I ordered the Chicken Egg Foo Young and was super disappointed. It was so bland that I tried to add salt & pepper & Sriracha to spice it up, but to no avail. :( read more

I almost gagged while tasting their wonton soup! It's offensively gross and doesn't come close to being called Chinese food. This is a place to go if you set little or no standard for how you want your food. read more

WORD OF ADVICE: IF THE CHINESE RESTAURANT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A HOLE-IN-THE-WALL, NOT SO FANCY, DINKY ESTABLISHMENT, THEN CHANCES ARE IT WILL TASTE FANTASTIC!!! I'm very very very picky when it comes to Chinese food. Being from NYC, they have an array of fantastic Chinese food, and I was quite disappointed when I moved to Chicago that there really isn't any good Chinese places, especially in the North Side (Chinatown is good, but so far away). Lee's Chop Suey is the closest to what Chinese food SHOULD taste like. You can usually tell when their Lo Mein Noodles are used with dark sauce, instead of light sauce. Lee's has great lo mein (which is hard to find in Chicago). They are also moderately priced, and have bubble tea! The people are nice, they're never running too late, and you can understand them when you call on the phone. Overall, I would recommend this place to everyone in the northwest side who hasn't found their #1 Chinese place yet. Give it a try, and you won't regret it!!! read more

Called to place an order for pick up & the guy was very friendly. 15 minutes after we ordered the same guy who took our order called us back to inform us our food was ready for pick up. Prices are fair for what we ordered. As for the food, the orange chicken was pretty good. The chicken fried rice was very tasteless & the portions were a little small. I'm surprised at all the great reviews this place has for the food read more

I've been the biggest critic of Chinese restaurants in my decades living in Chicago. I'll be the first to tell you that most Chinese restaurants all taste the same and all dishes taste like either meat and brocolli or a deep-fried, sweet & sour dish. In fact, most of these small, hole-in-the-wall locations all buy their food precooked and frozen from large distributors. Lee's Chop Suey was the first time in years that I was pleasantly surprised by the Chinese food! It was not pretentious, plentiful and delicious. This review is written after possibly,15 times now that I have ordered from them. I have yet to ever get a negative tasting dish or a negative experience from the staff. In fact, even the owner came by our table once to check up on us and make sure we were OK. In no way attempting to be generalizational, it seems that most Asian restaurants have (what appears to be) cold and indifferent staff and actually I have come to expect that. Lee's truly was the exception. Of the breaded dishes (sesame, general tso's, empress, sweet and sour)...my favourite is the Empress Chicken because it's spicy followed by the Chicken Oriental which is a breaded chicken patty sliced into sliver placed over a bed of broccolli. Of their vegetable oriented dishes, I really enjoyed the Chicken Kow (which also comes in beef). Their appetizers all taste different and delicious, something that also lacks from many Chinese takeout joints where everything tastes like oily crud. Their pot stickers are humungous and plentiful (although oily) and their eggrolls have so much flavour to them. Their won ton soup is great too. It took me a few years of living in the area to finally find a good place to get delivery from and I finally found it! Thank you Lee's! read more

Expensive, bland food. Had the chicken broccoli that came in watery white sauce. pretty much steamed veggies with poached chicken. the egg roll shell was like cardboard. also had the mongolian chicken, which was bland and greasy. overpriced. Only ate here because Mon Lung is closed on Mondays. Regret the decision. read more

I've been ordering from Lee's for nearly a year now, and it hit's the spot when I'm craving Chinese. I'm vegetarian, and there are oodles of choices for me, which is a treat. There are a number of items that are vegetarian that are not in the "vegetarian" section, so be sure to review the whole menu if you are a veg. The Cantonese style chow mein is awesome. They pan fry ramen noodles so that they have a nice seared color and crunch, which mixes great with the veggies and sauce. There are some who have reviewed there to be a lack of flavor/taste in their food, and I totally disagree. They just don't over-process fresh food with loads of MSG/salt and grease. It's fresh stuff! The Ma Por Tofu is great too. HUGE portion sizes and incredibly fast delivery. If you are looking for no frills, fresh and flavorful foods, eat HERE! read more

Ordered delivery and was very disappointed. Extra vegetables means more bean sprouts... Very sad that I tried this place. Hardly any meat in the beef chow mein. Very bland and not something I would recommend. read more

Ordered delivery. Food was subpar. Eggrolls/spring rolls has a very strong peanut taste/paste to it, which tasted weird. The dumplings had really thick skin and was soggy. Broccoli beef lunch combo has 4 pieces of beef, the orange chicken breading could have been better. read more

There are new owners or family members. Last owners moved to California. What a shame. This place was my all time favorite! So close to my home. Their food was beautifully prepared up till 2018. I'm not sure they know how to cook now! We gave the new owners a few chances to get it right. Very sad! read more

I would not recommend getting take out from here. My roommate and I bother thought the food was gross and both of our stomach's hurt afterward. Not a fan... We got general chicken, veggie lo mein and egg rolls and nothing was good at all. Not a fan... read more

Standard Chinese food, and reasonable prices.

