I'm not a big Chinese takeout person but Yummy Yummy was a great choice recently. We ordered Kung Pao shrimp, Garlic Chicken, and Sweet and Sour chicken. Everything was good (although the s/s chicken comes with sauce on the side) and the egg rolls were probably the best I've had so far. Delivery was quick and prices were reasonable, would definitely choose them again. Another bonus: their fortune cookies contained actual fortunes, rather than just statements that are useless.
Review Source:Definitely a fan of Yummy Yummy! Â I ordered delivery from there, and although it took a little longer than expected, the food was worth the wait. Â The Egg Drop Soup was awesome and they give you a ton of it. Â The veggie fried rice was fresh and delicious. Â I ordered General Tso's soy protein, and it was different to say the least. Â I'm not sure I'll get it again, but they have plenty of vegetarian options, so there's plenty to choose from!
Review Source:Ordered at 6pm on Sunday. It is now 8pm and I still have not received the food. The woman at the store can't give me an estimated time? After two damn hours? I don't care how busy you are, a two hour delivery wait is absurd. So I can't really speak to the quality of food as it doesn't look as though I'll be eating it tonight.
Review Source:Terribly disappointed. To be clear - Yummy Yummy is some of the better Chinese food in LP/Lakeview area; however, tonight they made me wait over 2 hours for delivery and lied to me the entire time. I called to check after 1 hour and they said 30 minutes more at most. I called again after 1 hr 30 min and they said the driver was en route. Nothing showed up for 40 more minutes. This is RIDICULOUS and HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. I don't care how good your food is; 2 hours for delivery is unacceptable and lying to me is unforgivable. Never again, Yummy Yummy. Asian food is a dime a dozen in this town, I'm happy to go somewhere else.
Review Source:I'm an enthusiastic supporter of this little hole in the wall gem. Though my experience in dabbling with their vast menu is limited, I declare pan fried crispy Szechuan tofu the real winner (though I'm sure anything covered in their Szechuan sauce would give it a real fight).
Other treats worth trying:
- Crab rangoons, do it!
- Coconut smoothie, yes!
- General Tsao's Chicken... pretty good
And maybe pass on the Chicken Moo shu. It's kinda sweet, and the sauce is really thin, so the pancake gets really wet. Maybe that's how the moo shu do?
By far our favorite Chinese food in the neighborhood. Â The selection is vast (not even counting all of the vegetarian options that they have) and the sauces are really tasty. Â The General Tao's chicken is one of our particular favorites, but we continue to try new things on the menu. Â We've only ever done take-out by ordering online and haven't been disappointed.
Review Source:I must say that this is some of the best Chinese food I have had in the city; it's great that they offer so many different options. Generally I enjoy going to this place to dine rather than doing delivery because it can be a great casual BYOB experience. When it comes to Chinese, I generally stick with the same dish every time. However, with this place I tend to choose something different every time and I am always impressed. One last thought: the crab rangoon is amazing!
Review Source:BEST veggie Asian food in Chicago. Endless vegetarian and vegan options (including all-vegetable, tofu, wheat gluten and soy gluten choices), including amazing appetizers and soups, an all-veggie menu for lunch specials (great deal with soup and eggroll), and a long list of fresh smoothies.
I always eat in; it's a cute place and the people are really nice. Also, random indie rock celebrities eat here. Maybe there's a nest somewhere in the neighborhood.
If your mind wasn't blown by your vegetarian choice, try the CASHEW SOY GLUTEN. I've eaten half the things on the menu, but honestly the cashew is the best - lots of veggies, yummy protein stuff, and the sauce is to die for. (And I don't even like nuts).
My boyfriend and I visited Yummy Yummy a week ago and enjoyed our experience there. Â The restaurant was empty, but I think that's because most people order carry-out. Â We saw quite a few customers come in to pick up their order. Â I think that's what we'll do in the future because the ambiance isn't that great. Â The food is though! Â
We ordered egg rolls, which were good - very crispy. Â I think next time I'll try the crab rangoon. Â I ordered the Thai basil vegetable fried rice, and it was good; it had pea pods, carrot, onion, bean sprout, egg, and sliced jalapeno. Â I should have ordered what my boyfriend got: orange chicken. Â It looked delicious! Â The chicken was perfectly glazed and very moist. Â It was served with white rice and steamed broccoli. Â It was a lot of food for the price. Â We'll be back!
