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Young's Chinese Restaurant

4.6198 reviews ·Opens at 11:30AM tomorrow
I've never eaten in, and while the dining room is rarely full, don't let that, or the discrete location on a busy street, fool you -- they do an incredible amount of delivery and take-out business
Jonathan DouglasJonathan Douglas · 711 Google reviews
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Young's Chinese Restaurant — high-caliber chinese in North Center. A holdout in the best possible way. Hospitality you can feel from the door. Affordable, owner-operated. Kate Schultheis: "The wonton soup was one of the best I've had and the pork lo mein was also very good" [$]

🌱Vegan & vegetarian friendly — real options, not one sad pasta.

What 198 diners keep saying

Great valueFast serviceNeighborhood institutionFamily runOld schoolQuick bite
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3949 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
North Center
TodayClosed
Sun12-9PM
Mon–Tue11:30AM-9PM
WedClosed
Thu–Fri11:30AM-9PM
Sat12-9PM
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What 198 diners keep saying

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Review photo by Monica Starling
Oct 2025

Very great food and very fresh. They make it the way u would like it‼️‼️🤤🤤. I ordered a shrimp egg foo young, a combination rice, and 2 chicken egg rolls 😋😋😋🤤🤤🤤🤤 VERY moist and NOT greasy. I would recommend this restaurant for EVERYONE ‼️‼️‼️

Monica Starling

Monica Starling

4 reviews on Google

Review photo by Ticker
May 2025

My favorite local Chinese outfit. Value, speedy, simple. Lady that runs the place is hilarious, always flashing a smile. Been going there for years, its underrated. Burn your face hot mustard is awesome

Ticker

Ticker

228 reviews on Google

Review photo by A L
Mar 2024

This is some of the best Chinese food I’ve ever had in my life. I had the sesame chicken. The atmosphere is very pretty and clean.

A L

A L

18 reviews on Google

Review photo by j nagel
Feb 2024

Delicious food and amazing service! I wa greeted quickly and with kindness. The food was prepared quickly and tasted incredible. Will come again

j nagel

j nagel

9 reviews on Google

Review photo by Elora Hossain
Aug 2025

Very few chicken pieces in kung bao chicken.

Elora Hossain

Elora Hossain

22 reviews on Google

Review photo by Rachel Maeng
May 2024

The owner is very nice/sweet! The food was kind of over seasoned & under seasoned but it was pretty good. It doesn’t really look like a restaurant inside which was interesting but I didn’t really mind and the price was really good. The food also came out in like 5 minutes!

Rachel Maeng

Rachel Maeng

13 reviews on Google

Jul 2026

A few months ago when I just got home from a long trip, I decided to order take-out from Young’s for the first time, I didn’t know it would become an instant favorite go-to Chinese restaurant for me. The food here is absolutely delicious. The must-have for me each time are the Szechuan chicken, Mongolian beef, and the beef chow fun (ask them to make it extra spicy with chili oil). The owner of the restaurant is also so sweet which makes me love to support them even more. I would dare to say this is the best Chinese restaurant in the Lakeview area.

Bi Nguyen

Bi Nguyen

10 reviews on Google

May 2026

Just the absolute best. Have been coming for years and the food is always fresh and delicious

Lauren Mahomes Cerney

Lauren Mahomes Cerney

14 reviews on Google

Apr 2026

Young’s is by far the Best Chinese cuisine I have ever had including many trips to Shanghai and Beijing. 5 Stars!

Jim Condes

Jim Condes

14 reviews on Google

Mar 2026

Good quality food and is always hot when we pick it up. I recommend the fried rice, chicken and broccoli or the Mongolian beef. The owner is always very nice and cheerful too: highly recommend you support this local business!

Kylie L

Kylie L

15 reviews on Google

Mar 2026

Awesome food, fast service, we typically take out.

John Thompson

John Thompson

12 reviews on Google

Mar 2026

Youngs never disappoints. One of our local favorites.

Tony Dowdle

Tony Dowdle

24 reviews on Google

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