Was -Chinese style B.B.Q. comes to Morton GroveA combination Chinese grocery store and B.B.Q. take out stand has recently opened in what I think used to be a Korean grocery (DiHo?). The take out area has several hanging ducks, a big hunk of roasted pork, and a bin of barbequed pork. I had some duck and barbequed pork, and while not as good as Sun Wah, they were very tasty.
What is also interesting is their menu. I’m not sure if they have all the stuff advertised available, because there is no kitchen, just a take out stand with a steam table and glass case for the ducks, etc. But, the menu lists a wide variety of very interesting of barbequed items: ducks, ribs, chicken livers, tripe, duck feet and pig ears. They’ll even do a whole roasted pig. They also list some basic appetizers, soups and main dishes, including salt toasted pork chop, pork stomach with black bean sauce, Singapore mai fun and steamed dumplings. Again, I’m not sure if this is always available, but this place will need further exploring.
As for the market, it seems to be a small but very tidy Chinese market. It had a limited by very fresh looking array of fresh greens, a fresh fish area and a butcher shop. There were about 3 isles of canned and packaged goods.
There is an Asian population in this area, as one can see from the two or three Korean restaurants nearby (I’ve not tried them). This place is no destination for you city dwellers, but for those of us in the burbs, it looks like a very good addition. It’s just about 5 minutes off the Edens going west on Dempster, which is a heck of a lot close than Argyle or Chinatown.
B.B.Q. King (inside Richwell Market)
6120 W. Dempster St.
Morton Grove, IL. 60042
847-966-0637
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Jonah on May 24th, 2006, 11:28 am, edited 1 time in total.