Double Happiness

Early mornings when I go shopping for nail supplies in the area. This restaurant is very convenient. They open at 6AM. They serve well portioned and full-​filling meals.

Get their dry noodle dish. You add all the condiment fixing set on the table consisting of dried garlic in oil, crushed peanuts, Siracha, pickled chili peppers and give it a good mix before you chomp. The dry noodle dish comes with a side of meat stock broth soup, which complements well.
Their «doughnut» which is a friend dough stick is good too. I often will order and eat it plain.
This place is super hole-​in-​the-​wall and has been around for many, many years.

Oh gracious. This place belongs on diners, drive-​ins, and dives. The décor has not been updated since the late 80s at least. Dat assorted noodle soup tho…
So many fond childhood memories stem from that delicious, coat-​your-​mouth-​in-​pork-​fat broth. So simple but so freaking delicious. I have never been able to find anything quite like it anywhere else, it is so distinctly homemade that I’ve only ever seen it come out from this family owned restaurant, so I keep coming back for it when I’m in town. Cash only – don’t find yourself running around Argyle for an ATM like I did.
The radish cake is alright. Not as good as the kind that they serve in the Toronto asian joints imo.

one of my friends has mention this place to me a week before we came here and he couldnt belief i never heard or tried this place out before.
anyways.came here hung over as *****… and when im hung over. no food taste good to me cause my taste buds be all type of messed up and confused .
my friend that told me about this place along with a group of friends we partied with the night before had decided to come here and eat.
i dont know the names of the dishes i was eating since i ask my friends to choose for me.
i had a side order of meat ball, chinese doughnut, a assorted egg noodle soup with soup on the side, and shared egg radish cake.
–meat ball — it was in a small bowl with soup. the meat ball was nice and soft with a little flavorto it… it was alright.
–chinese doughnut — no. its not sweet or round with a hole in the middle. it’s actually just a long fried dough. i normally used this with congee. but i see my friends use it with their soup/​broth. so i gave that a try and it was pretty good that way too haha. the chinese doughnut tasted fresh and seems like its freshly fried.
–egg radish cake– to be honest i dont know what it was besides there was egg as one of the ingredient. my friends ordered it and i just ate some of it. it was good tho and makes a good appetizer haha what’s radish?
–assorted egg noodle soup — so this is the dish that everyone here and my friend been talking about. u get to pick what kind of noodles and i chose egg noodles. want dry and they will give u the soup/​broth on the side. it has pieces of pork, shrimp, and fish cake from what i recall. then my friends told me to load it up with the fried garlic and oil, hot sauce, and crushed peanuts. then mix it all up and eat… so thats what i did and it was great! everything was cooked just right. the noodles wasnt too hard or too soft. this dish taste like a home cooked meal to me. a very simple bowl of noodle yet good.
for ppl like me that doesnt mind run down, old, not so clean, not so fancy restaurants. this is a good place to eat. food there is simple yet good and will leave u satisfied…

Great pricing and a great piece to the neighborhood!

Where do I start?! This is the BEST place for mi xao! So freaking good. That’s the only thing I come here for. You can have it with the broth or without it and they both are good! I also get the shumai ball and it’s so good. The only downside to this joint is that it is CASH ONLY. If I could eat this everyday I would.

Growing up in argyle. I’ve been to pretty much all the restaurants they have to offer. Each restaurant has its main dish. And I’ve pretty narrowed down the main dish per a restaurant. This particular double has the best egg/​rice noodle soup. Throughout Chicago. I’ve been going here for as long as I can remember. Own by the same family. For about 20years. sure the place doesn’t stand out but the food itself does.
Every time I come here I always order egg/​rice noodle soup with wonton. And damn is that taste good. Even as I am writing this. I am craving for some now. I like a restaurant that has a simple menu only 10 max item. The less item they have the more fresh ingredient they can buy daily. What’s the point in having 30spmething menu item and not being able to cook them to perfection. Double happiness has this type of menu. Keeping their item simple and tasty

