This tiny shack in the middle of a Loop parking lot is pretty much what you get if you combined the defunct Fotomat with a Panda Express. But, instead of now archaic but once cutting edge super-speedy one-day picture development, you get excellent Chinese food cooked so fast it makes Rachael Ray look slow.

Unlike Panda Express, the food is made to order, ensuring that there's no gloppy neon orange hued sweet and sour chicken, just crispy–crunchy-spicy poultry nuggets girded with fresh slices of pineapple or a tasty spicy brown sauce in the case of the General Tso's. As one of the best Loop Chinese spots, pretty much everything, from fried rice to egg foo young is a an above average version of Americanized standard. One thing you won't find most places is the popular hot dog fried rice studded with diced wieners.

You can try to shoehorn yourself into the lobby here, but you're better off getting take-out, or better yet office delivery, which is also so fast, Domino’s could learn a thing or two.

Average cost: <$10

Centerstage Reviewer: Michael Nagrant