辣 Spicy House Call · 09 631 5128

Sichuan on Dominion Rd · Mount Eden, Auckland

Loud,
numbing,
unforgiving 辣

The busiest spicy kitchen on the strip. Mala that builds, chilli oil that pools, portions built to be wrecked by four people and a pile of napkins.

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1,748
★ 4.2 · reviews and climbing

In the wok, on the table

This is the spread that built 1,748 reviews. Order loud, order plenty, and bring people who can take a hit.

Drag the rail

Photo: overhead mala hotpot, red oil rolling, sliced lamb fanned on the rim
No. 01

Mala Hotpot

麻辣火锅

The signature. A bubbling cauldron of chilli, peppercorn and stock that numbs first and burns second. Built to share.

Photo: cast-iron dry pot, glistening, scattered with dried chillies and garlic
No. 02

Dry Pot

干锅

No broth, all char. Stir-fried hard with dried chilli, cumin and Sichuan pepper until every edge crackles.

Photo: boiled fish half-buried under a slick of red chilli oil and floating peppercorns
No. 03

Boiled Fish in Chilli Oil

水煮鱼

Tender fillets under a lake of fragrant chilli oil. Looks ferocious. Tastes like the reason people drive across town.

Photo: wok-tossed cumin lamb, charred edges, fresh chilli flecks, sizzling plate
No. 04

Cumin Lamb

孜然羊肉

Smoky, fatty, generous. Cumin and dried chilli clinging to every piece. The table favourite that disappears first.

Photo: mapo tofu in a clay bowl, silky cubes, mince, slick of chilli oil, scallion
No. 05

Mapo Tofu

麻婆豆腐

Silken tofu, fermented bean, minced pork and that signature numbing tingle. The bowl you fight over.

Photo: Chongqing chicken, mountain of dried red chillies, crispy chicken hidden inside
No. 06

Chongqing Chicken

辣子鸡

A mountain of dried chillies you dig through to find crisp, addictive chicken. Half the fun is the hunt.

Photo: hand-cut noodles being pulled, or a steaming bowl with chilli and greens
No. 07

Hand-Cut Noodles

手工面

Cut by hand, thick and chewy, made to soak up everything fierce on the table. Order extra. You will want it.

How brave
are you, 麻辣?

Sichuan heat is two things at once: the burn (la) and the numb (ma). Slide it and we will point you at the dish that fits your nerve.

Cumin Lamb 孜然羊肉

Smoky and bold without wrecking you. The crowd-pleaser of the table.

A Dominion Rdinstitution

Spicy House has been feeding the Dominion Road food strip for years. Packed tables, loud rooms, plates landing faster than you can clear them. It is not quiet and it is not polite. It is the real thing.

557 Dominion Road
Mount Eden, Auckland 1041 · walk-in, or call ahead for the big tables
Call 09 631 5128
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Photo: the packed dining room at peak, steam over the tables, red signage glow

When the 辣 is on

Mon11:30am to 9:30pmOpen
Tue11:30am to 9:30pmOpen
Wed11:30am to 9:30pmOpen
Thu11:30am to 10:00pmOpen
Fri11:30am to 10:30pmBusiest
Sat12:00pm to 10:30pmBusiest
Sun12:00pm to 9:30pmOpen

Placeholder hours. Real Spicy House trading times drop straight in. For big groups on Fri and Sat, call ahead.