I've been coming to this place my entire life. It's the best Chinese food I've had in Chicago. Any fried rice, the pot stickers & crab Rangoon are hands down the best I've ever had. I always say, "There is Chinese food & there is Three Happiness". Three Happiness is above all else. read more

Not bad at all! Food's great, lots of choices that will, more often than not, pleasantly surprise you. The view from the top floors is stunning as well. Overall, a great experience in a great part of Chicago. read more

I needed to be held. *cries* Held in the loving arms of carbs. At midnight. The ideal time to eat. So I ran to a plate of bbq duck chow mein noodles. (not literally of course, please- I am not that crwazy... that's a long ass run) Drenched in tasty sauce, engulfed with veggies and bbq duck pieces.. no bones. No beansprouts this time!! I learned my lesson last time. I hate beansprouts. Yeah. Three Happiness is my FWB. This place still holds me over when I'm missing some asian love. Who cares if it's a tad dingy, bright lights central, non romantic. I'm an equal opportunity lover as long as you do me right. And by "do," I mean serving me decent to good food. Again with your mind in the gutter. You hold me over until I'm out west, Three Happiness. You are still A Ok. read more

This is the place to go after a concert or a late night out. It's open till 6am and food is GOOD. Expect to spend about $7 a person. I usually get myself a large shrimp fried rice and eat it over the course of a day. $10 minimum on cards but sometime the owner will let you off read more

I like it. They give you big servings for the price and they are very good every time we get to dine with them. I wish the place was a little bigger and the decor, but we came here to eat and not to be fancy. They are open until 3AM, which is always good for the late bird that I am. Check them out when you get a chance. read more

Really mixed experiences here - I've had four or five. I'm a fan of beef in my chinese stir-fry, and the beef here doesn't taste fresh at all. I've also tasted the shrimp, chicken, soups, fried rice dishes, and vegetables, and they are all merely adequate. Give its inconsistency, I can't rate it at a three. read more

My family has been going here for over 30 years. Even though Ive moved to San Francisco, I havent found a place as good as this. Their wonton noodle soup, lobster, snails in black bean sauce and dim sum are all spectacular. Plus I used to go so much, they would treat me like family. Its not super fancy inside, except for the chandelier but Ive never had to wait or otherwise its quick and I always leave feeling better because I ate there. read more

Those veggie egg rolls with the peanutbutter on the inside are disturbing to say the least and at the right or wrong time of night(depending on how you look at it) your fellow diners could be quite a shade of colorful, likely drunken characters but entertaining all the same. The hot mustard is good. Kind of a raunchy little place but it serves a purpose for late night dining. read more

Love love love this place. The food is amazing and very reasonably price. Has a very old school feel to it.

I had the orange chicken take out, it was soooo delicious and probably the best orange chicken I've ever had. The only downside was the old Chinese lady I ordered it from ignored that I was standing there forever and when she took my order she acted like she was doing me a favor. The place is also visually very dirty and the only reason I still had to give it 5 stars because it was still some delicious and super cheap Chinese food, which is enough to have me crawling back again to be treated like crap. Like some weird guy who is super into that kind of thing where someone treats you bad for sex reasons. It's just like that but in this case the sex is bomb ass orange chicken. read more

I love this little place! I try to eat something different every time I go, because its often the unfortunate case that I get stuck in a food rut according to each restaurant, and I really want to stop doing that... I've had the beef and broccoli, salt and pepper squid, scallops, and various appetizers, and I've loved them all! Probably the salt and pepper squid has been my favorite dish, but when I dine here with my 'fella, we try to share our dishes (saves us from overeating and carrying around annoying takeout boxes), and he's not a huge fan of squid. I wish he would give it a try, though, because the seafood here is beautifully fresh and tasty! read more

