• Cuisine: Asian, Carryout, Chinese
  • Price: $$
  • Meals: Lunch, Dinner
  • Mood: Fun
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Ben Pao

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Contemporary Asian Restaurant

The drama, excitement, and pleasures of a vast and ancient land have been transported to this expansive, comfortable, modern setting. At Ben Pao, your experience is both luxurious and relaxed. Savor China's great culinary treasures in unpretentious, enjoyable creations in a meal filled with wonderful flavors and beautiful accents.

Articulate servers and a menu that clearly describes the best dishes of Mongolian, Cantonese, Shanghainese, and Sichuan cuisines let you easily select a meal that is everything you want it to be, whether your taste runs to familiar favorites or bold new adventures.

Marvelous, Asian-accented, fun-inspired beverages and a range of scrumptious world-cuisine desserts start and end meals with laughs and treats.

 

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"Ben Pao scores [a knockout in this round] for elegant décor, consistently outstanding food and friendly service."

– Laura Bianchi, Crain's Chicago Business

Locations

  • Ben Pao - Chicago

    Ben Pao - Chicago

    Chicago, River North
    52 W. Illinois
    Chicago, IL
    60654

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    • Phone:
      (312) 222-1888

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    • Hours of Operation
      Mon-Th 11:30am-9:00pm
      Fri 11:30am-10:30pm
      Sat 5:00pm-10:30pm
      Sun 5:00pm-9:00pm

      Labor Day Hours
      Sunday, September 5th
      5:00PM - 9:00PM
      Monday, September 6th
      4:00PM - 9:00PM

Events & Promotions

  • September 1, 2010

    Sugar and Spice and Everything Rice

    Rice. It's an international-and economical-staple, playing an integral part in the diets of people all over the world, especially Asia. It can go without saying, Chinese cuisine would not be the same without it. In honor of the ubiquitous ingredient, Ben Pao celebrates National Rice Month throughout September with a wide variety of innovative rice preparations, sake flights, and trivia where someone will win dinner for four at Ben Pao. Along with daily rice specials, rice festivities throughout September include:
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  • September 22, 2010

    Ben Pao Celebrates Chinese Autumn Moon Festival

    Ben Pao honors China's traditional Autumn Moon Festival on Wednesday, Sept. 22. Throughout the day, Ben Pao will give each table a free moon cake, the most popular food traditionally enjoyed in China during the annual festival. Each cake will be filled with prizes including free appetizers, desserts and dinners to Ben Pao. A moon cake is a round pastry stuffed with a sweet filling that symbolizes family unity. According to the legend, moon cakes were once used to hide messages, thus allowing the Chinese to successfully overthrow their Mongol rulers in the fourteenth century.
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