Packs a punch, a large one. Given the audience and locals might not have an appetite for so much of…read morethe numbing spice, I was pleasantly surprised at Liu's throwing caution to the winds and just going for it. I thought it was as good as some of the dan dan noods I've had in the san francisco bay area. Good on them!

Surprisingly good Sichuan noodles in Berlin Mitte. I mean,…read moreberlin is probably the world capital of "good but not great" food - everything is good, but you are very rarely blown away. And there is this place - which is, genuinely, amazingly, great. The noodles have the right tooth, the broth is unctuous and umami laden, the meats/veggies/tofu/... are done just right - I mean, this is amazeballs! And yeah, you can get all the ma-la fix that you want - just be wary of the lunch rush...