Spice Spirit Chinese Cuisine and Bar

Reviews

• Niki N.

  star star star star star 22 June 2026

  I have been to this restaurant three different times, and it was actually recommended to me by a close friend of mine from Beijing. I figured it must be good considering the source of the recommendation. Needless to say, I was not disappointed in the least.
  The menu (which appears to have been updated - or at least redesigned recently) has a little something for everyone. I managed to get an order of tofu with egg along with pork leg. You can get everything from traditional 粽子 (Zongzi - super sticky rice wrapped with bamboo leaf that is eaten at the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival) to orange chicken. There is a small list of Chinese desserts as well, which I have yet to try but look quite scrumptious in the photos on the menu.
  The staff are mandarin speakers and are quite helpful. They seem to handle how busy it gets in there very well.
  Everything I have tried so far has been great, and it seems to be a close representation of Chinese food (compared to your typical American style of Chinese food, which shouldn't even be called Chinese...).

• Clara C.

  star star star star_border star_border 19 June 2026

  I came here with a party of 7 people and shared a bunch of dishes family style. Parking is easy to find in their lot. At a weekend dinner time, they weren't too busy or crowded.
  
  Sze Chuan style WATER BOILED FISH was the one dish I was looking forward to. It was good but could have been spicier. The sauce was red but not spicy at all. The bowl was filled with bean sprouts; I would have liked to see cabbage too. I feel like this is a standard Sze Chuan dish, and they didn't get it quite right. The DAN DAN noodles was on the sweet side, yet tasted strongly of vinegar. We ordered two for our group, but in hindsight one would've been fine. STIR-FRIED BEEF with pepper was good. The beef to pepper ratio was like 1:1. CUMIN LAMB was good too. There was so much cilantro. BEEF WITH BEANCURD was ok. I'm not a fan of beancurd, and the beef was very fatty. CRISPY CHICKEN with peppers could have been spicier. It was just so much pepper that I couldn't enjoy the chicken. Most of the chicken was either batter or fatty parts.
  
  Service was ok. I think they charged us an additional fee for hot tea and rice. The rice was served in a large bowl, so it was enough for more than 7 small bowls of rice. If I'm in the area again, I'd rather try something else. I don't think I'd come again (unless there's no other Sze Chuan restaurant).

• Rose H.

  star star star star star 17 June 2026

  I've always wanted to try this restaurant out. I didn't know how big it is inside, you can pretty much invite your whole family to this restaurant because there is probably enough seats for everyone.
  Clean=Yes
  Music=Yes
  Cost=$$
  Portion size=huge
  I would recommend their steam buns! OMG, so good! The buns are juicy, soft, and delicious! For two orders, I only spent 19 dollars for a dozen. They are fresh, hot, and steamy for your mouth to enjoy.

• Janielle W.

  star star star star_border star_border 9 June 2026

  First time here. Thought I'd try a Chinese restaurant. Walking in you have to wait for anyone to be seated. No service with a smile. Customer service was lacking in communication skills. I ordered the $8.99 lunch special of Orange chicken, fried rice, egg drop soup and egg roll. The food was delicious. The free sweet ice jelly desert wasn't that good. I feel they need better advertising. To make their audience a bigger variety. The waitress was very unprofessional and unfriendly.

• Xiaoxuan S.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 5 June 2026

  I would give this restaurant 0 star for the service and 2 star for the food. Just an example, on a busy day, we were told of short wait at table upfront which turns into 1.5 hours long haul with a bunch of ignorant excuses. They literally takes all your patience for granted. The food is not too bad normally but really sucks some days so it's up to your luck of the day. There are plenty other restaurants of same cuisine nearby that I would recommend over this.