China House

Basic looking strip plaza Chinese restaurant in Joliet. China Cook is a pretty bare bones place. It…read moretypically is for takeout. Has a few tables inside. The prices are cheap and you can get big ass portions of stuff. An unassuming place among other such places is a good way to describe it. It's not authentic, but you wouldn't come here for that so it doesn't matter. The menu is about what to expect, with the classics that are found in almost any cheaply run Chinese restaurant. Has the lunch and dinner portions. There's not much difference except the price really. It's about $10 for an entree. We got the General Bean Curd, which is the best option for vegetarians. Came with a ton of crispy tofu in the spicy sauce along with some broccoli. They really kept it pretty simple, but we certainly got a lot. Certainly most people get stuff to go. It's closed Mondays. They have a few things for vegetarians.

Visiting from California and ordered from China Cook to deliver to the Holiday Inn Express…read more Happy that delivery time was 30 minutes or less and there was no minimum to order. Prices are reasonable and the menu has lots of options. However, the food was bland. Ordered a small won ton soup which came with three large wontons and a mix of vegetables In a bland soup broth. Ordered veggie chow mein which was also bland. I did not ask for any Kind of hot sauce. The order arrived with soy sauce packets and sweet and sour packets which I did not open. I have left overs in the refrigerator but unsure if I will eat them.

Sweet n Sour Pork was heavenly and shrimp fried rice was outstanding

Beef fried rice with added bean sprouts & an egg roll.

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Egg rolls, shrimp fried rice, pot stickers, & beef & broccoli. All so SO good!

Dragon Light Restaurant

3.3(176 reviews)

0.8 mi

Favorite Chinese place in the area. Ma Po Tofu and their…read morenoodle dishes always get me in.

Always good food at great value. Quick & friendly service. Calm atmosphere. Almost too quiet if the…read morerestaurant is not busy. Calm place to dine with family & friends for the last 30+ years!

Inside

Lo mein beef

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Hunan Beef*

Asian Express - Shorewood

2.7(81 reviews)

4.8 mi

This is the first Chinese restaurant that didn't include rice. I ordered egg foo young it was very…read morefavorable and was good. But I was disappointed there was no rice. Maybe it was me just thinking it would include rice. Even though food was good I won't order again and spend extra $3 for a side of rice

The food is surprisingly high quality for the cost, especially when you get the lunch special. In…read morean era where a typical lunch can cost 20 dollars easily, here you can spend around 10 for an entree, fried rice, egg roll, and a drink. Truly don't understand the lower reviews, I've been coming here since high school and still do after college. Staff are great, they work hard and get your order out very fast. Truly rooting for this place, give it a shot and you won't be disappointed

Egg Rolls & Crab Rangoon

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Beef Lo Mein

OMG Pho

4.2(135 reviews)

4.7 mi

Great ambiance and excellent service. The owner and server were super friendly. This is s hard call…read morebecause this is more toward Shorewood but have Amazing Pad Thai. They are about 18% above Siam in pricing but absolutely delicious Love their Chicken Satay with Peanut sauce

Service terrible. Staff is rude. Walk in ask for table for one looking at a clean 2 top. Guy says…read moregive me a minute lady says dining in? I say yes and instantly ooo it's going to be awhile. They have 4 dirty tables and a clean one. I don't say anything walk to the front checkout to place an order about 5 min goes by and i ask so why is it a long wait for 1 if there's a clean table. He goes there's no clean tables... so I point it out to him and he panics quickly saying oh they must've left. Mind you this is a perfectly set table. Don't recommend being understaffed if that's the case on a diner night on Friday. Be careful coming here if you come during diner time they get overwhelmed. Update walk in to get my order you have 8 tables dirty you have 2 people waiting 4 people waiting for something no one talking to them.

