This spot is a neighborhood staple. It has been around for over 30 yrs and I will forever remember this place for their $3 lunch specials. It's a little bit more than that now with inflation and all but $8.50 is still not that bad! They have the same favorites that I grew up eating. My parents had owned the travel agency in the nearby strip mall so this was a family favorite for lunch. The service is quick and they even made some updates to the place. The trademark tiger stained glass is still there but the restaurant has a fresh newer look. We still take friends here that come back to visit for nostalgia purposes. read more

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Man, what a classic American Chinese restaurant! Service was quick and incredibly friendly. The menu was extensive but not overwhelming. We've ordered takeout from the lunch special before and dine-in for dinner. Portion sizes are very generous, and the food is so tasty. My absolute favorite dish is from their appetizers - the dumplings are absolutely incredible. read more

This is a no frills, tasty Chinese restaurant near me. I've done take out as well as dine in - for both the service is speedy & friendly. The food is always good and at reasonable prices. My wife and I have ordered different things to try each visit and we're never disappointed. read more

Gave this place another try ordered beef and rice. The beef is still real tough and chewy Customer Service is terrible . I highly recommend not eating here and the establishment isn't that clean but look for yourself. read more

Been here many times and they never disappoint. Food is your traditional Chinese cuisine, family owned and operated. It's a rather small restaurant and probably hasn't been updated since the 1980s but you can certainly count on delicious food and good service. read more

This place has definitely gone downhill over the past 8-12 months. Depending on which entrée you order, it might be fresh -- or it might taste old and reused. In my case, I got freezer-burned egg rolls and white rice that clearly had that unpleasant, days-old fridge flavor. It seems like they're more focused on saving money than delivering quality food. Instead of tossing old items, they repurpose them and serve them to customers. This has consistently happened on 3 different orders. If the food isn't old, it's often undercooked -- likely because they're rushing to get orders out. The result? Greasy, pale meals that feel half-finished. Unless you see them make your food fresh right in front of you, be cautious -- you're likely to be disappointed. It's a real shame. Just a year ago, this place served good, made-to-order meals. Now, it feels like customer satisfaction is an afterthought. read more

I've been going to Gong Ho ever since I was a kid and it has never disappointed me! Walking in, it is newly renovated and much more modern but still having a warm welcoming feel. Gong Ho is famous in my family for its quick and delicious food for an affordable price. I get the same thing every time I go: lunch special number 5 (sweet and sour chicken with barbecue strips) with egg drop soup. Food is served very fast and the quality has never gone down. My parents love to get their fish filet with vegetables and the shrimp egg foo yung. We will continue to be regular customers of Gong Ho. It is a family business and you'll often see the families' kids helping out- so you already know that the food is bussin'. Pricewise, it is completely affordable and more than fair. I appreciate that portions have not changed throughout the years. The restaurant is great for big groups as well. As always, I always encourage everyone to support their local businesses! Gong Ho has been a favorite of ours ever since I was a kid and that won't change! read more

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Local spots always have my heart. Recently tried this for take out since I was in the vicinity and the fam wanted some specific Chinese dishes. Ordered over the phone and our order was ready in 10 mins. They have a door for dine in and a separate door for carry out/take out. I ordered the hot and sour soup, house fried rice, and mapo tofu. The hot and sour soup was a whole quart size container which was nice for the price point, we thought it was ok but would've liked it to be spicier and more sour. The house fried rice had shrimp, chicken, and beef. Was pretty good, not too salty. We enjoyed the mapo tofu, it had very nice heat to it and would order again! Not sure how the sit down experience is but would definitely try ordering some other items next time! Ample parking surrounding the building. read more

The food here was awful. The fried rice was disgusting the worse flavor almost flavorless. The only good thing was the sweet and sour sauce that went with the sweet and sour trio. The shrimp was fine and the pork was fine but the chicken was so dry!! And the general tso chicken was terrible. I am having the hardest time finding good Chinese in the west suburbs!!! read more

It is a Chinese restaurant that is Americanized. I know because the food is a bit tailored towards American tastes. Nothing wrong with that. It is what it is. I could not talk about the service because I did carry -out. They renovated the interior from what it was a few years ago. What I have noticed is that people are going in for a sit down lunch and people come in to pick up their lunches. It's busy. My opinion is that it is probably the best in the area. For carry out, I have learned my lesson, they do include at least a fork unlike the one in the previous review I did of a place in Plainfield. read more

It had been my favorite local Chinese restaurant but the last few orders were terrible. Neither my wife nor myself actually finished our last order. Threw them out half eaten. Vegetables were mushy. Ingredients were missing. It use to be so convenient but that doesn't matter anymore. What a shame. read more

This is a local family owned restaurant in the Downers Grove area that serves Chinese style cuisine. Our go-to is usually Ming Hin out in Naperville, however, we decided to try this venue based on others' recommendations and we're so glad we did! The food is served hot and fresh every time we order delivery; we get a variety of different menu items each time including poultry, beef, noodles, and tofu. The seasoning and sauces they use are very consistent each time and larger than normal serving sizes than other restaurants. The pricing is similar to other places, however, the quality of food is right up there with the best of them. Awesome addition to the community and highly recommended! Best, Charlie read more

