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2 sichuan places in Houston we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Houston | Sichuan across every city.

Sichuan cooking in Houston lives in the Bellaire Boulevard Asiatown corridor, where mala heat and numbing peppercorn define the menus. Mala Sichuan Bistro on Bellaire Boulevard is the anchor, serving the chili-and-peppercorn dishes that put the city's Sichuan scene on the map.

Mala Sichuan Bistro ★ 4.2

$$Sichuan ChineseBellaire Asiatown

Mala Sichuan Bistro in Houston is the Bellaire Boulevard Sichuan room since 2011, with serious mapo tofu, dan dan noodles and a chilli-oil dumpling order.

OrderMapo tofu, dan dan noodles, the dry-fried green beans and the chilli-oil dumplings.

TipOrder at least one dish from the cold appetiser cabinet near the door. The marinated beef is the menu's quiet star.

Mala Sichuan Bistro ★ 4.5

$$Sichuan ChineseBellaire Asiatown

Mala Sichuan Bistro in Houston is the Bellaire Boulevard Sichuan room since 2011, a Michelin-recommended kitchen with serious mapo tofu, dan dan noodles.

OrderMapo tofu, dan dan noodles, dry-fried green beans, chilli-oil dumplings.

TipCold appetiser cabinet near the door has marinated beef and tendon that are the menu's quiet stars.

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