Szechuan Taste Restaurant 长江 — Restaurant in San Francisco

My parents wanted to try this spot, it was our first time here. The staff was very friendly and nice, seems to be a family that works here. Food came out pretty fast too!!

What we ordered and my thoughts: We got their 4 person meal which was $55. It came with 5 dishes, steamed rice and fruits.

Seafood with bean curd soup: It was a very cold night and so this really warmed us up. You can easily get 2-3 bowls per person which is amazing!!! Very life in flavor. Perfect for those that like seafood.

Barbeque quail: It was good and crispy! Not very meaty. Perfect to share with 4 people as you can each get one.

Clams in Black bean sauce: Sooo good! I grew up eating clams this way and so this really hit the soup. You get the sweetness and saltiness from the clam & then the black bean sauce which is also salty and has a bean flavor really elevates the flavor of the clam.

Honey Walnut Prawn: not much to say about this one, very popular and generic dish to get when going to a Asian restaurant!

Mustard greens with Seafood: One of my favorite Chinese vegetables! Kinda wish they cut it in half as it was so big and we felt it could’ve been shared more amongst the family. Nonetheless, flavors were amazing!

Would we come again? Yeah probably! Staff was good and food tasted good. Portions were on the smaller size compared to other...

Wow this place is so old school. Typical Chinese joint in SF. Food is very traditional. Portions are large. Excellent quality for what you're trying to get in other words cheap good Chinese Fair with lots of meat rice and vegetables and noodles. One complaint. Kung pao chicken is supposed to have zucchini exclamation exclamation! Come on guys don't be cheap put in the zucchini. It needs zucchini with those carrots and peanuts and hot peppers and onions. Don't forget the zucchini. I don't think you're using your own recipe I think you're trying to be cheap. Don't be cheap. Also I don't mind if you use drumstick or cheap Chicken in your recipe but don't boil it first okay put some Sizzle to it put some fry to it it will taste much better. Right now it feels like or it tastes like you pulled it out of some chicken soup and threw it in my kung pao chicken. Maybe I'm not so hot on your kung pao chicken anymore. I will give it another try though to see if you're reading this. Thank you Was back-kung pow chicken was worse than ever. (Sorry but now you are only...

There's some places that will stand the test of time. It will change a little but the bones of the place will always be a little rough around the edges and have a lot of grit. Szechuan Taste is one of those places. It will be here through all the food trends and survive all the reviews. It's a class of it's own.

Food here is comfort food at it's core. It's no frills and it will most likely never become instafamous but it's tasty and good. It brings you back to a time when your biggest worry is finding the unbroken crayons.

The salt and pepper pork chops are my fav and they haven't changed a bit. They aren't overly salty and just a very subtle hint of kick from the jalpenos. Some might say they need more but I say they are perfect. The breading is thin and crispy. The meat is tender and not too puffy. It's perfect with rice. Most of the other tables are getting other seafood dishes, nothing too complicated, most are a simple garlic sauce or black bean sauce.

It's a classic and many of the customers are repeat ones. They...