Szechuan Tasty House

I did the Peace Corps in China so I've had plenty of incredible Chinese food. Szechuan Tasty House is the most authentic Chinese restaurant I've found in Denver. The food is delicious and the staff is super nice. I love this place!

We did take out today. Called ahead to place an order and it was done within 15 minutes. I was very happy because I have been here thrice and every time the wait for dine-in has been over an hour. They only do take-out at this time. They were practicing social distancing and wearing masks when I picked up my order. The lady that helped me was very nice. We ordered the beef shank cold plate ($11), the cumin lamb ($17) and the broiled fish ($15 or $16). You get a lot of food and I can easily get another meal out of it tomorrow. All were well marinated with the perfect amount of spice. The meat, especially, the lamb was very tender. The only complaint from husband was too much flour on the lamb dish and not enough bean sprouts in the fish dish.

This is a great hole in the wall Chinese place. Would recommend. We got the spicy fried chicken which was really good. Would love to come back and try additional stuff

Dumpling came out cold, mapo tofu was under seasoned, the noodles were decent but everything was overpriced, likely due to lack of customers

Great spot for Chinese takeout. The food is very authentic. The flavors are outstanding. The service is ok.

A couple of weeks ago, we were able to experience a very authentic Szechuan gem located in Southwest Denver. Bear and Troy met us out for dinner.

Ambiance and decor: what you would expect for really authentic food. This is not a place you go for the decor.

Menu: it is full of extremely authentic Szechuan cuisine. Some you will find somewhat familiar, but most will be a brand-new experience!

We started with the fried pork dumplings. They were mouth-wateringly delicious! The dipping sauce was bright and fresh and not too hot. We also ordered garlic chicken wings. They were unusual. The garlic flavor had been baked or infused, and there was no sauce; they were extremely garlicky!

Then we ordered a large bowl of hot sour soup! For $8.95, this is an extreme bargain! This adequately fed all four of us! It was rich and flavorful, and not too spicy! Honestly, I would go back just for the soup. Bear has tried the egg drop soup and said how amazing it was in an earlier review.

We each ordered an entree which is a huge amount of food!!! I would recommend one entree per two people. Because they were so large, and we were already getting full from our appetizers and soup course, we decided to eat the four entrees family style that in order to try more flavors.

Troy ordered the most mild dish, Hunan style pork. Bear ordered the most rich dish, called twice cooked pork with Chinese chili sauce. The pork was what westerners would call pork belly. It was very rich. At first we didn't think we would be able to eat very much, but Troy and I kept digging-in. Bob ordered chicken slices in cumin. It was exactly that. Very cumin-forward. I ordered the Chong Qing spicy chicken. Bear and I found this to be the most complex of the dishes, and was his favorite. Troy especially liked the cabbage from this dish. The consistency of the chicken reminded me of popcorn chicken, but the spicy heat factor was a little too much for my American taste buds.

All of the food was cooked fresh to order by a female chef in the back. It was definitely like taking a trip to Szechuan! Although I am not fully immersed in that particular region of China, Bob and I have both traveled to China several times and found this cooking to be extremely authentic. Don't get me wrong, I love American-style Chinese food, but if you are in the mood for trying something really authentic, definitely go support this local establishment!

Authentic Szechuan Chinese food. Expect most of the authentic dishes to be spicy for the most part.

We had three dishes, all of which we enjoyed immensely. The cumin mutton was my favorite, with the chili oil fish/beef was the second. The mutton was very tender and extremely flavorful, while the fish was perfectly cooked and tender.

We also got the Chong Qing spicy chicken, boneless. They were out of the bone in chicken and I was very disappointed with this. I think the bone in chicken would have been much more tender, as the boneless chicken ate a little dry. Still, this was not a bad dish. Just wish there was a little sauce on it.

All in all, Szechuan had good value, typical Asian restaurant service, and excellent flavors. Come here if you want to try some different Chinese food.

This place is as good as it gets. Don't waste your time or money on other Americanized Szechuan spots - this place is the real deal

Best food in the area! It's always fresh and the staff is extremely nice! They're always opening the door for you, giving out a free drink or dessert, and once delivered the food to our car! Definitely a business worth supporting and the food is excellent!

Holy moly. I don't ever write reviews but I've been on a dumpling kick for the last two months and the only thing I thought to take a picture of was the dumpling sauce because it was the best I've ever had. Fresh green onions, fresh garlic. This is definitely a "don't judge a book by it's' cover" kind of place because of the outside but the food is so so good.