Vegan chinese/cantonese food? Hell yes! I've never had anything outside their vegetarian menu but I can attest to the utter deliciousness of their vegetarian mock meats.
If you come here please try the Mongolian Seitan, it's delicious and if you're vegan but would still like to enjoy a bubble tea, then order the Bean Coconut Milk tea. Amazing and 100% vegan.
The space itself is small so at times it can get crowded and in the summer, watch out! this place doesn't rock an AC so the temperature inside rises pretty quickly.
VERY busy on Christmas Day, so don't even give it a try. We ordered on the phone and they said it would be ready in 45 minutes to an hour. We waited until we walked over to the restaurant to pick up our order. We still had to wait maybe another 20 minutes. We were tempted to cancel, but then it came. This other guy was ahead of us and he ordered via Internet. He had already been waiting 45 minutes before we got there and who knows how long he waited after we left. LESSON: Don't order via Internet, at least not on a holiday.
The food.....
I am Chinese, so maybe I'm a bit more critical. I ordered the Cantonese Pan Fried Noodles. For take-out, they separate the noodles from the fixings. When I got back to the apartment to eat it, I just thought it was OK. I can't really tell you why, but it was just nothing spectacular. Just some noodles and some wet, saucy vegetables and chicken. Just mediocre.
The egg rolls were not my type. The wrapper was different than what I'm used to..not the traditional wrapper used on most egg rolls. The taste was whatever.
Overall, I wasn't hungry anymore but not quite satisfied.
So me and my GF moved from California to Chicago hoping there would be a diverse population in the city. Come to find out Chicago is one of the most segregated cities in the nation. We found the restaurant through yelp and decided to give it a try, knowing that there's nothing compare to California food. First of all, these mothafukas rip you off. Charge $13 plus for a some meat and mostly vegetables. California has cheap Asian food, I'm guessing because it has a diverse and huge Asian population with numerous amount of Asian restaurants, so competition lowers prices. My GF who is Asian couldn't believe these prices they charge too much. The food is good but not worth the price, typical Chinese food cost about $8 a plate and last for 2 days.
Review Source:Food is good. Â However, delivery is hit or miss. II waited 1.5 hours for the delivery this evening. Â I placed the order at 6:30 pm. Â 7:45 pm, I called and a woman says my food is leaving now. Â Sorry we are busy. Â 8:00 pm, the food arrives. Â I hope next time will be better. Â This was a bad impression for my first order but I will try again as it is decent food.
Review Source:Their vegetarian wonton soup is the most satisfying soup a vegetarian can have. Â They have an extensive vegetarian menu, but after a year i am still trying to decide on my favorite menu item. Â When it comes to delivery for some reason they only buzz from downstairs and I still need to walk out of my apartment to get my food. Â Not true delivery in my book!
Review Source:So, I've always sort of loved this place, but really don't eat a ton of Chinese food on a regular basis. Â I'm vegetarian, and they have a huge vegetarian menu, with delicious options. Â However, it's my meat-eating boyfriend who has become addicted to their (meat) food, and I think we now order out from there at least twice a week. Â My refrigerator is filled with Yummy Yummy constantly, but it never lasts long.
So... vegetarian... hot and sour soup on every order... absolutely a must. Â I absolutely love it. Â For 3.95, you get a HUGE container of this soup that can easily serve two. Â Today, I ordered this, along with the soy gluten corn soup, which was also delicious. Â Everything I get here is awesome. Â Last time I was in the restaurant, I ordered the MaPo Tofu, and I think another meat-eating friend ended up eating most of it. Â I had a weird craving yesterday for egg foo young, and although it isn't on the vegetarian menu (which is really, I think, vegan)... I was able to order the "chicken egg foo young" and make a note online indicating that there should be no chicken, only vegetables. Â It was delicious and hit the spot.
