Fan Szechuan Cuisine, a Szechuan restaurant in Essex, N.Y., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company filed for bankruptcy after facing ongoing financial difficulties.
Fan Szechuan Cuisine Inc. Files for Chapter 11
According to the court filing, the food facility appeared before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York for the proceedings. Fan Szechuan Cuisine Inc. submitted the voluntary petition on December 3.
Further details show that the Szechuan food facility is a small business debtor under 11 U.S.C. § 101(51d). Additionally, its aggregate noncontingent liquidated debts are below $3,424,000. It should be noted that this value could be changed on April 1, 2028, and every three years after that.
The restaurant’s menu includes Kung Pao chicken, brown-sugar glutinous rice cakes, soups, dumplings and a variety of dim sum items.
Details of Liabilities and Assets
Harriette O., the president of Fan Szechuan Cuisine Inc., signed the petition before it was filed on December 3. Here are all the important details shared through the filing:
- Filing Date: December 3, 2025
- Court and Jurisdiction: U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
- Type of Filing: Active, Voluntary Petition
- Chapter: 11
- Case Number: 25-12701-lgb
- Estimated Assets: $100,001 – $500,000
- Estimated Liabilities: $500,001 – $1 million
- Reason for Filing: Eviction notice and more financial troubles require a court-supervised process
The official filing notes that Fan Szechuan Cuisine Inc. currently owes around 49 unsecured creditors in total. Once the administrative expenses are paid, funds will not be available for the creditors.
The Szechuan restaurant currently owes more than $92,999 to many merchant cash advance lenders. Additionally, Fan Szechuan Cuisine Inc. owes priority tax debts to the IRS and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance.
Fan Szechuan’s effort to resolve its debt and eviction issues now depends on how the Chapter 11 case proceeds in court.
