Lao Sze Chuan (Downtown)

520 N Michigan Ave, Chicago
(312) 595-0888

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duck leshan style 甜皮鸭 Dine in: Yes
Chef's Special Dry Chili Chicken
Chef's Special Dry Chili Beef
Oven Roasted Peking Duck
Szechuan String Beans
Sweet and Sour Prawns
Szechuan Dumplings
Duck Fried Rice
MA PO Tofu
炒豆苗

Menu

Featured items
601. Chef's Special Dry Chili Chicken
Very spicy.
913. Fried Rice
With egg.
805. Chef's Special Dry Chili Tofu
Very spicy and vegetarian.
612. Szechuan Chicken
Spicy.
416. Beef Maw and Pork Blood Cake Home Style
Very spicy.毛血旺
705. Eggplant
Vegetarian.
914. Lao Mein
801. Ma Po Tofu
Very spicy and vegetarian.
915. Singapore Rice Noodle
With egg. Spicy.
610. Orange Chicken
Spicy.
701. Peapod Leaves
Vegetarian.
808. General Tao's Tofu
Spicy and vegetarian.

Oven Roasted Peking Duck
Oven Roasted Peking Duck

Duck Series
D01. Dry Chili Duck Frame
Very spicy.
D05. Dry Chili Duck Head
Very spicy.
D03. Stir-Fried Sliced Duck
D02. Salt and Pepper Duck Frame
Spicy.
D04. Lao Gan Ma Duck Head
Very spicy.

Customer Top Picks
601. Chef's Special Dry Chili Chicken
Very spicy.
613. Tony's Chicken with Three Chili
Spicy.
505. Mongolian Beef Tenderloin
501. Boiled Beef in Spicy Szechuan Sauce
Very spicy.
504. Orange Beef Tenderloin
Spicy.
516. Lamb with Pure Cumin Powder
Spicy.
310. Boiled Sole Fillet in Spicy Szechuan Sauce
Very spicy.
401. Twice Cooked Pork Szechuan Style (Fat)
Spicy.
Garlic Spinach
309. Sole Fish Fillet Black Bean Sauce
405. Sliced Pork, Dry Bean Curd with Chives
Garlic Peapod Leafs
Szechuan String Beans
Contains dried shrimp.
331. Crispy Shrimp with Lemon Sauce
Sole Fish Fillet with Mapo Tofu Flavor
Very spicy.
315. Seafood Platter
Shrimp, Scallop, Sole Fish Fillet.
404. Chairman Mao Hong Sue Pork (Fat)
Spicy.
Yu Shiang Pork
Very spicy.

Lao Sze Chuan Classic
Hot and Spicy Pot Series
Very spicy.
Green Peppercorn Series
Spicy.
Lalala Spicy Dry Pot Series
Very spicy.
Lao Sze Chuan Tender Tofu Series
Spicy.
Salted Egg Paste Series
House Made Sour Pickle Chili Series
Spicy.

Chef Specials
C13. Stir-Fried Chinese Cauliflower with Cured Pork 干锅腊肉花菜
Spicy.
C07. Lao Gan Ma Grilled Pork Rack 老干妈一品烤排骨
Very spicy.
C04. Extremely Spicy Feng Teng Fish w/ Bone 沸腾活鱼
Very spicy. With bone.
C02. Tony's Special Frogs Zi Gong Style 跳水活牛蛙
Very spicy.
C08. La La La Spicy Whole Fish w/ Bone 辣辣辣炝锅活鱼
Very spicy. Served with bone.
C17. Fresh Frogs with Szechuan Peppercorn 馋嘴活牛蛙
Very spicy.
C05. Toothpicks Lamb 牙签羊肉
Spicy.
C10. Green Peppercorn Beef 青花椒肥牛
Very spicy.
C09. Szechuan Crawfish 麻辣小龙虾
Very spicy.
C03. Szechuan Traditional Grilled Fish w/ Bone 老四川香烤活鱼
Very spicy. Served with bone.
C11. Spicy Sour Pickled Fresh Fish Fillet w/ Bone 酸菜活鱼
Very spicy. Served with bone.
C06. House Special Beggar's Chicken w/ Bone 飘香叫花鸡
Very spicy. Served with bone.
C12. House Special Chicken Feet 老四川销魂掌
Very spicy.
C14. Ground Lamb with Buns 巧吃羊肉
Spicy.

