Ordered delivery from here. Fantastic Chinese food! Great quality and flavors. We ordered chicken chow Metin and the general Tsos chicken. We would definitely order again! read more

Food, selection and many dishes that were very unique to your usual Asian restaurants. Great service very clean. read more

This place is a cute little gem! It's brand new, the restaurant inside is super cute, and it's in a convenient location. The food portion sizes are HUGE! Please refer to the photos of the food AFTER we stuffed ourselves. The Stir Fry is great, every single vegetable is cooked perfectly and tastes great. The Chow Mein is never ending and very filling. The Scallion pancakes are good, but a little dry so we dipped it into chili sauce and soy (separately obviously) and that helped. The crab Rangoons were good, but definitely order a few because they're a little smaller. The filling is SUPER creamy though and they're the perfect shape! The teas were also great, the classic milk tea is definitely the winner though! Overall, GREAT spot for takeout and we'll definitely be back! read more

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Amazing service. The food is delicious. I really enjoyed the Napa Cabbage Pork Dumplings and the Home Style Stir-fried Pork. The servings are very large so bring your appetite or a friend. read more

SY Chef - The Home style Stir-fried Pork - Chinese Near Me - Lisle, Illinois

Our new favorite spot in the suburbs! Everything here is so delicious, you should try the whole menu. We love the hand pancake (so flaky!), the eggplant with potato and pepper is AMAZING, and the spicy fish dishand sesame noodle are delectable. read more

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Some or the best Chinese food i've ever had. Better quality and price than any restaurant in Chinatown in chicago. I got a Lunch special for $10 read more

SY Chef - Chinese Near Me - Lisle, Illinois

What a delightful little restaurant! It's small, but pleasantly laid out with about 8 or 9 tables. We live in Lisle, but discovered it only yesterday, even though it's been around for a couple of years now and we drive past it frequently. The staff is attentive, and helpful with suggestions. The food tastes very good - yes, it's Chinese, but there's something about the preparation and that strikes a good chord. We ordered the dumplings and the Stir fry eggplant with peppers and potatoes. Being partial to potatoes myself, it was a very plesant surprise to find them in a Chinese dish - and the taste and texture went well together. As an aside, the hot pepper oil on the side looks like the regular stuff you get at any chinese restaurant, but it has a uniquely pleasing taste, too. Definitely worth making it one of my regular go-tos. PS: I forgot to add earlier - I asked them what the "SY" stood for. It is an abbreviation for the city the Chef comes from, ShenYang, a city in the far north east part of China. It evidently has a different cuisine compared to Schezuan, Cantonese or Hunan, which might explain the subtle diffference in taste. read more

This is our favorite authentic Chinese restaurant in the area. It is really unassuming from the outside but a hidden gem for us! The food portions are pretty good and the selection is really nice! We each have different favorites, mine is the cumin lamb and my Chinese wife likes the stir fried intestine. Her and her sister always order a combo for the next day's lunch. read more

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This place is amazing. We have been looking for a good Chinese restaurant. They serve authentic food without all the fillers like onions and so many green peppers. The BBQ Pork, Basil Chicken were incredible! A must order! So fresh and flavorful. read more

Legit wok-hei. Really liked the stir fry chicken. But everything else was good too. We got the napa and pork dumplings. A chicken noodle dish. Not too many seats so the place can fill up fast. Parking seems a little narrow to move the car around in but in the end wasn't an issue. A decent alternative to Chinatown and not having to drive too far if you're out west. read more

Amazing and wholesome. Food is authentic and amazing tasting. Perfect balance of savory, sweet, and spicy items. The boba is also very fresh and the strawberry milk tea is divine and uses actual strawberries and not just flavoring or powdered stuff. Can't recommend this enough!! read more

Best Chinese restaurant in the area, better than Xi'an cuisine which makes everything unnecessarily spicy. Very authentic. Good service too.

Good food, pleasant service, & reasonable prices. Can dine in or take out. They have 2 different menus, 1 in English and 1 in Chinese (with no translations) read more

Lunch specials are generous, waitstaff very nice.

Tasty Chinese place with generous pricing and large portions. Servers were friendly as well!

Had high hopes based on all the positive reviews. But we didn't like it and the portions were kinda small.

Best Chinese food in the area! Quality food! Cooked the right way. Fresh and tasty. Great service, great food! Great take away spot. read more

The bomb. Authentic, delicious, amazing, huge portions. Noodles were so good and thick

It's kind of a new Chinese restaurant. I like the food and the price is reasonable. Will be back.

Have been here several times since they opened & altho they've tweaked their original menu a bit since they opened the food has been consistent. They no longer offer two or three entrees w/their lunch specials but I admit so far all the items I've ordered from when they opened to now has been good. Fried rice; cumin lamb; stir fried shrimp with vegetables & dumplings are by far my fav! Oh ya love the stir fried broccoli w/garlic. Not so much a fan of the egg drop soup; crab Rangoon & egg roll~ not bad but not anything to crave getting again. Smoothies are really delicious & I've ordered take out as well eat in. Great sign when you see patrons dining in that are also Asian since I feel is a good indication that the food is authentic to the origin of region ~ not to mention I too am mixed with Asian. The young woman that works in there is so sweet & helpful not to mention she works hard. Not sure if she's related to the owners but has been there since they opened. A Great addition to the neighborhood & definitely worth EATING here whether you dine in or do carry out! Ambiance is simple & space is big enough with a few tables for one or two seating or even larger for 6-8. read more

Had a great fried rice here! Incredibly tasty and savory. I also had Ma Po Tofu, this I was less happy with, but overall quite content.

