Usually get the salt/pepper fish fillet, fried japanese tofu, thousand island pork chop. A lot of the dishes are pretty solid and clean. Portions seemed to have gotten a bit smaller than when I first started going a few years ago. Because of this I've started expanding to other places, but Ken Kee still delivers a quick, fresh, and relatively cheap meal. read more

The four stars is for the Japanese tofu with king mushrooms. The picture doesn't do it any justice. Sooo good! The other plate was the chinese spinach, it was bland, had to toss it in my Japanese tofu with King mushrooms to add in some flavor. read more

A well-rounded restaurant offering all sorts of Chinese food that never fails to keep me and my family coming back. While Chinatown has endless restaurants this is one of the few we mutually like and for years we've been ordering our favorites and occasionally trying new things. The menu is vast! I really like the peapod tips cooked with garlic as a side and there's no where else I'd have some seafood congee. There's just one problem with the place- for a while they were using two sets of menus with the same items but featured different prices. You have to be careful that your tab matches what you ordered in case they're still using both, otherwise you might find yourself paying for more. Don't be afraid to call them out on it too; we've done it a few times in the past. read more

Great for some Chinese comfort food, i.e. congee. Have a broad menu of options, fair prices and quick service. Plus they are open until midnight which is nice. read more

Dined in a couple times and tried different dishes each time I went...the first time, the chicken wings were not even cooked and the beef with broccoli was extra salty. The second time, I only stopped by to give it another try (months later). I tried the szechuan shrimp dish, which was good but it only contains six of them and rest is simply peppers and onions. Same goes for the kung pao beef (barely any beef, mostly peppers and yes, still salty as the first time). Service is friendly but inattentive...and I think it's very unprofessional to be laughing at customers just because they aren't their own race. Won't be coming back. read more

Went here for the first time today after reading all the reviews. Cheap prices for sure for a lot of food; however I think I just ordered the wrong dish. I did get an egg roll for a appetizer, which was great. For my entree, I ordered the sea eel atop a bed of plentiful and tasty fried rice. My complaint and the reason I gave 2 stars was that relative to other eel I've had (I'm obsessed with sushi), this cut was extremely fatty. In fact, I didn't really taste the meat part of it at all b/c of how thin the cut was, so it basically tasted like skin and fat. Not so great for a meal! read more

Nice little joint in the heart of Chinatown with brisk business. When we arrived we had to wait a few minutes for a table to open up, on a Saturday around 3 PM. The fried tofu is outstanding, but not enough to make a meal. The short ribs have a tasty sauce, sort of a barbecue flavor with an Asian twist - and I love the onions that liberally cover the ribs - but the meat wasn't cooked to my satisfaction, just a little too chewy. The wide flat noodles with shrimp hit the mark however, and the red bean bubble coconut drink was a nice way to finish the meal as we walked back to the train station on a hot afternoon. read more

My hairdresser recommended this restaurant and I am glad I tried it. I ordered the Won Ton soup - my daughter really liked it. Also ordered the sticky rice with Chinese sausage, Shrimp/Pork fried rice and the Spicy Chicken wings - yep, my eyes were hungrier than my stomach! Everything was very yummy - the restaurant was quite busy at 730pm - I had to wait about 20mins for my take out order. read more

