Category: Holiday

Sun Wah BBQ’s Uptown Chicago neighborhood is holding its Chinese Lunar New Year Parade on Saturday, February 8, 2025. ExploreUptown has a post outlining events throughout this day. The parade begins promptly at 1:00pm at Argyle and Sheridan. Sun Wah BBQ’s main dining room opens at 10:30am.

Gung hay fat choy! Happy Lunar New Year! Sun Wah BBQ is actively planning & preparing for our annual Chinese New Year Feast. We have now reached our targeted capacity for BOTH nights and are no longer taking Feast sales.

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Tuesday, January 28 is the eve of the Lunar New Year. This a revered day in Chinese culture as it’s the time to gather with family to usher in the New Year. In order to do likewise, Sun Wah BBQ will start with its usual business hours but close early with a final seating in our dining room at 4:30pm. The carry out counter will undoubtedly be mobbed throughout the day from those seeking to lay out a rich bounty at their own home gatherings.

Wednesday, January 29 is the official start of Chinese New Year – the Year of the Snake. On this day, Sun Wah BBQ will hold normal business hours from start to close (as indicated at the bottom of every page on this site)

As far as designated food holidays go, we’re quite partial to this one. Sun Wah BBQ’s Beijing Duck Dinner has been the draw for countless patrons near, far, and across several generations. As we enter our 40th year as a Chicago mainstay, we look forward to serving you, your milestones, and your generations to come.

For Christmas Wednesday, Sun Wah BBQ will be open with limited hours. Our front carry out counter starts at 8:30am for pick up orders. Dining room begins service at 10:30am. Reservations for this entire day have already been fully booked. Any chances of grabbing an open table will be on a walk in basis at this point. Our final seating for this day will be at 4:30pm. Front counter for carry outs will finish at 5:00pm.

For 2024, Christmas Eve falls on a Tuesday. Sun Wah BBQ will hold normal business hours with the dining room opening at 10:30am. Service continues until 8:30pm where the kitchens close for the evening. As of this post, dinner reservations for this day have been fully booked by patrons who have contacted us well in advance. This leaves some limited walk-in spots for those willing to wait. For those who don’t, rest assured there’s always carry-out.

Sun Wah BBQ has limited hours for Thanksgiving Thursday in 2024. Carry-out counter opens starting at 8:30am. Dining room service begins at 10:00am with final seating at 4:30pm. Advance reservation is always recommended as walk-in wait times may start tickling the 2-hour mark — or not available at all if it shoots beyond the 4:30pm final seating. Walk-in carry out orders may also take considerably longer to fulfill on this busy day.