As for meat, I don't have a ton to recommend, only because every single time we order from here, my boyfriend orders the Sweet and Sour Chicken. Â He says it's the best he's ever had, as is admittedly addicted to it. Â He used to order a separate Hot and Sour soup with meat, which I got to say looked delicious, but he likes their veggie version so much, and you get so much per order, that he likes just ordering the veggie version now. Â Every time I've brought people to the restaurant, mostly all meat-eating, they've loved everything they've ordered.
Now, this really is mostly a review of take-out, as although I will eat in on occasion, there really is pretty much zero ambiance, and looking at how distracted the staff can seem sometimes, it's a wonder they can turn out really such spectacular food, which they do every single time. Â You're not going to get witty banter from your waiter, but you're going to get good food, and fast service. Â Despite this, I really have no reservations about leaving five stars for this place. Â Very, very good.
Got off work a little early and was in the mood for orange chicken. After walking a few blocks down the street from work. I happened upon Yummy Yummy. Their quiet reserved atmosphere was what attracted me to them.
Then, I tasted their food, smoothie included.
WOW!!
Its like finding a hidden gem. They don't need to promote how good their vegetarian and non-vegetarian foods are, because with one bite, you're hooked!
Super affordable.
Very clean and laid back atmosphere.
I loved how they had a Chinese tv show playing while I dined. Immersing their patrons in their eastern culture definitely added to the experience.
Truly a "Yummy Yummy" experience!
I have enjoyed Yummy Yummy for its convenience, relative quickness, and all around good Chinese Food. Â They have great Won Ton Soup & the egg rolls are also well prepared. Â
Nothing particularly special on the menu, it is your run-of-the-mill Chinese food, but definitely conquers a craving when need be.
Can I give this place 10 stars? If I could I would. Â I went a long year without Chinese food because I couldn't find a good place at a decent price, then I moved right around the corner from yummy yummy, and I think my karma came through for me. Everything is good- the egg rolls, crab rangoon, steam pot stickers, sesame chicken, general tsao's chicken, the chicken fried rice and last but not least the chicken lo mein. It's all good, it's fast, and it's cheap. Couldn't be happier.
Review Source:In California there is an amazing asian restaurant with fake meat, perfect for vegetarians, so we were really excited to try Yummy Yummy after moving to Chicago. Problem is, their gluten protein dishes have the weirdest consistency, not at all like fake meat I've had anywhere else. We've tried it a few times, and I always hope I will come around to it, but I haven't. If you like really chewy consistencies, then you may very well like it.
The vegetable moo shoo, however, is excellent. And their boba drinks are really delicious!
It's also pricey for the quality of food and ambiance (of which there is none).
I've felt uncomfortable in asian restaurants before. And I am certain I will again. But this one was particularly weird. My old lady and I were getting our smoothies and we felt like we were putting these people out at they talked angerly in Mandarin while making our smoothies. It was disquieting. Then we get a "thank you/fake smile" on the way out as if the entire conversation/exchange we had just witnessed never happened. Very, Very weird.
Review Source:If you want good, vegetarian, Chinese food this is your place. Â The Szechuan Dumplings are great and the dipping sauce is amazing. Â I love their Mongolian Seitan with brown rice (extra charge). Â The Szechuan Broccoli is great too. Â Kung Pao Tofu is delicious. Â The Vegetable Fried Rice is always good. Â Their bubble teas are awesome as well (coconut with tapioca rules!)
I've also tried the Orange Soy Gluten, as well as the Lemon. Â They were okay. Â The soy gluten was "airy" and a bit chewy.
The joint is quaint and clean. Â They have a t.v. that's usually tuned to some Asian language channel, which I enjoy even though I don't understand. Â The cashier/hostess/bubble-tea-maker is SO nice & friendly.
I really like this place!
If you love Chinese food, and also seek vegetarian fare, I highly recommend Yummy Yummy. Â Here you can find all the same dishes, and some excellent unique one, too.
My favorite is the crispy tofu, which comes with a great red sauce (if you order it to go, the sauce is in a separate container, keeping the tofu crispy). Â The coating is micro-thin and tasty, and that sauce...
