Szechwan Restaurant has many things to recommend it. Despite being underground, the dining room is bright and airy, with white tablecloths that make it a dressier dining experience than the typical Chinese storefronts, nice if you are planning something like a business meal.
The long menu features mostly Chinese-restaurant standards but also such worthwhile specialties as Szechwan crispy beef, tender deep-fried beef with crisp breading and a worstershire-like sauce -- a don't-miss entree in my opinion. I've also enjoyed the pork with mustard greens and some first-rate lobster dishes.
Szechwan Restaurant
312/642-3900
http://www.szechwanchicago.com
625 N. Michigan Ave. (entrance on Ontario)
Chicago, IL 60611
11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. M-Sa; -9:30 p.m. Su
Lunch buffet, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. M-F
Dim sum brunch, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Sa-Su