The Sichuan (Shoreditch)

• This was simply the best Chinese food (never mind Sichuan) I have eaten in London
• First to arrive was the beef with cumin
• As the beans were tender but still had a little crunch and green scent
• Gong Bao chicken was also extaordinarily tender and tasty and had a spicy after taste that left your lips tingling
• The aubergine with minced pork was fantastic
• You need to resign yourself that Sichuan is just a somewhat greasy style of cooking
• A perfect crisp and grainy texture on the finely julienned potatoes with a slightly acidic note from pickled chilli
• I like the fact that there are quite a lot of unusual vegetable dishes on the menu
• Our appetizer of deep fried soft shelled crab (not really local to land locked Sichuan province) was the last of the large dishes to appear
• This is the best Chinese I've had in London
• My husband always has a telltale allergic reaction after combining MSG with red wine and there was no trace of it after our visit
• The imaginatively named The Sichuan is located roughly equidistant between Old Street and Liverpool Street stations
• The waitress across both of my visits (a middle aged lady with a slight limp) deserves particular credit for her warmth and charm
• Absolutely massive with no trace of shark fin (thankfully)
• The lotus dish was absolutely fantastic
• The spinach with sesame sauce really good too
• Their chicken in peanut sauce is the signature dish and was bursting with flavours
• The braised beef and chilli very good too with the right amount of spices
• The stir fry bean curd was the only slightly bland dish
• It was fine pork mince with noodles and the mince clinging to the glass noodles did look like
• Section and we were very happy with everything
• The ants climbing up a tree was the star dish for us
• Glass noodles tossed in a pork stock based sauce with a hint of Sichuan pepper and pork mince
• Sour soup which was exactly what he wanted
• The chicken with dried red chilli and Sichuan pepper was exactly what we expected
• The pork with green peppers was absolutely delicious and went very well with the egg fried rice

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