I grew up in Uptown and I have been going to this place for YEARS, since they were located across the street underneath the Red Line. I really believe that they have the BEST fried rice I've ever had. I always get the combo rice, spicy. There are huge chunks of beef, and the shrimp are always the jumbo shrimp, which is rare for Chicago chinese restaurants. The people that work there always remember me, and ask me how I've been. They recently opened up their Vietnamese portion of the restaurant, and I am a huge fan of their spring rolls (no pork, thank you) and their Pho.... this place just keeps getting better. I hope they are around forever! read more

Hing Wang lives up to the hype of having the best fried rice in town. Without fail, I order the spicy chicken fried rice every time. It's so good that I honestly order it close to once a week. Prices are great (even with the increase for COVID) and the portions are massive. A large fried rice feeds my fiancé and I for dinner with enough left for leftovers the next day. read more

Large portions but not an overly large menu. Decent food, but kinda meehhh, nothing special. I thought the prices were kinda on the high side but felt that was offset since the portions were pretty big. Oh, and CASH ONLY! read more

Oh, yeah. This is the real deal American Chinese! Cash only, bulletproof glass turny thing to get your order, and fresh, hot, not too greasy but greasy enough delicious food. BBQ pork fried rice with big chunks of pork was a stand out, but egg rolls and beef dishes also great. This is the place! read more

My experience is that I cannot understand what the hype is about regarding their spicy fried rice for one thing. Also $14 for a large is ridiculous. I ordered a large mushroom very spicy. They gave me spicy but if it wasn't for that it would be so bland. It didn't contain onions, eggs or bean sprouts often found in fried rice either. I took a few bites and threw it away. My order contained a soda so my order came to $15. Plus I didn't even get soy sauce. read more

Today was my first time coming here and it will be my last. Rude customer service and there was a pebble in my chicken fried rice. Not even going to bother to finish it. read more

Hing Wang Restaurant - This was in my chicken fried rice. Looks like a pebble from a fish tank or something. First and last time coming to this place. - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I am not kidding you. This place is fantastic. I love the spicy shrimp fried rice and the bbq pork fried rice. The spicy is a little too spicy for me, but it's where most of the flavor is, so I get both and mix. You can also get the spicy sauce on the side if you're unsure. Also, the wings are absolutely delicious. I moved away from this neighborhood and now drive over 30 minutes past probably 15 other similar places to order from here. Plus it's very reasonably priced. read more

Good Good Good! I tried this restaurant last year and I've been going back at least once a week! Fried rice, egg fo young, spicy beef hay you can't go wrong. Customer service is great oh they only take CASH! That's the only thing I can complain about read more

I've been associated with Truman College and uptown for about a decade now. I went there for high school and some college courses and I also lived on Thorndale and Broadway for a bit so Hing Wang is one of those restaurants I can claim to be intimately familiar with. And when I say intimately I'm talking about watching the sun rise, making it eggs for breakfast kinda intimate. So please believe me when I say this as I say it with a pure heart and honest tongue: Hing Wang has the best fried rice ever made anywhere ever in the history of everything both future and past. The combination fried rice has beef, chicken and shrimp and is meaty and delicious, greasy and everything bad for you. It's so damn good. It's an embarrassing gigantic portion stuffed into a takeout box and then stapled shut just to keep the steaming and awesome contents contained. You can order it in varying degrees of spicy from "no spicy" to "little spicy" all the way up to an almost unbearable "extra spicy." My choice is "regular spicy." *** EDIT EDIT EDIT *** Below I originally reported that Hing Wang had closed and that you were all out of fucking luck and too bad. But OMG I was wrong! Hing Wang relocated ACROSS THE STREET from their former location and into a larger space. I stopped in last week and let me tell you - the fried rice is still absolutely fantastic. I was a fool for missing it when I drove past before but I urge everyone reading this - GO THERE NOW AND EAT. I don't care if you're performing CPR on kittens, trying to save a drowning old person... whatever. Go to Hing Wang and eat their fried rice for me. Do me that little favor. Mkay? *** EDIT EDIT EDIT OVER *** So what's the catch, you're asking yourself right now. Well, Hing Wang is closed. I don't know when and I don't know how but we drove past not too long ago and it was a different business now. Hing Wang is no more and I'm still grieving as I've sent person after person to Hing Wang, converting them to "Wangism," my made up religion revolving around our shared worship of their combination fried rice. All us Wangists now wander the streets aimlessly, ever searching for something to replace our beloved deity. Will there ever be fried rice better than Hing Wang's combination fried rice? Fuck no. There can't be. And for that I'll never smile again. read more

