Hours:

11am to 9:30pm 7 Days a week

Last updated 4.06.12

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

Visa, Discover, MasterCard

Cuisine:

Asian, Chinese

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What People Are Saying About Little Szechuan

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The Scene – A modest presence amid the check-cashing stands, herbalists, and western-wear outlets of Buford Highway, this smallish storefront is a popular draw both with locals and intown foodies. Inside, the decor runs to the bizarre (black lacquer, hypothermia mauve), but it's a comfortable place all the same. – – The Food – Widely considered one of the city's better Chinese restaurants, this cafe's easygoing approach to cuisine makes intimidating dishes appealing and familiar dishes exceptional. Small dishes of spicy soybean sprouts and chunks of pickled radish…

Editor's Tips

The Extras:
Service here is very friendly and helpful.
Know Before You Go:
Portions are cheap and absurdly large, so bring a crowd.
ambiance
80.0% positive
  1. “I'm there for the high-quality food, friendly staff and very reasonable prices though, not the decor.”
  2. “Superb food, friendly atmosphere”
  3. “Buford Highway in general is a bad location because it is unsafe out there, I was scared to leave my brand new car out in the parking lot”
  4. “The atmosphere calming, the service is good, but the food is unforgettable.”
  5. “The place is loaded with awards and reviews from the Creative Loafing, Knife and Fork, Atlanta Magazine, A.J.&C. And although the location in a strip mall on Buford Highway may make you think twice (as it had me), it is a pleasure once you get inside.”
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. “love the free green beans they give you as a bonus, oh, the desert is even better, makes me feel like home again.”
food quality
90.0% positive
  1. “This has to be the best chinese food in ATL.”
  2. “best authentic Chinese”
  3. “The food stayed mediocre at best and I found better Szechuan restaurants.”
  4. “The ingredients are fresh and they have generous portion sizes.”
  5. “The quality of the food here is really good.”
  6. “Although I can't speak to it's Szechuan (or sichuan) authenticity, it's without doubt the best Chinese food I've found here in Atlanta.”
  7. “My most favorite food there is their Stir Fried Beans, you just gotta love them!”
  8. “huge menu full of familar favorates & authentic choices for the adventurous.”
  9. “It's just a great place to get good Chinese food!”
  10. “From the crisp pot stickers to the delicate steamed fish, Little Szechuan is a breath of fresh air in a stale Chinese restaurant landscape.”
  11. “am really amazed at the great taste and the authenticity of the food.”
  12. “Try the fresh Bamboo Shoots when they're in season!”
  13. “The food is exemplary, the service is friendly, and if you can maneuver through the scary miscreants who frequent the seedy strip mall, it's the ideal meal.”
  14. “At Little Szechuan you won't find anything else, but GREAT authentic chinese food!”
  15. “Great service, fine chef, new, tasteful dishes.”
  16. “The food is decent chinese, more authentic then most places, but the service is terrible.”
  17. “also love their beef noodles and potstickers.”
  18. “Like all great examples of regional cuisine, the ingredients are fresh and the preparation is simple and elegant.”
  19. “went to "Little Szechaun," four times hoping the food would get better, then resigning myself to the idea that this was the "best Chinese in Atlanta.”
  20. “I've tried a different dish every single time I've been there, and have loved everything that I've tried.”
  21. “The atmosphere calming, the service is good, but the food is unforgettable.”
  22. “am Chinese, and it's hard to find a good, authentic Chinese restaurant.”
  23. “Little Szechuan is the best Chinese food in the Southeast.”
  24. “Great food, high quality, excellent use of spices and not "Americanized”
  25. “Plus, the best shrimp!”
  26. “also enjoy the nice paintings and Chinese calligraphy hanging on the walls which gives it a more authentic feel to the restaraunt.”
  27. “I'm there for the high-quality food, friendly staff and very reasonable prices though, not the decor.”
  28. “Best Chinese food in Atlanta, no contest.”
  29. “GOod food, nice service, long time waiting”
  30. “few years ago, this place was okay and the food was good.”
  31. “The food is delicious and provides friendly service!”
  32. “and its more like Guangdong or Cantonese food anyway.”
  33. “ordered beef dishes on two occasions, once in a braise and the second time as a cold appetizer.”
  34. “If you are in the mood for chinese food, you would be doing yourself a great diservice by not trying this restaraunt.”
