Royal Highness Zhu 朱椿 — Restaurant in Chicago

Overall Thoughts: The food here tasted good with traditional Chengdu spices and flavors, but the total was quite pricey considering the smaller portion sizes. Also, as someone with only a so-so spice tolerance, I found the flavors overall quite mild (maybe that was just for the specific dishes we ordered, though). The interior is decorated nicely— very minimalist, sleek, and modern. The online ordering system they have is a little confusing and sometimes glitches out if you’re ordering with a group, but everything went smoothly in the end. Overall, despite the higher prices, I’d be happy to come to RHZ again with a large group of people to try out more dishes on their menu, or even stop by their other take-out only location in Bridgeport (called 大毛家).

Food I tried: Fiery Spicy Fries (4.2/5): These were quite flavorful with a decent kick to them, but weren’t as crispy as I would’ve hoped.

Signature Spicy Beef Noodles (4.2/5): This was solid, and has all the traditional hearty, umami flavors of Chinese beef noodle soup.

Glass Noodle Hot Pot (4.1/5): Not as spicy as I would’ve hoped but still a solid dish, especially for vegetarians. It was pretty monotone / undiversified though, as it’s mainly just glass noodles.

Vegetable Symphony Hot Pot (4.2/5): I liked this hot pot option better than the glass noodles, as it was more varied in textures and ingredients.

Firecracker Pig Trotters (4.7/5): Probably my favorite dish out of everything we ordered. The feet were remarkably tender and flavorful, filled with delicious collagen.

Wonton in Volcano Broth (4.3/5): I liked this dish too; the wontons tasted fresh and the soup was flavorful and slightly sweet. However, I wished the wontons were bigger— the skin-to-filling ratio was off.

Glutinous rice cake with brown sugar (4.2/5): Pricey for the fact that it only came with 3 and were pretty small, but they tasted good— sweet and crispy. —

Price (relative to peers): 4/5 Food: 4.2/5 Ambience: 4.8/5 Service: 4.4/5 Overall...

Authentic. Chinese. Street. Food!!! Here you can indulge in the flavors of food from ChenDu, which is the capital of Sichuan, in China!

The spices and flavors in the dishes are so tasty. Here’s what I tried:

Tempting Bon Bon Chicken Fiery Spicy Fries Delights Hot & Sour Fern Root Noodles Wholesome Wonton Chicken Soup Single Choice Hot Pot w/imitation crab meat Three Cannons ChengDu Osmanthus Cake Mango Soda Drink 芒果少女心

The Bon Bon Chicken was my favorite! It was so many flavors at once with the chili oil, soy sauce, slight sweetness and sesame oil. The Wonton chicken soup is so warm and comforting and the dumplings are made in house.

I love how airy and modern the space is; there is room for big groups - which I really like.

Put them on your list to visit and tell em that Bri from Planes and...

I was really looking forward to trying Royal Highness Zhu. I will say that the food was alright. It seemed like some of the dishes like the vegetable hot pot was not cooked all the way through and the sizzle sausage fried rice did not have any sausage in it. That is really disappointing. I will say the best dish I had was the zhong dumplings. The taste was really on point. I did make a reservation and the male server/ host was really rude and did not accept my reservation. That same male server told me that he was too busy too for a few requests we had. I am not sure if it was me but, he just seemed very rude. I will say the ambiance or atmosphere was really nice. I will say give royal highness zhu a chance and for sure ask someone how to order as the menu system was kind of...