Stopped in to have some bubble tea the weekend they opened. (I mean, bubble tea just a few blocks from my place?! That's dangerous!) I was immediately struck by how empty it was. The waitstaff were really eager for guests and visibly disappointed i was just ordering a beverage to go. Unfortunately for my taste buds (fortunately for my future wallet), the bubble tea was not very good at all. The bubbles were small and hard, and the tea was far too sweet and had a metallic-y flavor, like canned food. I threw it away after two sips. If they can't even do a simple bubble tea well, I am not planning to come back to try their food. There are too many other places nearby (not to mention Chinatown). read more

This place serves solid Chinese food for a great price. They have friendly and fast service. My friend and I ordered the Japanese style crispy tofu for appetizers. It was meh. The coating on the outside was thin and chewy. It was also flavorless. We got the Fish fillet and vegetables over rice. That was flavorful and the fish was very soft. It came in a big bowl. We also got the honey walnut shrimp. It was too heavily coated in the sauce and the sauce seemed to acidic. Otherwise, it was a standard plate of honey walnut shrimp. read more

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The price at this restaurant for their dishes are pretty fair in my opinion. Prices like any other Chinese restaurant around Chinatown. The food was somewhere between average and good in my opinion. The seafood pot with tofu was very delicious. The tofu and seafood inside were great. The shrimp with walnut dish is slacking on the taste for the sauce. I personally did not like the sauce or the way it was made. Others might have a different opinion. Service was not the best, but servers were available. read more

My Place - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant review I was brought here because of the lobster specials and it continues to draw people in. Joanna N mention that the price for 2 lobsters was 27.95. You can't even get one at Red Lobster for that price. Many of the dishes are hybrid traditional asian home dishes so don't expect super spectacular food. The prices are good and the portions sizes are good. Pros: great home cooked food items, good portion sizes, cheap lobster Cons: medium quality, not the super high end cantonese seafood restaurant Hidden deals: Check out the wall for the special deals, although you may need to be able to read chinese to figure that out. Get the lobster if you are eating here read more

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I have been coming here for their "High-Noon Specials" (includes free small drink). In the menu, they have a variety of dishes that include rice or noodles which pleases all eaters. The only catch to this offer is it ends 6pm. The dishes can all be customized to your taste and I sometimes choose a rice dish but substitute the rice for noodles. No matter what, I enjoyed all the dishes they have to offer. Service is decent and make sure you validate your parking in the parking lot. (3 hours for $2) read more

Food was great, live lobster, crab, geoduck. Full bar and nice outdoor seating. Will be back! read more

My Place - So good! - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I stopped here on a whim even though Ming Hin(My fav) was a few blocks away...But I was suprised how delicious everything was and on the same par as Ming Hin...Actually I like the green beans with pork better here than at Ming Hin (Ming Hins can be a little too salty)...Overall I enjoyed everything and my only complaint was that our server didnt write our order down and sure enough we never received one of our dishes but we were so full by the end of the meal we didnt even let him know...I will be back to try other things on the menu. read more

My Place moved to the South Loop from Chinatown and the food is still great! We ordered the double lobster special (cooked with ginger and green onion style), chicken with mushrooms, sizzling beef tenderloin with spicy sauce and fish fillets with Chinese vegetables. We dined inside since the outdoor patio was full. My personal favorites are their lobster and fish fillets with Chinese vegetables which I always order. read more

My Place - Spicy Korean beef - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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This place is sooooo good, I use to frequent it a lot when they were in Chinatown. I really wish they kept the hours they kept at their old location. I wish they were still at their old location lol. Ok so I'll make this short, this place doesn't disappoint, the food is great, the prices are good and the service is excellent. If you want to have the best green beans ever! Don't ask any questions just get the green beans and thank me later. Anything you order with shrimp ask for no shell. Nice bar inside and a quiet place to get a bite on a date or with the family. read more

