Chuan Tian Xia — all mentions

in:STOLEN FROM /r/FoodLA (again): What's Your Top NYC Restaurant Pick? Upvote if Untried, Downvote if Dined There. Let's Unearth Hidden Eateries!11 pts
replying to u/somniphobiac: chuan tian xia
“Best Mapo Tofu I've ever had. Really phenomenal Szechuan food.”
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in:Trying to find Dan Dan Noodles similar to a place in Seattle for my wife4 pts
“[Chuan Tian Xia](https://www.google.com/maps/place/chuan+tian+xia/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c2450afa660caf:0x2f36793d4574fdf5?sa=X&ved=1t:242&ictx=111) in Sunset Park is pretty legit, though I'd say their noodles are more silky than toothsome.”
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in:Most Numbing Chongqing Chicken (Sichuan Dry Fried)3 pts
replying to u/justflipping: - Chuan Tian Xia - Little Pepper
“CTX the best I’ve ever had”
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in:Best restaurants/spots that serve hot/spicy dishes?2 pts
replying to u/CabassoG: Chinese- Szechuan Mountain House, Peppercorn Station, Uluh (all Szechuan/Sichuan,) Blue Willow, I guess, for Hunan food, though there's probably a place in Flushing/Brooklyn I am forgetting about. Chongqing Lao Zao for hot pot. Thai- Saranrom, Hungry Thirsty, Hug Esan, Zabb PuTawn (all Isan/Northeastern Thai) Indian- Indian Table (Goan.) Rowdy Rooster on W32nd for spicier chicken sandwiches, though they have notably got rid of their spiciest offerings Sri Lankan- Sigri, though I haven't tried Lungi
“Adding to the Chinese recs: Chuan Tian Xia, Little Pepper, Xu Chu, Young and Rich.”
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in:Sunset Park Chinatown in Brooklyn never fails to disappoint ($39 for everything)1 pts
replying to u/Organic-Chemical6136: adding chuan tian xia for sichuan and simon’s or mr. q’s for late night skewers
“Haha yes chuan tian xia has some of the best Szechuan around. Unfortunately, I'm busy wiping sweat from the spice.”
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in:Sunset Park favorites?1 pts
replying to u/rumfortheborder: Chuan Tian Xia is amazing Thanh Da 2 or little thanh da on 56th and 8th is the best banh mi (get the roast pork one) by far kai feng fu for fried dumplings yozi for scallion oil noodles and their weird pot sticker dumplings park asia for dim sum wong wong noodle for hand pulled noodle soups Tacos el bronco is fine but not excellent, please don't let that color your experience of mexican food in the neighborhood antojitos mexicanos is amazing, has a sit down place two blocks away, get the quesadillas, molotes, sopes, huaraches, or cemitas. tinga is amazing. milanesa is great. la guadelupe has some of the best fresh tortillas in the area and amazing adobo if they have it when you are there, also good placeros Mexican Doggis is a truck with pretty good pastor and very good mexican hot dogs ricos tacos chilaquiles rojos is maybe the spiciest dish in nyc, very good flavor also amy grocery has great homemade nieves
“Seconding Chuan Tuan Xia!! Amazing food, good prices”
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in:what would be the ONE restaurant you would choose to recommend?1 pts
“Chuan Tian Xia for crispy fried beef and wontons”
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in:Can we have an honest Szechuan conversation?1 pts
replying to u/Several_Reindeer_906: Curious what folks think of Chuan Tian Xia in sunset park. I love it but am far from expert…
“CTX is overrated and can't hold a candle to places in Flushing like Alley 41.”
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in:Best dine-in Chinese food in Sunset Park/Brooklyn Chinatown1 pts
“The cauliflower at Chuan Tia xia is a sleeper hit to me but everything is great.”
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post40 year NYC resident - Here are my Brooklyn Favorites - Mapped237 pts
“Our favorite all around Chinese in Brooklyn’s Chinatown.”
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in:Can we have an honest Szechuan conversation?216 pts
“Hot Space (all locations) and Chuan Tian Xia in Brooklyn.”
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in:Your favorite go to restaurant that doesn’t break the bank?132 pts
“Chuan Tian Xia”
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in:The absolute best weekday lunch options in NYC right now.71 pts
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in:New York Best Seafood Eats - looking for 2 days with multiple spots to hit53 pts
“Chuan Tian Xia”
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in:Looking for healthy and slightly bland food suggestions (seriously)34 pts
“my favorite AYCE is Chuan Tian Xia”
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in:Can we have an honest Szechuan conversation?28 pts
“- Chuan Tian Xia”
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in:What's a restaurant where, if someone expresses dislike/hatred for it, you start to wonder about their taste in general?22 pts
“There are lots. Ugly Baby, Chuan Tian Xia, BCD Tofu House, Yemen Cafe, Berimbau , Minetta, Mamoun’s , Thai Diner, Boran, Mariscos el submarino, Karam”
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in:Restaurant recommendations for hungry Europeans16 pts
“These are my usual reccos for visitors (some already mentioned).”
