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Sichuan Kitchen was a Chinese restaurant in [[Locale Poplar|Poplar]].  According to Google Street View, it closed down in 2017 and was replaced by another restaurant called Han Restaurant.

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Chinese restaurant in [[Locale Poplar|Poplar]], specialising in Sichuan food.  They also do Chinese hotpot.

[[Kake]] and friends (including a toddler) visited on a Wednesday evening in June 2014.  We'd booked, but it was fairly quiet throughout our visit anyway, and indeed when we arrived a little before 6:30pm we were the first customers.  Peaceful music was playing, not too loud.

Szechuan savoury hot spicy chicken (&#21475;&#27700;&#40481;/"mouthwatering chicken"; &pound;7.80) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14195993117/ photo]</small> was OK, but the sauce didn't have quite the required complexity of flavour.  Crushed cucumber in garlic sauce (&#33948;&#33993;&#40644;&#29916;; &pound;4.80) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14402604663/ photo]</small> was crisp and refreshing, though not incredibly garlicky.

Home-style fried tofu with sliced pork (&#23478;&#24120;&#35910;&#33104;; &pound;7.80) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14359332636/ photo]</small> had a well-flavoured sauce that had soaked in nicely to the tofu pieces; the spring onions in the dish could have done with more cooking, though.  Sea spicy aubergine with minced pork (&#40060;&#39321;&#33540;&#23376;; &pound;7.80) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14402592303/ photo]</small> was nicely savoury and not too oily; this was perhaps one of the better dishes we ordered.

Sliced pork Sichuan style with chilli and Sichuan pepper (&#27700;&#29038;&#32905;&#29255;/"water-cooked pork"; &pound;8.80) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14382424415/ photo]</small> was disappointingly lacking in both chilli and Sichuan pepper; the pork pieces were also small and raggedly cut.

Chengdu dan dan noodles with minced pork (&#22235;&#24029;&#25285;&#25285;&#38754;; &pound;4.80) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14359322276/ photo]</small> were also lacking in Sichuan pepper, and the pork content was fairly sparse.   Stir-fried tong choy with garlic (&#31354;&#24515;&#33756;&#33948;&#33993;; &pound;7.80) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14379085031/ photo]</small> was fine.

We also asked for plain rice for five people (&pound;2/person); they initially only brought us a small amount but were happy to give us two top-ups at no extra charge.

A bottle of white wine was &pound;16.50, and green tea was &pound;1/person.  A 10% service charge was added to the bill <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14381438424/ photo]</small>.  Service was fine, and staff were friendly towards our toddler.

[[Kake]]'s verdict: I was somewhat disappointed, particularly as I'd heard good things about this place (see the Chowhound thread linked below).  I do wonder if they toned down the flavours because none of our party were Chinese &#8212; or perhaps there's been a change of chef since the Chowhound report.

Child-friendliness: They have at least one highchair.  No obvious baby change facilities.

Accessibility: No steps to get in, but most of the seating is down two steps, and the toilets are down a flight of stairs with a handrail on one side most (but not all) of the way down.

See also:
* [http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/865723 Chowhound thread]
* Photos of the menu as of March 2014: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/13270749604/ 1], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/13270546063/ 2], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/13270717404/ 3], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/13270578373/ 4]

<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]] et al., June 2014.</div>
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