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"The sandwich board menu outside and the intoxicating smells drew me inside, and my change in game plan paid off — especially with the shishito pepper beef ($27). Choosing something with their namesake peppercorn spice felt like the move, and this dish combines numbing green peppercorns with tender beef and the milder fresh green pepper, offering substantial, but not overwhelming heat. The flavors meld together to create that can’t-stop-eating-it quality that the best Sichuan dishes do." - Bettina Makalintal