Szechuan Mountain House

Reviews

• Patrick W.

  star star star star star 14 June 2026

  TLDR: Szechuan cuisine in the heart of Flushing. Classic and modern dishes. A solid option for this kind of food and easy to park if you're driving. Pork intestines (ask for the crispy ones) and shrimp in the salted duck egg yolk.
  
  I've been coming to Szechuan Mountain House since they opened, before they got their second space started in Manhattan. I really like the interior design here and all over their dinnerware.
  
  If you're new to Szechuan, I'd recommend you inquire about the spiciness on the dishes. We have our ordering down to a system but here's what we usually order.
  
  Sliced beef and lamb tripe. If you're into offal cuts, this is a classic Szechuan dish. Thin slices of beef and lamb in a chili oil, this is served chilled. Super flavorful.
  
  Double-cooked pork. You can get this at a lot of restaurants but I like the flavor here, it's served with a lot of leeks which I love.
  
  Shrimp in salted duck egg yolk. Now, this is probably not great for you but that's why it tastes so good. The shrimp is stir-fried in the egg yolk which gives it this grainy texture. There's so much flavor in every bite. Wifey doesn't even like shrimp and always wants this.
  
  Pork intestines. Another offal dish but if you're adventurous, give this a try. The intestines are cut in small pieces and fried to a crisp. They're tossed with garlic, chili, peppercorn, onions. It's addicting eating this with a heaping spoon full of rice.
  
  Szechuan seafood. They offer this in Vancouver crab, shrimp and lobster. I've had all three - I personally like the lobster the best. It's a bit different from the normal preparation you'll see in a Chinese restaurant. The flavor will be the same in all three though. The lobster I feel is bit more than the shrimp but worth it. The crab is delicious but pricey.
  
  Stir-fried Chinese Long Beans. The beans are blistered and served with almost micro-diced mushrooms, ground pork and chilis. Of all the places I've tried this, I like they way they do it the best here.
  
  The line can get quite long on the weekends, it's very popular with the local crowd. Here's a tip, if you've got an idea on when you're planning to go - call ahead and ask for a Wait Number. This will place you in the queue en route to the restaurant. You may still have to wait a bit but I'd rather do 10 minutes than 45.

• Phuonganh D.

  star star star star star 8 June 2026

  Came here today for late lunch. I think the food is pretty good, ordered Laziji chicken, spicy and sour beef soup and a vegi fried rice. The portion is pretty generous, everything was delicious. The jasmine infused tea of the house also better than free tea at any other Asian restaurants
  About service, i was kinda surprised bcuz i was prepared myself for grumpy rude Chinese servers. Comparing to other places, servers here are young, attentive and faster. I can see this restaurant putting efforts for better service than the market in Flushing, wanna mention I work in fine dining restaurants in Manhattan. They checked on the level of water for tea pot often, so we didnt have to raise hands for tea, also they came back to ask us how was the flavors. I didnt expect to receive fine dining experience but appreciated their efforts for sure! One thing they can improve is try to smile more oftn. The young man in white shirt gave us warm welcome and goodbye.
  Definitely will come back

• Julio R.

  star star star star star 7 June 2026

  This would be my first time experiencing authentic Szechuan food and believe me, I was not prepared for the spice.
  
  I really liked the atmosphere, since the restaurant had a sense of serenity and tranquility. The nature sounds and music themes really made me envision I was not in NYC.
  
  The service was top notch, the waitress was kind,  patient, and accommodating. I ordered the hanging pork belly, as an appetizer, which was delicious. As an entree, my wife ordered what I can consider a deconstructed pork belly sandwich. I ordered a super spicy fish soup, with pineapple fried rice (I apologize for the lack of detail in the names). We enjoyed the contrast in taste from the pork belly, which was fantastic. Now the fish soup was delicious, but painfully spicy. At least for me, there is a difference of spicy food and then there is Szechuan spice. It was a battle, and I loved every minute of it, as I used the rice to quench the spice. I glanced at the waitress and she seemed amused at my pain and suffering =).
  
  Overall, we had a great time, and I believe we experienced an authentic food experience with great service at a modest price. Be forewarned even if you're a fan of spicy foods, this place will test your limits for sure.

• Hsin-Yi W.

  star star star star star 31 May 2026

  We have been to both Szechuan Mountain House location on St. Marks and in Flushing. We prefer to come back here since the wait would be much shorter.
  
  * Recommendation
  Our favorite was sliced beef with sour soup, the soup was super delicious between sour and spicy, appetizing our taste bud.
  Their braised pork belly was also great, which was well braised with soy and grape (or cherry) in clay pot.
  One dish surprised us most was salted egg yolk corn, it was absolutely the best corn dish we have ever had.
  
  * Not Recommendation
  Sliced pork belly with chili garlic soy was one of their famous dishes but we won't recommend since the protion was quite small and not much flavored.
  
  Most of their dishes are authentic and great but be cautious with how spicy you could stand or it might spoil your meal here. Their complimentary dessert was good but tiny.

• Jacky C.

  star star star star star_border 26 May 2026

  I've been to the location on St. Marks Pl before and I have to say that I had a better experience at this location. One being that there was no wait when I showed up. I also had a better idea of what I wanted to get going off of other suggestions people told me after my first experience.
  
  I got the Sliced Pork Belly in Chili Garlic Sauce to start. It was a nice warm up to what would follow suit. We got the La Zi Ji (Stir Fried Chicken with Chili Peppers) and the Stirred Fried Eel with Chili and Celery. Both were very up there in spicy level, especially the chicken dish as I assume the chicken absorbs the spice pretty easily. I was definitely sweating by the time we were done eating. The meal doesn't come with rice and they do charge you for the cup of rice, just an FYI.
  
  Overall, a pretty good experience and I enjoyed the food that was suggested to me. Looking forward to trying other things on the menu that were suggested, after my digestive system recovers if you know what I mean.