Tried this place after a 5 year hiatus. Nothing seems to have changed. Service was Terrible (not really the waiter's fault. He was alone on a Friday night waiting tables And running out the carry-out orders). Waited 15 minutes for a Luke warm bowl of soup And another 15 minutes for the egg rolls. They weren't hot either.they were supposed to To have shrimp and pork but seemed to be just cabbage. My cashew chicken was not good. The chicken was cut up as small as some mystery vegetable and I only had 3 pea pods. My husband's Kung pao beef was okay, but not very hot(spicy or temperature). Never again read more

My favorite Chinese in town. They have a huge menu, so whatever palate you have, you can find something here. The inside is rustic and the ambience transports you away from Rockford and into a little slice of Asia. The owner is friendly and so is the staff, and there are also video slots available if that's your thing. We love coming here to dine in and carry out! read more

The Great Wall Restaurant - Cashew chicken takeout - Chinese Near Me - Rockford, Illinois

I'm pretty sure this business has been there 50 years. One of the waitresses has been there 30 years!! My wife and I go there for date night. The food came quickly and was hot. Well seasoned and the portion size was appropriate. The staff is friendly, as always. The only thing I can say to the negative would be that the interior needs paint and the brass work needs polishing. That won't keep us away though. We'll be back. read more

The Great Wall Restaurant - A real throwback. Who has a coat room? - Chinese Near Me - Rockford, Illinois

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We have our favorites that never disappoint-- Mongolian Beef, Black Bean Chicken and Princess Prawns! The egg rolls are very good too!

My wife had a taste for Chinese food, and found this place in Rockford that we wanted to try. It's on State Street, and is on the north site, with parking in front. We dropped in after church, and the place was COVID quiet. There were several tables occupied, and it was easy to maintain social distancing. My wife ordered the Rainbow Peking Noodle dish, and I went with the General Gan Pong Chicken. Both came with large portions, and tasted just fine. The tables were large and comfortable. The service was good. The price was good. No complaints. read more

Service was below average. While hostess stood talking at next table we were trying to get someones attention for some service. Looked my way and continued talking. The food was nothing special and bland. read more

My wife and I went on a whim and we were very pleased with our experience. The food took just a bit longer to arrive than I am used to but the portions and flavors were absolutely perfect. Value wise 50 dollars for two was (for me) Abita high but we are definitely going to go back. Service was great and so polite and kind. read more

Not really much to say in this review. My family showed up there around 530 pm , yesterday, Sunday. I was informed by the (manager/ owner? ) that they only had one waitress, and couldn't serve us. I will not be coming, back there.... read more

New customer after my teenage years and I am impressed. Hot food hot, cold food cold. Service was comfortablely fast. The dinner socially and quiet only well behaved children in the resturant. read more

The Great Wall Restaurant - Dinning room with Uncle Skip - Chinese Near Me - Rockford, Illinois

I wish I could give 0 stars! We came for the Sunday brunch, as my husband remembers it to be great. Boy was he wrong! Or maybe it has changed that much in the time he has been away? When you first walk in, you can't help to notice how dark the place is (a little like a dungeon as someone else commented). Even my 5 year old asked why they turned off all the lights. With only 5 tables seated, it took 15 min to get drinks and never saw the waiter again. When we would ask other employees for things like ketchup or napkins, they would literally roll their eyes and run off like they were soo busy doing nothing! The buffet was small but had a bunch of options. I was disappointed the egg rolls all had shrimp, as a family with fish allergies that doesn't work for us. Most of the other food was cold or extremely hard from sitting out. I believe the buffet was only going on for an hour and a half by the time we got there. Overall, we will not be coming back even though I usually give places second chances..... It would need a remodel and maybe some new management for me to come back. read more

The Great Wall Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Rockford, Illinois

A bright spot to the start of my year! I have recently started going to The Great wall and have been very pleasantly Surprised. I can honestly say, I have never felt more welcome at a Chinese restaurant. I have only ever visited during lunch hours, they have 1 hostess and 1 server and it functions perfectly. Regardless of how busy they are. They have a decent Vegetarian selection which is greatly appreciated. The food is always very fast, customizable, and delicious! I did not give them a 5 star as I think they could certainly have more vegetarian options and they also do not offer a vegetarian soup. I am always so pleased with my visits. I want to thank their staff for always making me feel so welcomed. I will happily frequent this place and recommend you try it as well. read more

