Five Spices House
$$ • Chinese, Szechuan
Hours:
58 Beach St #2017, Boston
(617) 574-8888
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Five Spices House Reviews
Go for: No frills, multi-region Chinese food with a huge menu.Avoid if: You need to be pampered when you go out to eat.Something surprising: The live seafood that's available. Oh, and there's a second floor.Reservation needed? No, but you might have to wait a few minutes.Overall . This place has an incredible menu and all of the dishes are executed well. You're not going to be treated like a VIP when coming here, but the food is worth it. It would be great if they restored and...read full review
Simply incredible food. I highly recommend the Sichuan Diced Chicken with Chili Peppers. The fry coating on the chicken is super thin and crispy and was perfect. The flavor was spot on, nice and spicy, and there was so much of it. I also got the Sichuan Style Double Cooked Pork and it was great as well, but the chicken was just incredible.The menu is gigantic with so many things I'd want to try, so I'll definitely be coming back sometime.The service was admittedly in the slow...read full review
Ratings
Hours
| Monday | 11AM - 9:30PM |
| Tuesday | 11AM - 9:30PM |
| Wednesday | 11AM - 9:30PM |
| Thursday | 11AM - 9:30PM |
| Friday | 11AM - 10:30PM |
| Saturday | 11AM - 10:30PM |
| Sunday | 11AM - 9:30PM |
The a la carte hibachi is by far their best offering there so if you're going, make sure you go for their hibachi. The first time I went there I had it mild spice since my colleagues had limited spice tolerance. On my last visit with my friend, I had it extra spicy and it dramatically improve the taste and flavor.The pea pod stem was really good as well but other traditional Chinese dishes were just average or slightly below average. It's pricier than other nearby Chinese...read full review