My friends and I ordered take out from here. We ordered many different items such as Yangzhou fried…read morerice, spicy dry chili chicken, black pepper beef, Szechuan wontons, and shrimp in garlic sauce. We also ordered a side of hot & sour soup. Overall, we all were a fan except my friends didn't really like the hot & sour soup too much. I liked it, but I guess it tasted a bit different than they were expecting. The fan favorite was the spicy dry chili chicken. It was excellent. Definitely spicy and one of the better ones I've had in Chicago. The food came out about 5 minutes after the estimated pick up time so it was pretty accurate. Would come back here!

Ambiance - lots of street parking outside, casual, great for small and large groups…read moreService - only 1 server/cashier, order food using QR code on table Food - Everything was super flavorful, my personal favorite was the dry pot chicken wing (love that they put sliced potato and lotus root to add to the texture)

All the food we tried was excellent and came out very fast and very fresh! The dry chili chicken…read morewas one of my favorites!

Someone said this was fine dining? I can assure you guys this is not fine dining, prices are not…read moreeven close. This is casual Chinese but the interior is nicer than most Chinese restaurants. We ordered crab rangoon, crispy shrimp with lemon sauce, twice cooked pork, baby bok choy with garlic, smoked tea duck, and boiled sole fish fillet in spicy Szechuan sauce. Service was good. Food came out fast. It wasn't very busy on a Sunday evening. Prices were fair for the portions. Overall about a 3.5 out of 5. -crab rangoon 5 - big pieces with a lot of filling inside. -crispy shrimp with lemon sauce 5 - this reminds me of walnut shrimp but with lemon flavor. Shrimp was crunchy. -twice cooked pork 3 - This was decent but it didn't have a lot of pork in it. A lot of vegetables but I wanted more pork. -baby bok choy with garlic 5 - vegetables were soft not soggy., -smoked tea duck 5 - pieces had a good amount of meat. I could really taste the smoky flavor. -boiled sole fish fillet 4 - not too spicy. This was a very good dish but I wished they added more fish in it.

I loved it here. I'll definitely go back real soon! The hand pulled wide noodles here were…read moreexcellent! Food came out very quick, and the restaurant was very cozy. The staff was quick to get you seated and take your order as well. A good winter day with hot bowl of soup or noodle soup would make for a good day! Also, they have frozen dumplings and stuff you can take to go. I'll have to try that real soon as well.

Generous servings and everything we ordered was really tasty. Even though each dish was made to…read moreorder, it came out fast and piping hot. I also love the natural lighting in the restaurant and how much seating they have. My favorites were the cucumber dish and the Mongolian beef, one of the best Mongolian beef dishes we've had. We didn't get to try the noodles this time, but that's definitely on the list for our next visit.

Food: As good as always--flavorful, authentic, and satisfying…read more Service: The staff are friendly, attentive, and quick to help. The only downside is the wait since they moved to 2623 S Halsted St. We waited about 40 minutes for a table and another 20 minutes for our food. Ambiance: Nothing particularly special--just a fairly standard dining atmosphere. But honestly, we come here for the food, so the ambiance isn't really a deciding factor for us. Overall, the long wait can be frustrating, but the food is still worth the trip. We'll definitely be back.

Fair warning- this dish is NOT for the weak. I got the Szechuan Pepper chicken, one of my favorite…read moredishes that no Chinese restaurant has ever been able to make close to the level I had while in Chengdu- until now. When I tell you I openly wept while eating this dish (both from the spice and from joy), I'm not kidding. My spirits were high, my tongue and lips felt like they were vibrating, and I couldn't ask for more. Fantastic, cannot recommend enough, reasonably quick service and love the collection of restaurants in this food court. Will be returning.

