I hated chinese food when i was a kid.  My mother and aunt ordered the stuff like every weekend, when I wanted Pizza Hut instead.  But I can still remember all those old ghetto chinese food joints, with sticky floors and bullet-proof glass.  Why anyone would trust anything coming out of such seemingly dirty holes in the walls is a matter which would be ideal for philosphers world-wide...yet these kinds of places offer the best chinese food you can find.\nI'm not on the south side of Chicago anymore, but I work in central Phoenix...\nI had to ask around, and I also had to use the actualy term 'ghetto chinese food' to finally find what I was looking for.\n\nSiu Wok is the closest thing I could find.\n\nWhat's ghetto chinese food?  Big portions.  Low prices.  No frills.  Nothing complicated.  Siu Wok hits all these, but in a nice and clean and respectful kind of way (read as: no bullet-proof glass).\n\nI've only ordered lunch specials, so I've paid no more than $7 here ever.  Ordered three times so far.  They have won 2 times out of 3.  I'll tell you about their only loss.\n\nIt was sweet and sour pork.  Just bland and fit for cutting up and feeding to baby/dog.  I mean, no distinct flavor at all.  The sauce was orange water with sugar and vinegar in it.  The pork was tender, but the breading was like brown paper.  Just not good at all.\n\nBut the wins were indeed wins.  The curry chicken was major yummy, as was the almond chicken.  Both had great sauce and tender chicken.  However, the almond chicken was not what I'm used to.  I like the kind with breaded chicken strips, but this had just the naked stir-fried chicken.  But it was good!  \n\nThe prices for the lunch specials are perfect - around $6-7.  I've only done pick-up, but I've never had to wait for my food.  The inside of the place is surprisingly clean, bright, and comfy.  Service is always friendly.  \n\nThe parking can be a challenge at peak lunch hours...just bring a tank and park on TOP of someone else's vehicle.\n\nOh, and I think its neat that they give you 2 little cream puffs along with your egg roll (average egg roll flavor, but not bad).  \n\nIts not ghetto as I like it (food not as greasy, no fear for one's life, no dark corners with questionable contents) but its good lunch-time eating.