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I just learned this is a new offshoot of Bamboo Garden, a terrific Sichuan place in Bellevue, WA (outside Seattle). It looks like they have the same menu--hopefully the quality is the same as well. Assuming it is, I'd would HIGHLY recommend:
Swimming Fire Fish--one of my absolute favorite dishes anywhere, and by far my favorite version of this dish compared to other Sichuan places in NYC, SF, LA (it's usually called "fish in water" or "boiled fish" elsewhere)
Soleful Delight--another phenomenal dish (basically deep fried fish pieces with Sichuan peppercorn in the crust)
Szechuan CrabMost things on the "wild side" menu are good. I have other favorites--pea vines with garlic, hot pepper shredded potato, sizzling rice squares...too many to name, really. Their "other parts of the pig" dish was just names one of the 100 best things to eat in Seattle. It looks like the best Sichuan places in Seattle have all decamed to the Portland area and are continuing their rivalry there...
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re: christy319
I too have enjoyed their Fire Fish and especially their Szechuan crab.
While the food is slighly americanized i.e. saltier than what I had at the sichuan provincial goverment resturant in Beijing.
If you are homesick for Sichuan food, this is close to authentic. They do use real sichuan pepper corns in their dishes. BUT the pepper corns are not as fresh as you can get in China so the strong lemon citrus taste is weak to nonexistant at times, but still I would say this is my fave Sichuan resturant in Oregon .
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re: ritabwh
No. It's a chili oil base so there is no way to moderate it. I actually don't find it THAT spicy--it has a Sichuan peppercorn kick and there is spice, but it's not like 4 star Thai food (in my opinion). I may have lost all perspective after eating this on a near weekly basis for years, though. On the other hand, all of my friends that we dine with can eat it, though some only take a little. It's a huge portion (a cauldron, really) so it would be a shame if it turned out to be too spicy.
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re: christy319
ritabwh
Sep 18, 2012 05:31 PM
thanks. there is a restaurant where i live called szechuan 99. one of my favorite dishes is called Hot Spicy Fish Stew. it has chunks of white fish and nappa cabbage at the bottom of the huge bowl. i wonder if this is the same dish or something very similar. my sister in hillsboro has always bemoaned there are no decent chinese restraurants in the area.
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I went a few weeks ago with a asian food meetup group. I didn't do the ordering so I cant list the dishes but I thought it was the first really good Chinese meal I've had since leaving the San Francisco area. Lots of spice, lots of variety in flavors. Only dish I wasn't impressed with was cold noodles. Can't wait to get back
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re: JillO
I tend to go there for lunch vs dinner. At lunch anything with hand shaven noodles, chow mein, dan dan noodle. try pairing something sweet with something spicy. For sweet try orange chicken (real orange peel fried with crispy chicken bits) the Lemon chicken is what most people think of when you get orange chicken. For spicy the dan dan lamb, or the crispy tofu and string beans. For veggies the bok choy and mushrooms is enough for 6 but so good. The pork dumplings are best when the dumpling guy is there making them fresh.
We get dinner portions at lunch and skip the soup, rice, eggroll decoration. More of the good stuff vs filling.
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