Have been wanting to try Ping Pong for quite some time & finally did tonight. It was so good! The restaurant decor is very charming. Staff is friendly & kind. I don't eat meat - ordered the scallion pancakes, veggie dumplings & sesame tofu with broccoli. My husband & I ordered a bottle of pinot gris to share. All were fantastic! Also, love the plate ware. Thank you Ping Pong, we'll be back! read more

Ping Pong - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

ping pong is SO good. from the food to drinks to atmosphere, thoroughly enjoyed everything. I recommend the pear martini and the sesame shrimp! read more

This place is a GEM! Service was top notch. The hostess was very communicative and assertive with getting us a table. The whole staff was so friendly and fun. We went for PRIDE and felt very welcomed. The food was delicious: recommend the potstickers and salt and pepper calamari. Great selection of fun drinks and lots of options for dinner! Super cute ambiance as well. Would 10/10 come back here next time I come to Chicago. read more

This is not your average Chinese restaurant. Ping Pong's decor and server garb evoke Shanghai of the 1930s. The menu is extensive and agnostic as to Asian cuisine - there are Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, and Indonesian dishes, to name a few - and the food is consistently delicious. A big bonus is that there is outdoor seating, weather permitting, on a quiet stretch of Broadway, so this is a go-to place for me and my wife in the summertime. read more

I don't normally write reviews, but I felt compelled because this was SUCH A BAD EXPERIENCE. Underwhelming food and drinks. Ordered a Maki roll and dumplings for apps then moved on to the Kung Pao Chicken and their signature noodle dish. The only thing that stood out was the shrimp tempura within the Maki roll which preserved a two star rating. Everything else we either threw out after taking it home or ate out of hunger. To top it off, our service was rushed and didn't make any thoughtful recommendations. We will not be returning despite living just a few blocks away. read more

Great food and amazing atmosphere. Had the spicy garlic beef which was delicious! Also great sake.

The atmosphere at this restaurant is superb. I really like the decor, the soft music, and the service. It makes for a good dinner and conversation with someone. I really enjoyed the recommendations the waitress gave, but along with some of the reviews on here i do think it's over priced for what it is. The portions were decent, but for $60-70 I didn't leave fully satisfied. On the bright side the fortune cookies are fantastic lol. Would recommend this place if you're in the neighborhood and would like to try something new, or want to just have a nice dinner atmosphere, but if you're just craving Chinese food I'd go elsewhere read more

I did not like the chicken at all!!! it tasted like it was frozen and add it with sauce and vegetables it was a kid size serving and I spent $17 plus taxes for some food that I could've made myself I do not recommend going here... P.S. I ordered the generals chicken read more

One word: bugs. I ordered steamed veggie dumplings and lo mein for delivery, and there were dead little bugs on the dumplings. I was so disgusted that I couldn't eat the food. I called the restaurant and they wouldn't refund me for the whole meal, just for the cost of the dumplings. Also, as someone who loves dumplings, I have to say these didn't look to be anything special to warrant the $9 cost. These were your average $4-5 dumplings. I will have nightmares about this. See the photo I uploaded to have your own nightmares (can't miss it - it's the dumplings with the dead bugs on it). read more

Ping Pong - Dead bugs on dumplings. - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The food is amazing. Even in a pandemic my partner and I will drive 20-30 minutes to pick up food from Ping Pong. I have never had a bad experience, and have made it a point to bring as many people to this restaurant as possible. The staff is great, wonderful atmosphere, and consistently wonderful food. Our favorites: Pear martini Steamed vegetable dumplings Scallion pancake Egg drop soup Panang curry Generals chicken Bulgogi read more

Ping Pong is a neighborhood favorite with a fun environment and tasty Asian food. Staff is terrific, very friendly, and very humorous. You should definitely visit. read more

I love this restaurant. I love the decor and ambiance. This is a great place to take a date. It was obvious when we saw this lesbian couple caressing each other next to the lit candle on their table. I ordered a Lychee Martini. It was over the top strong. We ordered various appetizers including calamari, ping pong roll, and wasabi fries. Oh it was so delicious. Then we ordered the kung pao eggplant and tofu and the some vegetable dish. The kung pao eggplant seemed to be devoid of tofu and the vegetable dish was okay. I think that the next time I come here, I would order some other dishes although the appetizers were the highlight of the night. read more

Great food and even better service! So many authentic options to choose from! Try the specials when they have them. They never disappoint.

