Cai said he's learned a lot as 3LP has grown from a single employee operation to four locations in Chicago and one in Anaheim, CA. In addition to its menu items, the restaurant offers branded ...

Cai, a Chicago native, remains searching for a permanent space where he could open a full-service restaurant, but he’s grateful to see customers eat in the space which they moved in earlier in ...

Chicago chef Henry Cai’s signature fried rice helped launch his restaurant, 3 Little Pigs, which currently operates inside a virtual kitchen in Humboldt Park.

Navigating the restaurants of Chinatown for a client meal can feel like a big task. Over the next three months, we'll visit three pairs of restaurants and report on food and business-friendliness.

Yan Bang Cai’s chef hails from Zigong, ... Mike Sula (he/him) is a senior writer, food reporter, and restaurant critic at the Chicago Reader. He's been a staffer since 1995.

Chicago's 3LP is a Chinese and American restaurant serving fried rice and crab rangoon in addition to chicken sandwiches and curly fries. 3LP merges fast food with Chinese family recipes.