Setagaya City, Tokyo, Japan｜川菜 蜀彩

To you, yes YOU, the wide-eyed ambitious diner who would wander blindly, ignorantly into an unfamiliar restaurant with a hand-written picture-less menu in a language he cannot read based only on a positive google review and a good vibe: listen to your gut on this one. It’ll thank you later.

night visit. For those who like spicy food, it is recommended to reserve a hot pot by the day before. I went there for the first time, but it was an overwhelming level that was more delicious than any hot pot I ate in various places. The ingredients are beautiful and the amount of vegetables is plentiful. The soup tastes great and is spicy enough. It's delicious. I definitely want to revisit this. The spiciness is quite authentic. Generally, it's a level that "spicy lovers" eat, but the light soup is not spicy, so people who don't like it can enjoy it even with the white soup.

I visited at 11:25, 5 minutes before opening time. The only two people in line were the first to enter the store, but it was full in no time. I received a stable delicious mapo tofu. It's not very spicy at lunch time, so I ordered "spicy". While feeling good about the staff's service, the food arrived in a few minutes after waiting. Appetite increases more and more with the scent of Japanese pepper. The rice can be refilled, but the amount of rice that I received in a large serving is just right for this spiciness. But soup is the best match. The numbness of your tongue will be soothed by the strong umami that is as good as the spicy mapo tofu. By far the best mapo tofu I've ever eaten!