Mission Chinese Food
Chinese restaurant · Mission ·
Inventive Chinese fare with bold, shareable dishes and unique twists
Inventive Chinese fare with bold, shareable dishes and unique twists
"Evolving from a 2008 pop-up to a brick-and-mortar phenomenon with chef Danny Bowien, Mission Chinese Food unleashed Sichuan-forward dishes like mapo tofu with Berkshire pork, sizzling cumin lamb, and salt cod fried rice that encouraged chefs to break from strict notions of authenticity and forever altered how Chinese-inspired cooking could be interpreted." - Eater Staff
"As Danny Bowien continues to push the boundaries of Chinese cuisine at Mission Chinese Food’s New York location, his SF location is still playing (his) classics. Mapo Tofu, kung pao pastrami, and other twists on Szechuan classics pepper the menu at the location that started it all. Large groups craving Chinese in the Mission will always have a home here." - Matt Tillquist
"Sometimes, it’s so cold and dreary that a true classic is in order — such is the case with the Mission Chinese mapo tofu. Loaded with chiles and lemongrass, this silky, hot bowl does make your tongue tingle - but it also comforts like no other. Our favorite spin includes pork, but the vegetarian mushroom option is equally great." - Flora Tsapovsky
"Mission Chinese serves bar none some of the best, and most numbingly spicy, Chinese food in the city. They categorize themselves as “weird Chinese” and it definitely feels weird to see pastrami on a Chinese menu, but good weird - like when Emma Watson tries to do an American accent. Any menu that has thrice cooked bacon is on the right side of history, especially when you can eat it on your couch." - nic strain 2
"Mission Chinese, the former of which introduced her to non-industrially produced bread and the latter she adores for its impeccable wok technique and cabbage with pistachio milk." - Paolo Bicchieri