Restaurant: Bombay Chopsticks
Address: 721 W Golf Road, Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60619
Buffet or a-la-carte: a-la-carte
Date of visit: 9/4/16
Background:
Salam/hey guys! At long last, I am in September. I definitely have A LOT of catching up to do. Today I will be talking about my trip to Bombay Chopsticks in Hoffman Estates, a suburb of Chicago near O'Hare. I mainly got to go here because I was hanging out with my cousins. We were hungry, so we decided to go here.
Let The Experience Begin!
The restaurant is located at the intersection of W Golf Rd and Salem Drive. This by the way is no way related to the Bombay Chopstix in the Dallas area. Once I went inside, I was amazed. It is such a nice place, considering what most Indian or Indo-Chinese places look like. Think of the ambiance as similar to Mayuri in Houston, but much nicer. It was bustling, and we were escorted to our table. After looking at the menu, we were ready to order.
Let's Eat!
We ordered a total of five dishes: chicken lollipops, hot and sour soup, chicken corn soup, American chop suey, and chili chicken. My uncle paid for the meal. We just sat around and waited.
Menu (click to view): Lunch Menu, Dinner Menu
The first thing that struck me when I looked at the menu was the dim sum, HALAL dim sum. Halal dim sum is such a rare food item in the world (excluding Muslim countries). This is because pork and lard are common ingredients in traditional dim sum.
The only other place that I heard serves halal Dim Sum that isn't a Muslim country is the Islamic Centre Canteen all the way in Hong Kong! My first instinct was to order them and FINALLY get to try it, but it would be a 25 minute wait and we didn't have that much time remaining. Bummer. Anyways, they have a very extensive menu of Asian and some Indian food items. Examples include paneer satay, chicken Singapore style, sliced lamb, and lettuce wraps. Despite the name "Bombay", the restaurant mainly focuses on Asian specialties. The lunch menu doesn't apply for the weekend. Weird as they are open on the weekend as well.
Phone: (847) 380-5775
Website: http://www.bombaychopstickschicago.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bombaychopstickschicago
Timings: Lunch: Mon-Fri: 11:30AM - 2:30 PM & Sat 12 PM - 3 PM
Dinner: Mon-Thu: 5:30 PM - 10 PM; Fri-Sat: 5:30 PM - 11 PM; Sunday: 12 PM - 10 PM
Caters: Yes
Takes Reservations
Feel free to comment below, send me a message on Facebook, or send me an email!
Cheers!
Zain Mohammed
Address: 721 W Golf Road, Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60619
Buffet or a-la-carte: a-la-carte
Date of visit: 9/4/16
Background:
Salam/hey guys! At long last, I am in September. I definitely have A LOT of catching up to do. Today I will be talking about my trip to Bombay Chopsticks in Hoffman Estates, a suburb of Chicago near O'Hare. I mainly got to go here because I was hanging out with my cousins. We were hungry, so we decided to go here.
Let The Experience Begin!
The restaurant is located at the intersection of W Golf Rd and Salem Drive. This by the way is no way related to the Bombay Chopstix in the Dallas area. Once I went inside, I was amazed. It is such a nice place, considering what most Indian or Indo-Chinese places look like. Think of the ambiance as similar to Mayuri in Houston, but much nicer. It was bustling, and we were escorted to our table. After looking at the menu, we were ready to order.
Let's Eat!
We ordered a total of five dishes: chicken lollipops, hot and sour soup, chicken corn soup, American chop suey, and chili chicken. My uncle paid for the meal. We just sat around and waited.
Menu (click to view): Lunch Menu, Dinner Menu
The first thing that struck me when I looked at the menu was the dim sum, HALAL dim sum. Halal dim sum is such a rare food item in the world (excluding Muslim countries). This is because pork and lard are common ingredients in traditional dim sum.
The only other place that I heard serves halal Dim Sum that isn't a Muslim country is the Islamic Centre Canteen all the way in Hong Kong! My first instinct was to order them and FINALLY get to try it, but it would be a 25 minute wait and we didn't have that much time remaining. Bummer. Anyways, they have a very extensive menu of Asian and some Indian food items. Examples include paneer satay, chicken Singapore style, sliced lamb, and lettuce wraps. Despite the name "Bombay", the restaurant mainly focuses on Asian specialties. The lunch menu doesn't apply for the weekend. Weird as they are open on the weekend as well.
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| Clockwise from top left: chicken lollipops, hot and sour soup, American chop suey with chicken, chili chicken, and chicken corn soup |
The Verdict:
Man, this place was wonderful! This is also the best Indo-Asian place I've had in America so far, beating Bombay Chopstix in Dallas by a significant amount. It's the third best I've had in my life (first is Grill in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, and second is Ohri's in Hyderabad, India). I use Indo-Asian instead of Indo-Chinese because not all Asian food is Chinese. Everything was of high quality and was really tasty. The chop suey was also good, even though I am not a big fan of the crispy noodles. The food was washed down with water. Overall, two thumbs up for the food.
No complaints about the service. The people were friendly. Special thank you to the waitress who told us that the Dim Sum was a 25 minute wait, otherwise we would have been late to the wedding reception.
Conclusion:
If you want to have some good Indo-Asian food that is not at Devon Avenue or want to have a quick meal before your flight at O'Hare, then you should consider this place a try. I would definitely visit this place again and finally try their dim sum. With the trip over, I am hoping that I get to try other Indo-Asian places like Bombay to Beijing or Aling's in the future and compare it to the food here and the places I used to enjoy in Saudi.
Grading:
Service: 8/10
Food: 9/10
Total: 17/20 = 85% (B)
Pricing: $$ out of $$$$
Restaurant Information:
Bombay Chopsticks
721 W Golf Road, Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60619Phone: (847) 380-5775
Website: http://www.bombaychopstickschicago.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bombaychopstickschicago
Timings: Lunch: Mon-Fri: 11:30AM - 2:30 PM & Sat 12 PM - 3 PM
Dinner: Mon-Thu: 5:30 PM - 10 PM; Fri-Sat: 5:30 PM - 11 PM; Sunday: 12 PM - 10 PM
Caters: Yes
Takes Reservations
Feel free to comment below, send me a message on Facebook, or send me an email!
Cheers!
Zain Mohammed
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