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Silver Seafood Restaurant

4.3236 reviews ·Opens at 11AM Thu
Some of the best time to go is during lunch to get the lunch special
John LoveJohn Love · 124 Google reviews
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Silver Seafood Restaurant — neighborhood seafood in Uptown. Feels like it's been there since before the neighborhood changed. The kind of cooking that doesn't need to explain itself. Group-friendly. Gerald Red Amlih: "The flavors were exquisite, and I particularly enjoyed the perfectly grilled salmon" [$$]

What 236 diners keep saying

Huge portionsNeighborhood institutionCozyOld schoolFamily friendlyQuick bite
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4829 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640
Uptown
Today11AM-9:30PM
Sun–Tue11AM-9:30PM
WedClosed
Thu–Sat11AM-9:30PM
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What 236 diners keep saying

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Review photo by John Love
Jan 2026

Some of the best Chinese food in town! Well cooked and prepared. Some of the best time to go is during lunch to get the lunch special. They provide so much food for a very reasonable price. My favorite is usually the beef with Chinese broccoli and white rice! The veggie egg rolls are also so delicious! They also give you this sauce to go with the rolls that’s so good too. Customer service is very polite and fast with serving. Atmosphere is very relaxing and pretty quiet. If you’re looking to grab some good Chinese food then this is definitely the spot to check out!

John Love

John Love

125 reviews on Google

Review photo by Safe H
Jul 2025

Food was delicious clean meat. had the Mongolian beef it was amazing. My friend got the orange chicken and he said it was delicious as well. places clean the staff is really nice had a wonderful experience.

Safe H

Safe H

65 reviews on Google

Review photo by Bill
Jun 2025

Silver Seafood gives off a distinctly old-school Cantonese vibe with a traditional banquet hall tucked in the back. We ordered a mix of seafood and classic dishes - salt & pepper squid, cuttlefish, shrimp with eggs, black bean pork ribs, and garlic watercress. Everything was flavorful, comforting and brought a nice taste of home :)

Bill

Bill

940 reviews on Google

Review photo by Nicole Murphy
Apr 2025

Had crab rangoon, scallops with garlic sauce and shredded duck chow mei. Everything was great. The staff was friendly.

Nicole Murphy

Nicole Murphy

36 reviews on Google

Review photo by Andy Le
Mar 2025

A classic hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurant in Vietnamese town. This place holds many nostalgic memories growing up in Chicago and as a patron of this restaurant for decades, I finally found some time to come back and make a review. Decently cheap Chinese food with delicious and PLENTIFUL options (intimidating amounts). Would recommend bringing large groups of people as the portions are made with family-style sharing in mind. Staple items: salt & pepper smelt, Japanese fried tofu, sweet pork-chop, and duck buns! But there are so much more to choose from and the options pictured above are also very good. Would always come back here when craving Chinese food without the energy to drive all the way down South!

Andy Le

Andy Le

128 reviews on Google

Review photo by Walter Tersch
Oct 2024

Huge menu, prompt and efficient service, and really delicious food! My brother and his Vietnamese-American wife love this place, and my first visit made me a believer too. We celebrated a birthday here by getting a whole crab ($45 market price), and a whole bunch more food for nine people. It was delightful to sit around the big table with a Lazy Susan and share the feast. The atmosphere could have benefited from some music or a fountain or something, but the interior looks nice. Plenty of easy parking just north of the building.

Walter Tersch

Walter Tersch

104 reviews on Google

Review photo by Steven Nakaki
Aug 2025

Silver seafood is a traditional Chinese restaurant with a wide variety of dishes to accommodate anyone’s taste buds. It’s not a fancy restaurant, but a wholesome traditional Chinese restaurant with solid food. The service was good, the wait staff was attentive. The atmosphere is typical Chinese restaurant with fish tanks for fresh seafood, lobsters, crabs. We enjoyed crab Rangoon, salt and pepper tofu, salt and pepper pork chops, roasted pigeon, vegetable chow fun, sautéed chow mein with soy sauce, orange chicken, shrimp with walnuts. Everything was good, although not exceptional. I would go here again for a solid Chinese dinner.

Steven Nakaki

Steven Nakaki

79 reviews on Google

Review photo by George C (MingSaigon)
Jul 2025

Good for party celebration. Foods okay 👌

George C (MingSaigon)

George C (MingSaigon)

49 reviews on Google

Review photo by Lysa Marie
Sep 2025

Honestly not like what I remember from years ago. The plates definitely over priced for some of the food quality. And their smoothie machine was broken. The best plates was the fried tofu and combination fried rice. Definitely had a lot of leftovers but did not feel worth $500+

Lysa Marie

Lysa Marie

3 reviews on Google

Review photo by Philip P.
May 2026

The food is actually pretty good here but the owner sucks. He handles the food after handling money transaction, has bad attitude and they failed their health inspection. The city of Chicago agreed with my inspection. (See photo) As a former chef I highly advise that you take precaution.

Philip P.

Philip P.

75 reviews on Google

Jun 2026

Awesome food as always,

Daniel Lau

Daniel Lau

4 reviews on Google

May 2026

The food is quite good here. I'd recommend the shrimp and yellow chive, in particular. Excellent velveting of the shrimp. I just use the street parking to avoid the potential complications others have noted with the lot.

Anthony Cesnik

Anthony Cesnik

238 reviews on Google

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