLC. I dont sell chinese food, thus i should not pay for their OC. This was extremely shady and i would recommend anyone shooting such things down and getting a CLEAR total prior to paying, it is not your responsibility as a consumer to cover that charge. This is really upsetting to say the least. Now for the food. My Broccoli was chewy and uncooked. My crab rangoon was all cream cheese but other items were decent. Rice was perhaps my favorite item here, and actually really good to be fair, even if portions were laughable for what i paid for. First time, last time here. Thanks for reading and hope your luck is better than mine.

Great food, excellent service and reasonably priced. I never go anyplace else. Highly recommend it. Jim G.

We were looking for a sit down Chinese restaurant in the Manchester area, so decided to try Szechwan House. We sat down and ordered a Mai Tai. I asked about Subgum Pork Chow Mein they looked at me funny. I said Ok never mind can I just get some Chicken Chow Mein. We also ordered Beef Fried Rice, Pu Pu platter for two and Beef Lo Mein. The food came. I'm not sure what the Chicken Chow Mein was but it was literally cabbage and boiled chicken with NO TASTE. The Beef fried rice looked good but had no flavor at all. Pu Pu platter was pathetic. Chicken fingers not good at all. The boneless spare ribs looked like the cut them on a deli slicer. Super thin and had the texture of beef jerky. I have made better char siu than that. The Beef Lo Mein was the only thing I ate. We asked for the red sauce for the chicken finger like what comes with Sweet and Sour Chicken and they brought us some sauce that was temperature hot and spicy. Never again.

My go to spot for great food! Price is fair and takeout is timely. Plenty of options for seating. Service was excellent also!

So I was just looking at my past reviews and it's pretty funny that I was writing about the same individual Doing the same thing, This time it's worse!! Actually, I enjoy the food very much, but the service is very unprofessional Mostly with the same one individual. She is very intrusive always asking about my finances as well as my personal life as if I am a close friend. I do not appreciate that at all. Also I Feel as though I am being nickel and dimed on each purchase. I am not only charged for extra sweet and sour sauce, 50 cents each., She charges me a dollar for each substitution. As well as a dollar extra on the delivery fee; Supposedly because it's out of the area, This all adds up in the end, On top of their overpriced food!! No wonder why my mother had a collection of the Chinese drink glasses The ONE THING I am mostly upset about right now is that $6 was added to my bill without my authorization. A couple of days later, when I called to ask Her what gave her the right to make changes to my check, she actually had the gall to show up at my house, even walking in to my apartment. This did not work out too well. When I was finally able to get her out of my house, I could hear Her in the hallway, she had called the police Saying I threatened her. Are you serious? I mean , I have to deal with this shit now? I sure as hell wasn't going to deal with the police so I went to my neighbor's house. When the police got to my apartment I could hear them from down the hall pounding on my door, for over 45 minutes mind you. I wasn't too happy With this woman to say the least,

Excellent food! Great prices! And delivery was quick! Best Chinese around. Moo goo gai pan was delicious!

I ordered 3 items for delivery. phone service was friendly & delivery was faster than expected. 1. Crab Rangoon - tasted just like cream cheese in a fried wonton with minimal crab flavor or ANY flavor other than cream cheese. wontons were themselves were perfectly crispy however. 2. HOuse FriEd Rice was very tasty and as expected. Generous portion and worth the price. 3. Dinner meal of spicy shrimp & scallops Didn't have one single scallop in it. Apriconateky a 30% portion of decent sized shrimp in sautéed carrots & green veggie which was the majority of he entree for $18.95. The veggies were perfectly cooked and slightly crlunch y. The sauce had a sweet flavor with a slight kick of spicyness. over all a good entree except lacking 1/2 of the ingredient in its description and not worth almost $20 for 70% sautéed vegetables. 4. Phone service for delivery was easy and pleasant & delivery was timely and delivered faster than expected. packaging was completely appropriate the order. Overall this meal with tax and tip cost me almost $50 and was not worth the price however. If offered at maybe $20-$25 less it would've be more acceptable

Arrived at 12:10 for a take out lunch. Ordered my food and handed the lady my debit card, she takes and says to me you don't have any cash? I'm my head I'm like what? I politely tell her no I don't have cash. I don't think she was joking either. Cash for what? A casino trip??!! I can't be the only one who doesn't carry cash! The food Beef with broccoli, PFR and egg roll Beef with broccoli was luke warm in a oily sauce and it tasted like bleach. Rice was mediocre, couldn't taste anything Egg roll mediocre Interior is lacking upkeep / maintenance Stained ceiling tiles, booths from 1970 and filthy rugs. Clearly they don't care and I won't be back, just praying I didn't make a mistake by choosing this place because I had a craving for Chinese food. Best of luck

2 stars, do not except American express, house rice was boring, 1st try, 1 more chance,

Service is always fantastic and friendly. Food is good and consistent. Food is fresh.

