This Cantonese food is very delicious... It is a little complicated to learn and write the names of the dishes but here I leave photos, I hope they can help you.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Jemmie W.
No frills dim sum in the food court of 88 Marketplace. You don't come here for the service because it's self service, but the food here is incredible - better than most of the full service dim sum places near here.
Denisse M.
We always come to 88 marketplace but we have never had their food court dishes. Today we decided to try Ying Dim Sum. It was very delicious. We order the shu mai, soup dumplings, curry cuttle fish, shrimp, pork with chive dumplings, bbq pork bun and the Chinese doughnut. Everything was cooked from scratch so everything was fresh. The service was great. The ladies that took my order and served me were super nice. They always smiled and were so attentive. The ambience of course is food court vibe and family oriented. This place was very good and will definitely be back soon!
Lynn L.
It's located in 88 Marketplace, about .5 miles from Chinatown. You go upstairs and there's a food court with a bakery, sushi, dim sum, kbbq, Szechuan and more offerings. I opted to have dim sum and there was a small line but you order at the counter and you receive a buzzer, it call came out within 10 minutes. The service was fast and polite. They are very efficient. They have small styrofoam plates, chopsticks, plastic silverware to the left of the counter to pick up, along with small bowls for your chili oil and soy sauce. I liked the steamed bao buns, ha cao, shu mai, chinese donut, and beef rice rolls, and shrimp rice rolls were all delicious. I've been craving rice rolls once I left NYC last year. The ones here are good too, although the meats are not rolled within the rice roll, more like placed on top. The sweet soup sauce ladled on top wasn't over powering the flavors of the rice roll, it complimented it well. I will recommend for those out of town to stop by. There's lots of food options, quite an experience and great price.
Dash Cam
It was okay. Little pricey and small portions for what I paid for.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Mulan C.
Located inside 88 Market, this cute little food court dim sum restaurant makes their food with love! We got the Shrimp Rice Crepe (2), Deep Fried Dough Stick Rice Crepe, Siu Mai, Spare Ribs, Chicken Feet, and soy milk. You can tell the crepes are made to order. Also, where other dim sum places use store-bought dough sticks, Ying's uses freshly made ones. This made the crepes have a delicious silky outer-layer with the best crunchy inner layer. We enjoyed every dish, but had to agree the spareribs were our least favorite. The soy milk is also freshly made and was a nice, warm beverage for the chilly morning. Overall, I think we paid ~$45 with tips, so not too bad at all considering how expensive dim sum is becoming. Tip: Everything is pretty much self serve, so feel free to go up to the counter area and mix sauces to dip your food in!
J Xia
Dim sum place inside 88 market food court that serves some unique items not available at other places in the city. First, their rice rolls are quite thin and authentic, you can add an egg for 50 cents. Much better than the gloppy versions at places like minghin. The Mochi bbq pork bun is also quite good in terms of texture but a bit on the sweet side. They also serve a wonton soup that is pretty awesome for only $8. It comes with a ton of mini wontons that you don’t find at many other Chinese places. Only downside is this place can get crowded and they do take a bit longer than other places since their kitchen is smaller.,
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Blank Rice Crepe 斋肠
Free A.
Most dim sum menu in Chicago Chinatown are similar. Even some of the different items used to be offered at Phoenix are no longer available. So, it's a surprise to find one different item here at the food court - taro and pork filled gluten-free dumplings. They were larger than I expected and I love anything with taro. The sesame balls were freshly made and piping hot. What a treat! I also ordered BBQ pork buns, my way of gauging a dim sum place, they've really good. One other items I ordered was chicken with sweet rice. This one I didn't care for much. They also offer fresh soymilk and more. BTW, they change 3% if you pay with a credit card. Altogether, a pleasant and relaxed experience at 88 Marketplace.
Daniel Xia
One of the best dim sum place in Chicago. Comfort foods make you feel like home.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Maggie L.
Situated inside the food court next to 88 Marker, this place offers piping hot, delicious dim sum at a great price. Order at the counter, takes about 10-15 minutes to pick up. Just a tip, you will be charged 3% extra for using card. My favorites were: 1) Siu Mai 烧卖 $5.49 2) Corn Dumpling with Shrimp 鲜虾粟米饼 $5.49 3) BBQ rice crepe 叉烧肠粉 $5.29 The only thing I didn't like were the Taro Dumplings with pork and shrimp. It was very dense, dry and bland.
