Szechuan bistro I 炳哥厨房 炳哥川菜
Bridgeport’s 炳哥厨房 draws Sichuan-food devotees with intensely authentic dishes, especially garlic-roasted fish, bullfrog, mouth-watering chicken, mapo tofu, dan dan noodles, and yu xiang eggplant; regulars say it tastes like the former locations and even Chengdu. The clean, friendly spot works well for groups, with free parking and surprisingly good boba, but popularity can mean crowded seating, chaotic service, and long takeout waits.
What 49 diners keep saying
verbatim, from Google
“Food is good. Just like I remember. Best mouth watering chicken ever. Other reviews be buggin’.”
“best chinese food in chicago, don’t be fooled by the bad reviews”
“炳哥老顾客，新店来吃了两次，一次是平日中午12点，一次是平日下午4:30。菜没问题，麻婆豆腐非常带劲，爆炒腰花火候也很好，锅烧鲜笋笋很好吃没有苦味或咬不动的部分，米饭也好吃！6道菜里唯一觉得有点失望的是带骨辣子鸡，不够味，下次备注一下加麻加辣吧。还会来吃，希望越来越好！”
“柄哥新店开在家附近，开业第一天就跑去吃，味道还可以，可以理解刚开业人手不足或者服务员还没磨合好，但是，等我们喝完水叫服务员添水时，看他把水壶拿走时，眼睁睁看着水壶里有半截切开的辣椒……我说呢怎么水倒出来水杯里有一点点辣椒油还以为杯子没洗干净叫服务员换了一个。😂”
“The beef noodle soup was unbelievably oily. It was covered with a thick layer of chili oil, making it greasy and overwhelming. The beef lacked flavor, and the whole dish was very disappointing.”
“味道和之前在中国城楼下food court比完全大变样，鸡爪冷冻味很重，青椒不香了，包菜完全不入味，菜是菜油是油，大盘鸡变甜了好多…环境超级吵，一进来脑子嗡嗡的，同一桌说话要过吼…一人血书求换回原来厨师/调料…真的很失望”
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