Delicious food with generous portions The service at our luncheon was great. Love the egg rolls and soup read more

Best around, love the egg rolls, even the veg egg rolls, chicken fried rice and sweet and sour chicken. Great service nice people

We usually love yen yen. On this order and our last everything was tasteless except for the spare ribs. We've been yen yen fans for over 40 years. I hope their reign isn't over. So very disappointing. read more

Very good Lap Cheong ( Chinese Sausage) & Shrimp Fried rice and Tender Low Sodium Mongolian Beef. read more

Yen Yen Restaurant - Lap Cheong (Chinese Sausage) and Shrimp Fried Rice. Excellent traditional Cantonese Fried Rice without the addition of Soy Sauce. - Chinese Near Me - Arlington Heights, Illinois

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Excellent old school carry out! Nice size portions. packed professionally and food Hot temperature. Amazing Egg foo young & Lemon chicken! Hot & Sour Soup perfect egg rolls & standard white rice read more

The bbq pork appetizer was delicious, orange chicken was good as well as the fried rice. All good sized portions and friendly staff too

This is one of my go to places for delicious Cantonese food. The egg rolls are my favorite. They are big and crunchy and made with peanut butter. The restaurant is located in Arlington Heights Illinois. The servers are all great especially Dan. This is a family owned restaurant. Foods that I have ordered are Hot and Sour soup, won Ton soup, Kung Pao chicken, fried rice, Shrimp Lobster sauce, Steak Kow, Lo Mein and many appetizers. The ambiance is very inviting decorated with oriental vases, oriental chairs in waiting area and bamboo plants for sale. The food is consistently good. Try it out. You won't be disappointed. read more

Fresh food, delicious egg rolls, good service. Veggies in the dishes were crisp yet tender. Sauces were tasty. We had leftovers enough for a second dinner at home. We will be back. read more

Extremely good food and service!! Shrimp toast is the best, along with special egg rolls and amazing sweet n sour sauce! Mongolian Beef is a favorite main dish along with Combo fried rice!! read more

Shrimp Chow Mein with crunchies -AND- chicken egg foo young MADE MY DAY! After all this time..................still has the magic.................! Don't ever close. read more

Amazing food and fast service, will definitely be coming be again with the whole family! The restaurant is clean and tidy and the vibe is amazing read more

First time at Yen Yen on the recommendation of a friend. We ordered for pickup. We got three dishes to share--the sweet and sour chicken (2/5), the kung pao chicken (2/5), and the cashew chicken (3/5). The sweet and sour was watery, the kung pao was very bland, and the cashew was just ok. Overall, vegetables did not taste as fresh as we are used to. And the dishes were not as flavorful. The highlight of our meal was the spring rolls (5/5) which were fresh, crispy, tasty! I cannot really recommend Yen Yen! read more

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This place is a joke! $15.52 for the Mongolian Beef lunch meal! No egg role included in their lunch special which is ridiculous. Think of their market up profit for the white rice and onions this place is making. Nothing special about this place will NEVER return Better off going to panda express for their meal with a drink for $12-$13 read more

Yen Yen Restaurant - Mongolian beef - Chinese Near Me - Arlington Heights, Illinois

I am very satisfied by the atmosphere,food, and workers at this restaurant. We got our food in like 5 minutes which is amazing. I recommend the egg rolls because they were awesome, sweet and sour chicken because it was delicious, garlic beef was outstanding. read more

Great food and service enjoyable atmosphere convenient location great ownership very authentic

Great food at a great price. We stopped for lunch on a Sunday had their lunch specials. I had cashew chicken my husband had Lucky 7. Fresh goof food and enough leftovers for dinner. Pleasant service! Will be back! read more

This is my first visit since ownership changed in 2025. It seems like the eggroll changed too. The veggie eggrolls are smaller, drier and lack taste. read more

Great shrimp fried rice. Not greasy. Will go back. Very friendly service and lots of care put into the food preparation. read more

