Eavesdropping on the conversation between my stomach and my brain (my amygdala, in particular, since my frontal lobe seems to cede all executive function when it comes to food)
Woohoo! I found another decent Chinese restaurant (food court, actually) in Atlanta! Chongqing Hot Pot on 5385 New Peachtree Rd is located inside a Chinese strip mall on the north side of Atlanta. The chef hails from Chengdu, Sichuan and the shuizhuyu 水煮鱼($7.50) is just heavenly. I asked for extra ma-la numbing spice on mine, and slurped and gulped down half the heavenly fish and cabbage before I couldn't eat anymore. Took the rest home and heated it up with more of my personal stash of ma-la and finished it all the same day. Yummy!