Sichuan-focused Chinese cuisine anchors the menu at China Gourmet in Encinitas's New Encinitas corridor at 214 North El Camino Real. The kitchen specializes in Sichuan preparations including mapo tofu, tangerine crispy chicken, and braised beef noodle soup, sharing the El Camino Real dining strip with Serranos Mexican Food. A private dining room and banquet-capable layout support large-party service for groups seeking Chinese cuisine east of Interstate 5. The wok station produces both Sichuan-spiced and Cantonese-style dishes from a menu spanning over 100 items, offering a range that runs from delicate steamed preparations to high-heat stir-fry on the same corridor as Flippin Pizza Encinitas. Signature wok techniques include velveting proteins in cornstarch slurry before high-heat searing, a Sichuan method that locks moisture into beef and shrimp across the stir-fry and noodle sections of the menu.