Lao Sze Chuan

Local foodies" "travel to the Far East" courtesy of Tony Hu's "high-quality" Chinese cuisine at these "cheap" "favorites" known for "encyclopedialike menus" and "beautifully spiced", "intensely" flavored dishes (including some so "hot" they'll "melt your socks off"); sure, "the service is iffy" and "the decor is nonexistent", "but so what" ask fans who advise you simply "close your eyes and...

Posted on March 08, 2014. Brought to you by zagat.

Average Rating

20

Really, really bad. We'd ordered from Lao Sze Chuan a few times and liked it, though the food had gradually been getting spicier. This last time, we just ordered unspiced and mildly spiced dishes to avoid that. I don't know if the cook was angry, or what - but when we began to eat, the food was so spicy it burned our mouths. Literally burned our mouths. We had chemical burns in our mouths. This...

Posted by Taryn on September 07, 2015. Brought to you by seamless.

Average Rating

20

Overpriced totally mediocre food. Got the lemon shrimp and it was sweet and not worth $17 at all. The cabbage was just cabbage swimming in chili oil. No thanks.

Posted by Jackie on August 18, 2015. Brought to you by seamless.

Average Rating

60

the hot and sour soup was good the first time I ordered it, but now they don't even make it spicy when I ordered it extra spicy

Posted by Gwen on August 03, 2015. Brought to you by seamless.

Average Rating

100

Arrived in 20 minutes
Great food

Posted by Natalie on July 22, 2015. Brought to you by seamless.

Average Rating

100

Fantastic. Fast delivery, courteous driver. Super polite guy. My body didn't survived the reprisal from the chili chicken, but it was wonderful heading south.

Posted by Joseph on February 08, 2015. Brought to you by seamless.

Lao Sze Chuan is located at 1633 Orrington Ave, Evanston, IL..

Posted on March 31, 2016. Brought to you by merchantcircle.