Does anyone know where this place moved to, or did they close?? This place was my go-to place and they've closed without any notice!

This place is "oily" as many say, but thats thats actually authentic sichuan style... Its supposed to be covered in red oil... Other than that--most legit sichuan available in the bay. Its spicy, lots of flavor,really asian and not panda express-like. If thats your style, youll like it. Dont pay attention to the people here who have reviewed it like they were expecting an orang chicken.Also, its a legit chinese restaurant... Service isnt too great, but people come here for the food.

Food is soso, service was bad, attitude was rude.

cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater!If I could give a zero star, I would have. This restaurant was trying to cheat us today!I went in with my family at lunch time and ordered lunch special menu. When I received the bill, surprisingly, I found all the dishes were overcharged. I usually have quite a good memory and remembered the prices were not the same and were more than the price listed on the lunch menu. I asked the waitress, she said they were dinner priced dishes and the dishes we got were in bigger size, blah blah. Then I told her that I didnot ask for dinner, this is lunch time and you are supposed to use lunch menu. The menu states clearly that "Lunch Special, serve all day, from 11-3pm. She wouldn't change the price for me until I asked her to call in the manager/owner. First she said the manager is no where to be found, then she said :"Ok, I will change the price for you just for this time!". Later I confronted the manager and she told me the menu was printed wrong. I said to her that if you cheat one customer, you will lose more than one and your waitress was cheating! and if you want to keep a customer, you got to be honest! She did not apologize either, as if this is my problem. I was totally annoyed and dissapointed by the way they handled this cheating/overcharging case, I thought the food is decent, however, what is more important in a business is HONESTY AND INTEGRITY, which unfortunately, the people who run this business are lacking!I did not leave even a penny for tip and of course we will never come back!In short, this restaurant is cheating customer by overcharging lunch menu and switch to dinner price without notifying customer at first. The way they conduct business is SNEAKY, CROOKED, UNETHICAL, IMMORAL AND DISHONEST.If you want to eat there, you better check your bill twice before paying.

For some reason, this has been one of my regular lunch spots for a while. It's one of many restaurants in a large Asian shopping center. Rather timid in the face of intense ethnicity, I cautiously ventured in here one day, and having successfully navigated it, I found it safe to return.I've tried a number of its lunch specials. The best are the kung pao chicken (and a variant with different spices, mother spice chicken) and the twice-cooked bacon-cut pork. These chicken dishes are entirely dry-braised, with peanuts and hardly any vegetables, the kind of kung pao that some people insist doesn't exist in the Bay Area.I've also been pleased with the salt & pepper dishes (fish, spareribs) and the "local flavor" lamb, which is a wetter dish and of variable spiciness. Do not order non-Schezuan dishes here. The sweet and sour, and the Mongolian beef, are just peculiar and not at all good.

Had lunch here with my Szechuanese mother. Noodles were pretty good, and wonderfully spicy. Crispy potatoes dish was better than what I've had in the past. Good prices. Service was lacking though -- our waitress barely said a word to us and neglected to bring us tea. We had to keep flagging down other waitstaff for things. Then she pulled a 180 and started laying on the compliments and making conversation when we were halfway thru the meal... not sure if someone told her to step it up or what.

Yes, the food is (generally) oily. Yes, it's very spicy. Yes, the service is lacking (although it gets the job done). But that's exactly what makes it an authentic Sichuan restaurant. The food is fantastic, including my favorite, Water Boiled Fish. Just don't let them take the dish after the fish is gone - use it as a sauce for the rice! I've been here a few times with friends, and plan to come back often.Oh, and please don't review this place based on dishes you'd normally order at Panda Express. That's not what you go to a place like this for.

I love "Szechwan spicy boil fish fillet" at Szechuan Era restaurant. I came back a few times with my friends and family. The food is good and is very good price. Only one waitress can speak English, but the rest is not. It is hard to order the food without her! If you love spicy food, you should try this restaurant.

When you see "Szechuan" or "Sichuan," it could mean one of two things, either the sweet and saucy Panda Express type ubiquitous in college food courts, or the authentic pepper oil drenched tongue-numbing Sichuan cooking with an emphasis on the spices. I prefer the latter, though it isn't as easy to find. So I was pleasantly surprised to find this restaurant.But I must say that the 4 stars is just for the authentic Sichuan dishes, not for the decor, nor the service, the cleanliness, or the "survival" gimmicky dishes added to the menu. As for the service, it is finicky, but normally they'll warm up to you if you're polite... common sense, no?I agree with fellow yelpers that the dishes here are very greasy. But this is because it's very traditional, like the cooking you'll experience in Sichuan, China. Unless it's boasting new, modified Sichuan (which I haven't seen in the States), the traditional Sichuan cooking is very oily, mainly due to the fact that many dishes are cooked by first frying the spices in oil to bring out the unique aroma. Sichuan cooking puts heavy emphasis on the chili and different kinds of spices, for a rather sophisticated palette and flavor that cannot be easily replicated at home. And this is what this restaurant has. I'd suggest ordering the hard-core dishes but not the likes of General Tso's Chicken.Our usual suspects are:scallion pancakes (one of the best I've had in this area, thick and fluffy!)Spicy wok-fried mushrooms (very spicy, the kitchen won't tune it down for you even if you requested mild and your waiter said ok. but still worth the flame)dry stir-fried string beans (dry just means little sauce)spicy fish (drenched in chili oil, but this is just an authentic way of cooking this famous dish. And don't be fooled by its Chinese name, water-cooked fish, it's quite spicy!)The cold dishes are good too, but recently we've decided that they're really too oily and salty to be regulars. They do pile a lot on a small plate... again, some see it as poor presentation, others see it as a plus because other places can be quite skimpy with their portions. I think they should just use larger plates, for presentation and sanitary reasons.

The yun nan noodle was slightly bland, I do like how the server mix it in front of you and the temperature was great, pipping hot- exactly how I like it. The dan dan noodles was very flavorful and spicy, but I definitely had better.Service was okay.