Carpentersville has a few okay Chinese restaurants, and this is one that's pretty basic but not as…read morebad as it looks to be honest. It was actually a lot better than it seemed like. New China is located in a shopping center close to things like a Wal-Mart. Even so, forget about the image before you try it. The food we got was better than it looks in a few pictures. After placing a to go order, I came. It was pretty empty inside, as in no customers were actually inside. They were only accepting to go orders, so that's why. Basic kind of Chinese American items. We got the Fried Tofu With Vegetables. It's about $10 for the only portion. This is the kind of Chinese place that only has the one portion for tofu items, and it's large enough for two. It wasn't bad for all that honestly, helped because there was a lot. This was kind of greasy but okay. Getting orders from here isn't that bad except for those wanting dining in. It's only to go orders. The dining room isn't anything special anyway though.

A carry out restaurant with a couple of dining room chairs. People stream in and out for take out…read morepretty steady. Excellent Canton food. Lunch specials are large and affordable. It's pretty hard to like everything on any restaurant menu, but I have eaten about 8 or 10 different meals and they were all good! Twice cooked pork might be one of the best items. It's my go to. Loaded with pork and kow cut veggies in a mildly spicy brown sauce. Wait staff is always friendly and the food comes out fast.

The orange chicken and fried rice were delicious! It all had great flavor. The staff were pretty…read morefriendly I would definitely recommend trying!

Had some better than expected Chinese food in Elgin. It looks like a dump from the outside, but…read morerest 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.

White Pearl delivers Thai cuisine that feels rooted in authenticity, with bold flavors and the kind…read moreof real spice that doesn't hold back. The heat is layered and intentional, and even the small detail of the hot pepper garden behind the restaurant adds to the sense that the kitchen genuinely cares about its craft. The only hesitation is the pricing, which trends noticeably high. Still, when the food carries this much flavor and character, it's easier to understand where the value comes from.

I'm always seeking out new to me places and I've heard of this spot from other friends for many…read moreyears and just recently had the chance to visit. I wish I would've visited sooner! This spot is not much for ambience inside or outside but on the day of my visit they had brisk takeout and the dining room was packed...real quick. I'm sure a lot of folks go here for the Chinese menu items but I was there for the Lao goodies! They did not disappoint! We had the fried meat balls; a mixed app plate with chicken wings, Lao sausage, and beef jerky; lap beef; and a healthy serving of sticky rice (ok maybe we had 2 to sop up the lap beef). Flavors were on point. Medium spice had us excited and rolling at the same time as it got spicier throughout the meal for the lap...but it was so good! I can't wait to go back and try more! Service was friendly and attentive. Parking was easy since they have their own lot.

Haven't eaten here for a while but the soups and Kung pao beef were excellent. Maybe a new cook?…read more We'll de ordering here more often. Give it a try.

Placed an order online and will say absolutely disappointed with my order and service…read more Upon arrival the wait was short. I paid automatically with a credit card. Then my food is brought out but before I can leave I'm told that they made a mistake on line with pricing and I owe them $0.75 more which I did not care and gave them $.08 but I wonder if they owed me the $.75 if they would be so willing to give it back to me. Then the owner comes out and starts taking my food out. If you place an order $50 or more you get an appetizer for free. our previous visit they forgot it and we were told the next time when we place an order to remind them and they will give us one. So since this order was over $50, I got one appetizer for free plus the appetizer that they forgot about last time. The owner comes out and starts digging out the additional appetizer. You only get one you only get one. Which I nicely explained to her that they owed us two. Very unpleasant woman. But the disappointment comes when I get home and opened all of the containers. Mongolian beef was horrible. It's called Mongolian beef because it's supposed to have beef . The dish is 90% onion couple noodles throw in and a little bit of beef ....just horrible. Same thing with other two meals where you had majority of vegetables and no meats or shrimp. Very disappointed with the order. They are becoming hidden and miss restaurant. You never know if you're gonna get a good order or a crappy order like we got today.

Take out only. This…read moreis one of our favorite Chinese food locations. Food is always piping hot and flavorful. We ordered the Mongolian Beef, Special Fried Rice and Crab Rangoon. The Mongolian Beef here is the best in the surrounding area! They have a small sitting area where you can wait for your food. Same lady every time you call or go in, not sure if it's a language barrier or not, but she came off as bothered when we asked for a to go menu.

I have been ordering from Gilbert's kitchen for seven years. I think that the food is very good…read more The only problem I have going to Gilbert's kitchen and ordering from them is the lady that rings you up and takes orders on the phone. I don't know if she's the owner or not however, her personality is to be desired. She acts very bitchy to her clients. I've experienced this personally several times. It's a huge turn off. It makes me wanna order from somewhere else. In which I have just not to deal with her. But I have to say the food is good. Sometimes it seems rather expensive. Today for three people the order came to $75. And it is takeout only no delivery.

