"Chifa is a restaurant that starts conversations. Partially because the little heart-shaped windows tend to lift spirits, and partially because the Peruvian-Chinese food is genuinely that good. The family-run operation has a truly adorable interior, as well as a back patio that works for big groups. The menu is inspired by the co-owners original restaurant in Lima, with dishes like pollo a la brasa, mapo tofu, and traditional zongzi, sticky rice wrapped in banana leaf and filled with Chinese sausage, pork belly, and mushroom. Whatever you do, get a few black sesame cheesecake tarts for dessert." - brant cox, nikko duren