The food is absolutely delicious. It is fresh and mouth-watering. I enjoy the service as they have friendly, welcoming hosts who sincerely enjoy seeing you come back... and come back I will!!! Larry and Michelle read more

Stopped in here when I was in Rockford for a meeting, and I really enjoyed it! This hole-in-the-wall restaurant offered really good food for a good price! My friends and I ordered the cool tropical juice mixes on the menu, and they were served with cute little drink umbrellas! What a cute addition! read more

The Great Wall Restaurant - juice - Chinese Near Me - Rockford, Illinois

I hadn't been here in a long time, and I knew that the owners were different, but I wanted to try it again. We were seated and had water, drinks and orders taken right away, early Friday evening. We had twice cooked pork, which had always been a favorite in the past, and hunan beef. The pork wasn't as good as I remembered it. It had some heat, but mainly from the peppers, not the sauce. The beef was large chunks of grilled beef rather than sliced beef, but I liked it, and they brought steak knives out when serving it. My only objection there was that it had more sweetness than heat. Over all, I enjoyed the meal. It was good, not great. read more

The BEST Chinese food in town. It is in the pricey side but well worth the price.. there are a couple more in Rockford, but this one far out does the others read more

I had seen some good reviews for this place so we decided to check it out for takeout. Worst decision we could have made. Portions are very small. The meat all tastes old. The teriyaki chicken just tasted like they soaked it in Soy sauce before cooking. The pan fried lo mien noodles were soggy and looked and tasted like overcooked fettuccine noodles. The rice was dry. And I could name even more. For spending $90 to feed my family takeout, I was very disappointed. We will not be trying them again ever. read more

Rockford doesn't have a whole lot of variety and quality when it comes to ethnic food, and as I've lived here my whole life... my own experience is limited as well. But given that, I would have to say that this is the best place in Rockford to get chinese food. The restaurant is under new ownership, by the people who used to run Yen Ching, but they still have the same great food that was served at both restaurants. Their food is delicious, and the prices are very reasonable as well. I hadn't been there in a long time, till I just went for my birthday in March 2010. They have many different types of stir fry mostly, and dinner packages for two or more that give you a great deal. My dad and I got one of the dinners for two, which came with soup, an appetizer platter with about 6 different items for each person, plus our entrees. The entrees themselves are large enough for 2 good meals, with a large plate of stir fry and a bowl of rice on the side. All that, plus our drinks, a big bowl of their amazing hot and sour soup to take home to my dad's gf, plus tip... came to about $40. And on a final note, their oolong tea is also yummy. ^_^ read more

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After several years we decided to give this place another try. BIG mistake! The General Tso chicken tasted so bad that we couldn't eat it. IT tasted old and funky and the outer crust was soggy and basically fell off the chicken. I was honestly afraid to even give it to my dog. We tried to call and complain but *shocker* they had closed early (something they do often, apparently. We will never go back. read more

Thank you so much for your help to make my in-laws anniversary dinner even more special last night! We appreciate your support to provide them with a surprise and they always rave about your food and hospitality. read more

I've been eating here for a while and this place is THE BEST Chinese restaurant in Rockford. The establishment has been around for long time, I knew the owners before and they've sold it to another family who used to own Yen Chen restaurant. I'm glad they still kept the menu the same and the food still taste as it used to be. If you want to try this place out I suggest you ordering the mongolian beef or chicken... if you want something mild/Spicy go with the black bean chicken. It is delicious. read more

