Placed an order for 5 egg rolls to take back to St Louis. Staff was immediately friendly and fun. They hooked us up with sauces and made our experience absolutely incredible. My girlfriend said it was certainly worth a 5 hour drive. Thank you! read more

Plum Garden - Chinese Near Me - McHenry, Illinois

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I had the spring roll to start. It was pretty good. The hot mustard is hot, although I found the mustard and sweet/sour sauce to be very thin. Like watered out. My companion had the egg drop soup and she sent it back. Very watery and lacking flavor. We had the crab Rangoons, which were pretty good. Next up was the beef chop suey. A generous portion, but there wasn't a lot of beef in it. Flavor was ok. The celery could have been cooked longer. It was tough. I had the sesame chicken, which was pretty good. A decent amount of chicken and good flavor. Service was just okay. We had soft drinks and I think $3.99 is high for a soft drink. read more

Plum Garden - Sesame chicken w/ rice. - Chinese Near Me - McHenry, Illinois

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First of all, this restaurant is a good time. I saw the owner and he has tons of energy, will greet you upon arrival, and is always smiling. However, I feel like they've completely branded it the wrong way. This is clearly a tiki bar in the middle of McHenry, Illinois. I would come here solely based on their drinks and appetizers. Classic dishes, such as Pork Chop Suey or Shrimp in Lobster Sauce were not listed on the menu. I think the menu was designed to cater to the McHenry County palate and not necessarily Chicagoland masses. The classic fried boneless chicken pieces tossed in sauce and placed over rice were available. To be specific, General Tszo's chicken and sesame chicken seem to be popular. There are also chicken and steak dishes which I thought were sorta appetizing. I ended up getting the chef's pot stickers, an eggroll, and the Bird of Paradise meal. It's true, the eggroll was pretty delicious. So were the potstickers. My meal seemed to be very carb forward, and the beef was generally tasteless. I took my meal to go after having maybe two bites out of it. Today I took about half of it and reheated it in a large pan with scrambled eggs. I also added the hot mustard and stirred it into the dish so it could spread out. Paired with soy sauce, it really made the dish have so much more flavor. I'm used to eating at restaurants in Chicago that are really challenging my pallet. This place is very safe for people who are generally not adventurous eaters but do want to get an introduction into Chinese food. Again, I can't stress enough that if you're home from college for the summer break, or you are a 30 something working individual looking for somewhere to let off some steam in the middle of McHenry (when it seems like there is nowhere to go) -- come here. It has the best vibes. The Staff and the owner are super friendly and very accommodating. I got everything necessary to package up my food to take home. Although most places operate this way, it was nice to be able to just give my card at the table and have it run through while the waiter was standing right in front of me. Come here to party. This is the perfect venue and the tiki drinks are fire! read more

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We were a party of 8. The service was excellent. The food had great flavor and came out hot and plentiful. Drinks were delicious. I will be going back for sure. You get your monies worth. read more

Plum Garden is a GEM! The staff was friendly and attentive but most importantly the food was AMAZING! BEST Crab Rangoon I've ever had! The drink flight was refreshing! The Mongolian beer was mouthwatering! The homemade sweet and sour sauce is addicting! The orange chicken is PERFECTION and the donuts are soooo good! Highly recommend! read more

