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Jin Li

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Signal score

Strong, consistent praise across multiple sources.

A spacious, brightly lit Chinatown flagship serving up highly customizable, authentic Sichuan heat with karaoke rooms upstairs.

Cuisine

Chinese

Price

££

Neighborhood

Chinatown

Location

4 Leicester St

Group Friendly

Ordering Strategy

Come with a group to share large customizable mala dry pots and platters of spicy fried chicken. Don't be afraid to ask staff to guide you based on your spice tolerance.

What to order

Safe first

Sichuan Spicy Fried Chicken

A 10/10 benchmark of the cuisine; reviewers praise the 'honest ratio' of visible, deep-fried chicken pieces to aromatics, noting it avoids the common trap of 'smothering' the meat in a pile of dried chillies.

Hungry

Sichuan Mala Dry Pot

Described as the 'indisputable winner' of the menu, this dry version of hot pot yields a thicker, more flavorful sauce that provides a 'spicy, tingling, umami punch' across a highly customizable range of ingredients.

Wildcard

Hot and Sour Glass Noodles

Regarded as the 'best starter you could ever get,' this vinegary treat is filled with pickled vegetables and peanuts, hitting 'all the right spots' for those craving authentic Sichuan heat.

Wildcard

Fried French Beans

A standout vegetable dish 'teeming with preserved olives and minced meat' that reviewers claim they 'could eat it any day.'

Wildcard

Pork Trotter Soup

Recommended in the Vittles Chinatown guide as a standout order from the menu.

Wildcard

Chilli Chicken

Recommended in the Vittles Chinatown guide as a standout order from the menu.

What to skip

Skip
Dumplings in Red OilReviewers have found these disappointing, noting that the rendition feels more like 'wontons in a chilli oil soup' rather than the punchy, authentic version found elsewhere.

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Signal Score

75
Strong SignalStrong, consistent praise across multiple sources.Agreement 83%1 Elite · 0 Editorial · 10 mentions

Signal score reflects how strong and consistent the review coverage is, not a star rating.

Top critic: Vittles (80%)

Editorial Weight 59 pts

Authority + depth + recency

Agreement 8 pts

How aligned the critics are

Coverage 8 pts

How many real review signals exist

Public Signal 9 pts

Google rating + volume

Boosts 0 pts

Manual boosts + hidden gem

Review signals

1 Elite · 0 Editorial · 4 total signals

Public signal

4.4★ (1,600 reviews)

Good to know

The flagship branch is located at Central Cross in Newport Place. It is spacious, spotlessly clean, and features private karaoke lounges upstairs.

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