what resturant is next to lao szechwan? [Happy Chef]

It might be a few doors down....it serves a family style dinner where you order and get lobster free???I just cant think of the name LOL!!!!Does anyone know if they serve cantonese style noodle dishes?Thanks for any tips or suggestions too.Thanks!

Was it inside the mall, or a standalone restaurant? (Lao Sze Chuan is at one entrance to Chinatown Square, an outdoor mall, sometimes called "Chinatown Mall".) That could help narrow it down.

Debbie wrote:It might be a few doors down....it serves a family style dinner where you order and get lobster free???

That sounds like Happy Chef.

Yes thats it Happy Chef!Ive read the reviews sounds good.Have you eaten there?My hubby always has to have some kind of chow mein with meat,vedges,and noodles.So i need to find out if they have that.We always order a lot of food and love to take home leftovers LOL!

Debbie wrote:Yes thats it Happy Chef!Ive read the reviews sounds good.Have you eaten there?My hubby always has to have some kind of chow mein with meat,vedges,and noodles.So i need to find out if they have that.We always order a lot of food and love to take home leftovers LOL!

It was our go-to spot for Dim Sum when I lived in Chicago, but I've never had dinner there. I would guess that they offer some Cantonese noodle dishes, though.

Debbie wrote:it serves a family style dinner where you order and get lobster free???

How does the free lobster deal work?

Debbie wrote:It might be a few doors down....it serves a family style dinner where you order and get lobster free???

Happy Chef
2164-2166A S. Archer (in the Chinatown Mall)
Chicago, IL
312-808-3689

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Seamus wrote:

Debbie wrote:it serves a family style dinner where you order and get lobster free???

How does the free lobster deal work?

Its on their family menu, if you order enough dishes (I forget how many), you get a free entree or two.

Tried Happy Chef for lunch today, what a deal. It's now $4.39 but I can't think of a better bang for the buck situation. I had the chow fun with beef and green peppers in black bean sauce. Tasty; I don't know how you get chow fun to taste like they're grilled but they had a nice smoky edge. Bean sprouts were a nice touch. Huge too, I'm not even contemplating dinner tonight. Lunch specials seem to revolve either rice or noodle dishes understandbly. I'll have to try the dim sum next. Only drawback, those hideous plastic garbage bag tablecloths, and the service was completely abysmal. The food and price is enough to overcome both.

trpt2345 wrote:Tried Happy Chef for lunch today, what a deal. It's now $4.39 but I can't think of a better bang for the buck situation. I had the chow fun with beef and green peppers in black bean sauce. Tasty; I don't know how you get chow fun to taste like they're grilled but they had a nice smoky edge. Bean sprouts were a nice touch. Huge too, I'm not even contemplating dinner tonight. Lunch specials seem to revolve either rice or noodle dishes understandbly. I'll have to try the dim sum next. Only drawback, those hideous plastic garbage bag tablecloths, and the service was completely abysmal. The food and price is enough to overcome both.

in my experience the chow fun noodles are cooked in a wok as well, which may be where you get the crispy/smoky flavor. haven't had them here though so don't know if it's a different flavor you refer to.