Szechuan Kitchen — Restaurant in City of Syracuse

I'm staying at the Crown Plaza tonight and earlier had a craving for some General Tso. It was very cold and windy today but I could see the restaurant from my room. So I gambled on risking the freezing temperatures for carry out from a place I knew nothing about. I arrived a little early and had a very nice conversation with a young man who's favorite subject in school was Social Studies. When I asked him what he would like to do when he grew up. Without any hesitation he said that he would like to be an artist. Deeper into the subject he ran and brought out a binder of his drawings. He proudly presented the book to me and as I gazed at the illustrations I complimented him on his work. This made a young boy very happy. My food was then ready and I trekked back to my hotel room. The food was both immense and quite delicious. I now have tomorrow nights dinner already prepared. These folks work hard and produce a good product. It makes me angry when I see a slanderous review which is obviously written from a person who will never understand the efforts and hard work these folks put in every day just because of his or her prejudice of...

Hate to be so negative as I know restaurants are struggling right now, but I have to report on my experience as a visitor to Syracuse ordering from Szechuan Kitchen.

Dumplings were a bit heavy on the dough, but were tasty overall. The sesame chicken was below average, but fine. The string beans were pretty below average.

Finally, the "hand pulled" szechuan noodles were indistinguishable from store-bough noodles that had been vigorously boiled for about thirty minutes until mush, placed in a particularly bad soup. This was one of the few dishes in my life I've bought and then thrown away. Far from being the most authentic of the dishes I had picked, this was a...

Friendly atmosphere . We enjoyed the food. I always rate Chinese according to their ability to make hot and sour soup. The one we had here is marvellous. Not too hot and not too bland, plus plenty of vegetables to please your palate. Great to eat if you have a cold. The food is very good and authentic, as is the whole place. I felt like I was visiting a small restaurant in Xi'an. The hosts are very graceful. This place is also great for takeaway, but if you call, give them a few more minutes - each dish is...