Cold Appetizers
101. Sliced Beef and Maw Szechuan Style 夫妻肺片
Very spicy.
110. Cucumber Salad with Fresh Garlic 蒜泥黄瓜
Vegetarian.
105. Sliced Tender Pork with Garlic Sauce (Fat) 蒜泥白肉
Spicy.
111. House Special Spicy Cabbage 辣味白菜
Spicy and vegetarian.
103. Spicy Beef Tendon 麻辣牛筋
Spicy.
112. Woodear Mushroom Chengdu Style 养生木耳
Vegetarian.
109. Green Bean Jelly Szechuan Style 四川凉粉
Spicy and vegetarian.
125. Five Spice Roast Duck Wings 五香鸭翅
116. Five Spice Roast Pork Ribs 五香排骨
115. Szechuan Pork Stomach 凉拌猪肚
Spicy.
117. Five Spice Roast Pig Ear 五香猪耳
106. Spicy Sour Squid 酸辣鱿鱼
Spicy.
128. Duck Leshan Style 甜皮鴨
120. Green Peppercorn Pork Ribs 藤椒排骨
Spicy.
127. Green Peppercorn Chicken (w/Bone) 藤椒走地雞
Spicy. W/ Bone.
126. Chinese Marinade Duck Heads 五香鸭头
102. Five Powder Beef 五香牛腱
107. Spinach with Ginger Sauce 姜汁菠菜
Vegetarian.
118. Pickled Pig Ear 泡椒猪耳
Spicy.
122. Pickled Chicken Feet 泡椒鳳爪
Spicy.
108. Crispy Peanut with Dry Bean Curd 花仁香干
Spicy and vegetarian.
104. Bon Bon Chicken 怪味鸡丝
Spicy.
113. House Special Peanuts 酒鬼花生
Spicy.
121. Szechuan Homemade Bacon 四川腊肉
119. Chinese Marinade Roast Pig Feet 五香豬蹄
124. Five Spice Roast Duck Feet 五香鸭脚

Hot Appetizers
133. Crab Rangoon (4 pcs)
131. Chicken Egg Roll (2 pcs)
130. Shanghai Spring Rolls (2 pcs)
Vegetarian.
132. Pork Pot Stickers (6 pcs)
135. String Bean Spicy Black Bean Sauce
Spicy and vegetarian.
134. Jumbo Shrimp (6 pcs)

Fresh Handmade Dim Sum
H04. Xiao Long Bao (8 pcs)
H01. Szechuan Wontons (8 pcs)
Spicy.
H11. Scallion Pancake
Vegetarian.
H07. Lao Ma Chow Show (8 pcs)
Very spicy.
H08. Famous Pan-Fried Dumpling with Chives
H03. Sheng Jian Bao (6 pcs)
Pan Fried Bao
H09. Steamed Bun (6 pcs)
No filling.
H02. Peking Dumplings (8 pcs)
H05. Famous Tianjian Crepes
Spicy.
H10. Crispy Bun (6 pcs)
No filling.

Soup
202. Wonton Soup (Serves 1)
203. Egg Drop Soup (Serves 1)
205. House Special Hot and Sour Soup (Serves 1)
Very spicy. Contains cilantro, chili oil, peanuts, and sesame seeds.
204. Chef Special Duck Soup (Serves 1)
210. West Lake Beef Soup
(Serves 2)
201. Hot and Sour Soup (Serves 1)
Spicy.
206. Steamed Chicken Soup with Ginseng (Serves 1)
May contain bone.
212. Seafood Hot and Sour Soup
Spicy. (Serves 2)
207. Mixed Vegetable Soup
Vegetarian.(Serves 2)
213. Seafood Tofu Soup
(Serves 2)
208. Pan-Fried Eggs with Tomato Soup
Vegetarian. (Serves 2)
211. Sour Pickle and Sole Fish Fillet Soup
(Serves 2)
209. Shredded Pork with Chinese Pickle Soup
(Serves 2)

