Chicago Food: Haisous Vietnamese Cuisine 🍜✨

A Vietnamese restaurant especially popular among foreigners. Due to the pandemic, they only recently reopened for dine-in on Thursdays through Sundays (starting from Mother’s Day). Finally got a chance to try it today — and yes, reservations are recommended! The interior has a modern, Euro-chic vibe with an open kitchen — clean, stylish, and comfortable 😌. Now, onto the food! Starters Green Papaya Salad with Beef Jerky — A refreshing, crunchy salad with sweet, sour, and tangy flavors. Always a must-order for me at Vietnamese spots! Signature Crispy Chicken Wings — Surprisingly amazing! Perfectly crispy on the outside, juicy inside, with a hint of spice. Highly recommend 👍🏻 Main Courses Pan-Seared Ribeye Steak — Cooked to perfection, tender and flavorful. The seasoned salt it came with was the real star — so delicious! Seafood Platter (Not on the regular menu — the chef kindly prepared it for us since the whole fish we wanted was sold out.) 🦐🐚🐙 Included large shrimp, clams, octopus, and mussels. The seafood was fresh, but the standout was the dipping sauce — absolutely divine! Grilled Octopus — Nothing special here; honestly skippable (I even forgot to take a pic 😅). Dessert 🍮 Bamboo Sticky Rice — Photogenic, but a bit dry and not as warm, soft, or sweet as I’d hoped. The cream it came with was tasty, but overall I wouldn’t recommend #ChicagoEats #VietnameseFood #Haisous #OpenKitchen #FoodReview #MustTry #SeafoodLover