Modern Sichuan spot w/ comforting spicy & savory dishes. Known for Mapo Tofu, Xiao Long Bao & good cocktails.
This Brooklyn-based Chinese restaurant offers a modern take on Sichuan cuisine, with a particular focus on warm, spicy, and flavorful dishes. Customers praise the restaurant for its consistently excellent food, highlighting specific dishes like Mapo Tofu and Xiao Long Bao. The ambiance is also noted as a positive aspect, making it a great spot for various occasions.
This restaurant specializes in Sichuan and other Chinese cuisines, offering warm, spicy, and savory dishes. The Mapo Tofu and Xiao Long Bao are frequently recommended and highly praised. While most feedback is positive, one commenter found the Kung Pao to be excessively sweet.
"The Mapo Tofu and Xiao Long Bao are highly recommended. The Kung Pao is also mentioned as a favorite, though one reviewer found it too sweet."
Customers overwhelmingly praise this restaurant, with many considering it a favorite and a gem. The food is consistently highlighted as excellent, flavorful, and well-executed, particularly the spicy Sichuan dishes.
Important Note
One user found the Kung Pao dish to be excessively sweet.
"Shan is recommended for its Chongqing regional Chinese cuisine, possibly for Thanksgiving dinner."
Positive"This user found the Kung Pao at Shan to be 'sweet af' during a recent visit."
Negative"The user added Shan to their list after it was recommended, with another user calling it a gem."
Neutral"This user strongly endorses Shan, stating 'Everything there really... Place is a gem.'"
Positive"This user states that the Kung Pao at Shan in Brooklyn is one of their favorites."
Positive"The user mentions Shan in the Cobble Hill area as a good option for a more modern take on Sichuan food, also noting its good cocktails."
Positive"This user stated that Shan Szechuan in Brooklyn excels across the board, specifically mentioning their Xiao Long Bao and Har Gao as aces."
Positive"Shan is recommended for warm, spicy, and flavorful dishes that can be comforting when feeling unwell."
Positive"Recommends Shan in Cobble Hill."
Positive"Recommends Shan for mapo tofu, finding it good."
Positive"Considers Shan one of their favorite Chinese restaurants."
Positive"Recommends Shan on Smith Street for mapo tofu."
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