Szechwan Palace

This place is as described: charming, friendly and great food-had the spicy cashew chicken lunch-…read moreand I will be back!

We like the reviews, on the hunt for good chinese food in the McHenry Area. this is not it. Tried…read moreNew China, China Taste, and China Town. They seem to all be about the same quality of food. We get our favorites in hopes to find a winner. If You know of one please help.

New China take-out in McHenry

My kids love the soup

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General Tso's chicken (medium spicy) with rice and an egg roll. Take note of the real hot mustard!!!

China Taste

3.4(34 reviews)

4.3 mi

HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!! Best Chinese food that we have had in a VERY LONG TIME! The pea-pods were so…read morefresh and sweet. The beef was so tender, perfectly seasoned and plenty of it. Perfect house fried rice! They had Cantonese noodles, which I love! I normally won't eat fortune cookies, but these, and the almond cookies, were some of the best I have ever had Great manager! We will be regulars!

The food was delicious! We had steamed dumplings and Sesame Chicken. Everything was hot and ready…read morein 15 minutes. Great place!

ChinaTown

4.3(23 reviews)

16.4 mi

Great place to get Chinese food as far as being in Harvard. It's not like there's any better…read moreoptions. ChinaTown is a typical looking strip mall Chinese restaurant with an interior that's bare. Of course there's a few tables, but there's not much else. The food is what makes it good, or at least as good as it gets for this town. Among the fast food chains on this stretch is this place, one of the few that is local. It's in a plaza with a Rosati's and Subway. The choice was either a local pizza chain with a ton of locations, a worldwide sandwich chain with millions of locations, or this. Being kind of food snobby, we chose here. It's quite ironic to call eating at this place snobby. It's about $9 for an entree. There's a few vegetarian choices, including the Bean Curd In Home Style. Even though it wasn't spicy, you can add a bit of heat. That really helped make it, and there was quite a bit on the plate for the okay price. Could come here again if in town and wanting Chinese. It's about the only option. There's the typical items like beef and chicken, as well as bean curd for vegetarians.

The food is always good, and the egg rolls are tasty, even if they're much smaller than expected.read more

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Chinatown Harvard

Sze Chuan Restaurant

4.2(405 reviews)

37.7 mi

I should have eaten at Sze Chuan ages ago. I was told it was amazing. I even lived very near to it…read morein the past. It's been on my list, but I didn't go. That was an error. The restaurant is in a tucked away strip mall and is modest in size and decor. The strip mall also contains hidden treasures like a Chinese bakery/BBQ and an Asian store. We went early on a Saturday evening with friends. The service was excellent, although with some staff there were language hurdles. No matter - everyone made it work and we were left with an abundance of amazing food at a reasonable price. Wine and beers are served, as well as smoothies and other non-alcoholic drinks. BF ordered crab rangoon as a starter, which was good. He liked it more than I did, but it was nice and crispy. I just didn't think it compared to other dishes. My vegetable egg roll was very good as well, but nothing terribly unique. He went bold on the entree and ordered the pork intestine and blood cake dish. He really enjoyed it and said it was quite spicy. The portions are generous and he did bring a lot home. I ordered the homestyle tofu, which normally has pork. I got it without to make it vegetarian friendly. The textures were very good and the sauce was intensely flavorful, but mild. I also ordered a supplementary dish of braised mushrooms and Shanghai greens. Everyone at the table enjoyed this dish, particularly the greens, which are a variety of bok choy, called pac choy. The mushrooms were wonderful, with the texture of wood ears. I also had plenty of leftovers to eat the next day. Our friends ordered the Szechuan spicy pork dumplings and they got rave reviews. My cousin did say they were not overly spicy. She went on to order the sizzling black pepper beef, which she said was good, but not nearly as unique or deeply flavored as the other dishes. Her husband ordered the pork intestine with clear noodles, which he enjoyed but said was extremely spicy. He did leave a lot of sauce behind since it was so hot. He also had the ox tendon and maw in spicy sauce, which came with chopped peanuts on top. He seemed really pleased with that dish. We agreed that we would happily go back to explore the menu more. Everything was excellent and I thought the prices were generally quite reasonable, especially for the quantity of food. I do wish the menu had more descriptive text, so I could familiarize myself with the dishes. The choices are many and overwhelming and the menu is huge. I'd also love to see a symbol for vegetarian options since it's very hard to know otherwise and many of the vegetable dishes included pork or other meat. As we left the restaurant was getting increasingly busy with people waiting by the door for seats. This is a popular place for good reason.

Sze Chuan is still one of my top 3 favorite Chinese restaurants in the Milwaukee area. It seems…read morethey are always busy, but the staff also does a good job getting guests seated, managing the wait list, getting food served and tables turned without rushing the guests. The Spicy Pork Dumplings have become my go-to appetizer, and the fried spring rolls are also very good. On a most recent visit, we ordered hot pot. Our server brought us the sheet to make our selections. You can choose from mild broth, spicy broth, or half tray of each. The spicy is pretty hot with lots of red chili peppers soaking in it, so I scooped out the chili peppers to keep rhe flavor but lessen the impact on my palate. For 2 guests, I recommend choosing 3 items from the list, maybe 2 protein and one veggie or 2 veggie and one protein to start. You can order more if you finish and need more. This is in addition to the two appetizers you will choose, which is included with rhe hot pot dinner. It's a great value! Sze Chuan remains on my short list of go-to's for Chinese dining, and I look forward to my next visit, whenever that may be.

