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Monkey King Jianbing

4.6 (140 reviews)
Open • 9:30 am - 8:00 pm
Updated 2 weeks ago

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Cici C.

Heard of this place for quite a while. Remembering when I was little and asking my mom to buy me one from side of the street, she never agreed except once. My memory of the real jianbing was decades ago. I was excited to try this here. Ordering process was pretty straight forward but they have all these combos, so you'd have to do some math on whether it's better to get combo or individual items. This is actually not too different from mainland China system--just takes sometime to get used to. The foods were prepared pretty fast, well presented. Smelled really good while we were waiting. The place is really small, definitely more of delivery/take out spot than an eat in. All the packaging are disposable. They also provide a small packet of a pair of disposable gloves to eat the food with, which is great. Also very mainland service style-- this is also a common practice there. Now onto the actual food... it's pretty good, but not really authentic, not the 1980-1990 styled street food. However, it is pretty close to what you'd get from modern China, since it has bacon, hotdog, and also the crepe is more western than the traditional crunchy type. The sauces are on point. The best, and most Chinese flavored option is the Latiao (spicy stick) option because it has the spicy gluten stick and the classic Zhacai (pickled tuber). Very classic but also modern with the Latiao fad. The chicken one actually taste a a lot like the popcorn chicken from Hello Jasmine, probably the same batter. All the fillings are pretty big chunks so it falls out easily. We enjoyed it, even tho it definitely falls apart quickly. The real jianbing is given to you in a tiny plastic bag where it's all held together and doesn't fall apart. But anyway, it's good and all, but in my very honest opinion, so expensive! It's really not a lot of food for the price, unless you get the triple egg option. What impressed us the most is the soy milk lol. Hard to find not-too-sweet soy milk. They also had a BOGO. Comes out hot. Really comforting and reminds us of true Asian food. The Thai iced tea was powder based, not bad but not good either. I think dedicated Thai restaurant has better options. Bubble waffle is what you'd expect. It's good but not as crunchy as I'd like. Good snack but pretty pricy also. So overall, the food is not bad, but the quantity is quite little for the price-- not the best value but for the novelty and true-to-modern China flavor profiles, it might be worth the price. Hard to say.

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Nick R.

Stumbled into this place during a walk and it was really cool and authentic. Seemed like a place where Chinese in the know came to get food that was authentic and felt like home. The Juanbing was definitely unique and tasty but also a bit of an acquired taste since the wrap is basically an egg. Threw me off a bit but I did eat most of it. New, tasty cool and different is how I'd describe definitely worth a try. Very nice service and a cool experience overall.

Chinese Pickle and Spicy Strip Jianbing
Cory Y.

This place hit the spot! Order came quick, within a few minutes (we were the only customers), and we dug in instantly. The contrasts in texture was amazing, with the chewy wrapper, crispy veggies, and crunchy fried wonton skins in the middle. Flavors were also on point and fell in line with my experiences of Chinese Street food. Best of all, it felt like clean eating as I didn't have a feeling of heaviness that leads to food coma afterwards. Would definitely come back again!

What is a jianbing
Sarah A.

Jianbing is chinese street food, thats similar to a crepe with savory/crunchy fillings. Amazingly fresh. Give it ~10min as it comes out hot, best eaten fresh. They have BOGO fresh soymilk too!

Double egg with bacon @veefoodlife
Alvina C.

Cute little strip mall spot that does brisk take out service. They do have a few counter seats available. All of the JianBing are a very healthy size. Ended up splitting two different kinds with a friend: double egg & bacon; crab stick with ham. Saw they had dim sum and got an order of hargow for giggles. I didn't really care for the sauce that came with this...thought it was too sweet. I enjoyed all the different textures and flavors in the JianBing. Solid snack! Would definitely recommend ordering a few and splitting the different varieties.

Jianbing with latiao
Elvin C.