Basic looking Chinese restaurant in Algonquin. China Dragon 1 is pretty sketchy even for strip mall…read morestatus to be honest. It has a minimal dining area with only a few tables. Cluttered with boxes of supplies and junk. The food is really cheap at least. A restaurant that is bare bones. It's one of those strip mall Chinese restaurants that is similar to all the others. This one makes the others look fantastic though. Had a part of the dining area closed off. There were only a few available tables. It's about $8 for an entree. The one here for vegetarians is the Tofu Vegetables. Sounds generic. This has mushrooms and pea pods. A lot more to get if wanting something more authentic. There's pad Thai as well as many others. For sure it actually is one of the best Asian restaurants around here. It's located in the plaza with the post office. They're closed Tuesdays.

We have been big supporters of China dragon for about 8 years now through Covid and all - telling…read moreeveryone we know and the Mchenry food critic site that they are the best bringing in multiple additional customers...Tonight we dropped $130 on food. We got the order delivered by uber because that was the only option for delivery China dragon had. Our order was missing items I called the restaurant asking if it was there and got left behind. I had to repeat what I had in front of me as food twice and then was cut off and told it's An uber issue and I have to deal with them! I WAS going to ask for them to make the items missing and I would have picked it up - instead after that statement I was hung up on. We will no longer be ordering from China dragon. Horrible customer service is not ok.

When living in Elgin, Fortune House was my go-to Chinese restaurant. I'd order through the app and…read moremy always tasty food would typically be ready in a very short while I usually ordered sesame chicken or orange chicken with pork fried rice... the rice was as much of a star of the show as the chicken, full of vegetables along with the pork and rice. Not much in terms of ambiance, you walk in, get drinks from their cooler before getting your food promptly handed to you at the time it was ready (there is a little seating at the Schaumburg location if memory serves me right), and walk out knowing you're going to have a tasty meal at home at a very reasonable price. Fortune House, you are missed.

I must preface this by saying that this review isn't about the food, which is actually very good…read morebut rather about their outrageous prices. I've been here a few times now, and the costs just keep climbing. While the food is tasty, inflation has clearly hit them hard. I recently ordered sesame chicken, hot and sour soup, pepper steak, and walnut shrimp, and the bill came out to nearly $70. I remember when Chinese takeout was both cheap and good. At these prices, I'd honestly rather go to P.F. Chang's and get the full sit-down experience and service. I never thought I'd say this, but this local takeout spot is officially pricing me out!

Hong Kong Chef quietly does what great neighborhood staples do -- it delivers, consistently. The…read morefood is flavorful, dependable, and a step above what many expect from local Chinese takeout. In a region with plenty of options, this is the one that stands out. Simply put, it's the best Chinese in the area.

Our first time carryout here and we thought the food was pretty good & had good value: two egg…read morerolls, 2 entrees and a soup for $33 after tax. It's in the small details when they overstuffed our seafood fried rice container ($11), accommodated that I wanted it without soy sauce (I've been on a fried rice kick sans soy sauce lately - it's less sodium and I feel like I could taste ingredients better). I really enjoyed the seafood fried rice. It had calamari, imitation crab meat, shrimp, and onions. It was a perfect blend without too much salt or oil, and to top it of-- the rice was soft. I really dislike it when Asian restaurants make hard rice, or let the rice it too long because you can always tell when the rice is getting stale. My hubby was craving Garlic chicken ( small size for $8). We were quite hungry so we had already began eating before I realized I didn't take pictures of the rest of the food. By the time I took a photo the garlic chicken has already been half eaten. I liked that it had a little zing to it with chili peppers flakes, and has a little sweetness to it which goes perfectly on top of white rice. My favorite part of this dish is that the chicken was moist and soft. I can't enjoy a dish when the chicken is overcooked as that makes the chicken really dry. They had the perfect big, fat eggrolls - two for $5.25. The homemade apricot sauce was on point -- 10 out of 10. Not too many place have great homemade eggroll sauce offered with eggrolls. And we're not talking about the sweet-and-sour sauce packets. Those are not the same thing! For us Chinese and Asians it's all about the sauce and my husband is super picky about it. That's how you tell it's legit eggrolls. He approves of this sauce. We only wish that they gave us two servings of it versus one because I quickly ate 2/3 of the small sauce container for my eggroll and he wasn't too happy. Lastly, we had the hot and sour soup (large size $6). The ingredient were fine, but I have to say it was too salty and missed a mark on the sour. Finding the right balance makes the sauce for me. I judge a lot of places by their soups. This one was close but I have to take off a star for that. Overall, this was a satisfying meal and it didn't break the bank. We will be back to try more dishes. I saw that on their menu, they have seafood boil, and I'll be interested in checking that out in the future. I also need to remember to take more pictures of food before my hunger sets in.

I have only been one time. The food was fine. I had no problems. I picked it up. The people were…read morevery friendly.

I order from them at least once a week. Mostly delivery. I've never had an issue with any order…read more Food tastes great! They treat me like family.

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I've been looking for a good Chinese restaurant in this area for a while. This is the best takeout…read moreChinese food in this area. I only got the shrimp fried rice and shrimp egg foo young. I will say that the gravy is pretty salty but that just means you need to use a little on your food. The flavor overall is really good and it doesn't have any MSG, for my understanding. So that's a big deal for me.