Vibrant colors and stripper-like cages are indicative of the sensory onslaught of the meal to come. Fire up your night with a pot brimming with beef, shrimp or maybe catfish laden with the requisite oil, chilies, rice noodle, cucumber and more. If the mala is a little too much, test drive some sweet and sour flavors with kung pao chicken and other Chengdu classics.