Hot Kitchen

About

Szechuan

Price Range : $11-30 ($$)

Adress: 251 E 53rd St, New York, NY 10022

Phone: (212) 588-8826

Mon11:30 am-10:00 pm

Tue11:30 am-10:00 pm

Wed11:30 am-10:00 pm

Thu11:30 am-10:30 pm

Fri11:30 am-10:30 pm

Sat11:30 am-10:30 pm

Sun11:30 am-10:00 pm

Michael Callison

29 May 2026

The restaurant was packed but we were seated fairly quickly. We ordered the spicy fish special with fried rice and some chili sauce. The order of fish was plentiful and tasty. We noticed a table near us had some greens that looked quite good. We ordered them (pea shoots) which were quite a hit. The shoots are not on the menu and are fairly pricey for greens but are definitely worth trying. The decor is typical for a midtown Chinese restaurant but was quite lively with the lunch crowd. The wait staff is attentive and prompt. I will eat here again.
Suzette Dawson

22 May 2026

Nice Chinese food. Very quick service. Reasonable prices. Good neighborhood restaurant.
Yirui Feng

11 May 2026

Great Chinese restaurant if you like spicy food. It is one of my favorite Sichuan restaurants in the city. The 2 dishes I recommend most is filet fish with tofu(main dish) and Sichuan jelly (starter).
Igor Balagulov

7 May 2026

This used to be a good place but last time I visited the soup was cold and it felt like the food was overall reheated just before being served. They need to improve.
Max P

7 May 2026

Sichuan restaurant mainly, but they do admittedly have a decent selection of non spicy food from which we ordered. By far my favorite was V8: the dry sautéed string bean, which balanced crisp without the usually associated greasiness. The tofu boi Choi soup was also solid. The sesame chicken on the other hand was a letdown- avoid!