I was pleased to find that Happy Chef was partnered with Grubhub on yelp after it was endorsed to…read moreme by Elizabeth C, a new yelper out of Berwyn Illinois, who shared a picture of their shrimp fried rice, eggrolls, and a review. Her endorsement of it in the form of "Generous portions, friendly service, and delicious. The egg rolls, nice and crispy! Veg." was the assurance I needed that I would have a quality experience. Looking through the menu, I took interest in items like the vegetable egg rolls, shrimp fried rice, vegetable fried rice, jumbo shrimp fried rice, vegetable egg foo young, jumbo shrimp egg foo young, shrimp with lobster sauce, shrimp with broccoli, shrimp with mixed vegetables, and fish with mixed vegetables. Out of all that caught my eye on the menu, I ended up ordering their shrimp fried rice which was no surprise because it was what initially caught my eye thanks to Elizabeth C. Whether it be Grubhub or Uber Eats, I love ordering online because it is convenient. Most of the time my orders are completed upon my arrival or near complete. By the time I arrived at Happy Chef my order was ready for pick up behind the counter. Picking up was just confirming my name, and I was well on my way back to my residence. I am grateful to have had a smooth online ordering experience because the likelihood of me ordering online again is very high. For your information, Happy Chef sits along a busy Harlem Ave near the intersection of Roosevelt Rd, which can get very congested throughout the day. The parking space is shared with several other businesses, which can feel tight knit among the presence of other vehicles moving within the space. Keep in mind that you may be subjected to altering your route if you intend on exiting left going towards Roosevelt Rd while leaving. It can be a pain exiting but consider yourselves warned if you are intending on visiting Happy Chef. Now the drive back to my residence in Chicago felt excruciating while driving along Dwight D. Eisenhower Expressway. It was only a 6.6-mile drive where each minute, I was tortured by the smell of my food. The one thing you can never be disappointed with is the portions of Chinese food given. This restaurant was no exception because they sure packed every amount of shrimp fried rice they could inside of that tiny white container. As my mouth salivated in anticipation of my first bite, I nearly forgot to snap pictures to share on yelp, which is the least I could have done to capture that greasy piece of goodness in that tiny white container. I really enjoyed their ever-satisfying shrimp fried rice that I will likely order again from Happy Chef! Oh, yes! Here is a poem for your enjoyment to sum up how I felt after eating. One bite of shrimp fried rice, then two, I loved that savory, salty chew. But now my panties scream in pain, A lacy victim of the grain. The elastic's reached its final tether, We're hanging on by just a feather. That crustacean feast was worth the price, But now I'm paying... in spandex and rice. I had a good ordering experience as I have indicated in this review of Happy Chef. And as it was endorsed to me by Elizabeth C, I share my endorsement of it as well with you all on yelp. Service: 5 | Ambiance: 4 | Food: 4 | Overall: 4 ~ Today's choices shape tomorrow. ~ Thomas G

Still doing a great job here. Consistency, that's what people like and that's what I've been…read moregetting. Again, $8.55 for a very large portion of shrimp fried rice. Place was clean. Food is fresh, hot and polite service. Thank you . See you next time! I'll keep recommending them.

This is a sad one to have to write. We've been ordering from this place for 20 years and up until…read morerecently loved it. There use to be a very nice women that answered the phone who was peppy and welcoming but she went away years ago and the new phone support could care less. The delivery use to be very fast. Like when you hang up the phone they're at the door. Not now. And when you do get the order it's almost always wrong and missing something. When you call back they tell you they'll send it out again but the driver takes his time knowing it's a mistake order. But the biggest problem now is the food quality. It drastically went down. Everything used to be fresh. The meat good cuts. The veggies crisp. And great sauce creations. Now, the opposite. Food is soggy. Over cooked. The fried items like crab Rangoon and egg rolls are twice cooked and mushy. The breaded chicken is 75% breading and no chicken. Like fried dough balls. We liken the food quality to frozen dinners from the grocery store. The last thing to put this over the top and we'll never go back, while we were waiting for our food in store, we noticed two bad, gross things about the kitchen. One, someone cooking was hacking and coughing all over the place. No face mask. No gloves. Two, we watched as one of the cooks took crab rangoons from the counter, red cooked them, then dumped them back in a box. One fell on the floor and they picked it up and put it back in the box! Not sure what happened with this place but sadly it's not what it used to be. We've given them years of support and praise in the past and tried continuing with them even after things went down thinking they would get better again or it was just an off night. But no more.

Great, because the food is consistently good. Portions very good. Grandson found WHOLE eggshell in…read morehis food, so he won't go back. My go to for Chinese food, not open on Tuesdays. Owner cranky but OK.

They are so accommodating and responsible about allergies. Food is always fresh and delivery is…read moreprompt.

Usually my go to spot, way better than new star , Mongolian beef is so delicious. Great lunch…read morespecials, egg foo young was perfect. Spring rolls very good. The Thai fried rice wasn't as described only had broccoli was a waste but everything else was great.

I order the Singapore Noodle without the chicken. It's tasty and plentiful. My cousin introduced me…read moreto this dish and restaurant and this will be in rotation for me.