My other favorite is the cashew soy gluten. Â The vegetables are fresh and perfectly cooked, and the soy gluten looks and tastes like dark-meat chicken.
I suspect there isn't a bad dish, and whenever I am there, the phone rings constantly, and it's usually busy, both signs of a great place.
The best part is they have a full menu with meat, all the usual options, for your meat eating friends.
I have to say the name is a little silly, but don't let that deter you because the food is, well I guess you could say...yummy yummy.
I ordered the orange chicken and it was, no joke one, of the best I've ever had. I appreciated how authentic the food is, for example in the orange chicken you can see the sauce is actually made with real oranges because they included parts of the peel and chunks of orange that gave it a great flavor. The prices are reasonable and the portion size is pretty generous, you could easily feed 2 with one order. Will definitely be back!
4 stars for smoothies, that's the only thing I've tried. Actually, I've only tried one kind of smoothie, multiple times- red bean coconut with tapioca pearls.
The place is really little and it takes them awhile to make my smoothie because they have to go get the red bean stuff from the back. The fruit is all fresh and up front by the blender so maybe those are faster.
Despite the name, this place is pretty good? Â The wonton soup was above average, and every thing else was up to par. Â Would i recommend it? - No.
In fact i had trouble remembering I ate here about a month ago. Â Thankfully the name reminded me that I had ordered from here, and remember being shocked that "it didn't suck".
Got some takeout from YYAC and magically everything was still scorching hot after the trip back to Noble Square.
The veggie moo shu was ok but not spectacular. I think it was mostly onions. Maybe have your pot stickers steamed instead of pan fried, ours tasted ok but pretty dry on the edges.The Singapore noodle leftovers didn't survive through the next morning though.
They have fruit cups. I'll love them forever for  fruit cup B (mango, kiwi, watermelon). Just don't let them put it in the bag with your 1,000 degree food or the kiwis will dissolve into slime. My bad, I thought it would be easier to carry that way.
This place rules!
I never knew it was there and my husband happened to notice it when we were in search of somewhere to eat after seeing a movie at the Century Landmark. Â
He noticed the sign from afar advertising that they had "healthy vegetarian" food. Â I, being the pain in the ass vegetarian, of course. Â
I am absolutely in love with VP2 in New York and always whined about how I needed to know of somewhere here in Chicago that offers a similar menu (Chinese food but made with veggie "meat" substitute) and lo and behold, this place has just that! Â
They do serve "real" meat (the place in NYC is strictly vegetarian/vegan) but the veggie menu is quite extensive. Â It took me a good 10 minutes to decide what to order. Â
We got vegetarian egg rolls as an appetizer and I finally chose sesame soy gluten with white rice. Â I could've had brown rice for an additional $1.50 but I'm a cheapass and I'd just spent $22 on two movie tickets. Â The husband ordered orange chicken. Â Real animal flesh chicken. Â
The eggrolls were good, nothing to rave about. Â Had a somewhat odd aftertaste though. Â Not the most amazing eggrolls I'd ever had but certainly not the worst. Â
My sesame soy gluten was to me, a perfect substitute for chicken. Â It was goooooood. Â Sadly I ran out of rice and had to stop eating, I have a weird thing where I can't eat anymore once the rice is gone but never fear, we have white rice at home so I brought the leftovers with me and will enjoy the rest of it for dinner tomorrow night. Â
I really wanted to get a smoothie (they had so many flavors!) but I was so full I decided not to. Â
The place is tiny, they only have 8 two-person tables. Â We were the only ones dining in (they did a pretty mean smoothie operation I noticed) but the kitchen staff came out one by one and sat at different tables as they are their lunch. Â There was some Asian tv channel playing and it kept showing a guy driving a bus who apparently got impaled and killed by some flying road debris. Â You can imagine how graphic it was if it was in Chinese and we were able to figure out what had happened without being able to read or understand a word. Â So that was an added interesting little experience.
Whatever you want or miss from being vegan that is at a Chinese place, they have it.
Hands down, in my top 3 vegan places in Chicago.
