Nine Way - Federal Way (WA)

5 /5 Ling Zhang: Weekend surprised find. I can’t eat too spicy but ordered the Ma La tang with mushroom soup base. The portion was generous with 6 favorite ingredients I picked on for fish fillets, crab meat mushroom fish cake Tong hao ( green veggie popular for hot pot)and kelp. Owner was very polite and great to chat with. Soup base is not too salty. Very satisfying dinner. Sorry no photo for the dish I finished too quickly before realizing need a photo.

5 /5 Coco Wang: Authentic, bold flavors and perfectly balanced heat make this spot a must for spice lovers. Every dish delivers that addictive Sichuan tingle! The service shines as well, attentive, warm, and always spot-on. Federal Ways go-to for real-deal Sichuan spice!

5 /5 j spain Greene: Excellent Sichuan food at this casual restaurant. You can sit down and order immediately by scanning the QR code on your table. I was very impressed with my last order of beef soup. The food has real Sichuan pepper and provides that numbness to your tongue one looks for. I was not feeling well and my soup made me feel better. The server was friendly and quick. The restaurant, while casual, is light and clean. I would encourage other reviewers to reconsider how they rate casual eateries... When reading reviews for this restaurant, while their number is excellent...I do not understand how you can say they have the best wonton soup youve had in years or praise all aspects only to leave 4 stars. Casual eateries should be rated on their own merits, not necessarily compared to fine dining. They provide different services.

4 /5 Cody Harris: Came in for an early dinner in the middle of the week. I love the decor and the coziness of the place. It is small but they make the most of the space they have. The food was very good and tasted fresh. I enjoyed everything very much. If I had one minor recommendation it is that the spice level did seem a little inconsistent. For example, in the menu they have spice level indicators. We got 3 items of varying spice level but they seemed to be on different levels than what the menu indicated. It did not in any way detract from the taste, just something I noticed. I would recommend starting with a lower level spice soup on first visit to see what you are comfortable with. Also reccomemd the dumplings and the Chinese scallion pancake. The main issue with our visit was the staff attention. We rarely got a visit from the server and he did not return to our table after doing the plates of food off. We had to flag them down for the check to pay. Overall it was still a nice visit and wouldnt hesitate for a 2nd visit.