Mei's

I stopped in for lunch with a friend today to celebrate her birthday! We have spectacular service!! The server was so nice and gave my friend a slice of cake to celebrate at the end. He was attentive and so kind. We each ordered the small bowl of beef noodle soup, I love the portion size. It was perfect for lunch. And we shared the pork scallion pancake dim sum. The filling was really good, the pancake was ok. I will definitely be back with my family. I love the decor. Really chic and well thought out.

This was our first time here, as we had guests stay at the connected hotel. We came for a late lunch and it wasn't too busy. Service was average and the food... interesting. We walked by here before and it had smelt really good. However, this time we had completely different menus. We all ordered different things and everything came out at different times- which I understand in family serving sizes but these were Individual servings so it didn't make sense. Food wasn't great, the salt and pepper chicken were just chicken nuggets in a special coating. Flavor was fine but bland on their own. Asked for sauce or something. The hot and sour soup did not taste like hot and sour at all and the serving was small. The mapo tofu was not amazing.., nice serving size but tasted weird. The beef noodle soup was fine.. nothing special. The pork smelt strange and was really fatty. Overall disappointing and won't be back.

Mei's literally just opened a day or so ago but will be a great addition to the area. The beautiful, stylish yet comfortable street level urban loft space has high ceilings and a large wall of windows overlooking Grant Park, with a combination of high top, standard and share table options, there are seating options for everyone. The Taiwanese inspired Asian fusion menu is diverse, the dishes were tried were all tasty and the food very reasonably priced for the portion size and quality of the food, decor, location and service. Mei's is running a "30% off" the menu price promotion through March 3 so check it out!

A BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE Michigan Avenue gets a new Asian gem located in the South Loop. Mei's Inspired Dumplings & Asian Cuisine is now open featuring traditional Taiwanese, Mandarin, and Szechuan dishes. Mei means beautiful in Mandarin and this sets the tone for the whole restaurant. The interior is elegant and offers a comfortable space to enjoy some incredible dishes. Yes it's a beautiful restaurant. I highly recommend the soup dumplings. They offer four different choices. We loved the Xiao Long Bao Soup Dumplings. It's a Berkshire pork soup dumpling served with soy & vinegar dipping sauce and thinly sliced ginger. In fact, they use Berkshire pork in all their pork dishes. This is a juicy high quality pork. Honestly you do not see this kind of greet pork quality at many Asian restaurants. I love that Mei cares enough to serve a top quality meat. This makes me happy. I feel hard for the Szechuan Braised Beef Noodle Soup. It's a slow brased succulent beef shank that is combined with vine-ripened tomatoes in a rich, delicious, and savory broth. It's truly a meal in Itself. The broth was very flavorful and the beef was so tender. The beef literally melted in my mouth. I'm also a sucker for noodles and the noodles were so good. I love Mapo tofu but not every restaurant makes a good version. I found the Mapo tofu here to be in my top two dishes in Chicago. It features soft tofu sauteed with minced Berkshire pork and topped with chili oil & scallions. The spice level was so nice. Every bite was pure perfection. We love this new addition to the neighborhood. I love that I do not have to travel to Chinatown to enjoy a high quality, delicious, and authentic Asian meal.

Great food and service. I had the hot and sour soup and crab roe soup noodles and both were great.

Stopped here for dinner on the way to Soldier Field for a concert . It did not disappoint , food was fantastic, service was great, and price was not bad. Make sure to try the pork soup dumplings !

I just had dumplings and scallion pancakes there. Flavorful-the food had its own character

Came in on the 4th of July, not a lot of people but I can attest to the food being delightful. We ordered the beef and scallion pancakes, fresh pork bao, and the wonton soup. All of which were fresh, warm, and delicious. The bao especially was incredible. Service was great too, very sweet people. Highly recommend for a light dim sum experience.

Very pretty decor, don't think it's Taiwanese restaurant, more like Asian Fusion, the XLB is excellent, authentic food.

We ordered the Xiao long bao and braised meatballs and both were good - the bao were fresh and flavorful and service was also great. Would go back.

