Lao Sze Chuan Restaurant is Champaign’s premiere restaurant for gourmet, authentic Chinese cuisine, and is rated the best Chinese Restaurant in the USA. Lao Sze Chuan’s reputation is built on providing authentic Sichuan cuisine with high quality materials and ingredients. To ensure authentic flavors, we import all ingredients such as peppercorn, Sichuan pickles, Chili bean paste directly from China. We also keep things fresh and exciting by always learning and implementing new cuisine straight from China onto our menu. Your complete satisfaction is our top priority here at Lao Sze Chuan Restaurant. Our friendly staff and Grade A chefs are here to ensure that you receive exceptional customer service and that your meal is top quality.
Based on 359 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.1 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
608 E University Ave #105, Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 689-0031
Website:
Hours
| Sunday |
11 AM–9 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11 AM–9 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday |
11 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday |
11 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday |
11 AM–9 PM |
| Friday |
11 AM–9:30 PM |
| Saturday |
11 AM–9:30 PM |
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Reviews
H.H.H
Food here is wonderfully spicy, fragrant and authentic. Highly recommend the salted egg tofu and Sichuan chicken. Nice atmosphere and clean.
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Rachel Chen
My favorite place to get authentic Chinese food on campus! We were sat at a table pretty fast and our server was attentive the entire time. I dream about their crispy Japanese tofu with salted egg yolk. Some of my other recs are the crispy shrimp with lemon sauce and spicy fish. There are also great alternatives if you want something more westernized, like kung pao chicken. Honestly, everything there is worth a try!!
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Kendall Koe
This is one of my favorite Chinese restaurants in town. The food is really authentic and the wait staff is great. We wanted a custom order to match some traditional foods from a specific province in China, and they made it for us! The food is delicious, and I love taking my friends here to try the food. If you get the beef noodle soup, adding a bit of spice makes the dish so much better.
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Ryan M
One of the best Chinese in town! I got the mapo tofu and the dried chili chicken both were very good and best served with rice. Menu is also very large but the food seems to be maintaining its quality . Highly recommend trying if you want great Chinese food in the area.
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Alvin Wang
Probably the best Chinese restaurant in town. As a Chinese, Lao Sze Chuan is definitely the place I go the most often for Chinese food with my friends.
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Dave Forman
Delicious traditional Szechuan food in a fun little bougie part of town. Food was hot (spicy and temperature) but those pepper symbols are there for a reason!
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Maltesh K
Best place for students, family and friends. If you want to have a taste of Chinese food, this place is one of the best Asian restaurant in the twin cities. We often visit here and also had small parties. We found many dishes to be tasty and awesome. Restaurant is clean and ambiance good.
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Hanny Phanny
Wontons was really good! A little too much chili oil for me though. Their cashew shrimps was alright, not too flavorful as I expected. Their dry pot filled with different veggies and meat. I really liked that one as well. Service was quick and place was clean.
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Marilia Correa
Best Chinese food I’ve ever had. I go there frequently (or order in) and had never written a review. Since I’m moving out of CU for good I thought it was time. Their chili chicken is out of this world. Mongolian beef (lamb too) and dumplings are amazing too. I’ve never eaten anything there I didn’t like. I’ll miss it so much.
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Hannah Kim
If you’re looking to eat some authentic Chinese Szechuan food, this is the place to go. My experiences here are always phenomenal and there really hasn’t been a dish I didn’t like. There is a lot of depth to the flavors of all of the dishes and you’ll definitely want to come back after your first visit.
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