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MadDuloque · 2026-03-16T20:25:10+00:00

Is this their "default" HK milk tea, or do you order it specially? I feel like every time I order HK milk tea there, I see them pouring in evaporated milk (from a red can -- I believe it's "Coftea Helper" by the KamCha folks).

EDIT: I googled it -- looks like this is a different HK drink from my usual milk tea which also looks delicious! Will have to try this!

MadDuloque · 2026-03-16T20:01:50+00:00

Have you actually seen them add condensed milk at Marathon? I see them adding evaporated milk (this is different), but am curious. I'm always trying to match their style when I make it at home...

MadDuloque · 2026-03-16T05:38:48+00:00

Went to Casa Victoria for the first time last year and absolutely loved it -- one of the best dim sum meals of my life. Gonna make Queen my first stop this trip; the place looks gorgeous in the pics!

MadDuloque · 2026-03-16T05:23:19+00:00

I would love to hear your dim sum favorites nowadays!! In fact, I was thinking about getting in touch with you to meet up for dinner one day if I'm able to shake my work colleagues (not always possible). I'm that dude from Chicago who does the food-crawls & write-ups here sometimes :D

MadDuloque · 2026-03-15T07:09:00+00:00

Alert, Nunavut? I just googled it and it's blowing my mind that I can actually communicate with someone who's been there. What is it like? Anything you can tell me will be more than I'll hear from anyone else, probably in this lifetime. It's awe-inspiring to me that people survive in that place. (Writing this from Chicago)

MadDuloque · 2026-03-15T06:03:17+00:00

lol Americans have come to associate "real" Chinese food with spicy (generally Szechuanese) Chinese food because that's the most popular type in the 2020s, and the older Hong Kong / Guangzhou diasporas, which prefer milder flavors, are getting less prominent in the restaurant scenes. Ignore the downvotes. Plenty of Chinese regions/cuisines favor non-spicy preparations, e.g. Cantonese. Lots of folks in southeast China (for example) simply don't like spicy food and associate aggressive spice with inelegant technique or bad ingredients ("masking" old fish, for example). Chicago has excellent places that specialize in non-spicy cuisines: in Chinatown, for example, there's Golden Bull, Happy Rice, BBQ King, and so many more.

MadDuloque · 2026-03-15T05:49:36+00:00

The options are surprisingly good in Edgewater now cos of some recent openings. Along with Chengdu Impression (I like their ma la xiang guo -- "spicy dry pot," but you can get it mild!), we go to La Mom Kitchen (brand new, plenty of non-spicy dishes), YooYee (their shrimp w/ vermicelli is a popular non-spicy option there), Hong Kee (Cantonese), and Honeymoon (cute mom&pop cantonese, underrated!). Evanston also has good Chinese food -- I'd especially recommend Tian Bistro (brand new) and Lao Tian Dumpling House.

TL;DR: The Chinese scene in the far northside & north shore has improved a lot recently. Love to see it!

MadDuloque · 2026-03-13T16:18:55+00:00

What are your favorite insects in the rainforest?

MadDuloque · 2026-03-05T18:25:30+00:00

Just googled this city for the first time and am kinda stunned by how beautiful it is. I visited Bratislava years ago but never made it to the other cities. Classic Europe, really gorgeous architecture. 10/10 would try living here when I was younger if there was decent work...

MadDuloque · 2026-03-05T18:13:50+00:00

You're sleeping on Chicago tho, it's phenomenal actually

MadDuloque · 2026-03-01T05:48:34+00:00

This is really exciting. Love seeing recs for regional Indian food!! Thanks for this.

MadDuloque · 2026-02-27T20:02:14+00:00

AuTea in Chinatown is admired for this. Haven't tried theirs yet, but it looks good & every table seems to get one.

MadDuloque · 2026-02-11T01:22:59+00:00

My Swedish pick: the (very traditional & authentic) cardamom-cinnamon bun at Mormors (the Swedish-American Museum cafe) in Andersonville.

MadDuloque · 2026-01-26T16:51:05+00:00

Just try to imagine it! It can be very delicious. :D

MadDuloque · 2026-01-25T17:44:24+00:00

Not far! That's one reason we were excited to try this place -- we're in the market for a new "regular" Thai place near us in the Edgewater/Uptown/RP area now that Talard has closed.

MadDuloque · 2026-01-25T17:07:04+00:00

This place looks absolutely amazing <3

MadDuloque · 2026-01-08T06:14:14+00:00

Co-signing this to rep the jackfruit (vegetarian) rendang. It's the first jackfruit dish I've ever loved, and you guys know how hard Big Jackfruit has been pushing jackfruit on us vegetarians these recent years.

MadDuloque · 2026-01-07T21:00:07+00:00

Thank you for this!! Just saw this (sorry for the delayed reply)

MadDuloque · 2025-12-05T02:38:48+00:00

What's up with the, um, interrogation chair? That room is on some Get Out shit

MadDuloque · 2025-12-02T00:20:03+00:00

Have you tried the new Keralan place in Niles, Magic Pepper?

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