Legendary spot is back! Massive portions and amazing value. So glad Shen Yang Restaurant reopened in the western suburbs! The new space has a really nice, clean environment and great vibes. The food is just as authentic and delicious as before. We ordered the Guo Bao Rou, Spicy Boiled Beef, dumplings, and shredded potatoes. Every single dish was super flavorful and cooked perfectly. The portions are huge. Two of us ate until we were full, packed up the leftovers, and seriously got another entire meal out of it. Total bill was just over $70, which is an insane value for this much good food nowadays. Highly recommend checking them out! read more

The food from here is excellent. So fresh and perfectly seasoned. We do have difficulty with ordering. Definite language barrier, and often need to talk to a second person. Wish they were open later. read more

Researched what was good for Chinese in the area and I am glad I found this place. Got seated quickly. Neighboring table a group of elderly Chinese women celebrating birthdays. They were loud and in Chinese, so atmosphere was a little disruptive. Service was also not very good as the person serving me had an attitude and rushed me. Did not give recommendations. For food I got dumplings and lamb and onion. They were both 10/10. I asked no MSG. They honored that. Dumplings were boiled. Very warm and satisfying. Lamb was tender. Onion paired well. Sauce was light. I asked for extra onion, they honored that. Beside the service and atmosphere, this would be 5/5. read more

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The food is great, loved the ambience and service was excellent. Fresh ingredients and plenty. I recommend

Stopped in for lunch and was glad I got there early. It was very busy by the time I left. Even with being early, finding parking was a challenge. The strip mall parking lot is small. The hot and sour soup came with the Mongolian beef lunch. I did wish I'd picked the egg roll instead. The soup was fine, but it wasn't anything special. The beef and fried rice though we're excellent and not too spicy. I was really looking forward to the scallion pancake and it had great flavor but it was thicker and chewier than ones I've had before. I'm not sure if order it again because of that but I think it's a preference thing. I saw lots of other items I'd try though. Definitely worth a repeat. read more

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I like this cozy and frienly place, dishes are reasonably priced while not heavily MSGed genuin taste of fresh food. The sour cabbage fish fillet was very delicious, highly recommend! read more

It's been like a year since I was last here but we decided to give it a try again. We came here for a late lunch. It's located in a small outlet, so parking can be limited since it's shared. They do have some places to sit and eat but it's limited especially during peak hours. When we came in, we practically had the whole place to ourselves. I believe it's family owned and the owners are very nice and attentive. They have one gender neutral bathroom. We ordered stir fried lamb with onions, sweet and sour pork with pineapple, and shrimp, chive, and egg dumplings. Portion sizes are very generous and prices are reasonable. -stir fried lamb with onions 5 - lamb meat is very tender, requires very little chewing. -sweet and sour pork with pineapple 5 - most Americanized Chinese places, the pork would be soggy, but here the skin is very crispy. Pork inside is succulent. -shrimp, chive, and egg dumplings 5 - I really liked how they listened to my feedback from last time and added more moisture inside. They were definitely juicier and tastier than before. Skin is thin, good sized dumplings, and flavorful. read more

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We visited for the first time this past Sat. We had a great experience so we visited again the next day. This is a little Hole in the Wall with great food and great service. There are several 4-top and 2-top tables. I think the restaurant could seat a maximum of 22 people comfortably. The food was really good both days. On the first day, we ordered Mongolian Beef, spicy eggplant and combination fried rice. All was delicious! We liked the thickly sliced mushrooms included in the beef dish. The eggplant had a kick to it but was not overly spicy. The rice was flavorful with an abundance of protein. On the second day we ordered sweet and sour pork with pineapple and shrimp chowein. The soft noodles were handmade and the dish had lots of shrimp. Other: - In a rather run down strip mall with limited parking. - One unisex bathroom. - Soda served in cans (no refills) No complaints. Would definitely recommend. Great food and great value (big portions). May now be our "go to" for Chinese restaurant... At least for takeout or a quick bite. read more

