Had some better than expected Chinese food in Elgin. It looks like a dump from the outside, but rest easy because it looks like a dump on the inside. Gee N Jay's is one of the cheap Americanized Chinese classics. Only has orders to go. The majority of customers wouldn't want to eat inside thankfully. Found out about this after going past it a few times and after that we got curious. It's a pretty crappy looking building that even has a drive thru if you can believe it. This certainly isn't authentic stuff. A typical place with the big pictures of the entrees. They only had a few listed. Also has kiosks. These had the full menu though. It's about $13 for an entree. There's a few okay for vegetarians. I got the Kung Pao Tofu. This is a pretty standard version. Has a pretty good hotness. There's mostly tofu along with a few pieces of baby corn and peppers. Great place to get takeout, because that's the only option of course. It's located on Dundee at Page. They close pretty early in the evenings, and they're closed on Wednesdays. read more

Gee N Jays - Kung Pao Tofu - Chinese Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

First time trying Gee N Jays and would go again! We ordered two food platters orange chicken w/ shrimp fried rice, General Tso's chicken, with an order of wontons. The chicken was deliciously cooked and seasoned. Orange chicken and General Tso's are advertised as spicy but it does not have a crazy spicy kick at all. The shrimp fried rice was delicious I would definitely order that as its own side in the future. Wontons were boiled and filled with beef and veggies. The platter comes with an egg roll and drink. They also sell desserts like Ice cream, chocolate covered bananas, and funnel cakes! They did ask for payment over the phone which they apparently do after 7pm as they close at 8. Small location located right by los Cómales Elgin. More of a take out spot as it is super small and parking is very limited. Will go back for the jalapeño chicken platter and also family style order of a myriad of items. read more

Gee N Jays - Chinese Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

Gee and Jays is THE BEST CHINESE FOOD WITHIN A 15 miles Radius And I live in Streamwood. Everything is Fabulous. Combination rice, excellent five stars general style chicken excellent five stars eggrolls excellent five stars orange chicken excellent five stars I can go on and on and on this little place makes the best Chinese food around. It's about 21 Chinese places in within a 10 miles Radius and there's nothing compared to Gee N Jays. I guarantee you will love it or text me and I'll give you your money back. The employees are awesome. They're nice and friendly and they give great service. Actually they get 10 stars **********. My only negative , and I mean only negative is they open late and they close early LMAO. read more

I found them by accident and it was an awesome find. I've ordered at least 4 times already and each time they did not disappoint. Very happy with the food and service. Food and pricing are very fair. Do not change a thing. Rick read more

Im a bit biased to this place, so, take my review with a grain of salt! We've been going here since I was a kid & I absolutely LOVE their food. My favorite is their shrimp fried rice and Kung Pao shrimp! Their ice cream is also sooo good. Much better than some other places I've been too. The staff is always so nice & tries to get to everyone as swiftly as they can. It's a small place, so, I understand why it can take some time to get orders out. Again, I'm very biased since it's a place we've been going to since I was little, but I still recommend that everyone check it out and form their own opinions on it! read more

Horrible costumer service lady on the phone treated me like garbage made me wait 15 minutes to take my order and had to wait for my food for 40 minutes she spent 10 minutes arguing on the phone about there being other costumers and her not being able to take my order when she could've spent those 10 taking my order all I asked was for shrimp fried rice and the rice wasn't cooked well NEVER AGAIN read more

Got this last night, New Year's Eve and was SO pleased! Used to be just ice cream and now it's chinese takeout too! Our order was perfect and packed nicely! They even threw in a few cookies! read more

Gee N Jays - Pot stickers, mixed vegetables and chicken fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

I have been living in the area for about three years now from Chicago. Hands-down, this is the best Chinese food around. Service is always exceptional and quick. Prices are reasonable and they give you ample amounts of food. I always am able to eat twice from one dinner. If you like Chinese food, Gee N Jays is your spot!! read more

Gee N Jays - general tso chicken dinner (egg roll & soda not pictured) - Chinese Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

Not only was the food amazing but so was the service. Whoever took my order went over and beyond.

