It's been 30 years, but I finally got back to gen hoe. I remember it as being pretty solid. Now? Meh. Started with their combination appetizer. The shrimp, beef, chicken and ribs were really good. The egg roll, which how I judge a Chinese restaurant, was not good. It was filled with mush which was really off putting. I ordered on oh my favorite dishes egg foo young. I guess it was, but the lack of flavor made it seem like it could have been anything. Very disappointing. We also had the shrimp chow mein. It was okay. Again, lack of seasoning seems to be the theme here. My wife did enjoy her cocktail. It was pretty good. I actually enjoyed the decor. My hearing really sucks, but the noise level there was amazing and I could hear everything my wife was saying for a change. The service.....yeah. Slow and our waiter seemed to have zero personality and could care less if we were there or not. I won't be back, but friends of ours love the place. read more

Very good Americanized Chinese food!! A very economical choice for Lunch Specials Check the hous of operation and for the day that Gen Hoe is closed prior to dining here Excelled service and old-school ambience We love this little hidden out-of the way gem! read more

Been here many times and the food is always been fresh and very good. Their sweet-and-sour and hot sauce is homemade be careful cause the hot sauce really has a kick. We got the shrimp Kow and five spice shrimp. The shrimp kow was excellent, tasted really fresh. We would definitely get that again. I have gotten the five spice shrimp dish before and really like it. Some people say it taste kind of salty, but that's all the spices that they put on it. We got a pot of hot tea and they charge two dollars per person. The restaurant is always very clean and the service is always very good. Plenty of parking. We will definitely keep coming back.!!! Cheers!!! read more

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It was a very enjoyable meal. We had the Chinese American style food. They made us salty and spicy fish fillet which was good. Everything was delicious. Their egg rolls remind of what wok's happening egg rolls. Which was my dad's Chinese restaurant. It was a great lunch. read more

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Lunch special sweet and sour chicken was $13. Don't lunch specials usually come with an egg roll? Not here. It was $3 extra. So $16 for a special. It was good, but they didn't packages the sauce and chicken separately for this take out order. So disappointing. They do still have the best egg rolls around. Their service at the carry out counter is never friendly. read more

Best thing about this Chinese restaurant in Geneva is the name of course. Gen Hoe also has some pretty good food and not just the typical Americanized Chinese menu. It may be one of the oldest such restaurants and certainly looks like it has been around for a long time. Has cocktails so it's got some classiness to it. The prices are pretty okay but higher than the strip mall cheaply made places. A long time favorite for those wanting that classic Cantonese. It's not authentic obviously but it certainly beats Panda Express garbage. The outside looks worn out and the inside isn't any better to be honest. Has plenty of room inside for big parties and groups. It's got a happy hour where it's about $7 for martinis. Even so, we came mainly for the food. It's about $13 for an entree, but thankfully it's big portions. She got the Kung Pao Tofu. A typical looking version of it. I got the classic Szechwan Tofu. Full of flavor. This has green, red, and yellow peppers in a homemade chili sauce. A crap ton more to get. They also have dim sum. A lot of reasons to come back. They may actually have too many things on the menu, which could explain why people complain about service. For sure we have to come back and try more things because there's a lot. It's closed Mondays. There's a ton of things for meat eaters and vegetarians. read more

Gen Hoe Restaurant - Martini And The Szechwan Tofu - Chinese Near Me - Geneva, Illinois

I used to like this place and rated it top tier locally for Chinese American food. Since last year the quality has gone down on my last three trips here the chicken fried rice was bland and dry, the sweet and sour chicken also bland and dry and the coating falling off the bits of chicken. For the high price I really wish it would've kept the quality. Will not be frequenting anymore. read more

I took 15 of us and ended up in the hospital for 3 days with food poisoning from shrimp fried rice . No one else had it Thanksgiving . I called when I got home and all they said was too bad but nothing about the $500 I spent .so I will never return and it was a special place for us . The doctors said was the shrimp sadly . I was never so sick . I needed an ambulance also read more

The food was excellent and service was good. We got the egg rolls, Singapore noodles, sesame chicken and the beef with broccoli. All were excellent. I highly recommend this old school place. read more

We've driven by this restaurant several times on the way to Geneva downtown so stopped here this past Friday. It was definitely not all it was cracked up to be. Drink-wise - we got the Mai Tai and the Gen Ho special. Good fruity drinks that definitely had a kick. For starters - we got the shrimp rolls - which I thought were fine - providing you added the spicy mustard sauce. My hubby was not a fan of them at all. For entrees - we got the Ma La Double Delight (beef and scallops) and Great Khan Mongolian Beef. Both dishes said on the menu they were spicy - and even put it in capital letters. Uhm - not at all. We kept adding the mustard sauce or anything to add spice to it. I truly hate places that say "we're spicy - watch out!" but then no spiciness at all. Ignoring that part - my husband did not like the scallops/beef dish and I wasn't thrilled by mine. It was okay - but nothing we would ever go back to. read more

