"Chifa is a restaurant that starts conversations. Partly because its heart-themed dining room is bathed in jade and partly because the Peruvian-Chinese food is 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 alfajores for dessert." - brant cox, sylvio martins