Little Szechuan - Brookhaven

Our favorite Chinese so far. It's hard to consider other Chinese restaurants when this one is just so good. We try to stick to lunch because the portions seem to be the same size as the dinner ones but cost half as much AND you get free soup and one of the best spring rolls in town.<br/ <br/ I'd like to say we've tried a lot of things on the menu because we go on average once a month and have been for years, but we stick to what we know we LOVe orange peel beef, house fried rice, and spicy basil chicken. The kids always want the sweet and sour chicken, which is just as good as it is anywhere else.<br/ <br/ The chef frequently comes out and visits the tables, which is a nice touch. The servers...well, maybe they leave a lot to be desired but they're pleasant enough and bring the food to the table, so what?<br/ <br/ They seem to be big on the ScoutMob and other daily deal things and ask that you pay with cash when you use one of these options. I think they have a loyal enough following that more or less everyone is familiar with what they're going to get when they come here.

I tried LS for the first time in 5/2011 thanks to ScoutMob. I was pleasantly surprised at the number of vegetarian options, including the egg rolls, hot sour soup, garlic eggplant, and sizzling tofu in black bean sauce. All of these dishes were very good, and we will be back!

Spicy, authentic Szechuan food. I remember coming here with family when I first moved to Atlanta. Then we came here every week for the following three weeks. Yes, that good. Every dish is unique in its flavor. I haven't found some of the dishes anywhere else. I think they have traditional Americanized Chinese food like General Tso's chicken and various fried noodle dishes, but I have never tried them. Why waste the chef's cooking talent on that? My favorite dishes are the eggs with shrimp cooked in a spicy garlic sauce, fish in spicy soup, and pot with pork's blood and intestine. Honestly in Chinese that last dish sounds a lot more appetizing. The pot is served over a flame and contains a mixture of tofu, pork's blood, and intestine. Everyone I make try this dish end up loving it--even those who don't like the idea of it. After every meal a cold soup of red bean and tapioca is served. It's not too sweet and always a great consistency. It's a nice ending to complement the spiciness of the dishes.

Good food bad service.. I think this is one of the best Chinese restaurants in Atlanta, but the service has been bad the last couple of times. It was VERY slow last time. To their credit, they did send out complimentary potstickers after a while. But the service was even slow after all other tables except one other was left. Also, we used a purchased Creative Loafing dining deals certificate. The waitress complained and told us we should have phoned ahead absurd!

It seems I was mistaken about the current situation! The waitress we had was exceptionally kind. When we ordered something new that she wasn't sure our Western tastes would enjoy, she asked us questions about our preferences and guided us to a dish that would be a better fit. I must have mentioned that sesame chicken is my favorite because, after we decided against ordering it, she surprised us with a complimentary plate. At the end of our meal, when we needed takeout boxes, she personally packed our food for us. I was truly amazed. I've had better service, but only at much more expensive places. This experience was remarkable!