Eat The World: New Golden Szechuan, Flushing, NY (Yes.)

Last night, I went to New Golden Szechuan in Flushing, Queens. I'll sum it up in three words... TASTY, SAUCY, AND SPICY!

We started things off with some hot and sour soup and dumplings. The soup was very very flavorful. It was spicy, but not too spicy, you could still taste the savory flavors of the mushrooms and broth. The fried dumplings were much better than your average app. Light fluffy and crunchy dough with a juicy porky center (cue mouthwatering now).

For the main dishes, we moved on to lamb casserole, fish in spicy soup, three pepper chicken and garlic shrimp. The lamb was so tender, it fell off the bone as soon as you picked it up. It was served with cellophane noodles in a hot and spicy broth. Very tasty with hints of ginger and scallion, yumyum! The fish was a whole 'nother level of spice. WOOOOOOOOOIEEEEEEEEEE! My mouth was on fire and Chris nearly had to change his shirt he was sweating so much. Although it was very tasty, every once in a while, a szechuan peppercorn would make it into your mouth and CRUNCH! A cool numbing feeling spread across your tongue and lips that lasted for about 5 full minutes. A little unnerving but, interesting nontheless! My two favorites were the garlic shrimp and the pepper chicken. The garlic shrimp sauce was absolutely sublime! Garlicky, spicy goodness...perfect atop my white rice. The shrimp were some of the most tender I've ever had. Everyone at the table really enjoyed just about everything we ordered. The chicken was diced and fried until crispy, surrounded by red chillies. Absolutely amazing.

The service there was very good as well. Sometimes, you can encounter some restaurant workers that don't want to deal with American folk in their restaurants, asking questions and whatnot. But here, they were very accommodating, going out of their way to explain dishes and make recommendations.

One of the cutest things about the restaurant was the 'make your own sauce' station. You could mix chives, green chillies, red chillies in oil, soy sauce, some red stuff, some green mush, and some black ground up bits to make your own delish dip to dunk. Also, the restaurant serves up these $40 hot pots where you can cook your own crab, thin sliced meat, corn and other goodies. It's on the menu, towards the back, all in chinese. We didn't get one, but they looked good and fun to play around with. Here are some photos of the meal...