The Best Sichuan 一品成都21 — Restaurant in New York

IF YOU ARE BLACK DO NOT COME HERE! I went to this restaurant back in September of this year, and received one of the worst customer service experiences in my life. There was a lady working the front of the restaurant, and seated me and my friend, and gave the menus to order, she was highly rude when we asked questions, the food was highly priced, so we had questions on portions sizes so me and my friend can share, if portions size were big. After we finished ordering, I remember the lady with short hair working in front of us pacing back and forth, staring at us, watching us as if she didn't want to serve us in the first place. The dark stares she was giving us felt like a threat. When we were ready to pay, we handed over our cards. However, upon receiving our receipts to leave, she became upset and demanded that I provide a tip. It was truly disgusting. She wouldn't let us leave without a tip being added. I told her plenty of times that I did not want to tip because of the service, but she said we could not leave without tipping. She was obviously racist and did not want to serve us in the first place, we had already paid for everything and we decided not to tip, after racist bad customer service, and she demanded a tip. I was extremely disgusting, I've never been treated with a tip. I'm pretty sure if we were white customers, she would never have forced us to give a tip. She was extremely rude. After I added a $1 tip, she told us it was time to go. This was absolutely ridiculous. I would never come back again, and I will write a bad review on this place everywhere. Completely disgusting and extreme racist behavior., If you are black please do not support or come to this business at all, they are...

We stumbled upon this restaurant after a strenuous morning, and we were pleasantly surprised by how good the food was here.

While the price seems expensive, the quantity makes up for it! 3 people can easily be full from 2 entrees and a few sides of rice.

The first dish that blew me away was their eggplant and garlic sauce. Now, I’ve had this at many locations, however, it has never been as good as it was here. The eggplants are roasted and broiled, perfectly, giving it a little bit of a harder bite than the usual soft eggplant elsewhere. The other part was their sauce, which was absolutely flavorful, garlicky, and thick.

The second dish was the vegetable dry pot. This dish is made with a Szechuan paste and several cruciferous vegetables. This mouth numbing dish has incredible flavor, and the crunchiness of the veggies paired with the fresh rice is an excellent combination.

The staff were pretty attentive as well, which led to an overall pleasant experience.

The one thing I wish they would improve is seating people. When they are not busy, they still put all the people together rather than spacing them out. The restaurant was pretty empty, however, everyone that came in got seated at tables right next to us. Being a small restaurant, I would ask that staff seat people apart to allow for a better experience, unless they are incredibly busy. There were only five groups in the restaurant when we were there, and all being in the same corner made it feel a...

Hidden gem! Surprisingly delicious food in an unassuming little spot in midtown - wasn’t sure what to expect because the shop was quite empty (still pretty new!) when we initially arrived and the menus looked like takeout menu printouts, but was very impressed by the food! We ordered a garlic stir fried Chinese broccoli and the 冒烤鸭 which was essentially roast duck + other meats & veggies in a Szechuan hot pot-like soup base. The serving size was quite large and full of lots of add-ons (fish, pig intestines, spam, beef tripe, bean sprouts, Napa cabbage, etc.) - I was really happy with how flavorful everything tasted and it was not too heavy despite the soup base, probably because the ingredients and chili oil tasted very fresh. Service was fast, friendly, and they even gifted some free dessert that was a perfect subtly sweet end to a great meal. The only thing is that prices were a bit higher than I expected (perhaps more pricey than the ambiance would suggest), but I think it was decent value, and the lunch menu looks really reasonably priced...