Convenient parking lot next door - seemlngly always seating for us since most folks grab it to go. We prefer to eat it right away. Went with the original veggie jianbing to just add spicy strip (latiao) to. Ordered the crisp cake with pickled veggies for comparison. There are fewer preset kinds but you can customize and it presents itself as a like a smaller jianbing. Staff knew without asking with our party of three to cut our jianbing in half and have it on separate plates. Threw on also a salted egg yolk waffle. Thought the salted egg yolk could have had a stronger presense of flavor compared most anything where salted egg yolk is used for crispy frying (no missing it). I guess if it ever really got busy, you could eat at/in your car. Not perfect but good enough for 5 stars. Glad this is the location that still stands today and closer to home.

First timer. Had the veggie Jainbing and veggie egg rolls. Very good! Friendly staff!

Celeste B.

This was super filling! I was looking for a snack to get something real quick before an event and found this along the way. I have seen this type of street food before from social media so when I saw this spot, I was immediately intrigued. My friend and I ended up splitting 2 jianbings between the double egg and bacon and the crab stick and ham. Both were good and hefty! I did not realize they were going to be that big but I managed to finish both halves. We also got the hargaw which was ok. Not my favorite but it was decent.

Fried shrimp JB
Frank T.

Dropped in for a quick try. I had the jian bing in Taiwan a few years back. Service was quick and I tried the fried shrimp JB. They make to order and it came out quick. I really liked the JB. It has a great crunch and nice amount shrimp. They give you gloves to use to eat so they won't get messy. I didn't need them. The staff was friendly. They have a nice selection of JB.

Eilleen L.

Been wanting to try Monkey King Jianbing. So glad I finally made it, it exceeded all expectations! Large free public lot to the east. Cozy with limited seating and cute interior. We decided to eat there since we wanted to eat the jianbing hot. Made to order. I highly recommend the fried chicken steak jianbing. It was very good, everything was crisp, crunchy and fresh! Can't wait to try more things on their menu. They also have egg waffles. Service was great.

Waffle
Jeremías C.

I ordered online. It's near my house and thought I'd try something different. Food came out really quick. The lady at the front desk was really friendly. The food looked amazing. I had a fried chicken jianbing and a meatfloss waffle. The chicken jianbing was good it's hard to explain but it's like a giant egg roll. I don't know what meatfloss is but the waffle tasted like a standard waffle. I'm not sure if it had meat in it.

Shrimp jiangbing
Rachel O.

Oh my! This place is soooo fantastic! It reminds me of some little places you find in Chinatown with limited staff and a kiosk to order, but INCREDIBLE food! I came for lunch on a Monday (yes, open Monday! I think closed Tuesday though). FYI there is NO PUBLIC RESTROOM, so my friend and I drove to another local place and returned to order. We ordered one bubble waffle because honestly, you smell that sweet aroma and immediately want it after you walk in. I ordered the shrimp jiangbing, and my friend ordered a chicken steak jiangbing, both mildly spicy (you can adjust the spicy levels at the kiosk). We waited about 15 minutes and the lady working there brought everything out to us and instructed us to eat the waffle first (probably so it doesn't get soggy sitting there in the paper bag). Everything was soooo delicious, and we unfortunately corkscrew eat the whole thing, but good thing it arrives in a takeout container, so we just closed it up and took the leftovers home! I shared the leftovers with my kids and one is a huge fan, so I'll definitely return!

Elaine M.

Monkey King Jianbing in Skokie on Dempster! We tried the Fried chicken, beef hot dog, and egg jianbing (Huge portion size!) and Crispy bacon and egg wrap thingy (Snack or small meal size). Both were flavorful and crispy. Bar seating inside or eat in your car. Don't wait too long to eat or else it will get soggy. 15% cash discount - order at the register for this option. Steady flow of customers, mostly carrying out.

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Really great breakfast crepes! I haven't tried anything similar anywhere else in Chicago so definitely worth the visit!

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There is no bathroom for patrons eating in?

No, at least nothing obvious. Maybe they will let you use the one in the back, if you ask the staff

Do I need a reservation?

No. The place is mostly takeout. There are in-line table where you sit next to each other, but not actual real tables

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