Seven Treasures Cantonese Restaurant — Restaurant in Chicago

4.5 stars: Seven Treasures didn’t disappoint as an affordable, satisfying weekend lunch spot. Located a bit farther out from the main Chinatown square, it was pretty empty when we arrived. The interior is spacious and decorated very simply and sparsely— no frills. They definitely seem a little understaffed, but the staff is very friendly and our food came out at a reasonable speed.

Our group of 4 ordered the following 5 dishes (**= especially recommend):

BBQ Combo (M) with Duck, Crispy Roast Pork, and BBQ Pork**: Highly recommend this dish— with the medium size, you can choose 3 meats from the menu. Our server recommended the 3 we ordered, and they were all delicious. Crispy pork was both super crispy and juicy, BBQ pork was tender and full of flavor, duck was also tender and bursting with flavor.

Beef Short Rib with Black Pepper Casserole**: This came in a sizzling iron pot and absolutely bursting with flavor. The beef was quite tough in texture but very tasty, and the onions and pepper paired very well with the meat and flavors.

Pork & Preserved Egg Congee: A basic dish, but they make it really well— super delicious, fragrant, and the texture/consistency is perfectly thick.

Sautéed Chinese Broccoli in Oyster Sauce: A classic vegetable dish— well sauteed and flavored. The strong and ingrained garlic taste made it really fragrant.

Sweet Corn Soup with Chicken Flavor (S): This small soup was quite large and quite tasty. I was a fan of the gelatinous consistency and the eclectic ingredients provided a complex flavor profile of sweet and savory.

Overall, the portions were large, the prices were fair, and the food was authentic and delicious. Leaving stuffed and satisfied, the total came out to just ~$17 each including tax and tip.

The menu is super extensive, so I’ll definitely be back to try more dishes. I’d definitely recommend coming with a larger group to try larger portions and/or more types of their meats, which were...

Never a bad meal here... I've been coming here for almost 10 years, while my husband has been coming for over 20! When we have family/friends in town visiting, this is the place to take them for good Chinese food in Chinatown. The best egg rolls that I have ever eaten in my life! If you come earlier in the day, you can watch the ladies make egg rolls from the window outside the restaurant. It is a great experience!

Update 02/2023 I don't know what is going on with the restaurant but the food just doesn't taste the same, as it has in the past.

We went sometime last year with some friends and I felt the food was off, so I wrote it as an off day. But I couldn't put it past them any longer when I took some other friends for the first time this Saturday afternoon and the food didn't even look the same.

The rice was so pale for fried rice and the dishes are coming out with less meat than expected. I couldn't believe that a dish that was supposed to serve 6 people had about 6 pieces of meat - so we are supposed to just have one piece of sweet and sour chicken a piece?!? The only thing I enjoyed about the meal was the egg rolls... which were amazing as usual. For the amount of money we paid for this meal, I was so disappointed and embarrassed for both bringing my friends & for the restaurant itself. The service we received was even subpar.

My husband looked at the food we were served with a broken heart as he's been coming here for over 25 years... and there are so many other memories with friends and family that we have had here. He looked at me at the end of the meal, and finally understood what I had mentioned to him last year about the food not being the same as in years past. I guess we will be trying out other restaurants in the area to get our fill of authentic Chinese food...

Well, I used to come here a lot mainly because they're one of the few places that I know of that's open late in Chinatown (but that trend is changing, a lot more restaurants have decided to serve Chinese food late) and also because of they're Chinese BBQ and Crispy pork belly which I both loved but that too has changed. One of the reasons why Chinese food appeals to me a lot is not only the dishes that they serve but also how easy it is to choose and order from their menu. You see hot and sour soup, that's what you will get. You want orange chicken? That's what you will see. Follow? And also for that reason, I gave them a low star rating. I ordered crispy pork belly to take home and also to enjoy some of it while I dine in along with the pork BBQ I ordered separately. But I never did got the crispy pork belly coz they didn't serve it while I was there contrary to what I requested. So they gave it for me to solely take home but I still wanted to try it, so I did, and to my dissapointment, it wasn't even crispy. Maybe that explains why they didn't want to serve it yet even if that's what I requested. I complained but didn't get no resolution. " It's not crispy anymore because they cooked it this morning". I...