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Chinese · Inner Sunset · $$
Creamy tofu topped with mapo‑pork sauce, served with fried lotus root and wonton chips for dipping
Sichuan · Inner Richmond · $$
Classic numbing‑spicy tofu with ground pork in a rich, tongue‑tingling sauce
Sichuan · Chinatown · $$
Silken tofu in a deeply numbing, spicy pork sauce—classic Sichuan comfort
Chinese · Noe Valley · $
Silken tofu and ground pork in spicy doubanjiang sauce
Sichuan · Little Russia · $$
Silky tofu in a rich, spicy bean‑chili sauce with numbing Sichuan peppercorns
Dumplings & Noodles · Central Richmond · $$
Sichuan · Outer Sunset · $$
Silky tofu in a spicy, numbing chili‑bean sauce—classic Sichuan comfort
Ground pork, doubanjiang, fermented chili, and Sichuan peppercorn over silky tofu — the heat builds slowly and stays
Shanghainese · Little Russia · $
Bar · Buena Vista · $$$
Noodles with eggplant, shiitake mushrooms, and fermented fava bean sauce.
Silky tofu cubes in a spicy, numbing sauce—classic and satisfying
Dumplings & Noodles · The Castro · $$
Sichuan · Central Richmond · $
Silken tofu cubes in a vibrant, numbing chili sauce with minced pork.
Cantonese & Dim Sum · Chinatown · $$
Silken tofu cubes in a spicy, numbing sauce with minced pork, a comforting classic done right
Sichuan · Mission District · $$
Silken tofu in chili-bean sauce loaded with Sichuan peppercorn.
Sichuan · Central Richmond · $$
Silken tofu in bold doubanjiang sauce with ground pork and Sichuan peppercorns—classic mala flavor
A vegetarian-friendly take on the Sichuan staple, featuring silken tofu and savory mushrooms in a numbing, spicy sauce.
American · Hayes Valley · $$
Spicy numbing Mapo tofu over super grains with bok choy, cucumber and pickled ginger—satisfyingly bold and balanced
Sichuan · North Beach · $$
Soft tofu in a numbing-spicy Sichuan-pepper sauce with ground pork.
Cantonese & Dim Sum · Outer Richmond · $$
Sichuan-influenced tofu in spicy bean sauce; a regularly-ordered crossover item beyond dim sum.
Sichuan · Outer Richmond · $$
Tofu in a spicy bean sauce.