Classic Chinese at its best!! A step into the 1970's - and a delicious one at that. The shrimp and the stream beans were fantastic read more

Gen Hoe Restaurant - Schezuan Green Beans - Chinese Near Me - Geneva, Illinois

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Gen Hoe has by far the best egg rolls I've ever had! Highly recommend you try them. We had lunch and the food was outstanding and plenty to bring home. read more

Gen Hoe was my first experience with Chinese cuisine as a child and I've yet to find a better option in Chicago or San Francisco's Chinatown neighborhoods. And now as a marketing executive for one of America's most successful American Chinese QSR chains, I'm happy to report that Gen Hoe continues to delight. Beautiful flavor and texture without the heavy sweetness and greasiness typically found in American Chinese. Generous portions too. Well done! read more

Probably the worst dining experience we ever had. The only thing that saved us was our server who apologize for the incident. There was this old Asian guy who was arguing with everybody, talking really loud and making a scene. He seems like he doesn't care whatsoever because he just kept going and I feel bad for the other server that he was yelling at. The manager could have done something but he just let them do whatever they want. Not going back just a really bad experience read more

Absolutely some of the best Chinese food- not just in the area, but, that I have ever eaten. It is that good..... Pei Pa duck is one of my all time favorite poultry dishes thanks to Gen hoe- perfectly crispy on the outside and unbelievably juicy, tender, and flavorful on the inside! read more

We always loved their food. Ordered $65 worth last night and it was inedible. Orange chicken was so tough we couldn't bite through it. Fried rice had pork pieces that were dried out. Egg drop soup was slimy. Mongolian beef was chewy. Horrible meal that we threw out! read more

We visited a second time in the last month. The chicken kow was a bit salty, the servicer was ok, not attentive at all, charged incorrectly for tea, which should be included. The server brought us a bill with just the total written on it, I had to ask for a detail bill, and on top they added 20% which is not the correct practice for two people, instead it's a choice that we as consumers should make on the appropriate percentage and depending upon the service. read more

Great food always! Worth the drive from Wheaton! 10 stars.....have been coming here for over 40 years! The best!

I'm a frequent customer. Food quality is constentlly excellent. Wait-staff is also excellent and friendly. read more

Old school Chinese food. Fantastic! The service is great and the home made mustard is perfect.

Gen Hoe Restaurant in Geneva, Illinois offers some of the best prepared Chinese food in the area. The wait staff is extremely friendly and helpful. The prices are wonderful! Mrs. Lee, the owner, is very welcoming. The egg rolls are delightfully crispy on the outside with a shrimp, pork and veggie filling! The won tons dumplings, shrimp toast and shrimp rolls are excellent choices. Their Special Fried Rice is filled with shrimp, pork, vegetables and is a delight! You cannot go wrong with the any of the Cantonese Fried noodle entrees, any sweet and sour entrees or the Chicken Almond Ding. read more

The garlic eggplant entree was outstanding and my wife enjoyed her Mongolian beef entree. The starters were bowls of steaming hot, wonton soups. The wontons were plentiful (4) and delicious. The soup was full flavored. Pleasant service and atmosphere. read more

Sweet and sour chicken is the best EVER!!! Everything else I have had from Gen Hoe has been great too. HIghly recommended! read more

Human beef extra spicy is delicious, would recommend and the extra spicy Mongolian beef! Even take out was excellent

Horrible experience this evening when I ordered a large carry-out Gon Bow Gai Ding chicken for my wife and I asked it to be MILD. My wife doesn't like spicy food and when she found it to be spicy, I called the restaurant and the owner advised me that it was my fault. She said it comes spicy, hot, or mild which is still spicy unless I ordered it "NO SPICE". She then offered to remake the dish but she would be charging me. I replied, "I've been going there for decades (which she knew) but you'll never see me again". So instead of training her staff when they take the order and the customer states, "mild", to ask if they want some spice or no spice, she blames the customer and charges for their error. read more

Really good food amazing staff loved it so much would recommend the food was absolutely spectacular and the waiter I had was amazing truly a good night read more

WE DO NOT RECOMMEND YOU EAT THEIR Veggie EGG FOO YUNG AND THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS HORRIBLE! IF I COULD GIVE THEM ZERO STARS I WOULD! The veggie Egg Foo YUNG I ordered stunk and tasted like horrible stale oil. The gravy was made with that same horrible smelling and tasting oil and the Egg Foo young patties had this oil inside the patties. Could not eat this crap. Called the restaurant and GEN HOE the owner was confrontational, we went with the food which was most of that food and showed them. SHE acted like a nasty person and only gave me 15 bucks back which she shorted me 7 bucks for these barely eaten patties. IT has been a long time since I had a complaint but this time I must warn others about this place. read more