When I came to Chinatown, I used to go down Wentworth and eat by whatever caught my eye. Now, I gravitate towards the Chinatown Plaza, which is much more cozy. Overwhelmed by the selection of restaurants, I consulted Yelp. Enter nearby Ken Kee, not the fanciest looking restaurant I have ever seen, but it was unique and modern. It was rather crowded for dinnertime at around six in the evening, but unlike many Chinese restaurants, the customers were overwhelmingly East Asian all speaking their native languages instead, a sign the food here is authentic. When I walked in, I noticed a clipboard facing the customers. I assume regulars know to write their name, but I'm neither sure nor did I ask, because the waitress pointed to my seat for one in less than two minutes. No lousy Chinese music playing, just the relaxing buzz of the customers' conversations, the waitress delivered a free hot tea and my menu rather than pressuring me to buy a drink that charges for each refill, I relaxed and got plenty of time to look over the rather large and neatly categorized menu, complete with real photos of each meal instead of those flashy closeups you see on other restaurants menus that do not resemble anything like how the meal appears when it arrives at your table. Based on the reviews, I knew that anything with the black bean sauce was amazing, so I ordered the chicken with black bean and rice noodles. In less than 10 minutes, my food was on my table and looked even better than in the photo. My first bite was of a food I absolutely hate: green bell peppers. I hate them becaue they're always overcooked until they're as soft as boiled squash, but at Ken Kee, they were still crisp and therefore tasty. I'm not going to say I was suddenly in love with bell pepper, but it didn't subtract from the meal. Shocked my first bite was spicy and afraid I would have to muscle through the rest of the meal, my second bite shocked me even more, since it was not. It wasn't until my fifth bite that I actually tried the chicken and asked myself why I was using the spoon instead of chopsticks. I grabbed the disposable sticks and wondered how eating chicken with chopsticks suddenly made this taste American. I took another bite, and as you can imagine at this point, I was satisfied that each bite had different flavors. I discovered the rice noodles were a bed sitting below the mutli-flavored goodness. I then noticed the famous black bean that made this delicious sauce and decided to try the miniture on its own. Unlike the black beans I eat at Mexican restaurants, this one was much smaller and packed with such a sour and savory flavor, unlike the sweet dishes I usually find at non-authentic restaurants. I was so happy a dish focused how well it would pack its punch on flavor rather than masking everything with sweetness. I wasn't full when I finished, but I'm a big eater. I saw the lemon tangerine tea was a tip on foursquare and decided to try it, sweet but tangy. Considering unique flavor is why I wanted an authentic restaurant, that is what I wanted. I had room for more, so I tryed the spicy, sour shrimp soup the waitress was more than happy to make me without pork, since I can't have pork. Again, the soup focused on flavors instead of masking everything in heat. As I can tell, the food here all does that, and Ken Kee is a must try when in Chinatown, especially for those who enjoy sour foods or those who really like trying something different. read more

I give this place a 3 star because it is a bit pricey and not as clean as a restaurant should be. However, they did remodel the restaurant about half a year ago and since then, the decor seems a lot better than before, but nevertheless, its not as clean with respect to unwanted insects running around here and there. Food is good though. I get my fix here for some chinese food. Service can be better, but they weren't rude though. Some servers, one female in particular, can be a bit terse when it comes to describing a dish. I guess to keep it short, she wasn't very helpful. read more

I've been to Ken Kee a few times over the years and think it's great! I always get the sticky rice with chinese sausage and dried shrimp which never fails to please. We're talking about a really savory pile of rice, meat, and shrimp which is totally satisfying and almost a meal for two. read more

The Japanese Tofu dish was the best comparing with similar dishes I had before. Highly recommend it. read more

I made the stupid error of ordering off the large, fancy full-color menu that was sent in the mail and not checking Yelp first, bad mistake. The food was the blandest Chinese I've had in Chicago. We ordered three dishes including Kung Pao Chicken and all three were tasteless. Meat seemed cheap and rubbery, sauces had zero flavor. Beef dish tasted like oysters. Big portions, but horrible food. Skip it. read more

Knee how! A hidden jade in Chinatown. Ken Kee has fabulous, finger lickin Lobster with Ginger lunch for $17.95! Topped with a cup of won ton soup to die for. Listed as "the authentic Hong Kong style restaurant." The menu needs to be eaten through. A must. Zai Chen. Can't wait. read more

Awesome egg rolls. TERRIBLE service. Very rude staff. Will definitely not return. They lost our business for good.

I recently ate here and have mixed feelings. The atmosphere was nice, prices were good, and portion size was good. My only issue was I tried the curry chicken and orange chicken, and I didn't care for the texture of the chicken or that it was in cubes. I tasted my friend's vegetable fried rice, and it was good, that's what I would order if I were to come back. I think anything but chicken should be good. read more

Well, good HK style food! HOwever, the drink is quite terrible.