Service is very good . Chinese food not good. Disappointed considering the reviews. Egg rolls, wonton s chicken fried rice , chicken dishes for the family as a treat All agreed , food not good . Disappointed. read more

Delicious Chinese food. Always hot and fresh. I've tried many y different things off of the menu, and I have to say it is all good. They run an organized place. There are a couple of tables inside, but it's better as a carryout. They also have ice cream, shakes, and funnel cakes, to name a few things. read more

Gee N Jays - Beef Lo Mein. - Chinese Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

Last nite my wife pointed out an aspect of our dinner from Gee N Jay.: Everything made for us was fresh,tender, seasoned correctly.It has been that way every time we place an order. read more

I'm sorry gee n jays for NOT trying you sooner!!!! Szechuan green beans & Szechuan steamed wontons both beyond delicious. The green beans really soaked up the sauce. The wontons just the right amount of heat. I can wait to try more!! You've got me hoooked! West siders go East and try this place you too will get hooked! read more

Still delicious and still one of my favorites in Elgin but, I ordered beef and broccoli with oyster sauce there is no broccoli in my dish no broccoli. I have mushroom bamboo shoots and carrots. Still delicious and still one of my favorites in Elgin. read more

We get ice cream here a lot and it's really good. Well above average. Tried the Chinese food for the first time. We ordered the Jalapeño chicken and orange chicken. It was ok, not great but not bad. Unfortunately, the egg roll not good at all. Bummer there cause I love a good egg roll with my Chinese dinner! read more

Not the best Chinese food around but it's pretty good. Full size orders are mighty big, easily split with a partner. The restaurant doesn't have any eat-in space really and no outdoor tables. It's great for pickup. Typically 15-20 minutes to get your order. read more

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Really great food - I had the Kung Pao chicken, and my 99-year old Great Aunt has been eating Beef Chop Suey for at least 50 years, so I guess that she's somewhat of an expert taster, lol. Neither of us had previously tried this unassuming, tidy place that also has frozen dessert specialties. We both were very happy with the flavor and freshness of our dishes, and I have to say that this is TRULY one of the best in the area- can't wait to go back and grab some more deliciousness from these fine folks! :) read more

Honestly, great hole in the wall joint. Tried the bbq pork lo mein, special fried rice, and sweet and sour chicken. Reminds me of the good ole 554 days in Chinatown. Will come back and try other dishes! read more

Excellent! Kung Pao Chicken.... very good. Kung Pao Shrimp.... very good. Chicken Fried Rice....Very good. Beef/Broccoli...very good. Good portions. Decent prices. read more

Limited Chinese food. Not bad. I love the Egg Drop soup . Small eat in restaurant and ice cream shop. Customer service is great.

This is our family's favorite place for Chinese food. The staff is amazing! The ice cream is so yummy, only place to find dark chocolate peanut butter ice cream. read more

Best Chinese food around- love the tofu dishes also. Great service and hearty helpings.

Consistently the best and I mean BEST Chinese food in the area. Y'all know we sometimes wonder when you get shrimp if they properly clean their food...cuz we all have seen that....so this place right here is clean...food is fresh....people are nice..howcer small spot. You won't be disappointed.... read more

Gee N Jays - Front desk - Chinese Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

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This restaurant is one of the best Chinese restaurants in the area! The staff is friendly and customer service oriented. 10/10 would always recommend! read more

Hands down the best and most consistent Chinese food place I have ever had. Always amazing and the service is always quick.

In my opinion the best Chinese food around! Service is nice the lady who runs this place is a sweetheart and always happy you can totally see she loves what she does! read more

The food is so very tasty and the service was fantastic. I love this place and highly recommend it!

The food is straight up gangsta here!! They do a good job on listening to what I want and never fuck up my order.

