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Steaming, stir-frying, and deep-frying are the most popular Cantonese cooking methods. The philosophy at Cantonesia Restaurant is to bring out the flavor of the freshest ingredients. Cantonesia uses only that: Fresh ingredients! The Cantonese style chop suey is a house favorite, and many locals return week after week to have it again. Be sure to also enjoy the rich flavors added to their Mandarin dishes, like the beef with garlic sauce or moo shu pork. You are sure, once having dined at Cantonesia restaurant, to return for more. Chicago natives have all agreed that when it comes to fresh, flavor-filled food and friendly service, Cantonesia Restaurant is the best in the business.
| Starters | Noodles, Dumplings, Baos | Soups | Seafood | Steaks, Lamb | Poultry |
| Pork | Vegetarian | Cantonesia Specials | Cantonesia Diners | Rice and Noodles | Drinks |
Starters
* = Served Cold
Hsiao Long Bao -- $5
Steamed mini pork buns with Vinaigrette dipCrispy Shrimp Rolls -- $5
Cantonese Egg Rolls (2) -- $3.75
Roast pork, baby shrimp and cabbageCrispy Spring Rolls -- $3.75
MeatlessSliced Beef shank* -- $7
Braised in sweet soy sauce, sliced with sharp knifePan Seared Sea Scallops with Hoisin glaze -- $11
Spicy Lamb Meat Skewers (4) -- $11
Beef and Scallion Wraps (4) -- $8
Fried Soft Shell Crab -- $8
Crab Rangoon (4) -- $3.5
Pot Stickers -- $5
Pork or beefChicken Skewers -- $5
Steamed Chicken Dumplings -- $5
Beef Skewers -- $6
Cantonese Fried Shrimp -- $7
Barbequed Baby Back Ribs -- $8
Chinese Egg Plant Salad with sesame and soy dressing -- $5
Chopped Marinate Duck (salted)* -- $6
Scallion Pancake -- $3
Edamame -- $3
Soft Tofu Salad with scallion -- $3
Pickles in Shanghai Vinaigrette sauce -- $5
Cucumber and Jelly Fish Salad in Sesame Dressing* -- $6
Barbecued Pork Tenderloin -- $5
Hand Made Shredded Pancake -- $5
Shredded Potato Salad with Spicy Soy Dressing -- $5
Chili Salad -- $5
Shredded baby cucumber, fresh chili, peanuts and cilantro mixed in spicy sesame dressing.Cantonesia Appetizer Plate for 2 -- $13
Cantonese Egg rolls, Chicken Skewers, Crab Rangoon, Beef Skewers, Pot Stickers, and Barbequed PorkBack To Top
Special Noodles, Dumplings and Baos (buns)
Peking Dumplings (18pc) -- $9
Lean pork, baby shrimp and green chives filling, and vinegar dipShanghai Dumplings (18pc) -- $9
Lean pork, Chinese Napa cabbage and celery filling, vinegar dipPeking Noodle -- $6
Soft noodle in soy gravy with shredded pork, vegetables and soft eggsJajang Noodle -- $7
Soft noodle topped with minced pork in chef’s sauce and shredded cucumber, cilantroSpicy Seafood Noodle Soup -- $9
Soft noodle with mixed seafood and vegetables in spicy soupSoft Noodle in Soup with Ribs -- $7
Soft Noodle in Soup with Shrimp -- $8
Shredded Duck meat with Soft noodle in Soup -- $8
Soft Noodle in Soup with sliced beef -- $7
Spicy Beef Noodle Soup -- $7
Mixed Vegetables and Soft Noodle in Soup -- $6
Wonton Noodle Soup -- $7
Soft Noodle in Hot and Sour Soup -- $6
Vegetable Bao -- $5/3pc, $8/5pc
Pork Bao -- $5/3pc, $8/5pc
Pan Fried Bao $5/3pc, $8/5pc
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Soups
Seafood Sizzling Rice Soup (for 2) -- $9
Shrimp, scallops, crab meat, vegetables and crispy rice cakeChicken Sizzling Rice soup (for 2) -- $7
Seafood Hot and Sour Soup (for 2) -- $9
Seafood Tofu Soup (for 2) -- $9
Shrimp, scallops, crab meat, silky tofu, soft egg in soup with scallionsWonton Soup Shanghai (for 2) -- $6
Lean pork and Chinese vegetable fillingChicken Noodle Soup -- $3
Chicken Rice Soup -- $3
Chicken Corn Soup(for 2) -- $7