We took my mother here for Mother's Day, this is one of her favorite restaurants. It's been around for a long time, but I never remember it when we talk about going out. That will change now. When we were there the service was fantastic. The waiter was very friendly and helpful. We never waited long for anything and he checked on us a reasonable amount of times. We couldn't have been happier with the service. The food was pretty good too, depending on what you ordered. We all had the egg drop soup and we thought it was okay. We were also given complimentary crab ragoons for the table. They were pretty good. My Father had the Sweet and Sour pork that he loved. My mother had the Sweet and Sour Shrimp, which she loved, it's her favorite. My son had the chicken fried rice which was okay, nothing great, not bad. Just your standard fried rice. I had the Princess Chicken (Kung Pao Chicken) and I thought it was bland. I've had much better at other restaurants. This is not a slam on The Great Wall, not all places make all of their dishes the same and I prefer it elsewhere. It didn't taste bad, but wasn't what I was expecting. My wife ordered the Mongolian Beef and she had a mouth-gasm. Many years ago I introduced her to Mongolian Beef at Yen Cheng's. She loved it and we would order it for take-out monthly. They went out of business and she never found another place that made it like they did. After years of lamenting the loss of her favorite dish, she found one that was almost exactly the same here. It was the best unintentional mother's day gift ever! The restaurant itself was clean. It had that cheesy Americanized Chinese atmosphere with the cliché decorations and drinks. If you've been into one Chinese restaurant, you've been in this one. I will say that it seemed larger on the inside that what it appeared. They are located right on State Street. This can make getting in and out difficult if the traffic is heavy. If you've ever driven on State Street most evenings and weekends, you know what I mean. Trying to take a left out of the parking lot can be just about impossible. We went back just last weekend and again everything was fantastic. My wife is very happy that she can get her Mongolian Beef again. read more

Lighting inside was very dingy and dark. Had a hard time seeing. Food came out cold. It was not a good experience for me.

STRONGLY AVOID. First, after my husband and I ate the appetizer we ordered we were stuffed so we only had a couple of bites of the 2 entrees that were heaping full on the plates. We politely asked the server for to-go boxes and he took our plates into the kitchen to box them up. The next day when we opened up our boxes to re-heat the food we found that the small Chinese boxes were HALF FULL OR LESS. The plates no kidding were HEAPING full when they went back into the kitchen. That only leaves two alternatives for what happened to our food once they went into the kitchen, each of which are equally disturbing: 1. Half of our entrees were served to the kitchen staff for dinner or 2. The restaurant is reusing the food by only boxing up half of the customers entree and reusing the other half for the next person that orders that entree. Second, my husband and I ordered the dinner for 2. We saw on the bill that they charged us $24. We both were convinced that the dinner for 2 was less than that on the menu but we didn't want to be confrontational so we didn't say anything. I picked up a to-go menu on the way out the door and read it on the way home and sure enough the dinner for 2 is $22 so they overcharged us and do not charge the prices that are listed on the menu. Based on our experience below, we would have to say that the service was terrible. My food was very good but my husabnd didn't care for his entree. read more

The food is pretty good, with an area that doesn't have a lot of good Chinese food to begin with. The owner is a delight to deal with, I don't know how she is always SOOOO cheerful! They lost a star for the lighting in their restaurant which it's lit like a library - buy a dimmer switch!!! read more

Went back a few weeks ago and the good was horrible! Almost like a new cook was in the back, we will never come back again. (We did talk to the owners but they insisted the food was the same when it was visually different, they didn't even offer a refund or discount.) read more

This is my husband's favorite Chinese restaurant. He loves the orange chicken (spicy) and crab ragoons. I absolutely love the egg rolls! They are my favorite and the best I have had. The egg rolls have multiple meats in them and a great balance of all ingredients with no one over powering the other. I can (and usually do) make a meal out of the egg rolls. But when I do order a meal I lean to Hunan chicken (no mushrooms) or Mongolian beef. The meals are pretty standard and not too different than other places but good. The staff is really friendly and it is clear they have a strong following of regulars. We have called in advanced and taken out which also works well. They give large portions so plenty of food and great leftovers. If I rated on the egg rolls alone I would give five stars! read more

Great wall had always been a go to for us. We like the offerings in the menu, good options at a good price. During covid-19 we phoned in our order, drove there, called them back and they brought it out to us. The food is always great! read more

Great food and service. The place was clean and the prices were reasonable. The portion size was great and wait time was short. read more

The Great Wall Restaurant - Great food for it being our first time there and great service. - Chinese Near Me - Rockford, Illinois

