The Best Dim Sum Restaurants In Chicago

"You’re starting to wonder: How dare they leave beloved Chinatown staple Cai off this list? Don’t worry, we didn’t. Cai is under new ownership, and is now named Imperial. But the name is the only thing that’s changed about this dim sum spot on the upper level of Chinatown Square. The space is still huge, you order from a paper menu, and there are plenty of lazy Susan tables for groups of all sizes. The all-day dim sum menu is gigantic (both in terms of length and physical size) and everything is pretty good— like the pork pastry and the beef and enoki rice noodle. " - john ringor, adrian kane, veda kilaru