Chinatown, Chicago

We were excited to go because of the reviews it got online, but after going and experiencing it for myself I wouldnt go back there again. It was just basically a long strip of just store's that had mostly the same thing in every one and restaurants! We did get some cute and cheap souveniors though,but the employees watch and follow you while your in their store to make sure your not stealing.(that was alittle awkward) We went to a restaurant called Three Happiness and we were very disappointed because that also had excellent reviews, but no one there spoke any English. It took them 10 minutes to get us menus and our drinks then another 25minutes for our food. The servers kept coming to our table asking for dim sum but no one explained what it meant since we didnt speak Chinese. We were planning on spending most of the day there, but ended up being there less than 2 hours. I was very disappointed!

I AM ALSO FROM BURBANK AND LOVE CHINATOWN. I BELIEVE THE SHOPS HAVE GREAT CHARM, AND ARE AFFORDABLE. NOT EVERYONE FROM BURBANK IS TRANSPARENT. MY DAUGHTER GOES TO SCHOOL DOWNTOWN AND WE GO TO CHINATOWN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. GREAT FOOD AND GREAT PRICES.

Hate to say this but I was pretty disappointed to visit Chicago's chinatown. I had heard a lot about it, but in person, it seemed very dull and run-down. Not half as cuturally rich as I expected it to be. Good food though!!

It is really cool! Alot of Chinese architecture, etc. They have a park, right by a waterway which is nice too with boats going by, etc. You really get the feel of being in China while in this park. Very well kept up too.

The atmosphere is just what you see from the movies. I enjoyed it and spent money buying things, all kinds of things for family and friends back home. Very interesting places. I did learn something important about myself. I guess I like my oriental food a little Americanized, and the same for my mexican food. We went to an authentic oriental restaurant and it was different. We had a hard time with the flavors we were getting, like I said, I think Im a bit too Americanized for the food here. But some may like it. Overall, it was fun and interesting.

lots of good culture. The restaurants all have authentic Chinese food. It's Great. Kids will enjoy the experience. There is much to learn from the chinese people. They are all very friendly. The building structures are very nice too.

I loved going to the new Chinatown Square area. Many places to go have lunch or dinner. Food is great, Bubble Teas are the specialty everywhere. Very crowded atmosphere most of the time. Recommend going to JoyYees, Pheonix Cafe.

It's almost like visiting the mother land going here. Great food and sites to visit and the best part is for the most part they speak english too. A must stop.

My husband and I love chinese food and thought we'd have a great time in Chinatown. We did enjoy window shopping, however when it came time to eat we had a hard time finding a place with a menu in English that didn't have intestines on the menu!

I think this is the best thing to do in chicago when you r visiting there is to go to china town. The atmospher at the diffeance in culture when you are there. it was a great learning expreance and i would do it again next time i am in chicago.