First, anyone who would compare Chicago's chinese food to Seattle's has a serious credibility gap. Would you take seriously someone who said they couldn't get a good steak in Chicago like they could in Seattle?

Also, if there is a satay on it, it ain't real chow fun.

That being said, Hing Loon.

I've got to say, this chow fun question is really important. I used to try the chow fun everywhere: beef, chicken, bbq pork, etc. It always verged on terrible. I gave up. It was good in L.A., good in Vancouver, but never in Seattle. For a time Wild Ginger had an excellent mixed seafood chow fun. But it was quite pricey and how often can you go there? So, I hope you find it and shout about it from the top of Smith Tower, because I've failed. (You can buy the fresh noodles around town and some cookbooks, like Pei Mei, have recipes. There's that route) I don't think I've been to Hing Loon, but I'll try it.

NW Tofu does good chow fun

I'm a huge fan of beef chow fun too but whenever I want it I actually hit up Rom Mai Thai, a Thai restaurant on Broadway. There they call it Pad See Ew, but it's the pretty much the same as cho fun, just less greasy. I highly recommend it. It's seriously the best non-chow-fun I've ever had.

Have you tried the beef chow fun at Red Lantern in the I.D.? I haven't had it there, but everything else is magically delicious in a way that makes me think they wouldn't fuck this up. I, too, am a chow fun fanatic and have been disappointed many times... Go and let me know!