Mission, San Francisco ยท restaurant
Sichuan-accented Chinese that plays loose with Western ingredients: kung pao pastrami (deli beef tossed with chili peppers, peanuts, and scallions) is the anchor dish that put this restaurant on the national map. The tingly mapo tofu and Chongqing chicken wings keep the menu bold, while thrice-cooked bacon with rice cakes proves the kitchen is just as serious about the straight-ahead stuff.