Great place to visit in Chicago Chinatown. It's hidden from the main strip of chinatown. My friends and I loved their fresh soup dumplings, and their mapo tofu. The restaurant was clean, and the waitstaff were fast. The place was not too pricey, the portions are huge. read more

Their dumplings are amazing! My favorite ones so far are the chicken/cabbage dumplings! Yum yum!!!

Got banned for not leaving a tip . They said it was mandatory for us to leave a tips , if we don't . We're not welcome back

Bowls are not clean. And they refused to give us parking validation when we left. I just saw the waiter take a glare our table and then said they don't have ran out of parking validation cards. I looked through many negative reviews related to giving less than 18% tips. We also gave 15% tips, so I'm guessing they refused to give the parking validation based on our tips. read more

Ok in this place you will see man making homemade raman noodles so definitely that's what I suggest to get! I came with a party of 6 and we each got the generally different soup/noodle bowls. The broths I believe are generally the same but different meat combos. I got the spicy lamb which the waitress suggested which I enjoyed. I the food came fast but my group also ordered a couple "dry" rice side plates a steamed chicken and spicy lamb dishes. Those were a tad salty for me so make sure you have plenty of white rice. So Hing Kee get the soup/noodles and get your other average fare Chinese food somewhere else in Chinatown cause there are plenty of options. read more

Went there just for the handmade noodles and I am glad I did. I ordered the Szechuan Chicken Noodle Soup and it came with a good amount of noodles, chicken, and vegetables. The only thing that could have made it better would be for it to be spicy and hotter in temperature. Another thing is the table/booths are kind of crammed together. I also had a banana bubble tea and it was delicious! plus you cant beat the price ($3) for the huge mug you get. Would def go again with a group. read more

Hing Kee Restaurant - Beef & Mushroom stone bowl - Vietnamese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I have visited Chinatown many times and Hing Kee has become my go-to place for sushi. While I have had better sushi throughout the city, Hing Kee is decent enough to satisfy my craving for it. Their sushi combination platters are a fair price and great to split with a friend. I absolutely love their taro milk tea with tapioca and their Thai iced tea. Their service has been somewhat inconsistent, but I have had definitely far more good experiences than bad. For example, I went in a few weeks ago for a quick lunch. I was nervous about the service taking long, but our waitress was attentive, fast with our food, and fast with the check. It was amazing how quick we were in and out of there. (Then again it was 1:30 pm on a Saturday, but still!) While I know there is much, much more Chinese food to explore throughout Chinatown, Hing Kee is always a solid back-up for me. Their sushi is good, their Chinese food is in generous portions, and how can you not like watching a guy make homemade noodles? read more

Service was ok. The noodle portion is small for the price that they charge however the soup dumpling is very tasting.

Friday nite, we were served a bloody lemongrass wingette. Told server and she picked up chicken to observe running blood, only to comment, " I bring you back only one chicken wing, ok!" Waited over an hour for fried vegetable rice. When asked, why soo long, manager or owner said, "We real busy!" I cancelled our order, waiter was very cold toward me and my date. Place bill on table and walked away. Never will go back. The experience casted a cloud over China Town restaurants for me. read more

This is my favorite sushi place in town! The Combination Platter A and B are great for those who want to try sushi and don't want to overpay. I am their regular customer at least 2x a month for the past 5 years. The service is ok. Sometimes when it is busy you may have to wait a little but that's the way it is. Don't risk going to other places where the waitress is throwing knives at your table and at the end she requests 20% tip(it really happened to me once when I was out with my friends. I will never come back to that restaurant on the corner across Hing Kee Phohung)! Overall Hing Kee Phohung is definitely worth trying!!!! Highly recommend. read more

Hand made noodles and xiao long bao, Hing Kee is your place to go in Chinatown.

This is my favorite place in Chinatown! You have to try the soup dumplings...omg! There are two floors to this place, but sometimes only the first floor is open. Go here! read more

The xiao long bao here is worth coming for. There's a nice amount of soup inside; the skin is chewy; there's a good amount of filling. Everything else was hit or miss. I came here less than 2 weeks ago and I already forgot what I had eaten. Honestly there aren't that many occasions where poor service affects my opinion of a restaurant. I tend to side with the waiter/waitress. Hing Kee wasn't a terrible experience...it's just unreliable service doesn't add much to incredibly forgettable food. After we were seated, two different waitresses took turns coming to our table for our order...literally giving us 2/3 minutes before each visit. Then after we were given our food, they promptly both disappeared and we had to flag other waiters down throughout the meal. The check took literal ages to get. On top of that, our shao mai filling was undercooked. Not just medium rare pork, portions of the meat were actually still raw. The waiter who handled it gave us a new order, explaining that there was a new cook, but it took way too long just to get someone's attention. Its unfortunate when you remember the service more than you remember the food. read more

I come to this place often with my husband, it's very good, the service is great. We usually get the noodle soups my favorite one is the fatty beef one and my husband like the oxtail soup. For entrees we get the combination fried rice, beef and broccoli and orange chicken. The sushi there is good and their dumplings as well, the only thing that I don't like is when the ladies making the dumplings in the front, eat in front of everyone! Other than that this place is great. read more

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Delicious hand pulled noodles in China town! I will be back for more.

AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL service!!! Only reason I gave two stars is because their soup dumplings are delicious. We hard a party of 5 people and the waiter forgot two of our orders. Then would never check up on us until we tried to flag him down which took awhile. He also spilled hot coffee on my friend, didn't apologize, and expected him to pay for the coffee still. WHAT?! read more

Xiao long bao is good but my favorite is the the spicy lamb soup. The dan dan noodle is also very good. Service is authentic so lower the expectation and just enjoy the food. read more

Came here after seeing ABC Hungry Hound Steve Dolinsky's mug on the window. Not sure what he ate but it sure wasn't what I ate. I had a bowl of wonton & egg noodle soup along with shui mai. The wonton was literally half pork and the other half a shrimp. Normally, the shrimp is chopped and mixed with the pork so you get the melding of the surf & turf tastes but Hing Kee's version either is all shrimp or all pork--even if you try to chew it together. It's just weird. Soup broth was average. The shui mai was all pork--no shrimp at all--which was also weird. My kid happened to like it that way but that's not authentic shui mai. Just a mouthful of ground pork. While Cai garnishes the top of their shui mai with roe, Hing Kee's shui mai just stares at you with its dull gray pork top. Service was typical Chinese, I guess, where they never refill your water unless you ask. Didn't get the xiao long baos just b/c it was pricey ($8-9, which is $2 more than their NYC equivalents, and I'm guessing also not as good as the NYC equivalents). Sushi looked like a lot of rice in the menu photos, so didn't get that either. I guess I could've gotten their hand-pulled noodles but even if that was great, a place that has one great item and the rest is below par isn't my kind of place. All in all, fairly disappointing for a place with Dolinsky's face grinning at you. read more

I've been here a lot of times there service is pretty good. I usually come here for their sushi. To me there sushi are so far the best in Chinatown. There isn't good sushi in Chinatown besides this one. I like how the chef adds a good amount of avocado. Their price is awesome for sushi! I also tried their Pho. It was decent compared to other places in Chinatown. Hing Kee is definitely a place where you would want to eat at! SMILEY FACE :D read more

Our family has been coming since they first opened their door and before the big muscular guy was on the scene. A few waiters have worked here since it opened and know my family so well that they immediately inquire if one of us is absent for whatever reason. We got hooked by Hing Kee because we grew unsatisfied with Joy Yee's quality (Just dined there two weeks ago and could not believe how horrible JY has become). The best part is to have Sushi and noodle in one meal - what a paradise! We have tried virtually every thing on their menu. The stir-fry dishes are average. We like the special Mei-Cai Pork in a bun (Taiwanese style), the best in Chinatown. Their Vietnamese noodle offerings are so good that are actually better than some places on Argyle. Sure, the Lai-Mein is a great addition. Another secret is that they will split the large mug of fruit smoothie into two smaller orders (you can not just order the smaller one, I think) with an extra one dollar. They have been doing this for years for my two girls because there is no way they can consume that huge mug. No wonder my kids are their biggest fans - they want to go to Hing Kee for their birthday, in spite of the fact that we eat there almost every other week. read more

The sushi was good and the home/hand made noodles was superb. I ordered the red bean bubbles too but in the end the guy threw it out accidentally :( and the table next to us walked out?!! so service is not the greatest but the food offered a must try like the seafood or beef braised noodle ... YuM!! read more

I only order delivery and it usually takes about 45 minutes to get here but it's worth the wait. Words can't describe how fresh and delicious the sushi is. I almost suspect that they kill the fish only after I place my order. Party Platter A is my personal favorite for 2-3 people. read more

Super tasty! Every bowl of fresh pulled noodles I have tried here has been really really good. The menu is huge, and filled with all kinds of interesting and awesome stuff. The salt and pepper egg tofu is delicious, and served piping hot. The double cooked pork is fantastic, and the scallion pancakes are always crisp. I have trouble trying new dishes from their menu because I can't keep myself from ordering the things I have already had - they are so good! The service and atmosphere are fine - if you expect Chinatown service from a Chinatown restaurant, you'll leave happy. And full! read more