This is my go-to place for Lo Mein! So good!!! Overall good Chinese. Love the crab rangoon! Everything I've tried here I like. Pretty fast delivery. Food is hot when it gets to my door. Everyone is alway polite. It is a little bit pricier then other local Chinese places, but it's because it tastes better. read more

Never going here again. 2 smoothies with tapioca costs $10, and there were only about 8 tapioca balls. The fruit tasted old, and the workers are very rude. Do not go here. read more

Surprisingly delish! The goons are HUGE and the other entrees were pretty good portion sizes as well. I ordered the Mongolian beef and General Tso's chicken - great stuff! read more

Lee's is unbelievable. Highly recommend the dinner special or the lunch special. Same thing, but the dinner one doesn't come with egg drop soup. Get the soup either way, because it's excellent. They have the best egg rolls I've ever eaten. Everything on the menu is great so it's according to preference. Family owned and operated so that's always a plus. I've gotten takeout here probably 20 times over the course of two years and the order has never been wrong and the quality consistency is genuinely second to none. Don't pass this gem up. read more

man, many haters on yelp these days. Menu, is good, food is good, and it is exactly what it should be "Good Chinese Delivery" Yeah i suppose there is better Chinese food and that is why i didn't 5 stars. But for folks in bucktown & wicker park who want take-out or delivery...this place is a winner read more

Great simple Chinese place. Huge portions and pretty run of the mill... which is nice. Nothing fancy here, just normal cheap Chinese food.

When Mark's Chop Suey closed, we had a very difficult time finding a good replacement. My husband & I went to Lee's Chop Suey last night & the egg rolls were OUTSTANDING!!! I had the beef egg foo young (I know, I'm a loser), & it was good. Not as good as Mark's roasted duck egg foo young, but it'll do! My husband had the kung pao beef & he enjoyed it as well! We'll be back!! read more

This place is the best place to order from in the neighborhood. They have better quality than the other Chinese places that I have tried, unless you go to the Asian-fusion place Friendship Chinese on Milwaukee, which is terribly overpriced but good. So this is my favorite order-in place. They deliver fast, hot and teasty meals. I typically order Kung Pao Chicken or General Tso's, but their Shrimp with Lobster sauce is very good too. Egg rolls = great, as everyone else has mentioned. Cripsy, tasty, yum. The dining room isn't great, no. I wouldn't bother going there really - it's the Chinese equivalent of an American greasy-spoon diner. But for take-out or delivery, and for the quality and price, I highly recommend. read more

I had a taste for chop suey. It was Meagon L.'s review promising the old school Ameri-Chinese I remembered from childhood that got me out of the house on a Monday night, driving halfway across town to dine solo at Lee's. I was not disappointed. Altho I arrived a scant half hour before closing, the staff were friendly, the service unhurried & the price was right. Soup, entree, tea & cookies plus 15% tip came in at exactly $15. I had a bowl of hot & sour soup, very tasty, with plenty of bamboo shoots, mushrooms & pork, perfectly hot & sour. Followed with Chicken Chop Suey & steamed white rice. Very moist white meat chicken chunks & al-dente veggies in a light sauce, not at all greasy or MSG-y. THe portions were generous enough to allow me to bring home tomorrows lunch. Tea was included along with an almond & fortune cookie. I will be back! read more

I gave it two stars because it arrived pretty warm and didn't make us sick. The hot and sour soup was not bad but the Shrimp War Mein and Cashew Chicken were awful. The menu should be revised to state "Overdone noodles and veggies with beige sauce" and "Chicken with beige sauce." Seriously, the sauces were the same in both dishes and completely lacked in flavor. Only the very liberal use of hot chili sauce made it a bit more platable. read more

The best Chinese rice and food I've ever tried in my life. Prices are a little high, but it values what you're paying for. Love this place! read more

I have never wrote a review before, but I can not belive the horrible service at counter when ordering take out. Let's start with customer in front of me who was waiting to pay and was told very rudely to sit down. I proceeded to order a dinner special. In the gigantic menu in front of counter states very clearly $1.50 for substitution on fried rice. I wanted shrimp instead if chicken, when I asked again very rudely "no shrimp, only chicken with special". So either the signage is wrong or the counter person needs to know his job a little better. Didn't feel like arguing, long day and didn't want to lose my temper. But extremely disappointed of the way I was treated. read more