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Newer restaurant in the Lisle area, and easy to miss as it's a tiny spot in a small strip mall! We came as a group of 8, and they graciously moved some tables to accommodate us. The interior is pretty small, and seats around 30-35 people! We ordered a bunch of dishes, and in the end it only came out to $110 total. My favorites were the Colorful wide cold noodle, pork head with cucumber, eggplant with potato and pepper, homemade H& pancake, and the boiled sour cabbage pork dumplings. I'd probably skip on the special dry chili chicken and stewed pork with fried tofu. Service was wonderful, only 1 woman was serving the whole place. read more

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The hidden gem of Lisle. My wife had stumbled on this one via Chowbus. Very much a hole in the wall kind of place. Pretty limited seating and most orders seemed to be take out, but the food is legit. For veggies, we tried the eggplant w/ garlic sauce and sauteed green beans. Eggplant was piping hot, but both were delicious over some fresh white rice. For noodles, both the chow mein w/ chicken and colorful wide cold noodles were both great. They use fresh noodles in the chow mein and the cold noodles were perfect for a hot summer day. For main entrees, we tried the fish filet in spicy sauce and the stir fried lamb w/ onion. Fish filet was very nice and used some of the numbing peppers. Very tasty. The stir fried lamb was okay. I've had better, but it's decent. Anyways, we've been looking for somewhere closer to home instead of having to make the trek to our usual spots in Chinatown/Bridgeport. For sure will be back to try the dumplings here. 'Til next time, cheers! read more

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Good food. Good service. Not your regular run of the mill Chinese restaurant. Will return for more.

We decided to try a new to us Chinese restaurant. I've see SY Chef before, it's right next door to my husband's favorite burrito place. There must be something in the water there, because the food here is excellent as well. There are are about 8 tables, and the murals on the wall are very cool. It's very clean and well kept. There was only one server, but she was efficient and friendly. The menu has a ton of options. The crab Rangoon and egg rolls are priced per piece, which makes them a little pricy, but we'll worth it. I could have used more filling in the crab Rangoon, but they were still fresh and well done. We had spicy fish, which had the Szechuan pepper type of spice, a little mouth numbing, but not overwhelmingly so. The fish was tender and delicious. The Mongolian beef was a smaller portion than I expected for the price, but it was also very well done. Sometimes Mongolian beef is over sauced and cloyingly sweet. This was delicious, fresh tasting, and well prepared. The eggplant in garlic sauce was my favorite of the night. The vibrant purple was beautiful, and the garlic sauce was spicy, slightly sweet, and balanced with the right amount of salt. It was just perfect! My daughter order the cold sesame noodles and I ordered the colorful wise noodle salad. They tasted pretty similar to me. Both are dressed in sesame based sauces with cucumbers, carrots, and cilantro. I prefer the wider noodles, they're chewy with a bit more bounce. The other noodles seems starchier to me. Overall, I loved all the dishes we ordered. We will definitely be back! It was so nice to find a hidden gem that hit all the right notes! read more

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The twice-cooked pork had a good flavor and was made with pork belly, which is the way to go according to the cookbooks I have as well as my own palate. A number of restaurants in Chicagoland instead use char siu pork in this dish; I love char siu pork on its own or in fried rice with shrimp, etc, but its Cantonese flavor clashes with the Sichuan flavor of twice-cooked pork. The problem I had with this dish was that there was a lot of empty space at the top of the takeout container; every other Chinese restaurant I've been to - anywhere - fills these containers to the very top. So, good product but poor value. I also got the scallion pancakes, which were very dry and very tough. Instead, I recommend the Taiwanese Green Onion pancakes from Trader Joe or, better yet, their scallion pancakes, which include other vegetables. All of this being said, the restaurant was busy, mostly with Chinese people. read more

Fantastic food! We especially loved the hot and sour soup - totally hit the spot. The service was super fast. Highly recommend.

