RED LIGHT
820 W. RANDOLPH ST.
CHICAGO  60607
(312) 733-8880
TYPE OF FOOD  PAN ASIAN
PRICE RANGE     $$-$$$  
RATING    

DATE OF VISIT    4/8/09, 1/11/07, 1/31/06, 5/19/04
The restaurant has an eclectic decor with fabulous butterfly light fixtures. It is noisy, especially on weekends, and the bar is usually busy. It's best to go here with a group of four or more so you can sample as many dishes as possible. For appetizers, we have shared the black sesame shrimp, artichoke fritters with 3 sauces, and shiitake and bamboo shoot dumplings. Other appetizers that enjoyed were the Vietnamese shrimp rolls, the vegetarian springrolls with a mango sauce, and the fennel-morel mushroom salad. I also liked the lobster roll. The entree portions are large and meant to be shared. Among the entrees we shared family-style were the sauted shrimp, the Hong Kong beef and the diver scallops. The Taste of Pork which included a pork tenderloin and pork dumplings was delicious. Other entrees we enjoyed are the whole sweet & sour catfish and the huang hai spicy noodles which had mussels, clams & shrimp. The jumbo shrimp with yellow coconut curry in a puff pastry shell, the Pad Thai with shrimp, and the spicy soft-shell crabs are other good choices. The hanger steak teriyaki was very tender and juicy. A delicious side dish is the wrinkled string beans with garlic.  For dessert, we the Thai coffee souffle and the molten chocolate cake.  Service is always very good.

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