Reviews for Zest Szechuan Cuisine in New York, NY
If you are looking for authentic Szechuan food, look no further. The dumplings in chili sauce were so amazing that we ordered... seconds. The prices may appear a bit pricey but they are fair as the portion sizes are large. The service was excellent andquickas well. My wife and I were incredibly pleased and we certainly plan on returning again. Read more
Ordered two lunch sets - kungpao chicken and beef & broccoli. They forgot to include the soups. UberEats refunded $5. Pros:... Huge portions. Very hot. Seasoning was great (if you don't mind the MSG). Cons: The food was too greasy for me. The chicken wasnot fresh - so hard that you couldn't really tell if it is chicken or pork or tofu... Read more
Give this place a try if you’re in the mood for some authentic Szechuan food. We went pre-Covid and was happy with our meal.... The flavors were true to classic Szechuan styles. We came specifically for the Chongqing grilled fish that’s a signature dishhere and a more elusive item only offered by certain places. It was good but didn’t seem grilled as much as baked and placedin the broth. The pig kidney was fine but not amazing nor something I’d order again. Read more
FOOD POISON WARNING: Worst diarrhea my family and a friend had after having dinner at this place. From 2 a.m to 7 a.m., none of... us could sleep because we had to constantly go to the bathroom. My 18-month-old son also had more diarrhea-like poop and criedall night after eating the cold sesame noodles. My wife even had extreme colic lasted for half an hour. Infuriating howpoisonous the food they could make there! We never had a problem like this after trying so many restaurants over the years.Looking at the old reviews seems like other people also suffered from stomachache and vomiting after eating in this place. It isalso ashamed when you invited a friend to a so-called "good restaurant" but ended up causing them severe diarrhea. We areshocked because on Yelp this restaurant highlights "healthy dining". We came here mostly because I mistakenly believed the falseadvertising "Best Szechuan Food" they put on the website. After reading more reviews, I found that the owner of the ZestSzechuan invited a lot of Yelp Elite reviewers in an event to make them look like a "4-star" restaurant. (and Yes, it fooled me!I surrender to your marketing strategies) so BE AWARE! You would NOT have a 4-star experience at this place. You don't want tobe the next one to be filled up with filthy ingredients and suffer from hours of torture. Read more
I was in that restaurant 3 times. The first time when I came there, it was 9:28 o’clock in the evening. They told me that they... cannot take my order because the main chef had already left. Even so, the kitchen opens till 9:30 pm. So what was the problem Idon’t know, but I left by been so starving, but gave to them another chance. The second time when I came, I ordered spicy tofuand some hot veggie dish. The food was amazing, and I decided to come back. When I came a third time, the waitress recommendedto try a shrimp dish which goes with rice and I moved forward. The dish was cold and the rice was cold too. I was sodisappointed. It looked like they had that dish prepared before and only hit it up for me. Hoverer, I had ordered again spicytofu to go, and it was amazing. So I assumed that in that restaurant you should never listen a waitress and carefully watch whatyou are ordering. Read more
Pretty good Szechuan place. They take reservations. Recommended dishes: husband and wife delight (beef tripe/throat), dry spicy... hot pot, shrimp cabbage tofu soup, etc. Wide selection of small bites. Oranges included at the end of the meal. Ask for lessspicy if you cannot take it :P Read more
We had this typhoon pond style crabs and it was good, and a lot! We also got a free Szechuan cold noodles, pretty good also.... Another dish we had which is spicy beef and tofu is soso. In all, the taste and quality is fair for the price. Read more
Visiting with my out off town friends. Foods are delicious and authentic dishes. Good family restaurant services.