The Most AMAZING Asian food i have ever had. I have traveled the world and know Michelin resturants..and this should be one. Prices were outstanding. The atmosphere was lovely. treated our guests as if we were at someones home. You can tell the reciepies are with the best ingredients nothing spared to deliver an outsanding meal. Not you cookie cutter Asain, but an experience. I highly recomend for those with diserning palate..But wont break the bank..THANK GOODNESS for that.. BRAVO MEI"S

Beautiful decor- it is obvious a lot of thought and resources have been out into building out the space. Huge contrast to it's original spot where Shang Noodle now is. On to the food- my review will be simple. Pricey and small portions. We ordered the pork and scallion baos, wanton noodle, drunken chicken and seafood fried rice. Absolutely nothing stood out for me- the drunken chicken was salty and we ended up sending to back. The 5 baos were tiny and not stuffed, for 18 bucks. Wanton noodles were generic- something you could get anywhere. Seafood rice was a joke- the portion was 18 bucks was so small. We needed up after at Shang's since we were all still hungry. End of day? They need to amp up their portions and really nail down their flavors otherwise this place will be a V2 of their original spot, i.e. a ghost.

The food is lower than average. I would suggest going to Chinatown instead. It's cheaper and better. $24 for a few pieces of the equivalent of bbq pork and roast duck in Chinatown and it's not even tender.

Not sure why the reviews are so poor but I stopped by on my way home after work. I had the xiao long bao, roast duck wraps and mapo tofu. The xiao long bao and duck were great but the mapo tofu was just ok. All in all, better than most chinese restaurants I've been to in Chicago.

Plain flavor. It looks like the restaurant needs to hire more servers. They seemed to be busy, and no one explained to us how to order. We ordered via QR code and then realized other groups got paper menus. Overall, I would not recommend this restaurant.

The fillings of the Xiao Long Bao smells rotten. Bland food with no seasonings. Would not recommend this place.

What a super find! The food is absolutely delicious, from variety of soup dumplings to the tender DongPo pork... authentic Chinese dish with Taiwan specialties. We also loved the flavorful SiChuan beef noodle, Wonton noodle soup and roast duck... oh not to mention the crispy sesame balls and black sesame rice balls for desserts! Yum!! Wish our stomach can stretch for more room, and can't wait to try the rest of menu next time! The place is spacious yet warm and welcoming, tastefully decorated, mixing traditional element with chic, modern style. The waiters are polite, friendly and attentive. Big thumbs up! Can't wait to return!

Overpriced and bland food. Ordered for pickup and was told 30 minutes. I arrived on time and waited an additional 15 minutes. There was only one table being served and no one else waiting so not sure why it took so long. The portions were awful and they forgot a side of rice. The pork was so dry and unseasoned. Save your time and money and go to Chinatown instead!

I was very excited to see a new restaurant next door to my building. I looked up the menu before I went and was happy to see that they are known for their Berkshire Pork. The decor was very nice and welcoming. The server was pleasant and attentive. The food however was a disappointment. My entree came BEFORE my appetizer and neither dish was hot. The bao was mostly dough with very little filling. The BBQ Pork with Bok Choy was what I was looking forward to eating and it was a total disappointment. The Bok Choy was cooked to perfection but the pork was dry and not very well seasoned. To top it all off, the two front of the house employees were arguing about work schedules and who was not the boss of whom. Not what I want to hear when I go out to dinner. There needs to be improvement if they expect customers to return or recommend to other people.

Horrible experience. Xiao Long Bao had almost no soup and was very bland in flavor. Food took forever to come out (they just opened recently so no surprise there). Julia our server was the only bright spot! Remainder of the service was very disorganized and rude even to customers. Initially I excused the disorganization as they just opened but the rude attitudes were a complete turn off. Take your money to Hing Kee or anywhere else in Chinatown for way better food and service.

A true Taiwanese food !! Love Everything !! The atmosphere very cozy and you can explore the Paris baguette next door too !!

Server was very nice and food was great! I especially loved Sichuan beef noodle soup, they were not stingy at all with the beef. Has a warm ambiance and was lovely place for dinner.