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    Mapo Restaurant

    3.6 (443 reviews)
    Open 11:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    417. Orange Chicken (White Meat) 橙皮鸡
    Alice K.

    Saw this on Yelp and had on my list of places to visit. I ordered the Orange Chicken lunch and my guest ordered Mongolian Beef lunch special. The lunch items comes with cup of soup and a spring roll. Delicious lunch and outstanding service. Give this place a try, we definitely will be back!

    Fried eggplant
    Daniel Y.

    Somehow Mapo flies under the radar for Chinese cuisine in the burbs. Locals will appreciate the authentic menu options and Sichuan dishes. Interior is warm and inviting. It's in the same plaza as H Mart but on the side by Wendy's. Lots of parking. Contrary to popular belief, not everything on the menu is spicy, but Mapo does specialize in these types of dishes. My table was a big fan of the fried eggplant, but I loved the cumin lamb as did everyone else with me. Service is great and attentive. Water was always refilled and water asked if everything was okay. Glad I came back and gave this another chance.

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    Michelle M.

    It's clean. It's delicious. Note: The Jajangmyun is very Peking and NOT Korean. I hate it. But it's my own fault cuz they did explain that to me and I'm just a dummy. Note: The Japanese style Salt and Pepper Tofu is my absolute favorite and delicious. Just beyond my words. The service is very nice... I never feel rushed. And just yeah. A great spot to have a meal. They have a lot for parking.

    Ryan D.

    Mapo Restaurant is truly a hidden treasure in Naperville. When my husband and I visited with a few friends, we found it in a small strip mall with bad signage. It appeared to be the only business operating there. The restaurant looks like your typical Chinese restaurant from the inside and outside. What is special about this restaurant is the quality of the food. Everything is prepared fresh and tastes like a lot of time and attention was put into it. We ordered the cumin lamb skewer and crab ragoon for appetizers. This was the best crab ragoon I've ever had. It was sweet and creamy. We ordered several entrées. My favorites were the orange beef and the honey lemon shrimp. I highly recommend Mapo Restaurant. You'll be happy that you took the time to find it.

    Dennis W.

    Excellent variety of dishes the chefs here can make. There are a couple stand outs. Quality- the hou fun, peppercorn fish, calamari, duck, and lemon/orange shrimp here are really good. I'm also a big fan of the beef tendon and most fish dishes here. Quantity- they give a generous portion for the price Atmosphere- nice clean open place. Lots of seating options Service- fast

    Ishani B.

    The food here usually tastes good however this time around we had a poor experience. The dishes were not as clean and had food marks and spicy cabbage that was served at the table had a strand of hair. The rest of the meals were way more spicy than usual. Maybe the chef changed.

    Nick P.

    This is actually a very decent Chinese restaurant in Naperville. Way less busy than Minghin and more than enough parking. Service was good and attentive. Restaurant is very clean. I've been here a few times. I didn't take any pictures at the time. Any kind of pork belly you get, you'll get a lot of flavor. Please eat it with rice. Basil flavored eggplant cake had some spice to it but not too much to make it unenjoyable. Crispy duck is always a must. They give you some very meaty pieces, the skin gives you that nice crunch. If you're going to come here, at least try to order some other than the typical fried rice, egg rolls, crab rangoon. Makes me cringe.

    Beef tendon
    Francis R.

    Finding ourselves in the area quite a bit, we've been eyeing this spot for sometime now and finally made our way to give it a try. Service was good. Restaurant was spotless. Food is pricier than I had expected and with that I found myself nitpicking. Seafood soup was on the saltier side. The stir fried noodles had good flavors yet noodles were too crispy. Really enjoyed the tofu w/ fish filet. Beef tendon w/ veggies and lamb w/ peppers were both good. Anyways portions I could argue that they could be larger for the price. That's all I got on this one. 'Til next time, cheers!

    Stir fry Eggplant with pork
    Rachel L.

    Casual Chinese dining. Food: we got a variety of things. 1. Stir fry eggplant with pork: this was eggplant stir fried with pork and some garlic sauce. It was a bit too salty and mushy but overall the flavor was pretty good. 2. Dongpo Pork Hock: this was pork hock with chili sauce. It was just all sauce and no pork flavor, as if they just dumped the sauce on top without marinading the pork. The meat was surprisingly dry even though it fell off the bone well. 3. Dry chili three delight: this was salt and pepper shrimp, scallop, squid, and fish fillet. This was my favorite dish, it was crispy and delicious to eat. The bit of spice was just the right amount. Service: very fast service and food came out very fast as well Ambiance: casual dining, very family friendly

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    Rebecca F.