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Ok so I have gone a few times and it had it's high and low points. Went back earlier this week for two of us and did a pick up order to go. There were to summarize first still highs and lows, but probably overall more highs than lows, which was good. Read the other reviews for ambiance and service or refer to the pics I'll try to add to see what it looks like from the entry. So to comment on my to go order. It was given to me very warm and stayed that way til I got home. Plus. I ordered the Perry Moy beef large since it was for two. It was around $24. But definitely enough for two with lots of tender beef (plus) and big chunks of tomato and pepper and pea pods. The sauce was the brown garlic sauce and it was plenty garlicky. The whole thing would have been a total plus iv the veggies weren't in such big chunks so that the pea pods didn't get soft and overcooked waiting for the peppers(still crunchy somewhat, to cook. Second the pea pods still had stems and such on them and the tomato top come part still on a piece of tomato and the hard yellow center on a few more. No red peppers that I could see and very few onion, mostly tomato. If the veggies were prepared with more care, it would have gotten total plus, but, there was that. We also got the crispy honey chicken bowl. It also was plenty warm at home, the chicken itself was big chunks of breast and nice and tender. It was not dry or overcooked which was great. The breading was not crispy for the most part soft, but I'm guessing it's hard to keep crispy food crispy in a to go plastic. carton. I only wish their meat dishes had more fresh veggies in them two. Next time I will remedy that with an order of their Szechuan veggies. Had those in the past and they were good hoping they have still cooked those appropriately time/size wise. It came with plenty of rice and definitely enough for two also. The enough for two was good because the two things were $40, so I figure about $20 for two people with actually about 2servings each. Not bad price wise. ALMOST forgot the most disappointing of it the chicken came with an egg roll and I chose the veggie. Had a harsh taste that I can only guess was because it was canned veggies as the inside of the crispy wrapper was gummy. So overall good experience, altho some tweaking on the veggies cooked and included could make it much better and I'd feel it was a more reliable tasty experience. read more

Plum Garden - Nice small bar before entering the dining area. - Chinese Near Me - McHenry, Illinois

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I feel that 3.5 stars is really pushing it here. I gave Plum Garden 3.0 and it's probably slightly generous. Service was good and atmosphere was pretty cool. Food on the other hand...mid. Not bad Chinese food but not good either. On top of that, we got the lunch "specials". Not quite sure what was special about them because it certainly wasn't the price. Expect to pay between $16-$20 plus the cost of a drink for your meal. Much better choices in the surrounding areas is all I'm saying. read more

We have been getting food from Plum Garden for years now, but the food that we got yesterday was mostly tasteless and watery. We got the chicken chop Suey, the shrimp egg foo young, and the fiesta fried rice. All very disappointing and definitely not worth a second helping. I also ordered over the phone for curbside pick up. It was AI driven, and very easy to understand. At the end, it told me when I arrived at the restaurant, to park and call and someone would bring my food out. They would also take my credit card at the car for me to pay since they did not have an over the phone payment system. I got to the plum garden in about the half hour that they said my food would be done in, I called and AI said they would let the team know and someone would be out with my food. I waited for 10 minutes and nothing. So I called again and AI said that they would connect me with a member. The phone rang then stop ringing, nothing happened, and then we were disconnected, this happened one or two more times. Finally I called after I'd been sitting there 40 minutes, I have a hard time with their stairs as I have a disability so curbside is the best option for me, and I told AI that I was having an issue in not being able to talk to a team member and they said they would connect me to someone else, I'm not quite sure who. I did get a live person then who said that I should have called when I got there. I explained that I had, told them the ordeal I've gone through, and then they said well I would have to come in to pay and I said AI told me that they would come take my card at the car. So a woman finally came out with my food and took my card and came back out with my receipt. Said she was sorry and they would take a look at the call. And that was it. Very disappointing. We won't be back. read more

Best egg roll ever! Don't pass up the hot mustard sauce...very good. The Hong Kong chicken is excellent! Nice serving sizes. Great service!!

Arrived on a Saturday at about 6:50pm (No reservations ) but was graciously seated quickly! D'Quan our server was excellent and helpful. Food was outstanding as usual. Fortunate AND Almond cookies!!! If you haven't been here, you gotta go!!! read more

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Excellent staff! I ordered thru door dash, and the driver left 80% of my order behind. When I called to let the staff know what happen they went above and beyond and brought me my full order them selves. Was highly appreciated. 5 stars!! read more

The bartender mr moy was fantastic. It was out first time and he had historical knowledge of tiki drinks he imparted on us. He makes a damn good mai tai too. We came because we heard the eggrolls were amazing. Yup they are. We tried both and were impressed. I did not dig the steak fried rice. It was too wet for me but my wife liked it. Inhad the Hong Kong chicken. That was very good. We will be back to try other menu items. And more Eggrolls read more

