Located in Chinatown’s central Richland Center food hall, this spot serves up many wheat-based staples from Northern China. Overall, the food was decent and the owners are super sweet and friendly! I would love to come back to try their other menu items.
Food I tried: - Spicy Beef Egg Pancake: It didn’t look as I expected, but it was quite good and flavorful! The outer pancake was thick and crispy (though could’ve had more flavor), and the inside contents featured a nice combination of different flavors and textures. It was hearty and filling. The beef was a little overcooked.
- Boiled Pork and Chinese Cabbage Dumplings: These were not bad, but I wasn’t obsessed. I think they’d be better pan-fried or eaten with soup (you can ask them for a cup of the dumpling soup to eat it with!) The price is a lot better than QXY next door though, and one of the more affordable dumpling options in Chicago’s Chinatown.
Food: 4
Service: 5
Daisy H.
Fried Bun’s meat is not fresh at all.
Lydia
Everything made from scratch. Best dumplings in Chinatown!
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Boiled Pork and Chinese Cabbage Dumplings
patrick chen
Took almost an hour to get the food! Ordered water boiled dumplings and chive and egg pancakes. The dumplings don't have aroma from pork. The skin of the pancakes is very thick (more like machine made), and the pancakes have very little ingredients. The pork dumplings had no meaty flavor, and the leek box turned into a leek pancake with thick skin and very little filling. They were not delicious. Overall experience was not good.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ella Liu
A gem. The food never misses. So good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Piggly Wiggly
Maotai-xiang pancake is not authentic and doesn’t taste crispy. Maotai-xiang pancake is not delicious.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 4
Xiao Meow
Maotai-xiang pancake is not authentic and doesn’t taste crispy. Maotai-xiang pancake is not delicious.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 4
H S
Summary- don’t waste your money or time. dumpling skin was too thick and dry, super long wait time & rude staff.We got the Pork & Chinese dumplings which is just one order. It took us 50 minute to get our order and we weren’t the only ones waiting. When asked about a time estimate, the employee just waved my receipt in my face. Once it hit 40 minutes, I started to pour some condiments into the to go containers and grab some chopsticks. That’s when she decided to finally cook our order.There are a ton of good dumpling places in Chinatown. Don’t go to this one.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Celine Xiao
rude service for that old lady!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
bixuanlin
Absolute best dumplings and bings in Chinatown! I’m northern Chinese and growing up my mom made dumplings and bings (both filling and dough) from scratch, but not as frequently as I liked because it’s a lot of work to do it right. The food here is the closest I’ve found from a restaurant that resembles what mom would make. It’s a bit of a wait to get your food because everything is cooked to order but it’s all worth it! So much tastier and higher quality than QXY. I moved from Chicago last year - this was my last meal before moving and the restaurant that I miss the most in the whole city.
Overall Thoughts: Located in Chinatown’s central Richland Center food hall, this spot serves up many wheat-based staples from Northern China. Overall, the food was decent and the owners are super sweet and friendly! I would love to come back to try their other menu items.Food I tried:- Spicy Beef Egg Pancake: It didn’t look as I expected, but it was quite good and flavorful! The outer pancake was thick and crispy (though could’ve had more flavor), and the inside contents featured a nice combination of different flavors and textures. It was hearty and filling. The beef was a little overcooked.- Boiled Pork and Chinese Cabbage Dumplings: These were not bad, but I wasn’t obsessed. I think they’d be better pan-fried or eaten with soup (you can ask them for a cup of the dumpling soup to eat it with!) The price is also a lot better than QXY next door though, and one of the more affordable dumpling options in Chicago’s Chinatown.—Price (relative to peers): 4.5/5Food: 4.3/5Ambience (food court): 4/5Overall Value: 4.3/5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Bo
Food quality is bad.
Food: 1
Rebecca
Food quality is bad.
