Chinatown

I've mentioned in the past that my daughters are very picky eaters and have very low attention spans, so I have to say I was quite surprised when they both greatly enjoyed a trip to Chinatown recently.  Our first stop was Three Happiness (209 W. Cermak) for lunch.  Everyone in the restaurant was eating dim sum.  We lamely asked for menus assuming that our daughters wouldn't eat anything off the dim sum carts.  To our surprise, as my older daughter saw what the options were, she decided to give it a try.  The food was really good and while my daughter only really ate two things, noodles and shrimp egg rolls, we considered the dining experience a success since she tried some new things.  We ended up ordering won ton soup off the regular menu for our other daughter and she went to town on it.  There were lots of other kids in the restaurant and they have high chairs - our kids were definitely not out of place.  Lunch was around $30 for the four of us.

After lunch we just walked around and looked in all the different shops along Wentworth.  The girls loved all the little nick knacks and strange things hanging in some of the store windows.  There are several spots to buy smoothies and when my daughter was so thirsty that she couldn't go on, we got a strawberry one.  I was actually surprised by how good it was.  We also purchased the ultimate tourist item - a big bag of fortune cookies. 

It's super easy to get to Chinatown.  The Red Line drops you off right there.  We drove down and parked in a parking lot right by the Red Line stop.  If you get your parking ticket validated at a store or restaurant, the price to park is $2 for three hours.  Strollers can be difficult in this part of the City.  The sidewalks are narrow and it is hard to navigate a stroller in the shops.  It would be better to bring a carrier for getting around with a baby.

The weather was quite nice when we went and we ended up having a really nice afternoon just wandering around.  There are some great parks in Chinatown, too, but January isn't really the time to explore them.

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