Their pickled fish is a must-order for me! Very delicious, and fried pork!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mark W.
Breakfast at Happy Cafe! Our breakfast at Happy Cafe wasan enjoyable start to the day, featuring comforting dishes that satisfied our cravings. We opted for the savory Beef Noodle and the flavorful BBQ Pork Cheung Fun. Food: 4/5 The Beef Noodle offered a comforting blend of tender beef and flavorful broth, while the BBQ Pork Rice Cheung Fun provided combination of textures and tastes. Service: 4/5 There is only one lady serving in the restaurant, however, the food came up within a reasonable time. Ambiance:3/5 The ambiance of Happy Cafe is clean, similar to other cafe in china town Price: 4/5 With reasonable prices, our breakfast at Happy Cafe offered great value for the quality and portion sizes of the dishes. ,Happy Cafe is a go-to spot for a comforting morning meal. We look forward to returning for more another breakfast
Quan Liu
Very poor service. Ordered four dishes today, but there was no rice. When I went back to ask, the waitress said: You don’t need rice! Never experienced anything like this and will never go there again!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
peng fei huang
Good service, good taste, the most authentic Hunan restaurant in Chicago.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: 雪里红肉沫
University of Louisiana Alumnus
The jasmine tea was very good. We had a friendly waitress, too.
Atmosphere: 5
肖悦
Two people were forced to take an 18% tip when eating without saying anything. It was really annoying and we will not come again! ! !
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Athena Dreamer
Authentic Hunanese food, family atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
sandstone ou
Real Chinese hunan food, not westernized.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Yong Sun
Price is not high but so is quality. La rou has only far no lean meat. Not authentic. No service either.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
troy lee
This is the first time I write a comment for any places. The food is not bad. The server Tian Y is very rude. When I firstly entered the restaurant, she pretended she could not speak chinese even if I have confirmed with her. If she is not very comfortable with speaking chinese, that's fine.I was sitting inside and when she was putting food on the table, she was just silent and standing there, using one dish to push another dish for enough space. The service was not great and I tried to reduce tips, not following custom tips and she requested to have 15% tips. Just for fairness, I requested additional rice. When I made the remaining food to go and had not finished packing, she stood beside me, not moving and silent, and trying to make me stay away to collect empty dish even though there are other sides to take the dish. This is the most terrible experience that I had in a restaurant. Hope the server can save her time and efforts as much as possible by closing the store. I should have checked the comments before walking in.
Excellent Hunan cuisine. Very family-like restaurant. Food is excellently tasty for the price. Portions are good. Been our Cafe for many times especially late night.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Jihae Sophia C.
I still dream about my meal here. So. Freaking. Good. I'm usually a Szechuan fan, but my boyfriend heard from other restaurant chefs that this is their favorite Hunan place. I get the hype. The portions are very large so definitely come with friends so you can try lots of different dishes. The hunan chicken with veggies was my favorite; the red peppers scattered throughout the dish add a lot of flavorful heat. I also loved the tofu with pork - tasted kind of like mapo tofu. You know when other chefs say that this is their fav restaurant that the food will be incredible. Definitely will be coming back again.
K K
Service was NOT good, but the food was AWESOME!!!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
longjohn silver
Authentic Spicy Chinese food. Good prices. One of best places in Chinatown. Everything has strong flavor and tastes very spicy and good but should avoid the salted beef because is very salty. Don't mind the old/bad bad reviews.Vegetarian options: Buy the green beans, full of flavor.
Esther Lin
Wonderful, delicious food! I’ve been eating in the chinatown area for 10+ years and this place got arguably one of the most authentic, tasty Chinese dishes. I highly recommend their spicy fish fillets or the slices of pork with tofu stir fry (unsure about the exact english names because we always order in Chinese but i’m sure anything on the menu tastes great). Tastes homemade and the restaurant is clean. The owner and staff are incredibly kind and are always willing to make accommodations with food allergies, special requests, etc. Highly recommend checking this place out!!
Their pickled fish is a must-order for me! Very delicious, and fried pork!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Breakfast at Happy Cafe! Our breakfast at Happy Cafe wasan enjoyable start to the day, featuring comforting dishes that satisfied our cravings. We opted for the savory Beef Noodle and the flavorful BBQ Pork Cheung Fun. Food: 4/5 The Beef Noodle offered a comforting blend of tender beef and flavorful broth, while the BBQ Pork Rice Cheung Fun provided combination of textures and tastes. Service: 4/5 There is only one lady serving in the restaurant, however, the food came up within a reasonable time. Ambiance:3/5 The ambiance of Happy Cafe is clean, similar to other cafe in china town Price: 4/5 With reasonable prices, our breakfast at Happy Cafe offered great value for the quality and portion sizes of the dishes. ,Happy Cafe is a go-to spot for a comforting morning meal. We look forward to returning for more another breakfast
Very poor service. Ordered four dishes today, but there was no rice. When I went back to ask, the waitress said: You don’t need rice! Never experienced anything like this and will never go there again!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Good service, good taste, the most authentic Hunan restaurant in Chicago.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: 雪里红肉沫
The jasmine tea was very good. We had a friendly waitress, too.
Atmosphere: 5
Two people were forced to take an 18% tip when eating without saying anything. It was really annoying and we will not come again! ! !
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Authentic Hunanese food, family atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Real Chinese hunan food, not westernized.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Price is not high but so is quality. La rou has only far no lean meat. Not authentic. No service either.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
This is the first time I write a comment for any places. The food is not bad. The server Tian Y is very rude. When I firstly entered the restaurant, she pretended she could not speak chinese even if I have confirmed with her. If she is not very comfortable with speaking chinese, that's fine.I was sitting inside and when she was putting food on the table, she was just silent and standing there, using one dish to push another dish for enough space. The service was not great and I tried to reduce tips, not following custom tips and she requested to have 15% tips. Just for fairness, I requested additional rice. When I made the remaining food to go and had not finished packing, she stood beside me, not moving and silent, and trying to make me stay away to collect empty dish even though there are other sides to take the dish. This is the most terrible experience that I had in a restaurant. Hope the server can save her time and efforts as much as possible by closing the store. I should have checked the comments before walking in.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Hunan Pork
Restaurantji Recommends
Excellent Hunan cuisine. Very family-like restaurant. Food is excellently tasty for the price. Portions are good. Been our Cafe for many times especially late night.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
I still dream about my meal here. So. Freaking. Good. I'm usually a Szechuan fan, but my boyfriend heard from other restaurant chefs that this is their favorite Hunan place. I get the hype. The portions are very large so definitely come with friends so you can try lots of different dishes. The hunan chicken with veggies was my favorite; the red peppers scattered throughout the dish add a lot of flavorful heat. I also loved the tofu with pork - tasted kind of like mapo tofu. You know when other chefs say that this is their fav restaurant that the food will be incredible. Definitely will be coming back again.
Service was NOT good, but the food was AWESOME!!!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Authentic Spicy Chinese food. Good prices. One of best places in Chinatown. Everything has strong flavor and tastes very spicy and good but should avoid the salted beef because is very salty. Don't mind the old/bad bad reviews.Vegetarian options: Buy the green beans, full of flavor.
Wonderful, delicious food! I’ve been eating in the chinatown area for 10+ years and this place got arguably one of the most authentic, tasty Chinese dishes. I highly recommend their spicy fish fillets or the slices of pork with tofu stir fry (unsure about the exact english names because we always order in Chinese but i’m sure anything on the menu tastes great). Tastes homemade and the restaurant is clean. The owner and staff are incredibly kind and are always willing to make accommodations with food allergies, special requests, etc. Highly recommend checking this place out!!