Ordered to go and was ready quickly. Szechuan Eggplant, Gon Chow Beef Flat Rice Noodle, Chicken with Pan Fried noodles. All excellent dishes! I did order the eggplant extra spicy but I did not think there was any (heat/spice) added. Extremely mild but delicious. I added my own hot sauce & chili sambal. Will return! read more

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There are several ways to determine if a Chinese restaurant is authentic. For one, the majority of the diners are an older Chinese crowd. We have yet to dine in but we've ordered take-out several times and on different days of the week. Almost every time I stop by, there are several Chinese dining in. Secondly, they have two sets of menus, one consists of Americanized Chinese food such as almond ding, chop suey, and egg food young and the other consists of typical Cantonese options such as walnut shrimp, salt and spicy squid, beef stew casserole, and clams in black bean sauce. We usually stick with the Cantonese menu and have tried a variety. The only item that we are indifferent to is the pork chop Peking style. Otherwise we have enjoyed everything else and there are several items that we would reorder. Chinese Kitchen is a physically unassuming, from its obscure location to its dated décor to its generic name. However, what it lacks in appearance is definitely made up for in its dishes. read more

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So sad to see Chinese Kitchen being replaced now by TeaHouse Restaurant. Been coming to this place past 10 years. Had my beef wonton noodle soup and salt pepper squid for the last time before they close. The staff told me lot of the items in their old menu will no longer be available. read more

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This is one of my go to places for takeout. Flies under the radar and does Cantonese food. The Tomato & Beef Stir Fried With Flat Rice Noodle is a crowd pleaser and you get a lot. Noodles are the best, and the noodles just eat up the sauce in this dish. The pork chop with spicy salt is definitely spicy, and will always be one of my favorites. It comes with rice, and love that it has little bits of jalapeños and onion. I can't get enough. Sometimes I'll need an Americanized Chinese fix, and the chicken with broccoli will do, I might stick to beef with broccoli, because the chicken was surprisingly a little dry. Not much, but enough for me to think twice about ordering this again. Overall, a relatively affordable place and good value for the money. read more

It's not bad, but I think there are better Chinese restaurants around. I've gotten the fried smelt and Japanese salt & pepper tofu in the past which were both solid. More recently after the change in ownership, I got the combination lunch special and it wasn't great. Fried shrimp was almost all breading, crab rangoon barely had any filling as well. The beef teriyaki, bbq pork, spring roll, and fried rice were average but I wouldn't go out of my way to order it again read more

Chinese Kitchen Tea House Restaurant - Combination lunch - Chinese Near Me - Westmont, Illinois

Great authentic Cantonese food without having to to go to Chinatown! Everything we had was excellent and a good portion size. The place is small so be prepared to wait for a table or come when it's off peak. Popular dishes are the salt and pepper smelt and the tofu. You can't go wrong with the salt and pepper shrimp. Everything was seasoned perfectly. read more

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The interior of this spot looks like it's been preserved since the 70s maybe 80s, but that aside the food is the best I've found so far in the western suburbs. On our recent visit, we tried the Japanese fried tofu which was crispy, salty, spicy on the outside, and piping hot on the inside. Bangin'. Also did an order of clams in black bean sauce. Solid, but preference would be some sort of white fish (there's always next time). Beef chow fun was pretty good. Lastly, the green string beans were perfection. From the exterior, this place isn't much to look at, but the food and service were great. I see many more visits in the near future and possible an upgrade to 5 stars as I get more acquainted with the food. 'Til next time, cheers! read more

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Abdolute worst place I've ever been to! I can't believe they are still open to the public! I got a simple wonton soup. It was beyond old old old. You can taste the pork inside the wonton like it was just sitting in the freezer. How dare them! I got food poisoning from this place. Been sick all day and all I had was wonton soup. Thank goodness I didn't eat more of their food!! STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE. NO WONDER THEY ONLY HAVE 3.5 STARS!!! SO BAD!!! SO UNFORTUNATE! read more

This was the go - to place for my family close to 5+ years and recently saw the name change and maybe new folks now running it. We have a regular order here which consists of Lo-mein . This time it was watered down with some weird sauce, which made the food un -edible. The full family just tossed the food in the garbage. Will need to find a new place going forward. To the earlier folks at Chinese Kitchen - you will be missed. read more

my carry out experience has always been great. Well prepared food with fresh ingredients, authentic flavor and great flavors. great egg rolls, kung pan and chow mein. read more

