The exterior of this place needs help, but don't let it sway you from coming in. Inside, the dining room is bright with window light pouring through thin curtains. They keep the temperature nice and cool and there's a TV playing the news. The person that took my to-go order was cleaning pea pods and she was very polite taking my order. We ordered: Beef Fired Rice Shrimp Lo Mein Hawaii Golden Delight (just okay, the sauce was a little much, so we were glad they gave it on the side as a to-go option) Hot & Spicy Fish The prices are steep for Chinese, but the flavors are solid. We would come back again! read more

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I joined two friends for lunch last week. The food was delicious and very plentiful. For around ten dollars 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. read more

Good food but everything was not as warm usual. Not sure of the reason. Bad delivery, I guess. I think they use a third party for delivery.

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

Best Chinese food around fair prices for large portions would recommend trying them. Their restaurant is well lit with plenty of windows and comfortable seating., will go back next time I am craving Chinese food. read more

Great food, prices & portions. Always call over the phone to order for pick up and they are so nice! Best Chinese I've found in the Algonquin/LITH area by far. read more

I didn't eat the food but the lady working the front was so kind and let me use the bathroom, she was very kind and it was very appreciative, the inside of the restaurant looked very nice aswell! read more

I had stopped ordering from here a few years ago because the taste and quality of the food was declining. I was passing through and was craving Chinese food hard, and this happened to be on the way home so I decided to give them another try and I'm glad I did. The food was very tasty and my family and I enjoyed it. I ordered Lo Mein, Pepper beef, walnut shrimp, and bbq pork fried rice. The portions were large and enough for 2 meals. The food was tasty and not overly salty or oily. I hope the quality stays consistent the next time I order for I don't have to take another hiatus from this place again. read more

I have been there a few times but I thought the food was not very tasty and the servers cold and not accommodating. I will not go back.

Fried rice was poor quality, but maybe that was due to lunch special versus normal fried rice. Stir fry sweet n sour chicken was amazing though. Drive thru pick up is super convenient. read more

Finally tried the Gourmet House Chinese food. (Back in the day, this was a Julie Ann's ice cream place. ) The food here is pretty good. We had it delivered and it was plenty hot when it arrived. The beef chop suey is ok, but a little different than what we're used to locally. The gravy isn't as thick and dark as most places. It also includes mushrooms and the miniature corn cobs. It was also too light on water chestnuts, which I love. Tasty, but just different than we expected. Next up is the General's Chicken, which is very good! The BBQ pork fried rice is really good as well. The crab rangoons were alright too. All in all, a very good dining experience at the Gourmet House. read more

Should I say it? Oops we did it again? This place has the tendency to start skimping out on customers when business is going bad. You can complain all you want and you won't get an answer to satisfy you. Should I blame myself for ordering more? I ordered a large Lo Mein with extra veggies. EXTRA. What do I get when I open the box. Someone already took a plate full of food out of it?! If you order food, would you accept it when 1/3 of the food you ordered wasn't in the box? I want to remind the owners that they do have competition. They are not that good. They did these things under previous management, giving you a small box of rice claiming it was a large. Maybe they rehired the manager that was there before. Not a good look guys. Or is it my fault and I should have checked every box before taking it home to make sure it had the food I ordered in it? read more

Gourmet House - 1 inch below the top - Chinese Near Me - Algonquin, Illinois

My boyfriend started profusely vomiting and running a fever about an hour after eating the governors chicken. Definitely food poisoning as he felt fine prior to eating it. read more

We've been coming for years and they are consistently great. Even the water is filtered, great ambience. Recommend the baby shrimp rolls and the won ton soup! Everything is good. Prices are great too!! read more

Gourmet House is a traditional Americanized Chinese restaurant. What I mean by that, is you will find all your Chinese restaurant favorites here. Service was busy with carry out and delivery- we didn't see anyone seated so I asked if it was carry out and delivery only- someone must have heard me because the lights came on brighter. We ordered jasmine tea which was delicious, an order of egg rolls - fresh tasting and hot to the touch. House egg foo young and firecracker chicken. Portions are generous and service is quick and friendly. Everything about our experience was above average. Will definitely be returning to try other entrees. read more