This dim sum stall inside 88 Market was quite busy with orders and it took a while to get our food. Nonetheless, we enjoyed our Taishan style dim sum at Ying Dim Sum, which is different from the traditional Hong Kong style dim sum houses in Chicago Chinatown. The flavors are more muted due to less salt and minimal MSG (if any). The dim sum dishes are made with very little oil or fat so it does taste healthier and closer to home cooking. I am not sure this place will appeal to the masses, but Taishan customers do appreciate the flavors and healthier option outside our homes. Recommended are: shrimp and spareribs crepes, green chives, pork & shrimp dumpling and the won ton soup. HK Milk tea is slightly sweetened but tasty. Wish it was a little hotter though. I see many other people getting the fried dough sticks and dipping it in the soy milk. Maybe I'll try that next time. Can't say service was super friendly, but that's how most Asian places are... straight forward and business focused.
William Tran
Dimsum is not bad. What was annoying was when I thought we did not get a dish (we already did, I just forgot) so I went back up to ask for the same dish and a lady gave it to me. Then when I walked back, I realized we did get the dish, thinking it was no big deal we ate it. Then all of a sudden the lady that gave me the dish earlier came back out demanding we pay for the dish. I agreed and went to go pay, in which a nice cashier said it alright and we don’t need to pay. Few mins later the lady came back out screaming saying we wronged her. Being a bit annoyed now since the lady made a scene over a few dollars we went back up to pay. The only plus was a nice cashier only charged us a dollar.How petty can you be to make a scene over a few dollars over a small mistake.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Leme K.
Decently priced and extra delicious. Discovered this place for a lunch meal. The prices are reasonable and the food was extraordinarily good. The service is quick and what i absolutely love about this place is that food is pipping hot and fresh when served. I highly recommend if you're on a dim sum budget or a quick lunch. Highly recommend
Dennis W.
I was at 88 marketplace to shop with family and decided to try some cost effective dim sum. It was not bad overall. Quality- BEST: I liked the spare ribs and cuttle fish the best. Tastes just like how Ming hin does it. I can tell it was fresh and I can also see them making it in the back. The siu mai was also delicious and had plenty of delicious pork filling. GOOD: congee was pretty good. I would have liked more fish/meat/green onion. OK: The chicken feet and cheung fun was a bit tasteless in my opinion. I would have preferred a bit more shrimp and vegetables on the cheung fun. Quantity- I got quite a bit for a cheap price. If I were to come back I would forgo the chicken feet and cheung fun. I would focus purely on the siu Mai. Service- it took a while but that's what you pay for freshness and something family run. Atmosphere- tables were quite dirty but that's ok. Inconsiderate people that don't wipe down afterwards are everywhere and it's not the restaurants fault.
This Cantonese food is very delicious... It is a little complicated to learn and write the names of the dishes but here I leave photos, I hope they can help you.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
No frills dim sum in the food court of 88 Marketplace. You don't come here for the service because it's self service, but the food here is incredible - better than most of the full service dim sum places near here.
We always come to 88 marketplace but we have never had their food court dishes. Today we decided to try Ying Dim Sum. It was very delicious. We order the shu mai, soup dumplings, curry cuttle fish, shrimp, pork with chive dumplings, bbq pork bun and the Chinese doughnut. Everything was cooked from scratch so everything was fresh. The service was great. The ladies that took my order and served me were super nice. They always smiled and were so attentive. The ambience of course is food court vibe and family oriented. This place was very good and will definitely be back soon!
It's located in 88 Marketplace, about .5 miles from Chinatown. You go upstairs and there's a food court with a bakery, sushi, dim sum, kbbq, Szechuan and more offerings. I opted to have dim sum and there was a small line but you order at the counter and you receive a buzzer, it call came out within 10 minutes. The service was fast and polite. They are very efficient. They have small styrofoam plates, chopsticks, plastic silverware to the left of the counter to pick up, along with small bowls for your chili oil and soy sauce. I liked the steamed bao buns, ha cao, shu mai, chinese donut, and beef rice rolls, and shrimp rice rolls were all delicious. I've been craving rice rolls once I left NYC last year. The ones here are good too, although the meats are not rolled within the rice roll, more like placed on top. The sweet soup sauce ladled on top wasn't over powering the flavors of the rice roll, it complimented it well. I will recommend for those out of town to stop by. There's lots of food options, quite an experience and great price.
It was okay. Little pricey and small portions for what I paid for.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Located inside 88 Market, this cute little food court dim sum restaurant makes their food with love! We got the Shrimp Rice Crepe (2), Deep Fried Dough Stick Rice Crepe, Siu Mai, Spare Ribs, Chicken Feet, and soy milk. You can tell the crepes are made to order. Also, where other dim sum places use store-bought dough sticks, Ying's uses freshly made ones. This made the crepes have a delicious silky outer-layer with the best crunchy inner layer. We enjoyed every dish, but had to agree the spareribs were our least favorite. The soy milk is also freshly made and was a nice, warm beverage for the chilly morning. Overall, I think we paid ~$45 with tips, so not too bad at all considering how expensive dim sum is becoming. Tip: Everything is pretty much self serve, so feel free to go up to the counter area and mix sauces to dip your food in!
