Chen Mapo Tofu (people used to call it Mapo Tofu) was founded in the first year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty (1862), and was founded by Wanfuqiao in northern Chengdu, formerly known as "Chen Restaurant". Chen Chunfu, the shopkeeper, died long ago, and the small restaurant was run by the proprietress. The female boss is slightly numb, called Chen Mapo. At that time, Wanfu Bridge was a short and quite wide wooden bridge across Fuhe River. There are high railings on both sides, on which are bridge pavilions and golden paintings for catching fish. There are often small businessmen and pawns on the bridge, and the coolies of sedan chairs and carts stop here. The customers of "Chen Restaurant" are mainly oil porters. These people often buy tofu and beef. Then scoop some vegetable oil from the oil basket and let the proprietress process it for her.
After a long time, Chen has the unique skill of making tofu. Cooked tofu is delicious. Extraordinary has won people's love, and Chen's tofu is also famous for it. In the late Qing Dynasty, there was a poem to prove it: the eater wanted to eat: Mapo Chen was famous, tofu was best baked, the curtain on Wanfu Bridge moved, and Mr. Wang was drunk. Literati and poets often stay here. A busybody looked at the pockmarked face of the boss and played with Chen Mapo's tofu. This statement spread like wildfire and became a beautiful talk. Therefore, this restaurant was named "Chen Mapo Tofu". According to a survey of Chengdu, Chen Mapo's tofu was listed as a famous food in Chengdu in the late Qing Dynasty. Thanks to the continuous efforts of Chen Mapo's bean curd descendants, Chen Mapo's Sichuan Restaurant has enjoyed a long-standing reputation since 140 years ago. And famous at home and abroad, won the praise of domestic and foreign gourmets.