This place is legit. My mom is from Shenyang and she approves. Colorful Wide Cold Noodle: I've never had this before, and it's delicious. It's cool and refreshing. The noodles are fat and have this great chewy texture. I like the slight hint of horseradish. Sour Cabbage Pork Dumpling: These dumplings are also legit. The wrappers are A+ and the filling is A+. You can even buy them frozen to take home. Yang Zhou Fried Rice: I pretty much never order fried rice at restaurants, but my mom was craving it. They give you a MASSIVE amount. This is undoubtedly two meals' worth no matter how much you eat. It's also really tasty. Probably not their specialty dish, but it has great bang for buck They have good deals on lunch specials that I want to try if I come back, too! Staff are very friendly and they recently expanded their seating area. You get a discount for paying in cash. read more

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We ordered the chicken chow mein, the orange chicken, and fried rice. Everything was good, fairly priced, and came in a big portion! Service was super fast! Definitely will be coming back. read more

Food was tasty, reasonably priced. Kung Pao was the best I have had in a long time, super spicy but flavorful. We tried a cross-section of the basics to get a feel for the place, and it was a rhumbs up. Will try again, which in itself is a huge compliment because there are very few Chinese food restaurants in DuPage that warrant a second visit. read more

The food just wasn't that good. The service was fine. The ambiance is poor. Seating is terrible!

Saw this restaurant on Yelp and thought I should try it had such good evaluation. Reached here ordered hot and sour soup, the taste was very decent but not the best. I love that you could get a large bowl for a very inexpensive price. Then I ordered the curry chicken. It was unusually sweet compared to all the other curry chickens I've had. But I can honestly say this is not a Chinese dish, curry is more Pakistani. I ate it, but I am used to it having more of a curry taste as opposed to a sweet taste. i'm thinking the people who are ordering Mongolian beef add the lamb are having a much better time and giving you a better evaluation. I can't say I will be back and try other dishes. But I don't think I'll be ordering the curry chicken. Another thing usually food comes out piping hot in Chinese restaurant unfortunately my food was not piping hot, but one thing is they're very busy as soon as people finish eating, they get up they come and clean the table and someone else is ready to sit down. It doesn't seem like there's a lot of space. But they move everything very fast. people are polite and kind. And honestly, since I've been sitting, the tables have turned at least twice each table if not, three times. All the table seat about four people. I definitely think I would come back. But I didn't see a five star rating today maybe the next time. read more

SY Chef - Curry chicken. Has a sweet taste. - Chinese Near Me - Lisle, Illinois

Very excited to see a new Chinese place popped at Lisle. A few little birds told me this place and indeed praised this place before I had my first visit here around lunch time. The Chinese name of this place is indeed Shenyang (a northern city in China) dumplings. With this name, you would know there are many choices of dumplings. We saw some interesting options on the menu and tried one I never had before - sauerkraut dumpling which apparently a good choice for folks' family came from northern side of China and we hardly see this as an option at other Chinese restaurants. However I have to say it is an acquired taste and wont be my first choice when come to dumplings. However it was raved by others. We chose the cold glass noodles which is also a popular dish from the same area. It was nicely seasoned and mixed with sliced cucumbers. This one has a nice mustard taste and just right for summer times. The one I liked most today was a veggie dish with eggplants, potato, and peppers. It was cooked just right with a bit browned potato and peppers are still crisp with some nice brown sauce. Fruit tea was just paired perfectly with our meals. We also explored their displayed items like you would see at food court place. we tried a bit fried pork, veggie, and lo mian and decided to pack a lunch box for kids at home. Services were warm and promptly. Looks like words were out as all four tables were pretty much occupied during the lunch hours. This definitely add another great option beyond either Cantonese or Sichuan food. Will came back for sure. read more

SY Chef - Menu first page - Chinese Near Me - Lisle, Illinois

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Checked out this place for lunch and it lives up to the hype from the other 5 star reviews. Tried cumin lamb, Mongolian beef, eggplant w garlic, fish fillet, and glass noodle with veggie and pork. Prices were reasonable. read more

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Very fresh!! Had the beef chow mein, which I've never had before and it was so tasty. In my neighborhood and will be back read more

Maybe I should try the pork intestines which are all over the menu in different treatments! I considered it but it sounded too much like chittlins... so I ordered Mongolian Beef, and a side of bok choy. It was ok but the Mongolian Beef was way way too greasy. I also found it impossible to get small orders (except for plain rice) which seems inflexible. But my food was greasy enough for me to question whether I'd return. I dunno! read more