I stopped by here with a group of friends during a short break at school because it was close by. This is a Viet and Chinese restaurant, but the selection is predominantly Chinese food. They do offer Pho, but that is about it for the Viet section. Like others said, this is a place you only want to come when there is light outside. It is located by a really bad area. When we got here, it was pretty busy around 12pm on a Friday. The line moved pretty fast and I decided to order the Spicy Pepper Steak Lunch Special that comes with chicken fried rice and an egg roll. The Pepper Steak had a weird texture and it tasted nothing like the one's I am accustomed too. It had a weird mixed of spiciness and sweetness flavor to it. The fried rice was not bad and more importantly it is not bland. I took a bite of the egg roll, but it was just okay. The service here is pretty bad for the most part. You do not feel welcome and I got that vibe that they do not really care for their customers because they already have their set customer based from the location. read more

I don't know what kind of drugs they're putting in the fried rice, but I want more. Don't let the negative comments derail you from coming here. I don't know what went wrong with their order but make sure you try their rice!! I usually get spicy combination rice and have also ordered everything in the combination rice separately. The rice is beyond tasty. It is immaculate. I've also ordered their smoothie. Pineapple mixed with mango. It's very satisfying especially in a hot summers day. I don't order it as much anymore because 1. They took away the bar. 2. I only ever have enough cash for rice when I'm out there. I've had their crab Rangoon and also their vegetable egg roll. It's delicious and hot. Those are the only things I order from this place although I'm sure everything else tastes good. Every chance I get to be on that side of Chicago, I definitely make sure to stop by. The only annoying thing about this restaurant is they only take cash!! They have an ATM machine inside to take care of that problem read more

Hell yes. Their friend rice is the bomb!!! Absolutely delicious, and pleasantly huge portions! Will be back for sure. Thank you!

I have a very fond memories of eating simple yet good fried rice from small hole in the wall restaurants in south side Chicago growing up. I've been looking for something similar but hadn't had too much success. I came across Hing Wang on yelp and decided to give it a try since they are self proclaimed "Best fried rice in Town." I got shrimp fried rice the spicy version and bbq pork fried rice with out the spice. Some of the reviewer said the spicy version is too spicy for them so I figured I can mix the two if it is too spicy. I guess the flavor profile is ok. Well seasoned fried rice without too much grease or soy sauce. I liked the spicy level and didn't think it was overwhelming. The texture of the rice was a little bit too dry for my taste but not too bad. I preferred the bbq pork rice although the size of the shrimp was impressive in the shrimp fried rice and not the tiny little brine shrimp you find in most other Chinese restaurants. So I would have to say although it was vaguely reminiscent of the food I had years ago, it clearly lacked something that I couldn't quite pin point. Perhaps it lacked eggs and veggies. Maybe the rice was too al dente. Whatever the reason, it made me want to continue on this search for the perfect fried rice of my yesteryears. read more

Best Fried rice in the city and large portions! Everything else on the menu is just ordinary. Don't come here if you want good customer service. I usually call ahead for pick up it takes 15 mins and it's delicious. read more

It's the best fried rice I've ever had. It really is, but every time I come here I'm reminded how rude the owner is. I'm a friendly person and she just doesn't care about her customers. You'll never get a "thank you" or a "how's it going". I've dumped a lot of money on rice here, but she really needs to get out of the business if she's going to act so miserable. read more

