Chen Mapo Tofu (people used to call it Mapo Tofu) was founded in the first year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1862), and it was founded by Wanfuqiao in the north of Chengdu, formerly known as "Chen Xingsheng Restaurant". Chen Chunfu, the shopkeeper, died long ago, and the small restaurant was run by the proprietress. The female boss was slightly numb and called Chen Mapo. In those days, Wanfu Bridge was a short but quite wide wooden bridge across the Fuhe River. There are high railings on both sides, on which are bridge pavilions with fish catching and golden paintings. On the bridge, there are often peddlers and pawns, and the coolies who push carts in sedan chair stop here to make a point. The patrons of "Chen Xingsheng Restaurant" are mainly oil-picking porters. These people often buy tofu and beef. Then scoop some vegetable oil from the oil basket and ask the proprietress to process it for her.

This dish cooked in the traditional folk way is very popular with Lifu people. After eating Mapo tofu, they not only have a big appetite, but also feel comfortable all over, and their qi and blood are flowing, so they can easily recover from fatigue. Lifu people traveled all over the country to publicize the tofu made by Chen Mapo, and Mapo tofu soon became famous. Chen Mapo also opened the store to Chengdu, and more people can eat Mapo tofu.

Over time, Chen has a unique cooking skill for cooking tofu. Cooked tofu is full of color and taste. Extraordinary won people's love, and Chen's tofu became famous. In the late Qing Dynasty, there were poems to prove that the food-seekers were eager to eat: Mapo Chen was famous, tofu was the best to bake, the curtain on Wanfuqiao was moving, and Mr. Gu Chun was drunk. Literati and poets often stay here. A busybody looks at the pockmark on his boss's face and plays it as Chen Mapo tofu. This statement spread like wildfire and became a beautiful talk. Therefore, the 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 tofu descendants, Chen Mapo's Sichuan Restaurant has a long-lasting reputation since 14 years ago. And famous at home and abroad, won the praise of Chinese and foreign gourmets.

Chen Mapo's tofu has gone through several important stages. Since the reform and opening up, with the development of tourism, many overseas people have come here to enjoy the real Chenmapo Sichuan Restaurant. Because Sichuan cuisine is loved by people at home and abroad, there are many counterfeiters at home and abroad, but most of the Mapo tofu made by Sichuan cuisine restaurants around the world has a name but not a reality. In order to let people taste the traditional Mapo tofu, now Chen Mapo Sichuan Restaurant has put its own Mapo tofu seasoning on the market, which has been welcomed by many mapo tofu lovers. After years of efforts, Chenmapo Sichuan Restaurant has been recognized and loved by diners at home and abroad from Chengdu to the whole country. At present, there are chain stores of Chenmapo tofu in Chengdu, Beijing and Tokyo, and Chenmapo tofu seasoning is in short supply in China, Japan and Canada.

In 25, the "6.14" fire shocked Chinese and foreign culinary circles. Chen Mapo Tofu Qingyang Store, a century-old shop, was damaged by the fire next door and was destroyed once, which was deeply regretted by people of insight. In order to inherit and carry forward Chen Mapo's traditional stunt of tofu and support urban construction, the century-old store was moved to Xinhua Avenue and renamed Chen Mapo's tofu Shuanglin Store. Now Chen Mapo Bean Curd Shuanglin Store is deeply loved by people in Chenghua District, consumers and gourmets, and has developed well.