Sichuan Ren

I ordered Pork and rice from the menu, it was a take away and when I got home to eat my meal found a disgusting pile of pure fat! No meat whatsoever to be found. This is misleading from their menu. I called the restaurant and I was told its indeed pork belly but its not specified in the menu.
Totally a waste of money since I bought two meals. I also told them no egg and they added a fried egg to both of my meals. There is also a huge communication barrier.

I went with my friend and ordered beef soup. It was way to salty that it literally was not meant for people to eat. I asked to remake the soup to be less salty so I can actually eat! (Im usually very good with salty and spicy food) the waitress came back with my food, and I took one sip of the soup and decided to leave bc it tasted like they added more water to the soup and it was still extremely salty. I have never been to a place where they serve food that people cant eat. It was a horrible experience

I really like their spicy ribs dry pot. It is one of my favourite food in their. The flavour is wonderful.

Me and my friends ordered dried hot pot and dumplings. I was surprised that this place does not serve mapo tofu during the dinner time.
The server helped us with ordering food. There were not enough English instructions to be able to order. The food was overall good, except that there were many bones and dried chilli that needed to be put aside, so we had to order extra bowls just to dispose of them. The food had the numbing & spicy feel, and it was something I wasn’t familiar with, let alone my friends. Considering the cost, I didn’t find the food to be terribly filling.
The overall interior didn’t leave much room for bags or coats, but the servers were friendly in general. I may come back just to try the mapo tofu during the lunch time, but I wouldn’t bring my unsuspecting friends who can’t handle spicy food.

1.5 stars! I really wanted to give this place a chance as I really like braised beef noodle soup and since Asian Legend recently closed in the area, I have a limited number of choices for beef noodle soup.
I called at around 5pm and a woman answered with «Hello?» so I requested to make a pick-​up order. The girl on the other line immediately stated «This is not the Thai restaurant.» I stated, «Yes, I know. It’s Sichuan Ren.» She then went on to say «We don’t do delivery.» I told her that it was okay because I planned to pick it up. I proceeded with my order of two braised beef noodle soups, setting aside the odd telephone manner. Two minutes later, I get a call back and the girl tells me that they are «out of beef noodle soup.» Whaaa? Anyway, they told me that I’d have to wait 30 minutes for my order. I gave them a chance and agreed to it.
Thirty minutes later, I went to the restaurant to pick up my order. Apparently, for takeout orders, they put the noodles and the soup in the same container! For those who live a bit farther away, beware as your noodles may end up soaking up all the soup by the time you get home! Luckily, I didn’t have a far drive (2 minutes). The restaurant ambiance itself was the exact same as the Thai restaurant that used to be there – modern, small space, fairly clean.
Oh by the way, if you’re not into spicy, ask for no spice because they mentioned that even their «no spice» orders are quite spicy. The woman worried me a bit so I ordered «no spice» but it didn’t turn out to be spicy at all.
So their beef noodle soup was nowhere as good as other places I’ve tried. The soup was decent and had some flavour, but there was a giant piece of ginger in the broth, which wasn’t fun to bite into. The worst part was the beef – it was so chewy! They also give only 3 pieces, so you’re mostly eating noodles and soup for $ 11.99.
Anyway, all in all, not a satisfying meal and I probably won’t be going back for another meal anytime soon.

Do you like things spicy? Sichuan Ren might be the place for you!
Pros:
Spicy lovers haven
Cons:
Not much selection for non spicy eaters
This placed opened up on last Friday and we decided to give it a try for dinner since it’s so close. I’m a lover of spicy foods so I was definitely a little excited. This place used to be a Thai restaurant and if you’ve been before, you will know that they left the décor exactly the same. The only things changed is the sign outside and the menus inside. Seating is OK for the most part. It’s a little tight in the corner near the front and if you come with a party lager than 4, it could be a little troublesome.
We ordered the spicy cucumber side dish and two noodle soups. We had ordered another side dish but they told us they ran out of it. Running out of something on the first day of business is not unheard of, but it did suck a little bit. The side dish was pretty spicy and a taste of things to come. The portion size was good with a lot of cucumbers.
Our noodles were decent. They give you a lot of noodle but not too much of the meat. We had a braised pork and beef noodles and there were about 6 – 7 pieces of each. It would of been nice to have better portions of that. The soup is spicy and you could smell the aroma of the Sichuan peppercorns the region is known for. However, they load it with too much chili oil. It made the broth far to oily to drink. The meats were pretty tender for the most part so that was nice. It’s a decent bowl of noodles, but it could of been a lot better.
During out stay, we saw at least 2 groups come in who obviously didn’t know that SIchuan cuisine is predominately spicy. They took one look at the menu and realized this place wasn’t for them. They have about 2 – 3 non spicy items and that’s it. If you don’t like spicy foods, this will not be the place for you. The staff were very friendly and totally understanding when it happened. They were very good for our visit.
If you love spicy food, this will be a place you should check out. They have a lot of traditional Sichuan dishes to try but don’t bring anyone who’s not into spicy food.