Seaweed Tofu Soup(for 2) -- $6
Wonton Soup -- $3
Chicken FillingVegetable Soup -- $3
Hot and Sour Soup (for 2) -- $6
Egg Drop Soup -- $3
Tomato Egg Drop Soup (for 2) -- $6
Seaweed Soup -- $5
Mixed greens, Seaweed, baby shrimp, shredded pork and soft eggChopped Baby Ribs with Winter Melon in Soup -- $9
Back To TopSteamed Chilean Sea Bass -- $21
Steamed, a touch of ginger, scallions, sweet pickles, served on Baby bok choy and light soy sauce.Mandarin Whole Fish -- $25
Please allow 25 minutes for preparationFresh 20oz Bass, deboned by chef, crispy fried, glazed with Mandarin red sauce, topped with baby shrimp, pine nuts
Szechwan Fish with Tofu
Please allow 25 minutes for preparation. Choice of Tilapia $18, Bass $26Steamed whole fish with chopped Szechwan red chilies and diced ginger, served on a bed of silky tofu in spicy sauce
Lobster, Ginger and Scallions -- $MP
24oz whole Maine Lobster in shell, cut in chucks sautéed with ginger and Scallions in white wine sauceGinger Scallion Dungeness Crab -- $MP
24oz Boston Dungeness crab, cut in chunks, sautéed with ginger and Scallions in white wine sauceYu’s Spicy Soft Shell Crab -- $18
Salt and Pepper Soft Shell Crab -- $18
Salt and Pepper Fish fillet -- $12
Salt and Pepper Calamari -- $10

Seafood on Sizzling Plate -- $16
Sautéed Prawns, Sea Scallops, Crab meat, Cuttlefish and mixed vegetables in White wine sauce, served on Hot sizzling plateLobster Meat, Cantonese Style -- $19
Chunks of Lobster tail meat cooked in soft egg sauce with garlic, black Beans and Ground porkCalifornia Clams in Garlic Sauce -- $15
California Clams in Spicy Szechwan Sauce -- $15
Hong Sue Sea Cucumber in sweet soy sauce -- $28
Sea Cucumber with Shrimp -- $23
Sole Fillet, Pan Fried Lightly pan fried Sole Fillet in Hsiao Sing wine sauce, served on Snow peas -- $13
Spicy Fish Bowl -- $13
Sliced Sole fillet in spicy sauce with steamed Napa, served in bowl. It’s very Spicy.Mandarin Fish Fillet Pan fried fish fillet, cooked in sweet ginger Mandarin sauce -- $12
String beans with Fish Fillet -- $13
Honey Walnut Shrimp and scallops -- $16
Sea Chop Gon Gin Scallops -- $16
Pan fried Sea Scallops with black beans and gingerCrispy Golden Shrimp -- $13
Jumbo Shrimp, fried until crispy then glazed with duck egg yolk sauceSea Chop Gon Gin Shrimp -- $15
Spicy Kong Pao Shrimp -- $13
Scallops with Straw mushrooms -- $16
Salt and Pepper Smelts -- $9
Sizzling Prawns Golden Rice -- $13
Prawns, peas, carrots and golden crisped rice cakes in sizzling plateSizzling Peking Prawns -- $13
Prawns, shredded white onions in mildly spicy red sauce on sizzling plateYing Yang Prawns -- $15
White and Red Spicy, One excellent choice with Two fabulous tastesCrystal Shrimp -- $13
Sautéed Shrimp, finished in Crystal white sauce and light gingerPrawns and Eggs -- $13
Scrambled eggs with jumbo shrimp, onionsBaby shrimp and Eggs -- $11
Shrimp and Lobster Sauce with minced pork -- $13
Honey Walnut Shrimp -- $15
Shrimp with Peapods and Water chestnuts -- $13
Shrimp with Sugar Peas -- $13
Shrimp with Cashew -- $13
Shrimp in Garlic Sauce -- $13
Shrimp and Broccoli -- $13
Sweet and Sour Shrimp -- $12
Mango Shrimp -- $13
Chunks of fresh mango, fried jumbo shrimp in sweet and sour sauce.Shrimp with Salt and Pepper (Mild) -- $13
Shrimp Chop Suey -- $12
Back To TopHong Kong Steak -- $23
Grilled T-Bone Steak on bed of mix greens topped with Oyster sauceBeef Tenderloin, Hong Kong Style -- $16
Grilled, served on bed of mix greens and topped with Oyster sauceChef’s Steak Kow -- $15
Chunks of Beef Tenderloin, cooked with mix vegetables in brown sauceSizzling Peking Steak Tenderloin -- $16