I have ordered lunch specials and regular menu food, plus their specialty drinks. I am not an expert on Chinese food, but I believe they specialize in Northern Chinese cuisine, lot of dumplings and some lamb dishes. I have tried the Napa Cabbage and Pork dumplings and Shrimp Egg and Chive dumplings. Very good. You can order per piece, a dozen, and they offer bulk frozen dumplings. I also tried their Yang Zhou fried rice. The portion is huge. This is not your American Fried Rice. Not dark, but tasty. Has minced ham cubes, shrimp, peas, carrots, egg, and scallion. I really liked it. The Crab Rangoon is good. They sell them by the piece. Their gegrillt taste like buffet egg rolls, so they probably aren't made in house. Their lunch specials are inconsistent. I ordered Orange Chicken twice. The first time, it was the best Orange Chicken I've had anywhere, second time, it tasted like it came off of a Chinese buffet. Even the fried rice was sub par. Dark brown, no veggies at all and tasteless. They used to serve soup with the lunch specials but last time I ordered it was not included. The soup was not memorable, anyway...Drinks are very tasty. They use real fruit in them. I would stop in just for a smoothie or a fruit tea on a hot day. Over all, I really like this place and hope they stick around Lisle, since this is at least the third Asian food place that's been in this spot since we moved here in 2015. read more

The food was extremely tasty. I had stir fried string beans with chow mein, my husband had a pork dish, and we shared an order of vegetarian dumplings. This is the first Chinese food I've had in this area that tasted really good and not Americanized. The restaurant is nice and the wait staff was very efficient. My only complaint is that the food was too oily. We will be back to try other dishes. read more

Stopped in here for lunch based on the elk reviews and it did not disappoint! The honey grapefruit tea was delicious and the shrimp, pork and chive dumplings were very good as well. The curry chicken and lamb with onions were delicious, well-spiced but not hot. We will definitely be back when we're in the area! read more

If you are looking for authentic Chinese cuisine- this is the place. First impression was how clean the space was and the waitress was very kind. I ordered the colorful cold noodles, General Tso chicken, and Kong Pao shrimp. Very fresh ingredients. I can honestly say it is the best Chinese food I have ever had. read more

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It was very clean, and the food was good as well as the excellent service. We were apprehensive at first, it's a hole in the wall but we were pleasantly surprised. The food was delicious, loved the pot stickers, my picky kids ate all of them so I was happy about that. I highly recommend it. read more

This place must've changed owners in the past month because the food I ordered tasted completely different. Fried rice was dark brown, Mongolian beef was not fresh. Menu changed and got more expensive. Bummer. read more

Food was really delicious and very well priced for the huge portions. Staff was very kind and the place was very clean.

Went for lunch after reading the yelp reviews. Yummy find! We had the pork and shrimp dumplings, veggie and chive dumplings, Mongolian beef, kung pao chicken and chicken fried rice. read more

Placed an order by phone and they were super friendly. We ordered a cumin beef and bubble tea and they were both ready for pick-up when I came. The staff are super friendly. The beef was delicious, but it was a bit spicy and got a little too much after a couple bites in. Regardless, still delicious and definitely would come back for the delicious food and quick service. read more

Good quality Chinese food. A little pricey but worth it if you're looking for better tasting and better ingredients.

Wide Cold noodles so good, fish and eggplant very tasty as well. Our go to Chinese spot!

Food is always very fresh and flavorful. Different than typical Chinese food we've had in the area. Think we've found our new go to spot!

The food was great we ordered orange chicken and the sauce actually tasted like orange and didn't have a lot of breading. The lady attending us was kind and respectful, great service. The ambiance is nice. read more

The food is delicious... a little place but very clean and organized.. we randomly found this place after we got disappointed with another restaurant service.. we were surprised that this place food is really good.. definitely recommend others to try.. read more

It takes time and a lot of hit and miss experiences to FINALLY find an amazing, authentic, and favorite Chinese restaurant. First clue it's a great restaurant: there is a special, chalk-board menu which has specials written only in Chinese. Second, people who know what really good food is frequent this place and I see a lot of takeout orders leave in the short time I spend waiting for my order (made in person). Third, I know what authentic Chinese food tastes like (i.e. not overly "Americanized" to cater to people who don't have a clue what good Chinese dishes are), and this place is IT. I really can't see anyone being disappointed trying the food here. Come and see for yourself! read more

Ordered a chicken dish everyone got sick from it the other food items we ordered were nothing special .I have been having a hard time getting good quality Chinese food these days. won't be going back read more

Great service, reasonably priced and good portions. We had the orange chicken and Mongolian beef off the lunch menu. Will return for dinner soon. read more

Everything lovely! Great food and great service. We had pork dumplings, mongolian beef, and shrimp with vegetables. All were perfect! So happy to have found this place!! read more

What a nice surprise. I've been looking for a good Chinese restaurant in the area and decided to give SY Chef a try. The food was fantastic. We ordered chicken and beef and crab Rangoon's and eggrolls, and everything was extremely flavorful and cooked to perfection. Great service and very nice and clean dining area. I highly recommend. read more