Mission Chinese Features Eclectic Americanized Chinese At Its Finest

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• James Beard Award-winning and Korean-American chef, Danny Bowien, has changed the way Americans think about Chinese food; Mission Chinese breaks down culinary barriers with its innovative/controversial Sichuan cuisine
• The intimate and funky decor sets Mission Chinese apart in its Lower East Side locale; tin-foiled like ceilings, hanging chandeliers, deep red banquettes lining the walls and two lounge areas, perfect for sipping on their strange yet satisfying cocktails
• Standout menu items from Filipina-American executive chef, Angela Dimayuga, include the infamous mapo tofu (Heritage pork, aged beef fat, doubanjiang), thrice cooked bacon (Shanghai rice cakes, bitter melon, sweet tofu skins), or green papaya and banana blossom salad (shredded chicken, green tomatoes, pickled tea leaves, and peanuts)