Won Kow Restaurant
Chicago, IL 60616-2011
Phone: (312) 842-7500
03/08/2007 Posted by ahanson23
I went there with a friend from out of town, and we picked Won Kow because a) it had a big sign and it was the nicest one of the bunch and b) had the citysearch logo on the door so I knew it was credible. When we got inside, it reminded me of my Chinese Restaurant I have in my home town in Upper Michigan, so I wasn't super impressed. We sat down, and were brought water by a friendly waitress, but my friends cup was REALLY dirty with some kind of film on it. It was...disgusting. My cup was fine, and the next cup of water she was brought was extra clean, so that was comforting. The food was surprisingly delicious, and the meat was so tender! The service was great, and the manager came around and made sure everything was good with our meal, and even gave us some extra rice (which is nice, because we ordered an appitizer and just one entree for the both of us, and it was PLENTY!). I'm picky about my crab rangoons, and these were okay. They defenitly had real crab meat in them, because the moment I bit into it, I noticed the 'fishy' taste. But, whatever. I saw live lobsters in a tank in almost every store we walked past in Chinatown, so it wasn't unusual. I see that the Dim Sum is rated really high, and I've never had it, but I'd be willing to go back if we absolutely had nowhere else to go. Interesting experience, and feel more "chicago cultured" but Chinatown is definitly not a 'must-see'.
Pros: large portions, quality meat
Cons: kind of expensive if you're not splitting, you can get cheaper chinese food somewhere else.
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