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So second time ordering,,,TERRIBLE,,,egg rolls bad no taste at all! The large CHICKEN FRIED RICE the worst ever, hardly any chicken zero egg and green onion!! My dog wouldn't eat it! Waste of money,,,,To good to be true,,,,If your NOT CONSISTENT in your product you will lose business and get bad reviews,,,,we will not be ordering again,,,,,Zero STARS,,, read more

I'm not so much of a Chinese food fan, but this place has some good authentic dishes that I will not order from other nearby places. Wonderful staff which is a big plus for me. Always smiling and offering to help or double checking if we need anything else. Clean place and always pack their to go orders very well. read more

We used to eat at Gourmet House all the time. It was one of our local faves and it never let us down. Recently we noticed a change in the food and it has fallen off our list of local favorites. We always order Chinese on Christmas; it's been a tradition for 20 years. As tradition goes, we ordered it yesterday, late afternoon. It was ready for pick-up before the scheduled time, which was nice because we were starving. My husband arrived home with the food which was piping hot... however, it's just not that good anymore. It's pretty bland and greasy. We had a variety of options (noodle dishes, rice dishes, Crab Rangoon and Egg Rolls, etc) and everything was mid; nothing stood out as anything we would rush back to get, which is disappointing because we always look forward to our Gourmet House Christmas dinner. read more

Ambiance, well lit , not too noisy. Prices are fair and food is exquisite for Chinese cuisine. Several acquaintances who have frequented here say similar. Service is standard with most servers doing a little extra to make the service even better. 9/10 would recommend. read more

Consistently delicious and reliable. We drive two towns over to order from Gourmet House, and will continue to do so! We love their stir fry chicken, egg drop soup, homemade crab Rangoon, and their fried rice. Never greasy, generous proportions, and friendly service. A++++! read more

Excellent food!! Owners are so nice also. I very much enjoyed my fried rice with al the meats, the appetizer for 2 and a small egg foo young. We had enough to feed 3 adults plus plenty of leftovers!! read more

My favorite time to go here is for lunch. It's easy to get seated immediately. The lunch specials are amazing, and are a bargain. I love extra spicy and they will make it hot hot hot if you ask. Extensive menu has something for everyone. They can accommodate couples, 4 tops, and tables up to 8 with ease. Great for carry out too. The service is always extremely friendly and attentive without being bothersome. One of my favorite local spots for a delicious and filling meal at a great price. read more

Vegetarians and anyone with shellfish allergies please be careful!! I specifically requested teriyaki sauce and they substituted brown sauce. I called to ask about the ingredients and they confirmed it includes oyster sauce. Please BE CAREFUL if this is something you can't risk!!! read more

New owners.... The food is better than before (( and it was good )) P.F. Chang's .. look out there lettuce wraps are just as good had there beef with broccoli spicy, lettuce wraps came with soup, egg roll and rice.. $20 unfortunately service not so great. read more

Our go to place for Chinese takeout. Arrives hot, well sauced, and quality ingredients. Also very flexible on requests read more

Tried this place again today. Sadly the food remains uninspired, bland and flavorless.

Service was fast and efficient. We ordered crab rangoons, egg rolls, mongolian beef, govenors chicken and walnut shrimp. Best rangoons ever! The egg rolls were made with peanut butter, but were also very good. Hot and sour soup, was also above average. All 3 entrees were great. We drove 30 minutes to get here, and it will happen again! Algonquin, please support this restaurant, we want to make sure they are busy and stay around! read more

I used to go to this restaurant once a week when I lived in Algonquin until January 2011. I don't live in the area but look forward to a visit now and then. Servings are huge and delicious. Good service also read more

