Szechuan House — Restaurant in San Diego

A hole in the wall type restaurant, perfect little spot for food for your family. I came here with mine after not wanting to wait for Pho nearby.

Food: Sesame chicken lunch special: 4/5 ⭐️, it was a little crunchy but chewy. The taste is so-so, not amazing and not the best. The portion is huge for the price so their lunch special is worth it! Steamed fish filet: 10/5 ⭐️, it's delicious! it's my favorite dish and is now my comfort food that I doordash to my house often. I can't recommend this dish enough! Mongolian beef: 4/5 ⭐️, the beef tasted so well reasoned, not super chewy just the right amount, and so delicious. Chicken upside down noodle: 3.5/5 ⭐️, it's not very seasoned and a bit bland. The noodles were good and so were the chicken but I wish it was a bit more well seasoned to taste anything.

Atmosphere and Service: the staff are extremely friendly, we had many questions on the seafood section of the menu and they were very patient and lovely! They gave good recommendations! The atmosphere of the restaurant is dim, rich and cozy.

Overall, it's honestly a really good spot for the price and portion of the food. My family and I like it enough to want to come back again next time we're...

I'm changing my great review to not so great review. I have not been at this restaurant for a long time. But today I decided to order some items that I typically order. The orange chicken was horrible. The house special noodle soup was not great like before. The fried rice did not taste right. And the fillet sweet and sour fish was just bland. I do not know what happened to this restaurant or the menu but today was not like before. And my family noticed a taste either. I might give them another chance next time. But if nothing changes back to what it used to be then I will not be coming back to this restaurant. This is the first time I got disappointed by this restaurant. They were consistently good before. If management is reading this, I need some answers.

-------------old review ------------- This restaurant has been in this location for as long as I remember. They are consistent with their food flavor. Price has not changed much over the years. Far better food than pick up sticks and Panda express for sure. If you don't like to wait on busy hours, I suggest you call ahead for pick-up and give them ample time,...

When my wife and I first stepped into this restaurant we were kindly received by the hostess/ waitress. Sitting down we instantly noticed the homely feel of the establishment. From the classical music, to the comfortable booths, to even the small and detail oriented decorations, we felt we had stepped into someone’s home rather than a “open late” restaurant. We proceeded to order the Chicken noodle soup, Egg fried rice, and Beef chow mein. As far as expectations we were taken by surprise by how amazingly the food was prepared. The fried rice is especially reminiscent of how it would be prepared in Singapore which was impressive. My wife could not compliment the food enough. Never have we felt so welcomed in a restaurant and as if the food had been prepared especially for us. When it came to pricing, the prices were reasonable and by the end of our course we didn’t mind tipping a large amount because we felt so taken care of. We are so glad we found this gem and could not recommend this...