Chicago Chinese Restaurants

Staying in to watch your favorite reality TV show and don't want to cook because you might miss the drama? Order in. Find restaurants that deliver: Barbecue Burgers Chicken Chinese French Greek Indian Italian Japanese Mexican Middle Eastern Pizza Thai...

During the holiday season, restaurants are full of festive decorations and seasonal specials. But come Christmas Eve, many restaurants close their doors, and most are dark on Christmas. Not that we blame them, but some of us want to dine out on those...

The South Loop has seen a residential explosion, but until recently there was a shortage of eating spots. Lately though, new restaurants have been popping up and, with more on the way, the South Loop is becoming a dining destination. Here are some top...

My day of luxury at The Peninsula Chicago began two weeks previously, when I, good corporate citizen that I am, sniffed around for a bargain room rate. Calling the hotel directly got me a quote of $295 for a weekend night. Not bad for a hotel ranked...

Ben Pao has improved significantly since it opened 2 1/2 years ago. The menu is cleaner and easier to follow, the cooking is much more consistent and the restaurant's identity seems better focused. I'm still not ready to call Ben Pao a great Chinese...

In these nutrition-obsessed times, vitamin-deprived iceberg lettuce often gets a bad rap. And with so many other greens (mesclun, baby spinach, frisee) enjoying their days in the sun, you may not find a single shred of it at top-flight restaurants. But...

At the age of 7, John Koor outran government soldiers who chased him hundreds of miles through the savanna of Sudan. For most of his adolescence, he lived on less than one meal a day in a refugee camp. But finding employment in a post-Sept. 11 United...

As another year draws to a close, let's take a look at some of the fascinating, wacky and ongoing stories that made 2004 such a memorable year for dining. The changing of the fine-dining guard: It was a tumultuous year for many of Chicago's highest-rated...

The holy month of Ramadan is mostly about restraint, reflection and fasting. But at the end of each day, it is also about eating. Hundreds of thousands of Chicago-area Muslims will forgo food between sunrise and sunset for an entire month, beginning...