Lao Sze Chuan Restaurant - Downtown/Michigan Ave

The absolute best Chinese food I have ever had in my life, especially if you like authentic and spice! Definitely go for the dry spicy chili chicken and soup dumplings .

This recently opened Chinese restaurants serves up some of the best gourmet Chinese in the city . Make sure to try the Peking duck and pan fried soup dumplings . Read more

This restaurant 's mere 7.1 rating on Foursquare makes me doubt this app. It's really great food, it's a beautiful space (don't let street entrance fool you), and the staff are genuinely friendly .

Order the peking duck . Carved tableside, the first nibble you get is a dish of crispy skin with brown sugar , followed by the duck served with all the sauces, cucumber and scallion you expect. Read more

I like that they are located right on Michigan Ave! No need to go to Chinatown for authentic Chinese cuisine . Extensive menu and so far been pleased w/ every dish we‘be ordered. Will keep coming back!

One of the best Chinese places in town . Tricky entrance, but the resto looks ok. Love their won tons , the spicy chicken and curcumin lamb . Must try!

Good, authentic Chinese food . The spicy cabbage is complementary and delicious. Kung Pao is quite good.

Peking duck is a bit pricey but really good. They do paper-thin pancakes instead of buns .

Chef 's Special Dry Chili Three Delight (shrimp , scallop , squid )

Higher end Chinese restaurant . You can watch them make dumplings to order and roast the ducks in a brick oven .

The soup dumplings are amazing!! The atmosphere is gorgeous.

Sole Fish fillet with chilli bean sauce, Peapod leaves with garlic , lamb cumin , Szechuan wanton

I love their hot pot and spicy chicken , the dumplings and wontons .

Seafood with tofu pot $17 & garlic snow pea greens $15

Great portions. Love fried rice with shrimps and chicken with anacardi

Beef Brisket Noodle Soup Szechuan Style

I love the food in the sit down part. I don't know why they started doing buffet , skip it.

Dry chili chicken is amazing, be prepared for ????????food

My first visit I was very disappointed by how bland it was. But my friend told me to give it another try, and ask for traditional Asian level spiciness . Now on visit 6.... :D

Bubble tea ! One of the best bubble tea places in Chicago

Complimentary Spicy Cabbage

Quite disappointed. Seems to have a different menu than the other locations, couldn't find some options recommended on blogs. The dry chili chicken had no Sichuan peppercorns and was lacking depth.

Xiao long Bao (soup dumpling ) and Peking duck

Surprisingly good food, service was a bit slow even though the restaurant wasn't busy

Literally the best Chinese food I’ve ever had.

Pathetic service, waitress don't care to check on the guests, waited for our food for more than an hour while all other guests who walked in later had their food and few of them even had their checks

Enter from upper Michigan Ave., not from the mall .

Xiao Long Bao

Super quick, good food

Peking Duck

Cumin lamb , soup dumplings

Never cone here on any holiday.

The food was great, the service not very good. Had to wait work minutes for someone to seat me. Then another 10 for waitstaff .

The food is not as good as the original restaurant .

whole food

We visit Lao every year we come to Chicago. I used to love the restaurant but this year all dishes were just way to spicy and the one’s that weren’t too spicy , were just lacking the final touch.

family午餐， 老四川之城市中心店。 @foodiechicago. 这里点缀现代话， 不是古典中国点缀。 比唐人街的店大的很多。 Lao Szechuan downtown restaurant, had more modern decor, not typical traditional Chinese decor. Much bigger. More high end feel!

Complimentary 辣味白菜 House Special Spicy Cabbage