Friendship Chinese - Chicago

What a lovely marvel a mid century modern, quietly spacious Chinese restaurant with a select menu that fits in a small, two page flyer. The service was super fr... read more What a lovely marvel a mid century modern, quietly spacious Chinese restaurant with a select menu that fits in a small, two page flyer. The service was super friendly and gracious, all questions answered. We had a small dim sum lunch and each dish was prepared to order, some of the best I've had steamed shrimp dumplings, bbq pork bau, sticky rice with pork wrapped in a leaf and steamed. Even the subtle music beautiful jazz singing made us happy. I so want to come back to this gem next time I'm in CHI.

I love every iteration of Chinese food, I can get my eyes, hands and mouth on: American Chinese Hunan Cantonese Peking Szechuan Street Food Chinese Elegant Chin... read more I love every iteration of Chinese food, I can get my eyes, hands and mouth on: American Chinese Hunan Cantonese Peking Szechuan Street Food Chinese Elegant Chinese I love it all! Going to Friendship Chinese Restaurant last night was my turn at elegant Chinese food. The last time I went this route, by having highly cultivated and polished Chinese cuisine, was November 2021 at Capital Seafood in Beverly Hills. It was this very refined stylish food you eat with silver chop sticks (not wood chop sticks). The same feeling and menu was here at Friendship Chinese. Their menu was very short but sweet; not like a Dim Sim house that has 120 items on it. I really respect a restaurant with only 20 items (not 120 items), because that's telling me they do those 20 dishes very well. We only ordered three things for dinner as we were rushing to get down the street to a movie that was close to starting. Our: Orange Chicken was exploding with flavor and had a terrific crunchy texture The Jasmine Rice wasn't fried, but had this crispy consistency to it that we loved The Honey Glazed Shrimp was just flat out great We ended this rapid but delicious dinner with (their own) Chocolate Fortune Cookies, The people working there were kind, courteous and professional. The ambiance was very zen! It was very busy on this rainy night yet you could here a pin drop it was so quiet One thing caught my attention when we walked in: Thirty-Two silver statues of Buddha all the same all symmetrically lined up. I was duly impressed by everything at Friendship Chinese this night and will most certainly come back.

Really authentic Chinese food. Better than Chinatown. The dim sum was outstanding, service spectacular and overall experience superb. Really glad to have visite... read more Really authentic Chinese food. Better than Chinatown. The dim sum was outstanding, service spectacular and overall experience superb. Really glad to have visited. Parking was challenging but the food made up for it.

We came here for a Sunday dinner. I was surprised at house many people were dining in. I feel like nowadays, Chinese restaurants do more takeout orders than din... read more We came here for a Sunday dinner. I was surprised at house many people were dining in. I feel like nowadays, Chinese restaurants do more takeout orders than dine in. We were still able to get a table without having to wait. The staff here was great. Very friendly, although they may have been a little understaffed. There was no one at the front to greet people coming in, so there were times where people were waiting up to 5 minutes to get acknowledged. The dining area was very lovely. Beautiful decor, it felt very elegant. We started off with their Cha Sue Bao. Their steamed bbq pork buns. These were so delicious. Very filling for an appetizer and the pork inside was perfect. My wife ordered their Red Chili Chicken. The chicken was fried perfectly, it had a nice crispiness to it with the just right amount of heat. It also came with a side of rice. I ordered their Fire Cracker Chicken Lo Mein. The entire dish was tossed in a spicy Szechuan sauce. This dish was spicier than the red chili chicken but just as delicious. The chicken was cooked perfectly and you get a lot of noodles. Both dishes were very filling. Definitely more than enough food for two people. The leftovers were still pretty good the day after. Will definitely be returning.

Friendship is not your every day Chinese cuisine. My son came in from NY and had a taste for Chinese food. Upon entering, you are welcomed by a host of Buddha f... read more Friendship is not your every day Chinese cuisine. My son came in from NY and had a taste for Chinese food. Upon entering, you are welcomed by a host of Buddha figurines. After getting our drinks, we started w Angry Long Beans Potstickers. Very tasty appetizers. For dinner, we ordered Star Anise Short Ribs, Phoenix Chicken Walnut Shrimp. We found each dish to have unique flavors different from other Asian restaurants. My son was quite impressed w the presentation and special touches for each dish. That says a lot for someone who dines at sophisticated New York eateries. We plan on coming back to sample other dishes when my son returns.