Chengdu Impression - Arcadia

Authentic Chinese Restaurant with a Great Atmosphere. From the humble exterior, I didn't expect it to be a well furnished space inside. It seems like I'm entering a historical Chinese building. There are several areas that you can seat. There are private rooms for dinners with special guests. I was surprised by the brochure that gives a historical glimpse of Chengdu. This is a great cultural touch. The food is great. The price is a bit on the high side. I ordered tea and they provided a very high quality tea that's meant to be enjoyed slowly. Service was a bit slow on the day we went, but it isn't something to complain about,

Got the 老妈抄手 and 酸菜鱼 and they were both wonderful. The mapo tofu was only OK especially considering the price. We of course also got the panda tangyuan which is definitely overpriced but SO CUTE. Overall I'd recommend this place for really delicious Sichuan food.

Renovated restaurant with very nice private room.Food was authentic Szechuan cuisine.

TLDR: One of the BEST Chinese spicy food locations that you can visit. If you can speak Mandarin, that 's a big plus! I highly recommend everything on their menu but on a serious note can vouch for their mapo tofu and crispy spicy diced chicken. Ugh! I am soooo mad at myself for thinking that this was closed because I viewed it from the big parking lot! The window designs are so misleading... don 't be fooled and make sure to walk in. And as you can imagine, big parking lot means easy parking yay! I visited with a friend on a Saturday night and ordered their mapo tofu, crispy spicy diced chicken with dry chili, and asparagus with wood ear mushrooms. The mapo tofu was SPICY but in a good way; each bite was flavorful, and there is more than enough to go around for two. The asparagus and wood ear mushrooms were an excellent and gentle palate cleanser, a nice, crunchy relief from the resto f the spice in our dishes. And lastly, the spicy crispy spicy diced chicken... if you could chew fire and spit fireballs, this is probably the closest thing to it it 's addicting. Despite how spicy it is, it was so tasty that it was difficult to not take another bite... my friend and I ate this it were dessert and needless to say, no leftovers on this dish! Thankfully there is some relief for the hot and spicy dishes. The interior is decorated fairly clean, mostly lights and brights. The overall tone is quite relaxing, and contrasts well how much you might be sweating if you aren 't used to handling spicy foods.

Very disappointed. Called to try to do a family gathering for 10 people, 4 of them kids, and they said they couldn't accommodate us. Only the large party room with a minimum of $688. They couldn't even put two tables near each other? I guess they don't want our business.