Was craving some Lo Mein and stopped by this place. I never been here, so a grabbed a menu and stepped to the side. I then realized the paper menu prices were outdated. All of the correct prices are posted on the counter. They have space for eating in. I ordered the beef lo mein and beef egg foo young and I also purchased some hot chili oil. Even though they were busy, I received my food promptly. Went home and the food was still plenty warm. The lo mein was good with mushrooms, carrots, bean sprouts, cabbage and green onions. The meat was tender and the portion, like their name was plenty for 2 meals. The egg foo young came with white rice and was my favorite. Fluffy patties with a good brown sauce (gravy). When I try a restaurant for the first time, I don't like to add any request because I want to taste it like it's normally prepared. My request next time would be more green onions. read more

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Ordered the fried shrimp and sweet sour chicken with extra chicken. Everything was greasy and fried to where the chicken and shrimp were hard as a rock. I tossed it all in the garbage. Won't be spending my money at this restaurant in the future. Do better! read more

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Food was just ok. It arrived very punctually (I did delivery) and was still very hot. There was just a funny after taste to the sesame chicken I ordered. The egg roll that came in the lunch special was soggy, but the separate side order of egg rolls was crispier. Just didn't care for the flavor of the egg rolls. I will say the portion size was very large. One lunch special could have fed 2-3 people in my opinion. So a good value for the price. read more

Plenty Chinese - Lunch special of sesame chicken, white rice and an egg roll. - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

It was a cockroach in my chicken fried rice and i called them to tell them about the situation and the person over the phone claimed it was not from them and proceeded to hang up on me thats really messed up for a restaurant to do so but they orange chicken is cool hopefully no foreign object gets on that as well read more

I've order from Plenty through GrubHub and it is fantastic! Honestly, the portion for the price is amazing and the sesame chicken is delicious. I also really liked the crab Rangoon. Highly suggest checking them out. Update: I found out they have a parking lot. I might have to go in one day to pick up! read more

Plenty Chinese - Crab Rangoon 6 and Egg Roll - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Hahahaha, it is so bad! Ordered general tsos chicken and it had shrimp in it, and my roommate has a shellfish allergy. Ordered one of the "hot and spicy" house specials and it wasn't even spicy in the least. Literally both of our dishes tasted the same. This place is an actual joke. Hahahahahahaha read more

Been a repeat customer for what must be 15 years now. Portions are always generous, especially for the lunch specials. Interior hasn't changed much over the years, which gives it a nice nostalgic feeling. read more

Ordered by accident and immediately cancelled, literally less than a minute and they still charged me and said they had already started "prepping" when I know they hadn't received it yet. That is just their policy - which if I had known, I wouldn't cancel since there is no purpose if you still pay! I would like to at least get the food I paid for but I can't even email them to make good on this unreasonable policy. Plenty Chinese: maybe reach out to send me the food I force-paid for so I can actually review that instead of this! read more

We found our new go-to carry-out (or delivery) spot and we couldn't be more pleased with Plenty! They have a pretty extensive menu, but our go to's are the lo mein and chicken fried rice. Both are super flavorful, but the lo mein is the standout for me! We also really enjoy the egg rolls. The food always arrives hot and the servings are HUGE! I can always count on having it for lunch the next day. I've never dined in, so I can't say much about atmosphere or service, but the handful of times we've ordered Plenty we've been super happy with our experience. read more

Solid neighborhood Chinese food with quick, friendly service. Decent moo shu pork, elevated by great Mandarin pancakes.

