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"Ordering the classic combo ($11) at LaoMa Spicy (also called Spicy Lover and emblazoned “The Taste of Szechuan”) I picked a vegetable-based special containing Napa cabbage, fried tofu, celtuce, sprouts, mung-bean vermicelli and more, and chose medium spice — which gave a prodigious tingle; the long counter lets you pick raw ingredients for hot pots, dry hot pots, or stir-fries, and meats can be added at $3 each, though I thought they weren't necessary." - Robert Sietsema