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| - If you like spicy food, this Sichuan spot has your name written all over it! Known as one of the Four Great Traditions of Chinese cuisine, Sichuan food can be described as spicy, hot, fresh and fragrant.
When you are seated, if you are white, they will give you the "Whitey Menu". Politely ask for the "Zhangguó cài dan" or "Chinese Menu" and you will be presented with a nice, leather bound, menu filled with the best this place has to offer. I have tasted about 9 dishes from this place and each one was excellent.
A word of warning, their hottest dishes are the "Water Boiled xxxxx" dishes literally drowning in mouth-numbing Sichuan peppercorns and can be a challenge for even the most seasoned spicy food lovers. I believe they have toned it down a bit (I was actually told this by a 10-year vetran of this spot) and the last time I had it, it was significantly less spicy, but still about a 9 - 10 on a 10pt spicy scale. Previously it was essentially inedible to my Nordic tongue, this last time it was enjoyable.... so buyer beware.
I was going to go 4 stars, actually about 4.5, but given the fact that there is not a better Sichuan spot in AZ, it gets 5 stars. Go, eat, enjoy.
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