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Home » Lao Hunan

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Posted inFood & Drink

All hail Hunanese dry hot pot at Sizzling Pot King

by Mike Sula July 5, 2018August 18, 2021

The city’s singular expression of food from China’s southern province reigns in Greektown.

Posted inBlogs

Ghoulinary delights from Lula Cafe and Real Kitchen

by Michael Gebert October 31, 2013August 19, 2021

A couple of local restaurants have spooktacular pranks planned for Halloween.

Chunks of underfried, greasy sole fillet are given barely a sprinkling of magic Sichuan peppercorns.
Posted inFood & Drink

Lao 18: It ain’t Chinatown anymore

by Mike Sula August 9, 2013August 19, 2021

Tony Hu’s latest might be the best Chinese restaurant in River North, but it’s the worst in his empire.

Lao Special Whole Fish, bathed in chiles
Posted inFood & Drink

Tony Hu’s expanding empire

by Mike Sula August 29, 2012August 19, 2021

Tony Hu’s expanding empire now includes Chicago’s only Yunnanese restaurant

Posted inBlogs

133 tasty things from 2011

by Mike Sula December 29, 2011August 19, 2021

I ate it all

Posted inBlogs

This week in Food & Drink: Best restaurants 2011

by Kate Schmidt December 29, 2011August 19, 2021

Our critics’ eight favorite restaurants from 2011, along with ten honorable mentions

Posted inFood & Drink

Our favorite restaurants of 2011

by Chicago Reader December 29, 2011August 19, 2021

Mike Sula and the CriticKiller2012 pick the year’s best new restaurants and ten honorable mentions

Posted inBlogs

Food porn from Chinatown’s Lao Hunan

by Mike Sula October 24, 2011August 19, 2021

A few shots of some tasty dishes from Tony Hu’s new Lao Hunan in Chinatown.

Posted inBlogs

This week in Food & Drink

by Kate Schmidt October 21, 2011August 19, 2021

This week in Food & Drink: Key Ingredient mountain ash berries, Lao Hunan, the latest from Tony Hu

Clockwise from left: Hunan pork liver, tai gan Hunan style, Chairman Mao’s favorite pork belly, dry chile tilapia fillet
Posted inFood & Drink

Lao Hunan paints Chinatown red

by Mike Sula October 20, 2011August 19, 2021

At Tony Hu’s latest spot, Chairman Mao’s genocidal resumé is glossed over in favor of his love for chiles.

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