My Place is located at the east end of Chinatown square (the end closest to the Archer Red Line) There is a parking lot near this end as well. My Place was a disappointment to me and will not be anywhere near to ever being My GO-TO Place for cheap Chinese Cantonese food. The service was extremely poor. Yes, the food is cheap and affordable. But being Chinese, I for one do not appreciate being "judged". Just because I order in English does not mean I do not hear or understand the Chinese words being said about me. I am always willing to try a place at least 3 times before coming to a firm decision to never return with my money and my appetite. I had waited for over 20 minutes, just to order. I should've just waited the 20 min to get a table over at Chi Café vs trying to get someone's attention to look my way to place my order at My Place. Prices are cheap. Food was decent. I will NOT be back thanks to their customer service or lack there of. With all the restaurants in the square, you would think they treat people better. read more

Want to have dinner? "Where?" My Place! Open till 2 AM everyday woohoo! I had the late night munchies so my friends and I decided to venture to Chinatown (close to home and only a few places that were open late on weekdays) first time here and I already love it. Beef brisket with vegetables over rice: (5/5) so bomb! The brisket was soft and very flavorful! The tendon was super soft and chewy but goes down like butter. That's how good it is. As for vegetables, it's with Chinese broccoli! My absolute fav and there are drizzles of oyster sauce with garlic. It's very crunchy and you can definitely taste the beef brisket broth/sauce on the broccoli. The Scoop of rice on the side to counter balance the taste. ($5.95) Hot and sour soup: (3.5/5) I can taste the hotness a bit but could not taste the sour / vinegar part of the soup. It was okay in my opinion. The soup contains: bamboo shoots, pork, tofu, scallions, wood ear, and egg. ($2.95) Peach tea: (4/5) asked for light ice and 50% sugar but the drink still tasted a little too sweet but that's okay! I added ice to water it down to my liking but the peach tea was still good! ($2.95) Overall: I would definitely recommend coming here if anyone has late night munchies! They also have hot pot all you can eat and drink for $24.95! The menu items are inexpensive as well! read more

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I ordered the satay beef vermicelli for carry out. It was sooooo tasteless and the noodles were mushy. It used to taste good a year ago.

Was bland I actually did not eat it prefer authentic this place was recommended to me I will try one more time

It's a nice place to come for lunch and dinner. The restaurant open late. Have some variety of dishes to order. Would recommend people to come to this place for late night snack. read more

My Place - Shredded duck vermicelli noodle soup - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Really good crab rangoons. I enjoyed my sweet and sour chicken and the portions were large and worth the price. The only complaint I would have is that that the mongolian chicken was very overcooked but when we let the restaurant know they provided us with compensation! read more

They did right by me. I called and let them know that I didn't get what I ordered. They apologized profusely over the phone and told me to come in for a replacement order. That's good business. read more

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I always get their curry Portuguese chicken bake for takeout. Had a 30 times maybe. No exaggeration. I have it nearly weekly. The last time I got it...I bite into something crunchy and I assumed it was a nail. Spit it sound and it looked red and I thought uncooked bone? Wiped off the sauce and it was a fucking red press on nail. I wanted to hurl. Hair...ok...happens. its chinatown. But a fucking press on nail?! It was a big chunk. You would notice if you lost that. Disgusting. Never ever ordering from here again! Traumatized read more

We finally decided to try My Place after it replace a former Mexican restaurant and we found it to be ok. The presentation of their dishes looked great in person. Their egg drop soup was a very good size for your money and v held it's hot temperature for a very, very long time. Our entrees included a ramen bowl and a shrimp with garlic vermicelli pasta. The pasta had at least twelve large shrimp but the dish overall lacked the taste of garlic or might have needed more of a sauce. The waiter was very nice. There weren't very many people unfortunately. We'd hate to see another restaurant close in the South Loop but we find My Places atmosphere a little off, but give it a try. Maybe you will like it. read more