I'm a wuss when it comes to Asian food, to be completely honest. I have no idea what's "authentic" and if I'd even want it if it was. So, I pretty much only order very common dishes. I had a coupon for Seamless and decided to use it at Hing Kee. I ordered the dry chili chicken and the sweet and sour chicken (and 2 egg rolls). I thought the egg rolls were fantastic and the breading on the chicken was perfect. The sweet and sour sauce was a deep red, similar to typical red sweet and sour sauce, but the flavors/spices were more complex and I think I spied some mango chunks along with the expected pineapple. The chili chicken was good but the red pepper, or something else in the dish, was very hard so the texture of the dish was kind of strange, like getting peppercorns stuck in your teeth. The negative... I recieved no fortune cookies, condiments, or even a menu with our order and the portions were much smaller than what we'd get for the same price (or less) at any of the other places we normally order from. read more

My favorite won ton noodle soup restaurant in Chinatown!! I have tried their other traditional food and everything I've had here is great. Crab won tons... YUMM! read more

Absolutely terrible service. Went to the restroom while my friends got seated, and they still had no menus or water on their table. Consistently had to ask the waiter for water refills and for condiments. The food was okay, but the service was no good. read more

This place actually has good food and i'd give them four stars if it weren't for the food poisoning from the Dons (Unagi don and etc.). This might sound dumb but I've gotten food poisoning three times from here and i keep coming back... I've just learned not to trust their Japanese food. read more

This "HING KEE" restaurant was the worst service I have ever received actually sorry I didn't receive any service at all. I walked in and was seated accordingly. After being seating I sat and waited for a server, which never came. After multiple servers passing by and not even taking my drink order down. As I was waiting I noticed another group of people walk in and be seated. Their order was taken immediately and their food was served out to them while I had not even got a drink yet. I walked out obviously. Worst service of any restaurant. read more

We went there today. There was a total of four of us. They had some square tables that fits four. they had put two tables together as one table all on the left side of the restaurant against the wall. There was no small table available except one of those tables where they had put two small ones together. We asked to be seated on the big table instead because there were already people sitting there and we would have to "share" the table since it was two small ones put together. They said no we couldn't, so we were squished sitting against the wall with some strangers only a hand away from us. it felt very uncomfortable sitting right next to strangers at the same table while they were eating. Then right after we sat down, they let a group of four sit at the big table when there was a free small table available. Not only did we get a horrible spot, they completely forgot about us and never asked for our order 30 minutes later. And the people who came in right after us and got the big table ordered before we had. we only had tea, no plates or anything. so we just left. Horrible service. read more

I have no IDEA why I decided to try the sushi here. . . I guess I really wanted some sushi and thought ordering a cooked roll couldn't be too bad (I work in japanese restaurants for years). But WOW I never had masago that fishy in my life. The other options on the menu is medicore. . . but would NOT go back. read more

I came home from work late one night and was in the mood for Pho. I ordered pho for pick up. I know it's pho made by a Chinese restaurant, but I wanted to give them a chance... It was one of the worst pho I had ever ate. There was no bean sprout, lime, hoisin sauce, cilantro, or mint. Just a whole bunch of meat and green onions. The soup base was too salty and just plain bad. Can't say much about the other dishes. The best pho is the pho made at home by my friend's mom. If you must have pho at a restaurant, at least opt for Cafe Hoang, it's decent. read more

Came here with a large group of friends to try out their apparently famous hand-made noodles. I was impressed! For 6 bucks, the noodles were soft, bouncy, and came in a substantial portion. That plus the large bowl of soup left me pretty filled. The only downside is, they could've definitely tossed some more veggies and meat in. But hey, it's 6 bucks for dinner, can't complain about that. We also had some of their Japanese fried tofu, which was also pretty good. Soft on the inside, lightly fried on the outside. And when you're done, you can go watch the guy downstairs turn blocks of dough into other people's dinners. read more

You will not be given amazing service. But the noodles. OH THE NOODLES YOU WILL EAT. They even make the white-people food delicious. No grease, just delicious. Do it. Trust me. read more