Sunday Funday with a fantastic first visit to a Chinatown gem!…read more I felt like Chinese food today, and rather than eating at my neighborhood regular, I wanted to go straight to Chinatown for the most delicious, authentic experience. Thanks to my deep dive and discovery on Yelp, MCCB turned out to be the perfect spot to achieve this. The restaurant has held its Michelin status for five years now, and for my first time visiting, the flavors here were incredible. Please note: the restaurant signage is not easily visible from the street since the storefront faces inward toward the mall plaza, and while looking for it, I ended up asking a local man and his wife for directions. He was so kind and welcoming that he unexpectedly left his wife on the sidewalk, my husband in the car, and walked me right across the street and into the mall to point it out from the inside! WAIT TIME: there is a 1 to 1.25 hour wait period to be seated for a table, and a $10 fee via credit card is required to secure your spot, which is then fully transferable to your bill upon checkout. The wait is a great time to walk, explore the shops, restaurants, all Chinatown has to offer, and get your steps and miles in! SERVICE: our first server, Allen, was a bit on the stiff, curt side, but overall nice. However, we had to move from a two-top table to a four-top to accommodate all the dishes we were trying. In that changeover, we were blessed to get one of the BEST servers there, Ashley, who made the experience wonderful. FOOD: we ordered an absolute feast, starting with three starters. The Cheng Du Style Dumplings were fantastic. The Crispy Crab Rangoons were actually not mini at all and had a great crunch. The Szechuan Style Cucumber was a bit underwhelming and a slight bit on the soft side for my tastes, as I prefer my veggies crunchy even when cooked. We ordered everything with the mild heat option so there was no overwhelming spice, just great flavor. For the main dishes, we started with the Cauliflower Flank Steak and added broccoli to it, which was a fantastic addition. It is cooked in an oyster sauce and has none of the standard sweeter seasonings of the other dishes. I chose this to balance a sweet and salty rationing across my dishes, finding that MCCB is a great place to get that perfect balance. The Chicken in Spicy Garlic Sauce was perfect with the mild heat option as well, and the Honey Black Pepper Flank Steak was also incredibly savory, tender, and good. We paired everything with garlic string beans, white rice, and a great jumbo shrimp fried rice. I preferred water, while my husband had a few Diet Cokes. The food comes out hot, fresh, and bursting with flavor. PARKING: parking is convenient--there is street parking or you can use the two north and south lots within walking distance. The north lot is on Archer and Wentworth, and the south lot is on Cermak and Wentworth. Validated parking is permitted for a maximum of 3 hours, and you will only pay $3 with the validation. Just make sure to stay within that time limit and get it validated, because if you go over the 3 hours or forget the validation, you will have to pay the full price for the lot. PRICE: the pricing here is very reasonable for a Michelin-recognized restaurant. Our dinner came out to just under $146 total, which offers phenomenal value given the large portions and top-tier quality. If you are seeking high-quality, delicious Sichuan food in Chinatown that completely lives up to its multi-year Michelin status, and can be customized perfectly to your spice comfort, this is a great place to go. Highly recommend and will return with family!

If you come with a group of nine people and two or three are running late they will not seat you…read moreand then we'll give your table to someone else. Make sure all of your party is on time and they are off here. You get Michelin food but not Michelin service They only have ONE waiter ONE ( on Wednesday night) for every table here. It took me about 10 minutes to get Allen's (the only waiter) attention so that I can get my plate changed bc I didn't like what I got (beef dry signature) and my sister ordered fried rice with egg and there was no egg in it and the waiter said there's a little one egg. A bit of egg. I see one egg in there one small egg that was not enough.. It's a very small restaurant with an amount of maybe 15 tables small but they will accommodate a large group and put tables together. And still, it will be very small.. I'm using that one li The dry signature spicy meal (chicken or beef) all come breaded and it is not mentioned that it's breaded on the menu I was not happy with that. I was expecting non-breaded, but they accommodated me and changed my dish Kindly.

The food here is so good home of absolute excellence I haven't had a single bad dish here and…read moreespecially if you can handle spicy they have some of the best spicy dishes in Chicago. My top favorites are the chongqing chicken and brown sugar rice cakes and one thing I haven't seen around much but they do perfectly here is the green bean slush! The cooks here are extremely talented I've realized yelp doesn't have all of their recipes listed so I recommend looking up their website to see the full menu. The vibe here is great the tea is really good and they have tables for large families the dishes are cute and it's a great experience highly highly recommend this place!

Very good. We had a lot of different food like the fish fillet soup and beef shrimp noodles and…read moreshrimp and mapo tofu, among other things. Very good. Everything was executed very well. Will be coming back. Loved it

Started with a large, egg drop soup. Followed up with an order of pork egg roles and we split the…read moreShrimp with lobster sauce entree. Just what we needed. My tip, come during off peak hours or during lunch hours for a more casual meal.

Unfortunately this restaurant is permanently closed. The sign on the door from the city dated May…read more2025 stated "Permits must be obtained". We were frequent customers for many years. Thank You to the owners and staff for the delicious meals.

