Szechuan Chef Chinese Restaurant

3.8

42 Reviews

$31 to $50

Chinese

Innovative
Good for groups
Neighborhood gem

Located in the beautiful city of Portland, our restaurant has been dedicated to offering the most memorable dining experience for you. We pick ingredients carefully and use only the freshest and natural food to prepare every dish. We try to cook in a healthier way to provide the most nutritious cuisine. Much attention has been attached to ensure you a cozy and inviting ambiance where you could enjoy not only the great meal but also the authentic atmosphere.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Chinese, Sichuan, Cantonese
Hours of operation
Tue–Fri 11:00 am–3:00 pm Tue–Fri 4:30 pm–9:00 pm Sat, Sun 11:00 am–9:00 pm
Phone number
(503) 227-3136
Website
http://scchef.us/
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
7007 SW Macadam Ave, Portland, OR 97219
Neighborhood
Southwest Portland
Parking details
Public Lot
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Takeout, Vegan, Wine

Chow Mein$13.45
Chicken / Beef / Pork / Vegetable
Crispy Noodle$13.45
Chicken / Beef / Pork / Vegetable
Special Hot Chow Mein*$13.45
Chicken / Beef / Pork / Vegetable
Hot & Spicy Special Hand Shaven Noodle*$15.45
Chicken / Beef / Pork / Vegetable / Seafood +$1
Combination Chow Mein$14.45
Seafood Chow Mein$14.45

Chicken & Duck Dishes

Kung Pao Chicken*$14.95
Cashew Chicken$13.95
String Bean Chicken$13.95
Mandarin Crispy Chicken*$14.95
Sesame Chicken$13.95
Orange Chicken$13.95
Sweet & Sour Chicken$13.95
Lemon Chicken$13.95
Mongolian Chicken*$14.95
Crispy Chicken w/ Hot Garlic Sauce*$14.95
Chong Qing Hot Chicken*$17.45
Chong Qing Hot Chicken Wings*$17.45
Broccoli Chicken$12.95
Chopped Pepper Chicken*$14.95
Moo Shu Chicken$14.95
Smoked Duck$17.45
Szechuan Crispy Duck$17.45

Pork Dishes

Salt & Pepper Pork Spareribs$17.45
Golden Garlic Pork Spareribs$19.95
Szechuan Style Pork Spareribs*$17.45
Shredded Pork w/ Hot Garlic Sauce*$13.95
Pan Fried Shredded Pork w/ Cilantro*$14.95
Moo Shu Pork$14.95
String Bean Pork$13.95
Twice Cooked Pork Belly*$14.95
Smoked Pork Belly w/ Leek$16.45
Dried Cooked Pork Intestine*$16.45
Intestine in Spicy Gravy Hot Pot*$17.45
Special Intestine & Fish Clay Pot*$19.95
Mapo Tofu*$13.95
Ant on a Tree*$13.95

Beef & Lamb Dishes

Mongolian Beef*$16.45
Broccoli Beef$13.95
Sliced Beef in Hot & Spicy Gravy*$17.45
Toss Fried Beef w/ Cilantro*$16.45
Double Delight Mushroom Beef$14.95
Braised Beef Stew Hot Pot$18.45
"Toothpick" Beef*$17.45
Beef w/ Enoki Mushroom Hotpot*$19.95
Hometown Flavor Hotpot w/ Lamb*$18.45
Lamb w/ Enoki Mushroom Hotpot*$20.95
Cumin Lamb*$17.45
Pan Fried Lamb w/ Green Onion$17.45
Toss Fried Lamb w/ Cilantro*$17.45

Seafood Dishes

Wan Zhou Grill Whole Fish*
- Seasonal Price
Sliced Live Fish in Hot & Sour Soup Hotpot*
- Seasonal Price
Szechuan Style Fish*$16.45
Honey Walnut Prawn$17.45
General Tso Prawn*$16.45
Szechuan Style Prawn*$17.45
w/ or w/o Shell
Salty Pepper Prawn*$17.45
w/ or w/o Shell
Prawn w/ Assorted Vegetable$16.45
String Bean Shrimp$16.45
Kung Pao Prawn*$16.45
Cashew Prawn$16.45
Golden Dry Pot w/ Prawn*$21.95
Fish Fillet in Hot & Spicy Gravy*$17.45
Chopped Pepper Fish*$16.45
Sweet & Sour Crispy Fish Fillet$16.45
Twice Cooked Fish Fillet Szechuan Style*$16.45
Fish Fillet in Hot Chili Sauce*$16.45
Deep Fried Squid Szechuan Style*$16.45

