Excellent flavors! Large menu with tons of options. Great service, fast and polite.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
cat coroneos
I had the dry pepper chicken and a few other dishes when I went for the first time. The food was good but the place was small. For the dry pepper chicken, though, even though it was good, I prefer Szechaun chef down the street.Parking: Limited parking and very tight spaces.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Spencer Doré
very delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andrew
This is the only place you can go to to get good mapo tofu. Nothing else compares. If it closes I will cry for weeks. They closed their location in mira mesa for some reason. I don't know why.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: MA PO Tofu, Szechuan Style Spicy Fish
LULU LIVE Art
This place has a big menu, they have a lot of different types of cuisines in China. We had a Stir Fry Shredded Pork, Stir Fry All Veggies and a Fish Head with Hot Pepper, they are all so delicious. They are better than I expected since this restaurant’s review is not that great. But from a real Chinese perspective, I think their food is good and authentic, I definitely recommend!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Diana Cervantes
Food is amazing!!! We all enjoyed it even my picky child. We found parking right away. When we arrived on a Saturday evening there was no wait. We were seated right away. Even though when we left there was a wait.You have to come dine here. Pictures don’t do the food justice. We ordered a few plates and shared among 3 adults and 1 child.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Makungu Mbi
Excellent chinese food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ankita Aparajita
Regular go to place for affordable tummyful delicious chinese food! The best egg tomato soup I ever have had…simple yet so flavorful ingredients!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tom Robinson
Good aesthetic Chinese
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Miheer Modi
I got the mapo tofu and it was one of the most disappointing dishes I've ever had. This item had no flavor, so much oil and just a horrendous waste of money. I got takeout thinking it'll be something I'd enjoy but I left very disappointed.
Concerned with restaurant hygiene - saw 2 little cockroaches on two pieces of cabbage I picked up consecutively, my husband saw 1 too on his cabbage. Told the server there are bugs in this dish, the server said he will let the kitchen know. Then didn't come back for any other apologies. Avoid ordering any leafy vegetables at this place.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
Joyce C.
And oldie but a goodie! I first dined at this restaurant when I was in college in the area many moons ago. Since leaving the area after college, I haven't had the opportunity to return much. But on a recent work trip, I was actually visiting another establishment in the same place. I saw that Spicy City was still there and decided I would come back on another day to see if it was just as good as I remembered. I was very happy with my order of shredded potatoes with green pepper, dry sauteed string bean and homestead kidney. The portions were sizeable and the dishes did not feel overpriced. I had plenty to take with me for a meal the next day. Everything I ordered came out quicky and piping hot. The staff was friendly and attentive. It was a packed house at about 7pm on a Wednesday which was great to see. If I'm in the area again, I will definitely want to come back to venture into the cheek numbing options.
A Z.
Concerned with food safety here - saw 2 little cockroaches on two pieces of cabbage I picked up consecutively, my husband saw 1 too on his cabbage. Told the server there are bugs in this dish, the server said he will let the kitchen know. Then didn't come back for any other apologies. Avoid ordering any leafy vegetables at this place.
Ania Galka Armour
Excellent, genuinely oriental food. But watch out, it can be very spicy!
Chris A.
Homestyle Beef was fantastic! It may not even be on the menu? Shredded Pork Szechuan was awesome! The menu has good pictures to help you choose and know what you're getting. Notice the number of chinese who eat there: that's always a good sign.
Excellent flavors! Large menu with tons of options. Great service, fast and polite.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
I had the dry pepper chicken and a few other dishes when I went for the first time. The food was good but the place was small. For the dry pepper chicken, though, even though it was good, I prefer Szechaun chef down the street.Parking: Limited parking and very tight spaces.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
very delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is the only place you can go to to get good mapo tofu. Nothing else compares. If it closes I will cry for weeks. They closed their location in mira mesa for some reason. I don't know why.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: MA PO Tofu, Szechuan Style Spicy Fish
This place has a big menu, they have a lot of different types of cuisines in China. We had a Stir Fry Shredded Pork, Stir Fry All Veggies and a Fish Head with Hot Pepper, they are all so delicious. They are better than I expected since this restaurant’s review is not that great. But from a real Chinese perspective, I think their food is good and authentic, I definitely recommend!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is amazing!!! We all enjoyed it even my picky child. We found parking right away. When we arrived on a Saturday evening there was no wait. We were seated right away. Even though when we left there was a wait.You have to come dine here. Pictures don’t do the food justice. We ordered a few plates and shared among 3 adults and 1 child.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent chinese food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Regular go to place for affordable tummyful delicious chinese food! The best egg tomato soup I ever have had…simple yet so flavorful ingredients!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good aesthetic Chinese
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I got the mapo tofu and it was one of the most disappointing dishes I've ever had. This item had no flavor, so much oil and just a horrendous waste of money. I got takeout thinking it'll be something I'd enjoy but I left very disappointed.
Restaurantji Recommends
Concerned with restaurant hygiene - saw 2 little cockroaches on two pieces of cabbage I picked up consecutively, my husband saw 1 too on his cabbage. Told the server there are bugs in this dish, the server said he will let the kitchen know. Then didn't come back for any other apologies. Avoid ordering any leafy vegetables at this place.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
And oldie but a goodie! I first dined at this restaurant when I was in college in the area many moons ago. Since leaving the area after college, I haven't had the opportunity to return much. But on a recent work trip, I was actually visiting another establishment in the same place. I saw that Spicy City was still there and decided I would come back on another day to see if it was just as good as I remembered. I was very happy with my order of shredded potatoes with green pepper, dry sauteed string bean and homestead kidney. The portions were sizeable and the dishes did not feel overpriced. I had plenty to take with me for a meal the next day. Everything I ordered came out quicky and piping hot. The staff was friendly and attentive. It was a packed house at about 7pm on a Wednesday which was great to see. If I'm in the area again, I will definitely want to come back to venture into the cheek numbing options.
Concerned with food safety here - saw 2 little cockroaches on two pieces of cabbage I picked up consecutively, my husband saw 1 too on his cabbage. Told the server there are bugs in this dish, the server said he will let the kitchen know. Then didn't come back for any other apologies. Avoid ordering any leafy vegetables at this place.
Excellent, genuinely oriental food. But watch out, it can be very spicy!
Homestyle Beef was fantastic! It may not even be on the menu? Shredded Pork Szechuan was awesome! The menu has good pictures to help you choose and know what you're getting. Notice the number of chinese who eat there: that's always a good sign.