This is one of my favorites. Dinner portions are generous: you will have leftovers. Some of the dishes taste even better the next day. For dim sum, I always get the sesame balls and the coconut mochi. I have taken family, friends, dates, and out of town guests. U of Chicago friends have thanked me for introducing them to this place. It is a great family friendly casual restaurant. I thank the Chicago Reader for first directing me here. read more

This place gave me food poisoning!!!!!! :( I went today with my husband and my friend and as soon as we walked in the place was dirty. We got offered a table but one of the cooks was resting and she refused to moved. So the lady showed us another table close to the bathroom. The whole point of coming here was because we saw it on chicagos best, and this place is definitely not Chicago's best at all. Such a huge disappointment. My friend had the chicken noodle soup, yuck it was noddles and water, she didn't even finish it. My husband and I had the the meal for two, it came with fried rice, beef broccoli, wonton soup, egg rolls and sweet and sour chicken. The beef and broccoli way too salty, the wonton soup was ok, eggs rolls too hard, the rice and sour chicken were very good. I regret coming here, now I have food poisoning, worse Chinese food in Chinatown yuck. Definitely won't be coming back read more

We got the Dinner for 8, there were 9 of us, and there was at least enough food left over for 2 more people. All of it was delicious, but the pepper shrimp was particularly delectable. Definitely a place I'll return if I'm in the area. read more

It's cheap and you get piles of food for your money. And that's what we all want really. I suppose that's why it's called Three Happiness. I'm not sure why it's three, I've often said to myself "Jesus fucking Christ, you know what this food, it makes me three levels of happy." And so I can only assume that they also use that saying. Maybe one day it'll catch on and everyone will be saying "This shit makes me three happiness yo!" Then there will be some sort of three finger sign, it'll be similar to the high five and pop a wheelie. But only used when you really enjoy a meal. And this restaurant will have inspired the three happiness hand jive movement. And this place is open like super late, which is also awesome. read more

Pretty greasy food, and the carpet is disgusting. Service was good, but could not overcome the food.

Five stars for the best crab Rangoons, but staff could have been more friendly they also serve free tea

This was my favorite Chinese restaurant growing up. Ate here almost once a month for almost 20 years. It's still one of my favorites for dim sum or a dinner in the city. Always enjoy the pan fried noodles or their shrimp fried rice. read more

Been going here for 10 years. Food is awesome 85% of the time. Every now and then they wont get your order right or food will be a little subpar. But it takes them 10 min to get on order together for carry out and they are open till 3am. Cant beat that. read more

One of the best hole in the wall Cantonese style restaurant around. Yes, the "decor" is nothing to be excited about, but food is fantastic. Catonese style chow mein is great and the Beef ChowFun is by far the best in town. read more

The food is OK .. Sometimes the rice is old , and they don't seem to like Black people. I have witnessed on more than one occasion when the cashier would be rude to an African American guest . They are very rude to Black people . read more

Great food with a low cost! My friends and I come here once a month it has become a tradition for us all to meet and have dinner together. It's our fav. place. I recommend this place to anyone and have already. Great! read more

It is now 4:45am and I am completely stuffed with Chinese food thanks to Three Happiness. I've been coming here for a couple of years now. Tiny place but great food. They give you giant servings for six or seven bucks. I recommend you stop by with a group and share it cuz alone you're not gonna finish the huge amounts of food. Love the eggs rolls. Bigger than the average egg roll. Yum! I always get the veggie fried rice and the Buddhist delight. Great stuff. Be prepared to take some food home. I always end up having leftovers from this place. They're open all nite which is great. We got there around 2:50am and the place was pretty busy. There were people waiting for tables when we were leaving. SWEET!!! read more

Chicken and beef dishes were great. Dim sum was also very good. The noodles are the only subpar item we have had. Staff were friendly. Prices for lunch are amazingly inexpensive. Parking right across the street-they do validate. Restaurant could be cleaner and restrooms are tiny. We usually go every year when we are in town. read more

Pretty Solid, but unspectacular. Check out the Dim sum offered on the weekends.