Best fried rice. And other dishes are also great but the rice...yeah, I'm addicted. Service is great. Always quick and on time. No complaints. Cash only read more

Kind of pricey. Cash only. Everything is spice-optional. Everything. Really meaty fried rice-- I got the combo. Taste is above average. Chicken wings are above average as well. read more

All reviewers for Hing Wang are right when they say this is an excellent restaurant. It is a little hole in the wall (predominately carryout) chinese restaurant that is a little known secret. Order the fried rice (veggie, plain, combo, shrimp or chicken) - You will not regret it! It is so tasty. Try it medium spicy. I found out about it when I was a student at Truman College and I would go here at least twice a week. It is hands down the best fried rice I ever tasted. The egg foo young, subgum and chicken broccoli are all good too. I usually take it to go, but be prepared for people asking you for change if you choose to dine in. The restaurant is located on Wilson across the street from Truman College in the evolving Uptown neighborhood, the future home of Target is right around the corner. Also, a 7 Eleven just opened a few feet away a few weeks ago. read more

This place is okay. I've stopped here a few times after work with co-workers. The location is huge, and it looks like they might have live music sometimes? It's cheap, and they have pretty quick service, but it's nothing to write home about. Like other reviewers have said, there are so many other options nearby that this place is never my first option. read more

With so many Thai restaurants on the north side, it's hard to find a good Chinese food restaurant when you are looking for one. Well today, I really had a taste for shrimp fried rice. I thought about Mei Shung on Broadway @ Catalpa, but the rice wasn't memorable. Next, I thought about trekking to Young's Chinese (Ashland/Irving Park), but I found their rice to be a bit salty. Then I remembered my friend (a Chicago native) mentioning a place on Wilson that has THE best spicy fried rice, which I had never heard of. I figured that I'd give it a shot since it was on the way to my nail salon. Hing Wang is on Wilson, near Broadway--definitely a daylight only, get in/get out type of neighborhood. So I went in with the intention of getting my food and getting out of there. Apparently everyone else had the same idea in mind, because the place was noticeably empty. You can tell that it used to be a carryout only place, because all of the patrons got their food to go. I ordered a small shrimp fried rice, non-spicy, from a lady who was eating sunflower seeds at the front counter. Gross. Before completing my order, I took a quick peek at the chefs to see if they were eating on the job too, and was relieved to see them all busy at work (not spreading their saliva all over the place while cracking nut shells). My food was ready in about 10 minutes. I took my bag to the car and opened the visibly stuffed box to find very fresh, steamy hot fried rice with the right amount of shrimp, egg, green onions, and bean sprouts. A lot of Chinese food places put small shrimp in their rice, but not Hing Wang. The shrimp were medium sized and plenty in number. Very satisfying. Glad I didn't waste my time with the other foods (like the Vietnamese food). Did I find my go-to place for fried rice? I don't know. The rice was a bit on the salty side, but that might be a Chicago thing. (I now what you're thinking. For the record, my taste buds are fine. I had some some shrimp fried rice from my favorite spot in Los Angeles, and it wasn't salty. ) I might go back and try the spicy rice...when it's light out...get in/get out. read more

I love the fried rice here. Best place in town for it. I usually get it spicy. Sometimes it's better to sacrifice ice service for taste. It can get real busy. They'll have alot of customers regardless what other reviewers say. They don't take credit cards anymore. Cash only! read more

Unlike the somewhat decent Viet Bowl, with which Hing Wang shares space and a menu, the Chinese food at this restaurant is awful. I'm not sure why so many people are fans of the fried rice, since when I ordered it as part of a lunch special it was dry, bland, and thoroughly mediocre. The pepper steak that came with the rice was covered in a gelatinous brown sauce that completely overwhelmed the other ingredients. While I requested that my order be made spicy, I couldn't detect even a bit of actual heat. I'm not a fan of Americanized Chinese food in general, and don't really expect much from a restaurant like this, but by any standard this is just terrible. If you go to this place, just order from the Vietnamese side of the menu, get the pho, and have a filling and flavorful meal as opposed to a disaster. The egg roll was nice, though. read more