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in:New York Best Seafood Eats - looking for 2 days with multiple spots to hit16 pts
replying to u/justflipping: - Mariscos El Submarino - East Harbor Seafood - Wu’s Wonton King - Abuqir - Hamido Seafood - Astoria Seafood - Chuan Tian Xia - Hug Esan - Zaab Zaab
“This is an incredible list. I am gonna try to rank but it doesn’t really matter all these places slap.”
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in:recs for non-Americanized Chinese food ?13 pts
“Chuan Tian Xia”
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in:NYC Sichuan Food List13 pts
“Chuan Tian Xia in Sunset Park is so good”
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in:Best no frills Szechuan?12 pts
“No frills places include - Fish With You - Sichuan Mountain House - uluh - Chuan Tian Xia - Little Pepper - Alley 41 - Chongqing Lao Zao - Hupo - Grand Sichuan - Wu La Bu Huan - New World Mall (Laoma Mala Tang) - Chow House”
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in:Must-visit restaurants in Queens/deep in Brooklyn12 pts
“Chuan Tian Xia”
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in:Most Numbing Chongqing Chicken (Sichuan Dry Fried)12 pts
“Chuan Tian Xia”
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in:Which Restaurant(s) Makes Your Favorite Spicy Food?12 pts
“Some favs: - Hug Esan - Playground - Chuan Tian Xia”
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in:Best Spicy Meals in NYC?11 pts
“Chuan Tian Xia”
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in:Looking for bone-in whole fried fish10 pts
“Chuan Tian Xia”
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in:Brooklyn eats for lovers next weekend! Help us celebrate two years of marriage10 pts
“Chuan Tian Xia”
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in:Szechuan Restaurants8 pts
“Chuan Tian Xia in Sunset Park”
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in:What’s your favorite Chinese food outside of Manhattan? 8 pts
“- Chuan Tian Xia”
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in:Best dine-in Chinese food in Sunset Park/Brooklyn Chinatown7 pts
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in:RIP Grand Sichuan House, where to go for good Sichuan??7 pts
“Chuan Tian Xia”
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in:Cheap spicy food reccs6 pts
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in:Best Spiciest food in New York?6 pts
“Chuan Tian Xia”
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in:Brooklyn lunch6 pts
“Chuan Tian Xia”
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in:Best place for chongqing chicken?5 pts
“Chuan Tian Xia in sunset park.”
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in:Sunset Park favorites?5 pts
“Chuan Tian Xia and Lucky Vegetarian (in the basement of a temple) are my favorites”
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in:good lunch spot to go on a weekday by myself5 pts
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in:Sichuan Food in NYC?5 pts
replying to u/pavelysnotekapret: For Sichuanese specifically, I haven't found another restaurant in NYC that mimics that taste profile -- I'm sadly poor on experience in Bensonhurst so you may find something good there, but the area is also much more deep Southern Chinese. Even Cheli, its sister restaurant, doesn't have the kind of flavor profile you'd find in a Shanghainese restaurant in China, so it may genuinely just be a chef sourcing problem. As for Hunanese, Young and Rich NY in flushing is probably closest to mainland Hunanese restaurant food.
“Out in Sunset Park, Chuan Tian Xia is the place.”
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in:Great restaurant BK/Queens for a bday? (they love seafood)5 pts
“Chuan Tian Xia”
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in:Sunset Park Chinatown in Brooklyn never fails to disappoint ($39 for everything)4 pts
replying to u/No-Yogurtcloset2314: I live in this area and I've tried most of these places. I'm surprised you picked the best dishes from each one! Roast Meat: Kings Kitchen, Ng's Kitchen There are bubble tea shops and tons of other bakeries but I don't think they stand out. Dumplings: Yozi, Kai Feng Fu Desserts: Meet Fresh, Xin Fa Bakery for the egg tarts Spicy Dry Pot: Fei Long Spicy Hot Pot ($30-40 gets you a delicious platter that would cost you $100 at Mala Project.) Dun Huang Beef Noodles is also delicious.
“adding chuan tian xia for sichuan and simon’s or mr. q’s for late night skewers”
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in:Sunset Park favorites?4 pts
“Some of my favorite in the neighborhood: Chuan Tian Xia, Hainan Chicken House, Tacos El Bronco (both the food truck and the restaurant), Ba Xuyen (banh mi, just takeout thought)”
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in:Sunset Park favorites?4 pts
“Chuan Tian Xia is amazing”
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in:Can we have an honest Szechuan conversation?4 pts
“chuan tian xia is very good though”
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in:Super spicy food thread for 2026 after the closure of some OG spots4 pts
“Chuan Tian Xia”
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in:NYC Sichuan Food List3 pts
replying to u/justflipping: Good list! If you haven’t already, would also recommend: - Little Pepper - Alley 41 - Chongqing Lao Zao - Chuan Tian Zia
“Chuan Tian Xia is flat out amazing. Best place to take friends from out of town and blow their minds”
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in:Spiciest food in NYC?3 pts
“Chuan Tian Xia”
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in:Group dinner with family- fun but not too rowdy3 pts
“Chuan Tian Xia”
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in:Best dine-in Chinese food in Sunset Park/Brooklyn Chinatown3 pts
“Chuan Tian Xia”
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in:RIP Grand Sichuan House, where to go for good Sichuan??3 pts
replying to u/justflipping: Chuan Tian Xia
“This is the way”
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