Absolutely amazing! Hot, flavorful, phenomenal take out experience…read more Must order: egg rolls, soup dumplings, Chung du dumplings, pan fried pork buns, beef noodle soup

We were staying in the area and wanted to pick up some food for lunch and once we came across…read moreKaty's Dumplings we knew we had to give them a try. There is a ton on the menu which made ordering very difficult but eventually we were able to lock in about 5 items. We went with: Cheng Du Dumplings Beef w. Scallion Dumplings Beef Fried Noodle Szechuan Cold Noodle Sesame Chicken I will say our favorites where for sure both of the dumpling options. The Cheng Du Dumplings came cover is a tasty Szechuan Sauce and they were filled with pork. I was also really enjoyed the Beef w. Scallion Dumplings. You just can't find a lot of Beef Dumplings anymore so when I see them I order them. I also was a fan of the Beef Fried Noodle. I loved that the noodles were so fresh. I do wish though that there had been a little more beef in it though. The Sesame Chicken was also good but I wouldn't say it was in the top of ones I have had. If you're going to Katy's you gotta go with the dumplings of course but make sure to try a couple of the entrees as well but you gotta get a noodle dish for sure.

I ordered from here for family dinner. We had egg drop soup, orange chicken, Singapore noodles,…read moregarlic pepper beef, and the combination fried rice. All of the food was delicious. The egg drop soup also contains corn, which everyone seemed to enjoy. We also ordered their homemade chili oil. It wasn't spicy and it was more oil than chili but had good flavor.

Since there's no three and a half star rating, I had to give this a three star rating. I was really…read morecraving some good Chinese food but did not want to go into downtown first to pick up and then head back home so I looked this place up and had decent reviews and decided to try it out. What really impressed me was they had a specific section of the menu which was titled "Salt and Pepper". Of course I was super excited to try the salt and pepper tofu so here's what we got: - we got the salt and pepper tofu - we got the American garlic broccoli - got the mala lamb. - Got a pair of complimentary vegetarian spring rolls. When I went to pick up the take-out order, I was shocked at how heavy it was. This was clearly a lot of food. I'll start with the lamb. Very well thought out packaging, to be straight. Because the lamb had a lot of oil and liquid in it, they put it in a plastic container, which they knew is going to leak. They put that entire container in a separate tiny plastic bag and wrapped it so that the juices from that would not come all over in the main bag. Really appreciate that. Now the lamb, while cooked okay, the flavor was just, you know, it did not do it for me. Add to that they really kept the lamb as relatively big pieces. They were thinly sliced but they were just large pieces. They could have been smaller for it to be easier to eat. Flavor-wise there was just too much black pepper, which is what I was expecting, but to match that there was no flavor as such. The salt and pepper tofu was a disaster. I got it from other places. The flavor just was not doing it. It was not crispy at all. Yes I have them take out salt and pepper tofu from many other places. It does leave its crunchiness to some extent. This one had zero crunch. In fact it was weird. Every piece that was stuck to the next one had something gooey on it. Just overall the flavor was very underwhelming. The American garlic broccoli was overcooked to the extent it did not have the firmness one would expect and was overcooked to the extent where some of the smaller pieces just disintegrated. The spring roll is wild. The casing was phenomenal. It was perfect for a spring roll even after opening it after one hour. Really appreciate that. The filling, however, there really weren't many vegetables in it at all. That was very disappointing. Overall I don't think I am going to grab food from here again. The reason they get the 3.5 stars, though, is they did a phenomenal job on the packaging of all the food. The quantity was well beyond what I expected. The food, however, I have to say, was a disaster. And maybe this is my taste. It may be it's a bit too Americanized and I have not been used to eating very Americanized Chinese food for the last many years. That might be the problem.

This is, in my experience, the best Chinese restaurant in the city. The smoked tea duck is…read moreincredible and the crispy eggplant is absolutely delightful. You will be amazed!

I've ordered from the Milwaukee location and they knocked it out of the park. Tonight, from the…read moreHalsted location, it wasn't great. The fried rice lacked more flavor than I previously experienced. One of my biggest peeves is when restaurants put fried food in airtight containers for delivery. The sweet & sour shrimp was soggy when it got here. They also don't put the fruit and veggies in the sauce, they put it in the container with the shrimp. I'm glad I was able to specify sauce on the side otherwise I think they would have dumped it on the fried shrimp. I'll be moving on.