Number One Szechuan

Probably the best Chinese take-​out in York/​Red Lion. We’ve been going here for 10+ years and the same people are always working. Not the fanciest location for dine-​in, but consistently good take-​out. The General Tso’s could be a little spicier but it’s tasty.

Our go to place for take out in Red Lion. Nice people, yummy food. Sometimes if you pay cash, and the order is over a certain amount they give a 10% discount.

Came here on 3÷21÷2016 and it was closed and deader than a morgue. Looks like the place is shut down.

We’ve been getting Chinese take-​out from this little strip mall place for many years now. The food has always been very good — not terribly spicy, but very good. And it’s very reasonably priced for take-​out Chinese food. Walking into the place is like walking into a time-​warp. They have lined the wall from the door to the ordering counter with polaroid pictures of diners from years gone by. It’s fun to look at the wall while waiting to see if you can find anyone (did find Mr. Bull, a RLAHS teacher now, back when he was probably in high school himself). The menu boards are all faded and yellowed, the dining area looks pretty dark and uninviting. May not be the best place to go out for dinner, but if you want some decent Chinese take-​out food, that you can bring home & serve up, it works very well. Been happy with every order we’ve gotten there. We’ll keep ordering more.

It’s so utilitarian and improvised feeling, it almost lends it a cheesy kind of charm. The backlit menu board, plastered with dated food photography, lines the wall of the entrance way to the front counter. It’s completely surrounded by signed polaroids of previous smiling diners. The dining room tables look like they were set up that morning for a church basement potluck dinner, but with a huge faux oriental landscape painting hanging on the otherwise bland wall. Drinks are by the can from a self-​serve cold case. The plasticware/​condiment station by the door is fully stocked with everything you need down to the box o’ fortune cookies. If you didn’t get enough duck or soy sauce to overwhelm your egg roll beyond recognition, it’s your fault– not theirs. No complaining necessary. Sturdy forks too– not those ones that usualy bend up on a wonton.
But the chow is chock-​full of Chineseie goodness! In a place that looks like this, it could go either way, but this one lives up to its name sake. It’s got all the traditional Chinese-​American favorites (Orange chicken, General Tso’s, Lo Mein, fried rice, etc.) but with the pungent, bolder than usual flavors associated with Szechuan style cooking. And portions! Wow. I got carryout and the containers were packed to the brink of critical mass. Good luck finishing one of the lunch specials in one sitting without do yourself an injury. Perhaps a tad higher than average price for Chinese carryout but you probably get a lot more.
I recommend this place for a first date! You’ll have great food, a pic on the wall and something to talk about for the rest of your lives!

This used to be our go-​to place for Chinese, but lately the quality has really gone downhill.

My girlfriend and I recently dined on Number One Szechuan. Both dishes had good flavor, but the meat quality was disgusting. Most of the «meat» was actually pieces of fat. I would imagine that the veggie dishes would be pretty good.

Some of the best Chinese food I’ve ever had! Rating it 4 stars because one time I ate inside and they gave me warm water that was just sitting in a pitcher.

Petra and Kuen run the best Chinese restaurants in York County.
Food is always top notch.
you get more food here than anywhere else and it’s light years better quality.
dont go anywhere else!