The best Chinese food in Elgin hands down!! Their amazing ice cream is a bonus! My daughter and I have become regulars since moving to Elgin 3 years ago. She always get the crab rangoons and chicken with veggies. My favorite is their Kung Poa noodles. read more

This place was a nice surprise. I found it on the internet and ordered out on a weekday. The order was ready for pickup early so there wasn't a wait. Brought it home which is maybe 10 mins. And it was hot and very delicious. We ordered Szechwan shrimp and Mongolian beef which were both delicious. Next time I'm going to try the kung pao shrimp. Everything is fresh and tasty. My only complaint was the crab Rangoon. It was a bit doughy for my taste. Very thick which detracted from the crab mixture. Will try the vegetable egg roll next time. We will definitely go back. read more

I've driven by this location so many times, and had no idea what kind of food they served until I looked them up on Yelp. We decided to give it a try, and were pleased with our choices. My favorite items that we had were the crab rangoons, strawberry tapioca, and the strawberry shortcake. We had other menu items as well and they were good, but I would say I prefer them from other locations. The employees were incredibly nice and the service was speedy. If I purchased food from here again I would call ahead and pick up as there is not a lot of seating and I felt rude taking up a table for a to go order. I look forward to coming back for crab rangoons and ice cream in the future! read more

I can't give the fullest review ever, but I do have to say my experience was pretty good. My intentions were to just come and get ice cream because it was National ice cream day. Lol I was also kind of hungry and it was labeled as American (Traditional) so I was thinking to myself maybe they'll have cheeseburgers/hotdogs. I WAS WRONG. They offer only a few things in the style. Basically anything you can throw in the fryer: mozzarella sticks, nuggets, fries. But they also had their chinese food.. It just seemed like the oddest combination ever. The place was a little dingy. Outside wasn't very appealing, neither was the inside. It had too much going on on the inside. I get that they want to keep some things authentic and original, but some of that stuff just has to go. The place smells like burned food outside (nasty), but does smell better inside. On a more positive note the service was attentive and pleasant. The ice cream sundae was very good and pretty too! They did not skip out on the brownie bites in mine. I would like to try their chinese food to give a more full review. I heard its actually really good. Plus I do love that the have bubble tea. That should be listed as part of the description, because they are hard to find around here. read more

Gee N Jays - Brownie Sundae - Chinese Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

My absolute favorite Chinese food place. Super friendly customer service, super quick, cheap prices, & food is always amazing! My whole family loves this place & we recommend it to everyone we meet. read more

This place is super interesting!!! Sadly, this is not the best location, and I wonder what's going on behind the screen door, but the ice cream was great! There were about 15 flavors with a solid mix of traditional flavors, and also some really interesting new flavors. We got a double scoop of vanilla and Superman: blue moon, cherry and lemon...The vanilla was creamy, not vanilla bean, but an awesome texture and the superman was fabulous. It didn't taste like any of those individual flavors to me, but the combination was superb and it was so creamy. I would go back for ice cream! Now this is also a full service Chinese restaurant w/some fried American staples like onion rings, nuggets, pizza puffs, etc. they also have an array of scratch off lotto tickets to chose from with plenty of winning tickets displayed. And bubble teas and on display too. The whole thing is weird, but I bet it's good. The stand has been there for decades, and maybe I'll give the Chinese a try something. Honestly, I don't have a go to Chinese place in my area, maybe this could be it?!?!?!? read more

Orange chicken was very good, and super crispy even after reheating the next day. Girlfriend's shrimp fried rice was great too.

Just moving to carpentersville and I had to ask multiple people where can I get good authentic Chinese food? Let's just say I added them to my phone book! read more

They just took way too long to complete the order. The food was ok. I would probably go back if I was in the area although it wouldn't be my first choice. read more

You may think it is odd that this is a Chinese restaurant selling ice cream. But do not let the oddness keep you away! This is the BEST ice cream my family has had- especially the dark chocolate peanut butter! Each bite has a rich chocolate flavor with just enough peanut butter to make your mouth want the next bite and crave more when your bowl is empty. Our other favorites are their sherbet and Superman. Go give them a visit, you won't be disappointed! read more

I got the BBQ pork egg foo Yung. Was not impressed kind of blah. I'd look elsewhere. But they do sell scratch off lottery b tickets

Received excellent customer service here the other day. The woman was very friendly and working quite hard. Great portions for the lunch special but beef in the beef and broccoli wasn't quite right. It was very chewy. Would go for the chicken next time instead. PSA: no bathrooms read more