Love this place....I always get the chinese broccoli and beef with thin noodles and the pot stickers.....yessss read more

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Tasty food; open late. Great place to eat out with a giant group of friends. Hong Kong noodles are the best!

Again, Chinese restaurants to me should not be judged on service! I don't think it is part of their culture. The food was not bad, if I have the late night munchies for Chinese and they are the only ones open, I would actually drive all the way to Chinatown for it from Lakeview. I wish the Orange Chicken was tastier though... read more

They refused to take my order with several body abled people on the floor. I waited forever just for someone to acknowledge my presence at all. DO NOT GO HERE read more

Greasy, weird cart service, bland - but overall SUPER greasy.

Dined in and had the Shrimp egg foo young, shrimp fried rice, Mongolian beef, pot stickers, and a Corona. Everything was extremely fresh and taste good. Only my 2nd time here, but when I'm on this side of town this is my new MUST go to. read more

The dim sum was pretty bad. The siu mai was dry and the pork filling was really salty. The buns were soggy on the bottom. The radish cakes tasted more like they were deep fried than pan-fried. The lunch special was cheap and you got a reasonable amount of food, so that was OK. Also the dim sum took a long time to arrive, even though the place was practically empty. I can't recommend this place. read more

Good Chinese food after a long night out reasonably priced open super late and they serve liquor !

Me and my brother and sister have been coming here forever and love the food and the service has always been awesome till tonight a younger gentlemen was at the register and was very rude we made a order to go and he told us it would be twenty minutes so we said we would wait figure me and my lil sis and bro can chat he said well why don't you just eat here and seem to get mad afterwards he finished the transaction and tossed the receipt at the counter I like this place it has great food and this was my first bad experience here and hope its the last also when the food was done he walked up to the table set the food down and just stormed off in a bad mood very rude and me and my family have decided that if he is there we will eat somewhere else. read more

the best! the best! the best! in all of CHICAGO this is the one!!!! best Chinese! no matter what time you go! salt & peppered shrimp with the shell on!!!!! chicken chow mein! sweet & sour pork general tsou chicken combo fried rice make sure you eat the shell and all with the salt and pepper shrimp! dont be afraid you will love it! amazing! then go to 15 other chinese restaurants and try and find the chicken chow mein cantonese style as good as this one, you wont find it! it is done perfect here! i wish i lived closer! they need to open 5 more of these throughout the city! read more

Came here for a quick bite with friends after a lawyer induction event for my pal. We just ordered way too much but was great. Crab Rangoon, Potstickers, Soft Shell Crab (don't order it), Beef Chow Fun, Beef & Broccoli, Schzechuan Shrimp (did i spell that right?), and some wonton soup/eggdrop soup. read more

I've been going here for years & don't expect an exceptional experience, but a half hour for shrimp fried rice & egg rolls? Then to act like you don't remember me paying? No apologies, no acknowledgement of forgotten order, just poor service. read more

Came in and waited about an hour for 3 dishes. The lady said the wait would be 20 minutes, which was fine. Waiting an hour is ridiculous. While i waited, there were many other customers that were dissatisfied with the long wait. I also heard that they disconnected the phone line so that they would not get anymore orders. read more

Terrible customer service!!!!! Took over an hour for our food to come in, and when it did we were missing 2 dishes. Our waiter replied and asked if we just wanted to pay for what we got rather than ordered. read more

Went here around 3am on a Saturday night Sunday morning. Rolled in with three of my friends and told the lady to give us the 4 best things they could make (one chicken, one pork, one seafood, one beef) and a round of beers. After a quick consultation with the manager (or some guy who looked like he was in charge) the beer came out and kept coming for the rest of the night. Due to our ordering strategy i dont know what food we got but it was all fantastic. We strolled out at 530am as the sun was coming up filled with food and tsing tsao beer. Great atmosphere, hilarious service (the woman was really amused at our antics i think) and great food. read more