630 Park Ave,
Rochester, NY 14607
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(585) 340-6133

Brief Description:
A Chinese restaurant located at Flushing, New York. which specializes in a spicy, salty, and numbing Sichuan cuisine. The menu consists of authentic Sichuan dishes such as Beef and Tripe in chili sauce and Mapo Tofu, more westernized dishes such as Beef w.Broccoli and Sesame Chicken.
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Unique Selling Points:
● Sichuan cuisine
● Hong Kong style Dim Sum
● Traditional decor
○ Opera masks
○ Golden throne
○ Chinese style gazebo
○ Chinese drums seats
○ Chinese zodiac head statues
○ Chinese lanterns
○ Wooden interior
○ Art engraved in stone wall
○ Mini koi fish pond

Background Story:
Szechuan Opera opened in Rochester back in 2019 as a sister location to Red Chili, located in Syracuse. The restaurant expanded its interior in 2021, providing more seating for customers and eventually implementing hotpot. The name Szechuan Opera or “川谱” can be broken down. The caricature “川” comes from “四川” which is the word for the region of Sichuan. The caricature “谱” comes from “脸谱” referring to the mask worn by performers during a show. Chinese operas are a traditional performance that has been engraved into Chinese culture. It has been performed for centuries for an audience ranging from the common people of China to the royal emperors.

Services Offered:

Dine-in: yes
Take-out: yes
Delivery: only through services such as doordash, grub hub, ubereats, or hungry panda
Catering: yes
Any other services: none
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