Tofu & Vegetable Dishes

Kung Pao Tofu*$13.95
Tofu w/ Hot Garlic Sauce*$13.95
Double Delight Mushroom Tofu$13.95
Honey Walnut Crispy Tofu$14.95
Moo Shu Tofu$14.95
Deep Fried Tofu Szechuan Style*$14.95
Eggplant w/ Deep Fried Tofu$13.95
Twice Cooked Tofu$14.95
Dried Cooked String Bean$13.95
String Bean w/ Garlic Sauce$13.95
Pan Fried Sour Shredded Potato$12.95
Eggplant w/ Hot Garlic Sauce*$12.95
Dried Cooked Sliced King Mushroom*$14.95
Dried Cooked Mixed Mushrooms*$17.45
Sliced Lotus Root w/ Pickled Chili*$13.95
Sweet & Sour Cabbage$12.95
Stir-Fried Cabbage w/ Chinese Pepper*$12.95
Stir-Fried Assorted Vegetable$13.95
Stir-Fired Snow Pea Leaf w/ Garlic Sauce$16.45

What 42 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

3.8

3.8 based on all time ratings

4Food
3.4Service
3.2Ambience
3.8Value

Noise • Moderate

42 Reviews

DH
DeHypnotist
VIP
Portland
9 reviews
5.0
9 reviews
Dined on February 15, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
My wife and I first patronized Szechuan Chef when it was brand new in town, having just taken over Noble House's space. We were the first to review it in TripAdvisor. It was our introduction to Szechuan cuisine. We followed when it moved to its current location. For a while, quality and consistency faltered but it got its mojo back. We have consistently enjoyed eating here -- we find that its shao long bao (soup dumplings) rank among the best and its regional specialty cold mixed beef outshines any we have tried in this region, British Columbia, San Francisco and New York. The homestyle lamb dry pot is to die for. There was a brief time we felt that Sichuan City or Szechuan Garden were slightly better but our visits over the past year have returned Szechuan Chef to the top, in our opinion. The only issue we have with it is its loss of patronage -- early on, it was always bustling with largely Asian families. I don't know what happened, but it deserves to be tried. Hint-- you can probably get a "meh" American Chinese meal here, but you wont find better Szechuanese cuisine!
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BHBH
Portland
16 reviews
4.0
16 reviews
Dined on July 24, 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Five stars for the food. Crispy garlic chicken and ma po tofu (no meat) we're outstanding. The hand shaved rice noodles are special. Six of us ate seven mouth watering dishes. Parking is easy. The ambience is so so in this former Japanese restaurant. The service is inconsistent and a little confused but rendered cheerfully and enthusiastically. We will definitely return. If it was closer to home it would be my choice for takeout.
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Chefguy
San Francisco
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on April 9, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Best mapo tofu in Oregon
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MelissaK
Portland
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on January 23, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We came on Chinese New Year, with my brother-in-law and his girlfriend. Mike is 79 and has a hard time wiggling into a booth, so they graciously sat us at a large round table. We ate family style, and ordered the pot stickers, cumin lamb, dry green beans, kung pao chicken and smoked duck. Everything was delicious! Mike, who has some short teem memory loss, kept saying: i didn’t know we were going to have such a feast! This is all so good! It was a lot of food, but so tasty, we kept picking at it after we were full. As a result, we only brought home rice and a few green beans at the end.
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Cbird
Central Coast
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on April 14, 2022
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Food used to be better. Kung pao chicken wasn’t like it used to be Didn’t taste fresh either Pot stickers just okay. Better ones around town Not a fan of hand shaven noodles - chicken breast meat was good but had hoped noodles were regular chow mein but that’s on me . Beer choices were not what menu had — badly needed to be updated
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Monica
Portland
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on February 15, 2022
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
We arrived and your restaurant was closed on Valentine’s Day.
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GeorgeC
Portland
22 reviews
5.0
22 reviews
Dined on February 13, 2022
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
The food was excellent and the portions were generous. It was a bit noisy but I think that there was a birthday party or celebration going on but one can live with that. ll in all it was very good.
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RussellR
VIP
Portland
3 reviews
1.0
3 reviews
Dined on February 13, 2022
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
We arrived on time, but the restaurant refused to seat us. They claimed they did not do business with Open Table. Very disappointing.
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Maximillian
Seattle
159 reviews
3.0
159 reviews
Dined on October 27, 2021
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 1
Most of the reviews here seem pretty accurate to my own experience. The food is really good and at a fair price, with generous portions. The restaurant, however is not very clean in its appearance or with the condiments at your table. See my picture for more on that. I had the Hunan Beef lunch special and it was really good. Great flavor, lots of beef and well-cooked vegetables with the prefect amount of crunch. It was served hot and tasted very fresh. In addition, I had their hot & sour soup and some spring rolls. All of it was very good and I'd order it again. My Pepsi was flat. I believe they poured it from a 2 liter bottle that had been open for a few days, because it was flat and reminded me exactly of how it is when you've kept a 2 liter bottle in your fridge too long and open it, but don't hear that fizz sound. You know it's flat, but you drink it anyway. Service was very impersonal, which is fine. I don't think many of them speak much English, but they knew enough to get my order to me. They were also courteous and welcoming when I entered and left. I would eat here again for the food, but advise you to leave your expectations of friendly service and clean surfaces behind. Or order it to go.
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TinaK
VIP
Portland
16 reviews
5.0
16 reviews
Dined on September 28, 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Absolutely delicious, highly recommend! The lunch specials are fantastic.
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Szechuan Chef Chinese Restaurant does offer delivery in partnership with Uber Eats. Szechuan Chef Chinese Restaurant also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (503) 227-3136.