Tasty dishes :D but small portions D: Sake fried fish is worth the price. The sauce just keeps me going back for more rice :P A good place to go when you want to sample lots of different flavors. Definitely recommended :D But yeah, hit the loo somewhere else. Naaaasty toilet. read more

They had remodeled Ken Kee and made it look pretty nice inside. I'm not sure when it occurred, but I think it is a pleasant atmosphere. Still very crowded and hard to navigate through, but it is ok. I would have given more stars due to past experiences but during our most recent visit a few weeks ago, the food was so salty. We had jellyfish for an appetizer, which was not cold enough and way too salty. I typically don't order it, but that night, I wanted to try theirs. We also order fish in sake sauce which again was too salty. We also had a bowl of some wonton dumpling noodles, wich was ok. Along with that, the service was kind of subpar. Ken Kee has always been one of my last choices to go to for a quick Chinatown meal and after my last visit, I'm not sure if I'll ever go back. read more

Nothing too unusual on the Hong Kong style menu, but everything is prepared very, very well. I've never been disappointed in any of the wide ranging things I've ordered here. Service is always dependable and fast. You will leave happy! read more

Got there about an hour before close but they were totally cool and the food was fantastic! I will be back again if it is always this great, had the combo fried rice; awesome! read more

I've been to Ken Kee for yrs (can't remember how long, but for a long long time). I love their foods. All authentic Chinese Food from Hong Kong, include the wonton noodles, congee, all stir fry dishes and the drinks... there's nothing bad here, i pretty much like anything they have to offer and everything is very tasty... It's a drive to get down to chinatown but it's always a fun trip when I'm there. I wish I live closer. read more

Can't say i'm a huge fan of the customer service as we've called in many times to place an order for carry out only to find out that they've gotten it wrong. This happened repeatedly. I did, however, enjoy their sweet and sour noodles. Food is decent, but service is lacking. read more

the shrimp with the noodles sauce. And garlic pea tips those are my all time favorite. The food are always fast and yummy. Just only for the last few times they portion go smaller than I expected. read more

This place is still open and it's after midnight on a Sunday- so I guess it's Monday. Food is as good as you'd expect from a Chinatown restaurant after midnight on a Sunday, which is pretty awesome. read more

Excellent, much better flavor than most, catering to a heavily upscale Chinese crowd, that knows the difference between authentic and Americanized Chinese food. read more

It's more of a 3.5 star if half star was available. I had the watercress and pork soup (which was light, tasty, and not overly salty) and ong choi with fermented bean curd and jalapeños (which tasted ok, not the best I have had). I give 4 star to the soup and 3 to the sauté greens. I visited them around 4PM and the crowd was light. I would go back to try their other dishes. read more

Love this place. I've been eating here for 5 years already. Food is yummy, reasonable prices, right portion. Service is just ok but i don't care!!! They have good food and open late everynight, that's all i want!!!! read more

If you like menus with pictures then you'll love this place. Service is fast and friendly-ish but don't expect a conversation, it gets pretty busy. Everything is very hong kong style, not very spicy, lots of MSG but nevertheless tasty. Noodles with xo sauce is cheap and good, my favorite is the shrimp and egg sauce on top of pan fried rice noodles. Sake sauce fish is also pretty good, very sweet and syrupy. It's worth the drive coming here just for that. If you want gourmet this place is definitely not it. I've been coming here since high school on a high school budget, and I have always gone home full with leftovers. It's a satisfyingly cheap, and open late night, which is great! read more

Ken Kee renovated and it looks amazing! It used to look dull but they added yellow to the walls and I love it! The yellow makes the environment more lively and bright. Kenkee's service isn't amazing but it is still good. I've been their loyal customer for 8 years and their service has improved! They try to seat you right away and once you're seated, they provide you with tea or water. They also have some funny waiters/waitresses like Jason. This place is a great place to chill. Sometimes I come here with my friends just to talk and get some snacks. We usually get the fried man-tou (highly recommended) and the deep fried wanton or fried dumplings. But for meals, I usually get anything with black bean sauce (butter fish with black bean sauce, sizzling chicken in black bean sauce), black pepper sauce (beef ribs in honey and black pepper sauce) or anything with salt and pepper (fish fillet with salt and pepper, shrimp with salt and pepper). My friend always order their orange chicken; I don't see what's so good about it but he's addicted to Kenkee's dish and only orders orange chicken from there because, according to him, other places' orange chicken isn't as delicious as Kenkee's. On the other hand, I have a vegetarian friend and she loves their dishes with Japanese tofu (Japanese tofu with watercress, Japanese tofu with golden mushrooms). Their drinks are delicious! Fruit smoothies or just regular drinks!! I love their papaya mango smoothie, or just mango is good. Their tapicoa is amazing; chewy and sweet. My friends love their red bean drinks. Their favorite is the red and green bean mixed jelly. My mom is from Hong Kong and she likes ordering lemon iced tea and Hong Kong milk tea from here. She says out of all the places in Chinatown, Ken Kee makes those drinks as well as the ones in HK. Haha, as you can tell I love Kenkee and know their menu by heart. They are tasty and authentic. Try it once and if you like it, come back and try other dishes! (: read more

