Sichuan Gourmet Sunnyvale

When I first walked in all I saw was a sea of paper bags laid out on the tables. I guess that was their way of saying "take out only due to pandemic". I got there late for the lunch special, my expectation was low. I asked the lady to recommend something spicy, she recommended the jalapeno chicken and the mapo tofu. I liked the spiciness of the jalapeno chicken, I know what a jalapeno pepper is but it never crossed my mind to stir fry it with chicken. That was surprise #1. Surprise #2 was the mapo tofu. It looked sort of pathetic in my food box, but wow, it was delicious! Even better than what make at home. Whatever spices they use, it was a flavor profile I have never had before. I would have liked some ground pork and green onions in the dish, but maybe that would make it too Cantonese....this is supposed to be Sichuan after all. I will be going back for a giant order of the mapo tofu. I tried to get menu, but they said it was only online. Of course my QR reader didn't work that day. Ughh. Humm...I wonder if I can talk them into adding pork and green onion to the tofu when I go back. Or maybe I can tweak the dish with my own stir fried ground pork when I get the box home. 🤔 Actually without a menu, I'm not even sure mapo tofu is the right name. It looks sort of like the mapo tofu I see at Chinese restaurants. Here's a picture of the tofu in my take out box. Yeah, it needs work on the presentation, but OMG...it is so delicious. 😋 I was a happy boy yesterday. 🤠

I love this restaurant! Diverse dishes, authentic sichuan flavor, fresh ingredients, decent price! We ordered very often from them and the boss gave us discount sometimes, haha! I love this dish in the image (customized fish and pork intestine)