Ordered-in for delivery twice from here. No matter what online platform you use, the restaurant apparently prefers to do their own deliveries. The first time, the driver phoned me saying he was en route but was not bringing the order all the way upstairs to my door. I instructed him to do so anyway to complete the order as paid for. He called a second time while I was showering, so I missed it. Upon arrival, he handed me the food, but after I thanked him he made some comment in broken English about "You need to answer your phone!" And "You need to listen to me." This is how he spoke to me, a customer who'd just purchased over $50 in Chinese food from him and tipped him. The second time I ordered a little over a week later, he phoned me again to say he was on his way, but this time just left the order in my lobby and refused to bring it upstairs to my door at all. Fortunately for Original Triple Crown, their food is genuinely good and worth the grief, but the man doing the deliveries (probably the owner, or manager) has a serious customer service problem and his attitude ultimately ruins the experience. read more

All I can say is the food is cold and bad... I'm not one to judge wether the food is good or bad. But I had to leave a one star review on this. read more

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Wow, great food. Been coming here for years but I won't step foot back in this restaurant until they fix the major health hazard that is about to happen here. Months ago, I took pics of the 5 GIANT overflowing dumpsters that line the entire front of this restaurant. Trash is literally falling out of these dumpsters, coupled with the rain water that washes all the spillage onto the side of the street, waiting for their patrons to track all this crap back into the restaurant. I contacted their alderman about this, but it appears he had other business dealings with prostitutes/corruption and now is no longer the alderman. I drove by last night just to check if it was just a one time occurrence, but it seems that the issue is worse. I didn't get a pic last night, but it's a lot worse than these pics I am about to post on here. Last night, plastic bags lined the side of the street because the dumpsters couldn't hold them. It's even worse now. I can't believe anyone would eat in front of this garbage dump. read more

Original Triple Crown Restaurant - It gets worse by the day. - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Food is decent for the price, but service is pretty bad. Waitress went back to my table as they felt the tip I gave was too small. I did not revise and they decided to chase us for a bigger tip when we left the restaurant. Never coming back again. read more

Food was amazing!! And service was great, we all got our food relatively quickly! Will be back!!!

Pretty standard Chinese food. Haven't been here for years and it hasn't changed much. Friendly service and the food comes out pretty quick. The prices are very reasonable for the portion of food. The restaurant is on the second floor of the building. Interior is standard for a Chinese restaurant. We decided to get the set dinner meal for like 10 people. It comes with a good mix of food to satisfy everyone's craving. The food was pretty standard and not too greasy. The family set menu also comes with some soup before the meal and red bean soup for dessert. Both are pretty standard for a Chinese dinner. read more

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Great food and good service. We went in as a group for a late dinner. The food came out quick and nice portion. Definitely go back again.

Went here pretty late on a Sunday night. The restaurant was busy but not packed. We got seated when we walked in and got handed the menus. After looking through the menu and deciding on what we wanted, we looked around and waited for at least 15 minutes before we were able to get someone's attention to come over to get our order. That is a long time to wait for a restaurant that was not super busy.....especially at 11 pm. On the menu, there was a lot of items for a late night menu which was awesome because we got to order some dishes not worrying that we wouldn't be able to finish or spend more than we should. Overall the food was good, but I feel the service should be a little bit better. Especially when it came to water refills. Waiting for a while and then to flag down someone for a water refill because they are not paying attention, even after coming by the table shouldn't be acceptable. read more

Do not order. Food was gross. Sesame Chicken was a gelatinous clump with hardly any chicken in it, not at all crispy. Truly gross. Shrimp fried rice had no flavor. Crab Rangoon were barely stuffed and some had no crab mix at all. Will never order from here again. Threw it out, couldn't even eat it. Yuck. read more

The food was all fresh and made to order. It is the best Chinese food I've ever had. I will be back for sure and make the drive again. If you're in a hurry this is not your place so if you go allow enough time to sit a relax. read more

excellent excellent meal with Dad. Egg rolls are good. Barbecue pork is different but very good. Then we ordered the Mongolian beef and the sizzling beef and both were excellent. The sizzling beef with pepper was delicious and the Mongolian beef was quite spicy and delicious read more

Original Triple Crown Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This is not a fancy place but a really solid spot for Chinese food. It's a little bit off the main street and a fairly big place so there's often not a wait. The service was okay but they didn't really check up on us and we were one of only a couple occupied tables. It's nice they weren't trying to kick us out but it took forever to get our check. Food came out quickly though. The food was really good and very reasonably priced with big portions! My favorites were the twice-cooked szechuan pork, mushroom and japanese tofu, and stir pan fried noodles. We also got the steamed fish which was on the pricier side but really tender. They give you complimentary tea too. read more

Late night specials are good deals after 9 pm but the food is okay . Nothing special . Just basic Chinese food . I come here when I know I have a big group and I don't want to wait long to be seated . Egg drop soup is no good . Everything else is decent . But I do like the lobster Hong Kong style the most . For a very cheap price . read more

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So many dumplings! The variety is great. Plus I like bringing my kids here. Good place to go if you have never had dim sum before.