This was my first order, and I was so impressed with the quality of the food and the amount that was in the order. I had guests for lunch, and they were raving on how good the food was. Portions were large and very good. I will definitely order from them again & again. The only thing I would ask them for next time would be to include a paper menu for future orders. read more

The sweet and sour chicken was extremely over cooked. The batter was hard you could beat it on a table and would not break. The batter to meat ratio was 20:1. The chicken was literally a thin, short piece of dry meat inside of the batter. I could not even eat the chicken. I also had the shrimp fried rice which was good. This is now the 2nd occurrence of this meal in this manner. read more

Plenty Chinese - Sweet and sour chicken - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I been here 4 times food is ok not great but ok yesterday's i expend $35 when I pick up my order I ask the owner cook or werever it is..... for hot sauce he gives me 4 pk of soy sauce I ask him again for hot sauce he said in the bag ok when I came home I check the bag ready to eat and was more soy sauce wth I live few block from the place was thinking go back smh but soon I will bring the soy sauce to this greedy liar man read more

Plenty Chinese - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Plenty Chinese was A-OK in my book. This place hits my Americanized Chinese food spot. Located on the corner of Damen and Montrose, Plenty Chinese is easy to find, next to the Giordano's. For around $7, you get a choice of entree, with an egg roll and white/fried rice. I went with the mongolian chicken. I asked the person if it came with sauce or dry. He said dry. When I received it, it had sauce. The good thing is, it wasn't drenched in it. The entree wasn't too salty and overall, it was A-OK. Egg roll was decent.. and the white rice was the majority of the lunch special, which for me, was expected. Service was fast. The place seems to cater mostly for takeout, although the dining area was, like the restaurant's name says, plenty. There were individual tables (no, literally, individual tables; there was one single chair on a table) and group tables. Bring your friends, or come alone! If you're in the Ravenswood area, definitely check out Plenty Chinese, which doesn't require plenty of cash. read more

Update owner will not give a partial refund offered Yo bring all the food in - do not order from here much better in the. Area sorry I gave them a shot. worst food I have ever had- fried shrimp was double fried, rubbery chewed and only middle piece edible. Shrimp egg foo young was rubber and gross. Bbq pork smelled old - none of this was eaten. 35 bucks down the drain- read more

Plenty Chinese - Disgusting burnt fried shrimp 4-5 pc small order bbq pork and egg foo young not eaten yuck - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Typical, run-of-the-mill, strip mall FFC (fast food Chinese). Plenty serves plenty of food for a low cost if buying into their lunch specials. There isn't much special to the food preparation though. But you'll gain a crap load of food and enough to smash any appetite. It's unbelievable that lunch specials are still a mere $6.50 dollars and come with your choice of steamed rice or chicken fried rice and a (fat) egg roll. For the money, you're receiving what feels like a pound of food! The egg roll is passable, its contents have no flavor and you'll need to utilize the Chinese mustard with any other sauces to give its insipid flavor something to get it down. I am known to smash egg or spring rolls a-plenty. But this was so blah. When making egg rolls fresh, the veg ingredients should sing. This doesn't which makes me think these egg rolls have sat in the freezer or refrigerator a good long time. The food is intense with salty, sweet flavors and for those that love fast food Chinese, I think you'd enjoy it abundantly. But those that are looking to enjoy fresh preparations, fresh ingredients and such.. this is a hard miss. I tried the Tso's and the meat chunks were overcooked, hardened pieces en-robed in much batter and fried soft. The Tso's sauce is plentiful and goop-y, so it clings onto all the fried pieces. But if you slice into the goop, you'll see what I mean. Also sampled their "insert protein" in garlic sauce entree. A measure of sugar was added to this and it was too sweet. Garlic sauce entrees can be uber tasty if done with fresh vegetables and your choice of protein. Some beef pieces had a fight to them, others were gummy soft like it had been beaten with a mallet. One and done. read more

Okay so my first and last time ordering from that restaurant... !!! I ordered door dash and i got : Orange chicken -tasted so sour and super soggy not even a little crispy, also was 30% meat 70% soggy batter!!!! Beef and string beans - the beans were good but the beef thick and chewy!!And literally 4 pcs of beef ! Veggie rice- was the best thing from my order ( thanks God so at least i had some dinner)!!!!! Pot stickers -very weird filling some meat looked like raw and i had only one peas in mine so i just threw it away. So gross but the dipping sauce was so far the worst sauce I've ever tasted!!!!! Super flat flavor of both Chicken and veg- OMG that was the top of the grossness it was slimy and super thick sauce didn't tasted much thick weird chicken and a couple veggies around! Worst meal in a very long time !!!! Definitely don't recommend that business at all because for me that was the worst Chinese food I've ever had (and I thought that was Panda Express but that is even worse)!!!!!!!!!!!!! Next time I will check the reviews first obviously consistently the food and service suck! Also i took 2 hours to get my order and i live in Jefferson park!!!!! Don't waste your money , skip that restaurant!!!!! Shame for the restaurant business! That is clearly stealing money from the people!!!!! read more

