Wow! Talk about everything spicey!!!!!
This is northern China food, so don't expect to get the Chinese food you would normally in Chinatown. Almost every dish was spicey!! They speak English, but no Cantonese. They do speak Mandarin, since it's more of a Mandarin/Taiwanese owned restaurant.
There were 8 of us, and all 8 of us ordered a dish to share family style. My favorite was the stir fried fish fillet in black bean sauce. This one wasn't too spicey but it was really good. The only two dishes we ordered that didnt come out spicey was the pea tips and orange chicken. The spiciest entree we ordered was the iron pot beef brisket.. Boy it was a pot of hot juices all over!
I liked the food, but felt it was really greasy. My stomach and heart didn't feel so well the next day. Probably won't come back to eat so heavy next time.
I usually eat southern Chinese food and decided to eat here for a change - northern Chinese food. Â I was pleasantly surprised. Â The spicy dishes were good. Â Although I had a little bit of trouble communicating with the servers, they were all friendly. Â I would definitely come back here if I feel like spicy Chinese food.
Review Source:Had a big group and a big carry out order, so I can't say I'd give it 5 stars, but that may not be their fault as we had it sitting on our table for a while before we dug in.
But!
Let me tell you how bored I am of the standard Chinatown fare. It's all Hong Kong food, from Southern China. All the same pretty much. Only recently has there been some progress made in trying to introduce some Northern China cuisine, so I'm really happy to find out that this place, formerly known as 123 Express has been bought out by some Mandarin speaking (and mind you, they really only speak mandarin, so you'd better be prepared to know what you want if you don't speak it) northern Chinese.
I recommend the "beef roll" and the "smoked pork roll" off the dim sum menu for some classics. Northern Chinese are known for their use of lamb and cumin in dishes, so definitely try the "Stir Fried Cumin Flavor Lamb with Bone"--real tasty. Anything with their generic sounding "brown special sauce" is just a common northern style of braising things in a delicious sauce.
You can try their "Stir Fried Sliced Potato with Pepper" for something you definitely won't have tried elsewhere--a very signature northern Chinese dish, vinegar-y and all that.
I didn't personally try to get their stewed dishes in the iron pot to go, obviously, but I'll definitely go back to try that. Also, if you've never had the northern Chinese beef noodle soup (dim sum menu), that's certainly something you should experience.
I'll be back for more!
My first visit was very pleasant! Love the free appetizer - chicken feet might not be for everyone but I love it! The home style tofu was delicious, so far the best I had in Chicago. My fiance loved the hand-shreded beef. One suggestion is that if they can make smaller dishes with lower price, so we can try more dishes one meal. The restaurant is a little small but very cozy, and they did pay attention to details when it comes to decor.
Review Source:Authentic Chinese typically means you're getting crap to average service at best. This isn't your ordinary American Chinese joint, but a fiery northern Chinese inspired meal. Tastes are bold and fiery and you're guaranteed to hurt the next day. Best dish of the day for me was the Flavored Spicy Hand Tear Beef Jerk (deep fried & pulled beef with spices). It's fire!
Review Source:New place in town!
First visit was for the noodle soup and appetizers. Their tofu appetizer was not bad at all. I had the notion I was eating noodles! It was doused in chili oil and bursted with flavors in my mouth.
I guess the downside is knowing that a few of the items on their menu are manufactured dishes...
Even though I do speak Mandarin, I tend to give them a hard time by speaking in English. They do try their best to communicate though.
One of the downs is the service. It's really slow. It took quite a while for the food to come out. It's difficult to flag down people to order food or pay the tab.
Within a week, I revisited and noticed a few more items that attract more Americans who deem them to be "Chinese" food. (Fried rice, dark soy, etc.)
Home style Taste is all about home style for the Taiwanese crowd and anyone who wants that style of Chinese food.
We has their beef stew noodle soup, their fish fillet with special sauce and deep-fried string beans and it was very yummy. When my husband got the food we took a few bites of each dish and were like  Mmmm this is good! So it is a good place to eat a nice Taiwaneses home style meal, but you have to be able to speak Manadrin at this place no one seems to know any English.  That is pretty much the only down side to this other than that it is a great place to dine and I would return to this place for take out and dining in for a quick date night.
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