First time here with my girlfriend and her parents. I gotta give this place 5-stars. I am not Chinese so can't comment on whether this is authentic Cantonese dishes - but they're from HK so I'll take their word for it! The portions here are large - we ordered the pepper steak (very very... like very tender), tofu mushrooms with Chinese peapods (amazing and almost my favorite), salt and pepper fish (crispy fried and not fishy), and scallops with noodles (amazing and my favorite). It was way more than enough and we took the rest to go. The food comes out pretty fast and I like that there are plenty of accommodations for large groups and tables for two. Last piece of advice and perhaps most important - validate parking in the lot nearby off of Wentworth. Pretty much all the stores validate including Phoenix and it's just $2!

Chicago should be very proud of its Chinatown. It rivals San Francisco's and New York's, and that's saying a tidy sum. On this 60° Sunday night, in Chicago in February, Chinatown was so jammed packed and congested you would think they were giving away free dinners! Wow was this district buzzing. The four of us chose The Phoenix restaurant as our dinner spot only for the mere fact, we've been everywhere else in Chinatown and we wanted to try something new. So we parked three blocks away (I told you it was busy here) arrived at The Phoenix and walked up two flights of stairs to this humongous room with more tables and chairs than most auditoriums. Their menu had some really good looking items, so we ventured into their selections and came out with: * Garlic Cucumber warm salad that was really good * Singapore Rice Noodles which was truly delicious * Saute Squid in an XO sauce that was as far as I was concerned was the star of the show * Spicy Szechuan Chicken with enough heat to get your attention. We all loved this dish * Pea Sprouts which had the perfect crunch - excellent * A slew of Ting Tao beer and a bottle of Hakushika Rice wine The ambiance here at the Phoenix Restaurant, looked and felt like I was in Hong Kong. The smell, atmosphere and mood this restaurant was throwing off took me to all of the fond memories of that city I loved so much. This alone will bring me back here many more times. There were a few "Hiccups" that happened (like it took 30 minutes to wrestle me up some hot mustard) but all and all I really liked The Phoenix Restaurant.

Let me start with walking into this restaurant was just like going to a place in Zhuhai. It was amazing. Large tables for big groups to come together and share some wonderful Dim-Sum and 100% authentic Chinese food. Everything was just perfect and service was fast and friendly. It was the perfect stop during my visit to Chicago. I highly recommend if you looking for a place that has room for many people.

The phoenix restaurant is a classic Chinese restaurant in Chinatown. This is where you want to go for dim sum, not one of the Americanized places that charges $14 for a pot of tea. Dim Sum is good and relatively cheap. We went when there was a 20% off sale on dim sum and our bill for 14 trays of dim sum was about $80, can't beat it. I can't remember if phoenix is cash only, we paid cash when we went there.

I have been coming to phoenix for over 2 decades and through their different owners. This is still my go to spot in the city for dim sum despite a lot of competition. This has even been my go to spot on Christmas and Christmas Eve. Despite cooks and owners changing the quality has remained top notch! This is authentic food and incredible dim sum. They used to do the carts back in the day and no longer do it. While the menu has slimmed down over the years it makes sense only to offer the most popular items. As with all Chinatown restos, parking is a challenge so be prepared. Pricing has remained very reasonable over the years too.