Chinatown, Chicago
Travel Brochure
By: Anna Hayes and Nikole Trudeau
Introduction
On May 30th we will be taking a bus to Chinatown, Chicago. The Chinatown
neighborhood in Chicago, IL, is on the South Side (located in the Armour
Square community area). Centered on Cermak and Wentworth Avenues, it
becomes an example of an American Chinatown, or ethnic-Chinese
neighborhood. It is not to be confused with an area sometimes called
"New Chinatown", which is on the North Side around Argyle Street, and
which attracts a larger number of people of Southeast Asian heritage.
Chicago's Chinatown emerged largely because the clusters of Chinese
immigrants who had settled on the West Coast of the United States were
being treated inhumanely, hence their decision to head east to find a
more peaceful place to live. Throughout Chinatown there are many places
to eat and see.
How to Get There?
You will be traveling by bus. It should take about 2 hours and 25 minutes.
-Start out going southeast on E Wisconsin Ave/WI-67/WI-16 toward St Paul St. for 0.2
miles.
-Enter the next roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto WI-16 Efor 15.5 miles.
-Merge onto I-94 E for 11.3 miles.
-Merge onto I-894 E/US-45 S via EXIT305A toward Chicago continue on that route for
4.3 miles.
-Keep left to take I-894 E toward Chicago.
-Keep left to take I-43 N/I-894 E via EXIT 319 toward College Avenue (Crossing into
Illinois)
-Keep right to take I-94 E toward Chicago-Indiana (Portions toll)
-Keep left to take I-94 E toward Chicago (Portions toll)
-Take EXIT 52C toward 18th St.
-Turn slight left onto S Union Ave.
-Take the 1st left onto W 18th St.
-Turn right onto S Canal St.
-Turn left onto S Archer Ave.
-Take the 1st right onto S Stewart Ave.
Welcome to Chinatown, Chicago Illinois!
Places to See
Located at 60616 Chicago IL, the Ping Tom Memorial Park is a park in
Chicago's Chinatown named after one of its most important community
members.
I recommend this breathtaking site to see because Ping Tom was a
businessman who invested heavily in the formation and expansion of
Chicago's Chinatown. Without him there would be no Chicago Chinatown.
Places to See
Another place to see when visiting Chinatown is the Nine Dragon Wall,
which is located at Cermak Rd., Chinatown Chicago IL, 60616.
I recommend this place because it's one of the only three such replicas
outside of China, and it's modeled after the beautiful wall in BeiHai
(North Sea) Park in Beijing. A place of utter perfection, this Chinatown
art piece replicates the large dragons and over 500 smaller dragons
painted in red, gold and blue signifying the Chinese focus on good
fortune.
Places to See
The Pui Tak Center Building, located 2216 S Wentworth Ave Chicago, IL
60616, is yet another stunning place to see.The Pui Tak Center won a
$100,00 grant in November 2007 by gaining the most votes over 25
other historic sites throughout Chicagoland. With it's gorgeous green
and red pagoda towers topped with walls of terra cotta flowers and
mother lions. I recommend this building because it truly represents the
majestic traditions of China.
Places to See
Another breathtaking place to see is the Chinese American Museum of
Chicago. Located 238 W 23rd St Chicago, IL 60616, this place is the
only museum dedicated to the cultural heritage of Chinese Americans in
the Midwest. I recommend this place because it's packed with so much
knowledge and you can see a piece of Chinese beauty within these walls.
Places to Eat
Lao Sze Chuan Restaurant
Hours:
Mon-Sun 11 am - 12 am
星期一
Bon Bon Chicken $五元七毛五
到 星期天上午 11点到 晚上12
点
Address:
2172 S Archer Ave
(between Wentworth Ave & 21st St)
Chicago, IL 60616
Wonton Soup $一元七毛
五
Phone #:
(312) 326-5040
(三一二)- 三二六- 五零四零
Moo Shu Pork $五元七毛五
Places to Eat
Lao Beijing Restaurant
Hours:Open 7 Days:9:30 AM - 11:00 PM
星期一 到 星期天上午九点半到
晚上11点
Spring rolls $三元五
Address:2138 South Archer Avenue
Chicago, IL 60616
Hot & Sour Soup $二元五
Phone:
(312) 881-0168
(三一二) - 八八一 - 零一六八
Kung Pao Chicken $九元九毛五
Places to Eat
Double Li
Hours:Mon-Sun 10:30 am - 10:30 pm
星期一 到 星期天上午10点半到
晚上10点半
Black Pepper Garlic Beef
Tender Loin$十二五
Address:228 W Cermak Rd
Chicago, IL 60686
Dry Chili Chicken $十五
Phone:312-842-7818
(三一二) - 八四二-七八一八
Szechwan Dumpling
$$四元
Places to Eat
Ken-Kee Restaurant
Hours:Open 7 Days:11:00 AM 12:00 AM
星期一 到 星期天上午11点到
晚上12点
Address:2129 S China Pl
Chicago, IL 60616
Phone:312-326-2088
(三一二)-三二六-二零八八
Kung Po Shrimp with
Peanuts $八元五
Fried Dough
Fritters $一元七
毛五
Sliced Pork and
Watercress Soup $
五元五
Places to Eat
Lao Shanghai
Hours: Sunday through Monday
11am- 10pm星期一
Xiao Long Bao $五元九毛五
到 星期天上
午11点到 晚上10点
Address:2163 S China Pl Ste 1F
(between Princeton Ave & Wells St)
Chicago, IL 60616
Pot Stickers $五元五
Phone:312-808-0830
(三一二) - 八零八- 零八三零
Fried Rice $七元九毛五
Places to Eat
Tao Ran Ju Restaurant
Hours:Mon-Sun 10:30 am - 1 pm
星期一 到 星期天上午10点半
到 下午1点
Steamed Crab Flavor
Dumpling $一元七毛五
Address:2002 S Wentworth
(between Cullerton St & Archer Ave)
Chicago, IL 60616
Phone:312-808-1111
(三一二) - 八零八- 一一一一
pan-fried bao
$六元五
sticky rice$四元
Places to Shop
Hong Kong Grocery Store
(香港 Xiānggǎng)
Hours:
Mon-Sun 8 am - 8 pm
星期一 到 星期天早上
八点到晚上八点
Address:
2425 S Wallace St.
Chicago, IL 60616
Phone #:
(312)-791-9111
(三一二)-七九一-九一一一
Pawpaw Cookie $十九元八毛三
Places to Shop
Tai Wah Grocery Store
太华(tàihuá)
Hours:
Mon-Sun 8 am - 8 pm
星期一 到 星期天早上
八点到晚上八点
Address:
2226 S Wentworth Ave
Chicago, IL 60616
Phone #:
(312)-326-4120
(三一二)-三二六-四一二零
Baby Bok Choy $二元五
Chinatown, Chicago