I read this review by Phil Vettel earlier this year and had been wanting to try this place. Here's a link to the review:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/c ... story.htmlWhen a friend texted me yesterday and asked if I wanted Asian food for dinner, I remembered that this place was on my list.
There were four of us in total. We started with:
crispy shrimp rolls
spicy beef shank
pork dumplings and
bbq Berkshire pork "jowl" (more like a cheek)
All of the above were very good, and the cheek was excellent. Unfortunately, it was a daily special and I'm not sure that it is available very frequently.
For main courses we had a Peking duck, beef tenderloin & chives with xo sauce (actually served with snow peas), and braised king oyster mushrooms with Japanese tofu and baby greens (baby bok choy).
The duck was served in two courses. The first is skin (and a bit more meat than I like with my skin but I Could just eat the skin and move on) with either steamed buns or pancakes followed by a choice of either duck fried rice or stir fried with vegetables. The duck was as good as most any served in Chicago. The beef with XO was also very good. The mushroom course was good, but probably not something I would order again.
As an added plus, it's byob.
I'll be back soon to explore more of the menu. There are a number of dishes, mostly in the Haka part of the menu that require three day advance ordering, which is always difficult for me. I'm going to do my best and will report back. The pan fried bean curd wrapped with minced pork and the pork shank (which I don't believe is on the menu) were highly recommend as order ahead dishes.
As an added plus, it's a short walk from the Racine Blue line stop.
Jade Court (edited from original Racine address):
1516 E Harper Ct, Chicago (Hyde Park)
https://www.jadecourtrestaurant.com