I came here with friends that are HUGE fans of this place.  They could be considered royalty they come so often.They did the ordering and I just ate and observed.  The food comes out super quick and is very fresh.  The quality is good and the rice is fresh and tasty.  I think the rice quality is a big sign of the place.As the dishes came out, we started gorging.  We started with an app of spicy... more

Ordered the beef ho fun (noodles were okay but i think they lightly battered and deep fried the beef before smothering it in black bean sauce). Special fried rice was bleh and the hot and sour soup was pretty bad and we were starving! Great service though and friendly staff. The place was packed the night we went but we were the only Asians in the room. Felt like I was in a pickle barrel lol.

I stumbled onto this place while searching for a different restaurant. It actually exceeded my expectations. The waitstaff was very friendly and gave me great suggestions for dinner. The price wasn't too expensive, but there was so much food left over that it was definitely worth the cost. The waiter was hovering at times, but it looked like he was just trying to make sure we didn't have to... more

Ok, I only tried 2 dishes here: the supposedly "dry sauteed" Szechuan beef (it was fried below at least 1 foot of oil) and the special prawns (smothered in a sweet and sour suace).Both were very tasty, but man the food is here is just so greasy and unhealthy, I don't think I will go back often. Its in that "once a year" category for me. pure gluttony.spicy-lovers note: medium isn't spicy at... more

I found this restaurant on yelp with rave reviews, so my friend (who loves szechuan food) and I try it out.upon walking in, we are the only chinese customers in the restaurant. the menu is mainly an english one with our favourite szechuan dishes missing (ex. Sichuan Boiled Fish and Cold Spicy Beef). maybe that's our ordering, but every dish was too fried, too greasy and too battered. we could... more

Umm.. was I at the same restaurant as everyone else ?!My co-workers only speak highly of this restaurant, so the next time that they went, I was game to go.  We arrived at around noon, and it was apparently a slower Friday as we were able to sit down and order right away.  The décor of the restaurant is definitely older and a little dated, but I was excited to eat the food.  How do you tell if... more

The crispy ginger chicken is indeed good, I also like their sweet and sour pork - nothing like other Asian restaurants where you nibble on bite size pieces where it's mostly batter. Here you get big hunking slabs of pork slathered in the oh soo good sweet and sour sauce. Other than those two dishes, the rest of the items we ordered were just ok. The prawns with hot spicy ginger sauce and the... more

When Szechuan was still something Torontonians lined up for,  Henry's Hunan Place was the place to beat.  All of that great spicy/greasy goodness would just rip the taste buds off your tongue. I still miss it.  But Szechuan Gourmet may be the closest thing there is.   We picked three of the most commonly found Szechuan favourites: Crispy Ginger beef, Wonton with Peanut Sauce and General Tsao's... more

Between Ho Lee Chow and the take-no-prisoners style of Chinese dining in Markham, you'll find Szechuan Gourmet as a kind of bridge. They offer a pretty big menu, all your favorites are here, and there's the sweet 'n' sour chicken balls for the stick in the mud dining companion. I had the hunan beef (with a chili sign on the menu to indicate it was spicy). My companion had the pineapple chicken.... more

I have just given birth to a 7 lb. food baby named Crispy Ginger Chicken. At least it feels like I've eaten that much crispy ginger chicken. It was an all hail to the Hakka night up on Steeles Avenue West where a bunch of Yelpers and Devan R's wingers joined in for pure Hakka food debauchery. There really isn't much more to add to what the previous yelpers and fellow attendees have written. I... more

My first experience with Hakka food was well worth the trek out to the boonies. Devan R made the dish picks for our UYE group and didn't let us down.We started with two soups: hot and sour and chicken and corn. Both are Chinese restaurant standards but were perfectly executed at Szechuan Gourmet. The corn, with soy sauce and red chili as per Devan's suggestion, was one of the highlights of the... more

One word: UnbelievableI never would have found this amazing little place out north if not for Yelp and Devan R convincing me to try the best Hakka food I'd been missing out on at the last Elite event. The 11 of us at this restaurant on a Tuesday night  for a UYE were quickly accommodated. We let Devan order for us as he needed to prove if it really WAS the best Hakka food around, and he seemed... more

This was my first time having Hakka cuisine and with about 200 choices on the menu, we left the ordering in the deft hands of Devan R. who's a regular at Szechuan Gourmet.The two standout dishes of the night were crispy ginger chicken and crispy beef. Both had incredibly crisp, thin batter coatings that shattered at first bite. The ginger chicken was all white meat but somehow remained as plump... more

Oh yes, oh yes, this place deserves my highest rating of - SLAP MY A@S AND CALL ME SALLY!! Why you ask does this place deserve such a high regarded rating? A rating only reserved for the best of the best? Because, I fell in love here. Fell in love with the crispy shredded beef. Wow, oh wow. i have never had anything quite like this beefy goodness. The platter showcased dark thin pieces of meat... more

Szechuan Gourmet is my all time favourite venue for chinese/hakka cuisine and for 3 main reasons: 1. The FOOD has always been overwhelmingly good. The combination of flavours and textures that the chefs are able to produce are second to none. From the soup to the fortune cookie, I am always blown away by the party in my mouth. 2. The SERVICE is sometimes so good it seems uncharacteristic for a... more

Ok Devan, I couldnt wait until the unofficial Yelp event at the restaurant, I had to go and try this place and it was really really good. Finally a restaurant in my neck of the woods! The food was really yummy and made spicy for us just the way we like it. I arrived around 7:15 to place an order and it was ready in 15 minutes. The crispy ginger beef is so so good (oily but dont hate), as is the... more

Ever since Szechuan Garden on College Street closed back in the late 80s (early 90s?) It's been difficult to find a really good old-school Szechuan-style restaurant that has all the old favourite dishes. I recently discovered Szechuan Gourmet and am totally in love with this place! I crave the food all the time, and go whenever I get a chance (about once every month or two, these days). The... more

There are so many different Chinese restaurants around it is hard to decide which one to try or where to go...Szechuan is my favorite, their food is so good it is like being a little kid having some candy. They are VERY fast, I have never seen food cooked so fast in my life.If you are looking for some fabulous Chinese food look no further, everyone should try this restaurant!!!!

Place is great, can be pricey. Spicy Peanut Chicken, Crispy Beef... mmmm.. so good.. but be nice, they can get like the Soup guy in Steinfeld.. worth it, yum.

This is a great place to eat. Staff is courteous and never a long time to wait. Food is excellent whether take out or eat in. Would be nice to view an online menu and be able to order online but otherwise I would never turn down lunch or dinner from there.

Best chinese food in the city!

As the child of a mother and father who have never been too fond of cooking, I have definitely had the opportunity to visit my share of restaurants! Most people who know me also know that I tend to be an extremely picky eater, so this review should mean that much more! Szechuan Gourmet is a small and relatively unknown Chinese food restaurant located on Steeles Avenue, just west of Bathurst... more

Amazing food!! It's fantastic!! I reccomend this to anyone who loves chinese food!

This place Rocks... Ismailis love this place for some reason... Keep up the good work... more

This place is the bomb!!! Everytime we are in TO, we have to hit it up!! Can't beat the peanut chicken and shreaded beef!