We have eaten at all chinese restaurant in the city, Tiwaun Garden used to be the best till they closed. Yew dynasty is the best by far. But everyone's taste is different. enjoy where ever you go.

Fantastic food, I've been getting takeout from this place for years and the food is always of great quality. Highly recommend the sesame chicken.

This restaurant has remained the best Chinese food for me. I've been coming here since I was a child; from the complimentary wonton chips to their unique version of Generals chicken (Seriously amazing), I always leave stuffed and completely satisfied. Sadly I'm in Florida now but I'm really tempted to fly up to Manchester just for this restaurant's food!

I've been ordering takeout from here for 12 years in the past two years I have noticed that the food is not as good as it once was. Tonight's food ended up primarily in the trash can. The Sechuan beef was not stir fried so if steamed and the ginger chicken had no ginger taste. Both dishes used to be spicy however tonight they had no flavor whatsoever. I am sad, but I will not order food from here again.

Hidden treasure in a strip mall. Absolutely delicious- freshly prepared food. Everything was perfect! Highly recommend Orange Beef - tender and crispy! Attentive service! Can't wait to go again!

Stopped here for lunch recently and dined in. There are 33 luncheon specials on the menu ($5.40-$6.95) which includes choice of steamed or pork fried rice, egg roll or chicken wing, and choice of soup (dine in only). The server brought out hot tea & ice water (without being asked) and a bowl of fried rice noodles with duck sauce. I ordered lunch special #4 Sweet and Sour Chicken ($5.50) with pork fried rice & egg roll, modest portion. Chose the hot & sour soup, not too spicy. The Sweet and Sour Chicken were chicken fingers covered in a sweet sauce with pineapple, onions, carrots, and peppers, not bad. The fried rice was average. The egg roll was was crispy with lots of cabbage, some pork. When I was finished, the server left the check (no fortune cookie?). Just enough food for a decent lunch.

I've been coming here for years and I swear it's the best Chinese take out you can get around here. Delivery is always quick and the food is hot, and the food isn't too greasy which i like

I think the below photo says it all. Waited an hour for a used bandaid in my food. Thankfully, it was at the top of the tub and not after I actually ate it.

I used to order from this place regularly about 2-3 years ago. I moved back into an area where they were convenient, so I decided to order as I remembered them being really consistent! Horrible mistake. I ordered their white meat general gau special. The first delivery looked like boiled chicken, as if someone forgot the sauce. I was so hungry and I live right down the street, so I asked they remake it and bring it, which they did without question. The second time was slightly better, but it was still void of any flavor. The white rice didn't even taste like there was any salt in it. My partner ordered their orange chicken, and even that was worse than something you'd get out of the freezer section. Very disappointing overall, I won't be back. Save your money and your time.

Loyal customers for 25 years! My wife and I have been coming here since before we married. Every great once and a while we end up eating Chinese from another restaurant and are reminded why we never go anywhere else. The owners have literally watched our children grow up. My favorites include the house fried rice and General Chao's chicken. And their mai-tais are hands-down the best you will ever have. The food quality overall is very consistent and the prices are reasonable. I can count on one hand the number of times we've had to send back a meal in 25 years. If there is a problem, they quickly and graciously make it right. Every other Chinese restaurant I've tried in Manchester tastes bland in comparison.

Won't be going back. Spring rolls taste like fish oil and the lo mein had no taste. Have to say the guy at the register wasn't very friendly but the woman that brought out my order was very sweet hence the two stars

I ordered the combo lunch special crab rangoon, pork fried rice, char siu, teriyaki beef skewer. It was a very generous portion for only $8.25. This is basically two meals in one plus it comes with one of three soups of your choice. The egg soup was yummy. They also give you complimentary wonton chips with duck sauce and hot tea. The place is clean, there's tons of parking, and the food is delicious. I will definitely return.