Seafood
310. Boiled Sole Fillet in Spicy Szechuan Sauce
Very spicy.
329. Salt and Pepper Prawns
Spicy. Served with shell.
307. House Special Spicy Sole Fish Fillet
Very spicy.
309. Sole Fish Fillet Black Bean Sauce
318. Salt and Pepper Three Delight
Spicy. Shrimp, scallop, and squid.
316. Chef's Special Stir-Fried Three Delight
Spicy.
305. Stewed Whole Fish with Chili Bean Sauce
Spicy. Served with bone.
331. Crispy Shrimp with Lemon Sauce
321. Kung Pao Shrimp
Spicy. Contains peanuts.
324. Cashew Shrimp
328. Shrimp Lobster Sauce
310a. Chef's Special Dry Chili Fish Fillet
Very spicy.
304. Whole Fish with Tofu Szechuan Style
Very spicy. Served with bone.
306. Spicy Sour Pickled Fish Fillet
Spicy. No bone. In soup.
333. Salt and Pepper Scallop
Spicy.
315. Seafood Platter
Shrimp, Scallop, Sole Fish Fillet.
334. Kung Pao Scallop
Spicy.
312. Salt and Pepper Squid
Spicy.
308. Sole Fish Fillet Chili Bean Sauce
Spicy and sweet.
317. Chef's Special Dry Chili Three Delight
Very spicy.
330. Sweet and Sour Prawns
311. Stir-Fried Squid
Spicy.
319. Stir-Fried Three Delight
Shrimp, Scallop, Squid.
322. Moo Shu Shrimp
4 pancakes.
313. Kung Pao Squid
Spicy.
325. Shrimp with Vegetables
332. Garlic Scallop
Spicy.
326. Shrimp with Snow Peas
323. Yu Shiang Shrimp
Spicy.
314. Dragon and Phoenix
Prawn and chicken. Spicy.
320. Seafood Combination with Tofu in Casserole
303. Steamed Whole Fish Canton Style
Served with bone.
327. Shrimp with American Broccoli

Pork
401. Twice Cooked Pork Szechuan Style (Fat)
Spicy.
416. Beef Maw and Pork Blood Cake Home Style
Very spicy.毛血旺
405. Sliced Pork, Dry Bean Curd with Chives
407. Moo Shu Pork
4 pancakes.
404. Chairman Mao Hong Sue Pork (Fat)
Spicy.
413. Salt and Pepper Short Ribs
Spicy.
408. Pork in Garlic Sauce
Spicy.
410. Double Fried Spicy Pork Intestine
Spicy. Dry.
414. Chef's Special Dry Chili Short Ribs
Very spicy.
409. Pork Intestine and Pork Blood Cake in Pot
Spicy.
412. Rice Noodle with Ground Pork
Very spicy.
402. Twice Cooked Dry Chili Pork
Very spicy.
406. Pork in Peking Sauce
411. Numb Spicy Pork Intestine Szechuan Style
Spicy. Dry.
417. Sauteed Pig's Kidney
Spicy.
415. House Special Short Ribs with Cumin
Spicy.
403. Double Fried Sliced Pork with Cilantro Jiazhou Style
Very spicy. Dry.

Beef and Lamb
505. Mongolian Beef Tenderloin
516. Lamb with Pure Cumin Powder
Spicy.
501. Boiled Beef in Spicy Szechuan Sauce
Very spicy.
504. Orange Beef Tenderloin
Spicy.
510. Beef with Snow Peas
511. Beef with American Broccoli
515. Honey Garlic Pepper Beef Tenderloin
509. Szechuan Beef
Spicy.
506. Hunan Beef
Spicy.
513. Beef with Pure Cumin Powder
Spicy.
514. Chef's Dry Chili Beef
Very spicy.
502. Kung Pao Beef
Spicy. Contains peanuts.
503. Black Pepper Beef Tenderloin
Spicy.
508. Beef with Mixed Vegetables
518. Mongolian Lamb
512. Moo Shu Beef
4 pancakes.
507. Green Pepper Beef Tenderloin
520. Boiled Lamb in Spicy Szechuan Sauce
Very spicy.
517. House Special Spicy Lamb
Spicy.
519. Sauteed Lamb with Thai Basil Leaves
Spicy.
521. Stir-Fried Lamb Hunan Style
Spicy.

Chicken and Frog
610. Orange Chicken
Spicy.
615. Kung Pao Chicken
Spicy. Contains peanuts.
612. Szechuan Chicken
Spicy.
609. Governor's Chicken
Spicy.
613. Tony's Chicken with Three Chili
Spicy.
601. Chef's Special Dry Chili Chicken
Very spicy.
618. Moo Shu Chicken
611. Sesame Chicken
604. Sweet and Sour Chicken
606. Cashew Chicken
617. Mongolian Chicken
608. Chicken with Mixed Vegetables
616. Hunan Chicken
Spicy.
619. Chengdu Style Kung Pao Chicken
Spicy. Contains peanuts.
614. Garlic Chicken
Spicy.
607. Chicken with American Broccoli
603. Basil Chicken
Spicy.
605. Chicken with Snow Peas
619a. Stir-Fried Eggs w/ Tomato
621. Fresh Frog with Garlic
Spicy.
602. Three Cups Chicken
Served with bone and skin and sweet.
622. Double Fried Fresh Frog
Very spicy.
620. Boiled Fresh Frog in Spicy Szechuan Sauce
Very spicy.

