"There are a number of superb Sichuan spots in the Triangle, but Chengdu 7 is the one those in the know frequent. It’s not uncommon to bump into chefs and restaurant staff from some of the area’s best restaurants on their off days. Menu standouts include the mapo tofu, dolsot fish with tofu, West Lake beef soup, pepper kidney, Sichuan saliva chicken, and salted egg yolk pumpkin. If there were one Triangle Chinese restaurant to go to with a crowd and order as much of the menu as possible, it would be this one." - Matt Lardie