New England Chinese Food Restaurant directory & guide

Dish Type

Mapo Tofu

Expected at regional Chinese and some American Chinese restaurants

Regional scope: New England; Chinese restaurants.

Menu role: Entree.

Typical components: Tofu; ground pork; chili bean paste; Sichuan pepper depending on restaurant.

Flavor profile: Spicy; savory; numbing when traditional.

Starter dish term already in site spec; verify vegetarian status by restaurant.

Cambridge

5 Spices House

Cambridge outpost of 5 Spices House serving Sichuan dishes near MIT/Central Square.

Billerica

Sichuan Gourmet

Billerica location of Sichuan Gourmet, part of a Massachusetts Sichuan restaurant group.