Spicy Empire - San Mateo

This restaurant is amazing! The food is both spicy and delicious. The service was exceptional. We stumbled upon this place in our neighborhood and can't wait to come back again. The green beans were particularly outstanding.

I visited this restaurant one evening to pick up some spicy chicken for takeout. They also included a generous portion of shredded potato salad and stewed beef brisket noodle soup, which was a pleasant surprise. The spicy chicken was indeed spicy, with a slightly sweet flavor that may not be to everyone's taste (I personally find many dishes too sweet). However, the stewed beef brisket noodle soup was absolutely delicious. I highly recommend trying the soup, especially now that the weather is cooler.

I recently had the most delicious fish filet dish at this restaurant. I absolutely loved the spicy and garlicky flavor, just the way I like it. Some of my other favorite dishes from this place include green onion cake, cold skin noodle, beef noodle soup, stewed beef with potato, my kid's favorite salty egg yolk soft tofu, honey walnut prawns, and sour yogurt twist pastry. We will definitely be returning to this restaurant soon.

Excellent food and good service. Must go to this restaurant.

I don’t review much anymore but this place is so slept on I want to keep it alive with sheer force of will. By far the best Sichuan in the area, the only peers I’m aware of is in NYC. They are also the only place here I’ve found that does the crispy fish fillet. Their mapo tofu, green beans, and really just everything is excellent. Filled chock full with chiles, herbs, spices. THEY DO NOT SKIMP! And the portion sizes are good. If you like spicy Chinese food, you have to give it a shot. You will like this place.