Dim sum place inside 88 market food court that serves some unique items not available at other places in the city. First, their rice rolls are quite thin and authentic, you can add an egg for 50 cents. Much better than the gloppy versions at places like minghin. The Mochi bbq pork bun is also quite good in terms of texture but a bit on the sweet side. They also serve a wonton soup that is pretty awesome for only $8. It comes with a ton of mini wontons that you don’t find at many other Chinese places. Only downside is this place can get crowded and they do take a bit longer than other places since their kitchen is smaller.,
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Blank Rice Crepe 斋肠
Most dim sum menu in Chicago Chinatown are similar. Even some of the different items used to be offered at Phoenix are no longer available. So, it's a surprise to find one different item here at the food court - taro and pork filled gluten-free dumplings. They were larger than I expected and I love anything with taro. The sesame balls were freshly made and piping hot. What a treat! I also ordered BBQ pork buns, my way of gauging a dim sum place, they've really good. One other items I ordered was chicken with sweet rice. This one I didn't care for much. They also offer fresh soymilk and more. BTW, they change 3% if you pay with a credit card. Altogether, a pleasant and relaxed experience at 88 Marketplace.
One of the best dim sum place in Chicago. Comfort foods make you feel like home.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Situated inside the food court next to 88 Marker, this place offers piping hot, delicious dim sum at a great price. Order at the counter, takes about 10-15 minutes to pick up. Just a tip, you will be charged 3% extra for using card. My favorites were: 1) Siu Mai 烧卖 $5.49 2) Corn Dumpling with Shrimp 鲜虾粟米饼 $5.49 3) BBQ rice crepe 叉烧肠粉 $5.29 The only thing I didn't like were the Taro Dumplings with pork and shrimp. It was very dense, dry and bland.
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This dim sum stall inside 88 Market was quite busy with orders and it took a while to get our food. Nonetheless, we enjoyed our Taishan style dim sum at Ying Dim Sum, which is different from the traditional Hong Kong style dim sum houses in Chicago Chinatown. The flavors are more muted due to less salt and minimal MSG (if any). The dim sum dishes are made with very little oil or fat so it does taste healthier and closer to home cooking. I am not sure this place will appeal to the masses, but Taishan customers do appreciate the flavors and healthier option outside our homes. Recommended are: shrimp and spareribs crepes, green chives, pork & shrimp dumpling and the won ton soup. HK Milk tea is slightly sweetened but tasty. Wish it was a little hotter though. I see many other people getting the fried dough sticks and dipping it in the soy milk. Maybe I'll try that next time. Can't say service was super friendly, but that's how most Asian places are... straight forward and business focused.
Dimsum is not bad. What was annoying was when I thought we did not get a dish (we already did, I just forgot) so I went back up to ask for the same dish and a lady gave it to me. Then when I walked back, I realized we did get the dish, thinking it was no big deal we ate it. Then all of a sudden the lady that gave me the dish earlier came back out demanding we pay for the dish. I agreed and went to go pay, in which a nice cashier said it alright and we don’t need to pay. Few mins later the lady came back out screaming saying we wronged her. Being a bit annoyed now since the lady made a scene over a few dollars we went back up to pay. The only plus was a nice cashier only charged us a dollar.How petty can you be to make a scene over a few dollars over a small mistake.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Decently priced and extra delicious. Discovered this place for a lunch meal. The prices are reasonable and the food was extraordinarily good. The service is quick and what i absolutely love about this place is that food is pipping hot and fresh when served. I highly recommend if you're on a dim sum budget or a quick lunch. Highly recommend
I was at 88 marketplace to shop with family and decided to try some cost effective dim sum. It was not bad overall. Quality- BEST: I liked the spare ribs and cuttle fish the best. Tastes just like how Ming hin does it. I can tell it was fresh and I can also see them making it in the back. The siu mai was also delicious and had plenty of delicious pork filling. GOOD: congee was pretty good. I would have liked more fish/meat/green onion. OK: The chicken feet and cheung fun was a bit tasteless in my opinion. I would have preferred a bit more shrimp and vegetables on the cheung fun. Quantity- I got quite a bit for a cheap price. If I were to come back I would forgo the chicken feet and cheung fun. I would focus purely on the siu Mai. Service- it took a while but that's what you pay for freshness and something family run. Atmosphere- tables were quite dirty but that's ok. Inconsiderate people that don't wipe down afterwards are everywhere and it's not the restaurants fault.
The best rice rolls in Chicago! recommend! !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5