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Best dimsum in chicago chinatown8/8/2023 ![]() ![]() While my grandmother is no longer strong enough to cook, I see her culinary spirit through these doors, welcoming me in, tossing the woks, placing the dishes-asking me what I'd like to eat. Dolo restaurant is located in Chicago Chinatown, and is the only restaurant having. I've always entered here with a warm welcome and left with a full heart and stomach. ESQUIRES BEST NEW RESTAURANTS IN AMERICA 2015. Selfishly, I want this to remain my best-kept secret in Chicago but the folks that work here deserve so much more. But what you will find at this modern-looking Chinatown restaurant is some of the city’s best dim sumall of which is made fresh daily. This location opened up last summer, unfortunately during both COVID and a labor shortage and has not received the publicity it deserves. ![]() ![]() The hospitality they provide with each meal, the efforts they put in wiping and sanitizing each table, the kindness they offer each patron is inspiring. Mary, Edison, and Meagan make us feel like family every time we dine here. Our other favorites are the Garlic Fried Prawns and the famous Boiled Fish Fillet in Spicy Szechuan Sauce (Shui Zhu Yu). His Mapo Tofu is genuinely "ma" spicy (ask your Chinese friends what it means if you need) and I haven't had Yu Xiang Rou Si (Pork in Garlic Sauce) this authentic since I was in Cheng Du that I can't even bring myself to call it by its English name. The jab-jab-punch of garlic, ma la, and chili in his Dry Chili Chicken still knocks me out my seat each time even though I know to brace for flavor impact. I have yet to find another restaurant in the city that reminds me more of her and delivers such powerful childhood nostalgia with each bite.Ĭhef Zhou is a true master of his craft. My grandmother is from south China near Sichuan and I'd frequently visit growing up. ![]()
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