Sichuan Impression

My buddy took me here because he said it was the most authentic Chinese food since he had been back from working for several months in Beijing.
We order like 6 or 7 entrees.
We did a variety of types of dishes from soups to stir fry type dishes.
Varying levels of sichuan pepper which is an amazing mouth and throat numbing experience that changes the flavor profiles.
The rabbit was very good.
One of my sleeper favorites was the pork large intestine stew.
The bamboo shoots and dumplings were also highlights.

If I could avoid coming to the restaurants in Santa Monica for dine in, I would.
The parking lots are never free, and you would barely get restaurants who provide complimentary parking.
Nevertheless, the quality of food in Sichuan Impression are definitely worth coming back to (I have been here twice) every once in a while.
Anyhow, the restaurant is cozy, spacious, clean and well lit.
The customer service is also great! Food is served pretty quickly. The food: Home-style Fried Rice 🍚 (10/10): Find yourself a girlfriend that is not crazy about fried rice so that you get to enjoy it all by yourself ⚠️.
Because this dish is one of the most delicious Chinese fried rice I have ever tasted! First of all, the aroma was great! The salt level was on point! The rice texture was perfect and the minced beef's 🐄 flavor was rich! Toothpick Mutton 🐑 (10/10): Cooking quality lamb meat is not easy.
However, Sichuan Impression has definitely perfected this skill and as a result, this dish was mouth-wateringly good! The meat was juicy, mildly chewy and didn't have that typical weird lamb meat's smell.
Moreover, those toothpicks definitely made it more convenient to eat. Stir-Fried Cauliflower (6/10): I had expectations for this, and sadly I have got to admit that this was the most disappointing dish of the day and my girlfriend agreed! I wanted to like this dish.
It did smell good, but the taste (kind of plain tasting) didn't match the aroma. Hot pot Starch Noodles/ Impressive cold noodles 🍜 (9/10): This was surprisingly delicious given the appearance of the dish.
It didn't have anything else other than the glass noodles.
The spice on the noodles was acceptable and the noodles were mildly chewy! Definitely a good appetizer! 'Big Mouth' Ginger Frog of Zigong 🐸 (9/10): This was also tasty! The only problem that I had was that the frogs didn't have a lot of meat on them but still cost us $30.
Delicious but not worth the price! Stir-fried Spicy Pork Intestines 🐖 (9/10): Ok, hear me out! I know the thought of eating intestines is weird! I felt the same way, but they are delicious nonetheless! This dish was great, and the flavor was spot on! I just wished that they were a little less crispy so the intestines would have a little bit of juice in them.
Nevertheless, I think it depends on your preference! If you love juicy intestines, this might not be worth ordering.
But if you like the crispy ones, then this is perfect! Overall, just like other people have mentioned, I really enjoyed dining here because the food is great apart from the pricing, some of the dishes' pricing are ridiculous. P.S., I had forgotten the name of the noodle dish we ordered.
It's best to ask the server if you would like to try them!

We came here for the first time.
Loved the ambiance.
The space is spacious with a nice street view.
The food was delicious.
We ordered the beef soup with rice noodles and the mongolian beef and we shared it.
I loved the mongolian beef.
Ill definitely get that again.
The soup was also very good but it had too much noodles for me and not enough veggies or broth.
But it had good flavor.
Ill definitely come back.
The service was excellent l.
They were quick and very attentive and most importantly they were really friendly which I love.
There is a parking but its limited.
Enjoy!