I used to go here all the time when I wanted Chinese. It was by far my favorite restaurant for years. I don't know if they changed owners or not, but the food tastes completely different, and not in a good way. I spent $90.00 on food yesterday that was mediocre at best. I won't be going back.

Speedy service, only took 15 minutes. Portions are so little, it's not worth it. Spent $32 on a pu pu platter for two and crab ran goons. My 4yo ate most of what was there and we had to cook a second dinner, that's how unreasonable the portions are. Crab ran goons were decent, but soft and not crunchy. Definitely tasted as though they were microwaved before we arrived. Didn't even get any rice with the meal.

Grabbed three lunch specials and three hot and sour soups Mediocre tastes on on the lunch specials but ample portions. Hot and sour soup was very good, some of the best in manchvegas. Staff is very friendly and orders were accurate. Not sure of the Covid protocols as someone else picked up our food. SH is a Manchester staple for Asian food.

Friendly people. Great food. Love the white meat Generals chicken and the pot stickers.

I've lived in Manchester for 2 years now and I must say finding a great Chinese food place has been difficult. I was excited to see great reviews of Szechuan House on Yelp so I gave it a try. I won't be trying them again I'm sad to say. I wonder if people rated it so well because great Chinese is so hard to come by in this area that they don't know what quality food should taste like? Overall, the food was extremely bland! Chinese food is supposed to have flavor but their dishes had none. The pan fried dumplings were overcooked and dry. The sauce that other places offer has a tangy garlic flavor. The sauce they provide tasted more like soy sauce. The dumplings tasted better without the sauce, although either with or without sauce, they still were bland. The boneless spareribs were flat and tasteless. Not a lot a fat on them made for not a lot of flavor. The pork fried rice and beef lo mein were available in one size only. They were overpriced for the quality of each. The rice had so much soy sauce added that it was black. I'm shocked they provided extra soy sauce on the side because there was already too much on it to start with. The lo mein had small, not so flavorful beef and there were no veggies, typically onions are used, to enhance the dish. The chicken wings were good. Crispy and juicy. The crab rangoons were nothing exciting. Small and filled with imitation crab meat. The wonton soup was good but it's hard to mess this soup up. I requested no MSG and it was clearly prepared with MSG. I asked for extra hot mustard and didn't receive any. The only reason I'm giving them 2 stars is because the person whom answered the phone was very pleasant. The delivery was fast and the food was piping hot. My quest for a great Chinese place in this area continues. At this point, a drive to MA for Kowloon's is my best option. I hope this changes soon.

Hands down my favorite place to eat in Manchester, NH!! Lunches are great! Tons of food for a low price! The szechuan green been are my #1 favorite thing and I love that they will change any chicken dish to white meat instead of the traditional dark meat dishes!! Outstanding place!!

First, the wonton soup had ONE wonton in it. And not a particularly good one at that. The pork lo mein had no pork, and a metric ton of mushrooms. The shrimp with garlic sauce was merely a few overcooked shrimp swimming in corn syrup with shredded celery and carrots. If you're looking for anything approximating actual Chinese food, steer clear.

Admittedly, I come here often, but I do so because I've never had a bad meal. Food is fresh and perfectly seasoned and sauced. Started with the amazingly favorable Hot & Sour soup ($2.25) before ordering the Kung Bao Chicken ($10.25) It's a spicy dish of chicken, peanuts, bell peppers and hot peppers served with white rice. Truly delicious. Also had a side of crab Rangoon that are some of the best you'll have. Awesome place and great value.

I got homestyle tofu and it didn't taste bad it just didn't have much taste at all. I had to add salt and hot sauce just to make it have some flavor, which seems odd to me for Chinese food. You also don't really get too much for the price. Overall just meh

If you like some ruhhhl good chinese food, eat here. Here's what you need to know: If you like general tso's chicken, order their "white meat" general tso's chicken and it will forever ruin all other GT chicken. It's ACTUALLY that good. I'm not embellishing. Their spare ribs are really tasty, although one order is fairly meager in size. Their beef teriyaki is good as well, but small-ish. Their lo-mein is super good, chicken fingers are excellent, CRAB RANGOON is tremendous, and their crispy prawns with walnuts is tasty AF too. Oh, and scallion pancakes are good. Can you tell I frequented this place? You should definitely do the same.

