Olive Boulevard just got a lot hotter. Spicy Chef, a Jianghu-style Chinese kitchen, opened in January at 8080 Olive Blvd in University City and is already leaning into unapologetic Hunan and Sichuan heat. The modern, bright dining room fronts a menu built around big chiles, numbing peppercorns and high-heat wok cooking, with plates that read like Chinese street-food staples reimagined for the Loop crowd. Restaurant critic Ian Froeb of the St. Lo…
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