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Mon-Fri, 11am-10pm; Sat-Sun, noon-10pm
6 at 51st St.; E, V at Lexington Ave.-53rd St.
$8-$19
American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Accepted/Not Necessary
40 St. to 70th St., York Ave. to Seventh Ave.
The popular Grand Sichuan empire is a shadowy land characterized by many restaurants of varying quality and rotating cast of chefs. The famous West Side outlet on Ninth Avenue is highly regarded, but word is the most accomplished of the newly arrived Sichuan chefs now resides here. Try the formidable Chungking pepper chicken, chunks of spicy chicken wreathed in a crown of chile peppers.
Recommended Dishes
Chungking pepper chicken, $16.95
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