@skinnylatte Friendship BBQ is pretty good, they used to have a Chinatown location that I went to a time or two.
I haven't tried the Sichuan place you went to, but Five Spices House is on pretty regular rotation for me. I have tried the *other* Sichuan place (BOS' SiChuan Taste) just up Harvard Ave though, and enjoyed it. An embarrassment of riches!
Will have to try out Shi Shang Ju the next time I'm in that area and craving some mala