Food and service 10 out of plenty of food for fair prices my new favorite Chinese restaurant

From living in the city for 20 years, I got very used to real, authentic ethnic foods. Living in the suburbs has been difficult finding such of the same quality. We have found Gong Ho to be the most authentic Chinese food we have found out here, outside of the city. We love dining in or taking out. The staff is friendly and the food is delicious. read more

Stopped into Gong Ho tonight for a quick carryout dinner. It was late and didn't feel like cooking. I ordered a small Chicken Lo Mein a little spicy and this dish did not disappoint. Very tasty and delicious. Server name: Jeff. I will be back for more! I was impressed with the portion and size for a small order, lots of chicken and vegetables with tasty sauce. read more

Nice looking restaurant with reasonable prices and large portions, but the food was just mediocre. Overall, the food was excessively salty and the preparations didn't do much to bring out great textures or flavors. Here are my thoughts on the different items I tried. Egg roll: Probably the best item I tried. The skin was crisp and the mix of pork and cabbage had the flavor that I expected. Potstickers: The meat filling inside was tasty, but the skin was excessively thick and the pan searing didn't do much to bring out a crispy element or seared flavor. Orange chicken: The flavor of the orange peel was evident in the sauce, but the sauce itself tasted fairly flat. The chicken appeared to be deep fried, but this wasn't very evident in the texture as it was somewhat soggy and the edges of the batter didn't really have the wok hay that I was expecting. Mongolian beef: Not the sweet hoisin / plum sauce version that you get at a lot of other places. This is the spicy version which I believe had chili bean paste and onion, and wasn't my favorite flavor combination (particularly as this was very salty). The beef texture was also a bit soft in this preparation. Sweet and sour combination: The sweet and sour shrimp wasn't bad and was actually quite crisp. But the pork and chicken part of this was quite overcooked. The sweet and sour sauce looks nice with small chunks of pepper, tomato, and pineapple but this added little to its flavor. Overall, not a bad place if you need a nicer atmosphere and to get full at a reasonable price. But the food is nothing special. read more

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Nice family owned restaurant. I have been in search of alternatives since my favorite Chinese restaurant closed. Loves the egg rolls here. The lemon chicken was something that i never tried before and it was good too. They seemed to stay busy. I will try again. Happy New Year! read more

Gong Ho Restaurant - Lemon chicken - Chinese Near Me - Downers Grove, Illinois

Went with a group of friends and had the lunch special. The food was great! We'll definitely be back.

So I decided to order Tomato Pepper Steak (TPS) and BBQ Pork Fried Rice as I thought two simple dishes would be easy to make taste great?! Oh was I completely wrong... The TPS was OK but the BBQ Pork Fried Rice was absolutely horrible that I just threw it out. The plain white rice tasted better?! Picking up the carry out went smoothly as the worker handed the food to me with a smile. The place was busy so happy for them but any fried rice dish should be delicious and tasty so what happened?! Epic fail on the FOOD: 2 stars Service with a smile: 3.5 stars Overall: 2.75 stars Will not be back read more

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Celebrated the Chinese New Year here and soon it became clear it is the best Chinese restaurant in town. The dinner for two was extra delicious and could easily feed three. The egg drop soup was thick and rich good. If your kid has the Chicken Tenderloins on the kids menu they may never want the nuggets at McDonald's again. The Dragon cocktail is a feast for your eyes and taste buds. Our server Tai was so efficient, positive and nice we'll be sure to return soon. read more

Gong Ho Restaurant - The doorman held our left over bag while we put our coats on. - Chinese Near Me - Downers Grove, Illinois

Sadly, tonight's carry out order from Gong Ho was disappointing. We've been longtime customers, but when we called about the Orange Chicken that was spicy and not the correct sauce and the shrimp fried rice which contained very few shrimp and tasted not up to par, they talked over us and said it "wasn't their problem." From now on, I will take my business elsewhere. read more

Lunch menu prices are awesome, amount of food is just right actually took some home. Lemon Chicken, Teriyaki steak and S&S chicken were delicious. Hot and Sour soup was just right. read more

Great place to eat . Plenty of parking and service is very good. Drinks aren't bad eather. Has a good carry out also.

Great Chinese food. Especially enjoy the general Tso chicken made with all white meat chicken. My wife enjoys Mooshu pork and Various egg foo young. we get carry out from here at least twice a month this visit was in person The service is great either way. I'm ready to go back. read more

Egg rolls, orange peel soup, vegetable chop suey, and chicken noodle soup were delicious! Prompt service by lovely waitress! It was a great dining experience. I would suggest it. read more

Great food. I drive past several other places to go here for dine-in or pick up. My favorite place since living in the city. The fluffiest, most delicious veggie egg foo young ever! sweet & sour chicken, beef fried rice and chicken chop suey or chicken w/broccoli are my favorites. I meet friends there all the time and they love the mu shu pork. Nice clean restaurant, nice friendly Chinese staff. Highly recommend! read more