Steak Tenderloin with shredded white onions in Black Pepper sauce served on hot sizzling plateBeef Tenderloin, Mandarin Style -- $16
Steak Tenderloin with shredded white onions in red Mandarin sauceBeef Short Ribs on Sizzling Plate -- $12
Spicy Beef Short Ribs -- $12
Peking Scallion Beef -- $11
Sliced sirloin of beef, cooked with white and green onions in special soy sauceSpicy Beef Bowl Wok -- $12
sautéed sliced flank steak served on bed of Napa in a very spicy peppercorn sauceBeef Volcano -- $13
Beef and mushrooms in spicy sauce served in live flames)Beef Kow -- $10
Spicy Mongolian Beef -- $11
Spicy Kong Pao Beef -- $11
Cashew Beef -- $10
Beef with String Beans -- $10
Beef with Pea pods and Water Chestnuts -- $10
Sirloin of Beef, Fresh Mushrooms in Oyster sauce -- $11
Sirloin of Beef Chop Suey -- $10
Tomato Pepper Steak -- $10
Beef with Broccoli or Chinese Broccoli -- $10
Honey Sesame Beef -- $11
Orange Glazed Beef (Hot) -- $11
Beef with Sugar Snap Peas -- $11
Spicy Shredded Beef -- $11
Shredded beef sautéed with bamboo shoots, mushrooms and dried chiliesSpicy Lamb Chop -- $13
Braised in special sauce until tender, then wok fried with chilies and onionsSpicy Lamb Meat -- $12
Sliced lamb meat and shredded onions sautéed with dried chilies and crushed cuminScallion Lamb Meat -- $12
Sliced lamb meat sautéed with shredded white and green onions in brown sauceBack To Top
Peking Duck For 1 -- $16
Roasted half of duck, deboned, served with warm pancakes and plum sauceThree Course Peking Duck for 2 -- $29
Warm Pancake wraps with crispy duck skin and shredded scallionsSautéed shredded duck meat with mixed vegetables, steamed white rice served on the side
Duck bone soup with shredded Chinese cabbage and soft tofu
West Lake Duck -- $15
Half Duckling braised until tender, deboned, topped with Virginia ham and mushroomsCantonese Barbecued Duck -- $12
1/2 of duck, roast with Chinese spice, served on pineapples and sweet soyShredded Chicken -- $13
shredded chicken meat, sweet pickles and mixed vegetables sautéed with flavored saltSpicy Kong Pao Chicken -- $10
Mongolian Chicken (Hot) -- $10
Lemon Chicken -- $9
Scallion Chicken with Black Pepper (Mild) -- $10
General Tsao’s Chicken (Hot) -- $11
Moo Goo Gai Pan -- $9
Fresh mushrooms, chicken breast meat, and scallions in white wine sauceHoney Sesame Chicken -- $10
Orange Glazed Chicken (Hot) -- $11
Sweet and Sour Chicken -- $9
Chicken in Garlic Sauce -- $9
Cashew Chicken -- $9
Chicken with Black Mushrooms -- $9
Chicken and Broccoli or Chinese Broccoli -- $9
Spicy Szechwan Chicken -- $10
Chicken Chop Suey -- $9
Mango Chicken -- $10
Chunks of fresh mango, fried chicken breast meat in sweet and sour sauceBack To Top
Chef’s Pork Elbow -- $11
Soaked in Chinese spice and sweet soy, Steamed until tender, served on Baby Bok choyEast Hill Pork Belly -- $11
Slow cooked in sweet soy, glazed with chef’s special sauce, served on steamed Baby Bok ChoyMandarin Pork -- $10
Sliced pork tenderloin, lightly breaded, fried until crispy, coated with sweet Mandarin sauce and fresh ginger and dried chiliesTwice Cooked Pork -- $9
Roasted Pork Tenderloin, sautéed with cabbage and carrots in Spicy sauceTwice Cooked Pork Belly -- $9
Thin Sliced pork belly, sautéed with cabbage and carrots in Spicy sauceHong Sue Pork Belly -- $10
Braised in soy until tender, finished with yam noodle and baby Bok ChoySpicy Pork Bowl with Napa in a very spicy sauce -- $10
Barbecued Pork Kow -- $9
Ribs, Hong Sue -- $12
Baby Back Ribs braised in sweet soy sauceBarbecued Pork Chop Suey -- $9