HOT POT!! It's fun, you dunk the meats into the broth. If you like it spicy the hot side has some zing!!

Ox Tendon & Maw in Spicy Chili Sauce

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Crab rangoon

China Town

4.3(17 reviews)

43.5 mi

Food is consistently fantastic. The people are so nice, and the prices are right. Love this place.read more

Great friendly service and food. If you haven't tried the garlic shrimp with 3.00 extra chicken you…read moreare missing one of their best dinners.

Szechuan chicken. And fried rice. Absolutely killer!

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Plum Garden

3.5(438 reviews)

9.6 mi

Excellent staff! I ordered thru door dash, and the driver left 80% of my order behind. When I…read morecalled to let the staff know what happen they went above and beyond and brought me my full order them selves. Was highly appreciated. 5 stars!!

I feel that 3.5 stars is really pushing it here. I gave Plum Garden 3.0 and it's probably slightly…read moregenerous. Service was good and atmosphere was pretty cool. Food on the other hand...mid. Not bad Chinese food but not good either. On top of that, we got the lunch "specials". Not quite sure what was special about them because it certainly wasn't the price. Expect to pay between $16-$20 plus the cost of a drink for your meal. Much better choices in the surrounding areas is all I'm saying.

Beautiful bar area

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Nice small bar before entering the dining area.

Sabai Sabai Thai Cuisine

3.9(257 reviews)

10.2 mi

Another delicious meal. The fresh spring rolls with the peanut sauce were fresh and not overly…read morenoodle-y. The fish cakes were deliciously spices with fresh herbs and lemongrass. The pad cha gai could have been a little spicier for my taste but flavor was great. My hubs devoured the tiger cry beef and was very very happy he tried it. Also their Thai tea was not too sweet. Everything was on point and our server was lovely. Food came out fast and fresh. Yum yum! My only small criticism was the porch was a little hot and muggy after the rain, would have appreciated a fan. But my fault for not asking!

Talk about a surprise of delightful proportions. I was in town for a wedding and looking for more…read moreinteresting culinary experiences than the land of dairy seemed to offer. Enter Sabai Sabai Thai Cuisine. I ordered the following (via delivery- I was busy and didn't have time for sit-down) - miso soup, salad with ginger dressing, crab cake, mackerel roll, salmon skin roll, and yum woonsen. I wanted to assure I had leftovers in case I wasn't fulfilled following the wedding. The miso had a wonderful smokiness from the bonito dashi and was a warming, palate whetting, brilliant start to my meal. I was bowled over by my sushi. I loved the compliment between my two rolls. Sweet mackerel and green onion with the crunchy, fatty texture from the salmon skin roll. The crab cake was ABSOLUTELY delicious and balanced and I only wish there was more than one to an order. My noodles and salad in the late night, post-wedding was the perfect spicy and fresh snack. All in all, an umami lovers dream. I couldn't offer an assessment of the service or ambiance in the restaurant space, however, I placed my order prior to open and there was prompt receipt, preparation, and an earlier delivery than anticipated. Highly recommended.

Curry puff

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Pad See Ew

Dragon City

3.7(58 reviews)

10.6 mi

We got fresh food and really good and it's served nice and hot and they opened up for us.read more

Every time I visit I usually love getting the cashew chicken, especially the lunch portion, since…read moreit's a great value and has some healthy vegetables a part of the meal. This time I got it I noticed it was too sweet. So I don't know if they changed it, it's an off day, or I'm just now noticing it, but that definitely kills the "healthy" factor it used to have. It doesn't need sugar at all, I like it way better as a savory dish than a sweet dish. So please consider taking the sugar out! Mostly normal Chinese menu, so you can get most anything you'd get at a typical Chinese place. They have white rice and fried rice as sides, and their egg rolls are tasty too. There is also a small indoor seating area with a couple tables if you want to eat there. Nothing fancy but it's kept clean.

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Lunch special menu

Gourmet House

3.9(276 reviews)

22.4 mi

I joined two friends for lunch last week. The food was delicious and very plentiful. For around ten…read moredollars you get a genenerous lunch including soup,eggroll and rice. I ordered shrimp with peapods.The peapods were crispy and the shrimp generous and cooked perfectly. I had plenty for another meal. Our waitress was efficient and very helpful. I highly recommend.

Food is consistently good with some nice vegan options. For non-vegans the shrimp with pea pods is…read moreexcellent. You can't beat the lunch specials!

New Dish Aug 4 2025.

Hot & Hot and Spicy Fish.

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Hi this gourmet House chop Suey restaurant

Green Peapod

4.1(310 reviews)

9.5 mi

Fabulous, pure flavors of authentic Thai! Highly recommend! I love their gluten free menu.read more

Service was good. The food took a little longer, but that was no problem since it was made fresh…read more We started with calamari and edamame--calamari was cooked perfectly, and the wasabi sauce was a delicious, new twist. The edamame was okay, though it seemed a little off. For the entrée, I had the salmon teriyaki, which was really well made. The glaze added an extra crunch, the vegetables were great, and the rice paired perfectly with the sauce at the bottom