Tian Bistro 田家食府 — Restaurant in Evanston Township

I was invited to come by a Chinese friend who promised I'd have the best duck in Chicago. And boy, did she deliver! The skin was crispy and melted in my mouth...the wrappers were perfect to make the little "tacos" (I don't know what else to call them) with the green onions, cucumber and sweet sauce. It was just so tasty. I had tried other places in Chicago but this one truly delivers.

Turns out the chef is trained in a technique of cooking that gives the duck a specific texture. And it definitely showed the training was unique.

But we did not only have the duck. We tried some other dishes and they were were all delicious and the serving were truly generous.

I will return for some more of the...

Spacious with a bar and table options for couples, small groups, or large families. Service was great, they stopped by a couple times to make sure we had what we needed. All the dishes we tried were delicious - no small feat for a brand new restaurant. I recommend the green beans and the sliced beef with green peppercorn - not too spicy. The beef and tripe in chili sauce is also my favorite but it’s too spicy for some people. The sesame chicken and dumplings were popular with the kids - not at all spicy and has some veggies. We didn’t try the duck, but everyone who did order it looked happy with it. A fun new Evanston restaurant, will be back...

We reserved ahead of time for a duck, and ordered a few more dishes. This is one of the most authentic Chinese food I’ve had in a while! The duck was delicious and done right, pancake was paper thin! We liked the stir fried beef with facing heaven chilli. Food was fast, and service was attentive, the restaurant allow...