Sichuan Street Food (当代川菜)

Located on the north side of Green Street. Street parking only. Next to L’moon Creamery. It’s been years since I’ve had authentic Sichuan food. When I think of the ingredients and flavors in mind, they bring it to life here in Pasadena. For such a small restaurant, they have quite the number of items available on the menu. Only a handful of tables inside. “Street food” is meant to be eaten quickly or on the go. The food comes out fast. So even if there’s not a lot of seating, the turnover is high. I was very happy to try this place and I will definitely be coming back to try more of their food.

Electric, instantaneous, efficient These are 3 words I would use to describe the service at Sichuan street food. I have long wanted to go and I finally dined here. With my family we ordered a myriad of dishes, each one was authentic, flavorful, and of course delicious. Some of the best Chinese food I can recommend you. I recommend for sure the Dan Dan noodles, the egg fried rice, the cumin lamb, diced chicken with spicy chilies, and green beans. 10/10

Every single dish is yummy, highly recommend this restaurant for food! Food is delicious&fresh and service is great and the atmosphere is clean. Anyway, this is must-have at Pasadena!

Love this place. A humble little Sichuan restaurant. I go here if I want solid Sichuan food but don't want to drive all the way to SGV.

We decided to try this restaurant in Pasadena because of its impressive 4.9 Google rating, which is rare for any restaurant. Unfortunately, the experience did not live up to the hype. As the saying goes, “the higher the expectation, the greater the disappointment” — and that was true here. Both dishes we ordered, the Sichuan Dry-Fried Green Beans with Beef and the Stir-Fried Lamb with Cumin, were bland and lacked any spiciness. We even found ourselves questioning whether this was truly Sichuan cuisine. It’s hard to understand how this place has such a high rating. We will not be returning, and for anyone who wants to try it, I’d strongly recommend lowering your expectations before going.