The Service was super excellent and ambiance was Asian exotic and clean which makes both superior…read moreelegant. I love their Asian design. The food was scrumptiously awesome and fresh to the taste and sliced nicely. We will visit and buy again. The price could be a little cheaper indeed, but is that a dream? However, they appreciated your monetary family support.

After a disappointing experience with carryout Thai food during our last visit to Chicago, our…read moreaunts wanted to treat us to a different Thai restaurant, and they chose this one. Because we were already somewhat close to the area, and didn't want to go back and forth, we ended up being seated before 4 pm. It turned out to be an excellent overall experience. Chef of Siam is in its own small, dedicated building on Waukegan Road, and isn't much to look at from the outside with an OK amount of parking. It is relatively remodeled modern inside and later found out that it's been open for 2 years now. We got to choose our seating (since we were the only ones there). Menus were given along with a set of 4 table sauces. We knew our group of five wanted to eat family style so got a variety of things: classics and some I've never tried before. Chicken Satay ($7.95) - 4 pounded chicken breast pieces, marinated in a curry sauce, coming with a good cucumber salad. Tom Kha with Chicken ($5.95) - very light with good flavor. Ended up getting two of these to share, and I ended up finishing one portion by myself. Som Tum Poo $12.95 - papaya salad with salted rice field crabs. The vegetables were all al dente, with that classic Thai taste of sweet and sourness The crabs were interesting...really small, cut in half so I sucked out the meat from what I could. But I ended up not eating the legs...I ate the first piece whole, shell and all and it wouldn't be worth the effort for me. Pad Thai with Shrimp ($16.95) - Decent size portion, with a good balance of sweet/sour and plenty of plump, jumbo shrimps. Rama Noodle ($12.95) - large amount of chicken breast pieces, over wide rice noodles, topped with a yellow curry sauce and steamed broccoli surrounding. I thought it was OK, and was the least eaten of the dishes. Massaman Curry with Tofu ($12.95) - I try to get this whenever available, and this style was decent. The curry was very runny, but was delicious on top of the accompanying rice and I enjoyed the small bricks of fried tofu. Pineapple Fried Rice ($16.95) - maybe the weakest of the dishes, and also the most expensive. Not sure why pineapple fried rice continues to be one of the more expensive dishes on any Thai menu (when available)....pineapple isn't that expensive. Red Snapper ($35.00) - a whole dressed red snapper, deep fried and topped with Thai sweet/sour sauce. It's not market price, so it came from frozen and it wasn't particularly big nor had much meat. This is now what the ingredient costs now. I personally enjoyed taking the tail and slowly grabbing all of the sweet meat. Fried Banana ($6.95) - a great way to finish the meal, there were plenty of deep fried banana pieces, using a batter that you would use for fries or shrimp? My aunt confirmed that it was not plantain, but banana and I enjoyed it (reminded me a little of a banana foster). The quality of Thai dishes are closer to a fine dining Thai restaurant rather than a quick take out, even though the prices are more than reasonable. An automatic 18% gratuity was added for our party of five, and it's a stiff 12.5% tax in this area. Service was friendly and even though our server gave us a carafe of water, she still personally refilled our glasses when it got near empty. I tend to sweat quite profusely when eating Thai cuisine, and I did so again this time. My wife asked for some more napkins so I could wipe my brow. Our server did one better by bringing over a large wet towel that I used. It wasn't necessary but much appreciated.

Why haven't I found this place earlier? I love their food! I ordered from the website for pickup…read more The site stated when order would be ready and order was available right on time! Private parking lot is what I appreciated as I have a big car. Other big cars were in the lot as well. There is indoor dining and diners and to go customers (like myself) were pleased with their orders. I ordered moo shu shrimp and 2 egg rolls-so delicious!! The sauce was fantastic! I asked for more sauce when I picked it up and was very pleased! I will admit I ate my meal right away and loved it! Great customer service, great location. I will return. Cheers!~

This place has been around for decades. It's a nice alternative for those who don't want to fight…read moretraffic to Chinatown, but want to say they went to China Town....... Restaurant ;-) The decor of this place is somewhat old. Food wise, it was OK, but honestly not a place we would probably visit again. There's just so many other authentic Chinese restaurants and this place, being on Dempster, isn't quite close to the major highways like other places (Minghin, Chef Ping, etc) but its a nice location if you're more in the city.