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Open until 4am with delicious, fresh food. Best in Chinatown. How is the food so affordable and yet so good and plentiful?! The definition of quality. -mango shrimp egg roll appetizer: Plump, tender shrimp cooked in a perfectly crisp yet malleable shell with a hot slice of mango. Delicious and fresh. My boyfriend adores mango so this was a real treat. -beef brisket rice roll appetizer: Plentiful tender and well seasoned beef slices atop large and heavenly melt in your mouth rice rolls. This was my favorite dish!!! Definitely trying the pork rib version next time. -walnut shrimp: candied walnuts sprinkled atop medium shrimps which are perfectly fried and coated in a delicious and indescribable lemon sauce. Served with white rice-sweet but complex textures. -spicy lamb: You know how some chines restaurants give you mostly the cheap vegetables in an entree? Not here! This was a mound of shredded seasoned lamb meat mixed in with fresh green onions, hot peppers, and fresh herbs. Delicious. Enough for two meals for two people on a budget. You need. To go here. read more

First time at My Place. Picked up Basil Chicken, veggy egg rolls and pork pot stickers to go. All very good, nicely packed and very hot even after walking 4 blocks back to our abode. Host was very courteous and friendly, brought us waters to drink while we waited (15 mins) for our dinner. And the food was very good, fresh, flavorful and generous portions at very reasonable prices. Vegetables just slightly crisp, chicken very lean, pot stickers nicely browned, nothing to greasy or oily, just the right amount of spice. We will definitely be back. We so much appreciate being able to bring home a quality dinner during the pandemic. read more

I ordered the cheap $3.50 Taro Milk Tea, and I was disappointed. The flavor was not creamy like milk, but rather tasted a bit bland and rancid. The texture of the boba was cutting and breaking instead of soft and squishy. I couldn't finish my milk tea. As my friend described, "It smelled like something my grandma brought back from China 4 years ago." Don't judge food by the cheapest price, the quality is what matters. read more

My Place - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I ordered through Door Dash and the ordering process was fine. Food was hot and on time. Unfortunately, that is the highlight. I ordered the Mongolian chicken, and it was so awful, I could not get past the first bite. No taste, little sauce, and very, very dry. I hated to throw $17 of food away, but I could not even chew the dry hunks of chicken--it was clear that this dish was not cooked the way most chinese food is prepared with corn starch, soy and other flavorings--this was just dumped in a pot. Absolutly awful. The dumplings were fine as were the egg rolls, but nothing special so overall the $50 order was a waste of money. read more

Hong Kong Cafe all the way. Questionable service, probably not the cleanest, probably has way too much MSG, but damn is this good, cheap, authentic chinese food. Catch tea time between 2-6 and everything is $4 or $5 on their tea time menu. We literally got a bill for 2 for $21 and were stuffed. Their hot and sour soup was the best I've ever had (though the "chicken wings" part of the combo was only 2 measly chicken wings), the sole filet was amazing, the salt and pepper squid - mediocre, and the beef chow fun good. read more

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Excellent food and great service because I had the Chinese connection! Dining with one of my BFF and she can speak the language, that helps a lot. We have the same palates so we knew right away $21 TWO lobster special! Ginger and green onion style, cooked to perfection, this was the best I ever had. This was always my mom's favorite and she said she was in heaven when she ate their lobster dish. Snow pea leaves with garlic sauce, the order was huge, and fresh. Televisions, nice to see Dancing with the Stars. We were in the best spot...siting across from one another, we each had a tv facing us. Good to laugh at tv and still look at each other. Nice complementary pot of tea, good food and company just makes my day. They give you validated parking for the lot of Wentworth and and Archer $2 parking! (It may cost more by your time, original cost $10 down to $2 wahoo!) I will always be back! read more

My Place - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I was in Chicago for meetings at the Marriott Marquis and I had a late night craving for Chinese food. I found My Place on Grubhub and i ordered sweet and sour chicken and fried pork potstickers, something safe. Grubhub first said that my order would arrive at my hotel in approximately 90 minutes but I was willing to wait. Driver arrived about an hour after I ordered on my cell phone. The sweet and sour chicken and potstickers were good and certainly satisfied my late night craving. This was the first time I ordered via Grubhub and the delivery charge and tip was worth the food. read more