Rude phone worker, and they lied about not delivering to my home after trying to convince me not to order because the wait time was long. Poor business practice. read more

From reading some of the reviews, I wasn't too surprised when I walked into the very dismal-looking restaurant. I had vegetable lo mein, nothing fancy. It was pretty good: not greasy and the vegetables were fresh and crisp (though I wish there was more of a variety...pea pods, broccoli, onions, and carrots). For the hefty portions, the price is right. It hasn't sat well with me, though. My boyfriend had barbecued pork lo mein and really disliked it. I had to tell him several times that this place had gotten the best reviews within my search parameters. He thought it was the worst dining experience he's had in years. I don't know why Friendship Chinese didn't show up in my search (we didn't go there because my bf wanted to try something new), but I highly recommend eating there over Lee's. They also deliver. And if you do get Lee's, have it delivered. Perhaps the food will taste better than it would sitting in that dump. read more

Good enough joint, decent Chop Suey. Nothing stellar, did the job. Wife wasn't as pleased.

I got Thank You tonight for takeout instead of Lee's to watch some hockey. It was the worst decision of my life. I'm sorry Lee's. I'll be back next game though. read more

Great price, large portions, fast service and delicious delicious food!!! Typically carry out but haven eaten in restaurant. Interior design is outdated but who needs ambiance when the food is so good?! read more

ordered from this place after visiting yelp and then chekcing out grub hub for what chinese places were delivering....saw the reviews and then got the food. how can this place possibly get more than two stars??? the only reason they got that much from me was becasue the food came 30 min earlier and i was starving and the crab rangoon was at least decent. Other than that this fits in the top 3 worst chinese places i've had the misfortune of experiencing. the only reason i ate it is cuz i can't afford to throw money and/or food away and i have to get up at 4AM making me not want to go out for more food. i know places put their own spin on general tso's but their general tso's was like nothing i've ever had before. it was battered like sweet and sour chicken usually is not crunchy like it should have been. and the egg rolls, i have NO IDEA WHAT'S IN IT!! i think it may be peanut butter because it's so thick and kind of tastes like peanut butter so for my peace of mind that is what i'm going to call it, i literally dissected it to try and figure it out but I have no idea, thinking of sending a sample to the CDC...needless to say, i won't be ordering from here again and you should just keep your money in your wallet, i wish i had.... read more

My husband and I have ordered take out from Lee's several times now. We always order a large sweet and sour chicken, small vegetable fried rice, and an order of crab rangoons. I did try the chicken chop suey once, and I was not a fan...nothing personal Lee. The sweet and sour chicken is always hot and the breading is not thick at all, which is what I like. The sauce has huge chucks of pineapple and peppers, not anything like some of the watered-down ketchup you get at other places. I'm typically not a fan of sweet and sour sauce, but theirs is tasty. The vegetable fried rice is some of the best I've had, next to a pricey Japanese steakhouse. It has large, plentiful chunks of veggies (the mushrooms and bean sprouts are my FAV). And it's always piping hot. The crab rangoons are stuffed full of filling and folded in a "D" shape. I tend to like less filling and pinched together in the flower shape, but they are very tasty nonetheless. Delivery is always fast. I think Lee's is a great choice for a lazy movie night. read more

This is my first review of anything, EVER! I have never been disappointed in the whole 3 times I've ordered from here. The first time I ordered I waited inside forever but the inside of this place reminded me of China. Yes I've been to China! My fiancé gets Kung Pao bc that's all she ever gets. I've gotten beef noodle once, but the beef with gravy is worth every penny! I usually get beef. The pot stickers are a treat. If you like to keep your tummy full get two orders bc the re-heat O.K.! They did add a spice on one order that seemed odd. If it ain't broke don't fix it, that's what I say. Krab rangooners. I didn't remember them being good but I gave it another "old college try". The Last time the mix was weak but they must have changed something bc they were on point this time! Feel like that is just hit or miss with the prep... anyways ordering is hard. Why waste your money on something you don't know about when you can take my word for it. This place is almost perfect in the Chinese-Food-Delivery-Chicago-World. Pretty surprised I haven't hit a word limit! Long winded, you bet I am! ;) read more

the name lee's chop suey could not be any more of a chinese restaurant cliche. surprisingly, the food was not greasy, and the vegetables seemed fresh or at least not mushy. overall, decent chinese american food that can be a little bland but they deliver. the fried rice is good, but the beef stir fry can be chewy. i like their hot and sour soup, which has just enough kick. read more