Ordered the lunch special for delivery. Got the General Tso with fried rice. Also ordered the string beans. And was very impressed! The presentation was nice. Wasn't too soupy like some places. Tasted great! Nice and fresh. I would absolutely order again! read more

SY Chef - General Tso and fried rice lunch special - Chinese Near Me - Lisle, Illinois

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I am so glad we found this place! The food is absolutely the best Chinese food I've had in the area. I had the General Tso's Chicken and it was the perfect texture, just the right amount of spice, sweet, and savory. We also had some bubble teas and they were very unique and tasted ridiculously fresh. I highly recommend the Mango Bubble Bath and the Strawberry Milk Tea (tastes like a strawberry parfait.) I also recommend the Crab Rangoon - it was light and flavorful. I can't wait to come back! read more

SY Chef - C2. General Tso's Chicken D12. Mango Bubble Bath - Chinese Near Me - Lisle, Illinois

Best eggs rolls great beef and broccoli good service clean rest room great fried rice

What an amazing find tonight! From the minute we walked through the door, we knew we were in for a treat! Delicious authentic Chinese food and incredible service. We started with the scallion pancake and the colorful wide cold noodles. Do not pass these up when you visit. The cold noodles are wide rice noodles served with a tasty flavorful peanut sauce over a bed of cucumber salad. Sweet and tangy with just enough acidity. The scallion pancake has so many flaky layers bursting with scallions. We also enjoyed the lamb dumplings, cumin lamb, and the mongolian chicken. Each dish was fresh so delicious. I also ordered a mango bubble bath boba tea. Everything was reasonably priced for the generous sized portions. Three of us spent $73 and we all took enough home to have another meal! Forget the large chain restaurants! We love supporting local businesses and will definitely be back...soon! read more

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Can't stop me from coming back to this place! There was a month where I went every week and I told myself I need to chill out! It was that delicious!! I love the lunch specials they have because you can order a variety of dishes for an affordable price and you can try multiple things. Their lunch specials are good but it's not the thing that I crave for. I love their dumplings, stir fry cumin flavored lamb, fried, pork intestines, and my ultimate favorite!!!! COLD NOODLE WITH SESAME SAUCE!!!!! I'm not sure what they put in this but it's so addicting, it tastes spicy and nutty! The combinations of flavor are just exploding in your mouth! Try this! This place just gives off authentic and homey vibes. If you're looking for authentic Chinese food this is it. It does not taste like Panda Express. The Classic milk tea is also very delicious. It is smaller than normal milk tea places but I tried many and this one is pretty good and worth the try if you're not going to Chinatown. read more

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This restaurant is easy to miss, as it's in a small strip mall right near a busy intersection. I only learned of it after someone in a Naperville Facebook group recommended their dumplings. This is what I had a taste for when I visited recently. I learned from the friendly order-taker that dumplings are served as an entree in China, unlike here where they are a side or appetizer. That explained why there were 12 pieces in an order. I got the Napa Cabbage Pork dumplings and paid $1 extra to have them fried (aka "pot stickers"). They were slightly smaller than what you might get if ordering elsewhere as a side. But the wrap was lovely and tender, not doughy like many other places. The filling was plentiful and tasty. The dipping sauce was also a little 'different' but complemented the dumplings perfectly! I also ordered chicken fried rice, and I asked for pineapple to be added. (I don't think they even charged me!) There was no egg, and the onion was white onion, not green onion - which was fine. The pieces of chicken were large, tender, and flavorful. The rice was flavored nicely and not oily. The portion size was generous. My take-out was ready in just under 10 minutes, and the price I paid was definitely worth what I got. Last thought: any comments I made about things being different than what I expected or had elsewhere were not complaints, just observations. These small details made me think Sy Chef was maybe a bit more authentic than some other places I've gone to. I will definitely be back! read more