I have been eating here 2 – 3 times a month for the past year and I order the same dishes everytime:
— Wonton rice stick combination noodles with soup. Comes with a fish ball, squid, fish cake, ground pork, lettuce, a shrimp, wontons, noodles yum! delicious!
— Meat ball with Chinese fried long john (sounds funny, it’s basically fried dough). The meat ball comes in a delicious juice. I recommend dipping your long john in the juice.
— Fried shrimp/​crab dumplings. Comes with a sweet and sour sauce and is so GOOD!
I also recommend the dried rice stick combination noodle. There is a special sauce in the noodles and comes with soup on the side. The turnip cake with eggs is good too.
This gets better… the best thing about this place is the fried garlic in oil, vinegar and hot peppers they have at every table. I add these three things in all the dishes I eat and it tastes so good. Definitely satisfies your craving for hot soup after a night of drinking hehe.
This place is a small family-​owned restaurant, don’t expect fancy plates or pretty chinaware. The food is to die for in my opinion. My parents have been coming here for years too.

I’m surprised by the number of good reviews this place has. I came here once and after a few minutes, I knew I was never coming back. Ok, the food isn’t atrocious, but the hole-​in-​wall setting is a huge turn off. I felt like even sitting down at this place gave me a reason to go home and take a shower right away. Am I being harsh, maybe. But expect grease everywhere, wipe down your utensils with a napkin before digging in, forget that clean and good food have to go together, and you can probably have a nice bowl of noodles here for cheap. Personally, I really don’t dig the whole «good food but lack of cleanliness,» but hey– to each their own. Taste — solid/​basic bowl of noodles, flavorful (like other reviewers have mentioned), and probably a good amount of MSG.

A small family owned restaurant at it’s finest. I had the luxury of coming here for over 10 years with my family.
I usually have the dry noodles with seafood and pork (a side of soup is given on the side). You have the option of either small or flat eggnoodles and rice noodles for this dish. The dish is flavorful on it’s own that is incomparable to any restaurants in the area. In the dish is pork, fishballs, fried fish paste, shrimp, and some greens. Highly recommended!
The décor and furniture of the restaurant has remained unchanged throughtout the years and is noticable but gives the restaurant a charming feel.

I love this place. I have been going here since I was a little kid. The dry egg noodles with pork and seafood is delicious!

My parents brought me here when I was a child and now we come here with my son. It is that kind of restaurant. A family owned restaurant taking pride in their family recipes and family business. Their dry noodle (noodles with soup served on the side) is my go to dish. It comes with their homemade fishballs, squid, shrimp, chopped pork, and ground pork. You can order it with thin egg noodles, thick egg noodles, rice noodles or any 2 combo. It should be eaten with some vinegar and the dried garlic oil you will find at the table, but it is optional if that’s not your thing. Delicious goodness!
Other dishes I like to order are the fried turnip cakes, three bean drink (which is more dessert like), and the fried shrimp with vermicelli (I can’t remember the name of this dish in english but in cantonese it is mei wong).
Oh, and I should mention, the price is unbeatable. I think it is roughly $ 7 per bowl of noodle. For those who haven’t been in the area, it’s street parking and the place is extremely casual. Some customers look like they just rolled out of bed…

Best Chinese egg noodles ! Ate here since a child and still love it. My fav is the dry noodles with seafood, ground pork. Noodles come in dry with broth on side or mix. Must must add the condiments. Roasted garlic, hot pepper in vinegar, soy sauce… Radish cake is superb too.

I was taken to this relatively obscure (hole-​in-​the-​wall) gem by a Vietnamese friend.
We ordered an item that was not listed on the menu.
Dried wonton soup with half rice noodles and half egg noodles, with the broth on the side. The broth, which came with giant pork bones, was flavorful but also simple and light as well — not too fatty or salty. The
The dish came with a flavorful assortment of shrimp wontons, ground pork, shrimp, squid, and fishballs. The noodles can be ordered as you like them: egg noodles, rice noodles, skinny, wide, half/​full, etc.
There’s a couple of condiments that you should apply generously to the bowl:
— fried garlic in oil
— mildly spicy bits of pepper in vinegar
— soy sauce
I’m salivating as I’m writing this review.
The total for the dish including tax came out to be $ 9.84. That’s cheaper (and tastier) than Tank Noodle!

