South of the Loop area, Chicago has their own Chinatown. Im somewhat biased and theres no other Chinatown that Ive been to that can compare to the one we have back home. The closest one in feel was the one in Yokohama, Japan. No others have matched the density, feel, or energy to our original.
There are shops that run down either side of the street. Retail, restaurants, and grocery shops are mixed in with banks and community centers
There are a few people walking around in the area. Since my Chinatown is located near the financial disrict, there are usually many people milling around.
In a shopping area a few blocks away, there were more pedestrians roaming this area. There was a denser collection of shops.
The shops are sitauted on 2 floors which allows for more shops in the same area than the other location. And, much to my benefit, there more places to find something to eat
I ran across this place. It says its a noodle place but it was much more than that. If its asian cuisine, they served it to some degree here. Chinese, japanese, korean, vietnamese, and pearl teas are all at your fingertips on the menu.
For some reason, I order beef pho. It was like most #1 pho bowls in most vietnamese places. However, there were a few differences like daikon, sliced intestine/stomach, The large format menus had so many items that I was dizzy at all the options. If I was thinking clearer, I woiuld have order soemthing else. But this was ok, not the best pho Ive had. The bowl was large and there was quite a mound of noodles sitting in ankle deep borth left over.