Ribs, Shanghai Style -- $12
Baby Back Ribs in sweet Red vinegar sauce with mushrooms and bamboo slicesRibs in Garlic Black Bean Sauce -- $12
Barbecued Pork with Peapods and Water chestnuts -- $9
Jing Jang Shredded Pork with Tofu Wraps and Scallions -- $10
Barbecued Pork and Egg -- $9
Yu’s Spicy Pork -- $10
Pork Tenderloin, Shredded, sautéed with vegetables in Yu’s Spicy SauceMoo Shoo Pork -- $11
Served with warm pancakes and Plum sauceFine cut pork Chop Suey -- $9
Chinese Egg Plant with Minced pork in brown sauce -- $9
Sweet and Sour Pork -- $8
Back To TopTofu Country Style -- $8
Lightly fried chunks of tofu, mixed vegetables sautéed in light soy sauceSugar Peas and Mushrooms -- $9
sautéed in white wine sauce with light garlicSpicy Three Treasures -- $8
Roasted potato chunks, Hot peppers and egg plant in garlic brown sauceSzechwan String Beans (Mild) -- $9
Chinese Broccoli in Oyster sauce -- $9
Buddha’s Delight -- $9
Broccoli, mushrooms, snow peas, green bean vermicelli and tofu in light sauceVegetable Kow -- $8
Broccoli, mushrooms, peapods, bamboo shoots, carrots water chestnuts in light sauceBlack mushrooms on Baby Bok Choy -- $10
Sautéed Spinach with Garlic -- $9
Sautéed Baby Pea leaves with Garlic -- $10
Black Mushroom and Lettuce -- $9
General Tao’s Tofu -- $9
Lightly fried chunks of Tofu in Spicy General Tao’s SauceSpicy Salt and Pepper Tofu -- $9
Tofu with Black mushrooms -- $9
Three Mushrooms Special -- $10
Black, Fresh and Straw Mushrooms in Spicy Yu’s sauceYu’s Spicy Egg Plant -- $10
Sautéed Snow Peas with Garlic -- $9
Ma Po Tofu with minced pork in spicy peppercorn sauce -- $9
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Cantonesia Delight -- $15
Fresh made roast pork, breast of chicken, sirloin of beef, prawns, sea scallops, mix vegetables in brown sauceThree Treasures -- $13
Breast of chicken, prawns, sea scallops and mix vegetables in ginger white sauce, served on hot sizzling plateImperial Chicken -- $10
Breast of chicken sautéed with shredded green peppers, white onions in red Imperial sauce, served on hot sizzling plateString Beans Specials -- $13
Fresh string beans cook with chicken, beef and shrimp in chef’s special sauceBack To Top

Dinner For 2 -- $29
Egg Rolls, B-B-Q Back Ribs, Chicken Teriyaki, Lemon Chicken, Tomato Pepper Steak, Fried RiceDinner For 3 -- $43
Egg Rolls, B-B-Q Back Ribs, Chicken Teriyaki, Lemon Chicken, Tomato Pepper Steak, Sweet and Sour Pork, Fried RiceDinner For 4 -- $56
Egg Rolls, B-B-Q Back Ribs, Chicken Teriyaki, Cantonese Fried Shrimp, Lemon Chicken, Tomato Pepper Steak, Shrimp and Lobster Sauce, Sweet and Sour Pork, Fried RiceDeluxe Dinner For 2 -- $38
Egg Rolls, B-B-Q Back Ribs, Fried Shrimp, Hong Kong Steak, General Tao’s Chicken, Fried RiceDeluxe Dinner For 3 -- $56
Egg Rolls, B-B-Q Back Ribs, Fried Shrimp, Hong Kong Steak, General Tao’s Chicken, Shrimp and Lobster Sauce, Fried RiceDeluxe Dinner For 4 -- $69
Egg Rolls, B-B-Q Back Ribs, Chicken Teriyaki, Cantonese Fried Shrimp, Hong Kong Steak, General Tao’s Chicken, Shrimp with Straw mushrooms and Cashew, Barbecued Pork with peapods and Waterchestnuts, Fried RiceBeef and Rice Sliced beef in gravy over steamed rice -- $9
Chicken and Rice -- $8
Shanghai Chow Mein with shredded pork -- $8
Mixed Seafood Chow Mein -- $12
Beef Chow Fun (Flat Rice noodle) -- $9
Rice Vermicelli, Singapore (Curry Flavor) -- $9
Seafood Chow Fun -- $12
Seafood with Rice Vermicelli (Thin Rice noodle) -- $12
Cantonese Chow Mein OR Lo Mein
Choice of
Beef, Chicken, or Pork -- $9 |
Shrimp -- $12 |
Lobster meat -- $15 |
Mixed Seafood -- $13 |
Vegetable -- $8 |
