The Reader’s Choice: Sun Wah Bar-B-Que
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With a few hours’ advance notice, four people can eat like emperors for less than ten bucks apiece at family-run Sun Wah Bar-B-Que, which offers a multicourse Beijing (aka Peking) duck dinner for $30. Tart, lightly sweet house-pickled daikon radish kicks off the extravaganza, and then the duck, bronzed and glistening, rolls out of the kitchen, to be carved tableside and served with warm steamed buns, shredded scallion, and hoisin sauce. The leg, thigh, and wing are carved with flair, and then the still-meaty carcass goes back to the kitchen to reappear as duck-bone soup—rich broth, tofu, and Chinese greens—and a steaming-hot mound of duck-fried rice. House-made sorbet provides a refreshing end.
2057 W. North, 773-235-3072; 2521 N. Clark, 312-638-9151; chicagofalafel.com.
