Mapo tofu is one of the most well-known dishes from Sichuan in southwest China, made of tofu, minced pork, and spices. A plate of well-cooked mapo tofu is aromatic, soft, and numbingly spicy.

Mapo tofu conjures up images of combined seasonings or various seasoning pastes. But Inada was inspired by what he read in a book that said the original mapo tofu dish was much simpler than those ...

The one-page menu includes sashimi, nigiri, and a terrific chirashi don, though we’re partial to the duck confit mazemen and Japanese-style mapo tofu with wild boar and a side of homemade pickles.