Don't be intimidated-the menu has pictures it has numbers it has names written in both Chinese and English. On a weekday: order dim sum off the menuĬartless weekdays offer a quiet, more peaceful atmosphere for ordering off the paper menu, which you can find near the hostess stand.
Hot tip: if you want to experience the pushcarts without the crowds, head over on a Saturday, which tends to be less busy than Sundays, Eddy says. When I ask Eddy why they keep them, he says “tradition.” Not only to impress the tourists who come in, but also to let Chinese-American customers share this bit of culture with their kids. Phoenix is one of the only dim-sum restaurants in Chicago that still uses these carts. Should you see something you like, they leave the basket on your table and put a checkmark on your bill (it’s tallied at the end). On weekends and special holidays, the wait staff winds traditional dim sum carts around tables, lifting lids off stacked steamer baskets to reveal the enticing contents. Here's our guide to dim-sum dining, with a few tips from Eddy. Sound intimidating? It doesn't have to be. Its customer base has grown over the years, and today, even with other dim sum restaurants up and down the block, you’ll find long lines winding out the door on any given Sunday. In 1996, Phoenix was one of the first restaurants to introduce dim sum to Chicago. “What we are serving in this restaurant is what we are eating in Hong Kong. When I first came in, he was waving at a group of regulars while on the phone haggling with a seafood vendor.
This little fact about the siu mai is one of many surprising stories I learn from Eddy, the chef at Phoenix, where he also handles a million other tasks to keep the restaurant running smoothly. Easily, they’re one of the most labor-intensive items at Phoenix Restaurant in Chicago, where each weekend this Chinese restaurant serves 80 different varieties of classic dim sum snacks. Each has a thin wrapper that needs to be delicately pleated by hand. Shanghai Terrace’s private dining room seats up to 30 guests in semi privacy with an Asian-inspired menu.Siu mai: small pork dumplings. In the months of May through October, weather permitting, Shanghai Terrace opens its doors to an outdoor dining venue called The Terrace.For corporate events, wedding engagements or private celebrations, look no further than Shanghai Terrace, one of Chicago’s most acclaimed restaurants.
On finer evenings, Chicagoans and visitors alike flock here to indulge in an array of exquisite cocktails and innovative small bites. The piece de resistance is the restaurant’s spacious terrace, which at night is lit by the glittering lights of the Chicago skyline. The elegant nouveau interior at Shanghai Terrace blends wood chevrons, elegant furniture and walls adorned with Chinese silkscreen paintings. At lunch, bamboo baskets of freshly steamed dim sum contain favourites such as barbecue pork buns, Peking Duck and shrimp and chive dumplings. With Chef de Cuisine Elmo Han at the helm, the menu encompasses a magnificent blend of traditional dishes and creative rendition of classics. Step into the seductive setting of the restaurant and savour distinctive cuisine, consistently honoured with the AAA Four Diamond Award.
Voted the number one "Chinese Restaurant in Chicago" by Zagat Survey, Shanghai Terrace offers Cantonese delicacies amidst a 1930s supper club décor, or outside on The Terrace with spectacular skyline views and cocktails.
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