This is my go-to place for dinner in Chinatown. It's nothing fancy just good food. My favorites are the Walnut shrimp and fish eggplant casserole. There are several large tables that would be good for groups. Note: the restaurant is upstairs (downstairs is a grocery store). read more

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Just left this place. Very unfriendly. Barely greeted me or my party. Sat us, brought tea and never came back. Brought food and checks to other customers. Never took our drink order. Apparently not too fond of African Americans. read more

Never again! Chicken was undercooked blood in the bone and pink and slimy around the meat. Restaurant and Chowbus refused a refund and insisted on this is how it's supposed to look. See for yourself. read more

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Since it is Covid times, got the dinner for 6 for takeout . $78 plus an additional $3 to change to salt & pepper shrimp from squid. Delicious and big portions! Thumbs up! read more

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Great place! Good service, fast service, and very reasonable pricing. One of a few Chinese restaurants that still serves shrimp toast!

I dined in at this location. All servers wore masks, we were initially the only people inside around 3pm. Another party arrived about 30 minutes later, and were seated on the other side of the banquet style restaurant, located above a little grocery store. There is a restroom straight back from the entrance with very nice hand soap as well. For our meal, we sampled some of the more familiar options from Triple Crown's enormous, but well organized menu. For those there during lunch or late night hours there are two full pages to choose from as well at reduced prices. The vegetable fried rice (with no egg a plant based option) combined with Szechuan green beans was absolutely delicious. Egg rolls were some of the best around too. read more

Very good traditional Chinese food. Food is always a hot and haven't had a bad experience here yet. Kind of a hidden gem as it's off from the main plaza of Chinatown and the Main Street. Service is average but the food makes up for it. Another plus is that they are open late, so if you need a really late dinner, this is a place to go. Would recommend if you are able to find parking. read more

If you want modern/trendy, this place isn't for you. Original Triple Crown is an old school restaurant with delicious food. It reminds me of childhood (and I'm not from Chicago) Con: -Location is above a grocery store on a side street---It's easy to miss Pro: -Smelt was crispy and very well seasoned--no fishy taste -Mandarin pork chop was very tender, sauce could have been more savory -Pea tips taste like what my mom would make -Sesame Chicken was crispy and moist with a little spice -A sweet old man was our waiter. He was very patient with my and my friend's broken Cantonese, and responded well with our English speaker too - The space is very family oriented, and not too loud, so it's great for conversations, and has good spacing between tables -You automatically get a free pot of fragrant tea upon arrival! (I've never experienced this in a Chicago Chinese restaurant). It wasn't watered down or steeped too long. I think this will become my go-to Chinese restaurant for dine in! read more

Love this restaurant, the literal definition of comfort food!! Every time we feel hungry we go there, big portions, the food is freshly made and rich in flavor. The people who work there are super nice!! read more

Went in at 12:10 AM, the staff told me they closed at 1 AM, and not taking anymore customer.

They chased me for tips if they hadn't say i needed to tip while im paying then ill definitely leave tip cause thats so rude

The last time I came here we had a birthday party with at least 35 people and the restaurant accomodated us very well. They had 2-3 servers working on our tables and being the first table the servers reach my table ended up getting the food first. Score! BYOB! You can never go wrong with that! My family and friends enjoy drinking so of course they took advantage of it and brought heineken and bottles of Hennesy (sp?). I'm surprise the restaurant workers did not complain to us as to how LOUD we were. You probably could of heard us down the block! The food was really good this time. I believe we started off with shark fin soup (I never had it before so i have no comparison), but I thought it was flavorful. The crab was nicely cooked in the ginger and onion, yumm so tasty. Our beef chow fun was extra crispy *drools* (it's always the best when it's extra crispy!). I can't remember the rest, but I remember stuffing my face and feeling so full that I was about to burst! I'm sure I'll be back. read more

