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Mountain House Times Square

Name: Mountain House Times Square
Address: 353 W 46th St, New York, NY, 10036, US
Price range: $$$

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Mountain House Times Square is one of the best chinese restaurants in New York for date night, especially if you want a strong option in New York.

On West 46th Street — a block that runs almost entirely on pasta and steak frites for the pre-curtain crowd — Szechuan Mountain House Times Square is doing something distinctly different.

Editorial review•Jan 13, 2026

On West 46th Street — a block that runs almost entirely on pasta and steak frites for the pre-curtain crowd — Szechuan Mountain House Times Square is doing something distinctly different. The room is built around a faux-village aesthetic: bamboo scaffolding, wooden lanterns, a stone fountain, cloth lanterns overhead. It spreads across a couple of floors of a narrow building, and by the chain's own standards (the Flushing and East Village locations are roomier, more theatrical), this one is the slightly compressed sibling. The design lands on the charming side of gimmicky rather than the cynical side, which matters when a room has to do some atmospheric heavy lifting for a neighborhood that isn't exactly dining-destination territory. What makes the Times Square outpost interesting is less the space and more the proposition: a kitchen running a menu split between traditional Sichuanese cooking and what it explicitly calls modernist cuisine — two registers, clearly labeled, available before the lights go down on 46th Street. The kitchen's allegiances are Szechuan, and the menu's traditional column is the more trustworthy column. La-Zi Chicken — chile-forward, deeply aromatic, a Sichuanese standard — and Szechuan Double Cooked Pork, which goes through a two-stage process of braising and stir-frying that gives the pork its characteristic texture and depth, are among the dishes diners return for. Szechuan Pickled Fish and Swing Pork Belly round out that core. On the modernist side, salted egg yolk corn and fish fillet with crispy rice have drawn attention as the kitchen's more contemporary gestures. For dessert, the jasmine tea pudding — light, subtly sweet, built to cool the palate after the ma la heat — is consistently noted as the right way to close. The stir-fried chicken and stone pot fish are cited for their warmth and richness, the kind of dishes that make sense of a cold evening. The practical intelligence here is timing. The kitchen runs Monday through Saturday from 11:30 AM, Sunday from 1 PM, closing at 10 PM — which works cleanly for pre-theater if you book early enough not to be rushed, and post-theater if your show gets out before 10. Staff are apparently trained to respond to a dropped chopstick within 15 seconds, which signals a service standard worth noting on a street where front-of-house can be perfunctory. Regulars point toward the traditional Sichuanese column over the modernist one as the more reliable anchor. Book ahead if your evening has a curtain time attached to it, and go directly for the Double Cooked Pork and the pickled fish.

Sophie Laurent, Food Editor

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Google rating: 9.6 from 890 reviews

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Address: 353 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036, USA
Price: $$$
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Google rating: 9.6 (890 reviews)
Cuisine: Chinese
Neighborhood: New York

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What cuisine does Mountain House Times Square serve?

Mountain House Times Square is a Chinese restaurant located in New York, New York. On West 46th Street — a block that runs almost entirely on pasta and steak frites for the pre-curtain crowd — Szechuan Mountain House Times Square is doing something distinctly different.

What is Mountain House Times Square best for?

Mountain House Times Square is best for date night. Mountain House Times Square is an easy yes when you want somewhere that feels considered rather than fussy. It also holds a 9.6 rating across 890 Google reviews.

How much does it cost to eat at Mountain House Times Square?

Mountain House Times Square is in the More of a night out price range ($$$). Google rating: 9.6 from 890 reviews

What should I order at Mountain House Times Square?

Start with La-Zi Chicken, Szechuan Double Cooked Pork, Szechuan Pickled Fish and Swing Pork Belly. These dishes are shown from TastyPals notes or restaurant data on this page.

Is Mountain House Times Square worth visiting?

Mountain House Times Square holds a 9.6 Google rating from 890 reviews. Mountain House Times Square is an easy yes when you want somewhere that feels considered rather than fussy. It also holds a 9.6 rating across 890 Google reviews.

Where is Mountain House Times Square located?

Mountain House Times Square is located at 353 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036, USA. Directions are available via Google Maps.

Is Mountain House Times Square good for a date night?

Yes — Mountain House Times Square is tagged for date night dining. Mountain House Times Square is an easy yes when you want somewhere that feels considered rather than fussy. It also holds a 9.6 rating across 890 Google reviews.

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