Sichuan river

New to the area and looking for good Chinese food. Fyi, we’re Chinese American from New York and have lived abroad in China, so we weren’t expecting much. Especially based on the outdoor and indoor decor and atmosphere. But had a friendly server and asked what she recommended. We went with the hot and spicy jumping fish and dry pot chicken. Both were excellent. So much so that my wife said she missed Chinese food like this. Got the fried string beans and chicken Lo mein for the kids, both of which were excellent as well. The food came out very quickly as well. Portions were large, took enough home for another small meal. Sadly the Asian buffet next door was packed and Sichuan River was mostly empty aside from some takeout orders. I’d guess the quality at a buffet is subpar (I haven’t been there). Give this place and chance, would love to see it stick around as it’s so close to home in south Austin. Will be going back.

Not sure what happened to all the reviews for this place as this establishment has been present for over 5 years now. Seems like someone deleted and recreated the restaurant on Google maps. Service is decent, the host and server is the same, more like family owned restaurant. Gives you a feeling of a cozy spot. Prices are okay, reasonable for the quantity, but quality of food could definitely be better. Food is sub par tbh, not really that cozy/ homely taste. When we asked the server that one particular was overly salted, they suggested that we order something different for next time and gave an alternative which supposedly isn’t that salty. Won’t recommend coz of the food taste.

Everything was amazing. We came here Thanksgiving day and part of the restaurant didn’t have power. We were skeptical of staying but we stayed and ordered. The food came out fast and fresh. The people were very nice and the portions were so big that we took some home and also ate it for dinner. Everyone was friendly and inviting. I highly recommend.

Incredible food, great service. The authenticity of the food is unparalleled in south austin, along with the great food. The meat so tender it just falls apart. Surprisingly even though it's so good it's a quiet quaint spot with a beautiful painting on the wall. I don't typically I don't like fish but the twice cooked fish was so good that even I couldn't resist. 10/10 reccomend it to everyone

This is my favorite Chinese restaurant. The food is amazing. Szechuan stir fried chicken is my favorite fried chicken dish period. The spicy fish filet is an excellent dish over rice. The twice cooked fish is excellent and is like a fish version of the Sichuan stir fried chicken. Mapo Tofu is great. I’ve never had a dish I didn’t like here. I always get it to go. The restaurant itself is could use some remodeling but I don’t care the food is what makes this my favorite. If you dine in the food portions are huge and you will have plenty left over to take home. I love this place.