Pretty much anything you get off the vegan menu is amazing. But make sure you specify vegan for many items because sometimes they have a real meat equivalent.
My favorites:
Mongolian Seitan - this usually must always be ordered from someone I'm with. It is so good! It's made with seitan (obviously), and has a sweet sauce to it, they must fry it because sometimes the seitan can be a little crunchy on the outside. There can be a lot of green onions sometimes, but you can always order without it, and it comes on a bed of white fluffy rice things that look like styrofoam? I'm not sure what they are actually called. Other asian places will use it too.
Pan Fried Schezwan Tofu - so good! cheaper than the other fake meat items on the menu, but the tofu is fried to a crispy outside, and the sauce is amazing! Other items with this sauce like the Wonton's with Schezwan Sauce are also amazing!
Hot and Sour Soup - yes, vegan, hot. and. sour. soup. it's amazingly cheap at under $4 and a portion sized for 2. This is what you need when you feel sick. It will definitely get you moving again.
Veggie Wonton Soup - this used to be my go to soup before I switched over to the hot and sour soup. I still get it too, where else are you going to get amazing vegan wonton soup in Chicago?
Sweet and Sour Soy Gluten - Delicious once again! Sweet and sour sauce with fake meat. They are a little crunchy little balls of gluten covered with sweet and sour sauce.
General Tao's Soy Gluten or Soy Protein - They like to say the soy protein is like shrimp and the soy gluten is like chicken. They are definitely very different tasting, and I can see where they are going with that comparison, either way you have your choice. I personally lean more towards the gluten, but many other friends lean towards the protein. It's just a personal preference.
Now, because there are just so many amazing things on their menu, I don't feel like I should continue down the line on all the things I've eaten there, because I'm pretty sure I have eaten about 95% of the vegan menu at one point or another and the menu is big enough. The things above are my highlights. They have many, many options. Noodles, rice, soups, appetizers, etc. Not to mention smoothies! I almost forgot the smoothies! They are great!
They have 4 different types of fake meats: seitan, soy gluten, soy protein, and wheat gluten.
They aren't just limited to chinese items, although that is their main focus. They do have some korean, thai, singapore, and japanese things on the menu as well.
They also have lunch specials during the week that have some of the vegan items on it. That is a great deal! Soup, "egg" roll, and meal for usually under $7. You can't beat that!
All my positives greatly outweigh any negatives, but I'm going to let you know what's not so great. It is a small place, and as such at times when there are a lot of people, you may not all be able to fit, but you can call ahead. And the bathroom is through the kitchen... I always am afraid I may touch something on accident as it is a tight space. But both those things are nothing compared to how good the vegan food is.
And the staff/owner is so amazingly nice and helpful, more people need to go here more often.
Yummy Yummy is not my "go-to" Chinese delivery spot. That title goes to Yen's. However, Yen's does not do fruit smoothies. This is where Yummy Yummy comes in. I began my YY ordering this past summer aka one of the hottest summers in recent history. There would be days where I just couldn't imagine eating anything but YY's cold sesame noodles and a fruit smoothie- strawberry/pineapple being my favorite.
Now that it is winter and I have my first cold of the season, all I want is YY's hot & sour soup and a fruit smoothie. I promise, the spice factor on the soup clears out all of your sinuses and the smoothie soothes the sorest of throats. And although YY's smoothies are better than the majority of their food, the hot & sour soup is some of the best in town.
Also, delivery is generally fast and phone service good. If their food was as good as Yen's, this would be a 5 star foodgasm. But it's not. So 3 stars it is, but I will continue to be a loyal customer whenever I am feeling under the weather or it is over 90 degrees outside.
Ok no. I take everything back. This place is dead to me. I asked for NO bean sprouts twice and what happens? Bean sprouts are present. Oh hell to the noo noo nooooo! Buy yourself a new set of ears since the ones on your head aren't working cuz I said NO bean sprouts. I hate when this happens. Wasted my damn breath emphasing it..
btw their hot and sour soup is borderline gloppy from corn starch. It's pretty thick. I can't believe people tolerate this and think it's fantastic.
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