We returned here for a family style dinner, and doing so at 5:30pm allowed us to order some discounted dishes from their 2-6pm afternoon specials menu. Overall, that really makes for a great value meal - in this case, 8 dishes for $79.15 pre-tax. Dinner items tonight included: - Double lobster with E-fu noodles, $31.95 - Large clams, $16.50 - Peapod tip leaves, $8.95 - Salt and pepper squid - Portugese style pork chop - Beef stir fried rice noodles - Pork stir fried noodles - Wonton soup With the total pre-tax of $79.15, one can see the 5 other dishes were quite cheap at about $4 each, and they were all tasty and nicely done. Those 5 dishes also came with complimentary milk tea as part of the afternoon menu pricing. The double lobster with e-fu noodles was also a great value for lobster and the meaty lobster pieces were chopped up to make for easy eating of the lobster meat, a nice touch I have rarely seen for whole lobster servings. The clam dish was quite nice also with the clam meat sliced up, and served with vermicelli in the gigantic clam shells. The place can get quite loud as it is popular for value diners. It also warmed up on us as we had our expeditiously served food with hot milk tea (I broke out into a sweat, and didn't wear my gym clothes). They have two TV's on with modest volume but it's in Cantonese in case you might be interested in catching up on the news and such there. read more

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Ordered Carry Out and it was fast and hot! The food was SO GOOD! Can't wait to check out the inside once COVID-19 is over, it looked really nice! Would highly recommend the salt and pepper shrimp and orange chicken! read more

Great food, large portions and reasonable prices. I tried a couple of the dishes and I enjoyed them all. The orange chicken is spicier than other Chinese places, but most of the people in my group enjoyed that. The menu is huge and they probably serve any item that you would ever want from a Chinese restaurant. read more

I love My Place! I haven't had a dish here that I did not like. Some of my favorites are salt and pepper squid, Tao's chicken, oxtail and the spicy pig ear. Not only is the food great, but the staff is very friendly. I love great customer service and they make sure to take great care of my orders. I am so trilled that are in the South Loop! Happy customer! read more

This would be the Go-TO Chinese place for my lunch and/or dinner. They have a special lunch set and late afternoon tea menu set that is very reasonable priced. It also comes with a hot beverage and extra 75cent for cold. During the weekend, they open until 4am? Plus they validate for the chinatown parking lot! My usual favorite: -milk tea/coffee mix beverage -stir fried lobster over e-fu noodle (sometimes they have 2 lobsters for ~$22 and extra $5 for noodles) -The short rib stonepot with rice (egg fried rice) - it's flaming! -shrimp walnut -fish filet with fried tofu over rice -Squab (special) -Hot pot is okay, but the ingredients is really fresh and quality of beef is pretty good compared to other AYCE - spicy pig's ear -scallop with egg white fried rice (so simple and delicious) read more

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came here for the dinner with a large group. (which usually takes some planning as they do not take reservations). Brings back memories of a place i wwnrt to several times in a residential neighborhood of Kowloon, Hong Kong as they just produce favorites with good skill, and friendly staff. My Place is quite popular and is usually busy for dinner. They also are fairly decent for either dim sum or lunch. Every table is filled by 6:30pm on a Sunday. We ordered over 11 dishes and were completely stuffed afterward. MSG sensitive folks beware as alot of sauces are already prepared with some msg. Portions though decent, may be disappointing compared to some portion sizes of other dishes they have, so you'd need to find the right balance. The shrimp dishes looked somewhat sparse, but were good. We had three cold app's: pig ear, jelly fish, Hainan chicken. Beef chow fun, salty fish chicken fried rice, honey walnut shrimp, salt n pepper shrimp, lemon grass pork, black pepper beef tenderloin, string beans, salt and pepper tofu. all comes out to about $12/person. Larger groups would probably have to wait a while for one of their 3-4 larger tables. otherwise a group of four should be manageable. read more

