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Saturday, May 1, 2021

SXY SZECHUAN

ALA MOANA CENTER

1450 ALA MOANA BLVD

HONOLULU, HI 96814

808-942-8884

HOURS: Monday thru Thursday 11AM -3PM / 4PM - 9:30PM

Friday and Saturday 11AM -3PM / 4PM - 10PM / Sunday 12PM -3PM, 4-9:30PM

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I really liked lunch at SXY Szechuan in Ala Moana Center. The space is bright, open, clean and the young staff was eager to please and provide excellent service. The food came out of the kitchen lightening fast which is nice during a business lunch. Portions were large and perfect for sharing which I highly recommend. We started with Stir Fried Green Beans ($10.99) which were amazing. Perfectly spiced and cooked. May be the best Green Beans I have ever tasted. What a way to start the meal. Next up was Beef Slices with Szechuan Chile Sauce ($18.99). We requested medium heat and it was the perfect heat level for me. Just enough heat to get your attention, make your nose run but not take off your head and ruin the flavor. I loved the Beef and it went very well with the Green Beans. The Szechuan Twice Cooked Pork ($16.99) was also delicious and the heat was perfect. The Spicy Crab ($29.99) was the dish I was looking forward most and the only one that disappointed. Not because the flavors were not great but because the crab was very hard to get out of the shell and there just wasn't much crab meat. I did however like the flavor, heat and vegetables. At the end of our meal Chef Amy Drew came to our table to see if we liked the food. She told us she also has a restaurant in Las Vegas and that she was already working on new additions to the menu. Amy was very gracious and I appreciate her taking the time to talk with us. I really like SXY Szechuan and I cannot wait to go back with the family for some more of the spice!

SXY SZECHUAN

SXY SZECHUAN IN ALA MOANA CENTER

SMALL BAR

SXY SZECHUAN MENU

STIR FRIED GREEN BEANS

BEEF SLICES WITH SZECHUAN CHILI SAUCE

TWICE COOKED PORK

SPICY CRAB

CHEF AMY AND ME

Sunday, January 16, 2011

CHIN'S CHINATOWN RESTAURANT

CHIN'S CHINATOWN RESTAURANT

HONOLULU, HAWAII

I won a $50 gift certificate at a golf tournament last year. The expiration date was January 30, 2011. With that in mind, we went for some Chinese Take Out at Chin's. This small place in Chinatown serves up some pretty good Chinese in a very small and crowded setting. Glad we took the food home to enjoy while watching a movie. I liked the Fried Rice, Hot and Sour Soup and Sweet and Sour Pork Best. The Young Chow Style Fried Rice is loaded with shrimp, pork, egg and vegetables ($7.95). The Sweet Sour Pork ($8.95) includes breaded pork with onions, pineapple in a sweet and savory sauce. Delicious. The Kung Pao Chicken ($9.95) was full of chicken but lacked the "Pao" factor. The Mongolian Beef ($9.95) included lots of sliced beef, peppers, onions, Ginger and garlic but lacked the heat unless you bit into one of the hot peppers. The Chicken and Beef dishes while good, did not have the sauce or flavor that really picks a dish up. The chili peppers however were hot as heck. I like Chin's. They have a huge menu that includes a dozen appetizers, soups and then all the Chinese dishes you would expect; Chicken and Duck, Pork and Beef, Seafood, Sizzling Platters, Casseroles, Vegetables, Egg Dishes, Rice Soups, Chow Funn and Fried Noodles and Lobster specialties.