my fav Chinese restaurant in all of LA. very spicy, oily, and flavorful. Swift service and everyone is there to eat. get the eggplant and the pork intestine. for me I would request extra mild or mild next time

Giving 5 stars to a Chinese restaurant is kind of rare. Usually the service or the food bring the rating down a bit. My stepmom is from Hunan and she really liked it. She even met some people from her village who come every week. Smashed eggplant with century egg - this was my favorite dish! I didn't think it would be but it was so good, so much that I tried to find a copy cat recipe online Fried rice - this was a wild card. I love a good fried rice. This one was well seasoned and fluffy. Long wait aside, the service for this place is unexpectedly good for a Chinese restaurant. Would definitely come back!

It's been a minute since my last 'traditional' Chinese food. This place at this point- Nov. 2024 is still unclaimed on yelp, the AC breaths like a cobweb of spice, grease and fast paced talking. You know it's gonna be good. I would've given them 4 stars but the moms said be generous and give 5. As a great cook and master of steam buns, my mother has a pretty honest taste bud and she loved the braised pork with chilis. There's like over 57+ menu items.. we didn't even have time to check what they have fully before there's like 7 items in the cart. Expect a wait and poor vegetarian options.

This place came highly recommended by a friend. So a few of us decided to try it out. If you like spicy food, this is the place for you! You scan the QR code on the table to see the menu and order from your phone. They serve you iced water. They don't have hot tea like the other Chinese restaurants. Food was spicy but you can ask for mild. We got the spicy steamed fish head and added tofu (extra charge). It was delicious. Parking can be quite a challenge as the lot is small and there are many eateries in that plaza.

I have eaten here several times and I believe they have some of the best spicy Chinese food, more specifically Hunan food. Their stinky tofu and intestines pot always taste fresh and flavorful, and they have some of the best smash eggplants. The food is great every time I went, and the service is always great. If you plan to eat here, be mindful that there is another restaurant using the same name (on the second floor of San Gabriel Square), I don't know if they have the same owner but that one is really bad, so be sure to come to this location.

Great food, great ambiance. Prices are a little high for San Gabriel (~$20-25 an entree), but nothing too outrageous. Food preparation seemed to be on the slower end, not just for us but for other tables as well. 5 stars just for the dried radish bits + pork dish (萝卜干炒辣肉). So spicy (as someone who doesn't usually eat spicy), but soooo good. A rice thief dish for sure. Highlight of the night, and approved by my mom who spent the majority of her childhood in Hunan (Changsha). We also got the 小炒黄牛 (good, but not as good as the dried radish dish), and vermicelli + scallop (which took a long time to prepare). The scallop wasn't really fresh and was super small, but the vermicelli was really delectable. Overall would come back again, staff were also friendly and helpful as well despite the full house. Portion sizes are very generous as well, the 3 of us had planned to come as a part 1 dinner, but left too full to eat anything else.

Did you know that Hunan food is more spicy than Sichuan food? With so many Dong Ting Chuns and Dong Ting Springs (all named after really good chain restaurant in China), this place probably takes the cake as the best "fake" Dong Ting Chun outside of China. I've had other restaurants with the same name, but non comes to be as authentic as this one. For starters, I recommend calling for a reservation, or you'll be stuck waiting a long time since this place is kinda small and really popular, especially amongst Chinese Internationals. My party of 5 ordered the Yangzhou fried rice, the duck, intestines, frog, eggplant, and stinky tofu. The fried rice is really authentic to ones I've had in China, paired with a distinct wok flavor you can't replicate at home. Definitely a recommend as a break from the spicy flavors. The duck is also really good; it's soaked in spicy flavors. Their duck has a good amount of meat, and arguably the least spicy. The intestines received praise due to the taste, and how it possesses the highlight stinky taste. Also very spicy. The frog had to be remade for our table because it was way too spicy. The minute my part took a bite of it, we were literally choking and coughing, and asked the staff to remake it with less spicy (they agreed) and it turned out to be really good. Definitely more spicy than the Sichuan variant. The eggplant serves as another good dish to take a break from the spice. The stinky tofu absolutely STANK - but I guess that's what makes it so good. An acquired taste, but iykyk, then it's a must order. We also ordered a few other dishes I can't really recall. While the dishes are really spicy even when asked for mild spicy, the quality and service was amazing. Our waters were constantly topped off, and the dishes are reasonably priced in regards to quality, but portion sizes were definitely a little smaller. If you ever want to try Chinese cuisine spicier than Sichuan, then this place is the place to go!

Fast service, authentic Hunan cuisine. Just spicy enough but a little too greasy. I must have had 3 bowls of rice - this usually means that I enjoyed the food lol. They do have a wide selection of dishes. We ordered a frog. It was pretty spicy but we loved it. We weren't able to finish it so I took it home and had a 2nd meal with it. A good choice for authentic Chinese spicy food if you're up for the challenge.

I enjoyed the quality of the food even though I cannot take well. The service was great. They kept refilling the water for us even when we didn't ask for it (well I needed it haha). I requested less spicy/ mild, but it was still beyond my tolerance. I think the price for most of the dishes is reasonable with the quality and portion.

My family go-to for Spicy Asian Dishes. Feast with your eyes or go on google and point to the dishes that are appealing. For any non native Chinese, use GOOGLE. 1. CROWD PLEASER: Pig Intestine Stinky Tofu 5/5 2. Stir-Fried Bacon with Garlic Leaves and Peppers 5/5 3. Spicy Boiled Fish Filet Soup 4/5 4. Minced Pork with Bamboo Shoots and Steamed Buns 5/5 Please see Receipt as the name of the dishes don't translate exactly to their Chinese Counter Part.