Nguyen Tran has birthed a cult classic with his chili crab. Dungeness crab, bathed in a Pan-Asian exploration of a spicy Singaporean sauce, is paired with buttermilk beer beignets. Be sure to reserve the crab in advance, or be left pleading for a tantalizing sample of the sauce spooned over rice.

Plan Check’s Smokey Spicy Burger special with Sriracha leather, habanero cheese, bacon, ketchup leather, and schmaltz onions is arguably one of the best burgers in the city. Paired with spicy chorizo chili cheese fries and a side of Sriracha pickles, you are sure to break one of the most deliciously satisfying of sweats.

Jitlada’s famed dish is comprised of tender pieces of stir-fried meat served with its namesake sauce on the side. Be forewarned: this sauce builds in intensity the more it is consumed, and is served on the side as a compassionate precaution.

This refreshing, acidic salad of julienned green papaya gets a funky twist with dried shrimp and salty, deliciously gooey raw crab. Although a complex profile of salty, sweet, and vinegary flavors first hit the palate, heat quickly builds, adding a surprisingly spicy layer to the dish.

This highly lauded taqueria celebrates chiles toreados, the beautifully charred mix of chiles that is often offered as a complimentary accouterment along with cilantro and radishes, in a manner unlike any other. Rather than treating them as a side dish, their serranos and habaneros are the main occasion, lovingly wrapped in corn tortillas for the fire-breathing masses.

Even for serious heat lovers, Cook’s Tortas’ La Diabla is a capsicum-laden challenge. Chalk full of grilled chicken, jalapenos, chile de arbol, and habanero guacamole, be ready to burn off a few taste buds in the process of eating it

This East Hollywood strip mall gem makes a wide variety of curries at varying heat levels, but the real star is the vindaloo, with tender chunks of lamb bathed in a deeply spiced curry sauce. It would be wise to pair this with a refreshing lassi to counter the conspicuous spice.

A common denominator amongst many of Night + Market’s authentic Thai offerings is a deft hand when it comes to chili. Chef Kris Yenbamroong’s northern Thai crispy rice salad, made with soured pork, raw ginger, and a generous portion of birds eye chilies is not for the gentle of palettes, and most certainly calls for a frosty Singha.

Specializing in extra spicy Korean dishes, Bul E Ya’s spice ranking system is not to be taken lightly. Their pig skin, flavored with onions and Korean chili paste, becomes a gloriously chewy vehicle through which one can enjoy their tear-inducing spice.

Lucifer’s Pizza differentiates themselves from the rest by kicking up their sauce with varying levels of heat. Go for bold with their fiery sauce paired with their popular roasted pumpkin, prosciutto, garlic and basil topping.

This Chinese restaurant offers both a deli-style line of cold dishes and seated dining options. Their Cumin lamb is doused in a Sichuan pepper-laden spice, giving diners a full mouth-numbing effect.