Disclaimer: I want to apologize to the readers who will be fooled by my one star, I would have picked no star if I could. I rather high school provided lunch than this stuff. I am some what confused about this place. I read some good reviews about this place and thought that I should take my family here to visit. What a serious mistake! It took them 20 minutes to take our order. Now I don't know how people do things in this restaurant (actually now I know since I experienced it), but in other establishments the customers usually get some iced water, hot tea, or get asked if they want any soda. We did not get any of that, I was confused at first but then I asked them to bring us some water and hot tea. It took them 10 minutes to bring us the water and tea...my water didn't even have ice, but it had something else...hair. I immediately told them to change that and bring me a new glass of water. So while I sip my glass that is free of hair and other outside pollutants, I was looking around and realized there was only 2 tables occupied...SO WHY HAVE THEY NOT BRING OUT OUR FOOD YET?! It was another 15 minutes before they brought out my order of Dan Dan Noodle (or more appropriately not spicy noodles with ginger and maybe some meat), my grandmother got a beef noodle soup, my parents got some noodle dishs, and lastly my sister got her Vietnamese spring roll. 1. Dan Dan noodle does not have ginger, and it is suppose to be spicy...it had too much ginger and is about as spicy as sugar. 2. My grandmother had a fly in it (Apparently I won the "get stuff in your food" lottery) 3. My dad thought his noodles were alright, but he could have gotten better in NYC. 4. My mom took a bite of her noodles and refused to eat more. 5. My sister ate her Vietnamese spring rolls...well they are that in name only, it was more like Vietnamese rice wrapper around lettuce. There were three rolls, but two had shrimps and one had just lettuce and noodles. So it's pretty obvious that we were still hungry after barely touching our food. We asked for the check so we can go somewhere else. Well it took them 10 more minutes to do that. When I looked at the receipt, I saw they already took the liberty to add a 15% tip. So I got up and asked for the owner of the place so I can complain, however the owner was not there so I talked to the "manager" and I told her that the service was terrible, the food had bugs and hair and I have no desire to give them a single dollar of tip. Further more, I told her I was confused why they had the audacity to put the tip on there. She said "Oh we charge people when there is a group of more than five." (those are her exact words) I was actually confused a bit because I have no idea where the one extra person came from since my group had FIVE PEOPLE! NOT SIX, NOT FOUR, BUT FIVE! So I told her that I had five people and not more, and she responded "yes we charge for groups of more than five". At that point I wanted to actually slap her for her idiocy, but I kept my cool and was like, yea listen I am not paying you anything so take that off or I am just bouncing and not paying a dime. She finally agreed to take the tip off but as she does it, she rolled her eyes at me, and as she was redoing the check she started to loudly say my orders in a mocking way. I really really wanted to flip out on her at this point, but as a guy it would not have been appropriate. So I just paid whatever new amount and I took my family out of that failure hell hole of a restaurant. Afterward I just took them to another place and the food was better. So summary: 1. Terrible food 2. Terrible food and drinks infested with bugs and hair 3. Terrible service 4. Rude manager 5. The Chicago Sanitation people need to come here and inspect the place. Conclusion: I rather eat Mcdonalds than at Hing Kee. read more

This is now my go-to place for soup dumplings and noodles. If you want something off the beaten path with delicious food, this is the place to be! They make the dumplings and noodles in house, there's a guy at the front rolling the dough and banging the s*** out of it. I don't know what he's doing, but the dishes come out steamy and delish! The soup dumplings (aka xiao long bao) actually have soup in them unlike most places! After eating here, I don't waste my time anywhere else if I'm in the mood for dumplings or noodles. The only downside is that the place is small, bit cramped, but hey, I'm there for the food and don't mind meeting some new friends while I'm at it. read more

Texture was slimy and repulsive. I ordered Beef Pho and the beef was largely just slimy, chewy fat. I also ordered Chicken Wonton Soup and it took me several forced bites to discover it was actually shrimp wonton with sliced chicken pieces at the bottom. You should mention there are pieces of shrimp in there on the menu! Texture was also grotesque. My friend ordered shrimp and beef vermicelli, it was decent. I had Beef Pho from Bahn Mi the other day (I happen to live across the street) and it was delicious. So no, not my first time having pho. read more

Awseme noodle soup, best in Chicago, recommended to everyone, great service, will be back on a regular basis.

Thee place to go for the best food in town. The atmosphere is pleasant and they have the best taro drink! Love this place, oh very friendly service too! read more

The Soup Dumplings are to die for at this place. All of the homemade dumplings and noodles are so fresh and delicious. If you're having a bad day and want some good comfort food to soothe yourself you can't go wrong with any of the homemade dumplings and noodles, served by very pleasant and patient wait staff. This is my go to place when I need homemade noodle and dumpling therapy. read more

Hing Kee Restaurant - Soup Dumplings with assorted sauces at Hing Kee. Yum! - Vietnamese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The food is absolutely delicious. The pork belly cooked in soy sauce is my favorite. They have a good selection of dumplings, sushis and rolls as well. However, I do not like the service in here. The waitresses are somewhat rude. They rush you in your order and can't even properly explain to us the food we were asking about. When serving the food, they just put the food right away on your table without even bothering asking who's which. And they all really seem in a very rush and hasty attitude. Such a shame for they have delicious food but I don't think I'll ever come back again. read more