Szechuan Gourmet 56

not nearly as good as the 39th street location. szechuan dumplings had no flavor just grease. Wonton soup was generic. very bad chinese takeout

Written by Lisa K. on 2/23/2013 | Member since 2013
Lisa ordered from here within the last year

This is NOT the original Szechuan Gourmet on 39th st., which is a wonderful place, just a pale (and nasty) imitation. The two restaurants may share a name and many of the menu items, but the 56th St. restaurant is a disaster - I work near it, so I was very happy when they opened, and ate there at least 10 times in the hope that they'll get better with time, but they've only gotten worse. The last straw came with a truly sickening dish of prawns, which reeked because they were so past their prime. Yes, they replaced the dish with a grumble, but I was already nauseous. They are unable to follow spicing instructions at all, and on at least one occasion seemed to deliberately spike a dish ordered mild with an absurd amount of chili powder, but that's the least of their problems. They are riding on, and ruining, the sterling reputation of the original restaurant. Avoid at all costs.

Written by Sela F. on 10/27/2011 | 10 other reviews | Member since 2010
Sela ordered from here over a year ago

excellent Szechuan food. If I were ordering more run-of-the-mill Chinese cuisine, I perhaps wouldn't choose here, but they're specialties are excellent and the delivery service is prompt.

Written by Shahzad S. on 3/14/2011 | 2 other reviews | Member since 2009
Shahzad ordered from here over a year ago

Szechuan Gourmet (SG) is one of the more refined Chinese restaurants on seamlessweb. - Enoki mushrooms in the hot and sour soup, for example. Chinese is my native food and it’s not easy to satisfy my craving for good (real) Chinese food, but SG always comes through. I will be ordering from SG until something better comes along.

Written by King C. on 6/2/2010 | 8 other reviews | Member since 2009
King ordered from here over a year ago

Great, authentic Szechuan cuisine that is pretty inexpensive. Lunch specials are a great deal with soup, rice and entree. Wonton soup that comes with lunch special is nothing special but nice and mild. Once, even got a side of delicious cold edamame beans that had been stir fried with little pieces of red pepper with the lunch special! Mabo tofu dish is great. It is NOT the black bean kind (which I don't like as much) and had the essential spice that most mabo tofu dishes are missing in America: huajiao (or Szechuan peppercorns). The pork belly dish is delicious as well, and the jasmine rice is always fragrant and cooked perfectly.

Written by Emily C. on 8/19/2009 | 1 other review | Member since 2009
Emily ordered from here over a year ago

The food is good, but I ordered the lunch special at 1:30 and waited for literally an hour.... My place is like 8 blocks away from it I don't get why it took them so long to make two dishes of food.

Written by Wei Chung H. on 5/7/2013 | Member since 2012
Wei Chung ordered from here within the last month

I have ordered from here twice this week and both times it was great. A chicken and broccoli lunch special was exactly what you want with such a staple. Had the lemon chicken and some spring rolls tonight and it was excellent. The chicken was fried perfectly, very tender. Also, super fast delivery. Will definitely order again.

Written by David S. on 5/6/2013 | 2 other reviews | Member since 2012
David ordered from here within the last week

The service is unacceptable. Please do not try to replace anything in your order, you either pay extra or not allowed. I ordered a fish soup for $10.95 per order, i requested to replace some fish with some tofu, the answer i got was, you either pay $2 extra or can not add. I understand if this is a lunch special, but this is a dinner order with another dinner entree. The way I was explained was basically like, you either order or go somewhere else, we do not care for your business. I am already full without eating. I will never order from there again.

Written by Patty X. on 1/17/2013 | Member since 2012
Patty ordered from here within the last year

Great food, fast delivery.

Written by Roger C. on 1/2/2013 | Member since 2011
Roger ordered from here within the last year

Fast service which is why I gave it two stars. Ordered General Tsou with rice and hot & sour soup. It was one of the worst chinese food I have ever ate.

Written by Elsa C. on 8/5/2012 | Member since 2012
Elsa ordered from here within the last year

Yes this place is greasy but I love the choices and they deliver lightening fast. The only time I had a problem with delivery they didn't argue about a refund. This is also the only other place that makes food as spicy as I like.

Written by Julie S. on 7/9/2012 | 3 other reviews | Member since 2010
Julie ordered from here within the last year

This is what greasy Chinese food should taste like. The kind that's so good, the MSG makes your face tingle after you eat it. Hey, no one orders Chinese food when they're on a health kick, right?

Written by Vanessa H. on 4/26/2012 | 5 other reviews | Member since 2008
Vanessa ordered from here within the last year

House Special Braised Beef Noodles with 5 Spices -- Tasty but not the most authentic. Could be better. Delivery was fast! (I ordered on the early side for dinner, on a week night)

Written by Laura R. on 4/19/2012 | 4 other reviews | Member since 2012
Laura ordered from here over a year ago

Food arrived hot and tasty. Delivery did take a while.

Written by Jennifer S. on 2/13/2012 | 11 other reviews | Member since 2011
Jennifer ordered from here over a year ago

The double cooked pork belly and leek lunch special: JUST DO IT, don't wait. It's pretty spicy, as it should be. Good value for midtown delivery lunch.

Written by Matthew P. on 9/14/2011 | 4 other reviews | Member since 2006
Matthew ordered from here within the last year