Went there many times, I usually get their ramen or sushi. They are tasty and cheap. I don't know if their ramen is still fresh, but they used to have a guy pulling noodles in front of you. read more

Love the food, a little too salty though. Food came fast but service not good. Asked for extra napkins, had to remind servers 3 times . Price reasonable. read more

Authentic Cantonese food! Reasonable price for the quality. It's my to go restaurant every time I make a trip to the Chinatown.

This was and is the worst chinese food ever!!! I have gone to China and have a Chinese wife and know Chinese food but this was the WORST!!! Save your money and Don't go!!! Very Very BAD!!! read more

I LOVE KEN KEE!! I'm grew up in Hong Kong and found that it's difficult to find a restaurant in US making food close to Hong Kong food. Ken Kee is an exception!! So far, everything tastes very good to me. My favorites are HK style milk tea, HK style lemon tea, pan-fried rice noodle roll with XO sauce, ham-and-egg sandwich, stir fried greens (any kind), Singapore style fried vermicelli, and fish flavor and chicken fried rice. I'm not sure if you like their service. But for me, they are as efficient as the people in HK. And that's what I need when eating in this kind of restaurants. read more

I'm also baffled at the high ratings of this place. Is there really that many people with horrible taste? If I could, I would give this place negative stars. The food was not fresh at all, disgusting on top of that and the service poor. Our waitress took our order and only showed up to give us the check when we were done, never checked up on us in between to ask if we needed anything, if everything was okay, nathan! She hardly spoke English and wasn't friendly or helpful. The worse part is that they add the tip for you. It was only 2 adults and 3 children. And um hello, who said I would tip you that for your horrible service?! So I ordered the Curry Fish Filet there. The curry tasted OLD, very old. I didn't find much fish (if at all) under all of the breading, and they put frozen bag crinkle fries in there! Wth!!? First of all, that's a gross combination and what, I'm supposed to be fooled that those fries were other pieces of fish because they're covered with old curry sauce??! Where those nasty fries someone's leftovers, I don't get it - ?? My daughter ordered some noodles which also weren't fresh. My mom and son, I forgot, but they're food was nasty, old and went unfinished, too. We also ordered smoothies. Those weren't fresh either. Not only do they not use fresh fruit, but the puree that they use clearly tastes old. They (or the waitress) also doesn't know the difference between peach and mango. We ordered two peach smoothies among the rest, and got two old mango puree ones. I could just go on and on about this place - IT SUCKED!!! Don't be fooled by the amount of people that dine there either, they probably think McDonalds food tastes great! read more

Recently went to Ken Kee again. My three year old likes the fish alot. He finished half of the plate with rice.

This place is one of my favorite place in Chinatown. They have very good authentic Hong Kong style food and drinks. Everything taste very delicious here, after going here over 10 times i still havent had a bad experience. "I never expect a good service in Chinatown, just expect great food." try "watermelon and lychee freeze" its so freaking yummy!!!!! read more

Well I was expecting something better, since it looked pretty reputable both inside and out. We ordered real simple-like (Kung-pao chicken, was it??) and then some soup, forgot what it was. Point is, the chicken was bland, and the noodles weren't even fully cooked??! Like there were some parts of the noodles that were dry like those ramen noodle cups when you buy them. Tha feak? White rice was fine. Gotta be impossible to screw up the white rice. Overall, it was subpar. The only decent thing the restaurant has going for it was this fine waiter that was serving us. Yep he was pre--tty good lookin'. I suppose he'll be the only thing I'll ever have to-go in this restaurant. read more

Delicious food, decent portions (True, they did reduce the size, but compared to Ming Hin or Joy Yees, it's the same size for less money and better food), and never disappoints. My favorite place in Chinatown-Hong Kong classic beef pan fried wide noodles read more