  35. “have had so many good dishes here, it's hard to just point out a few, but.”
  36. “The food's always been top notch and we've always had excellent service (I will admit that there can sometimes be a bit of a language barrier with new wait staff, but they've always bent over backwards for us service wise).”
  37. “love the free green beans they give you as a bonus, oh, the desert is even better, makes me feel like home again.”
  38. “At Little Szechuan, when you order three different dishes, you receive a colorful array of three tastes.”
  39. “The best Chinese food I've found in Atlanta”
  40. “The food is simply awesome.”
  41. “Spicy Chicken w/black bean sauce outstanding.”
  42. “It's great for big groups because you can try several dishes, and they have private rooms with lazy susans, perfect for food sharing.”
  43. “would recommend the yellow chive beef, it is very Chinese.”
  44. “Superb food, friendly atmosphere”
  45. “Bad food.”
  46. “Little Szechaun is by far the best Chinese food one can find in Atlanta.”
  47. “went for lunch and the hot and sour soup was mediocre, the General Tso's Chicken was way too salty, the egg rolls were okay, and I had certainly tasted better Chicken Lo Mein.”
  48. “plate of spicy green beans bean sprouts were brought to the table and was a good start.”
  49. “recommend the orange peel beef; it is out of this world.”
  50. “Anyone here who says this is authentic sichuan(no not szechuan) food has either never been to sichuan restaurants in China, or id a Chinese who is starved for Chinese food in Atlanta(where 99% of Chinese food is 100% no resemblance to food in China).”
  51. “the best Chinese food in Atlanta!”
  52. “The food is just absolutely delicious.”
  53. “Though not visually appealing it is by far the best chinese food and bargain.”
  54. “Love their spring rolls and chicken wings.”
  55. “Sure, the pink walls are a bit odd, but the food is so good that it doesn't matter.”
menu variety
75.0% positive
  1. “Once he knows you, he'll start suggesting new foods for you to try, often things that aren't on LS's already huge menu.”
  2. “huge menu full of familar favorates & authentic choices for the adventurous.”
overall
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. “It's just a great place to get good Chinese food!”
  2. “"Seshie" is not only the best Chinese Food in the City, it's the best restaurant.”
  3. “If they did dim sum too, it would probably be my favorite restaurant in the world.”
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. “will still come back and recommend my friends to eat at one of the Best Top 100 Chinese Restaurants Hand-picked by Martin Yan: Little Szechuan!”
service
78.13000202178955% positive
  1. “The food is exemplary, the service is friendly, and if you can maneuver through the scary miscreants who frequent the seedy strip mall, it's the ideal meal.”
  2. “The staff is also extremely friendly, and their service has improved substantially in the past year.”
  3. “Foodyjenn15 was rude and not credible on saying that.”
  4. “Service is friendly.”
  5. “The atmosphere calming, the service is good, but the food is unforgettable.”
  6. “The food is delicious and provides friendly service!”
  7. “Great service, fine chef, new, tasteful dishes.”
  8. “The service was great and the cook even came out to our table to chat with us.”
  9. “GOod food, nice service, long time waiting”
  10. “The food's always been top notch and we've always had excellent service (I will admit that there can sometimes be a bit of a language barrier with new wait staff, but they've always bent over backwards for us service wise).”
  11. “The service was just as bad.”
  12. “The food is decent chinese, more authentic then most places, but the service is terrible.”
  13. “I'm there for the high-quality food, friendly staff and very reasonable prices though, not the decor.”
  14. “The servers there all have a horrible attitude.”
  15. “think the service is really nice and the prices are inexpensive.”
  16. “Superb food, friendly atmosphere”
value
91.66999816894531% positive
  1. “The ingredients are fresh and they have generous portion sizes.”
  2. “Once he knows you, he'll start suggesting new foods for you to try, often things that aren't on LS's already huge menu.”
  3. “huge menu full of familar favorates & authentic choices for the adventurous.”
  4. “I'm there for the high-quality food, friendly staff and very reasonable prices though, not the decor.”
  5. “think the service is really nice and the prices are inexpensive.”
  6. “The prices are reasonable and the portions are huge.”
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. “GOod food, nice service, long time waiting”
1 Star Rating: Poor

