Chiu Quon Bakeryįamous for their baked barbecue pork buns, the coconut buns are a personal favorite of Sorge. Or select from a buffet of cooked food in a steam table that you can serve over rice called Khao Rad Gang. If you have adventurous tastes, Sorge says to try the Thai street food at Imm Rice & Beyond, which he describes as “very authentic”.įor real street flavor, order Som Tum, a papaya salad that combines spicy, sweet, salty, and tangy flavors and Kuay Tiew, noodles and meat in a soup. It’s a great way to ease into the cuisine,” he notes. “The flavors are a little bit different from what most Americans have on a sandwich. For example, the Vietnamese Banh Mi includes barbecue pork, pork cake, pâté, cucumbers, cilantro, jalapeno, sour carrots, radishes, and soy sauce. He says banh mi is a great way to introduce Vietnamese flavors to American palates, because it’s served on a baguette as a sandwich. Tank NoodleĮveryone raves about the pho, a type of Vietnamese soup, but Sorge also loves the banh mi and bun salads. Try marinated ground beef wrapped in a Hawaiian leaf and grilled (Bo La Lot) and the Lotus Root Salad for an adventurous experience. Sorge recommends the classic Vietnamese soups and noodle salads.
It’s pretty approachable for people not familiar with the cuisine,” says Sorge. “Choose the Beijing Duck Feast, and you know you’ll have a really good meal. What’s left is returned to the kitchen and made into duck broth-with-wintermelon soup and duck-fried rice. Servers bring a whole roasted duck to your table, where it is then carved and served with the steamed bao, pickled daikon radish, and hoisin sauce. Sun Wah BBQįor an adventure, order the Beijing Duck Feast in advance. Select the pan-fried chives & shrimp, pan-fried pork bun, egg puffs, egg custard tarts, ribs, and fried taro root puffs. Carts roll by with delicacies, from which eager diners choose. Here are some of his recommendations: Furama Restaurant With offices close to Asia on Argyle, Sorge enjoys the many food choices in the area. “It’s a much easier place for folks with mobility issues to get around,” he noted. Before the new design, the area had narrow sidewalks and lots of traffic.
Uptown United Executive Director Martin Sorge says the choice of making the area Chicago’s first shared street was a good one. It’s hard to resist the smells, tastes, uniqueness and diversity of Asia on Argyle.Īlthough there are numerous restaurants and other stores near The Admiral at the Lake, residents are willing to make the trek to Asia on Argyle to enjoy the murals, discover one-of-a-kind gifts and clothing, find traditional southeast Asian spices, and enjoy the variety of food choices. Located within walking distance of The Admiral at the Lake, Little Vietnam continues to grow, attracting more entrepreneurs every year. Still, it retains its nicknames as New Chinatown (a moniker disputed by local residents), Little Saigon, and Little Vietnam. Taste of Argyle spurred even more small businesses to open up.Īlthough the majority of local shops are Chinese or Vietnamese, you can also find Thai, Laotian, Cambodian and Korean shops on or near Argyle.
In 1981, Director Charlie Soo, director of the Asian American Small Business Association of Chicago, started Taste of Argyle, which offered fare from local eateries. In the 1970s, Vietnamese flooded into the area.Įxplore the attractions near The Admiral at the Lake! In the 1960s, Chicago restaurateur Jimmy Wong attempted to turn the area into New Chinatown, attracting numerous Asian entrepreneurs to the area. MaArgyle Street is the namesake for the 19th-century Chicago suburb developed by Chicago Alderman James Campbell and named for his ancestors, the Dukes of Argyll.
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