My last visit was 5/12/24 8:30pm, 30 min before close. My friend, my wife and I went Chef Zhao for dinner after the San Francisco trip. Chongqing Chili Chicken is my favorite. We also tried a fish (I guess that was Boiled Fish Fillet) for the first time, it was so good too. We were not aware that it closes at 9pm, so we just kept going, thanks to the lady that patiently kept the restaurant open until we finished. I got use to come to Chef Zhao for dinner when coming back from San Francisco (I live in San Jose) in last 12 months. Always order Chongqing Chili Chicken and try another new item never tried before. Never disappointed so far.

Very authentic. I came back few tiems, and every time so good. Especially I liked mapo tofu. very good spicy food! There is a same name restaurant in Milpitas. I am wondering if it is the same one?

It's been a while! Chilly nice calls for chicken! Still one of our faves!! Order two new dishes last night. Lotus roots is delish! 5/5. Will order that again for sure. Lamb casserole is underwhelming. Not much flavors to it. Will skip next time. Nevertheless, it remains one of our favorite spots for dinner!!

Ordered through Uber eats. The food was delicious will definitely be ordering again soon. Tried the following Mongolian beef, combination chow mein & vegetable chicken

Went here on the advice of Kenji Lopez-Alt and suffice to say, extremely happy. Hands down the best chicken wings I've had. They only use the middle part of the wing, and chop it in half so they can get just that extra bit of batter on it. Perfect amount of heat and mala, with just the barest hint of sweetness made this dish worth the 30 minute drive. The cold spicy jelly noodles had wonderful flavor, definitely will reorder. the mapo tofu - flavor was on point, again, the perfect amount of heat and numbing. my only complaint was that tofu cubes are a bit larger than I personally like (I tend to mix everything with white rice, and the larger cubes makes it just a tad longer. The leaf tripe - I didn't have it, but the wife loved it. Scallion pancake - perfectly crispy, and thin. It's not a fancy place, but for authentic Sichuan taste, this is so far the best in the bay we've had.

Came here with friends and had an amazing dinner! Truly spicy and mala numbness. Love it!

Been back to this restaurant multiple times already and it's certainly a gem in the peninsula area! They serve authentic Szechuan food, and the servers are very friendly! Parking here is not difficult to find, there are a lot of spaces near the old downtown, and also ample street parking. We ordered the 辣子鸡 which is one of their best dishes! The chicken is crispy and flavorful, with numbing spices. This is a must try and we continue to order this every time we visit. We also ordered the 毛血旺, which was only $20 for a large portion! This was also very flavorful and a little spicy. We ordered pea sprouts, it was a little salty but I did enjoy the taste. The highlight for me was the 红糖酥皮糍粑. This is fried to perfection, it tastes so crispy while it's fresh out of the kitchen. Remember to eat this while it's hot because once it's cold it's hard to chew. Overall this is one of my favorite restaurants in the peninsula area, would definitely keep coming back to try other dishes!

Pleasantly surprised by how good the takeout was. Everything came piping hot. Twice cooked pork very flavorful. The leeks are soft and edible like caramelized onion. Usually i would just eat around the leeks. You'll definitely need to pair with rice Garlic eggplant legit Braised sauce chicken definitely had the numbing spice. Be prepared. May need to scrape off some of the pods Large portions