Pepper Chicken in Black Bean Sauce from Ken Kee
Item Purchased: Pepper Chicken in Black Bean Sauce from Ken Kee
Location Purchased: Ken Kee / 2129 S. China Pl. / Chicago, IL
Price: $7.25 + tax
Review: Ken Kee, located in the large outdoor mall in Chicago's Chinatown, is a small, but accommodating restaurant that offers standard Chinese cuisine. This also means that Ken Kee offers a large variety. With over a hundred dishes available to choose from, you are bound to find something you will enjoy on their menu (available in a picture-filled or text-only version). The tables are set closer together than most restaurants in the area, which gives you an opportunity to make new friends (or at least an opportunity for the girl next to you to laugh at how you use your chop sticks). Tourists may not enjoy the intimacy of the seating arrangements, but that just may make Ken Kee a favored destination for me.
The black pepper chicken dish comes to your table still sizzling. Perhaps they should have let mine sizzle a bit more, because, though cooked through, the chicken wasn't as "well done" as I would have liked. Prepared with fresh and large onions, green peppers, black beans and several other vegetables, it packs a full flavor. The black bean sauce and pepper seasoning was thick and slightly sweet, making even the most bitter of the vegetables slightly spicy and easy on the palate. Ken Kee is not a gourmet restaurant, but it is a reliable lunch or dinner spot with fast, friendly service and a competent kitchen staff. Affordable and filling, I ended up taking home half of my pepper chicken, which I think I will heat up for my bedtime snack tonight.
Rating: 3.5 / 5
Location Purchased: Ken Kee / 2129 S. China Pl. / Chicago, IL
Price: $7.25 + tax
Review: Ken Kee, located in the large outdoor mall in Chicago's Chinatown, is a small, but accommodating restaurant that offers standard Chinese cuisine. This also means that Ken Kee offers a large variety. With over a hundred dishes available to choose from, you are bound to find something you will enjoy on their menu (available in a picture-filled or text-only version). The tables are set closer together than most restaurants in the area, which gives you an opportunity to make new friends (or at least an opportunity for the girl next to you to laugh at how you use your chop sticks). Tourists may not enjoy the intimacy of the seating arrangements, but that just may make Ken Kee a favored destination for me.
The black pepper chicken dish comes to your table still sizzling. Perhaps they should have let mine sizzle a bit more, because, though cooked through, the chicken wasn't as "well done" as I would have liked. Prepared with fresh and large onions, green peppers, black beans and several other vegetables, it packs a full flavor. The black bean sauce and pepper seasoning was thick and slightly sweet, making even the most bitter of the vegetables slightly spicy and easy on the palate. Ken Kee is not a gourmet restaurant, but it is a reliable lunch or dinner spot with fast, friendly service and a competent kitchen staff. Affordable and filling, I ended up taking home half of my pepper chicken, which I think I will heat up for my bedtime snack tonight.
Rating: 3.5 / 5
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