    Review from 2016. Came here since there are very few Chinese restaurants in Illinois. Someone recommend this place to have authentic Chinese food...Sadly I was quite disappointed in the quality. The restaurant setup with the large round tables and middle spinner table is certainly very Chinese, but that's pretty much it. The food has strange flavors that I have never tried (I am Chinese). Most things were soggy and overly drenched in sauce. Nothing like the Chinese/Taiwanese restaurants on the coasts. Overall: if you are looking for authentic delicious Chinese food, keep looking...

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    Delicious!!!!! The service is amazing and everyone is so nice I love love this place!!! If you have never tried it please try it

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    Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ

    Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ

    3.9(281 reviews)
    2.3 mi
    $$$

    We went at 3:30pm and got seated right away, especially because of reservations. There are plenty…read moreof seats and the service is quite efficient. We ordered the Gyu-Kaku Feast (for 6 pax). It was plenty of food, topped off with smores for dessert. The meat was fresh. Lots of meat, good beef, some pork, and a few shrimp. The salads were good... might be better if we'd asked for the salad dressing on the side. The sukiyaki was surprising in that it was more like fried rice. Spicy chiggae soup was yummy, nice and spicy. So much food. Super yummy. Park in the structure around the corner on Chicago Ave.

    Came here in a Monday for lunch. We had a reservation for 230. We arrive at 215 and there is no one…read moreat the host station. Ahead of us is a couple and another guy waiting. After 10 minutes the host comes and tells the couple they have tables but they aren't cleaned yet and he's waiting. Mind you the restaurant isn't packed, but there are a few tables dining. I'm guessing they were understaffed. Anyhow, after another 10 minutes the guy ahead of us gets seated. Nothing was said to us. Another party of two came and they were also waiting and they flagged someone down. The host said the same thing as earlier, they have tables that haven't been cleaned. 10 mins later he goes to try to seat them knowing we were there first. The lady even told him, well they were here first. He went ahead and seated them anyway then came back and got us. It's 245. I told him we had a reservation for 230. The lack of communication from the host was off putting. We were hungry and my son really wanted bbq. I would have gone to SGD, but they are closed on Mondays. Anyhow, we wait around a good 10 mins before a server comes to take a drink order. Again, they weren't completely packed, I counted 3 servers and a host. We order ribeye, chicken, filet, kalbi and the hirami in a pot for our meats. We also got corn, spinach, a salad and the fried rice and an order of white rice. I ask him if that's enough food and he says yes, but you can keep a menu in case you want more. Our table was 2 adults and 2 kids who are 11 and 9. Fried rice comes out first and the meats. I ask him to bring the white rice too for my son. He said he forgot and will grab it right away. Let's just say he brought the white rice a good 15 mins after...and I had to remind him. So my son is sitting there eating his meat with no rice. The hirami in the pot was a good size but there were 5 pieces of ribeye and 5 pieces of filet and 5 pieces of chicken and maybe 8 pieces of the kalbi. How is this enough for 4 people? So we order another 2 orders of kalbi. I don't know the happy hour portions are tiny. We also needed refills and that took a couple reminders. We also ordered another order of rice. We are pretty much done eating when I ask him what happened to our rice order? He said he will check and that he ordered it awhile ago. He comes back within 2 minutes with our rice saying there was a mix up in the kitchen? Was it really a mix up or did you just forget? By the time we get our check it's 445. Why did this take so long? We have been there before and we are usually in and out in an hour and a half. So they took the fried rice off our bill. Then for tip, it's asking if we want to tip 18, 22 or 22%? Are you being serious? This guy had to constantly be reminded of everything, service was so slow and he had only two other tables. Someone else was picking up our dirty plates and bringing us the meats. I've never had a bad experience here until now. The visit wasn't worth the $180. Food was good except the filet. That had no flavor at all and had to be drenched with the sauces on the table. We have gotten delivery from here before and the portions were bigger during delivery. One other thing to note, the server never even changed out our grill...they usually do that half way through.