05/11/12

Don't waste your money

by Doeymeister

Hands down, the worst meal we've ever had at a Chinese restaurant. We've eaten here before and, while not the best, wasn't anything close to our meal tonight. Fried pot stickers were undercooked, greasy, and absolutely disgusting - we each had one and left the rest on the platter. Egg Rolls were only edible because we dipped them in hot mustard. Mongolian Beef was absolutely tasteless and the General Tso's Chicken only marginally better. We started laughing when the waitress asked if we wanted our leftovers (which were substantial) boxed to go. The best part was when she wanted us to pay cash because we'd used a coupon. What? When I told her I had no cash, she turned to my wife and asked "How 'bout you?"

I now see why this restaurant is showing up on all the deal sites.. They are dying a slow death because their food is so bad.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/10/12

Outstanding and authentic Chinese restaurant

by CSK321

I visited this restaurant last week and found it to be outstanding. The food is very good and, I beleive much more authentic than many Chinese places in the U.S. The prices were reasonable and all three dishes we tried were really good - in particular the stir fried string beans.

The staff were attentive and the owner stopped by mid-way through the meal to check on us and chat. He strikes me as the kind of owner that, if you have a problem, wants you to call him over and he will try and fix it. But, in our case, there were no problems.

I would recommend this place to everyone and would take client/colleagues as well as friends and family myself.

1 Star Rating: Poor

06/17/11

everything is BAD !!!

by jlj10

fisrt time come here..

server so unfriendly.

the foods are so nasty..

better dont come here.

i mean dont waste ur money..

u want to know best chinese food?

BoBo Garden is the best...

i never want come back anymore..even freeeee..

everything is bad!!!!

1 Star Rating: Poor

05/03/10

Don't bother going here.

by Jerry Boy

A few years ago, this place was okay and the food was good. Now...the front door looks like it has never been cleaned with windex. The floors are disgusting, the tables were sticky and the bathrooms were the worst I have ever seen in Atlanta (including bars). The service was just as bad. Three women with no idea of how to service customers. We waited 10 minutes before we flagged someone down for menus. The only thing that was good was the soup. The fried tofu was over fried and the house fried rice was mushy with too much soy sauce. We also ordered some chicken and ginger dish. We will never go there again. I tried to give no stars, but the system forced me to give at least one.

  • Pros: the soup
  • Cons: This is one of the dirtiest restaurants in Atlanta
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/08/09

BEST CHINESE IN ATL!!

by craving4food

This has to be the best chinese food in ATL. I've tried many other restaurants, but this is hands down my favorite. The ingredients are fresh and they have generous portion sizes. The food definitely stands out among all of the generic chinese places! The atmosphere is a little "80's retro" with pink and black decor, however you hardly notice this once you eat the food. The last time we dined here it was packed....and there was a long line of people waiting to sit down, which says a lot since there are so many other food choices in ATL. When the majority of the people dining at a chinese restaurant are actually chinese, this tells you that it MUST be good and authentic!!!

  • Pros: Food, Service, Portion sizes, Quality and freshness
  • Cons: Ambience is 80's retro

The Details on Little Szechuan

Place Categories:

  • best authentic chinese food
  • friendly service
  • best authentic chinese restaurant
  • best authentic chinese
  • reasonable prices
  • tasteful different dishes
  • mediocre chinese food
  • great place
  • really good high quality
  • already huge menu
  • nice chinese calligraphy
  • extremely friendly staff
  • nice paintings
  • rude foodyjenn15
  • full huge menu
  • recommend orange peel beef
  • creative atlanta magazine
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  • great taste
  • outstanding bean sauce
  • favorite atlantans
  • great oasis
  • fresh bamboo shoots
  • fresh ingredients
  • creative fork