I always loved the food here didn't realize there was a name change .. I tried to get my food and told they can't do half cash half card... not sure when that has happened as I've done it before many times before they changed management... read more

I got pretty sick after eating a takeout order a few months ago. I ordered very simple items like egg roll, egg drop soup and a stir fry I think it was broccoli beef. I really wanted to like it too! read more

Now they have delivery service! Food is great and delivery is fast! Restaurant inside has some new decorations and is well remodeled. read more

Chinese Kitchen Tea House Restaurant - Now they have delivery service! Awesome! - Chinese Near Me - Westmont, Illinois

Great carry out food. Our titas brought various seafood dishes for carryout, stating that this was one of their favorite Chinese restaurants outside of Chicago Chinatown. My favorite dish was baby clam in black bean sauce...just love it at Chinese buffets...and this version took it to another level. Stir fried lobster with ginger: expertly done, with tender lobster meat you can scoop out, and perfectly fine to suck on the shells to get even more flavor. The pepper fried shrimp was good as well, head and shell on...all of it is edible (just chew slowly). There was a beef dish as well, but I ran out of time and space...no much good seafood! read more

We decided to try the food at Teahouse Restaurant to see if it was as good as when it was known as Chinese Kitchen. Good thing is they still serve the stuff we are use to ordering. Now they added some Sichuan/Yunnan (spicy) dishes & hot pot. Just about every one in the dining room were eating cooked dishes/entrees. Hot pot was not really a popular item when we went there. Hot pot is AYCE for $29.99 adult & $15.99 kid. The service was friendly & polite. The food is still pretty good, but the rice served now is the regular restaurant rice instead fragrant rice. Somethings went upscale a bit & somethings went downscale a bit. read more

Bad. _. Ordered shrimp egg foo young. Bad!!!!!!!! Too much OIL in wok on LOW temperature, shrimp 1/2 cooked with less ingredients than on a Friday/Saturday. Tasted a BAD Oil slick!!!! Sauce bland & bad. (A No go on Tuesday) Left a bad taste in my mouth, still tasting oil. Bad cook!!!!!!!! Total garbage. read more

So sad Chinese Kitchen closed. It was our favorite local Chinese restaurant. They had such amazing food and an incredible variety of authentic Chinese dishes. This is now Teahouse Restaurant. The large round family tables are gone, replaced by six, 6 person rectangular tables with a central warmer plate for doing tableside hot pot. Chinese Kitchen was always busy with dine in patrons and busy phone takeout. We went at 7pm on a weeknight to Teahouse Restaurant. No one else was dining in. Takeout Phones weren't ringing. Saw only 3 people getting takeout while we were there. Menu is much smaller, less authentic dishes available. Our favorite Yanzhow fried rice is no longer on the menu and no more pea pods with garlic sauce. The salt spicy tofu was still excellent. Decided to get the Mongolian lamb since they no longer have Beef Tenderloin Mandarin Style, Hong Sue Tofu (With BBQ Pork), or Shredded pork with preserved pickles on the menu. The Mongolian lamb was tasty though the sauce was very hoisin forward and the dried chilis were too leathery to eat. We got the house fried rice since there was no Yanzhow fried rice anymore. It was okay. Needed more salt. The food was good but not as good as Chinese Kitchen. We will probably try them again in future and I honestly do hope they do well, though the empty tables and sparse takeout activity don't bode well. Oh, and their menu lists the old Chinese Kitchen website but when you click on menu or order online it doesn't seem to be working, you get an error code.. read more

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This used to be a go-to for us but the past few times,especially the shrimp,chow mein has been watery and disappointing. Tonight my mom called in an order for us and was met with rudeness and an obvious communication problem. She had ordered chow mein for herself and pad that tofu for me. When I went to pick up I was bluntly told they don't have pad Thai. Taken off guard I ordered shrimp egg foo young and ended up with a full order because she never asked (and I didn't think fast enough) to ask for a half order. I think going forward we will find a new place for Chinese food. read more

Excellent food!!! I'm a vegetarian and there aren't too many. places I can order from.