I drove an hour and a half coming from work to pick up food for my son's birthday as he was sick so we couldn't dine in. When I called to place order , I asked them to please check that order was correct. I get home and they gave us wrong item and missing item.I called the restaurant to only get "I basically don't care options!" I paid $84 to be treated like that. I have been a customer for 30 + years. Too many mistakes & very poor management the last several years. Front counter girl was apologetic. But Tamara the manager didn't care. They're too busy being on their phones to provide better service. Perry , you can do better !! Get better staff!!!! read more

It is always hard for my wife and I to find a good Chinese restaurant and this place is a hidden gem! Everything we get from there is good! We love the won ton soup and the egg rolls are so big. The owner stopped us on the way out and we chatted with him for 5 minutes about his restaurant and the food and how he was from park ridge and so were we. Very nice staff, very good food. We can't wait to go back for a lunch date again! read more

Plum Garden - Won ton soup - Chinese Near Me - McHenry, Illinois

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As always the plum garden didn't disappoint!! Our server was spot on and so friendly!! The food was delicious. The restaurant is very clean and well maintained. read more

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The food was phenomenal, I had the Steak Fried Rice. The steak was medallions of filet mignon and I had plain fried rice. Even the sauce was great, I could lick the bowl. My wife had the Vegetable Fried Rice, 2 Plum Garden Egg Rolls and Steamed Pot Stickers. She loved it all. She ordered for pick up, the person who took the order was great and understood how she wanted our order. We order from here a lot. read more

Food is delicious, best around. You get large portions for the small sized entrees that you will be eating it for your next meal as well. read more

Plum Garden - General Taos, Sweet n Sour Chicken, Beef Low Mein and mini eggrolls - Chinese Near Me - McHenry, Illinois

The best food it's great yummy yummy yummy in my tummy it's great food and to go there with family and friends and the service is great and the owners are so awesome we love everything about plum garden read more

Food use to be very good.Down hill over years! They show minimum tip as 20%RIDICULOUS. I remember when the Hong Kong chicken was the best!! Certainly has gone down hill. I guess this is what happens when the kids take over read more

The chef style fried rice, bbq pork appetizer, and the almond cookies were very good. You won't be disappointed with those items. I also had the Crab Rangoon, which was waaaaaay too cream cheesey. I barely tasted the seasoning and other parts of it. I believe I could see crab inside (I'm not sure if real or imitation) but I definitely didn't taste it. It was a slight garlic on mostly cream taste. The plum garden egg roll was massive and didn't taste bad. It wasn't amazing, but was more like I was eating a burrito. The usual egg roll firmness or texture didn't exist. I'd probably get it again if I ever went again, but it would probably do amazing with sauce. I forgot to take pictures of it, but I got the General Tszo chicken, which is my favorite dish. It was down right horrible. The skin was 'melting off' of the chicken, so I was biting into the texture of slop. The flavor wasn't the norm of general tszo either, and tasted closer to orange chicken. They gave me sauce that wasn't standard with Chinese takeout, which was a bit weird. I had 3 containers of an orange marmalade like sauce, which didn't really seem to fit any of my items, even though I tried a bit with the egg roll and a bit with the crab rangoon, it just wasn't pairing well. They also gave me a small container of what I can only assume was some sort of horseradish sauce. It taste like American Wasabi (which is usually just horseradish, since real wasabi has to be made on the spot) and I wasn't sure what the point of it was. Definitely had the strong burning sensation when taste tested! read more

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First time ordering from this place and honestly, it was just okay. For $28, the portion and presentation were underwhelming. HKC side veggies were just disappointment - a few greens in some sauce. The "Dragon noodles" were basically plain garlic noodles, with no garnish or toppings at all -- nothing that made them feel special or worth the name. Flavor was fine but very simple. Not bad, just not impressive for the price. Might try something else next time, but this dish didn't really stand out. Overall kind of disappointment for the price read more

Plum Garden - HK chicken 2 portions chicken, some veggies on the side(?) and plain dragon noodles. $28!!! - Chinese Near Me - McHenry, Illinois