Hole in the wall. Dive. Greasy spoon. Whatever you wanna call it, this is THE place to get real noodles in Chicago. While the owners are a friendly Vietnamese family, there is no phở here baby! Instead they offer egg noodles and rice noodles in their signature broth with a variety of toppings (seafood, meatballs, wonton, etc). I also like the fried shrimp and long john bread. While most people put the bread in their soup, I like it with condensed milk as a snack on the side to satisfy my sweet tooth. I am addicted to the fried garlic oil condiment and wish I could add it to everything I eat!
The seating isn’t comfortable. There is no «décor» or «ambiance.» The bathroom is serviceable. They have added a flat screen TV that often plays local channels. This is no 5 star restaurant, but it’s 5 stars in my book for the food.
My family has been coming here for years and don’t plan on stopping anytime soon. My grandma even enjoys this place and she is anti-​eating out!

If you are looking for great noodles for a cheap price, this place is definately the place to go! The food never gets old.

This place is as good as it gets if you love noodle! My friend took me here for breakfast and I keep coming back like you wouldn’t believe! It is definitely a hole in the wall place but if you like noodle, it’s just fantastic. I always order #1 dry. it is a boiled yellow noodle garnished with pork, shrimp, fishballs. Then you can douse it with the side car of soup, and this unbelievable fried garlic in oil. OMG, that garlic is superb!!! Don’t come here for the ambiance but come here for cheap fantastic Vietnamese noodle. They also serve this fried shrimp rolls that are to die for, and the radish cake is also yum. Love it! My happiness is definitely doubled each time I had their noodle.

I might be bias since I’ve been to this restaurant since I was at least 7 years old. It has not changed at all since than, I’m 23 now yet the food is still reasonably priced and delicious!
The assorted (pork, shrimp, fish cake) yellow noodle soup is my favorite, I normally ask for the thicker noodles just by preference. Also I prefer the broth on the side (Mi Kho — dried noodles) so my noodles don’t become to soggy. My brother and I absolutely love their fried shrimp cakes. Once those baby come out you let them soak just a bit in your broth where they aren’t extremely soggy and still have a crunch to it. Also Ha Chu (sp?) these little shrimp rolls that is served with a sweet also adds great flavor to the meal.
The family that owns this restaurant are very kind. They greet you and are tentative.
You check out at the front counter where there are various pastries you can purchase.

A good friend once told me that you know it’s a legit Chinese restaurant when the staff is mean to you. Dude at the front counter didn’t even look at us when we walked in. Check. I also looked for some of my own indications for how to tell if a Chinese restaurant is going to be good, one being how awkward the name of the restaurant is and another being how ugly the interior is. Checkity check.
I had the #1, the «assorted ramen,» which came with pork, shrimp, and fish cake. It’s not often that I have ramen that I would write home to mom about, but hey mom, it’s me. The broth was perfectly seasoned and the noodles and all the fixins made perfection even more perfect. I also had the Chinese Long John. No, it’s not underwear. It’s essentially a donut. Seriously, the smell of these alone could get you pregnant. Ramen + long john = match made in heaven.
So don’t be scurred, what Double Happiness lacks in décor and friendliness, they definitely make up for in the quality of their ramen and donuts.

The underdog
It’s funny how I managed to find myself sitting in this hole in a wall enjoying a good meal time after time. I never came here on purpose, yet I end up here more often than a lot of other places on Argyle. If it wasn’t for me thinking I need to Unilocal this place, I still wouldn’t know the name of it.
Yes, it’s a dive and not much to look at, but don’t let that stop you! If you like bamee noodles, you’ll love #1 on the menu here. This delicious dish is disguised as a simple egg noodle soup on the menu. You have the option of having it with broth or without broth (go without and you’ll still get a little broth on the side). This dish is the first dish I have finished in one sitting in a long time. That’s not to say it’s small, but it was just that good. The iced coffee is pretty good, too. All that goodness for under $ 10.
They also had the Cubs game on HD on the big screen.
Woof, woof!