Lao Sze Chuan (Grant Park)
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Lao Sze Chuan (Grant Park) — straightforward chinese in Loop. Order the dry chili chicken. Rooted in technique and tradition throughout. Travis Kuiper: "Both were cooked perfectly, the beef was very tender and the chicken was tender with a perfect light crisp"
Experience Breakdown
Steve Olson
170 reviews
“It was so delicious and cooked perfectly”
Highlights
Must Try
What Diners Are Saying
Diners loved
Some noted
Had the Mongolian beef and shrimp egg rolls. Beef was sadly under seasoned and very sweet.
The food is awful here.
Extremely slow every time I come here my weight is at least 10 plus minutes I've never been offered even a drink of water even though they know that they are slow would never eat here.
Specialties
- dry chili chicken
Location
616 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
What 291+ diners say about Lao Sze Chuan (Grant Park)
“Made this place our last stop before leaving Chicago and it’s 10/10 highly recommend!”
Amber Dinwiddie
Oct 2025
“Staff was very friendly and attentive.”
Staff was very friendly and attentive. Food was good, and the free meal items for ordering a certain amount was a great bonus. Order and view menu via QR code, and they’ll bring out the food to you. Great service!
Jessica Dai
Oct 2025
“Best eggrolls and fried rice I have ever had.”
Best eggrolls and fried rice I have ever had. The entree was amazing as well. Huge portions that are big enough to share. Best eggrolls I have eaten!
Jeremiah Sult
Sep 2025
“Tasty food, super spicy.”
John Hana
Sep 2025
“We arrived shortly after opening, and we had the whole place to ourselves.”
We arrived shortly after opening, and we had the whole place to ourselves. The server was friendly and knowledgeable. There's a QR code on the table, which directs you to a website to order your food. We signed up for their rewards program, which got us free spring rolls. We were served a complimentary bowl of sugary crispy things, my wife ate most of them. Our food looked and tasted amazing. I ordered the house special spicy fried rice. They let you pick which meats you'd like in it. My wife had Tony's Chicken. We'd highly recommend both. We'll be back for sure.
Patrick Lester
Jul 2025
“Visiting Chicago and found this great restaurant, excellent food, thank you.”
Visiting Chicago and found this great restaurant, excellent food, thank you. Congratulations
Eduardo A
Jun 2025
“This is some good Chinese food, I had the fried rice combo and my God was it so good.”
This is some good Chinese food, I had the fried rice combo and my God was it so good. The rice was cooked perfectly with the meat: chicken, beef, and shrimp being cooked perfectly too. I also have the say they have huge portions I'll show it in the pictures but I was honestly surprised. I did not see if there was anything else to drink other than water nor did I ask so I'm not sure on that. They are also very accommodating for food preferences, I had a picky eater with me and they happily redid their food for them. Menus is also online just to let y'all know, they have spare old menus that arent entirely accurate on paper so they would recommend online but they have the option. While we waited they gave us these chips with I don't know what exactly was on them but they where sweet. Overall great experience and also very quite. I did not see any outlets either. Also the fried rice was 16 dollars and some change. They offer chopsticks and forks along with spoons if needed. I would definitely come back for more.
Irvin Cruz
May 2025
“One can't go wrong with their food across the franchise.”
One can't go wrong with their food across the franchise. This spot, despite having several tables is a hotspot for carry out -- ubereats or door dash. I am from out of town so I dined in. The server or manager was very helpful in helping me pick out my favorite items.
Avimanyu “Avi” Datta
May 2025
“Very friendly staff for letting us dine in despite them closing in less than a hour .”
Very friendly staff for letting us dine in despite them closing in less than a hour ! We got the all you could eat which was honestly BUSSIN !🔥🔥 server was nice and the food was to die for ! Definitely will be coming back (: thanks guys !
EstradaPov
Apr 2025
“When I saw how it came, with the chopsticks, the high quality box, and large rice, I knew this would be great.”
When I saw how it came, with the chopsticks, the high quality box, and large rice, I knew this would be great. It was. General tso was great. Fresh peppers were a great add. Didn't need the baby corn, personally.
Curtis Robinson
Aug 2023
“Amazing authentic flavors.”
Amazing authentic flavors. The Mala spiciness is to die for. I highly recommend the dry chili chicken and the mapo tofu for this mala spicy experience. The dry chili chicken has such a great crispy texture paired with such salty, savory, spiciness. *chef's kiss* The mapo tofu is so savory and spicy. The umami from this dish is so intense you wouldn't think it's a vegetarian dish. *another chef's kiss*
Melissa Tam
Aug 2022
“I have been SEARCHING for "the one" when it comes to Chinese food by my current apartment.”
I have been SEARCHING for "the one" when it comes to Chinese food by my current apartment. I have tried them all, and this place is by far my favorite! So flavorful and such good quality. Absolutely delicious!
Angela Giacchetti
Jul 2022
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