It is right on Broadway and fabulous... I really like this place. They have awesome seitan and tofu dishes and excellent stir fry. The drinks are moderately priced (It is Lakeview). The wait staff is dressed mod. The options are plentiful. The interior music is hip and festive. The sidewalk seating is great in the summer, as well as the large interior window seats (windows are usually open). The best part is the big pre-meal salty potato~esque snacks, which are awesome!!!! What else can I say...Ping Pong is cool. The restaurant is good too! read more

Ping Pong - Ping Pong from front - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I had not been in awhile and was there with friends on a Friday. I enjoyed my selections but the Steamed Fish Filet - the soy sauce was too salty, it should be service on the side and medley of bok choy , onion and black mushroom was frugal. What kind of fish was it? Also, what is the age children are allowed in the dinning room ? The adults surrounding were vocal enough.... The service fine and I will come back this spring . read more

Found a lovely new jewel to add to Chicago's Gastronomic Crown. Great ambience and our waiter, Gof, was absolutely delightful. The food was delicious. The edamame (served cold), the Brussels sprouts and those taro chips (perfect) were fantastic beginnings to an incredible meal. Can't WAIT to go back. read more

Food has gone down hill in the past years back in the day this place was amazing. Now it's just meh.

I am a big fan of this little Asian fusion spot with a very extensive menu. Also, the outdoor space was perfect. I got the honey glazed chicken which was amazing. Before the meal they bring these crispy/fluffy chips and after the meal they bring chocolate dipped fortune cookies. It also happened to be my birthday and they were very sweet. The waitress brought out extra fortune cookies with a little birthday candle and sang happy birthday. For the price, I thought the portion sizes were a little small but the food was very high-quality. I will be going back to try some of the other dishes on the menu. read more

Ping Pong - Honey glazed chicken with white rice - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This place is just top notch, my go-tos are the potstickers, spring rolls, fried rice, dan dan noodles, singapore noodles, broccoli and you must get the Brussels sprouts. It's really the best Chinese food you can have on the North side, and the ambiance is amazing read more

By far my favorite asian-food place in town. As someone who has traveled a lot around Asia and has tasted so many unique flavors in China, Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia, I can definitely say that the food from Ping Pong is the closest to the original meals that I've ever had. I love the ambiance and decor, the staff is very friendly too. I think I've been here 5 times, and I definitely recommend making a reservation, unless you'd like to wait 30+ minutes for a table. Everything on the menu is delicious - I adore the fried rice, harvest, and the buddhist enlightenment. I also love that they give you some complimentary fortune cookies at the end (of course not at all authentic - but still yummy). Big thumbs up from me and I will definitely be returning soon! read more

Really good atmosphere and food! The wasabi fries are amazing and the drinks are good (a little expensive though)

During a A weekend getaway we were taken to ping-pong. Everything here was amazing from start to finish. We had sizzling rice soup that was awesome, Salt and pepper calamari, And scallion pancakes for an appetizer. I had the orange chicken which Was to die for I would definitely recommend anybody in Chicago to try this fabulous restaurant. read more

The food was not great and very overpriced. If you want authentic Chinese I'd suggest going to Panda Express. I do not recommend this place.

