Szechuan Inn — Restaurant in Severna Park

Such a shame. We have been loyal customers for years and a few months ago the family that owned Szechuan Inn sold it to a group of five partners. We immediately noticed the former great food quality started going down. Then we heard the former chef had left. Wanting to give the new owners the benefit of the doubt we continued going four more times only to be disappointed each time. The food was tasteless, over or under cooked and very greasy. Our last visit on 8/3/23 the egg rolls were burnt, grease poured out all over my shirt. I got the "manager/partner" and he acted like nothing was wrong as I showed him how burnt and greasy they were. He offered to replace them, I asked to just take off the bill. Then he explained that when they were wrapped the ends were left open and let the grease in. Later I was told it was because the fryer was broken. When the vegetable egg foo young arrived the gravy was thin and the patties fell apart into a mush. The beef lo mein was extremely greasy. We do not plan to go back, but feel bad for their waitress, Christine. She is top notch and they don't deserve...

It was like being in the twilight zone here.

Long day of work and taking a quick break.

Beautiful set up and decor here.

Catchy tunes on the juke box.

Very friendly patrons.

Very genuinely friendly employees.

Nice variety menu with not bad prices at all.

I ordered one of their bargain meals. It came with a choice of soup (chicken wonton), two samples of appetizers (shrimp toast to sub out the wontons), and an entree (pepper steak with onions).

The shrimp toast was not bad at all. However, the wonton soup from the broth to the wontons had zero flavor. Even the pepper steak with lots of chunks of green peppers, onions, and even the sauce had zero flavor.

It all looked good. But it literally had zero flavor.

I didn't throw out the food. But the plan is to see if I can doctor this at home to figure out if it is a supply chain and/or quality issue. Or something else. The place did not close for another hour and a half.

I didn't even smell peppers and onions or the sauce when it came out to me. Or anything remotely chicken in the broth or the wontons. Something was completely off.

Not a...

I have a love/dislike relationship with this place. I've eaten here and swear I'll never eat here again, but decided to give them another chance and the last three times have been satisfied. If you're one of those sushi people, then you should come check out their sushi bar. For dining in, the place is comfortable and just TRY Ato keep.your kids from petting the koy fish in the indoor pond! The lounge area is usually pretty active with the locals and So-my will be happy to fill your drinks over and over until you (hopefully ) Uber home. We tried ordering ONLINE with their interactive menu Sunday night before the playoff game, and son-of-a-gun...they got everything right! Give em a try and say hello to...