Silver Seafood Restaurant
Chicago, IL 60640
Phone: (773) 784-0668
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- Lawrence Avenue
- Directions:
- El: Red Line to Lawrence
- Best of Citysearch:
- Takeout 2008
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 1pm-1am, Sun 11am-1am
Editorial Review for Silver Seafood Restaurant – by Valerie Moloney
The Scene
A grey facade and creaky front door signal that this restaurant has seen better days, but the steady foot traffic proves local love. "Banquet"-style tables lose their intended formality when covered in layers of plastic liners, but no matter, eating with chopsticks can get messy. The wide space is equipped with a full bar and an electronic disco ball fitted into the ceiling, along with tank filled with live lobsters.
The Food
The Tolstoy-sized menu wanders into every flavor and texture it can, but seafood is the main attraction. Little flecks of salted fish mingle with bits of chicken, scallions and ginger for a welcome twist on fried rice, which arrives more golden than brown, a welcome departure for the soy sauce-soaked versions elsewhere. Baby bok choy--steamed to a perfect kelly green--encircles plump shrimp sauteed with carrots and soft straw mushrooms. Twice-cooked pork oozes sweet juice.
Hits
Servers are extremely friendly and quick to bring out orders and replenish drinks.
Misses
Diners don't receive one menu, but two, both packed with a mind-spinning list of exotic dishes. Unless you're a regular, just ordering could be daunting.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasThe restaurant serves some unique delicacies like shark fin soup with sea cucumber, which requires a day's advance notice and costs a hefty $78.
Know Before You GoAdventurous diners should ask for the Chinese-language menu, which lists items like cuttlefish.
Save MoneyThe restaurant does prepare half-orders of some dishes, such as ginger-onion chicken.
User Reviews for Silver Seafood Restaurant
01/05/2008 Posted by majohnson77
some great authentic dishes you won't find anywhere else. don't let the neighborhood fool you-- definitely worth the trip up north.