Dining areas

Dry Chili Chicken Wings

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Salt & Pepper Shrimp

China One

4.2(23 reviews)

11.8 mi

This place is amazing! We moved to Chicago from California about 8 months ago and have not been…read moreable to find decent chinese food. We were out in Manhattan visiting friends when we ordered take out from China One (I think it's the only Chinese place in the small town). I had the orange chicken & crab rangoon. I wasn't expecting much but was very pleasantly surprised that it was delicious! And real white meat chicken too, not the chewy knarley mystery meat pieces you usually find in chinese food! The prices are pretty phenomenal, too! I've had Rising Sun several times out in frankfort & new lenox, but this little joint blows them out of the water! The only complaint is that now I have to drive over an hour to get some good Chinese food!

ordered food last night first time due to be recommended, got 2 beef fried rice was ok, lots of…read moremeat, chicken teriyaki my husband didn't like at all, lump crab raggoon was all cream cheese didn't taste no crab at all. Very disappointing and 40.00 down the drain

Mongolian Chicken

Pot Stickers

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China Kitchen

3.6(69 reviews)

4.5 mi

Gorgeous semi private slots room in beautiful bar area. Loved the apps and service was very…read moreattentive. Recommend!

It's meh- Chinese food. Not horrible, not the best. Just meh. Solid choice if you don't want to…read moredrive far if you live close. En Lai is a much better option.

Bar & Slots

Chicken drumstick

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Hong Kong steak

Lucky Bamboo Asian Cuisine

3.5(139 reviews)

4.6 mi

Absolute Cuisine. Tony hooks you up for that Luncheon Special from 11am-3pm. For ~$12 you get a big…read more'ol smorgus board of chicken fried rice, a selection of dishes like Governor's or Sesame Chicken, and your choice of one egg roll or TWO crab rangoons (always get the rangoons). The interior design is very liminal space, and they even sell cool nic nacs and such. Lucky Bamboo also offers great smoothies too. I will not tolerate any blasphemy toward this establishment. Any reviews that are not 5 stars are posted by absolute NPCs that will be forgotten by history. TLDR: Lucky Bamboo = a succulent Chinese meal.

Excellent food and fast service! We just moved to Plainfield, and we're happy to say we've found…read moreour go-to Chinese spot. We ordered the crab Rangoon, egg drop soup, orange chicken, and Mongolian beef for takeout, and everything was flavorful and tasted authentic. The woman on the phone didn't recognize my number, so I'm guessing they have plenty of regulars -- and I can see why. I'll definitely be back!

The amicable liminal space interior

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Passion fruit tea

Dragon Inn

3.9(97 reviews)

12.3 mi

Best Chinese food around. My favorites there are the Cantonese Style Chow Mein Shrimp - they get a…read morenice crisp on the edges of the pan fried noodles and the flavor is excellent. I also like the Chow Ho Fun (wide rice noodles) Beef with peppers and black bean sauce. Egg rolls are good as well. Wife likes the orange chicken and sweet sour chicken (sauce has tomato pineapple and green pepper in it and not just the sauce like most places). I haven't had this type of Chinese food without going into Chicago. Dishes have the great taste I grew up with unlike the many Chinese restaurants that now have a whole different taste to their basic dishes that seem to have like a canned cheap flavor to them. Oh and the egg drop soup is also great. Friendly service and fair prices. Has booths and tables.

This place is small and I believe it's family owned. It's a good restaurant, they do a good job and…read morethey're quick about it. The food has great flavor. It's not gourmet but it's good and they give you plenty of it. Give them a go!

191. BBQ Pork Mandarin Style Lo Mein

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Hung 33. Hong Sue Pork

Golden Dragon

2.9(32 reviews)

1.2 mi

A pretty average place for Chinese in downtown Joliet and it might just be the best around here…read more Golden Dragon is fairly cheap and it has big portions. It certainly isn't very good but it's still not that bad though. Basic Chinese American menu items. The food is about as good as the price so it's pretty okay for what it's like. It has some basic Americanized Chinese. Pretty much about what you expect. The prices are pretty acceptable for this. Has a few healthier choices among the vegetarian friendly items. There's a few to get that are big portions. Bean Curd With Country Style is the actual name. It's $8.95 for the lunch portion. This has lots of broccoli and not many other vegetables. Flavor is okay. This isn't like others how it could be overly salty. Good for cheap tasting Chinese food. If better is available get it but this isn't as bad as expected upon seeing the cheap looking exterior of the building it's in. The food is fast too.

Horrible! Worst Chinese food ever. Egg foo young fell apart and had no consistency. Shrimp fried…read morerice had little to no shrimp. Flavor was . Food is so bad I believe this restaurant shouldn't be existing.