My wife and I went there for the first time on a Saturday night at 5:30. The interior was one big room with Chinese decorations on the walls. No reservations were needed as there were only about 8 other people seated with a couple more seated in the bar area. The menu is pretty extensive and we found a few things we wanted to try. We started with eggs rolls which were good sized and packed with vegetables which comes with 3 sauces. The spicy mustard was really hot and a little went a long way. The sweet and sour was ok as was the soy sauce. My wife ordered a shrimp dish and I ordered a chicken dish. The portions were good sized and we brought some home. We also ordered some fried rice which was good sized but a little disappointing in flavor compared to our other dishes. My wife really enjoyed having a pot of green tea brought out to the table with our appetizers. The waitress was friendly and our food was brought out at an nice relaxed pace. All in all an enjoyable experience and we will be back to sample other dishes. read more

This place is the worst. Gave us the wrong takeout. Called and told them. They said they were closing and we could get the right order the next day. Asked for a refund instead. The man that I talked with was nice and apologetic. Unfortunately I had to throw the wrong order out and the other order was not good either and it was just sweet and sour chicken, which should be hard to screw up. Went back for the refund and the woman at the counter was very combative and very very rude. Will NEVER go back. Happy Work is better. Go to Imperial Palace instead. read more

I have been eating at different Chinese restaurants all over the country due to my work and now I'm currently in Rockford and I have to say this is one of the worst Chinese delivery experiences A. Half the order was missing B. It tasted like food from one of those 5 dollar buffet places even the egg rolls just taste like fried cabbage and that's it. I have to say I was really disappointed. read more

We came in for Christmas Eve as a party of 8. Made a reservation, all was well. As we were waiting for our table (we arrived a bit early) the lady in the front mentioned how the wait time for carry out orders was about an hour. We were seated, the waiter took appetizer and entree orders. We ordered two orders of Crab Rangoon and potstickers. Appetizers took about 20 minutes to arrive and were lukewarm. Tasted okay but nothing special. After 45 minutes and asking a staff member where our food was we finally ate our main dish. They came out very very staggered, about a 10 minute gap before everyone was finally served. We had people who were finished eating at the same time others had just been served. Some food was borderline cold while other dishes were steaming. The explanation for the delay in food was that the kitchen was overwhelmed with carry out orders. Wasn't the worst experience but we won't be returning. read more

The Great Wall Restaurant - Mongolian Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Rockford, Illinois

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We have normally had good food when we order, however the last 2 times have been disappointing. Tonight our food tasted like they packaged up the buffet that was served at lunch time. The crab rangoon tasted like it was heated up in a microwave (was dark brown like it at been sitting under heat lamps during their buffet) and the chicken in my fried rice and my husbands general tso tasted super dry. I always order won ton soup and the broth had zero flavor to it. Not sure we will be back read more

So completely annoyed about my entire experience with this place. After they delivered our food, we soon realized there was a bug in our food. We immediately called the store back to let them know and instead of sending someone out promptly to fix the problem, they ignored us for another hour and a half and even hung up on my husband. I wonder how many other bugs they have crawling around that place? read more

The Great Wall Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Rockford, Illinois

Pro: i appreciate the lunch menu had everything included for under $7. Con: cold fried rice, clearly microwaved cashew chicken, soup from a bucket, stale fortune cookies. I long for the days when truely authentic chinese cuisine was served here. Time to clean out walk-in and replace cook with chef (as promised on menu.) This entire restuarant needs a good steam cleaning. Tea cup was stuck to sticky table. I will not be back. read more

The lady who runs this place always puts a smile on the angriest person. The food is good for Rockford. It's not the best Chinese food I've had, but it's good for the area. read more

Wow, all I want to say is that the owner of this restaurant, May, is RUDE and clearly has no business sense. After eating at the Great Wall since I was a young child back in the 80's, she has lost me as a customer, and several others it seems. I will NEVER be going back. The food has gone down hill anyway. Happy Wok it is!!! At least that place knows what manners are. read more

They have THE best hot and sour soup anywhere. A bowl of that and an egg roll will fill you up and is very reasonable, especially for lunch. read more

Just did carry out from what used to be one of my favorite lunch places! The shrimp with lobster sauce was thin and tasteless, the sweet and sour pork was rubbery and the egg rolls tasted and smelled old! Big hint, no one else in the parking lot at noon!! Sorry to see such a spiral to yucky!! read more

I used to come here 35 years ago. The place has not changed a bit. Dinner was just okay. On the plus side it is close to home and the food was fresh and hot. read more