This is the worst Chinese joint in town ! The driver would not leave my doorstep until he got a $5 tip for bringing $25 worth of food ! The food got me very sick and my buddy wasn't feeling well either and threw up three times !! I actually ordered from here months later just got a chicken fried rice it was gross I only ate a little bit of it and guess what !! I got extremely sick again !!! Avoid this place like the gross un clean place that it is !!

First off...food here is excellent!! Not greasy Chinese food type. Always seems fresh! Secondly, we are here on a night where there is only one woman working the floor, phone and bar! We are in a time where you need to be patient if you plan on going out to dinner, this woman is doing an awesome job!

We love this place and have never had a bad meal here. Our favorite dish is the white meat general tao's chicken with pork fried rice. Their veggie dishes are also outstanding. The service is prompt and friendly. We've never had to wait for a table, even during busier times. We enjoy going out to eat there, but their takeout service is so convenient as well AND they deliver! Best Chinese in Manchester, by far.

Several of the lunch items we sampled were quite good, mostly in the appetizers. That said the crab rangoons were gummy and almost sour tasting, the rice was decent enough as far as generic pork fried rice goes, but where it lost me entirely was the General Gau's chicken. Maybe it was a one off thing but mine tasted rotten. To the point I spit out my one and only piece. It wasn't breaded but cut very thin and had a very liquid "sauce". Atrocious and inedible. Sincerely concerned I'd be sick. Wouldn't recommend, ever.

If this is the best Chinese food in Manchester, then I'm taking a plane to China (not that they really eat the food American's refer to as Chinese). I arrived here late Saturday afternoon. There were not many diners which should have meant that our server would have time to, you know, serve us. Not the case. I find most Chinese restaurants to have great service minus the attitude. Our server didn't have attitude; but, he also was never around to exhibit any as we rarely saw him. The food...first, I was surprised to find that there were no lunch or dinner combinations specials which meant everything was a la carte which I'm not opposed to if the food is expecially good. I ordered crispy rice and chicken soup which was good. The eggrolls I ordered were mostly vegetables. I would have to engage the services of a bloodhound in order to find any meat; and, even then the hound would have had trouble. The food was standard to poor. The service was dreadful when the restaurant was empty. I can't imagine the service if this restaurant actually ever gets busy. For good Chinese food, I'll continue to frequent Heng Wong on Mammoth Road. For sit-down Chinese in Manchester, my search continues.

Recently went for take out. Although I have had trouble before with take out this was a great experience. I got general tsu's; szechuan fish, crab rangoons and vegetable fried rice. I couldn't be happier with my selections and they lasted the hour ride home in the car and were still hot and ready to eat when i got home. The szechuan fish is amazingly good and I really wish that I could make the sauce for this BUT it will give you smelly gas the next day. You have been warned.

First time ordering. Wonton soup little to no flavor,. Lemon chicken took 1 bite of the 2 pieces of very small pieces and it was so tough I couldn't chew it. The rest of the container wasn't even chicken. It was the coating on the chicken. Threw it away. Scallion pancakes, no flavor. White rice and spring rolls were the only 2 good things. General gau tufu wasn't very flavorful as well. But my son can't throw anything away so he ate some of it. Will never order here again. A waste of 45.00 and there time for delivering it.

Came here on suggestion from a Manchester native. Wow this place was good. The egg rolls were ENORMOUS and delicious. Normally huge egg rolls are mushy inside because it's super hard to get them cooked all the way through, but this was crispy and just insanely good. I got the Peking duck just because why not when I'm this far from home (I'm from North Carolina) and it was incredible. They prepare the dish in front of you (which is evidently standard for Peking Duck) and we were both tapping our feet waiting for them to continue to heap the Duck pancake rolls onto our plate because we were devouring faster than she could prepare them. My normal criteria for Chinese food is: 1) It's not nasty 2) It's convenient but this is one of the first Chinese restaurants I've eaten at that doesn't just get thrown in the pot of 'acceptable Chinese restaurants' but stands alone on it's own. Just wow. This place was great.

