Forkelo ranking · Updated November 2026
7 mapo tofus across San Francisco, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
Z & Y Restaurant · Chinatown
5 dish-specific mentions · 80% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Fans highly recommend the mapo tofu and its kick. A critic found it not spicy enough.
Mr Szechuan · Parkside
5 dish-specific mentions · 80% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Fans call it real Sichuan-style mapo tofu and a must-order. A critic found it light on pork.
5 dish-specific mentions · 80% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Fans call the mapo tofu with pork a favorite. A critic was disappointed with it.
Sichuan Tasty Restaurant · Outer Richmond
5 dish-specific mentions · 60% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Fans call it hearty and recommend it. Critics found it heavy on cornstarch.
Szechuan Cuisine · Central Sunset
5 dish-specific mentions · 60% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Fans call it the best mapo tofu in SF. Critics found one version flavorless and another overloaded with Sichuan pepper.
6 dish-specific mentions · 50% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Fans call the mapo tofu delicious. Critics found it bitter, too salty or heavy on cornstarch.
Dumpling Kitchen · Parkside
6 dish-specific mentions · 50% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Fans praise its heat and mala numbing kick. Critics found it oily or painfully spicy.
Every score is built from evidence about the specific dish: how often locals recommend it, how strongly, how recently, and whether independent sources agree. A restaurant's overall star rating is never converted into a dish score.
Quality and confidence are reported separately. A dish two people loved can score high, but it is marked limited data until more evidence backs it up. The whole calculation — every constant, and three dishes worked through line by line — is written out on the methodology page.
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