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    Blue Sushi Sake Grill - San Marcos Maki

    Blue Sushi Sake Grill

    4.2(722 reviews)
    2.4 mi
    $$

    A fantastic dining experience in downtown Naperville. We came in with reservations, highly…read morerecommended on a Friday night as the wait was 1.5 hrs without. We were seated promptly and our service was great. We tried so much delicious food. Crispy brussel sprouts, spicy garlic edamame, miso soup and a ton of the vegan rolls. Also the crispy vegan rice cakes were a favorite. I honestly loved all of the rolls. Each had such unique flavors and textures. The chocolate spring roll dessert is a must. So is the chocolate torte for vegan diners. Also the HH had so much, several of our rolls were on there!

    Starting with the good first - the food was fresh and delicious. You could tell that the fish was a…read moregood quality. The main issue here was service. We sat 25 minutes before we got water, and that was after we had gotten an appetizer of edamame. We waited 40 minutes for our other appetizer and our actual dinner came out around the 55 minute mark. We had asked timing on the food, and our server was very dismissive. They did make a comment saying that they weren't expected to get this busy, but the restaurant was about 60% to 70% capacity at max. After our appetizer came out and we scarfed it down, they made a very strange remark, saying, "Sorry, I didn't know you were that hungry." Of course we're hungry - we came out to eat at a restaurant. (It wasn't a joking manner that they said it.) Overall, the vibe that we got from the server was so strange and uncanny, it took forever to get our food, and we left disappointed. The restaurant looks really cool and the food was good, so it was disappointing.

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    Cool ceiling and bar area

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    Various vegan rolls

    J's Kitchen

    J's Kitchen

    4.2(154 reviews)
    1.5 mi
    $$
    Family-owned & operated
    Women-owned & operated

    J's Kitchen is in a strip mall which makes it easy to park and locate. They are small/locally owned…read moreand halal certified. I had a craving for wonton soup and thankfully J's has it. I ordered online for carry out and the platform was easy to navigate. Once my husband and I arrived at the resto we were greeted by a very kind staff member. Our food wasn't ready but within 5 mins of us being there it was good to go. We tried the wonton soup and chicken dumplings app. Both were on the bland side. Normally I'm used to wonton soup also having noodles and theirs does not. Flavors were OK, felt like both dishes were missing spices. Everything was cooked perfectly though. Maybe we ordered the wrong items from here and need to try others instead.

    It's not a pretty joint. There were boxes stacked near the…read moreentrance, the tables and chairs were pedestrian at best, and the decor wasn't (if you get my drift). In my experience, this signifies either the place was going to be a shithole to pass up, or it was a serious place to eat, then get out and go somewhere with an atmosphere. Happy to say J's (IMHO) is a serious place to eat. No-nonsense, direct and to the point. When I walked in, all those common chairs I mentioned were stacked upside down on the tables in the way that places do when they are closed. The taciturn fellow who worked there assured me they were indeed open, and explained they had just finish washing the floor. Please dont read any of this as negative-the best Chinese places I've ever been have looked like this-and if you've paid attention to the Travel/Food shows on the TeeVee, the joints in China itself are pretty much the same. On to the food, know this place is a Serious REAL-DEAL Chinese resto. I didn't notice if there were "Occidental" Chinese-type dishes on the carte, (primarily 'cos I wasn't looking for them). What I saw looked yum, and had a hard time making choices, even though I had read the menu multiple times and thought I know what I was going to order in advance. Confessionately, this is a chief feature for my tortured dining self-It's a wonder I even get fed in restaurants (especially the great ethnic ones), due to option anxiety. I zeroed in on "Street Noodles" for starters-wouldn't you? Then went to "Cold Beef Shank" for entreé. The Noodles were fab as was the Shank. The noodles were in a broth. with some hunks of bok choy and ground meat on top. Hearty, still light. The shank had a thin sauce complimenting but not obscuring the beefiness. One bugaboo: the Shank needed a bit of seasoning, and I wasn't going to use soy sauce, as I believed that would have marred the subtle flavors of the Beef. I asked for a salt shaker. It arrived, and I was a little taken back, 'cos it appeared it hadn't been washed in a while, and the salt inside was caked. It occurred to me this condition was present due to the non-use of said shaker. I don't think I've ever asked for a salt shaker in a Chinese resto. I pulled a toothpick out of my "Murse" and broke up the caked NaCl. Applying same to the pieces of Shank, the flavor bloomed and I was a happy boy. Bring some salt packets along when you visit "J's", maybe. The fellow who was waiter and cashier was a "western" fellow, whom I engaged and turned out to be quite an experienced foodie. some pleasant conversation indeed. Throwing 4 for this excellent establishment, with a few grains of salt separating it from 5...

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