2 sichuan rooms worth the trip across United States, editor-ranked. All cuisines in United States.
Z & Y Restaurant ★ 4.4 · San Francisco
chinatown · 655 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94133
Z & Y in San Francisco is the Chinatown Sichuan room that hosted Obama, with a benchmark dry-fried chicken and a real numbing-spice score on the page.
Tip: Ask for the dan dan noodles 'house style' to get the version the kitchen makes for itself; off the menu.
Han Dynasty ★ 4.2 · New York City
east-village · 90 3rd Avenue, New York, NY 10003
Han Dynasty's East Village outpost runs Chengdu-style numbing-spicy Sichuan in New York City. The dan dan and the dry pot are the room's calibration plates.
Tip: The spice scale runs 1 to 10; the menu says 7 is hot, the kitchen means it. Start at 5.