China Cafe 开饭 — Restaurant in Chicago

Food wasn’t that great. It tasted okay but not the best. I would not return just for the taste of the food. A plate of veggies for $8.99-$9.99 is a little bit overpriced - I’m not complaining about this because I didn’t pay attention when I ordered. If I knew, I would have never ordered a $9 plate of just veggies. A little bit overpriced for average-tasted food.

Staffs were friendly. They weren’t rude to us like some reviews on here. I wasn’t happy because they automatically charged about 15-18% “service fee” on our bills. That’s just ridiculous. I have eaten at many restaurants and yet the only place charged me for service fee was a 5-star restaurant. I didn’t leave any tip because the service fee they charged me served as tip. If I left another 15% on top of their service fee, wouldn’t it be 30% tip? - I don’t think so because it wouldn’t be worth it.

Would not return or recommend anyone here because the food tastes okay and they automatically charge service fee. Ridiculous. The staffs were nice though. But no. I...

I will say this, the food came hot, but the service just wasn't there. Usually you expect Chinese food to be quick but it wasn't. That in addition to a lot of factors came into play.

First, they gave us the lunch menu when we walked in, then after sitting there for 20 minutes they told us the price would increase because it's dinner portions now; which is kind of fishy and just plain wrong. If you ran a business and made that mistake you'd have to own up to it. Unless of course your desperate and that difference in $3 per plate makes a difference.

They also lost power, which was strange because the music was still playing, but all of the lights when out and the flood lights kicked in.

The reason I gave it 2 stars is because they were very nice people and the food came out HOT. Like I'm talking burn your entire mouth hot if you weren't careful and I for one like that in a restaurant. They also comp'd my friends Pepsi due to the...

Tldr, the food is amazing, plentiful and fairly priced, never mind how it looks. All costumers were local Chinese families dining out, and that's a great sign.

So, they had just one overwhelmed waitress, it's loud, and the bathroom is a biohazard. Who cares? The food was AMAZING!

The complimentary Jasmine tea was the freshest and most flavorful I've been given in such settings, and I regret ordering a can of Coke, it was that good.

The Egg rolls everywhere I go are OK, made with prepackaged sheets, just roll up and fry. Here, the homemade batter raised them to another level.

The sliced chicken in Curdled beans sauce comes in a hot plate, with a side of steamed white rice. So good, with caramelized onions and green peppers, the hot plate adds a bit of a burnt taste, but in a good way, like charcoal. The Curdled beans add a wonderful, earthy flavor to the whole dish. Had a hard time finishing by myself, the portion was...