Most popular Szechuan Cuisine in the neighborhood.We not only offer authentic multi layer of flavoring , numbing spicy Szechuan dishes, we also have many non spicy and vegetarian dishes, rice noodle soups, Northern specialties. Please check out our online menu. We have been awarded Most Loved on DoorDash.
Based on 235 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.1 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
105 W 25th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94403
Phone: (650) 522-9098
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Hours
| Friday | 11 AM–2:30 PM, 4:30–9 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–2:30 PM, 4:30–9 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–2:30 PM, 4:30–9 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11 AM–2:30 PM, 4:30 PM–8:45 AM
Holiday hours
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| Tuesday | 11 AM–2:30 PM, 4:30–9 PM |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | 11 AM–2:30 PM, 4:30–9 PM |
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Reservations: spicyempiretogo.com
Reviews
Carol Lin
One of my favorite Szechuan places! Very unassuming but their flavors are all on point. Everything had layers of flavor.
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James Penner
I really like The Noodle Shop across the lane but they were closed and this turned out to be a great alternative. Everything was still great!
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Patrick Tan
One of my favorite places to get an authentic Sichuanese meal in the entire Bay Area!! Super affordable and tasty. Would highly recommend their twice cooked pork and salted crab egg tofu. Highly underrated!
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Andrew Knight
Excellent Sichuan food! The dishes I ordered were all quite authentic. The waitress was very friendly to me, too. I’d come back here for sure!
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X W
This is the place if you want authentic spicy Chinese food. Reasonable price for big dishes. Carefully packed food makes you worry free for driving pick-ups.
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Lisha Zheng
The best tasty fish filet 口味鱼 I have ever had. I loved the spiciness and garlicky taste. Just the way I like. The other my favorite dishes are Green Onion cake, Cold Skin Noodle (凉皮), beef noodle soup, stewed beef with potato, and my kid’s favorite salty egg York soft tofu(蟹黄豆腐), Honey walnut prawns, 酸奶麻花. We will definitely go back.
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David H
Thanks to the owner Lisa. The MaPo Tofu is delicious. And ordered the delicious shrimp and chives wonton, and ordered extra frozen ones to take home for a tasty and healthy meal.
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J – Ya
We went for lunch. It was a big bowl of noodles, but too much noodle. They tasted really good, but I wish it had more vegetable to balance. The service was great the lady was very friendly, and she swapped the beef for the chicken for me on one of the dishes. The tan-tan noodles were really good, with the flavoring and stuff underneath the noodle. But it was too much Noodle, and too oily.
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Nubs
Dumplings were good, a meal in itself. The duckblood soup was bland. There is automatic 15% gratuity.
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Dharma M
Great Sichuan food. Been here for more 10 years. I wish their bring back the way they prepare the pork belly and garlic sauce. I don’t really like the put noodle.
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