I can't stop coming here for a midnight snack these couple of days. Their platters are usually good (a bit oily but will change if you ask them when ordering for less oil/ salt). The dishes really hit the spot for me. The salt and pepper squid is crispy and adequately salty with the garlic and jalepeno peppers. I loved it! The veggie dish (tong vegetable with garlic) was overcharged (we were charged the regular menu price for a midnight snack dish size)... Rice is charged $0.50 per bowl. It was still great. The second time we came we ordered the black mushroom with soft tofu ("japanese tofu"). It was a delicious experience as well. The mushrooms were sweet and soft. The tofu was pretty crispy with a soft texture after biting through the shell. I loved the taste that was preserved. All due to the good wok heat. :) I totally recommend this place. The service was a bit horrible (due to a huge party at the ungodly hour that we went... midnight). We were there for more than an hour because of waiting for the dishes. It was fine. I still enjoyed my food. They're good for pick up as well. Ordered here several times. We just need to call in to order about half an hour prior to pick up. read more

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FYI this is the original triple crown only by location, it's different owners. Quality wise, it's not bad. I would say the service could use some help, they have a decent amount of staff for the place but it was so dead no one wanted to do anything. We were there on a Sunday night and we were 1 of 5 tables, and 1 of the other tables were actually family of the owners or something from the way they talked to them. These are authentic cantonese style dishes Salt and Pepper Squid and baby squid - not bad. nice texture and flavor, the baby squid was nasty though, rehydrated dehydrated stuff. Fish Fillet w/ Broccoli - Real smooth solid fish with the right amount of give and perfectly cooked broccoli with a nice snap to it. Salt and Pepper Beef Short Ribs - this was ok, not a huge amount of flavor but the beef was tender Beef Stew Casserole w/ Eggplant - wasn't bad but hte eggplant was mushy walnut shrimp - made with salad dressing not mayo, it wasn't great, but hte walnuts were really crispy which was great salt and pepper shrimp w/ shell - remember eat the shell! ignore the tail. it was very good, nice and crispy and good enough salt and pepper flava (jalapeno peppers) read more

Wow...4 days off in a row kid free! Hes at Grandmas! What to do that's oh so fitting when you have no curfew and are well rested. We found just the thing. Late night drinks at a few local bars and of course topped off with 1am Chinese cuisine. We feel 20 again! We haven't been out this late in so long. No better time to go than for their half price menu. Yeah portion are a bit smaller, but taste even better past midnight and you just can't beat the price. 2 bowls of rice Clams in bean sauce Fish fillets with Chinese broccoli Salt & pepper pork chops Blue crab-Hong Kong style. Which is crispy and served dry. If you want sauce try Thai style. 32 + tip! Are you serious??!!! And we have so much left over. Containers to go please!! leftover Chinese food is just as good as day 1. read more

I was very disappointed in my first order from Triple Crown. I only ordered from here because my usual Chinese take-out wasn't taking GrubHub orders. I ordered two things: the walnut shrimp --- there's basically three ingredients: shrimp, walnut, and mayo (sometimes honey)... but I have NO idea why this thing was flavored with Orange/Lemon. It just was not palatable with the shrimp and mayo. It's like they were too lazy to clean out the orange chicken pan when they cooked this shrimp dish. Blechhh. The next item I typically like to order was the salt and pepper pork chop. Usually these are actual pork chops. But I feel like the pieces I got where the "leftovers" if you know what I mean. No generous portions. All breading. AND to top off my disinterest in finishing my meal, it was sprinkled all over with MSG. Thanks for trying to ruin my organs. Oh, and those 2 items... $30. Too expensive for less than great quality food. read more

I haven't been here in YEARS. We used to come every year around Christmas for a family dinner/birthday celebration. Due to health issues and other things, that tradition stopped. We came here for dinner on Wednesday night and ordered the family style dinner for two tables. Some highlights? Salt and pepper beef short ribs, salt and pepper shrimp, green beans and orange chicken. Some not so good dishes? Clams in black bean sauce, Chinese style lobster and the steamed fish. Although the interior could be vastly improved, my traditional parents and aunt approved of the meal. read more

Awesome authentic Chinese food. It might be hidden on a smaller street with a shadier location because it doesn't have a flashy sign or amazing interior modern decor. I don't really need any of that as long as you have good food. I was with a group of 4 and ordered 5 dishes. 1) Tong choy with bean paste 2) Steamed oysters with black bean sauce 3) Clams with XO sauce 4) Intestines with preserved vegetables 5) Salt and pepper short ribs It was a lot of food for all of us, and we ended up having a lot of leftovers. The only dish I wasn't the hugest fan of was the intestines with preserved vegetables because the intestines weren't the texture I like the way intestines should be I guess. The preserved vegetables were good though. I think this place is quite authentic, and I would come back. There may be other Triple Crowns in Chinatown now, but this was the very first one. Must say something if it's still doing so well in an area with so many other Chinese restaurants. I'd definitely go back to try other dishes, especially authentic Cantonese ones. read more