For the area, the food is good compared to. Had the General Tzo lunch. noodles and the PG Egg Roll. All of it was very good, not oily, but I didn't take it as a carry out. So carry out food when you get home tastes different than eating in there I'm sure. Place looked clean, people were nice. It was close to sub zero temperatures so when I came home, had to hit it up in the microwave. Next time, we'll eat in. But overall, I'd come back. Thanks again! read more

Went there with family for the easter buffet and was kinda disappointed. While I love going there to eat for the buffet the food quality was not the same. Service was spotty and it was hard to move around inside. Go for dinner but skip the buffet. read more

Excellent food. Egg Roll was huge and phenomenal! Best I have ever had. Next up was Double Dragon which is Hong Kong Chicken and Steak in Oyster Sauce served with Fried Rice and the Egg Roll. Then to take home was BBQ Pork Apoetizer which was a special this weekend and another Egg Roll. I will be back. I want to try the Won Ton Soup. read more

Plum Garden - Egg Roll - Chinese Near Me - McHenry, Illinois

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Had a very special birthday with my wife. Very nice atmosphere, our wait-staff was very attentive. Food was impeccable house eggrolls rock ... drinks are very good. read more

I think if I hadn't been going here for decades I would have given it a better review. But it is not anywhere near the tasty food as it was in the past Crab Rangoon and egg rolls were good. The eggrolls were not as good as past The Hong Kong King chicken was served on slightly warm vegetables like they were reheated The fried rice was mushy and tasted sweetened which I didn't like. The menu was not like the old full menu! Very few entrees compared to the old menu. I was disappointed read more

I've been a customer for 20 years.... The grandmothers sweet/sour sauce recipe is still best ever. Had the large Chicken fried rice and crab Rangoon ... vodka tonics to wash it down. Server was very attentive . read more

Plum Garden - Chinese Near Me - McHenry, Illinois

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Let me start by saying, if you are going on a weekend, make a reservation. We mistakenly thought we could walk in - and while we did, we had to wait for a bit (with many others waiting tightly packed in). That's on us though. I loved the atmosphere. Just old school enough and really added to the experience. The plum garden egg rolls looked similar to a take out place that was around for many generations in the city but since closed down, where our family loved the egg rolls. We were hopeful these would be the same. They weren't. But they had their own story to tell and the homemade sweet and sour is fantastic! We'd order them again, but might try some other kinds since they offer a number of varieties. The crab Rangoon was outstanding! It had cream cheese but plenty of crabmeat too. And I loved how they were shaped. I could eat those forever with the sweet and sour. I opted for a crispy tofu meal. They had 6 different options for the preparation, which was great. I tried the crispy honey and really enjoyed it. Next time I'll try another. The person I was with had the Mongolian beef and really liked their meal. The portions are huge (even the small!) so we both had plenty to bring home. Whatever you do - save room for their homemade donuts. I would have never expected that on the menu, yet there they were. And they were warm and delicious! The dipping sauces were a lovely added touch. They have a great drink menu as well. Also, a few tables around us were celebrating birthdays. They do it up big, so it's great if you're ever looking for a celebration. A lot of fun. We'll be back - can't believe we've never been before after all these years. We're not real close, but will definitely make the drive. read more

Very good food, for mcHenry Illinois I think this is a good Asian food find. The atmosphere was warm and charming . They give you portions so big you have to take it home. Our take home bag felt like 30lbs. The egg roll is huge, I love the cabbage one the best. I will return to try more entrées. Highly recommend read more

Great food! Consistent with quality. We had the wonton soup, pork fried rice, pork egg-foo-young and beef pea pod. The food was hot and we love the homemade hot mustard. read more

Ok so in regards to Plum garden location McHenry IL.. honestly in my opinion, This so far is the best very best Chinese food I've ever eaten.. love the food love the environment love the staff. Everything is good except one big negative... It seems like just recently they Raised the price a little to high.. example last summer I placed an order over the phone to pick up small order shrimp egg foo young I've ordered it before I know the price but when I walked in to pick up the gentleman told me it was $23 I honestly thought it was a mistake I thought they were changing me for a large order but Nope he told me that was the price I know it paid less a year prior about 6 dollars less. .. I told him to keep it and walked out and my boyfriend and I haven't been back there since.. which honestly is a shame because prior we ate there quite often but they got greedy so we had to move on. read more