Vegetables
705. Eggplant
Vegetarian.
701. Peapod Leaves
Vegetarian.
709. Mixed Vegetables
Vegetarian.
711. Lettuce
Vegetarian.
708. Sliced Potato
Vegetarian.
704. String Bean
Please note String Bean Szechuan Style contains dried shrimp.
706. Baby Bok Choy
Vegetarian.
715. Chinese Broccoli
Vegetarian.
710. American Broccoli
Vegetarian.
712. Chinese Cabbage
Vegetarian.
707. Napa Cabbage
Vegetarian.
702. Spinach
Vegetarian.

Tofu
801. Ma Po Tofu
Very spicy and vegetarian.
805. Chef's Special Dry Chili Tofu
Very spicy and vegetarian.
808. General Tao's Tofu
Spicy and vegetarian.
803. Kung Pao Tofu
Spicy and vegetarian. Contains peanuts.
806. Salt and Pepper Tofu
Spicy and vegetarian.
804. Tofu with Mixed Vegetables
Vegetarian.
802. Tofu Home Style
Spicy and vegetarian.
807. Orange Tofu
Spicy and vegetarian.

Noodle and Snack
901. Dan Dan Noodle
Spicy. Contains ground pork.
905. Beef Brisket Noodle Soup Szechuan Style
Spicy.
906. Hong Sue Beef Noodle Soup
912. Peking Duck Noodle Soup
903. Spicy and Sour Crystal Noodle
Very spicy and vegetarian.
902. Szechuan Cold Noodle Salad
Spicy.
910. Mixed Vegetables Rice Noodle Soup
Vegetarian.
904. Crystal Noodle with Pork Intestine
Very spicy.
909. Mixed Vegetables Noodle Soup
Vegetarian.
911. Seafood Noodle Soup
907. Noodle Peking Style
908. Shredded Pork with Chinese Pickle Noodle Soup

Fried Rice and Noodles
913. Fried Rice
With egg.
914. Lao Mein
916. Fried Flat Noodle
915. Singapore Rice Noodle
With egg. Spicy.
918. Pan Fried Noodle
Sauce comes on the side.
920. House Special Spicy Fried Rice
Very spicy and vegetarian. With egg.
917. House Special Spicy Chow Mian
Very spicy. Dry.
921. Duck and Pork Fried Rice
922. Yang Zhou Fried Rice
919. Lao's Kimchi Fried Rice with Ground Pork
Spicy.

Desserts
1002. Golden Sesame Ball (6 pcs)
1009. LSC Almond Cookie (1 pc)
1 piece.
1001. Glutinous Rice Ball in Wine Sauce w/ Osmanthus & Goji Berry (6 pcs)
Served with osmanthus and goji berry.
1004. Sichuan Ice Powder
1005. Tiramisu Basque Cheesecake

Drinks
Wang Lao Ji Herbal Beverage
Wang Lao Ji herbal tea is one of the most popular tea drinks in China. Though it's attained a relatively mainstream status today, its history can be traced back to Guangdong and Guangxi provinces in 1828! Thought to keep you cool from hot summer days and spicy foods, this refreshing caffeine-free beverage consists of seven different kinds of Chinese herbal plants. The quali-tea is simply unbe-leaf
Diet Coke
Coke
Sprite

Sides
Extra White Rice

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Recent Reviews

Overall dinner was delicious, good selection of dishes. There was no kids menu, ordered noodles but it was a large portion, we were visiting Chicago and staying at hotel, unfortunately had to leave it behind.
January 2026
Nice restaurant, good food. Looks a bit more fancy in pics than IRL, and we didn't know it's in the food court at Nordstroms. Hard to get to off-hours (we went on Christmas Day.) Overall good, pricing in-line with other similar restaurants on the Mag Mile. I'd say it's a better lunch spot than dinner.
December 2025
We are regular diners here, and I'll start by saying the food was excellent, as it always is. Unfortunately, our experience on Christmas Eve was disappointing due to very poor service. We were seated promptly, but it took quite a while for a server to come to our table. We asked for silverware, which never arrived—I ultimately had to get forks and knives myself. When we ordered appetizers, each guest ordered something different, but they were all served together on one...
December 2025

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Lao Sze Chuan (Downtown)

520 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 595-0888