First time here and we will definitely be back. Came based on reviews and did not disappoint. I had the infamous cumin lamb and my husband had the jumbo shrimp fried rice both were very good. Rice was moist and the shrimp tasted fresh and were cooked perfectly and the quality of the lamb meat was really good and very tasty. I really want to try the Mongolian beef next time. Or the lamb and onion dish. Also tried the egg rolls and although we've had better we've also had worse. The egg rolls were perfectly crunchy but the inside were just ok. There were a few things that made me think we will not done in next time but would not hesitate to order as take out. Service was good. So far I would highly recommend for take out not so much done in. read more

SY Chef - Jumbo shrimp fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Lisle, Illinois

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I was craving Chinese one night, and I saw this place had excellent reviews. So I decided to give it a try. I got the Mongolian beef, which comes with white rice. It was delicious, saucy, and filling. I got take out, but I noticed it is a small place in a strip mall. The place itself seemed very clean and welcoming inside. read more

My favorite Chinese restaurant in Chicago area! It used to be called 沈阳菜馆 located on Halsted St. close to Chinatown. So happy to know that they moved to Lisle. Everything is worth trying! I have a plan to try everything on the menu. I have tried the lamb dumplings and the chive shrimp and egg dumplings! Awesome taste! I also tried 鱼香鸡片&酸菜白肉。greatest taste! Especially the northeastern styled pickled cabbage, 好吃到爆 making me feel like I am home in Shenyang! I forgot to take photos. Also, I tried the combo today! I got a three dishes order with fried noodles! Awesome! read more

SY Chef - Fried noodles with three dishes Mapo doufu, curry chicken,and broccoli beef - Chinese Near Me - Lisle, Illinois

Food, selection and many dishes that were very unique to your usual Asian restaurants. Great service very clean. read more

Ordered delivery from here. Fantastic Chinese food! Great quality and flavors. We ordered chicken chow Metin and the general Tsos chicken. We would definitely order again! read more

Some or the best Chinese food i've ever had. Better quality and price than any restaurant in Chinatown in chicago. I got a Lunch special for $10 read more

SY Chef - Chinese Near Me - Lisle, Illinois

This place is a cute little gem! It's brand new, the restaurant inside is super cute, and it's in a convenient location. The food portion sizes are HUGE! Please refer to the photos of the food AFTER we stuffed ourselves. The Stir Fry is great, every single vegetable is cooked perfectly and tastes great. The Chow Mein is never ending and very filling. The Scallion pancakes are good, but a little dry so we dipped it into chili sauce and soy (separately obviously) and that helped. The crab Rangoons were good, but definitely order a few because they're a little smaller. The filling is SUPER creamy though and they're the perfect shape! The teas were also great, the classic milk tea is definitely the winner though! Overall, GREAT spot for takeout and we'll definitely be back! read more

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Amazing service. The food is delicious. I really enjoyed the Napa Cabbage Pork Dumplings and the Home Style Stir-fried Pork. The servings are very large so bring your appetite or a friend. read more

SY Chef - The Home style Stir-fried Pork - Chinese Near Me - Lisle, Illinois

What a delightful little restaurant! It's small, but pleasantly laid out with about 8 or 9 tables. We live in Lisle, but discovered it only yesterday, even though it's been around for a couple of years now and we drive past it frequently. The staff is attentive, and helpful with suggestions. The food tastes very good - yes, it's Chinese, but there's something about the preparation and that strikes a good chord. We ordered the dumplings and the Stir fry eggplant with peppers and potatoes. Being partial to potatoes myself, it was a very plesant surprise to find them in a Chinese dish - and the taste and texture went well together. As an aside, the hot pepper oil on the side looks like the regular stuff you get at any chinese restaurant, but it has a uniquely pleasing taste, too. Definitely worth making it one of my regular go-tos. PS: I forgot to add earlier - I asked them what the "SY" stood for. It is an abbreviation for the city the Chef comes from, ShenYang, a city in the far north east part of China. It evidently has a different cuisine compared to Schezuan, Cantonese or Hunan, which might explain the subtle diffference in taste. read more

Our new favorite spot in the suburbs! Everything here is so delicious, you should try the whole menu. We love the hand pancake (so flaky!), the eggplant with potato and pepper is AMAZING, and the spicy fish dishand sesame noodle are delectable. read more

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Had high hopes based on all the positive reviews. But we didn't like it and the portions were kinda small.