Silk Road

Heard about this place and tried it on a whim. Scheduled an order thru ritual for an hour later. At the scheduled time, ritual canceled the order! On the app it said the store was closed. I called and a guy answered and said it WASN'T closed and that ritual wouldn't allow him to accept our order-- BUT told me we could come and he'd ring us at a different register. We wentThe guy was SOOOOO very nice! Our food was ready. But .... we couldn't get our discount due to ritual acting up. After talked to mgmt, they gave us our order free!!We ordered spicy chicken and shrimp with veggies. Both meals were superb! We will Def be back!! The food and service was impeccable. Great job at handling this error! You will always get my service when I want thai!!

I went for lunch and ordered at the counter. There was a pretty long line but they moved quick. I got my food in approx 15 minutes. I ordered the Kung Pao chicken that was supposed to be spicy but was lacking a bit of flavor. The serving were a good size and I got a small.

I've ordered delivery from Silk Road three times. The nice thing is: they're fast, and they offer cans of soda at a more than reasonable price.I've had three different entrees now: spicy chicken, house shrimp, and cashew chicken. Spicy chicken -- maybe three stars? -- and the other entrees are pretty much "steam table Chinese that's been under heat lamps for maybe an hour or so"-level of quality and oddly watery. The crab rangoon is almost all wonton and precious little filling. I've read a bunch of positive reviews and it's fairly close to my workplace, so I really wanted to like this place more than I did. I feel like I've given them a fair shot, and now -- I'm afraid I'm done. :-(

They have high quality food w/reasonable price$! The people who work there are the BEST! You will get a GREAT deal patronizing this very fine establishment! :)

Silk Road is a no frills, no nonsense hole in the wall Chinese joint that aims to satisfy even the largest of appetites during the weekday lunch rush. In an area full of chains, generic bar food, and overpriced markets and food halls, it's nice to finally find a place to get your fill for under $10. Even though there are tons of great authentic Asian or trendy "Asian Fusion" type spots in the area, sometimes I'm just hungry and looking to get stuffed on greasy ass generic Chinese food.Silk Road is a little bit of a hidden gem, tucked away in an alley along LaSalle, just north of Monroe and LaSalle. It seems to be a go-to spot for the IT crowd and any other local professionals grabbing a bite during the lunch hour. It's pretty bare bones with just the food counter, a water cooler, and then a decent seating area with a bunch of tables. Food: This ain't authentic Chinese food, but that don't mean it doesn't totally hit the spot. Silk Road knows their target audience. They deliver generous portions of meat and rice dishes to the masses. Their bread and butter are their chicken dishes: Orange chicken, Kung Pao chicken, Sweet and Sour chicken, and my personal favorite the Spicy Chicken. Pretty much any sort of deep fried breaded chicken dish is their specialty. The spicy chicken has large chunks of breaded chicken tossed in a spicy sauce with carrots, onions, and green peppers. The sauce isn't overly sweet like the Orange Chicken, and not too saucy either. It's almost a paste-like consistency. I wouldn't say it's over the top spicy either, just enough heat to enhance the flavor. People looking for a little extra kick usually get more sauce on the side. One lady packs part of the styrofoam container with rice and the other just fills up the rest of it with liberal scoops of chicken. And I mean liberal. They literally don't care about being so exact like they do at Chipotle. These ladies just pack that shit until it won't close. If you're a meat lover, Silk Road will not disappoint. I almost always complain about portions being too small, and even I struggle to finish the entire thing. I'd say the chicken to rice ratio is closer to 2:1 rather than half and half. They have other items on the menu as well, but they'll take longer to get since it might have to be made to order. Service: Silk Road is a well-oiled machine. They churn people out QUICK. Most of the time my food is already packed and sitting on the tray before I even get my credit card out of my wallet. The beauty of having a small menu is you can just keep churning out mass quantities of the same 3-4 dishes and keep the line moving. The line gets pretty long during prime time lunch hours, but I've pretty much always been in and out with my food within a few minutes.Pro tip: There's actually two registers, one when you walk right in and another at the end of the counter on the right side. The main line can get pretty long, and I almost never see anyone else taking advantage of that second register even though the guy is waiving people over. Overall, Silk Road is a permanent fixture in my lunch rotation. It's by far the best value work lunch I've found in the area and I like it better than its nearby competitor Sixty Five Chinese. I just can't get enough of that spicy chicken!

Go here for lunch! Order the spicy chicken. Thank me later. This is one of my "indulgent" lunches that I treat myself with when I need food to feel good!

Ive been ordering from this place for decades. They had a location off of State Street. They're known for their Spicy Chicken which is delicious and can't be found anywhere else. For years I told the owner that he should make Spicy Shrimp because I LOVE seafood. Well after years of requesting Spicy Shrimp they finally listened. Spicy Shrimp is now my go to meal there. Please try their food, it's great!!! Caution it is spicy but you can ask for it to be milder.

It's temporarily closed - relocating to 300 west Adams. I wish I knew that yesterday before making that 15 minute walk/

It's closed - sign says they are relocating, other than that, I'd give it 5 stars, the Spicy Chicken is soooo good. I can see why they are moving, being in an alley probably doesn't bring in much business.

House Special Shrimp dish featured very fresh ingredients and the quality and taste compare favorably to fancy traditional chinese seafood restaurants. Will return next time I'm in town.