Furama Restaurant: Authentic Cantonese Dim Sum and Asian Fusion in Chicago

The food quantity was great but the taste no so much. But it tasted like authentic Chinese and lived their fried rice and chicken. Overall I would say their dumplings are the best. I ordered the shrimp and chicken buns.

Delicious dim sum. We had buns, dumplings, vegetables, fried dough, spring rolls. The shrimp and chive dumplings were my favorite, followed by the fried dough rolls. All were good. Service was fast and friendly. Good outdoor seating for COVID situation. We were able to sit right on Broadway in the fresh air. For four people to eat lunch and leave full, it was $50. Not bad at all.

First push cart dimsum experience I’ve had in Chicago! I feel like some of the dishes were quite good (the chive and pork bing, chicken feet) but some of them were a bit weaker (Xiao long bao was a bit weaker). Nonetheless, I feel like it was a solid dim sum experience, though you do have to be a bit firmer about turning down the food. Also tea to supplement was nice though not free. Come for some solid dimsum uptown!

Furama is a transcendant experience. The atmosphere is genuinely mind blowing. The service is impeccable, everyone is super friendly. But above all, the food is just to die for! Recommend the mango tango smoothie and egg custard rolls. Have been coming here for a while and it’s been fantastic every time!

We hosted a special event in the space for a company event, and had an amazing experience. Our guests loved the food, and the staff was absolutely wonderful to work with. The space was just the right size for our event (about 150 people), but could have fit a bit more comfortably, up to 200 I think. The stage worked really well for our program - everyone could see and hear comfortably, not a bad seat in the room. We absolutely would work with Furama again!

Was happy to see they offer dim sum cart service on weekends (can also order from a menu, which is great). 5 stars for the traditional carts, an extensive menu, some tasty dishes, and a nice/attentive waitress. Food items overall were a bit hit or miss. Recommend the spareribs, fried crab claw, siu mai, bbq pork bun, and sauteed pea shoots. The har gow, sticky rice, and chicken feet didn't quite hit the mark. Parking lot with validation on site.

I have eaten at a lot of Dim Sum places growing up and as an adult, mostly on the west coast and a few places in chicago. While overall I don’t think this is the best Dim Sum place, there are definitely certain dishes they do very well and others I’ve had better elsewhere. I would have given this 4.5 stars if I could since I just think specific dishes are lacking that I had. Overall, very delicious and satisfying. Portions are a bit smaller than I’m used to though. To start off, the place is HUGE. Service was very attentive and let us know when other food we were waiting on was going to come out soon. Had traditional Jasmine tea which I love. The pickled cucumber was great, Asian broccoli was also wonderful as well as the pea shoots! Our favorite was definitely the fried crab claw, Sui Mei (Pork version), along with various other dumplings. I think for me one of my favorite dishes is the BBQ Pork Buns in all versions. They were good but there was something lacking in it where it felt like not enough was put into the buns and the flavor lacked depth that I’ve gotten at other Dim Sum places. Salt and pepper pork ribs were okay, had some pieces that were mostly just fat and hardly any meet. The sesame balls, wow! I think these might be the best sesame balls I’ve ever had. I was so pleased with them. There’s maybe one other place in chicago I overall like more than this place but I will definitely be back for those sesame balls and fried crab legs! Also I was so surprised to see they are open for dinner, many Dim Sum places usually do breakfast and lunch only so it was kind of nice to go for dinner when there were less people and just because I was craving it at that time.

Excellent dinner with friends traditional Chinese cuisine you would expect but prepared well. Dry pot beef noodles was the standout but everything we had was tasty. Giant banquet hall size dining room. You can order by marking everything down on the menu and then things get brought out thru the evening. Very friendly staff and completely reasonable prices.