Fried Rice OR Egg Fu Young
Choice of Beef, Chicken, or B-Q Pork Fried Rice -- $8
Shrimp Fried Rice -- $9
Lobster Meat Fried Rice -- $15
Jumbo Shrimp Fried Rice -- $12
Mixed Seafood Fried Rice -- $13
Ham Fried Rice -- $9
Combination Fried Rice (Shrimp, Chicken and Ham) -- $9
Yang Chow Fried Rice (shrimp and ham) -- $9
Hawaiian Fried Rice (Shrimp, ham and pineapple)-- $9
Vegetable Fried Rice -- $8
Choice of Beef, Chicken, or B-Q Pork Egg Fu Young -- $8
Jumbo Shrimp Egg Fu Young -- $12
Combination Egg Fu Young (Shrimp, Chicken and Ham) -- $9
Shrimp OR Ham Egg Fu Young -- $9
Lobster Meat Egg Fu Young -- $15
Mixed Seafood Egg Fu Young -- $13
Vegetable Egg Fu Young -- $8
Back To TopTea -- $2
Oolong tea, Green tea, Jasmine tea, Ice teaSodas -- $1.50
Coke, Diet Coke, and SpriteKiddy Cocktail -- $2
Juices -- $2.50
Homemade Fruit Punch, Orange Juice, Pineapple Juice, Cranberry JuiceVirgin Drinks -- $3.50
Pina colada, Strawberry Daiquiri, Mango MargaritaBartender’s Specials
Signature Maitai -- $7/G, $25/Ptch
Our best tropical drink with Myers’s rum and fruit JuiceZombie -- $6
Like its name, a strong drink with rum and mixed JuiceScorpion -- $6
Silver rum, Brandy, fruit juiceMiami Beach -- $6
Malibu rum, Bacardi silver, blue curacao and O.J.Singapore Sling -- $6
Bombay Sapphire, cherry brandy and splash of spriteUltimate Long Island Iced Tea -- $7
Myers’s rum, gin, vodka, tequila, triple sec, splash of sour mix and cokeLong Beach Cocktail -- $7
Rum, gin, vodka, tequila, triple sec, splash of sour mix and cranberry juiceChi Chi -- $6
Coconut milk blended with vodkaPina Colada -- $6
Coconut milk blended with rumHawaiian Bolo Passion -- $6
Rum, Vodka and pineapple juiceMargarita -- $6
Lemon lime flavored juice, Jose cuervo tequila and a bit of sour mixSake rita (‘sa-kee-‘rita) -- $7
Japanese sake, Corzo tequila from Grey Goose, and a bit of triple secStrawberry Margarita -- $7
Strawberry juice blended with Patron silverLychee Margarita -- $7
Chinese Lychee fruit blended with Patron silverWhite Russian -- $5
Vodka, Kahlua and creamSake Bomb (minimum 2 ords) -- $6/ea
Japanese Hot Sake drop into cold Japanese beerSpecial Sangrias -- $6/G, $20/Ptch
White Peach
Pinot Grigio from Italy, mixed with white peach Juice and peach liqueurAsian Lychee (‘lee-chee)
Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand, mixed with Asian Lychee juice and Lychee liqueurPomgria
Riesling from Germany, mixed with Asian Pomegranate syrup and cranberry juiceRed Sangria
Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile, mixed with black grape juice and cranberry juiceMartinis
Asian Pear Tini -- $7
Grey Goose la poire, asian pear pucker and a bit of sour mixPomtini -- $7
Grey Goose L’Orange, pomegranate syrup and Sour mixAppletini -- $6
Sour apple pucker, Absolute vodka, a bit of sour mixSaketini -- $6
Japanese sake, Stoli vodka, a bit of triple secLycheetini -- $6
Asian lychee liqueur, Smirnoff vodka, lychee juiceCosmotini -- $6
Stoli vodka, triple sec and cranberry juiceDirty Vodka Martini -- $6
Choice of blue cheese olives or jalapeno olivesClassic Martini -- $6
Choice of blue cheese olives or jalapeno olivesPeachtini -- $6
Absolute Peach, Peach liqueur and triple secTeas & Latte
Hot drinks (non alcoholic) -- $2
Green Tea Latte, Taro Milk Tea, Milk Tea, Hot Chocolate, CoffeeCold Drinks (non alcoholic) -- $3
Green Tea Lemonade, Green Tea Iced Latte, Iced Milk Tea, Mango Iced Tea, Iced Coffee, Pomtea (pomegranate flavored), Iced Taro TeaIce Cream -- $2
Vanilla, Strawberry, ChocolateBack To Top
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