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Big Bowl - Chicago, Chicago, IL

Big Bowl - Chicago

4.5
4.5
1178 Reviews
$30 and under
Chinese
60 E Ohio St, Chicago, IL 60611

About this restaurant

  • Vegetarian-friendly
  • Charming
  • Neighborhood gem
Using the freshest and highest quality ingredients and starting from scratch are the only ways to authentically prepare Asian cuisine. At Big Bowl, we make our own curries and roast our own chilies and spices, which are ground daily to prepare a variety of our signature dishes. Our menu features Chinese favorites like Kung Pao Chicken, Prime Beef & Broccoli, Sweet & Sour Pineapple Shrimp and Slow Roasted Barbecue Pork Fried Rice, along with Thai specialties like Panang Curry Chicken, Vegetable & Tofu Pad Thai and Red Hot Pepper Chicken Noodles. Whether its sweet or spicy, rice or noodles, Chinese or Thai that you are craving, our menu has it all. Located in the heart of River North.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Chinese, Thai
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Sat 11:30 am–9:00 pm Sun 11:30 am–8:00 pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Catering
    We offer our Group Catering Menu and Party Platters for carry-out and delivery! Please ask for a manager and they will be happy to assist!
  • Private party facilities
    Big Bowl is the perfect venue to host a social or business event. For more information or to check availability, please call Laura or Grace at 312-589-7001 or via email at bigbowlparties@leye.com.
  • Delivery & takeout
  • Neighborhood
    River North (Chicago)
  • Cross street
    Ohio & Rush
  • Parking details
    There is a public parking garage directly above Big Bowl on Ohio Street. There are two entrances, one off Ohio St just past the corner of Wabash and Rush on the North side of the street The other entrance is on Rush St just north of Ohio St on the west side. Both are denoted by a green sign with a white "P" on it.
  • Public transit
    The red line stops at Grand and State which is only a few minute walk to Big Bowl.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 1,178 people are saying

Big Bowl - Chicago reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.4Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.1Ambience
  • 4.3Value

NoiseModerate

1,173 Reviews
  1. Mobyville VIP

    Chicago119 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 27, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Seated right away, after we established that we dd not want one of the high tables. Service was right on top of things, and we tried the Crispy Pepper Shrimp from the specials menu and thus added a new all-time favorite to our list, for what god that will do. We DID inquire of everyone whether our Big Bowl, which was advertised as closing on April 28, was closing for good or just temporarily, and got a consistent reply that we could order the Big Bowl menu from Wildfire. We were offered a free dessert as consolation for our loss, but no concrete information. Had an excellent time, and hope this is just a closing for redecoration or something. All stars all round!

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  2. CindyM

    Chicago2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 27, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Food and service were wonderful as we have always found. Very sad this downtown Chicago location is closing.

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  3. BillyC VIP

    Chicago87 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 25, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great food and great service. I enjoy the pad Thai and always add grilled salmon to it. I’m sorry to learn that this location will be closing soon. 

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  4. MeganD

    Philadelphia7 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 25, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Big portions. Great flavors. Close walk to many hotels.

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  5. Sonja VIP

    Chicago14 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on April 21, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 2
    It was my first time to Big Bowl and we chose it because they are gluten friendly for my friend and someone from the area recommended it. The server was good and aware that I didn’t like my meal and voluntary reported it to the manager. He asked if there was an issue, and I said I just personally didn’t care for the sauce and soft vegetables. The proactive approach was very appreciated. The food and atmosphere was very much a chain restaurant feel. The spicy Szechuan beef was very sweet and why I don’t order Mongolian. The vegetables were super soft and over sauced. I do appreciate them proactively taking the meal off my check, but I still will not be returning. We tipped in the full amount the check would have been. I prefer more authentic food.

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  6. LindaK VIP

    Chicago26 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 21, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent food and service. Portions are large and drinks were tasty.

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  7. Nisarg

    Chicago3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 20, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Good food and and very good service. The server were kind to recommend good dishes.

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  8. OpenTable Diner VIP

    Cincinnati8 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 31, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent food and excellent service. We stayed in Chicago for four and ate at big bowl three times. That’s how much we love it. Highly recommend.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    London4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 24, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Great! It was a friends birthday we were seated at a booth per our request and they even gave us two desserts, which was so sweet no pun intended. Everything was perfect. I love big bowl!!

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  10. Mobyville VIP

    Chicago119 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 3, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We were taken right away to an excellent booth, and our waitress arrived almost immediately after that. The food was hot and excellent, and beverage refills were no problem. For the first time, when we requested containers to take our leftovers home, we were offered a container for the leftover soup as well (which did NOT leak on the way home.) A great evening, with everything we had hoped for: all stars all around!

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FAQs

Big Bowl - Chicago offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (312) 951-1888.

Big Bowl - Chicago is rated 4.5 stars by 1178 OpenTable diners.

Permanently Closed

This restaurant is permanently closed.

Google Map for Big Bowl - Chicago

60 E Ohio St, Chicago, IL 60611

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Ohio & Rush
  • Neighborhood
    River North (Chicago)
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Sat 11:30 am–9:00 pm Sun 11:30 am–8:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Chinese, Thai
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    There is a public parking garage directly above Big Bowl on Ohio Street. There are two entrances, one off Ohio St just past the corner of Wabash and Rush on the North side of the street The other entrance is on Rush St just north of Ohio St on the west side. Both are denoted by a green sign with a white "P" on it.
  • Public transit
    The red line stops at Grand and State which is only a few minute walk to Big Bowl.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Delivery & takeout
  • Phone number
  • Catering
    We offer our Group Catering Menu and Party Platters for carry-out and delivery! Please ask for a manager and they will be happy to assist!
  • Private party facilities
    Big Bowl is the perfect venue to host a social or business event. For more information or to check availability, please call Laura or Grace at 312-589-7001 or via email at bigbowlparties@leye.com.
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