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Well, what can we say. Plenty Chinese is an absolute dynamite option in Chicago's historic Ravenswood neighborhood. A hub for authentic, fresh and delicious Chinese cuisine, any customer that is lucky enough to walk into the doors will be welcomed with some of the best service in the city. Plenty Chinese is not only superior in taste and service, but also in value. I was floored by my experience and will continue to go to this restaurant for the rest of my life. There is PLENTY to love. -bex and christian read more

First Plenty experience.(Not so plenty) Mongolian beef , onions and gravy and a search For beef. Pot stickers and egg roll subpar. My advice, stay plenty away! read more

I was a first time customer. I'm a disabled senior with limited income. I decided to treat myself. I ordered a lunch meal with an extra 2 orders of egg rolls. The food arrived warm. It was very bland. The egg rolls were almost burnt and warm. Tasted old. Like they been around for awhile.Most likely reheated etc Anyway I ate a little and requested to take it home. When I arrived home the owner who waited on me btw did not put my entire meal into the container. I hardly ate my food as I said and I expected more which I mean was on my plate. It wasnt there. Just fried rice. No gravy with the egg Foo young and no egg Foo young. Not only that no sauces were inside the bag for the 4 egg rolls. They apparently don't like disabled Seniors like myself. Just a heads up to all of you who want to know about customers experiences with this establishment. I did call and all he said was that he's sorry. Sorry? I'll never frequent this establishment again. read more

Definitely a good go to for take away or delivery. I've been ordering from here for years after a friend referred me. Food has always been consistent and never bland. Go to dishes for me: orange chicken, Kung Pao Chicken, chicken fried rice and egg rolls. read more

Plenty Chinese - Kung Pao Chicken, Egg Rolls 2 - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The Hubs and I have ordered frim Plenty numourous times (since my former go-to China Dragon-may she rest in peace) closed. The veggies are wonderfully fresh, the chicken dishes are fantastic and they *always* get my complicated ("on the side is big thing with you") right/perfect. Highly recommended. read more

Just ordered delivery from UberEats. Delivery was fast and no complaints. The food .... I ordered sweet and sour chicken. Chicken tasted old and cooked for a second time. Coated in very thick greasy coating. Very greasy. Also pieces are more like the size of chicken strips, not bite sized... not enjoyable to eat. The sweet and sour sauce tastes old too. Ordered potstickers. They are fine. Probably won't order here again. Better food elsewhere. This feels like eating a bucket of sugar, salt, fat read more

Plenty is not very expensive and the portions are well sized. Plus if you order $20, you get 2 free eggrolls or 2 free crab rangoon - woot woot! So all the food is slightly above decent but I wouldn't go all the way to saying it's great. I've tried their eggrolls, crab rangoon, lemon chicken and orange chicken and enjoyed them all. Ordering Chinese is tough around me because it's either get it way cheap at somewhere akin to Plenty or cough up the extra funds and have truly delicious Chinese. Whenever I decide to go with the former, Plenty fits my bill just fine. They always have good service, fast delivery and have always got my order right! :) read more

Plenty Chinese - Eggrolls - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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My excitement for Chinese food was quickly crushed by the reality of my delivery. I ordered the Szechuan vegetables, which I anticipated would include baby corn and pea pods and maybe some broccoli, and which was advertised as spicy. What I got was 80% bamboo shoots and green peppers, 20% mushrooms, and in a gelatinous gravy that was sweet with only minimal heat. I also ordered the salt and pepper tofu, something that would normally not have caught my attention but for the multiple mentions in Yelp reviews. This, too, was advertised as spicy but was only salty. Also it seemed as though it had almost a batter or something and it was a bit gooey. Which I neither expected nor enjoyed. The vegetable egg foo young was great in spite of a heavy gravy. read more