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I don't deserve my elite badge for this one. I DID get the Original Triple Crown Restaurant mixed up with the Triple Crown Restaurant just a hop skip and a jump east of here. This place is uglier with better food. You'd miss it driving down 22nd street because the aging sign is way up on the second floor where the restaurant is. The building looks downright scary, and the entrance and stairs up could have been in the original "Bladerunner" movie. The signs are almost all in Chinese which makes it almost a dare for non-Chinese to come in here but to me that's just downright inviting, like a dare or a culinary challenge. Upstairs and inside the place is filled with large Chinese families (minimum family size seems to be three generations of a dozen) and one group of construction workers being treated by the best boss in town. Surrounded by this I wish I were Chinese. It's hard to not have fun in this sort of atmosphere. Some language problems added to the authenticity and the food did not disappoint. Ended up with a great combination by the "I'll take what they're having," approach, I do recommend snow peapod greens, eggplant casserole, and sizzling scallops. Lots of choices here one doesn't see in more typical Chinese-American restaurants and I am quite sure the translations aren't accurate. On a sweltering 95 degree summer day their air conditioning was fighting a losing battle and we were by the kitchen...those poor kitchen workers, I can only imagine. There is no parking anywhere in Chinatown so take the train if possible, or be ready for a long walk to your car. read more

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Great food and service. I had the pot stickers and Mongolian and beef both were excellent. There are a lot of places in China town but this place is a must. read more

Original Triple Crown Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This place is either a 5-star restaurant one day or a 1 - star restaurant the next. I ordered from them and the food was amazing. Everything was hot, cooked to perfection so naturally, I thought I would make this my go-to place! I had used the other Triple Crown before but this place had a slightly different menu and I was eager to explore. The next time, I ordered the food was horrible. The chicken had so much extra breading and dough it tasted like a child made it. The potstickers were these big round masses of dough with a tiny piece of meat in the middle. It was all-around disgusting. I'm not sure what happened and why it was so drastically different. Every time I ordered it was either great or horrible, so I gave up. There was never any in between the dishes were either cooked to perfection or tasted like trash. So... I conclude that they must have a backup chef who does not honor their recipes because you can't get bad food 50% of the time consistently without there being an issue with the kitchen. read more

Standard Chinese food. Service is pretty good they were very nice and attentive. We got the typical fried rice, fried shrimp, salt and pepper pork, lobster, and some tofu dish. Everything was solid. The only thing not solid was the free soup they gave you at the beginning. I appreciate and usually inhale anything free but this soup was a one sipper. That was all it took to know i never want to eat the soup again in my life. read more

Came again with family and pretty good. I'll say more like 3.5 stars. Great prices and they give a lot. Service was pretty attentive. Clams in Black Bean Sauce - These were meaty and not mostly just shells. Black Pepper Beef - Pretty good flavor. Walnut Shrimp - Pretty good, just wished it had a little less mayo. Vegetables (Dow Mui) - Fresh and crunchy....I like it a little softer though. Chicken Dish - This was fresh and I like the sauce that came with it. Eggplant, Tofu and Green Pepper Stuffed with Shrimp - This was ok, I thought it had a bit of a burnt taste too it from that sizzling platter. I only ate the eggplant one, but my mom and sister didn't seem to care for the tofu. If you have a big group, this is a good choice as most tables sit 6-7 people. read more

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The worst Chinese restaurant I have ever been Over $150 for 5 dishes, only one tasted okay. Won't be back ever again! read more

We love this place, come here as much as we can. The food is a bit oily but they can fix it if you ask them. The food is also very nicely priced. Just had a party of 7 come here and were filled with just $67 worth of food. (2 salt & pepper squids, Chinese broccoli and beef, Chinese broccoli and chicken, Shrimp in lobster sauce, Mongolian beef) The best dish for us has to be Salk & Pepper Squid. Amazing! read more

Original Triple Crown Restaurant - Highly recommend the Salt & Pepper Squid! - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Not decent Chinese food, barely food. Not sure what I just ate but am sure I regret wasting $25 pre-tax and tip. Wish I could get a refund, it was seriously sickening and extremely greasy read more