Food: 1
Haylee Sung
The food tastes so delicious and the portions are generous. And the owner's grandfather was so kind and nice!!!
Located in Chinatown’s central Richland Center food hall, this spot serves up many wheat-based staples from Northern China. Overall, the food was decent and the owners are super sweet and friendly! I would love to come back to try their other menu items.
Food I tried:
- Spicy Beef Egg Pancake: It didn’t look as I expected, but it was quite good and flavorful! The outer pancake was thick and crispy (though could’ve had more flavor), and the inside contents featured a nice combination of different flavors and textures. It was hearty and filling. The beef was a little overcooked.
- Boiled Pork and Chinese Cabbage Dumplings: These were not bad, but I wasn’t obsessed. I think they’d be better pan-fried or eaten with soup (you can ask them for a cup of the dumpling soup to eat it with!) The price is a lot better than QXY next door though, and one of the more affordable dumpling options in Chicago’s Chinatown.
Food: 4
Service: 5
Fried Bun’s meat is not fresh at all.
Everything made from scratch. Best dumplings in Chinatown!
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Boiled Pork and Chinese Cabbage Dumplings
Took almost an hour to get the food! Ordered water boiled dumplings and chive and egg pancakes. The dumplings don't have aroma from pork. The skin of the pancakes is very thick (more like machine made), and the pancakes have very little ingredients. The pork dumplings had no meaty flavor, and the leek box turned into a leek pancake with thick skin and very little filling. They were not delicious. Overall experience was not good.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
A gem. The food never misses. So good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Maotai-xiang pancake is not authentic and doesn’t taste crispy. Maotai-xiang pancake is not delicious.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 4
Maotai-xiang pancake is not authentic and doesn’t taste crispy. Maotai-xiang pancake is not delicious.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 4
Summary- don’t waste your money or time. dumpling skin was too thick and dry, super long wait time & rude staff.We got the Pork & Chinese dumplings which is just one order. It took us 50 minute to get our order and we weren’t the only ones waiting. When asked about a time estimate, the employee just waved my receipt in my face. Once it hit 40 minutes, I started to pour some condiments into the to go containers and grab some chopsticks. That’s when she decided to finally cook our order.There are a ton of good dumpling places in Chinatown. Don’t go to this one.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
rude service for that old lady!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Absolute best dumplings and bings in Chinatown! I’m northern Chinese and growing up my mom made dumplings and bings (both filling and dough) from scratch, but not as frequently as I liked because it’s a lot of work to do it right. The food here is the closest I’ve found from a restaurant that resembles what mom would make. It’s a bit of a wait to get your food because everything is cooked to order but it’s all worth it! So much tastier and higher quality than QXY. I moved from Chicago last year - this was my last meal before moving and the restaurant that I miss the most in the whole city.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
Food quality is bad.
Food: 1
Overall Thoughts: Located in Chinatown’s central Richland Center food hall, this spot serves up many wheat-based staples from Northern China. Overall, the food was decent and the owners are super sweet and friendly! I would love to come back to try their other menu items.Food I tried:- Spicy Beef Egg Pancake: It didn’t look as I expected, but it was quite good and flavorful! The outer pancake was thick and crispy (though could’ve had more flavor), and the inside contents featured a nice combination of different flavors and textures. It was hearty and filling. The beef was a little overcooked.- Boiled Pork and Chinese Cabbage Dumplings: These were not bad, but I wasn’t obsessed. I think they’d be better pan-fried or eaten with soup (you can ask them for a cup of the dumpling soup to eat it with!) The price is also a lot better than QXY next door though, and one of the more affordable dumpling options in Chicago’s Chinatown.—Price (relative to peers): 4.5/5Food: 4.3/5Ambience (food court): 4/5Overall Value: 4.3/5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Food quality is bad.
Food: 1
Food quality is bad.
Food: 1
The food tastes so delicious and the portions are generous. And the owner's grandfather was so kind and nice!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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