If you like takeout, excellent Chinese food! They have authentic and American, I'm on the authentic side and my wife is on the American side. On the traditional side, I love the spicy fried smelt, my wife would order the beef fried rice or chicken, both are delicious. Good egg rolls, good crab Rangoon. Just all good stuff! read more

we're originally from chicago chinatown , chinese kitchen is pretty spot on authentic chinese cuisine like chinatown. large selections one chinese-american menu and one cantonese menu. can't go wrong with either menu. small simple dining room lots of take out orders. great chinese food semi-reasonable prices. read more

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Legit and consistent!!! Let me get both please! Nice place to have in the hood, they also do larger catering types of orders as well...so definitely great to feed a crowd. Just like every restaurant not everything can be spectacular...so here are our go to's when eating with the fam or if we playing pot luck for various events: * Japanese tofu (salt and pepper tofu) * Chicken wings with spicy salt *Salted fish and chicken fried rice * Beef and Chinese Broccoli with pan fried noodles I've only dined in once, the rest of the time we order take out and have never been disappointed. Order is always ready when they say it will be ready. They also have additional promotional items available as freebies listed on their website if you carry out from the regular menu (not catering)...so be sure to check that out as well! read more

Truly a hidden gem. The decor is not the most amazing, the dining room is limited in size, service is adequate but nothing special, there's really limited to no advertising for this restaurant, and this is hidden in the back of a strip mall. From my Yelp research and looking at this place from the outside, there was nothing to suggest that this restaurant would have better cooking than the majority of Chinatown and in fact have some of the best Cantonese cooking I've tasted in the midwest. It's a good sign in Cantonese cooking when dishes come flying out of the kitchen -- it demonstrates that they're able to cook at a high enough temperature to really get the delicious seared flavors out of a seasoned wok to create wok-hay, which is critical to differentiate this from other styles of cuisine. Along with nice fresh ingredients, this cooking demonstrated great technique and texture contrast throughout the wide variety of dishes I tried. Here were my thoughts on them: Beef Congee: Pretty smooth congee with tender beef but a bit light overall in flavor and the porridge could be a lot more creamy. But comparable to most versions of this you'll find in the suburbs as making a truly great congee is a very time consuming process. Salt and Spicy Fried Smelt: Surprisingly not very salty or oily but very crisp. The jalapeno and garlic flavor really comes out very well in this dish but the it's really elevated by the "wok-hay" infused into the dish. A must try dish, one of the best I've ever had of this type. Pork Chop Peking Style: Nice and fatty meat without an excessive amount of bone. Batter is very fragrant and crisped up nicely with a thin batter. Very similar to the quality of Go 4 Food's excellent version of this dish where it is flavorful and sweet, but not excessively so. Shredded Pork Chow Mein: Nice and crispy noodles were perfectly tender port. The carrots and bean sprouts are fresh and crispy and tied together perfectly through a light gravy. Presented well with a variety of colors and textures. Turnip with Beef Stew: Beef brisket and tendon was sometimes a bit soft, sometimes a bit tougher -- but maybe it's because it was ordered too early in the day before it had a chance to be slow cooked a bit more. The turnip was very fresh and juicy and perfectly absorbed all the flavors of the beef and the sauce. Chinese Spinach with Garlic: Fresh juicy and crispy vegetables. I would've liked to get more garlic flavor in this but still good. Fu Jian Fried Rice: Surprising in that the rice used was fairly moist but the chef was able to still infuse a great flavor of seared egg yolk into the dish. The sauce was prepared nicely with fluffy egg whites to give great contrast. Japanese Tofu with Dried Bamboo Fungus: The choy was very fresh and crispy. The bamboo fungus was very crunchy and absorbed the flavor of the broth very well. The egg tofu had a very delicious seared flavor with super smooth tofu inside. Salted Fish and Chicken Fried Rice: This salted fish is nicer than most versions since it's of higher quality that breaks apart nicely, distributing the flavor evenly throughout the dish instead of giving chunks of salty fish and chunks of flavorless rice. The chicken is very tender and juicy in the fried rice and matches perfectly. Taro Roots with Pork Belly: The taro is integrated completely into the sauce instead of presented as large chunks. There is a slight sweetness to the sauce which really helps to bring out the fragrant aroma of the taro root. The light mix of spices really helps to temper the fattiness so it is still present, but you don't taste a mouthful of fat with each bite. Even with all the fat and taro root, the mouthfeel is surprisingly pleasant. Overall, very understated and hidden gem that has some of the best Cantonese style cooking the Chicago suburbs. Definitely worth a visit if you live in the Chicago suburbs as this is a lighter style of cooking (more like modern Hong Kong Style) with fresh ingredients, good technique, attractive presentation, and good thought put into the design of each dish. Highly recommended. read more