The food and service is fantastic! The restaurant is further than we would normally go for a meal out, so it took years for us to actually go in, but I am so happy we finally did! It's my new favorite Chinese place. We had crab rangoon and the lunch portion (yes, you can order from the lunch menu on the weekend!) of kung pao chicken, which came with rice, an egg roll and soup. The hot and sour soup was not too "hot" and the won ton soup had GIANT won tons. The kung pao chicken was only a little spicy (we will ask for extra heat next time as we do not shy away from spice) and way more chicken than veggies, which I have never seen before. The restaurant is clean and has plenty of seating, and the server was very friendly and attentive. When my daughter ordered the won ton soup (not included as one of the lunch soup options, which was hot and sour, and egg drop soup), she asked me if it was ok as there was a price increase (by the way, the portion was huge and totally worth the extra $3). Who does that?! It was awesome! At the end of the day, the food and service is amazing, the portions are large, and the bill was only $29. I wish I could give more stars!! read more

Gourmet House - Kung Pao Chicken Lunch - Chinese Near Me - Algonquin, Illinois

I love this place. Food is great and the service is phenomenal. Actually I think I might order tonight.

I've been dining here and ordering take out for years. Consistently good. Fast service. Nim chow and Lemongrass wings are amazing!

I am highly dissatisfied with the meal I received from this restaurant. I ordered SPICY shrimp fried rice and I made that clear over the phone but received the regular version of the food. Then I asked for a smoothie made natural because I find out they add sugar to it but it came out dilated like melted ice in your favorite soda drinks. The experience was very dissatisfying. If they at least got my fried rice the way I asked for it, I might not be writing this review right now. I recommend, if you are reading my experience, to have better listening skills. And if you can not make the food spicy, just say it, don't have customers paying for what they didn't ask for. It will save everyone the disappointment of wasting time and money. I do not like the taste of the food in my mouth because it's not what I asked for, not because it is bad. I still finished it but I did not ask for it. And please create a natural smoothie menu. Coffee Hause doesn't need sugar to make their smoothies taste great so why should you? Fruits are naturally sweet. Thank you. read more

Yummy food every time! People who work there are so sweet and kind! Will come back for more!

Food is tasty and good portion size in the actual entree. However, the amount of rice provided is not nearly enough to go alone with entree size. The entree I had (Kung Pao tofu) was big enough for maybe three people, but only enough rice for one person. Also, prices charged were slightly higher than what is listed on the menu. read more

This place is going down hill. We have learned that this place now has new owners who don't care about their customers. We ordered egg foo young and found what appeared to be packaging materials in the patties. Also the sauce was burnt sauce. We complained and the owner did not care or make the order right. We also noticed that the sweet and sour sauce and chili sauce that is given at the table is reused, meaning if we used a little bit they will give it to another table. Witness this when checking out very gross. read more

The food's not even "mediochre at best...": tastes, like someone added M.S.G. To their boot linings, then dipped them in Soy sauce and threw maybe? A mixed, floral bouquet at your table, while you were distracted, scouring their totally generic and unoriginal menu. read more

Hi The food is good but not 5 stars rating. The food is good but not wow great food because too salty and everything. I have better cheasne food read more

My husband ordered Mongolian beef and he liked it. I ordered sesame beef and I could barely chew any of the beef pieces, it was so stringy and hard to chew. This is our first time to order from there and I don't think I'm going back. Update: the next day I called gourmet house and explained about my food not tasting good and she replaced it for me, for free, I ordered broccoli and beef and it was delicious. I change my rating to four stars and I will order from there again! read more

One of the best around here. We returned to this place after long break ... maybe 5 or more years.. our local favorite was china house in Cary but we have become less enthusiastic with that place last few years. We had lunch special on Sunday ..kung pao chicken and Mongolian beef. Food was better than any places around here ... good & friendly service. We can feel the efforts to keep prices reasonable .. hope they can continue & successfully... egg roll ms were not very fresh (we threw these away... hope this was just an exception.. we will try again for sure . Hope this can be our "go to" local Chinese place. read more

Dissatisfied.... Food didn't seem fresh. Rice was mushy. I hate giving restaurants bad review but the truth is it wasn't great. I was disappointed. Pricey and food was bland. Pot stickers was a bit doughy . read more