China Kitchen

Basic looking strip plaza Chinese restaurant in Joliet. China Cook is a pretty bare bones place. It…read moretypically is for takeout. Has a few tables inside. The prices are cheap and you can get big ass portions of stuff. An unassuming place among other such places is a good way to describe it. It's not authentic, but you wouldn't come here for that so it doesn't matter. The menu is about what to expect, with the classics that are found in almost any cheaply run Chinese restaurant. Has the lunch and dinner portions. There's not much difference except the price really. It's about $10 for an entree. We got the General Bean Curd, which is the best option for vegetarians. Came with a ton of crispy tofu in the spicy sauce along with some broccoli. They really kept it pretty simple, but we certainly got a lot. Certainly most people get stuff to go. It's closed Mondays. They have a few things for vegetarians.

Ordered shrimp in garlic sauce...large. Barely any sauce, 6 shrimp and the rest was every single…read morevegetable the place cooks with....veeerrrrrryyyyyy bland and not a hint of spice. Tried it because it was close instead of my regular places in Crest Hill (that are also less expensive). One and done. Will not try again.

Sweet n Sour Pork was heavenly and shrimp fried rice was outstanding

Beef fried rice with added bean sprouts & an egg roll.

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Egg rolls, shrimp fried rice, pot stickers, & beef & broccoli. All so SO good!

Dragon Light Restaurant

3.3(177 reviews)

4.4 mi

Always good food at great value. Quick & friendly service. Calm atmosphere. Almost too quiet if the…read morerestaurant is not busy. Calm place to dine with family & friends for the last 30+ years!

The order taker was very disrespectful towards me as I was deciding what to order. He rushed me and…read moreI felt uncomfortable. Anyway i ordered my food to take home. Needless to say it was awful. Not the same as years back. I couldn't believe it was the same place. It even looked so different. Never again

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Lo mein beef

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Hunan Beef*

China House

3.3(73 reviews)

4.5 mi

Always good food in large portions. We've been eating their takeout here for over 20 years. It's…read moreway better than Panda Express, with their high prices and lousy food.

I really regret spending my $30. The food was just not good, like at all. I received it had a few…read morebites of one thing, thought damn maybe it's just thought but even the chicken fried rice was honestly awful, I should've just stuck with Panda Express

Lomein, egg roll, fried rice and beef mushroom

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Pork Fried Rice

Asian Express - Shorewood

2.7(84 reviews)

3.2 mi

Absolutely delicious! Food was clean (not fatty) and everything tasted great! We will eat here…read moreagain!

Always do the Family dinner for 3. They give alot of food. And every dish is very tasty. Orders are…read morevery quick and done right. Owners are very nice and friendly. Staff is Great also. Atmosphere is nice and clean !

Egg Rolls & Crab Rangoon

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Beef Lo Mein

OMG Pho

4.2(141 reviews)

3.1 mi

Located in a strip mall. This place had lots of carryout orders while we were there…read more Delicious, light and fresh. The egg rolls were so light and crispy with a smoky flavor and a nice dipping sauce. The Pho Ga with chicken was perfect on a cold day. It's served with a mini ladle so you can easily get all the yummy broth in your belly. Friendly service and a chill vibe. Yum!

All the food items we ordered tasted really good and the spice levels were perfect enough though…read morethey gave us hot chili oil on the side when we stated, we like spicy food. Their service is amazing that they were quick and very polite. The ambience is average and it was very cold when the outside temperature was 86 degrees. The thermostat was set at 67 which was cold for me. They were kind enough to increase temperature when I requested.

Dining areas

Dry Chili Chicken Wings

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Salt & Pepper Shrimp

China One

4.2(23 reviews)

12.3 mi

ordered food last night first time due to be recommended, got 2 beef fried rice was ok, lots of…read moremeat, chicken teriyaki my husband didn't like at all, lump crab raggoon was all cream cheese didn't taste no crab at all. Very disappointing and 40.00 down the drain

New to the area. Wasn't my favorite quick Chinese spot. I probably would chose to go elsewhere next…read moretime. Small portions. But the help was very kind.

Mongolian Chicken

Pot Stickers

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Lucky Bamboo Asian Cuisine

3.5(139 reviews)

4.5 mi

Absolute Cuisine. Tony hooks you up for that Luncheon Special from 11am-3pm. For ~$12 you get a big…read more'ol smorgus board of chicken fried rice, a selection of dishes like Governor's or Sesame Chicken, and your choice of one egg roll or TWO crab rangoons (always get the rangoons). The interior design is very liminal space, and they even sell cool nic nacs and such. Lucky Bamboo also offers great smoothies too. I will not tolerate any blasphemy toward this establishment. Any reviews that are not 5 stars are posted by absolute NPCs that will be forgotten by history. TLDR: Lucky Bamboo = a succulent Chinese meal.

