Lao Sze Chuan

Wow 😳 place was amazing and empty... for as good as the food was I can't imagine why there was no one in there. They had a huge menu and plenty of great choices. I had their specialties and I was greatly satisfied. Others have spoken of how pricey ot is but for thee amount of food and the quality it was well worth it. I would definitely come back. I was staying at the hotel close gy but was glad to have discovered this place as I was very impressed they are very decorated with awards and very well deserved. The waiters were attentive and I really enjoyed my experience. Don't listen to the Van reviews this place was delicious. 😋

Lao Sze Chuan is an authentic Szechuan Chinese restaurant. The food is very fresh, well prepared with generous portions. Non-touristic and void of the heavy sauces. The chef was very attentive and came to our table to clarify preferred ingredients. I have visited Chinatown on many occassions and was introduced by a close friend and herbalist to two types of menus, authentic home-style Chinese and touristic American. Be advised, they don't serve fortune cookies in China... I highly recommend Lao Sze and we will return most definitely. We do not agree with the petty comments at all.

The service and staff here are fantastic! We got the dumplings which I thought had too much meat and did not care for the dough. We got the dry chili chicken which was very spicy and very good. Chicken fried rice was perfect with nice chicken breast pieces. Mango smoothy tasted like real mango and very well mixed. The menu is on the pricey side but they do have a lot of variety.

Definitely seen better days. Service was lacking: soup is served in takeout containers and to-go spoons (see photo) and food came out slow (one dish at a time). Food was lacking: Xiao Long Bao were tiny and flavorless; eggplant was bland. Had to eat off of tiny, chipped rectangular plates. So called "bar" was empty. If you're looking for a fancy place with great food, this is neither.

I lived in Evanston from 2014 to 2016 and normally had Friday dinner at this restaurant almost every week. There were free pickles and peanuts appetizer for every table and the dishes were delicious. Today we ordered 4 dishes and only finished one (garlic flavored green vegetable), the rest three were pretty much 90% unfinished because they tasted so bad. The cumin lamb was particularly bad. It tasted a bit sour so I thought they might put too much vinegar, but then I realized that the sourness came from the lamb itself, because the meat is not fresh anymore, or even close to bad. This is a totally different restaurant compared to a few years ago when it had a 4.3 star review. Not gonna come back anymore.