Review Visit: November 12th, 2016…read more I wonder if they have a Peoria Buffet in Hong Kong... ha. Ok, lame jokes aside, I may have found a new love at this buffet. Jalapeno Pepper Chicken. Soooo good. I generally get General Tsao's (or Tso's) because it is supposed to have a nice spicy kick to it, but this takes the cake. General is hit and miss at places on spicyness, but I think Jalapeno Pepper Chicken would have a consistent spicy kick due to the... well, peppers. A few of the items on the buffet were meh. The sweet and sour chicken was a bit dough-y. Sugar biscuits had clumps of sugar instead of it being evenly distributed. General Tsao's was not spicy, but was still good. We came here for my friends birthday and I am pretty sure I have been here before to eat. I know my friend comes here at least once a week to get food to go. Yup, they sell food to go. Probably charge by the weight of the container? I don't know. I typically don't add buffets to my travel list. Why exactly? I don't have a specific reason, really. But I've added this and Grand Village Buffet now, so there are exceptions to my rules. This one is a bit pricey. The price for a dinner on a Saturday night was $15 and change. All in all, a pretty good buffet. The service was prompt. Selection was decent and plentiful despite them closing 90 minutes after we got there. Online reviews are hit and miss, but that seems standard for any Chinese buffet/restaurant.

I thought it was great. Usual Chinese buffet food but the addition of fried and boiled shrimp was a…read morenice upgrade. Slightly more expensive than other buffets but bigger selection.

This is where I get my oriental food. When I take my friends from China there and other Chinese…read morerestaurants in the area, they all said Jan Ching was the most authentic. I thought it was because I spent a lot of time in China, but th

Really like their black pepper beef, but to charge $2 for extra cabbage is excessive to me. I made…read morea remark about it at pick up and then heard one of the workers mocking me as I walked out of restaurant for being annoyed. They also charge a fee to order online for carry out. Lost my business. Edited to add: got home and they didn't give me the fried rice that I paid extra!! Ridiculous customer service and bad experience.

Review Visit: December 16th, 2012…read more Jade Garden, or as the locals call in, 'Jah-day Gar-deen' (with a french accent). Maybe it is just my circle of friends that call it that, but it's a fun take on a pretty delicious Chinese restaurant. This one is a pretty well-known place in East Peoria that almost everyone has as it is not only delicious, but one of the few Chinese places to get food, up until recently. Being a local favorite among a lot of people I know, we decided to go there and get some food. At it's core, Jade Garden is your typical 'fast food Chinese place'. It has the dated light up menu, it has the giant paper menu and it has the kids running around. Now these aren't negative things. But if you never been to one of these places, those are the things you can expect. I can't remember this trip verbatim. We got there, ordered food and sat down. They were nice enough to bring our food out to us as we were seated around the corner from the cashier counter. Typically these places do not have a ton of seating and this place is the same, if not having a bit more than what I am used to. Now I have visited a lot of these style of restaurants and for the most part, they are all about the same tasting. But Jade Garden is a notch above. Not sure what the difference here is. Everything just tasted a bit better. Even my friends agreed that it was super good. Even on sub sequential visits, I have had great food. To wrap up the first visit though, we all enjoy a great meal and even hung out for awhile afterwards to relax, chit-chat and let the food settle. Since my first visit, East Peoria has acquired a Panda Express and a Jun's Chinese Restaurant (which has unfortunately closed). I am kind of jumping around here but Jade is a notch above your typical fast food Chinese place. If you find yourself in the East Peoria area and need some great Chinese, give 'Jah-day Gar-deen' a chance! Photos are a bit lacking for this place, so I will try to get more when I go back in the near future.

The first two times I came here were mediocre at best, I decided to give it one last chance after I…read morereceived terrible news and messed up cooking my dinner. Worst decision ever. I knew it probably wasn't going to be great being later in the evening. The chicken tasted and smelled microwaved, the egg rolls seemed to be double or tripled fried, and overall everything was inedible. They don't have nor offer traditional sauce options, and I have never received anything even close to decent customer service. I will never return, no matter how desperate I am.

Great little Chinese food joint. I had the Singapore noodles and my wife had the beef and mushroom…read more Only problem they made the Singapore too spicy. I like mine mild. But I ate it anyway, I can feel my heartburn getting ready to hit me tonight. But I did enjoy getting it

The food is delicious and the portions are generous. We'll be back soon. We got our lunches very…read morequickly.

The sweet and sour chicken was not good. The chicken was over cooked and they did not give the…read morepeppers or pine apple just rice?

Not sure what has happened in the last few months, used to be my favorite takeout spot but now it…read moreis not nearly as good. The fried rice has no flavor and the chicken lo mein was sour, the chicken itself was horrible and almost every piece had a bad texture.

Review Visit: February 25th, 2015…read more Three things make me happy, calorie-wise. Pizza. Coffee. Chinese. This happens to be one of those three and happens to be incredibly delicious. In my quest to try all the Chinese restaurants in my local area, I happened upon this place. Inside, it is your typical small restaurant with limited seating and a large menu. General Tsao's was my choice of meal and was it a good choice. Everything was delicious! I feel the General could've used a bit more 'bite' as I tend to love General Tsao's with a nice bite... but regardless, it was delicious! Most Chinese places tend to taste the same generally, but this one was a small notch above the others.

Yummy and delicious. I have ordered a number of different items on the menu and everything is…read moregood. They are definitely our go to spot!

I originally chose Chinatown kitchen because I could choose delivery if I wanted to. I found that…read morevery appealing. Also I decided to try shrimp with lobster sauce for the first time. That was probably one of the most delicious meals that I have had in a long time. I tried shrimp with lobster sauce from Ming's restaurant, but I found disappointment. I have also tried the baby fried shrimp with shrimp fried rice from Chinatown. It was also delicious. I would also recommend the crab rangoon and the chicken teriyaki sticks. The only thing that I wish was better was the delivery time, you have to spend a $20 minimum for delivery plus a delivery fee. I find myself normally waiting around 45 minutes for them to arrive. They have never arrived past their estimated delivery time. I still give Chinatown kitchen five stars because all in all everything was to my satisfaction.

I had an overnight work trip to Peoria and after a long day of driving from Detroit the last thing…read moreI wanted to do was to find a restaurant and dine in. DoorDash came to the rescue and Chinatown Kitchen came up highly recommended. I was thinking of some Vietnamese food as pho is my favorite but they closed early. I'm glad because Chinatown Kitchen was really good. First let me just say there will be enough food to feed 3 people or two hungry people. I got the happy family with chicken, shrimp, imitation crab, pork, and beef. It was loaded with tons of vegetables and a mild but flavorful brown sauce. It came with a huge side of fried rice. The fried rice had peas, diced carrots, and onion in there which I always appreciate instead of just plain rice. I also tried the à la carte pork egg roll (hot, crispy, and excellent). I did my best but at the end could only make a dent in a third of it. Which means one thing: leftovers for breakfast...lol