In a strip mall, nonissue parking. Midweek dinner. Quickly seated and offered beverages. Polite…read moreand efficient server. A bit of a sample dinner. Wife and I started with Won Ton soup (bowl). Extremely tasty. Ample won tons and not salt heavy. Bbq pork app and egg rolls. All served HOT. Tender and again great tasting. Finished with a house special egg foo young. Served like all other items ... hot and flavorful. Nice experience and of course left overs for home. Interior a bit sterile, yet not cluttered.

The amicable liminal space interior

Outstanding Won ton soup. Bbq pork app too.

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Dragon Inn

3.9(99 reviews)

7.8 mi

It's delicious and I recommend it to every one I had there Egg Foo-Young just outstanding in the…read moreChinese food chain

Place was good about 20 years I will never go back. Waste of 25 min drive. Went to dine in…read moretonight. Complete disaster. Walked in, looked like a prison. Seats against the wall with three very depressed looking people sitting waiting on carry out. No music. Young lady at register asks if I'm there to pick up. No. I say dine in she says "sit anywhere " throws two menus on the table walks away and never comes back or asks what I want to drink. We leave and head over to dragon light. Byeeeeeee

191. BBQ Pork Mandarin Style Lo Mein

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Hung 33. Hong Sue Pork

Golden Dragon

2.9(32 reviews)

4.4 mi

A pretty average place for Chinese in downtown Joliet and it might just be the best around here…read more Golden Dragon is fairly cheap and it has big portions. It certainly isn't very good but it's still not that bad though. Basic Chinese American menu items. The food is about as good as the price so it's pretty okay for what it's like. It has some basic Americanized Chinese. Pretty much about what you expect. The prices are pretty acceptable for this. Has a few healthier choices among the vegetarian friendly items. There's a few to get that are big portions. Bean Curd With Country Style is the actual name. It's $8.95 for the lunch portion. This has lots of broccoli and not many other vegetables. Flavor is okay. This isn't like others how it could be overly salty. Good for cheap tasting Chinese food. If better is available get it but this isn't as bad as expected upon seeing the cheap looking exterior of the building it's in. The food is fast too.

Horrible! Worst Chinese food ever. Egg foo young fell apart and had no consistency. Shrimp fried…read morerice had little to no shrimp. Flavor was . Food is so bad I believe this restaurant shouldn't be existing.

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Matt L.

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2

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13 years ago

Don't be fooled by the "CHINA KITCHEN" in the name & the small size of the restaurant. The food is great in proportion, not greasy & best part is the price. Atmosphere/decor: 5 stars. It is pack during lunch time. Seeing so many people coming in & out. The restaurant looks clean and definitely not as cramped as the small space would dictate plus its a open kitchen which you can see how the food is cook. Taste: 4.5 stars. This restaurant does everything especially adjust to my taste & how spicy I want my food. The smoothies are AMAZING & definitely has REAL FRUITS unlike others asian restaurants just flavor juice. The food came in large portions, and tasted pretty good. The ORANGE CHICKEN was moist & crispy, CRISPY MEAT EGG ROLL was amazing crunchy & surprisingly delicious, and JUMBO SHRIMP FRIED RICE had the perfect taste not too much soy sauce or salt. My kid loves their KIDS MEAL since he can have a little bit of everything to taste. He loves the fried rice with the chicken nuggets & the most delicious was the egg roll. He got greedy & ask for 2 more. Conclusion: I would definitely come back, and would want to try most of the items on the menu. There is a section where I can choose my protein, size, and the style of cooking. My friend and I made a pact, that in order to try as many items as we can, we can't repeat an order unless we're ordered another different items. read more

ChinaKitchen M.

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1

10

2 years ago

Now restaurant done of expend, we are open 7 days a week, we are serving dine in, alcohol, pick up and deliver. Business hour is Monday to Saturday: 11am-9pm Sunday;12:30-8pm read more

B B.

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6

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2 years ago

We have lived in this area for over 20 years and always used this restraunt for din at home Chinese food which was great but something has changed and their food is not as good as it use to be. read more

Justin M.

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15

9

10 years ago

I have ordered from this place numerous times in the past 4 years as it is the closest place for me to get some quick Chinese. I love the lo mein, chow fun and crispy vegetable egg rolls. read more

J H.

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5

1

10 years ago

Working out of town had a delivery to my hotel the food was terrible I will not order this food again

Ashley K.

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8

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8 years ago

Our orders are always correct always hot and always huge portions. We have yet to have a bad order.

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