HaiSous Vietnamese Kitchen
Vietnamese restaurant · Pilsen
1800 S Carpenter St, Chicago, IL 60608
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Highlights
Upscale Vietnamese cuisine with family recipes and cocktails
Upscale Vietnamese cuisine with family recipes and cocktails
"At this Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant, chef Thai Dang pays respect to his heritage by focusing on family recipes and Vietnamese street cooking as well as his fine dining experience. Happy hour, available 4 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, provides a hearty sampling of the full menu with eight dishes at $10, including papaya salad with house-made beef jerky, crispy calamari, and Dang’s signature chicken wings with caramelized fish sauce. Cool the inevitable heat with a rotating selection of $10 cocktails and $5 beer." - Lisa Shames
"Whenever we’re looking for something that falls in the center of the “Upscale Dinner and Vietnamese Food” Venn diagram, our go-to is Haisous in Pilsen. They have a great $65 three-course, nine-dish tasting menu that’s served family-style, with savory tapioca shrimp dumplings and ca kho with slow-roasted barramundi. But we also like their à la carte dishes, like tamarind crab noodles or whole crispy fish served with lettuce wraps and umami-packed nước mắm. Throw in a modern space with appropriate mood lighting, and it’s the perfect setting for an anniversary dinner or one that involves hearing “Congratulations!” a lot from your friends." - john ringor
"A restaurant where guests reported having a wonderful dinner and a very pleasant overall experience during their visit." - Sam Nelson
"HaiSous serves Vietnamese food in a nicely designed modern space with really friendly service. You’re here for things like papaya salad, crispy chicken wings, and chopped clams with toasted peanuts. Along with ordering a la carte, they also offer a $65-per-person family-style tasting menu. And if that isn’t reason enough to come here, they have a $10 food and cocktail Happy Hour Wednesday-Sunday." - adrian kane, alyssa reyes, veda kilaru, john ringor
"Thai Dang of HaiSous was nominated as James Beard’s Best Chef of the Great Lakes in 2025. His restaurant, which he runs with his wife and director of operations, Danielle, celebrates the fresh and funky flavors of Vietnam. The $65 grand tasting menu, serves up nine family-style dishes inspired by dishes served to Vietnamese royalty, and an optional $40 per person beverage pairing. Like tapioca dumplings or a fig salad with snow mushrooms and Vietnamese coriander. Finished off with a sweet potato for dessert — topped with vanilla custard and coconut cream." - Ariel Kanter