The food isn't great. I had pad Thai and all I could taste was salt. The crab rangoons and egg rolls are mainly dough. Wasn't my favorite Chinese restaurant. read more

This is my new go-to delivery spot for Chinese food! This is my third time ordering from Plenty and I am not disappointed. I got the General Tso's chicken combination plate and the portion is so huge and packed with amazing flavor. Usually some Americanized Chinese spots have bland fried rice, but theirs is so tasty. The crab rangoon I ordered is a little over fried, but I'm not too put off by it. If you want great food fast that you can enjoy today AND tomorrow, order from Plenty! read more

Plenty Chinese - General Tso s Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Just had there food for the first time last week and loved it everything was tasty can't wait to order again.

I've ordered from here a few times and overall I'd say it's just ok. Everything has been decent but not great. The one exception is the egg drop soup which is excellent. read more

Ordered through GrubHub for delivery on Christmas Eve, obviously a busy night but something you'd think places would be prepared for. 6:50pm - order placed with ETA by 8:00. 8:35 - call restaurant to check status. Told that it is on the way. 9:15 - no food and now the app says it was delivered. Contact GrubHub. 9:30 - GrubHub replies and says the restaurant has canceled the order because they are too busy. "Sorry for any inconvenience" Ended up having to go pick up pizza from Rosati's at 10:15. For my trouble I got a 10% discount from GrubHub. Merry Christmas indeed. read more

This place is just down right not good. Anything that we ordered that was fried, tasted like it was leftover from the previous night and thrown back in the fryer and cooked to a an mich too well done crisp. The general tsos chicken was mostly just overly crunchy thick batter, and the pot stickers wrapper was also way too thick. Will not ever order from here again and I discourage anyone else from wasting their money read more

Great place to go for Chinese food. Portions are well sized and the dinner specials also include egg rolls. Quick turn around for ordering to go. Fantastic almond cookies read more

I went here a couple of years ago with my partner when he just had moved into the area. It was horrible. Every time I drive by I say, "Do you want to go to that gross Chinese place?" (We both shake our heads and laugh.) That was a couple of years ago, I hope that it got a whole lot better since then. It was so bad we threw our food out after a few bites and went to a local taco place. You can't mess up tacos, right? read more

Food was very tasty that's a 5 rating!! Delivery driver "GERMAN" was courteous, on time (early actually) and respected the social distancing and mask protocol another 5 star rating! PROBLEM: Restaurant used the wrong type of container for the food. Styrofoam containers were bent out of shape making it almost impossible for container to lay straight once placed over your table/desk- food literally dripped right out! Ordered hot sauce, received OIL with like 4 red pepper flakes. Not a big deal .50 cents- but I expect sauce not oil! When I called restaurant, there was an excuse for the hot sauce, there's oil and paste (no such option on grubhub) and it seemed the blame was placed on the driver instead of the actual container-form of delivering the food. read more

Reliably good fried rice! Good egg rolls too. This has been my go-to lunch spot for a few months now. Only thing I wish was different is the shrimp - should be deveined. I know it's technically not dangerous to eat the digestive tract, but it looks and smells gross. Otherwise good food and great portions. Prepare to have leftovers! read more

Best egg drop soup ever! I order from this place bc I love their soup so much but decided to order something different. I am super picky so I was surprised when I loved the beef broccoli I chose. read more

Food was okay, only had it from delivery but it isn't something I would go out of my way to get

I fell for the DoorDash trap. Don't do it- those reviews can only be farmed. The chicken was inedible. Tasted like straight vinegar.

I order from plenty Chinese pretty frequently. Their food quality is always good and the prices are perfect. I love getting the lunch and dinner specials which come with an entree, rice option and an egg roll. Their potstickers are some of my favorite that I have had n the city! read more

This is my go to Chinese restaurant to order from on DoorDash. The food is always prepared quickly and very good!