Cui Hua Lou

This is definitely a hidden jewel in the San Gabriel Valley, very unique northern Chinese food, make sure you order the lamb, it's so delicious

Very reasonably priced for very tasty Sichuanese style food that is more about complex flavor profiles than just being spicy (ma la).

Best mapo tofu in the area. Skewers and beef pastry are amazing too

This is the best secret hole in the wall Szechuan restaurant in LA. Shhhhh... Don't tell Jonathan Gold!!!

Awesome food. Great service. Love it. We be back

One of the best unique spicy northern Chinese Szechuan good

It's a small but wonderful hole in the wall. Go on off times or you may have a long line ahead of you. Best lamb soup!! And lamb casserole is out of this world.

Nina

It's a small but wonderful hole in the wall. Go on off times or you may have a long line ahead of you. Best lamb soup!! And lamb casserole is out of this world.

Bryan Nagaishi

Hole in the wall that specializes in lamb. Lamb soup has generous chunks of tender Lamb meat. Lamb skewers are gently touched with cumin and spices. Recommended for the lamb. Baaaah.

Chef Avinash Kapoor

Awesome food. Great service. Love it. We be back

Sklar Toy

Very reasonably priced for very tasty Sichuanese style food that is more about complex flavor profiles than just being spicy (ma la).

Jeffrey Dorchen

Went there for my birthday 4 years ago. I loved it. I may go tonight. If I do and I still don't love it I'll come back and change my review.

Lani

Food is SO good here..the first time we came we met the owner who is a sweetheart and made sure we had a good experience. The second time they were soo packed! The other servers are not as friendly, but its what you expect from Asian restaurants haha..food is great..so far I have tried their skewers, lamb casserole hot pot and their hot and sour noodles :)

Ji Chen

This is definitely a hidden jewel in the San Gabriel Valley, very unique northern Chinese food, make sure you order the lamb, it's so delicious

George Ishii

Best mapo tofu in the area. Skewers and beef pastry are amazing too

Dan Tsui

One of the best unique spicy northern Chinese Szechuan good

June Gin

This is the best secret hole in the wall Szechuan restaurant in LA. Shhhhh... Don't tell Jonathan Gold!!!

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Known as Cua Hui Lou, by those in the know, the sign on its exterior simply says: "Szechuan." They only take cash, but for really delicious food, it's a minor inconvenience imo. I've been to a number of Szechuan/Sichuan places and although it's not fancy in terms of ambience and plating of dishes, Cua Hua Lou is my favorite in terms of taste.

We came here because our friends from China thought this is one of the best places for lamb dishes, in particular the lamb scorpion stew/soup (it is basically a pot of lamb’s spine with tofu and veggies and the reason it is called a scorpion is because the spine itself resembles a scorpion). It was a long drive for us just for a dinner in hole in the wall place. While dinning here, I began to enjoy myself very much as the waitress, the patrons and the basic set up truly reminded me of tiny mom and pop places in the alleys of any city in China. In China, people eat lambs during the winter months as lamb is the best way to keep you warm from inside. So, dining here in a cold night, it was pretty special considering that we were 10,000 miles away from Beijing. So, even it was a hole in the wall, I gave a 5-star on the atmosphere because this place looked its right out of an old Chinese movie. As far as the food goes, we had a scorpion pot and a lamb meat pot, both were pretty good, but on a salty side for me (which was actually quite normal for this type of dishes). The lamb meat pot was more tender with tendons and some fat. The scorpion (spine) has a lot of bones (obviously) and the meat was bit more tougher. Most people seemed to enjoy the scorpion more than the meat itself, but I prefer the meat with no bones. We also had the lamb skewers and they were very good and meaty unlike those one you get from a street fair. Finally, we had ordered “mild” for spiciness and it was pretty tame, though some prior reviewers thought “mild” was extremely spicy. I guess the level of spiciness is really very subjective. If you would like to experience a true authentic Chinese street food, then this is a good place to try.

Chinese grilled skewers, lamb brain in sauce, pork intestines, chicken tendons and a lot of other very mainland Chinese street food. Definitely a place that goes well with beer. Wish they had more options than just Budweiser. Would be a 5 stars if they had a variety of lagers on tap.

Big Fish Dive Club

We came here because our friends from China thought this is one of the best places for lamb dishes, in particular the lamb scorpion stew/soup (it is basically a pot of lamb’s spine with tofu and veggies and the reason it is called a scorpion is because the spine itself resembles a scorpion). It was a long drive for us just for a dinner in hole in the wall place. While dinning here, I began to enjoy myself very much as the waitress, the patrons and the basic set up truly reminded me of tiny mom and pop places in the alleys of any city in China. In China, people eat lambs during the winter months as lamb is the best way to keep you warm from inside. So, dining here in a cold night, it was pretty special considering that we were 10,000 miles away from Beijing. So, even it was a hole in the wall, I gave a 5-star on the atmosphere because this place looked its right out of an old Chinese movie. As far as the food goes, we had a scorpion pot and a lamb meat pot, both were pretty good, but on a salty side for me (which was actually quite normal for this type of dishes). The lamb meat pot was more tender with tendons and some fat. The scorpion (spine) has a lot of bones (obviously) and the meat was bit more tougher. Most people seemed to enjoy the scorpion more than the meat itself, but I prefer the meat with no bones. We also had the lamb skewers and they were very good and meaty unlike those one you get from a street fair. Finally, we had ordered “mild” for spiciness and it was pretty tame, though some prior reviewers thought “mild” was extremely spicy. I guess the level of spiciness is really very subjective. If you would like to experience a true authentic Chinese street food, then this is a good place to try.

Leng Ooi

Chinese grilled skewers, lamb brain in sauce, pork intestines, chicken tendons and a lot of other very mainland Chinese street food. Definitely a place that goes well with beer. Wish they had more options than just Budweiser. Would be a 5 stars if they had a variety of lagers on tap.

Great entrees and portions. Skewers were overpowered in cumin spice i think though. Saw several people with hot pots which I want to try next time.

Angel

Great entrees and portions. Skewers were overpowered in cumin spice i think though. Saw several people with hot pots which I want to try next time.

It was okay food. Not the cleanest place but it was decent food and decent prices

Crystal

It was okay food. Not the cleanest place but it was decent food and decent prices

Lack of integrity. YangXieZi is mixed by half non-eatable and cheap lamb bones that not supposed to be grouped into YangXieZi.

They overcharged on the bill and the service was terrible — definitely not tip-worthy. The hygiene is also questionable.

T T

They overcharged on the bill and the service was terrible — definitely not tip-worthy. The hygiene is also questionable.

z

Lack of integrity. YangXieZi is mixed by half non-eatable and cheap lamb bones that not supposed to be grouped into YangXieZi.