Owners are extremely rude but I won't lie the food is good. If they were more appealing I'll probably eat here more often but I just can't stand to spend money and be treated like they are doing me a favor. read more

NASTY! Very unsanitary!!! I ordered my food he grabed my money, gave me my change & turned around started making the food. Grabbing some vegetables and putting in in the frying pan after touching money. Gross!!! Cancelled my order & walked out! Won't never go back! read more

Love their fried rice; however, last time I went in I saw one of the owners trying to kill a cockroach. She was screaming so loud like if the roach was going to eat her. Even one of the customers that was waiting had to stepped in because she was so afraid. The city needs to inspect this place again. Of course I didn't ordered anything after that incident, I just left. Never coming back. P.S. Owners are rude! read more

This is one of my favorite Chinese restaurants. They fill up everything as much as possible so you really get a bang for your buck! Good flavor all around and food is made fast. I haven't tried too much off their menu since I'm only there for their rice. Make sure you have cash and don't wait too long to place an order because they close early. Can't say much about their customer service since I only do carry out, but don't expect good customer service since there's not that many workers in the front. Still a great place to get a quick bite if you're on the go! read more

They have some of the best Shrimp fried rice I've ever had!! The shrimp are a nice size and are thoroughly cleaned (which is rare in neighborhood chinese restaurants)! Egg rolls are good but beef fried rice was pretty bad, meat tasted weird and was cut too thick..eww gross! Also, cash only which sucks. read more

Best spicy shrimp fried rice I have ever tasted in life. I have been going to Hing Wang since I was kid. I also have never ordered anything else lol. I do not go for the customer service and I have never sat down to eat in the restaurant and I don't need to. If the only thing they had on the menu was the fried rice they would still stay in business forever. read more

Somehow my life revolves around Uptown and even though I don't live there, I keep on coming back, either out of my own free will, or kicking and screaming in the arms of others. Let it be known that on my own, Hing Wang is not a place I would not normally step into. For starters it's right next to a SRO. What's an SRO, you might ask? It stands for "single room occupancy," a nicer name given to a transient hotel, which explains what type of crowd you will be seeing in and around the place. Never mind that Truman College is across the street. Crossing Wilson is night and day in terms of environment and the people you encounter. So my friend and I who are taking an accounting class together and need dinner before heading to Truman to study. She suggests we check out Hin Wang instead of going to Popeye's, which is our normal eatery of choice. I look at the crowd standing around the entrance, and look at her, thinking she's nuts. Personally I'd rather goto Popeyes (yes, call me a hypocrite for putting up with Popeye's, and the assorted adventures that go on there, but hey, i've been going there for awhile and feel comfortable eating while a pair of cops are patting down a suspect against the window outside, while a verbal crowd inside are throwing obscene-laden insults towards the cops, chicken in hand and food in mouth). The seating space is bigger than the narrow store front suggests. Tables line the walls, while a counter with stools runs across the front windows. You place your order at the rear counter, where you can plainly see the food being cooked in some mean looking industrial strength equipment. The sound of food sizzling intermingles with the sound of people coming in and out, while a tv was sounding out the five o'clock hour newscasts. The menu is reasonably priced, and watching other patrons pick up their food, the portions are huge. Some of the staff looked as grizzled as the patrons, but moved around between cooking stations, the counter, and the back in a no nonsense fashion. We placed an order for the combo fried rice and some chicken wings and took a seat while our food was being prepared. We sat near the window, away from the other patrons, most of whom were giving my friend and I somewhat hostile looks as we walked by. When the food is ready, the order number is called. Wow. I haven't seen fried rice that looked or smelled so good in a long time. And the chicken wings were huge. As for taste, well I thanked my friend for dragging me to the place. When ordering the fried rice, you have your choice of regular or hot. Go for the hot. It isn't overly spicy, but it adds a nice zing to the dish. As for the chicken wings- greasy, oil, somewhat meaty, tasty, and on the whole, bad for your long term health. So once I started eating, and became comfortable with the atmosphere, that included dirty looks, two solicitation for spare change, and people you know can't afford a meal looking in the window, I began to appreciate my standing in life. And hostility goes two ways. I noticed many well-to-do residents walk by the window and look in with a look of disapproval. Then their look would change when they noticed the two of us, decently dressed, sitting near the window. As the kitchen slowed down, and the sizzling, and cooking noise stopped, one the counter workers played a slow, blues sounding tune on his guitar. By this time 5:30 had rolled around and the national news kicked in, the lead story about a faltering economy, falling stock market, and dismal economic outlooks, and the music played on, as my friend and I quietly discussed life, and other patrons huddled around their respective dishes. By the time we left, no one was speaking, everyone kept to themselves, the music stopped, and someone had muted the tv. As I was walking out I concluded that yes, the meal was good. Yes I would come here again. And yes, I should feel blessed and lucky to be able to pick and choose where and what I want to eat. And yes, tough times are back. Pros: Cheap, affordable, greasy. A true hole in the wall. Cons: Location, other patrons can offer silent hostility. To Sum It Up: Check your pretensions in this area of Uptown. No matter what your situation in life is, if you are reading this, chances are your problems are trivial compared to some of the people that sat around me. If your only Uptown experience has been a night at the Green Mill and a concert at the Riv, then hailing a cab to go elsewhere, this may not be for you. read more

