Thank you to Raj and Natasha for our delicious fun times in Chinatown! I would always recommend going to Chinatown in a big group. The ten of us got to sample tons of choices at Lao Sze Chuan at 2172 South Archer Avenue.
I would advise to make a reservation- this place was packed on a very rainy Saturday night. We sat upstairs at a big round table with a lazy Susan in the middle. As a group we decided to order 1 app per couple and 1 entree per person. Did we have too much food? Yes. But it was all so good it was worth stuffing ourselves! After all that food and about 1 alcoholic drink per person the bill was about $50/couple. Not bad considering anyone who was interested brought home the next day's lunch!
I can't remember all that we ordered. The menu is so huge I would suggest ordering whatever sounds good because there were no bad dishes at the table. I loved my choices- the bean curd appetizer and eggplant with garlic sauce.
Over all, it was a really fun night out and perfect for a group dinner! I can't wait to go back to Chinatown to have dim sum brunch. Yum!!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
More Delicious Eats in Pilsen
After working all day Saturday at the Ace Hardware show at McCormick Place Jake and I were starving, in no mood to cook and exhausted. Luckily we had to drive through Pilsen to get home and decided to stop at the delicious Pollo Express at 1315 West 18th Street.
Pollo Express is a perfect quick dinner stop. They don't have a lot on the menu but what they have they do perfectly. Basically you can order chicken- half or whole. I think on weekdays you can get a chicken and a half for the price of a chicken. Chicken comes with delicious and spicy salsa, several roasted jalapenos and tortillas. For an extra few bucks you can get sides like rice, re fried black beans, guacamole or chips. We ordered them all! The guac is HUGE and very very yummy. When we brought it home we made heaping tacos with the chicken, salsa, cut-up peppers, beans and gauc. YUM.
So stop by- it fills all the categories of a good meal: Cheap, easy, yummy and healthy(ish).
Pollo Express is a perfect quick dinner stop. They don't have a lot on the menu but what they have they do perfectly. Basically you can order chicken- half or whole. I think on weekdays you can get a chicken and a half for the price of a chicken. Chicken comes with delicious and spicy salsa, several roasted jalapenos and tortillas. For an extra few bucks you can get sides like rice, re fried black beans, guacamole or chips. We ordered them all! The guac is HUGE and very very yummy. When we brought it home we made heaping tacos with the chicken, salsa, cut-up peppers, beans and gauc. YUM.
So stop by- it fills all the categories of a good meal: Cheap, easy, yummy and healthy(ish).
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