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| - I grew up in Chongqing of Sichuan/Szechuan province, where Chengdu is the capital. Growing up with eating spicy food, I had certain expectations coming into this place, for a lot of dishes were familiar from back home. The place was busy on a Thursday evening, of mostly Chinese customers. We ordered a "mung bean jelly noodle with chill sauce" for appetizer, and it tasted great. The flavor and amount of spice was right, but I'd say the noodles weren't cold enough, more so just room-temp, to be considered a cold noodle dish. To share amongst the four of us, we ordered a "red tofu, pig intestine, mix veg & beef tripe in spicy soup" and a "boiled beef in hot sauce", for we saw the portions of the dishes were huge, and didn't want to order more than we could finish. The table that came before us had a huge party...so it took quite a while before our food came. The boiled beef tasted awesome, very authentic and super spicy. The red tofu & tripe, on the other hand, wasn't all that great. We got it medium spice to balance the other dish out a bit, but the flavor just wasn't enough. Also for those who don't know what red tofu is...it's ultimately pig's blood, so if you're not into that, just a heads up. However, if you ARE into that, the red tofu in this dish is NOT authentic. It should be soft and tender like real tofu, but instead, it's a bit tough and grainy...
We didn't end up finishing the red tofu soup but destroyed the boiled beef. Also spicy food is perfect to eat with some cold beer, but the restaurant doesn't have their alcohol license yet, so expect to drink lots of water instead...
If you don't eat spicy food, don't come here. It's what the Sichuan province is known for and you'd be missing out if you don't order anything spicy. I would come back, maybe after they get their alcohol license, and order new dishes to try.
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