I had a horrible experience with Ping Pong. Normally I'd just eat at the restaurant , but because of Covid, I decided to just do their carry out. When the food arrived, it just didn't taste the same as before, it had lost any flavor it might have had before. Rather tediously full and bland in fact. Poor Ping Ping, certainly not the same quality as before. read more

Walked by this place countless times, and always thought "Hm, cute and lively but TOO LOUD." Why do they blast that crap music all the time? WHY?! Here's what you need to do. Something ELSE for the majority of the evening. Then, emerge after dark, WAY after dark, when it's quiet and it's time for a cocktail and a snack. We did this the other night, and it was a joy. Stopped by around 10:30 or so, and sat outside. It was not lively, but it was quiet. No blaring music - outside, anyway. Which allowed us to dish with our cute, friendly waiter! Adorable and sweet, with just the right amount of attention paid to us. The drinks - Grey Goose martini and a pear martini were chilly and delicious (BYOB only inside, full bar available in and out). Snacks - the "oyster pancake" and wasabi fries were tasty. The oyster pancake was delicious. It looked like scrambeled eggs with oysters baked in. YUM. And a giant size appetizer, plenty for two to share. Wasabi fries were crunchy and savory with a decadent mayonnaise-wasabi sauce. Again, plenty for two to share. The Hot n' Sour soup. I fancy myself somewhat of a Hot n' Sour dilettante. I love it. I tried making it once, and it was a dishwater tasting disaster. So, I order it when I see it. This soup was damn near perfect. I like it very sour, and this was sour and yummy. I usually add more rice vinegar to my HnS soup, but this didn't need any, it was really delicious. After dark this place was delightful. Maybe it was the seven star company, and your mileage will probably vary on that, but this was one of the best late night cocktail/snack experiences I've had in awhile. read more

Food: A-OK. Service: Hilarious, but unintentionally so. We were greeted by someone who could barely deign to look at us as he introduced himself. Which, I guess, saved us from learning his name only to have him never check back at our table again. The food was surprisingly tasty! So, props to the folks in the kitchen, who have to work back there despite the service with attitude. But really, if you approach eating at Ping Pong with the attitude of having "dinner with a show," then you'll be just fine. The food is certainly above average. If, however, you actually expect quality table service, consider somewhere else. Corkage fee - eight dollars. What the what? read more

Absolutely love this restaurant. Cute ambiance and decor. Love the crispy chicken cabbage rolls, crab Rangoon with the blueberry sauce, Singapore noodles, and woon sen. Great cocktails too. read more

You have to order their hot and sour soup! This is my 5th time in ping pong and I recommend this soup to all my friends I took here. They all loved it. It just taste better than other hot n sour soups I had. I tried the spicy scallops this time and it was okay. I would go with the sesame scallops if you level of tolerance for hot food is not too high :) It's wine byob but does charge $8 fee for it. The restroom is pretty interesting haha. And always, very chic ambience in there. read more

Ping Pong - Spicy scallops - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

They do not have a non alcoholic feature beverage like so many other restaurants are offering. Just offering a soda doesn't cut it. At least have an NA red and white wine. Noise level is over the top loud. Don't go there if you intend to have a conversation during dinner. Food was ok. read more

Ordered from here for the first time this week expecting a lot given the restaurant always seems busy. The orange chicken was very disappointing and just seemed like cubed chicken sloshed around in sauce, no breading really. The Shanghai lo mein with shrimp was ok. For $19 an entree I was expecting larger portions. The crab Rangoons were also lacking in filling. Do not recommend. read more

My family and I had fantastic meal here. Great wine, lettuce cups, potstickers and everything fried rice. Will definitely be coming back.

Happened upon them some years ago while passing by on foot. The eclectic atmosphere and delightful people just add to the delicious food. Even the blueberry sauce for crap rangoon read more