Came in to pick up-- food is great- BUT PERLA was very rude ( she does to go orders) her interaction with the cashier ..." I said pick up was 5:30!! " huge reason it to pick up here.... So I was a few min early.... Will not be back read more

Best Chinese food I've ever had. Their house egg rolls are memorable. Generous crab ragoon filling. Just excellent.

Outstanding Service from Demarcus! We had an amazing dining experience at Plum Garden, and a huge part of that was thanks to our server, Demarcus. From the moment we were seated, he was friendly, attentive, and incredibly knowledgeable about the menu. He made great recommendations, checked in at just the right moments, and ensured we had everything we needed without ever feeling rushed. Demarcus truly went above and beyond to make our meal special. His professionalism and warm personality made a lasting impression, and I'll definitely be returning because of the fantastic service. If you dine here, ask for Demarcus--you won't be disappointed! read more

Best& Biggest Egg Rolls I have ever Had and they are Huge! This place is so cute and smells delicious! My husband had the triple crown and was in heaven with Shrimp Filet and Delicious chicken breast that melts in your mouth! We had a to go order but will definitely eat in next time! Such authentic ambiance and a nice lil Tiki bar for the Win!! Prices reflect HUGE Portions, enough to feed 2! read more

10/10!! Just moved to McHenry & this automatically became our favorite spot. Everything was great. Service, food & specially the interior! Everyone was extremely nice & welcoming. Will be coming here religiously haha. read more

Plum Garden - Noddles, beef fried rice & orange chicken. - Chinese Near Me - McHenry, Illinois

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When we walked into the restaurant there was a little waiting area. On the wall is a giant chalkboard and you get to write whatever you want on the wall using sidewalk chalk. What a cute idea and a fun thing to do while waiting for a table. We waited about 10 minutes for a table and the restaurant was really crowded which is always a good sign. When I open the menu the first thing I noticed was an egg roll that had macaroni and cheese noodles inside. We could not resist ordering that for our appetizer. They are sold individually and they were pretty large so I split one with my husband and I think that's a good thing to do because it was pretty huge! It wasn't what I was imagining but it was tasty and very crispy. My husband and I split a order of egg foo young w/pork. For our side dish, we picked the pan fried noodles and they were crispy and delicious. The egg foo yong patties are humongous, we each had one and we split the noodles in half and we felt full and it was plenty of food for us. After dinner we were given a plate with almond cookies and fortune cookies. We had a great time and we enjoyed our meal! We even stopped in the slot / gaming area and played a little. We will definitely be back! read more

Plum Garden - Dinner with friends - Chinese Near Me - McHenry, Illinois

The food was delicious, I love their egg rolls! The service was great, very attentive & the ambiance was very nice!

Grandma Moy would be totally disappointed by the quality of food served today, along with exorbitant prices being charged! The 3rd generation of owners got very greedy by cutting portion sizes and raising prices 'out of sight'! I've been going to Plum Garden for 25 years and am completely done patronizing this restaurant! Specifically here is what I received my last order.... Perry's Lo Mein had a couple niblets of chicken and beef, and 3 small shrimp? It was ALL NOODLES for $21? Come On Man! Crab Rangoon...4 small crab rangoon for $12? Come On Man! And lastly...1 small egg roll for $4... Come On Man! $43 later with a take out order including tip, were fed up and DONE with Plum Garden! Never again! GREED KILLS BUSINESS! read more

Food was not great. The fried rice tastes really weird. Doesn't taste like normal fried rice and there's cherries in the sweet and sour sauce which I've never gotten at other Chinese places. Chicken was pretty dry. Service was quick and ordering was easy. Portion sizes are a good size. read more

Plum Garden - Sweet and Sour Chicken Lunch - Chinese Near Me - McHenry, Illinois