Reviews for Sichuan Kitchen in Portland, ME
WOWWWW!! This was one of the best all-around meals I?ve had dining at a restaurant. We ordered the daikon salad, mapo tofu... (vegan), and tofu skin with Sichuan pickled chilies ? all the dishes were so flavorful and perfectly prepared. The salad had apleasant numbing spice, the tofu skin was silky and savory with lovely bursts of pickled chili, and the mapo tofu was so richand luxurious. I cannot wait to come back and try more menu items. Read more
Superb Chinese food, some of the best we?ve ever had. Cool atmosphere and very vegan friendly too (they have a separate vegan... menu). We ordered the hot and sour potatoes, vegan ants marching up a tree, and the double cooked tofu. So hard to pick afavorite between these three standout dishes. Definitely go to this place. Read more
A pleasant surprise to find such an authentic Sichuan restaurant in Maine! First, you can tell the authenticity from the zhong?s... dumpling the chef made. It?s rather a dumpling shape, slightly thick wrap with a juicy filling and the sweet and spicy sauceunderneath (most Sichuan or ?Chinese? restaurants in the US gets it wrong) Second, you can really taste the wok hay, fermentedsoy bean flavor, and slightly charred fatty flavor in the double cooked pork. Unfortunately I wouldn?t call this double cookedpork but rather fried pork (xiao chao rou) since they did not used the red fermented bean sauce (pi county?s fermented beansauce) and no leek was included. Third, the mapo tofu is pretty top notch with strong numbing and spicy flavors but what tofuwas underseasoned (again most sichuan or ?Chinese? restaurant gets it wrong, it?s a technique they have to learn formally) Lastbut not least, really appreciated the balanced flavor combination in ants climbing a tree! Overall definitely do not miss whileat Portland Maine, better than getting disappointed by the mediocre seafood restaurants. Read more
Dumplings and green beans were wonderful. Only thing keeping it from 5 stars is that the tofu with leeks was a bit bland?... nothing a little chili oil can?t fix, but still disappointing. Read more
You won't find a restaurant here with a more Chinese taste than Sichuan.If you like the salty and spicy taste as much as I do,... don't miss poached beef?I love this dish like crazy.This is the taste of China that I miss. Read more
Such a great experience! I came on my birthday, solo and without reservations, yet they sat me quickly and everyone was so kind... on a busy Friday night. I had hot sake, Zhong dumplings and Mapo Tofu -- and I can't fully describe how wonderful all theauthentic flavors were -- SO GOOD. This is now one of my favorite neighborhood places. I'll definitely be back! :-) Read more
Zhong dumplings were the best ? the chili sauce was amazing with notes of spice and sweetness. My friends and I ended up buying... 1/2 pint of sauce each to take home. Read more
Not sure what the fuss is about this place. The food is okay. I ordered the spicy chicken dish and expected it to be spicy. It... wasn?t. Asked for spicy/chili oil. They said it?ll be another 3$. That wasn?t spicy either. The dumplings came out dry insteadof streamed. Pork noodle was the best. It had unique flavors. The vibe is nice. Not much of a wait for Sunday night dinner. Read more