My follow-up review for this restaurant. Read my previous review for this restaurant here.

Having lived in China for over a year, I’m a fairly respectable authority on Chinese food, but nobody’s opinion carries more weight than that of my friend from Chengdu, Sichuan. So I brought her here, to this clean but simple spot in Flushing, to get her verdict on whether Spicy & Tasty lives up to its name. She agreed with me—this place has the best and most authentic Sichuan food in the city.

The twice-cooked pork (hui guo rou) was spot-on, with crispy bacon-like strips of pork swimming in a mound of leeks. The spicy, water-boiled fish (shuizhu yu) is another dish to try, better than the beef version prepared the same way. The stir-fried hot peppers were too hot even for my expert friend, so stick with the string beans (ganbian sijidou) instead—they’re exemplary.

Tea-smoked duck was the highlight of my visit, but I must go back and try lots more things from the comprehensive menu. Definite favorite.

This place has awesome sichuan food that can’t be found in Manhattan Chinatown. Definitely try to go with a group so you can try more dishes. The Ma Po tofu as well as the dan dan noodles were really good.