Oh my. You must try the chicken fried rice. I felt like I was in China Town! Also pretty great that they have a bar in the establishment. Don't go if you don't have cash on you.. they don't accept debit/credit which I learned the hard way read more

Some of the best fried rice I have ever had, hands down. I did not enjoy the entree dishes (chicken and beef) It reminded me a lot of mall Chinese food. Due to this, I only order the spicy chick or veggie fried rice. I am never disappointed. Cash only and no delivery options. read more

The worst food ever, they take the phone off the hook right before the lunch special ends at 2:30. Of course at 2:31 you can get through for them to tell you the lunch special is over. My co-workers like this place it's horrible to me! read more

The best shrimp fried rice you've ever had, or are about to have, or will have! The smoothies are good too. The 5 stars is for the fried rice because the service blows. Typical for these kind of Asian places. read more

This place has amazing fried rice! Ive been here so many times i cant even count. Its perfect. I always get the combination fried rice extra spicy:) Soooo yummy. They dont skimp on anything. A small is filling but a large is what i usaully get..trust me you'll want more the next day so get the large. I havent tried anything else on the menu so i cant tell you if its good or not. Get the fried rice its what everyone goes there for.. you wont be disapointed with it. Make sure to bring CASH because i believe they dont except cards anymore. Enjoy! read more

My favorite go to for the best fried rice in the city egg foo young and crab ragoons super yums

Awesome rice.....Been a loyal costumer since 1993...I absolutely love it

Best fried rice in Uptown, huge portion. Money worth spent

It was ok. I've had worse, but I've definately had better. Some of the other reviews recommend dishes that don't seem to exist anymore. We had orange chicken and chicken broccoli. I don't recommend the orange chicken. The service was very poor, and they made us pay for water & we skipped the fortune cookies, b/c they wanted us to pay for those, too. I won't be going back. read more

The rice is good, if you don't mind getting the worst service ever. It's been twice they've lost my order while I'm waiting for it. Between the guy playing guitar and the women talking to each other while "taking" your order, it's easy to see why they would lose a simple order of rice. I'm never going back to that place again! read more

Yum! Love the egg foo young. The sauce is addictive.