Good service and decent Chinese food but the sad fact is there are no good Chinese restaurants in the fox river Valley

Placed a take out order 7/20. Ordered Mongolian beef, Empress Beef and mooshoo pork and egg rolls. We ordered late picked up about eight. The only thing good was the egg rolls. The Mongolian beef was nothing like They served before - only mediocre at best. The mooshoo pork was large hunks of pork and it definitely was not empress beef that they provided. Will be a long time before I ever frequent establishment again. Liked the food in the past- but very disappointed in last order provided. read more

We decided to try this restaurant for lunch today. The egg rolls were pretty good, but the main dishes we ordered were just ok. We both felt like the chicken taste and consistency were similar to the vegetables in the dish. The chicken was easily cut with my fork, so I'm assuming this may be an msg issue. Our waiter and the staff were all very courteous, but I feel they could do a little better with the food quality. That being said, I feel this way about a lot of Chinese restaurants these days. read more

Old school Chinese American style. We always say we are going to try something new, but can't decide which favorite to skip!

Very nice restaurant plenty of parking and handicap accessible. Cloth tablecloths and cloth napkins make the atmosphere a little more upscale. The food is cooked made to order which means it is served hot and fresh. The servers are very attentive and you get exactly what you ordered. We had the youngest of the gentlemen serving and he could not have done a better job. They have a back room that can handle large parties. While we were there they had a baby shower with 50 people back there, however we wouldn't have known it based on how timely our food came out. read more

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Don't bother with this restaurant on a holiday. We placed an order on Christmas Eve. We were told the order would take 2 hours . We arrived past the 2 hours and they told it would still be another 40 minutes. They ran our credit card and then one hour later they told us it would be yet another 40 minutes. We ultimately cancelled the order and left. Thanks for ruining our holiday. I will never trust this restaurant again. read more

Meals are always delicious, Service by Raphael is exceptional!! Never disappointing !! read more

food was Ok.. we don't Have that many Chinese Restaurants to Pick from.. But Ive been to so Many .. so I know this one was Ok.. will definitely go again to try other Plates.. Maybe other Plates will be better.. read more

The food, service, and ambiance are top notch. The cleanliness of the restaurant is superb, and not a dust bunny anywhere! We hd the Shrimp w/Lobster sauce, Emperor's Chicken, Spicy Sautéed Green Beans, Egg rolls, Crab Ragoon, and a couple cocktails. Everything was delicious, and its my new favorite Asian restaurant! I won't be eating anywhere else foe the same cuisine! Just phenomenal! read more

Gen Hoe is a Geneva Institution know for good service and high quality food. I normally prefer Thai food to Chinese cuisine but I always stop here for the Vegetable Egg Rolls. The Egg Rolls here are amazing.They are about 2 dollars a piece . Someone was picking up an order of 72 Egg Rolls when my husband ran in to get our three!I cannot deny it I could eat these Egg Rolls every day for dinner. Try some even if you just grab them as take out like me! read more

My family loves coming here but I don't come here too often. This is Americanized Cantonese cuisine. This is not authentic. As an Asian American, we were the only Asians in the restaurant and this was on a very busy Friday evening. We ordered egg rolls, steamed tofu stuffed with shrimp, and a bird's nest with beef. Egg rolls were big, fresh, and tasty. The steamed tofu stuffed with shrimp is more like tofu with shrimp on top. Tofu was easy to cut, nice sauce, and shrimp was flavorful. This pairs well with white rice. The bird's nest with beef was a let down. The nest was too hard to cut, I had to use a knife to help break it apart. If you get this in Chinatown Chinatown, the nest is very easy to break with a spoon. Beef was cooked a little too long, not as tender as I would like. Portions were plentiful. Parking was easy to pull in. As Americanized Chinese food goes, this is mediocre for downtown Geneva. Your best options are to go to Aurora/Naperville for better quality Chinese cuisine. read more

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Great service best Asian Chinese in the area. Fair price plenty of food very good variety on menu Actual pictures of the food on the menu

Son's girlfriend, not from the area, had the Sesame Chicken and Egg Roll, raved about them. Said BEST EVER! Took Almond Cookies back home. She wanted none, didn't like Almond Cookies! Son said "just try a bite". Now she wants to order them in BULK. NO surprise to us, we have been loving Gen Hoe for over 40 years. Stopped in to order TO GO, ready in 15 minutes. read more