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    Sunlight Cafe

    4.3 (31 reviews)
    Closed 7:30 am - 7:00 pm

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    Molly L.

    We came here for breakfast on a weekday. My partner and I got a bowl of congee with pork and century egg combo, which came with a coffee and Chinese bun for $7. We then added a couple of Chinese donuts and the total came to $11.50. Price transparency here is not great, since we had no idea how much the Chinese donuts would cost until she gave us the total, which seemed a bit high compared to everything we got, but I mean the breakfast was still relatively cheap. But when I ordered a soy milk, which had a price clearly on the wall of $2, I gave her a $5 bill and she only gave me $2 back, charging me $1 more but without saying it. I thought that was super sketchy. The breakfast was decent for its quality and price, but I'm not super impressed with this checkout system which includes no calculator, just a number she decides on. Wouldn't return for this reason. The place is also very tight with seating. It got pretty busy but they still had boxes splattered out on tables, which wasn't very convenient or presentable.

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    Aishah P.

    My friend introduced me to this cute little restaurant/bakery and their bread was so good! I will admit that this cafe seems a bit intimidating to go into because it feels super intimate, but if you're ever in Chicago Chinatown you should give them a shot! They sell fresh and delicious bread/buns for a better price than Tous Le Jours or some of the other mainstream cafes from across the street.

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    Great selection of baked goods. They have some dim sum available. Great pricing also.

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    Food was amazing. Service was good as well. We also got a large quantity of food for a decent price.

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    The onion bun was good. The pork sung roll wasn't- pork sung was only on the ends and not throughout the bun.

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    Spontaneous craving for Chinese takeout? Order ANYTHING from go4food for guaranteed satiation. Like…read morethese sure winners: Olympic gold level French beef tenderloin, shrimp lobster sauce, tender beef noodles and soft shell crab Wish we had more people to feed so we could order more lol. Next time!

    Go 4 Food in Chinatown has a large menu and a reputation for creative dishes, but our experience…read morewas mixed. The service was just okay. Communication was a challenge since very little English was spoken, and the descriptions of the dishes were lacking. I don't enjoy gambling on menu titles that sound good but end up being something completely different from what you expect. Some of the more familiar dishes were solid. The Kung Pao Chicken and Mongolian Beef were both pretty good and tasted like what you'd expect from most Chinese restaurants. Other dishes were much harder to understand, even after asking questions about how they were prepared or whether they were sweet or savory. We ordered the Sauteed Chicken in Hot Spicy Sauce Rice, which turned out to be very heavy on Sichuan peppercorns with a strong floral aftertaste. The chicken sat on a bed of what looked and tasted like deep-fried kale, and despite the word "rice" in the name, there was no rice in the dish at all. That's one item we won't be ordering again. We also tried the Fish Filet with Hot and Sour Lime Sauce. It was basically a sweet-and-sour style fish dish. It wasn't bad, but it leaned much sweeter than expected. Another thing to note: none of the dishes come with white rice--it's completely à la carte. We only found that out after ordering. With prices being what they are these days, it would be nice if they included at least some white rice like most Chinese restaurants do. Overall, the food wasn't terrible, but the lack of clear descriptions and communication made the experience frustrating. I prefer restaurants where expectations are clear rather than discovering surprises after the food arrives.

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