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Love My Place!! They have a pretty extensive menu, which can also be overwhelming but many of their dishes are phenomenal. We've eaten there on a few occasions since they have a patio and we've done take out. But offer very fresh results and couldn't be happier. read more

The food & their wait staff are great, but the back kitchen has been quite slow. Wouldn't come here if you're in a hurry. They do get a lot of take outs. Good for breakfast, lunch & dinner. They have different breakfast and lunch sets that comes with a hot drink under $5. Pretty awesome! A couple of their good dishes I always order are the Japanese style Eggplant & Beef dish and the Baked Portuguese Chicken or Pork chop over fried rice. They also have really good Hong Kong style milk tea and Lemon Ice Tea. read more

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I've only been here for lunch and it is amazing, fresh, and so so affordable! It really does remind me of one of those family restaurants in China (which also means, unfortunately, that it is rather shabby and dirty on the interior), but what it lacks in looks it makes up for in taste. There is something really traditional and home style in the cooking and even presentation - simple and no-ruffles; a dish you'd order and get at a street stall in a bustling asian city. $3-4 for lunch? I didn't know those prices existed in Chicago. It also helps that it comes with a free drink (the ovaltine chocolate malt is so good!) BF and I came on a weekend and it was bustling - he ordered the beef noodle soup with egg noodles and I got the udon pork chop. My noodles overall were a little bland, but true to their udon texture (which was surprising), and the flavorful pork chop (the best I've ever had) more than made up for the lack of flavor in the noodles (which I treated as if it was rice to eat my pork chops with). The beef noodle soup though...it was SO FLAVORFUL...and the beef tendon was so tender that it tasted like it'd been slow cooked for hours along with the beef broth. And less than $4 to boot! Definitely go for their lunch options...there's a reason why this place is always busy around lunchtime! read more

My Place - So generous with the beef! - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Last pm I ordered food. As usual the delivery was fast and hot however someone at the restaurant scammed my card for $1k in airline tickets to China. Not cool. Didn't happen but not sure I want to do business with them again ever. Tried calling and was told manager was out. read more

We had a great family dinner , casually walked in and enjoyed some noodles , lamb dish , salt and pepper seafood ...Loved it all...I disagree with anything negative...Amazing service and nice addition to neighborhood! read more

Delicious!!!!! Highly recommend the combo meals they have... the service was quick and the staff was friendly.

Solid spot. I usually get one of the meals with general Tso chicken and fried rice with an egg roll. It taste exactly like excepted from a takeout spot which is 100% what I want. My only gripe is that I wish they gave the chili oil out for free but besides that it's a great deal for a lot of food and consistent. read more

A late night competitor to Chi Cafe in Chinatown that executes friendly and quick service and extremely great value and quality of the food!One of my favorite places for lunch or late late night service. My favorite time is definitely lunch though. The lunch specials are INSANE value for a delicious and filling meal. If I'm not mistaken, it's around $5. My favorite? Pork Chop Cutlets Noodle Soup: You receive Pork Chop cutlets on a separate plate which is VERY smart as the pork chops stay fresh and crispy so that it does not get soggy. You get the noodle soup that has vegetables inside as well. A fantastic meal for under $5. Japanese Style BBQ Pork Ramen: For $7.25, this is not bad at all. Great value ramen order. Nothing overwhelming, but for the price, this is quality. read more

My Place, the restaurant (not my actual home), is a notch above divey, and hits the sweet spot between value, quantity, and quality. The lunch specials in Chinatown Square are always a great deal, and My Place is no exception. I've had the wonton mein, Portuguese chicken over rice, spaghetti stir fry, and other dishes, and they all hit the mark for me. I see many customers go for the lobster special (2 for $26.95), which I've had as well, and it's ok. If you love lobster, then I'm sure you can't go wrong there. This is not really a place I'd bring someone for atmosphere, but for something casual, this is par for the course in Chinatown Square, which is okay. read more