Chili Szechuan is opening a new location at 4205 Chestnut St. (Photo West Philly Local)
The owners of popular Baltimore Avenue restaurant Chili Szechuan have announced that they will be opening a new location on the 4200 block of Chestnut Street within the next week or so.
We stopped at the restaurant for dinner over the weekend and got a chance to chat with the staff. “We found a bigger place and it’s close to campuses… the current location is doing well business-wise,” one of the restaurant workers said.
The new location is opening at 4205 Chestnut St, at the former Dana Mandi International Foods and Spices space. (Dana Mandi moved next door, to 4211 Chestnut St, last spring). This location is also next door to Kabobeesh restaurant. The new restaurant will have the same menu items as the current location but will feature some new items as well, according to Chili Szechuan owner Kangzhi Ma. Both locations will be open until the end of the calendar year, after which, the owners will make a decision whether to keep the Baltimore Ave location open or not.
Chili Szechuan’s original location at 4626 Baltimore Ave. (Archived photo)
The original Chili Szechuan location opened at 4626 Baltimore Ave in early 2013. We did a food review about the restaurant then and would like to report that it is still as delicious as we remember it to be.
By the way, during our latest visit to Chili Szechuan we stayed off the “Americanized menu” because we felt like there was something snarky about the title, so we went for the authentic stuff. The Dan Dan noodles were very flavorful and the flavor was robust. Next was the deep flash fried chili chicken, with a biting spice. (Be sure to keep the water and napkins coming). Another highlight was the Szechuan style chicken, simmered in sauce and cabbage. The portions were huge, so there were many leftovers.
– Rana Fayez
May 28th, 2015 at 4:54 am
Actually the new address is 4205 Chestnut St and not 4213 Chestnut. Everything else about the great taste of the food is accurate.
May 28th, 2015 at 11:42 am
Thanks, Guy. It IS 4205 Chestnut. We’ll correct the address.
May 29th, 2015 at 12:45 pm
Quick question, I love this place and am always up for trying new things that they have to offer. I was looking at their menu online and didn’t see a dish specifically called “deep flash fried chili chicken,” do you know what they list it as? Thanks!
I was so happy when they moved into the Baltimore Ave. space a few years ago and turned out to make delicious Szechuan food! I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed (and frequenting more) in hopes that they’ll be able to keep both locations open.
May 29th, 2015 at 2:48 pm
JMO, as a Chinese who has been around, I would say “dry pepper flavor” on their menu is the closest match to what you are looking for.