Chong Qing Mei Wei Szechuan Restaurant in Irvine

The best Chong Qing cuisine in California!Must-try:- crispy cube chicken peppercorns- fried pork intestine in mala peppercornsMake sure to dine-in to enjoy the meal while its hot.A lot of parking, but few tables. Quick preparation time. Clean restroom with running water and fresh soap.Well done!

This is the place to go for traditional Chinese szechuan family style meal. If you cant handle spicy food this may not be the place for you, though they do have a few plates that isnt so spicy. Ive been coming here for years since they opened and the prices has increase quite a bit here. There tends to be a wait here during dinner time so prepare to wait. This place is a great mama pop restaurant!

It was my first time coming out here for a meal. I came out here to dine with family. Szechuan Cuisine Irvine turn out to be an authentic Chinese food place in Irvine. Austin was an exceptionally cool waiter and he is also tech savvy! We had Shrimp fried rice for the kids while the adults had fried chicken cubes with hot dry pepper, served with green tea, and hot and spicy fish fillet with soft tofu. By the sides, are eggplant with garlic sauce. Great place to be. We had such a good time. And the leftovers? we took them home in styrofoam packs.Whenever the opportunity opens up, Id love to visit again.

This place was so good !! I called ahead to ask about the veggie dishes and they said everything under the vegetables section is meat free (including seasoning) except for the vermicelli with minced pork. The eggplant and string bean dishes were my favorite and the mapo tofu was delightful. Theyre closed 3-5pm for dinner prep fyi !

Very reasonable prices. Some of the dishes I recommend, Sauteed beef with Chinese celery. Rice noodles with beef. Boiled fish in soup. Spicy chicken in chili source...

Family loves to order 10 course meal take out meals from here. Many of their spicy dishes use the numbing “ma-la” spices - beware! Otherwise, must order everything from the salt and pepper fish, pork chop, green beans, spicy tofu, spicy fish. Enjoy!!!

Had a great lunch! At the tofu with celery, crunchy tofu cubes and eggplant. If you are vegan make sure to ask to remove meat from some of the dishes. The meal came with some good tea and plenty of rice. Thumbs up!

Prepare to be ignored and go hungry. My husband and I waited an hour for food and the party who ordered 15 min after us got served before us. It takes them 15 min to prepare each dish - and they don’t serve the next party until they finish every single order in the prior party (no matter how big). It is the most inefficient and asanine system. They also completed all of the to go customers prior to us. We left after an hour and will not be coming back. Avoid!

Chingqing cold dishes is my ultimate dish. The one from this place has good meat quality, but not much tendon. Not the tastiest but still good

Fried eggplant, kidney, pork belly, cumin lamb. Brilliant cooking, attentive service, lovely tea, bright dining area, generous portions and prices.