Mama Chang Philadelphia

Mama Chang recently opened in the site of the Golden city Chinese restaurant. Although there are full-size entrées, they specialize in tapas and small plate dishes to be shared. Of these, there is a plethora of choices on the menu. Limiting the order to a reasonable handful was difficult. Fortunately, we had a party of eight, which gave us an excuse to sample many of the dishes. The bubble scallion pancake is worth ordering and just to experience the culinary artistry. The hot numbing crispy pork was exceptionally good although if you don’t like spicy food, I would steer clear of that. Mapo tofu was excellent, although quite spicy. It is similar to the spice level I’ve had at Szechuan restaurants. It needed some rice to go with it, and I had to order that separately after the fact. As co

My wife and I went to Mama Chang's four days after they opened and were plesently suprised. Being a retired chef, I knew going in, things might not be "perfect" because the staff/kitchen might still be working the kinks out. With that being said, even with some very minor service missteps, the service was pleasent/efficent, the new space was very spacious, albiet a little noisy and most importantly the food was very good. Just know the food isn't what you might be used to in most local Chinese restaurants and it wasn't. Thankfully. We wanted to sample a few items so we picked a few from various sections of the menu. I love soup, so I started off with the hot and sour soup with duck and that was very good with a twang of vinegar and white pepper but it could have been a bit warmer. Stil

This replaced the former Golden City so we were anticipating its grand opening for a while. The Dandan noodles and twice cooked pork belly were spicy and really good. The other two dishes we ordered were ok but I think it had more to do with how tasty the other two were, so depends what you order. Definitely recommend this restaurant!

A dining experience I won’t soon forget! Every bite was filled with flavor, the staff attentive and friendly, and the atmosphere is wonderful. Dining area has plenty of space and there is a wonderful bar. Whether a cocktail or a mocktail, their drinks are incredible. You’ll leave full and happy with your restaurant choice!

Husband and I went there last night and got Cumin lamb, half duck, scallion pancake, dry pepper chicken, and seafood pan fried noodle. We are from NYC so coming across authentic Szechuan is not so easy outside of cities. Everything tasted good. Best in the area. I hope they maintain their quality as time goes on.