Nice family restaurant. Good food. Good service. We enjoy it every time. Nicely remodeled. read more

We ordered beef chow fun, mapo tofu and crab rangoon for carryout. I've had much better, but I used to live next to chinatown. Portion sizes are large and the flavors are mediocre. Chow fun dish had a good amount of veggies included, but surprisingly small amount of noodles. I thought the sauce for the mapo tofu was too thicky/jelly like. Again, I don't have much options in the area, so I guess I'll have to try more dishes. read more

Gong Ho Restaurant - Beef chow fun, Ma-Po Tofu with Pork, Crab Rangoon - Chinese Near Me - Downers Grove, Illinois

We ordered several menu items for carry out as we had family visiting from out of town. One choice was a seafood dish that should have included what was called a bird nest made of fried noodles etc., but when we got home that portion was missing from the order and it was very disappointing and too far to go back to pick up. I called and was told they only include that portion for in house orders and no longer package it for carry out. That was not stated on the menu nor was I told over the phone when placing the order!! It would have been no problem to place into a carry out container!Now they say they'll give me a credit...but that doesn't make up for the disappointment in the meal ordered for my visiting family member!! read more

I heard that there were new owners so I decided to try it again. It's been awhile and my friends drive from Naperville to eat here so we tried it out. They updated the restaurant with a new oriental design. The staff was pleasant and attentive. Quick seating and service. Menus water and hot tea served right away. I ordered chicken, peppers and tomato and hot and sour soup and egg roll. My husband ordered the Vegetable delight. The hot and sour soup was tasty, it had cabbage in it which was new for me but it did taste good not too salty good balance of flavor but I'd like a little less cabbage in it. The egg roll tasted good. The main course was a good portion. I took half home to have for dinner. The chicken was soft and tender, the peppers and tomatoes tasted fresh. It tastes like I remember, which made me happy! The fried rice was good could have used a little more veggies to balance the rice but it was good. My husband enjoyed veggie delight and ate the whole thing. He did want more flavor in the rice and didn't care for the cabbage in the soup. My friend ordered the seafood combination and really liked the flavor. We will return again and add Gong Ho to our rotation. Go try it out reasonable lunch price. Support a local restaurant! read more

Tried to look at the menu to decide if I wanted to go there, but it kept dumping me into Clover, which did not want to display anything. When will owners learn that many people simply want to see their menu before deciding and if I do want to order I don't want a 3rd party service. read more

Awesome lunch specials at a fair price. I really enjoyed every lunch I get from Gong Ho! Recommend! read more

A solid place for Chinese food. Good food, good service, new renovations, lunch specials, very good for dinner and good cocktails. They don't ever let me down. read more

Gong Ho Restaurant - Shrimp & lobster sauce - Chinese Near Me - Downers Grove, Illinois

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Gong No? Gong NO! I rarely write a negative review and I'm disappointed that I feel compelled to write this review. My family and I have eaten hundreds of dinners at Gong Ho over the last 30 years. We've taken several visitors from out of town there too. I last ate at Gong Ho about a month before the date of this review. I became severely sick to my stomach after eating my favorite fish egg foo young. My wife and I thought it was a fluke so we tried it again yesterday for take out. The noodles in the wonton were so over cooked that you could drink them through a straw. The broccoli in my wife's dish were similarly over cooked. My egg foo young was over cooked to the point of being inedible. We threw out the whole meal and won't be back. read more

I accidentally walked into the dining door instead of the carry out door and "Kelly" told me in a disrespectful way "can you read?" I asked the man at the carry out door for her name, and he lied about her name and tried to justify that it was ok for her to say that. If that's how they treat their customers I can only imagine how they take care of the food considering they apparently don't care about human beings. read more

I currently live in AZ and this is the standard that these places have to try and live up to. This place has the best general tso chicken and egg rolls. The egg drop soup is 8.2 out of 10 and the hot tea is amazing. read more

Gong Ho Restaurant - General Tso's Chicken Lunch Special - Chinese Near Me - Downers Grove, Illinois

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Let me tell you something mannnnnnnn the fried rice here is the greatest fried rice i everrrrrrrrrrrrrrr had in my life. I usually order the house special fried rice with bbq pork, chicken and shrimp and large order and my god it taste soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good bless their soul for the amazing fried rice i only come here for the fried rice nothing else mannn god DAM!!!! read more

Still really good food after all the years they have been in business! Dine in or carry out...the choice is yours.

Star 1 Just ordered and Christmas Day didn't wanna cook ordered food for 10 people. The food came was horrible over cooked the beef Hunan had 32 pieces of water Chester that all it did was put it in there so I could use up all of the room for the meat is Singapore noodles were horrible. Didn't give us any sauces no fortune cookies no napkins know nothing never again horrible horrible place read more

Food is okay. It's basic American Chinese. Inaccurate wait times for take out orders are often quoted. If it's busy, it's a zoo to pick up your food. "Give me your phone number" we just leave food sitting there with the customers sitting there waiting for their food cause you're so busy answering the phone. They should hire hire a few more people but than they have to spend some money. read more