绝对四川 Szechwan Absolute
Asian restaurant · Flushing
39-16 Prince St #209, Flushing, NY 11354
Highlights
Spicy Sichuan dishes, innovative inventions, stylish dough twists, mala spice
Spicy Sichuan dishes, innovative inventions, stylish dough twists, mala spice
"About ten seconds after you take your first bite of this thick-style Flushing spot’s mapo tofu, a buzz of mala spice will creep through your upper body, as if you’ve swallowed a bluetooth speaker. But the difference between this mapo tofu and other versions that also blackmail your senses for thirty minutes, is that there’s plenty of salt, garlic, and ground pork to cut the heat. Szechuan Absolute is located right above Szechuan Mountain House and Guan Fu in Flushing’s One Fulton Square - in case you’re planning a mapo tofu crawl." - hannah albertine
"Located in a condo and shopping complex off Flushing’s Prince Street, Szechwan Absolute offers aggressive versions of familiar dishes and plenty of modern inventions, too. If you like a meaty mapo, this may be your place, and the leeks secondarily dominate the flavor." - Robert Sietsema
"Of the three exceptional Sichuan restaurants in the handsome and suburban-looking One Fulton Square development, Szechwan Absolute is the most no-nonsense — slightly cheaper than the other two. Hidden away on the third floor and accessible by elevator, the restaurant features a menu that mainly sticks to Sichuan standards like ma po tofu, sliced fish in chile oil, and Chongqing chicken, improved with the stylish dough twists called mahua. Don’t miss northern Chinese dishes such as boiled beef with Chinese sauerkraut." - Caroline Shin, Robert Sietsema
"When it first opened, Szechwan Absolute was the third Sichuan restaurant to appear in the modern apartment complex and retail center known as One Fulton Square, owned by NYU grad Kevin Yin and one floor up from the original Szechuan Mountain House and more upscale Sichuan restaurant Guan Fu. The menu is elaborate and tends to be spicy as hell, as seen in the dish of boiled tilapia filets, enough for a half-dozen diners. Offal abounds, and spice combos are sometimes innovative. The space is spare and handsome." - Robert Sietsema
"This Flushing favorite loves to serve up twists on classic dishes, sometimes literally. The Chongqing chicken, crisp and delightful already, comes with little fried dough twists that add another crunchy dimension to the dish. The specialty here - shrimp, scallops, crab stick, and fried chicken served in a shovelhead - may seem a bit gimmicky at first, but the wonderful smoky and spicy flavors more than make up for it. The other dish served in a shovel, deep-fried beef with crispy rice and dried pepper, is chewy yet super juicy. And if you want to add something that’s not fried, the yu-shiang eggplant and minced chicken with bao are both excellent. The pink and forest green color scheme on the walls and chairs, as well as the quirky artwork, also make Szechuan Absolute an especially fun place to experience some intense heat." - Diana Kuan