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My review is only based on my experience, not on the food. Arrived at 8p on a Monday night after checking hours on their website (said they are open until 9pm). Neon sign in window said "open" - hours posted on door said "open till 9pm", door was open but when we entered, we're told they close at 8pm!! Imagine our disappointment after driving 30 minutes to get here. I understand restaurants may shorten hours and have staffing issues but for Pete's sake....let your customers know! read more

Chinese Kitchen Tea House Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Westmont, Illinois

Customer service not good. Lady behind counter very rude. I asked the lady if there was a spoon in the bag . She said look for yourself and when I did she tossed over a small white bucket with spoons and said grab one. Although food is great! read more

I went here for the first time. They don't greet us when we walked in. The waitress/hostess just pointed to a general area for us to sit. They brought our menus about 10 minutes after we sat. The water came about 10 additional minutes after that. The food was ok, not spectacular. When we were done, they gave me the check from behind (over my shoulder) which I did not appreciate at all. They did not thank us for the patronage or the tip. They may deserve a little more than 1 start but certainly not even 2 stars. Will not be back. read more

From the location to the exterior of the restaurant, this restaurant does not seem promising. After a friend's recommendation, we decided to give it a shot and we definitely struck gold! You know this restaurant is an authentic Chinese restaurant when the comes out super fast, are piping hot, and has beautifully charred ends on its food. The salt and spicy Japanese tofu was a really great dish! The tofu was fried extremely well and had crispy exteriors. The combination with green chili and onions gives it multiple layers of flavors, spiciness, sweetness, and saltiness. Excellent dish! The Peking style pork chop has all that one expects of it and is executed to perfection. The flavors were balanced and delicious, and the pork is fried to absolute perfection. Once again, it is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. This highlights the skill of the chef and the adequate fire from the wok! Honestly, this restaurant makes food that matches great restaurant in Asia without the atmosphere, presentation and price! read more

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I was skeptical of the reviews for this restaurant on Yelp, but after trying it out, I am a believer! They said that the food here is comparable to the Chinese restaurants found in LA and Asia, they weren't wrong!! I am so surprised why this place does not have more reviews because it definitely should be a favorite of all who loves great Chinese food, Cantonese cuisine to be exact! This place may not have the best location, but I will make my way out here anytime... The selfish part of me want this place to remain anonymous as if demand goes up, price too :-p But, what the heck, this restaurant is to good to be hidden; they worked and worked on their craft, they deserve attention! The proof is in the pudding, they say. The quality of this restaurant can be found in the pudding, or the details, especially the wok skills of the chef here. Looking at their food photos and you can see that the noodles and meats have beautiful charred edges, and when tasting the meats or tofu we enjoyed a wonderfully fried dish with crispy shells, welcoming you to enjoy the succulent interior! With these details, you can tell the wok skill of the chef, a real shifu! The beef Chow Mien was so good. The thin egg noodles are deep fried first to make it crispy and more it's charred edges! Then the beef with gravy is poured in top to make it softer. Personally I like a mixture of crispy and soft to give it texture. The Peking style Pork is another excellent dish. It is sweet and savory, and the pork was made to perfection. Crisp on the outside and tender on the inside! read more

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We have been there twice. The food is great. But their service is not friendly. It is still worth it to eat or order food from this place. read more

This place is closed on Tuesday and I learned the hard way a couple of months ago when I was craving for chinese food and came here to a closed restaurant. I came again today on a Monday because I was craving for chinese rice box. I got the salt and spicy fried smelt and it is crunchy and delicious. $10 read more

Chinese Kitchen Tea House Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Westmont, Illinois

The woman at the desk seemed more interested in talking on the phone than taking orders. The customers seem to be unimportant to her. The food was ok. We had to wait forever for her to get off the phone. I was very disappointed and annoyed. I won't be back there ever again! Her priorities are misplaced. You handle your in person customers first. The phone call could have waited. She was trying to figure out some order that was placed . The whole thing took too much time. Don't go there unless you want to be ignored. read more

