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Sunday, August 25, 2013
Szechuan Spice - A Hidden Gem
Szechuan Spice - the restaurant that has me blogging again!
The hubby and I had tried this restaurant in Minneapolis a couple of months ago for lunch and thought it was really good. We decided to give it another try the other day (for lunch again) and found it to be equally as good the second time! Always nice to go back to a restaurant and find it doesn't disappoint, so many repeats do.
We have been there for lunch and it's usually not very busy. The staff is great and very attentive with the water refills, getting the food out, and bringing the bill. All areas where restaurants can fall down on the job.
For our most recent visit, the hubby got the Kung Pao Tofu and I ordered the Chicken with Black Bean Sauce. We each had white rice to go with the dish. I'm not sure if they have brown rice or not, but I will ask the next time I go there. The food came out very hot (temperature) but not overly hot (spicy). That was fine for both of us. My chicken was tender and appeared to be grilled, not fried. The veggies in both our dishes were very fresh with just the right amount of crunch.
The fortune cookies at the end of the meal were tasty - though the fortunes were a bit odd. Hey - it's nice to get one that makes sense, even if you don't believe it.
The portion sizes were perfect. If we were a bit hungrier, we could have eaten all of it, but given we weren't...great leftovers!
Speaking of that...it's getting close to dinner time and Chicken with Black Bean Sauce is calling my name.
Happy eating!
PS - I will be attempting to update this more frequently going forward. I feel that the writer's block has lifted.
The hubby and I had tried this restaurant in Minneapolis a couple of months ago for lunch and thought it was really good. We decided to give it another try the other day (for lunch again) and found it to be equally as good the second time! Always nice to go back to a restaurant and find it doesn't disappoint, so many repeats do.
We have been there for lunch and it's usually not very busy. The staff is great and very attentive with the water refills, getting the food out, and bringing the bill. All areas where restaurants can fall down on the job.
For our most recent visit, the hubby got the Kung Pao Tofu and I ordered the Chicken with Black Bean Sauce. We each had white rice to go with the dish. I'm not sure if they have brown rice or not, but I will ask the next time I go there. The food came out very hot (temperature) but not overly hot (spicy). That was fine for both of us. My chicken was tender and appeared to be grilled, not fried. The veggies in both our dishes were very fresh with just the right amount of crunch.
The fortune cookies at the end of the meal were tasty - though the fortunes were a bit odd. Hey - it's nice to get one that makes sense, even if you don't believe it.
The portion sizes were perfect. If we were a bit hungrier, we could have eaten all of it, but given we weren't...great leftovers!
Speaking of that...it's getting close to dinner time and Chicken with Black Bean Sauce is calling my name.
Happy eating!
PS - I will be attempting to update this more frequently going forward. I feel that the writer's block has lifted.
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