Chinatown
Chinatown Doesn't Perform for Visitors
Just south of the Loop, a self-contained neighborhood where regional Chinese cuisine, from Szechuan to hand-pulled noodles, is daily life, not a destination.
This isn't curated for foot traffic, it's a lived-in neighborhood that happens to have some of the most technically demanding cooking in the city. Szechuan spice-numbing dishes, real dim sum service, hand-pulled noodles, these are the technical anchors other Chicago kitchens get measured against. Multi-generational and unbothered by anyone's expectations but its own.
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Ken Kee Restaurant Hong Kong
2129 S China Pl, Chicago, IL 60616
Chinatown
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Chinese
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Street Food
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Ken Kee Restaurant Hong Kong
-87.6332725
41.8545167
2129 S China Pl, Chicago, IL 60616
Ken Kee in Chinatown Plaza anchors its identity to 1950s Hong Kong street cart noodle culture. The broths are thick and warming, the bowls are big, and the Street Food Platter is the right move for a first visit. The congee is solid. The Hong Kong milk tea and toast are can't miss. A reliable, filling stop in the heart of Chinatown.
312.326.2088
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Solid
Ken Kee in Chinatown Plaza anchors its identity to 1950s Hong Kong street cart noodle culture. The broths are thick and warming, the bowls are big, and the Street Food Platter is the right move for a first visit. The congee is solid. The Hong Kong milk tea and toast are can't miss. A reliable, filling stop in the heart of Chinatown.
