Dolo Restaurant and Bar

“Great dim sum spot, pretty reasonably priced given the area.”

Great dim sum spot, pretty reasonably priced given the area. A bit more reserved + tighter seating (and especially parking) compared to other places around Chinatown.

Nate

Jan 2026

“Wonderful dim sum experience highly recommended.”

Wonderful dim sum experience highly recommended! Quite busy as soon as the door is opened so you know that’s good here!

Bill Altmayer

Dec 2025

“Dolo is such an authentic Chinese spot.”

Dolo is such an authentic Chinese spot! I love their Shanghai soup dumplings, and the fish with veggies #121 was amazing. The menu is huge, so it’s hard to pick, but everything I’ve tried has been super tasty and great quality. Service is friendly, food comes out fast, and there’s free parking.

Nomin

Jul 2025

“Dolo Restaurant is a great place to have dim sum.”

Dolo Restaurant is a great place to have dim sum. We’ve been to other places which were good but we wanted to try them. I’m so happy we gave them a try! First off it’s packed the minute it opens but they move fast in taking orders and serving you. It’s not your typical “carts coming by” dim sum but where it gets really good is everything is made to order and comes to your table fresh and piping hot!! We really enjoyed everything and liked that the waiters spoke English and could answer questions. We also liked the color photos of the items on the order sheet at the table. The seafood congee had real crab, shrimp and slivered ginger making it really unique and tasty. The shrimp egg rolls were crunchy delicious as were the shrimp chive dumplings, shrimp corn balls, sticky rice, beef meatballs and the topper to all this was the sesame balls! Served hot, outside crispy and inside very smooth with just the right amount of red bean paste! I’ve been to chinatowns all over and these were THE best I’ve ever had! The mango crepe was a nice change of pace in ending the meal. The chili oil was really good on our dumplings as it’s made in house. TIP: They have their own parking lot but be prepared to drop off your guests to get in line to dine and possibly park elsewhere. Definitely thumbs up for dim sum. I’d like to return and try the lunch specials!!

Michelle Foy

May 2025

“visited with a party of 8 at noon on a saturday and the place was packed.”

visited with a party of 8 at noon on a saturday and the place was packed! we were so lucky that one of the private dining rooms was available. service was quick and food was delicious. we were in & out within 90 minutes. overall enjoyed the experience and would definitely consider coming back for dimsum again

kayleigh

May 2025

“The dim sum is excellent and tasty.”

The dim sum is excellent and tasty. It is a small restaurant. In my opinion, it is better than MingHin when it comes to dim sum. The parking lot is very small, but a short walk from the plaza, if parked there. Highly recommended.

John

Apr 2025

“I normally don’t write reviews about Chinese restaurants because most restaurants are not really as...”

I normally don’t write reviews about Chinese restaurants because most restaurants are not really as authentic as they claim. I’m from Hong Kong and I can tell if it’s a real thing or an imposter from Northern region China. This is a second time I stumbled upon this dim sum place. The last time I was here in 2022. After 2 meals, I can tell you that this is a real HK style dim sum. However, you also need to know what to order because I don’t think you will have the same experience if you order all American dim sum. So, I’m going to give you my honest opinion about each dish in the picture I uploaded. Pic 1-Chrysanthemum tea, can’t go wrong with this. Please don’t drink ice water, hot tea helps bring out the flavor of each type of dim sum. Pic 2-BBQ pork bun, the meat is tasty and the bun is steamed to perfection, not mushy. Pic 3-Beef tripe, a good dish should have the flavor and the tripe should have the texture of crunchy, not too soft. Pic 4-Shrimp dumplings, the shrimp mixture is seasoned to perfect taste, but the clear wrapper is a little too soft, perhaps it is in the steamer for too long, overcooked. Pic 4-Xiao Long Bao (soup dumplings), it’s okay. The soup came out hot but the pork mixture is okay. But soup dumplings is not really from HK, it originated from Shanghai, so might not be Cantonese style. Pic 5-Mango pudding, it’s perfect for dessert after dim sum. Pic 6-House special spicy sauce. It’s homemade, ask for it to add to your noodles. Delicious, it’s not spicy to me but I have a very high tolerance level. Pic 7-Stir fried noodle, cooked to perfection! The noodle is crunchy and had the right amount of seasoning. Pic 8-Tofu and eggplant with shrimp, this is HK style and you may not see it in other dim sum place. Eggplant is deep fried to perfection again, soft inside and crunchy outside with the shrimp mixture in between. Other variety you will see if also with green bell peppers. Pic 9-steamed rice roll with shrimp, the rice paper is chewy and soft, shrimp is crunchy and seasoned right. Pic 10-Sticky rice, it’s so good. As you can see we dived in without hesitation. It has good portion of egg yolk and sausage. Again, the sticky rice is steamed to perfection. It’s well seasoned with flavors and it’s not overcooked. Pic 11-Steamed rice roll with BBQ pork, normally this dish used leftover BBQ pork and it sometimes doesn’t taste fresh. But this is good BBQ pork and the soy sauce that comes with it is tasty as well. Overall, not a bad dum sum lunch. The price is also reasonable. The Chicago tax though is 11.75% so be aware.

Angela & Elliot Zhang

Apr 2025

“Come for happy hour, you'll get 20% off.”

Come for happy hour, you'll get 20% off! My sister and I were visiting Chicago and craving dim sum and were so happy we went to Dolo. From the outside it's unassuming but the inside is so cute and trendy. We came on a Monday around 4pm so it was pretty empty and the service was quick. The rice rolls and bbq spare ribs were my favorite.

Diana Lo

Mar 2025

“The traditional dim sum was delightful, featuring fresh ingredients and generous portions.”

The traditional dim sum was delightful, featuring fresh ingredients and generous portions. I was here with a friend, and we had a good time together.

Ellie Herb

Feb 2025

“Tho the restaurant seems so luxurious, the price is affordable and the food is 5/5.”

Tho the restaurant seems so luxurious, the price is affordable and the food is 5/5. I love it, so sad that I found out this late. Now I will try every time I have enough budget for dim sum. They are so nice as well. Sandy was so nice today. Maybe thanksgiving day, so there are less people. They have 20% discount for weekdays from 2-4pm as well but holidays do not count. The taste feels like back home. Love it. The fried short ribs and chicken feet were superb!!!!!

Nang Kham Phoo Lay

Nov 2024

“This is an easy 5 stars for dimsum because holy cow the size of the shrimps in their shrimp...”

This is an easy 5 stars for dimsum because holy cow the size of the shrimps in their shrimp changfun (crepe) and hargow (shrimp dumplings) are massive. They don't play with shrimp size. This isn't little minced shrimp filling. They stuff their dimsum full of meat it's so impressive. The fried taro ball is the absolutely crispiest I've ever had. I was floored. Chicken feet is a little sweet for my taste but definitely was impressed with the quality of all the food here. Really really impressed with the prices too but I'm visiting from NYC so everything looks cheaper compared to there. Would come again and will definitely bring my immigrant parents here in the future. Keep in mind there was a 30 minute wait for 2 at peak dimsum hour on a Sunday. Food comes out fast though. Only has chili oil no hot mustard also sadly.

K. J.

Nov 2024

“This is a go to place for my family now.”

This is a go to place for my family now. The price and food quality is top. You can always get fresh dim sum here.

Ritz Xu

Aug 2024