Chicago has a big Chinatown so when you’re looking for good Chinese restaurants in Chicago they aren’t too hard to find. Chinese restaurants in Chinatown are not costly and all of the following three restaurants offer meals for about $20 per person.

Joy Yee’s Noodle Soup is located at 2159 S. China Plaza. It has excellent ratings and is recommended for its innovative Asian cuisine. Joy Yee’s has a huge menu and also offers excellent Thai food. They do not only have Asian food at this restaurant, Yen’s also offers American cuisine. This is helpful if you’re going out for dinner with somebody that does not particularly like Chinese food.

Happy Chef Dim Sum House has Chinese and Dim Sum cuisine. Their address is 2164 S. Archer Ave. They are acclaimed as having the best and most authentic Dim Sum in Chicago. It is a typical Chinatown restaurant which is low-key and low on atmosphere with great food at a great price.

Yen’s is my third pick for authentic Chinese restaurants at $20 or less per person. Nowadays every second restaurant seems to be offering Thai food and it has become increasingly more difficult to get good authentic Chinese food. Yen’s cuisine is authentic Chinese and they also have seafood. One of their best dishes is their excellent garlic beef. You don’t want to miss that dish. They also have great vegetable eggrolls as well as all the standard sweet-and-sour, deep-fried, rice and noodle-based dishes. Yen’s is situated at 2856 N. Clark St.