If you've got Chinese on the mind, a recent opening is need-to-know. Called Chengdu Famous Food, the newcomer is located at 3635 Lancaster Ave. in Powelton Village.
The new restaurant, which had its grand opening on July 1st, offers a variety of traditional Chinese dishes from Sichuan, a province in southwest China. The two-page menu boasts items such as beef dry pot ($14.96), pork with garlic sauce ($10.96), mapo tofu ($9.96) and a signature Chengdu burger. (See the full menu here.)
With a four-star rating out of five reviews on Yelp so far, Chengdu Famous Food has gotten a good response.
Yelper Xizhi T. said: “This is so far the most authentic Chinese food I've ever had in philly! Coming from the southwestern of china and I miss the food a lot in us. The noodles are rich and delicious. The specialties are soooooo good!"
And J L. said: "I really liked this place. The food portions were smaller than what I was expecting and but the food tasted good. My friend got Dan Dan Noodles and I got the LiBai's pork belly. Good choice for spicy food in the Powelton area."
Interested? Stop by to welcome the new business to the neighborhood. Chengdu Famous Food is open daily from 11am–3pm, and again from 4pm-10pm.