This place was pretty dang good. The inside is cute, very minimal. They also have about 6-8 outdoor tables, but they are a pretty tight squeeze. Not a huge deal when there are just people sitting there, but I had been considering bringing my dog and was glad I didn't. He would have definitely gotten tripped over. The prices are pretty reasonable, about $12-16 a plate, and the food is good! We started with cocktails (Indochine, which was like a tropical, fruity martini, and their special of the day, which was a pineapple gingerale margarita). They were both delicious. The meal starts out with these puffy, salty, chip things. No idea what they are, but they were yummy. The waiter came to our table to get our appetize order, and quickly left despite us being ready to order our entree. Which wouldn't have been a huge deal, except it took him forever to come back. We had long finished our appetize by the time he took our entree order. Not annoying enough to complain, especially because it was nice out and we were not in a hurry, but service in general was definitely not quick. For our appetize, we ordered the pork belly. I've never met a pork belly I didn't like. It was flavorful with a little but of spice. For entrees, we got the singapore noodles and the mushrooms and tofu. Both were good! The singapore noodles were spicy, but not too much. Only disappointing thing was the amount of protein - The meat chunks were SMALL, smaller than the carrot slices. And there were a total of two shrimp in the entire bowl. The noodles were good at least. They finish the meal with frosted fortune cookies, which were just the right amount of sweetness. Overall I would return, but not if I was in a hurry. This place would be perfect for a group who wanted to do shared plates. read more

well what most reviewers didnt mention too strongly was that this place looks super cute! Guess it would, given the closeness to Boystown. Airy feel, clean lines, lots of white and little tables complete the look. To the food- it wasn't superb, but it was a great meal. Large portions too. Wine was pretty good, we had the Pinot Noir and we got the Mongolian steak (good), the Pad Thai (I wasnt a fan of this one, too much noodles, too little anything else) and the cashew chicken- this one was good, and they didnt skimp on the cashews at all. Fun for a nice summer evening out :) read more

They offer plenty of dishes and food was good. Staff are super friendly and attentive. I enjoyed it very much. read more

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One of my favorite restaurants in Chicago. The service is always right on time - and the food is to die for. My favorites include the calamari, scallion pancakes (omg), and definitely the bulgogi. The riesling they have is also to die for. I literally crave this restaurant sometimes. Go for a great time! read more

Ping Pong - Korean Beef Bulgogi - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Good food. Solid Asian/ Chinese food for the neighborhood. Never been disappointed. So sad the Nasi Gerrin (sp) not on menu anymore but everything else has been good to great. Noodles, fried rice, general Tso and bulgogi were excellent last time and delivery has always been fast and the food hot. It's one of our "go to" places and continues to be. read more

Updating my review as I'll never eat here again. Come to find out that Ping Pong just forgot to mention on their menu that peanuts came on the appetizer that I ordered (keep in mind, I did ask for peanut free dishes and specified that I was allergic to peanuts). (PS - yes their website states if peanuts were on other dishes). This put me in the ER & I had over a $700 ER bill due to this. They never once tried to comp my meal that I couldn't even enjoy (it was about a $70 delivery order) nor did they even try to assist with my ER visit. I'm lucky to even be alive with their carelessness. The way that they handled the entire situation was absolutely terrible. They have lost my business as well as many people that I've spoke with regarding this what happened. DO BETTER PING PONG. You are a disgrace. read more

I LOVE the food here but cannot STAND the music. It's definitely trendy. I appreciate that while the decor is a bit sterile, they decorate it with some nice flowers and occasional projections on the wall (which, sometimes, are strange - like Golden Girls). Anyway, they make the best Buddhist Delight I've ever had. The cocktails are tasty too - but they'll cost you! read more

I was a little reluctant in coming to Ping Pong (Monday night), for a variety of reasons (particularly because of the bad service reviews here), but I must report we had a problem-free evening. We started off with calamari - which was very delicious. It wasn't the typical deep fried calamari, and it almost tasted healthy. For my entree, I decided on the pan-seared salmon that came with a small side (can't remember if it was veggies or salad at this point... and rice if you wanted it). The salmon was amazing and plenty, so much that I still had a bit of it left at the end of dinner. I also enjoyed a couple libations (The Hamptons - sweet tea vodka & lemonade) - which was absolutely refreshing and paired well with the app and dinner, I think. I can see how the ambiance -could- get loud (with the music), but it wasn't that bad when we went. Perhaps that can be attributed to a slow night as well. Anyway, yeah, dinner here can get expensive - I'm not yet sold on their justifications on that (honey, this isn't Hollywood). read more