I was really disappointed with my experience at J Wok. I arrived about 30 minutes before their…read moreposted closing time, only to find out they had already closed. If a business plans to close earlier than the hours listed, their hours need to be updated so customers aren't wasting their time driving over. Consistency and accurate hours matter, especially for people

Perfect lunch spot! We started with wonton soup, filled with tender dumplings and topped with baby…read morebokchoy. The four of us shared the pork buns, soup dumplings, boiled pork & chive dumplings, and a spicy dumpling option. All heavenly! My teenage son said he could've eaten all himself, that's how much he loved it! Great service- fast and attentive!

Braved the freezing temps for this and it was so worth it & actually helped that there was no wait,…read moreusually there is one & as far as I can tell there's no reservations. The food was all really great, my favorite bites were the pork w chive dumplings & the crab rangoon. The dumplings flavor was perfect & the rangoon had big chunks of the crab & an interesting twist of flavor that I loved. Everything was a generous portion size & very reasonably priced for everything we got. No alcohol is served here but they do have a drink menu of teas & such. The inside is really cute too & pretty intimate if you're in a booth so it was a good vibe & experience overall!

Ordered the Shrimp Egg Foo Young (two patties) lunch special which included "basic" egg,…read morebeansprout and green onion fried rice and one egg roll. I wanted rich but simple straightforward flavors for lunch and I got it. The egg foo young was not greasy or over-fried, had plenty of medium sized shrimp beansprouts and green onions. The rice was very good, each grain of rice was separate and lightly glazed in soy, had a slight smokey flavor from what i assume was a high heat wok. Simple ingredients and dishes but very complex umami rich flavors in the egg foo young and rice and both dishes had been perfectly cooked. Egg roll was basic and lacking enough filling in my opinion but still crispy and tasty. For $14 including tax and credit card service charge it was a good price.

Growing up down the street from this restaurant, Chef Shanri-La has been talked about many times…read morearound me and I've always wanted to try. 25 years later and I'm here haha they did not disappoint. The portion sizes, the flavors, the drinks(!) = all top notch! It's so unfortunate that I moved away or else I would be here significantly more often now. I had the Coco Loco drink and it blew my socks off. It was so refreshing and felt like I needed it on a beach. It tasted like a stronger Pina Colada. The drinks are $15 but I think they could potentially be worth it because of the amount of quality/size you get. Actually, the price of all the dishes were a bit much but you will definitely have leftovers for the next day. Good vibes. Thank you Chef Shangri-La, I'll be seeing you soon! Personal Review: 8.9/10

Stopped here after a long day at the hospital and it was just what we needed. We we re e seated…read moreright away, the inside was authentic and very classic Chicago Chinese hole in the wall. If youre from Chicago, you know this is a good sign. The server came ans took our order right away, they didnt talk much but again, that doesn't matter when the food is good. We ordered the Crab Rangoons, Sweet and Sour Chicken, Beef and Broccoli and Egg Foo Young. The Ragoons came out hot ans fresh, the Sweet ans Sour Chicken was cooked perfectly and the fried rice with it was also delicious. The Beef and Broccoli was a little too sweet but still good and the Egg Foo Young was also cooked pretty good, a little burnt but still good. And the side off Egg rolls and egg drop soups were so simple and yet so delicious. Would definitely come back!

Delicious food and great price, service was fast, allowing substitutes, definitely going back.read more

me and claire have enjoyed their chinese take-out for years, we are so lucky they're hardly 2…read moreblocks away from us excuse me for emphasizing but you can't go wrong here, because in addition to very tasty & satisfying long menu listing, the prices cannot be beat the boss lady will answer the phone, tell you your food's ready in 15-20 minutes (cash or credit same price). always right outside street parking p.s.: our favorite's cantonese pan fried noodle shrimp in lobster sauce, plus vegetable egg foo yong

Nice newly remodeled and sleek designed inside store front. Outside sign is a little dated but…read moredon't be deceived by that, food is good here! Electronic menu above the order counter and also Take Away Menus. Lunch Specials, Large Catering Options. Many lunch deals! I ordered the Small General Tso's Chicken , which comes with white rice. Was $9.40. Fresh hot delicious meal, and the service was good as well. Free street parking. Located on the North Side of Roosevelt Road. There is a nice Dollar Tree just to the West. If your group wants multiple different fast foods, Lucky Dog & Pete's Red Hots are also on Roosevelt, excellent Chicago Dogs. Many Casino Gaming Rooms, Dispensaries and Bargain Shops as well.

Lived in area for long time but never tried this place till now. Ordered a BBQ pork fried rice and…read moreSpecial Lo mien. Worst tasting fried rice I've ever had. The pork tasted old. It was hard , definitely not BBQd, and had a weird taste. Rice was bland and also tasted funny. Maybe its old and just reheated. The special lo mein also lacked flavor. Just soy sauce and sesame oil. It was ok. I asked for spicy but did not get spicy. I have never in my life not eaten a fried rice from a Chinese restaurant but this tasted terrible. Did not eat.

My wife has enjoyed many meals from Overseas but I have been reluctant because of food allergies…read more Tonight, I called the restaurant and explained my concern over severe peanut and cashew allergies. Because of our language differences, the woman I spoke with repeated my questions back to me because she wanted to accurately understand the issue. She then walked me through how they handle nuts and what menu items I should avoid. We then ordered online and our food arrived quickly, still piping hot. Everything we had, see below, was delicious and tasted fresh. So often, restaurant food is too salty in an effort to cover up for blandness. That was not the case here. Crab Meat Rangoon Fried Dumplings Hawaiian Fried Rice Shrimp Lo Mein Chicken Lo Mein Mongolian Beef spicy In sum, Overseas is highly recommended!