At first glance, Wu Chow looks like the type of trendy and upscale Chinese restaurant you’d expect to be occupied by a bunch of blazer-clad businesspeople and dressed up couples on dates. And in some ways, that’s exactly what it is. Walk through the front doors on a relatively quiet corner of Downtown, and it feels a little like stepping through a portal into a trendy club. But instead of feeling like a restaurant that relies purely on looks and a buzzy vibe, the food here is excellent. Sure, Wu Chow is open for lunch during the week, but then you’d be depriving yourself of the weekend dim sum offerings or the large menu of mostly tiki cocktails (unless you’re going for one of those lunches). The food here leans Sichuan, but mostly made with premium farm-to-table local ingredients that often add a subtle Texas twist to classic dishes. Head to Wu Chow for your first stop on a Downtown date night, or with a few friends on a Sunday afternoon. Just make sure to grab a reservation, especially if you’re showing up for brunch—we’re not the only ones who have stumbled upon this Downtown mecca for soup dumplings, scallion pancakes, and baskets of excellent dim sum.