Chengdu Gourmet

So delicious! Everything is top-quality, great flavors, options, and prices!

This little spot is a gem. The service is phenomenal, and the food is stellar. The very nice server guided me through the menu to the items I had seen featured online. The Chongqing Chicken was the highlight, but the dan dan noodles were packed with flavor. Don't sleep on the chili oil wontons.

This place would be my favorite restaurant whenever I want to eat Chinese food. If you want to enjoy authentic Chinese food, you should visit here.

***update Nov2023 (a year since last post) A very consistent FOODIE’S GEM OF AUTHENTIC CHINESE GASTRONOMY🤩🤩🤩. It’s among TOP 5 Authentic Chinese restaurants in Pittsburgh. This is unlike the vast majority of similar places in this city that serve chinese-style (generally greasy soy-seasoned) food that pervades America. This the “older sister” of Chengdu Gourmet North Hills owned by the same award-winning Chef and Restauranteur👏👏👏. Both restaurants have MENUS FOR AUTHENTIC CHINESE SEPARATED FROM AMERICAN CHINESE-STYLE foods. For those familiar with both restaurants, there are listings here not served in the other, and vice versa. I RECOMMEND TO VISIT THEM BOTH. 😎😎😎Having just returned from another trip to China, it’s really delightful to refresh one’s palate with Authentic Chinese gustatory flavors😎😎😎. Silken sauces (brown and white), flavorful broths, natural sweetness and crunchiness of vegetables, lean meats or meats with well-rendered fats, fragrant spices, tempered chilies and lovely teas. This is a place that merits repeated visits to savor authentic Chinese cuisine 🤩🤩🤩. It’s unassuming, not a white-table cloth restaurant, the dining room here looks typical of small to medium-sized eateries in Shanghai and Hong Kong and authentic places in Chinatowns in SF, NYC and Chicago. Service is very good. +++++ A FOODIE’S GEM. TOP 3 AUTHENTIC CHINESE in Pittsburgh. The owner/chef is a James Beard Award Semifinalist few years running including 2022. I (with friends/colleagues) have been here several times and never disappointed. AUTHENTIC Chinese fare, well seasoned and flavorful; very much unlike the awful unhealthy american “Chinese” food that has overtaken much of America. The menu is rather longish, but I overlook it because of the wide variety of entrees that reminded me of my past trip to PRC. The menu is a reason to keep visiting to savor both the traditional Szechuan and the much elevated americanized listings. My recommendations as of July 2022: Teasmoked Duck, Homestyle Zhu cubed duck, Braised pork shoulder, Bokchoy w black mushrooms, Flaming multi mushroom, Kung pao chicken chengdu style, Smoked pork belly, Eggplant w green beans, Pork w woodear mushrooms, Shredded pork w bamboo shoots, Pan fried hot peppers. And, black or jasmine tea (unsweetened) that is not only aids digestion but also it cleanses the palate savor delicate flavors and textures. Very highly recommended 😎🤙

The cuisine is absolutely delicious and reasonably priced. There is a dish to suit anyone’s individual tastes or preferences. The wait staff are welcoming and are happy to answer any of your questions when choosing a meal. Chengdu Gourmet is a staple of Squirrel Hill and, in my opinion, is well worth trying.

Very reliable for great Chinese food (American style or more authentic). We order out from here once a week. The food is always good, it's already ready quickly, and they (almost) never mess up the orders. My favorite dish is general Tao's tofu and my wife's favorite is the scallion pancake.