I want to warn everyone that this place is not safe for eating. The kitchen is very dirty and does not meet proper standards. I lived in China for 10 years and traveled to many cities, and this place is not serving real Chinese food. Please be cautious about letting your children eat this low-quality food. read more

Ordered Chinese Kitchen takeout for the first time since COVID-19. There is no curbside pickup - you have to go inside. They messed up two of the dishes (gave us wrong ones), which I did not realize until arriving at home. Upon calling back, they were unapologetic. They do not give refunds. We really wanted the two missing dishes, so we drove all the way back to their store. They charged us full price for the two missing dishes and were still unapologetic... be very wary of ordering over the phone with this restaurant. Tl;dr - messed up two orders would not refund - then charged us full price to fix. do not order over the phone, or triple check your order before you leave. read more

Solid! Beef was great in beef broccoli. Veggie fried rice was on point. Szechuan green beans were crisp and full of flavor. The only disappointment was the veggie egg roll. Seemed more like a spring roll that was deep fried, greasy and just not appetizing. read more

Not the best Chinese food I've ever had, but the best I've had in the area! Walked into to a small, plain, white restaurant with maybe 8 tables in total. Good news? Every occupied table was sat with Asians. Service was good and food was good. We ordered: Turnip+Beef Pot (i think they called it a Casserole in English?) - very tender and flavorful. too bad my "uncle" hogged it all Tofu Pot - interesting mix of flavors.... very fresh squid. not too chewy. Walnut Shrimp w/ Mayonnaise - Isn't it supposed to be tossed in mayo? They got lazy and just squeezed giant noodles of mayo over the fried shrimp. Spicy Salt and Pepper Fried Smelt Fish - Fried fish was kind of bland. I ended up picking at and eating the jalapenos. Nice crispy, non-oily fry. And some type of beancurd/veggie stir-fry (Ong Choy I think) The meal was followed by a taro+tapioca sweet soup. read more

Chinese Kitchen Tea House Restaurant - From Chinese Kitchen: yao tiao, sweet hot soy milk, and pork/beef in rice - Chinese Near Me - Westmont, Illinois

Decent restaurant. Looks like they are most known for their Japanese salt and pepper tofu. Most every table had an order. The tofu were light and fluffy with good flavors. The portion size overall seemed a little small. We also had pea tips in garlic sauce and a type of fried wide noodles. Both were good. I wouldn't say I was blown away, but I was satisfied for the most part. My complaints: The noodle dish was lacking on the noodles. To compensate, they threw in way too many sprouts. Like two giant handfuls. I like sprouts, but this was like a way to hide that there wasn't much noodle. We ordered 3 different dishes since we had 3 people dining. They came out with 2 bowls of rice so naturally we asked for another bowl. They brought us out one and later we saw that they charged us for extra rice. The kicker here is that we ordered another order of the Japanese salt and pepper tofu towards the middle of the meal and without asking whether we needed it or not (didn't need it), they brought us another bowl of rice. :| Small charge, yes, but really? read more

Chinese Kitchen Tea House Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Westmont, Illinois

We ordered shrimp chow fun and half of pecking duck. Good taste. Quick service. I just thought the pecking duck was going to be a bigger portion. I will go back to try more food on the menu! read more

The service here is terrible. The waiter was very unprofessional and rude. Me and my mom went there and there were like two other groups of people there eating already and the waiter made us wait for like 25 minutes and when she came over she was very rude(to say the least), and spoke in a tone that's condescending and as if she's annoyed she has to deal with us. Would definitely not recommend if you're looking to get your meal on time and be treated with respect. read more

I came across this little Chinese restaurant when I was picking up Nancy's pizza right next door so I thought let's give it a shot. Place is a tiny little place probably no more than 10 tables. We went at a Wednesday evening with 4 adults and 2 kids at 5:30pm and it started to get busy. Service was good and food was pretty yummy. The only thing I do not recommend is the crispy fried chicken with shrimp chips. It was so dry and it was not edible. I would have toss it. Everything else was authentic and price was reasonable. I would definitely go again but will definitely skip any fried chicken dishes. read more

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Best Chinese in town and surrounding. Some authentic dishes, good quality. A little on the pricier side but worth it. I've only done take out and order is usually fresh and delicious. read more