Szechuan Chef Chinese Restaurant is rated 3.8 stars by 42 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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Google Map for Szechuan Chef Chinese Restaurant

7007 SW Macadam Ave, Portland, OR 97219

Additional information

Neighborhood
Southwest Portland
Hours of operation
Tue–Fri 11:00 am–3:00 pm Tue–Fri 4:30 pm–9:00 pm Sat, Sun 11:00 am–9:00 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Chinese, Sichuan, Cantonese
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Public Lot
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Takeout, Vegan, Wine

Website
http://scchef.us/
Phone number
(503) 227-3136

Szechuan Chef Chinese Restaurant

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Appetizers

Shanghai Style Pork Dumplings (10)$14.95

B.B.Q. Pork$10.45

Pot Stickers (Steam or Fried) (8)$11.45

Green Onion Pancake$9.95

Vegetable Egg Rolls (3)$4.95

Szechuan Wonton w/ Chili Oil*$11.45

Crab Puff$5.95

Special Cold Dishes

Mixed Beef w/ Hot Sauce*$11.45

Pork Belly w/ Garlic Sauce*$11.45

House Special Chicken* (Bone On)$11.45

Szechuan Bean Jelly*$10.45

Szechuan Cold Noodle*$10.45

Soup

Hot & Sour Soup*

Egg Flower Soup

Fried Egg w/ Tomato Soup$12.95

Hot & Sour Garlic Wonton Soup*$11.45

Rice Dishes

Fried Rice$12.95

Yang Zhou Fried Rice$13.95

Combination Fried Rice$13.95

Seafood Fried Rice$13.95

Steamed Rice

Noodle Soup

Szechuan Beef Noodle Soup$12.95

Braised Beef Noodle Soup$12.95

DanDan Noodle$10.45

Seafood Noodle Soup$12.95

Combination Noodle Soup$12.95

Vegetable & Tofu Noodle Soup$11.45

Chow Mein / Crispy Noodle

Chow Mein$13.45

Crispy Noodle$13.45

Special Hot Chow Mein*$13.45

Hot & Spicy Special Hand Shaven Noodle*$15.45

Combination Chow Mein$14.45

Seafood Chow Mein$14.45

Chicken & Duck Dishes

Kung Pao Chicken*$14.95

Cashew Chicken$13.95

String Bean Chicken$13.95

Mandarin Crispy Chicken*$14.95

Sesame Chicken$13.95

Orange Chicken$13.95

Sweet & Sour Chicken$13.95

Lemon Chicken$13.95

Mongolian Chicken*$14.95

Crispy Chicken w/ Hot Garlic Sauce*$14.95

Chong Qing Hot Chicken*$17.45

Chong Qing Hot Chicken Wings*$17.45

Broccoli Chicken$12.95

Chopped Pepper Chicken*$14.95

Moo Shu Chicken$14.95

Smoked Duck$17.45

Szechuan Crispy Duck$17.45

Pork Dishes

Salt & Pepper Pork Spareribs$17.45

Golden Garlic Pork Spareribs$19.95

Szechuan Style Pork Spareribs*$17.45

Shredded Pork w/ Hot Garlic Sauce*$13.95

Pan Fried Shredded Pork w/ Cilantro*$14.95

Moo Shu Pork$14.95

String Bean Pork$13.95

Twice Cooked Pork Belly*$14.95

Smoked Pork Belly w/ Leek$16.45

Dried Cooked Pork Intestine*$16.45

Intestine in Spicy Gravy Hot Pot*$17.45

Special Intestine & Fish Clay Pot*$19.95

Mapo Tofu*$13.95

Ant on a Tree*$13.95

Beef & Lamb Dishes

Mongolian Beef*$16.45

Broccoli Beef$13.95