Chong Qing Mei Wei Szechuan Restaurant

5406 Walnut Ave Suite C, Irvine, CA 92604, USA

Address:	5406 Walnut Ave Suite C, Irvine, CA 92604, USA
Phone:	+1 949-651-8886
Rating:	4.1
Working:	11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM

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Reviews 38

Pam Smith

My friend and I have gone to this restaurant many times prior to last evening, 7/6/16, and I have ordered take-out several times as well. I was absolutely shocked to find that the prices were considerably higher than they used to be. Were not talking 50 cents or a buck, were talking 2 to 3 dollars MORE per item. When I questioned the manager about this, he said it was the "owners" decision, to which I replied " And not a good one". AND to add insult to injury, they charge $1.00 for rice per item. They charged for rice before, but now with those exorbitant prices, rice should come free with the items ordered. My friend and I noticed that it was not as crowded as it used to be either, and no wonder. We usually order 4 or 5 items, so we can have leftovers, but its so expensive now, we only ordered 3, and didnt have much to take home between us. The bill came to almost $50.00 with tax, and it really should have been $35.00. I am a senior citizen living on social security, and I absolutely cannot afford to ever eat there again. Dont get me wrong, the food is outstanding but I could only give one star because of the prices. Back to Sam Woos next door or on Culver I guess, even though Im partial to Szechuan as opposed to Mandarin. Its just a shame that greed has taken over the owners conscience and spoiled it for everyone else. Can anyone suggest a good Szechuan restaurant whose prices are reasonable?

Natasha Bhagat

I only like authentic Szechuan Chinese food unless Im eating dim sum, so Ive been looking for a good place for many years, and when I found this listing and the reviews said this place was great most of the time, I was excited to place a to-go order and drive 40 minutes round trip for a treat! NOT WORTH IT AT ALL. I guess they heard a voice without an accent and decided I didnt want the traditional spicy flavor, because what I received (picture shown) had something sort of resembling the proper flavor but with ZERO heat. I struggled to find one pepper flake in the whole thing. Adding insult, it was supposed to be ready in 10-15 minutes, and it took 40! For one dish!!! It also cost $15 for the one dish, and they werent even going to give me rice until I looked horrified. I definitely did not drive 40 minutes to wait around for my food, and then pay $15 for a $4.99 batch of "Chinese Restaurant" food. Never again.

Eileen Tien

Weve been coming to Chong Qing Mei Wei for years. At one point it was our favorite Chinese restaurant in Irvine. Then it went downhill and we didnt come back for a while. The restaurant became good again in the last two years. Recently theyve been a little inconsistent. Weve experienced the following on an "off" night - cold dishes tasted different and strange (rancid and sour), fish tasted fishy and mushy (not fresh), intestine tasted funky (they didnt wash it properly so it still had who-knows-what in it), vegetable being super oily and no salt added, and missing ingredient in hot pot. We have a slight feeling that its repeating the downhill phase from a few years back. I hope they dont. When they were good, they were really good!

Nikki Than

This is the place to go for traditional Chinese szechuan family style meal. If you cant handle spicy food this may not be the place for you, though they do have a few plates that isnt so spicy. Ive been coming here for years since they opened and the prices has increase quite a bit here. There tends to be a wait here during dinner time so prepare to wait. This place is a great mama pop restaurant!

Frederick C

This place has excellent Szechuan food. Service is better than average. Huge variety of things you can order. We always get the fried chicken cubes with red pepper. Love that numbing szechuan pepper! Eggplant in black bean sauce is awesome as are the wontons in the red chili oil. Also enjoy the lamb ribs. Cold appetizers in the tray are good as well. Very reasonably priced

Joseph Bustamante

Our first time here and theyre were happy to work with us! You dont get a great smell when you walk through the door but dont be fooled. The orange chicken and Mongolian beef were delicious, and the house fried rice was pretty good but couldve used a tad more soy sauce. Overall a really nice restaurant with delicious food and speedy to-go orders!

Lorraine Zhu

Come back after one year and is disappointed, not feeling a bite of authentic Szechuan flavor in any of our three dishes. The whole fish is very fresh, which is all the good of it, without any Szechuan (either ChongQing or ChengDu) spicy taste which is the reason for us to go there!

Thomas Lovett

Visiting Irvine and the wife and I decided to get some Chinese for dinner. Couldnt have been happier. This place is great. I had the cured duck and she had the stir fried lamb with cumin. They were both incredibly flavorful. Great fast service.

Jesse Evans

Great food!fresh grilled vegetables. Large choice of meats grilled steak chicken fish etc. The cafeteria style allows for a quick lunch, like fast food, except the food is fresh healthy, organic and very tasty.

Stephanie Liu Hjelmeseth

Ive been coming here for years since its one of the first and only Szechuan restaurants that opened in Irvine. Thankfully its authentic and super spicy, just the way I like it!! They recently updated the menu

Liang Chen

This restaurant offers really authentic SiChuan food at a affordable price. Had a hotpot plus a cold dish there last night and that was all good enough to feed two of us. Highly recommend this one. Five stars!

Shohei U

My favorite Szechwan restaurant. Very spicy food. The must try are any of the hot pots, the cold appetizer dishes, and the fried chicken, and fried shrimp. Service is very spotty, but I like the food.

Darryl Simoneaux

Been dying to try Chong Qing Mei Wei Szechuan Restaurant for the loggest time since watching Eddies show on VICE. I had the chairman, and the birdhouse. Both were delicious!! Taro fries were to die for!!

Jenny Du

小杜，服务细心周到，推荐的菜品符合需要，美味。价格适中。推荐。

Vikram Ramakanth

Good food, clean restaurant, fast service and consistent (have been visiting this place for over 3 years). Would recommend it to anyone looking for some szechuan food.

Richard Liu

Fantastic food, absolutely authentic Sichuan dishes. Probably the best Chinese restaurant that I have tried in southern California. Strongly recommend.

Ratna Haritha

Indians would love the sweet corn chicken soup , chicken with red peppers dry and their ginger fish .

Meigui Wang

够味够辣够过瘾！

Snehal Intwala

this is my favorite Szechuan Chinese restaurant in Irvine....delicious....

Jason Caplan

No clean dishes, complete lack of service, super oily food. Wont be back!

Kelly Hawkins

Greasy food with poor service. Water wasnt even refilled once!

James Jung

Taste very Chinese. Recommend for people who like spicy foods