Ben Pao - Chicago, IL

quite possibly one of the BEST asian food resturants ive ever been to. (of the few). ive decided to try their tofu, so i ordered garlic tofu as an appetizer not knowing what to expect. i have never tred tofu before that, and well, it was amazing! one side was lightly toasted to give your tastebuds a texture to grab a hold of when you induldged in the squishy substance.

next up was my cold peanut noodle salad. i was skeptical at first seeing how i wasnt a fan of thai food and their noodles. let me just say, this was completely different. thick noodles with specs of seasonings and slivers of peanuts and vegetables. the noodles were initially tantalizing and they were great. i chopped the noodles to be a bit smaller and ate them with chop sticks, as they should be eaten.

btw, im a vegetarian, so these are some of their vegetarian dishes.

i would deffinately reccommend Ben Pao if youre in/near Chicago :thumbup:

 

You should be a judge on Iron Chef.

 

i need to take you to bistro wasabi...

but yeah if i'm even in the loop i'll have to check it out

 

haha i dont like enough food to be on there lol

plus im a vegetarian which wont work well haha