04/12/26 - I've eaten here many times but tonight the food & service was way below what I've gotten…read morein the past. It's not like it was super busy yet us took over 10 minutes just to place our order. We ordered the following items. Even then it took around 15 mins to get our food. 1). Two pork & shrimp egg rolls. They were tasty but were burnt. (2 stars ) 2). My stand by shrimp egg foo yung. Tasty as always Very good (4 stars ) 3). Combo platter - called No 1 dish in the World? How & why? The dish had, chicken, shrimp, peapods, tomato's, & beef . The beef in the dish had a rancid taste. I should have sent this back (1 Star ) Service was very slow between ordering, receding the food & waiting to receive the check (2 stars )) Usually we come at lunchtime where the price difference between lunch & dinner is huge). The lunch is a much better deal for the same dishes). This restaurant usually has decent quality food but if I come back it will be for lunch & not dinner as the price point is much more affordable.

It's possible they were having a bad day, but we were In the area and in the mood for takeout…read moreChinese. tl;dr it was overpriced and Not Good, and we did not order on an event day (like the S----bowl) honestly everything in our order except the white rice was not something we would have wanted to pay for, and we can make just as good rice ourselves if we had felt like it. we had previously ordered from this restaurant many, many multiples months ago, and had fond memories of it -- this was a very disappointing and disheartening experience

Tried China Chef last night for takeout with the family and they did not disappoint. Most places…read morewe've tried have been subpar at best. I was somewhat reluctant to try because of the mixed reviews but I can tell you that the staff was super friendly and the food was delicious. China Chef has definitely won us over and we will return to try other offerings.

My late grandmother used to love coming to China Chef and bringing my entire family here when we…read morewere kids. I went here recently as an adult to get the nostalgic feel, and it hit instantly when I walked in... I see the Chinese decor, the zodiac paper under the plates, the koi fish tank, and the smell of authentic Chinese food. The food overall was decent; I really enjoyed getting the fried chicken, lumpia, and egg rolls. Some of the noodles dishes and vegetables dishes we got were a little too mushy for my liking and a little bit too drenched. Overall though, I still liked the food, and it's a good price for doing family style. I do enjoy the fact that they have a parking lot, and the server was very friendly when it came to taking our order and making sure we had everything we needed. He packed up the food for us when we left and even took a couple pictures for my family.

Great service and food! Good portions too. Not many tables but cute inside. Lots of fun sushi…read morecombos and lunch specials!

Appetizers came out fast and hot! The sushi was amazing! Great bang for your buck! Service was…read morequick, and the restaurant has nice ambience.

Plenty of parking, inviting ambiance, enormous menu and choices, wonderful service....and the food!…read more We had the crispy noodle with beef and the crispy noodles with chicken. When the food arrived it looked so beautiful we had to take a picture....and it was delicious. We will return and get the same dish.

Not authentic Vietnamese phonemes is rough and hard a lot of soup but not having right ingredientsread more

They have a take out charge???…read more For one the food isn't even good enough for the audacity to charge a take out fee. Makes me want to dine in next time and leave no tip. The food for jja jjang myun is sweeter than normal. The noodles were soft and not chewy. The jjam pong was not very spicy and had a very artificial spicy flavor that tasted like they substituted some of the broth with shin ramen soup powder. The seafood was all rubbery and too chewy. Just bad and to make it worse they charge for the dumbest things like a "take out" charge. 10/10 do not recommend.

Always my family's go-to whenever we're craving 짜장면. We ordered the Tangsuyuk and Jaebang Jajang…read more It always hits and the food comes out so fast and it's so hot. Loved everything about it!

We come here at least once a week and have done so for a few years. It's pretty top tier for the…read moresuburbs. Genuinely flabbergasted by the poor reviews. If you're going to order standard cantonese fare, I suppose you could probably do slightly better elsewhere. For Sichaun, I really can't imagine finding much better this far west of the city. Tony's Chicken w/Three Chilis is a Chicago Icon and an absolute must.

This fish soup was light, comforting, and full of flavor. The fresh fish and greens made it feel…read morewholesome without being heavy. Sometimes, the simplest dishes are the most satisfying! Ordered their chicken and beef too.