Little Szechuan St Paul is proud to be selected by The Stranger Stranger Supper Series, a three-part event that merges performance with food, created by award-winning local playwright Rachel Jendrzejewski. To find out who’s going, check out the series’ facebook page. Here is from the news release: This January, playwright Rachel Jendrzejewski invites the public [...]
Little Szechuan: Review by YouCareWhatWeThink
A local foodie blogger Chao recently reviewed us on his blog after his visit to our St Paul restaurant. He wrote: D.Rough and I have been meaning to try this place. Whenever people talk about good Chinese food in the Twin Cities, inevitably Little Szechuan comes up. It’s ranked number 1 on Trip Advisor for [...]
Explosive Eating
We are honored to be reviewed by Mounds View high school’s school magazine Viewer. What a great way to connect one of Minnesota’s best high schools with the culinary art and culture from Szechuan of China! Matthew Voges, Reviews Editor at Viewer, shares his insight: Little Szechuan, a Chinese restaurant at 422 University Ave W [...]
Your Choice: Generic Buffets or Little Szechuan
Technically, this is not a review of Little Szechuan. But we can’t help listing it as one for our customers… Jeremy Iggers was once one of twin cities’ most respected food critics at Star Tribune. He still writes extensively at his blog Iggers Digest. Jeremy is also the creator of TCFoodies, a local food networking [...]
“Chinese, Funny?” Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! We want to share with you one of the secrets Chinese usually keep for themselves… comedy. China-born comedian Joe Wong came to Twin Cities in November. He performed a standup talk show at the University of Minnesota. We had tickets available at both locations of Little Szechuan (sorry, if you missed the [...]
Little Szechuan: Review by Forkbastard
An interesting review of our West End location from the local foodie writer Bryan Lambert at forkbastard.com. He writes: Last weekend, I finally got a chance to try Little Szechuan. The St. Paul location has apparently been a well-regarded institution for years, but this year they opened up a satellite location five minutes away from [...]
Happy Holidays!
We at Little Szechuan wish your holidays are filled with happiness and good cheer! Check out our holiday hours at Little Szechuan West End and Little Szechuan Saint Paul.
Tips from Saint Paul Mayor Coleman
(Photo courtesy of MPR/Tim Nelson) A customer told us that on a recent radio show St Paul mayor Chris Coleman was asked by a listener if he knew of a famous Hmong restaurant on the University Avenue. Guess what was Mayor Coleman’s answer? He said, “Sorry I don’t know it, but I do know there [...]
Facelift at Little Szechuan West End
We had a facelift – a new awning was recently installed! In addition to blocking the sunlight for our dining guests, we hope it helps our customers find us easier! Anybody knows what the circular logos on the stylish awning mean? Get the clue here.
Photos from Sichuan and Chongqing
Here we are sharing a few photos from a trip to Chengdu and Chongqing in southwestern China, the hometown of Szechuan cuisine. There are many local variations of Szechuan cuisine within Sichuan province and the Chongqing municipality, which was part of Sichuan until 1997. The four regional sub-styles include Chongqing, Chengdu, Zigong, and Buddhist vegetarian [...]

