- 1025 W. Lawrence Ave., Uptown
This adorable Uptown BYOB, tucked in a corner of a mini-strip mall brings a breath of fresh air to the neighborhood. From the five-seat sushi bar to the hip, bl... READ MORE
This adorable Uptown BYOB, tucked in a corner of a mini-strip mall brings a breath of fresh air to the neighborhood. From the five-seat sushi bar to the hip, bl... READ MORE
This casual, family-owned BYOB in Uptown serves authentic Thai cuisine. House specialties include stir-fried duck with basil and pad prig khing (stir-fried meat... READ MORE
This small Uptown eatery with a no-frills storefront may not look like much from the outside, but inside it offers authentic Thai cuisine wiht a good variety of... READ MORE
This Uptown spot located in the Argyle or "New Chinatown" area gives top billing to its desserts. Traditional chewy, gooey concoctions and tiny gelatin molds in... READ MORE
This casual Chinese restaurant is located in the back of the rehabbed former Roosevelt Hotel, just steps from the Roosevelt "L" stop. There's a small dining roo... READ MORE
This Uptown spot, which outgrew its former digs on Argyle Street after two years, upgraded to a bigger, brighter location on the corner of Broadway and Argyle S... READ MORE
This sleek Near South Side sushi lounge with Asian-inflected decor has a six-seat sushi bar plus table seating, elevated platform seating and a private VIP room... READ MORE
Nestled in a corner of the Chinatown Square Mall, this inconspicuous spot serves dozens of Szechwan-, Hunan-, Peking- and Shanghai-style dishes. The decor is pr... READ MORE
Couples and neighborhood folk flock to this casual, family-run eatery in Uptown for the ever-popular pad thai and pad see ewe, a Thai noodle dish. The quiet, c... READ MORE
While the stark white walls and blaring TV screen don't offer much in the way of ambience, the food is something else at this sibling to Lao Beijing and Lao S... READ MORE
This Chinatown favorite serves traditional Szechwan fare. Specialties include fried chili chicken, basil-garlic chicken and black pepper-garlic beef tenderloin;... READ MORE
This low-key Chinatown eatery, a sibling to Argyle Street's Café Hoang, features Vietnamese and Thai fare. The menu, which mirrors the Uptown location, covers p... READ MORE
The folks behind Joy Yee, the perpetually packed pan-Asian restaurant with locations in Chinatown, University Village, Naperville and Evanston, operate this Chi... READ MORE
The inviting atmosphere sets this Argyle Street spot known for its big, cozy orange chairs apart from the many other Vietnamese restaurants in the vicinity. The... READ MORE
This small Uptown Thai BYOB serves standards such as pad Thai, tom yum and panang curry, as well as sides of sticky rice, a Northern Thai specialty. You'll also... READ MORE
This much-loved Asian-style barbecue spot in Uptown offers a large menu of more than 200 Cantonese and Hong Kong-style dishes, including noodles, soups, barbecu... READ MORE
This modest storefront BYOB in Chinatown specializes in steaming hot pots. A cooler near the entrance houses a selection of pre-plated proteins, including beef,... READ MORE
This Chinatown BYOB puts handmade noodles in focus (literally--an enormous window to the kitchen allows for good views of the staff at work) with a selection o... READ MORE
This Uptown eatery, owned by Thailand-born Pinky Mishra and former India resident Lucky Mishra (lifelong friends who share the same last name but aren't related... READ MORE
This modest BYOB storefront is square in the heart of Uptown's Little Vietnam area, serving traditional Chinese and Vietnamese dishes alongside a variety of oth... READ MORE