Chengdu Taste

495 Smith St, Providence - 02908
116 reviews
Chinese Szechuan
(401) 729-5699

I have never seen a restaurant with such a bad attitude! We ordered on the platform and then there was no rider on the platform to take the order, so we called the merchant and asked if they could deliver it. But the merchant said that he asked for a tip of five dollars and a delivery fee of three dollars, which I also appreciated and accepted. Even though I have already paid on the platform. Then I told the platform about this situation again, and the platform said that we don’t need to pay, they will give the merchant a delivery fee and a tip. As a result, the merchant asked us to give him money after delivery! The attitude of this man really seems like he is the customer! Never order this store!

Wow!!! They've got typical American version of Chinese food, and it's good, but I went with friends from Beijing who ordered for me. Best Chinese food I've had since living in Shanghai in 2007. Delicious flavors, not too spicy for my American palette, and totally authentic.

We love this authentic Chinese restaurant! You have to get the steam Shanghai little juicy pork buns and I promise you, you won't regret it! They are similar to soup dumplings without a lot of soup. They are super tasty! The shrimp dumplings were also delicious! One of the better ones I have had in the state. I have had the Mei fun and their noodles are thicker than typical Mei fun I'm ein and Mei fun are both okay, pretty bland in my opinion. I did really enjoy their pork fried rice! The texture and flavor was great, they could add more sauce to it though. The grand mariner shrimp and general tso chicken were good! My husband loved the hot pepper chicken, he thought it was nicely spicy! We enjoyed the chili dumplings as they have a great flavor but not spicy more sweet. The garlic eggplant was great but some parts are spicier than others. The won ton with red sesame oil was pretty good but preferred the chili dumplings more. My husband loves their Dan Dan noodles here! They have great flavor and really spicy! Eggrolls are okay. The fried dumplings were good, not super thick. We did enjoy the sauce too! I did find it odd they don't have any hot sauces or chili oil that you can bring home. We ordered a ton of food and they gave 1 duck sauce and 1 soy sauce packet which I thought was funny. That's okay because we never use them but if you do, make sure to ask for more! You can order online or call to order. Another plus, is that they have a parking lot! The restaurant looks nice inside too but we have only done take out.

Restaurant was highly recommended, first time placing an order, went to pick up on time waited forever to get to the desk because there was only one person working and then I was told an additional 20 minutes. Not a soul in the restaurant...40+ min after being told 15-20. No thanks and never again.

Food was okay, nothing special. I got their Spicy Hunan beef off the lunch menu ($11 w/ tax). Small portion of beef and the food didn’t have a crazy amount of taste - generic Asian takeout vibe.Vegetable fried rice was pretty good with a big portion.I wanted to get their Crispy Spicy Beef I saw on Yelp but they said it was $21!!! Hell no!

Good r great & price reasonable but the kids r the servers & they don't want to be there. We ended up helping carry the dishes onto table because little girls got her hands full.

Ordered 3 boxes of dumplings and there was a bug ingrained in one of them. Still ate it but it was a little crunchy. Price has gone up every single time I’ve been here even when ordering the same thing. Owners, please stop making your kids run the restaurant by themselves they should be in school.

Great Chinese food... prepared well. The menu is extensive and has some dishes from their namesake area in China. Prices are reasonable. My neighbor often checks with the health department to see if the restaurants that she visits has had any health violations...she says the Providence health department rates them very high. The interior of the restaurant is spotless all the time so I've been there. I can't wait to try their dim sum.

In terms of the food, this is the BEST chinese food in Rhode Island (authentic chinese food). The service does come off as rude but i personally think it’s just a matter of cultural differences. They just need to get an experienced server that understands how to interact with Americans.

Delicious. Fried lamb with cumin. Five stars.