Spicy Empire

105 W 25th Ave, San Mateo - 94403
132 reviews
Noodles Soup Szechuan
(650) 522-9098

Delicious! Spicy and so good. Service was excellent. Found this place on a whim in our neighborhood and we look forward for to returning! The green beans were out of this world

Came here one night to order spicy chicken for takeout. They handed me that and surprised me with a generous amount of the shredded potato salad and stewed beef brisket noodle soup (thank you)! The spicy chicken was def spicy ?? but also a little sweet for me (but I generally find a lot of food too sweet). The stewed beef brisket noodle soup was amazing though. Highly recommend the soup, especially now that it’s cooler!

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.

If you added a cup of soup before our main course that would be better value. Also we never got fortune cookies at the end of meal. The waitress was nice and explained the foods very well. We have her a good tip. We had the Mongolian beef and chicken curry. Very nice chef, fresh good food.

Simply outstanding Sichuan food. Wide variety on the menu. Friendly staff, good portions, and good prices. A favorite every time I'm in the area.

Ordered delivery, taste is … fine?But why half of the pickle pepper beef is onion…price is still over 20, kinda crazy

Ordered delivery, taste is … fine?But why half of the pickle pepper beef is onion…price is still over 20, kinda crazy

I don’t know I missed this place but boy, I’m not even big spicy food person but this place is the bomb. Came for lunch with a friend on Monday and she ordered the spicy filet fish soup (yum), XLB, string beans. All the dishes were great and friendly service. Imma gonna go back for sure! We sat outside and the environment was nice.

I don’t u detest and why this place is not as popular. I took my family there last month, and surprisingly, not even filled up at dinner hour. The spicy fish pot is really render, the chongqing chicken is crispy and spicy, don’t forget the hot and sour soup.