With a name like Chili Rush I was anticipating a spicy meal! I came here for lunch to get an order to-go. For the go-to orders I didn't see any option for lunch specials but they might offer them for dine in. There is a $10 minimum to use credit cards so I decided to get two items and eat the rest as leftovers for dinner. After browsing through the menu I originally wanted to try a loofah dish since I've never had it before but they did not have it available unfortunately?. I ended up with the ma po tofu and the water boiled fish. They were ready in a few short minutes and well packaged. It was a huge amount of food too!
The food quality itself was about average. The portions were very generous but the flavors in both the ma po tofu and water boiled fish were not as well developed as other Sichuan restaurants here such as Chengdu. Both dishes did have the requisite Sichuan peppercorn in it providing the tongue numbing sensation that follows after eating it, but the spice level itself was more on the mild side.
Service was friendly but it helps to know Mandarin Chinese here as the woman behind the counter (Perhaps the co-owner?) had a pretty heavy accent.
If I'm in the area I might come here again to try some different dishes but I probably wouldn't order the same ones I got from this restaurant again.
P.S. This might be the only place in the Phoenix area that offers that odoriferous delicacy stinky tofu for those that want to indulge!