Went to this restaurant solo on 12/28 after finding my nail place closed on a Sunday (Nails to Perfection). The place was empty but the phones were ringing off the hook due to their delivery option. I ordered the pork fried rice and Kung Bao Shrimp, both of which tasted fresh and delicious with hefty portion sizes. Easily could have been shared between two. I asked for a box to take the leftovers home, and the lady took the food in the back to package it for me. I did not ask for tea however they put a put on the table and it was fantastic, traditional for these restaurants (not green tea though). The rice was very fresh, 75% of the pork was real meaty and the other 25% was fatty so I pushed that to the side. The shrimp was medium sized and fresh, with an abundance of peppers and onions. The sauce was not too thick and medium to high spiciness. I asked for hot oil to put on my pork fried rice. The rice was perfectly cooked. The waitress was timely and brought pineapple slices over with the check. Overall 19$ and I got two meals out of it. Still tasted great the day after when I ate it for lunch. I would definitely recommend this place.

I saw that this place delivered and I was excited because it was the closest Chinese place to my house and it had the best reviews! I called and placed an appetizer of crab rangoons and beef teriyaki. She told me it would take a half an hour!!! How long does it take to make those and drive over?! I wasn't expecting it to take longer than 15 mins. I hope it is worth it So they brought it to me in 20 mins. Somehow he ended up right outside my door. I'm in a secure building where you have to be buzzed in. So I don't understand that. The meal cost $20 including tip! I don't get how it was so expensive because each thing was about $7 so it should have been around $14! The beef teriyaki was okay! I've had better. And the crab rangoons were okay. Not what I was expecting since I like them a little more crispier. All in all this is an okay place. Not sure if I would go back. Maybe I'll see what other places are around.

The best around. Everything tastes fresh and has been our go to spot for 30 years. It's the perfect meal for pickup during covid too! Take out is ready when we arrive, based on their time estimate, every time. Can not recommend them enough!

Do not go here!!!! They messed up our doordash order gave us the wrong food we spent $90 and they wouldn't fix our order. They told us they're not responsible for doordash.its unbelievable the food they sent us was terrible cartilidge filled chicken with disgusting sauce!!

This is the best place in the area. They changed their crab Rangoon's but besides that A+ I go for the Tsos chicken

Better than average chinese food, which, for New Hampshire standards, is pretty exceptional. I go with my girlfriend all the time and our favorites are the orange chicken and the scallion pancakes, but we've never found anything on the menu we didn't like. Prices are very reasonable and portions are splittable. Get there at least an hour before they close though, or the service starts to get a little cranky.

Worst Chinese I have ever had. I ordered a Pu Pu platter for 3 people and there was enough food for one. Also I ordered Crab Rangoons and they were so raw that the were completely white and mushy. The rice was cold. There was not any soy sauce included. And they are very over priced I paid $49 for low quality and amounts of food. The food was so bad that I had to call and complain to them myself and the lady on the phone told me that I'm only comparing the food to my past dining experiences. This was unacceptable.

The only reason I gave this restaurant a 3 is because the people were very nice. The food was not that great. It arrived cold, I ordered beef with mushrooms and got beef with vegetables, ok I'm not picky but I did not like the beef. The orange beef was ok, but not spicy at all the crab rangoon was fair at best. The filling was thin and tasteless and the shell had a funny smell to it. The shrimp fried rice was very bland, at least the shrimp were a decent size. I was hoping to find a new chinese restaurant as my favorite is no longer any good. I guess I keep looking.

We moved to Manchester a few months ago and last weekend was the first time we had chinese food. We decided to try the Szechuan House as I had heard it was good through a coworker. They didn't deliver to our apartment but it was a about a 10 minute drive to pick up our food. It is a restaurant and the quick look we saw inside didn't seem like it was anything too fancy or special. We had ordered chicken fingers, beef lo mein, spare ribs and pork fried rice. I think we paid under $25 and it was enough for two dinners and two lunches for the two of us. The chicken fingers didn't have a super thick coating of batter like some places do, I was happily surprised by that. The lo mein was good, better than some I have had. Although I do like a little more vegetables in mine. The rice was good. Had the right amount of flavor and wasn't too dry. The spare ribs were also good. So no complaints here! Overall, it was a lot better than the 3 chinese places that I used to get food from where I used to live, and it was cheaper too. Although, I think the best chinese food I have had is still at the Silver Maple in Merrimack, NH.