Food is well prepared Service is above many local restaurants Hard not revisit Hard not order enough to take home read more

Mongolian beef done right - the meat is fresh, the dish isn't saucy like beef and broccoli, the onions have a bite to them and not overcooked. The same guy has waited on me for years and he's perfect every time! The guy who fills the water never lets my glass get half empty, he's always smiling and happy to greet me. I absolutely love this place. read more

I'm not sure what has happened here lately. We used to go here a lot. The last two times we ordered for pick up. Drove home 5 minutes and the food was cold. And now they don't give you fortune cookies. Tried to call and asked for Manager, but was told he's too busy. Very sad. read more

this place is always consistent. my family and i have been eating here for as long as i can remember, excellent place for chinese food and the owner takes care of his customers read more

When we go out with friends they often say can we go to Yen Yen. It always good, the portions are huge and the staff is very friendly and accommodating. #iraeats #iraeats1 read more

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Move from Buffalo Grove to Phoenix and miss Yen Yen. Nothing like it in Phoenix. The egg rolls were soooooo good, as well as the Mongolian Beef and Beef Broccoli Chow Fun. Nice portions. Yen Yen will even specially prepare and package egg rolls to bring back to AZ for me!!!! read more

food service ambiance all Great great egg rolls won ton soup chicken chow meibeen back lots already read more

Service was attentive throughout our meal and we were seated quickly for arriving around 6pm on a Saturday. We started with some of the egg rolls as appetizers....so good! And FRESH! Also had a cup of the egg drop soup YUM! Our waitress (Angela I think?) was super helpful in navigating the menu and answering our questions. They have a lot to offer! She was able to guide my selection of a garlic chicken dish with mixed veggies (broccoli, water chestnuts, onions) and a brown garlic gravy which was sooo good. Also had the Yen Yen's special fried rice which was tasty too! Offered up plenty of boxes for leftovers...portions were very generous so I have lunch and/or dinner for the next day! I'd go back for sure! read more

Really great egg rolls, potstickers and soups!! The main dishes though are just ok (a bit too corn starchy).

Somewhat recommended, with an asterik. Yen Yen is a restaurant with some positive aspects that make it a reasonable choice if you're looking for sit down chinese in the area. Parking is relatively easy in a lot that typically isn't super full, location is convenient at the intersection of Arlington Heights Rd and Lake Cook Rd, the restaurant is spacious and decorated nicely, menu selection is fairly good, portion sizes are generous, and prices are reasonable. For these reasons alone -- this makes Yen Yen somewhere that's good for sitting down for a casual meal, getting a good deal on daily lunch specials, or bringing the family. On the flip side, the food is what you expect at this price range. You're getting a lot of food for the price you're paying but it's not particularly amazing. What I will give points for though is that the cooking style is the classical Americanized-Cantonese style that seems to be increasingly more difficult to find in the area with more hot pot, Szechwan, Hunan,Taiwanese, Mandarin, and other regional styles dominating in new restaurant openings. This is not a bad thing, but the flavors many have become accustomed to and grown to love are slowly fading away. When you order on the menu, definitely stick to the Americanized items, especially ones that are fried like the sweet and sour chicken or shrimp or BBQ ribs. The fried rice is done alright as well with a generous amount of pork pieces and a light mix of soy sauce and egg. I wish it had a bit more wok-hay, but the pork provides plenty of flavor. The egg rolls are definitely the star item here. It's large with a nice crispy skin and the familiar mix of pork, cabbage, and peanut butter that creates the perfect comfort food flavor. When ordering, I would stay away from the more authentic menu items. They're not bad, but they're nothing special. It's better to just go ahead and order the unhealthy items but leave knowing that you've satisfied your crave for delicious, crispy, saucy food. Overall, the food isn't too different from many of the older sit-in Chinese restaurants around but it is a reasonable alternative to the small take-out only chop suey places around. The food is nothing special, but the quantity and low prices are appealing. Definitely go for the egg rolls and fried Americanized-Chinese items when you order. read more

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Excellent service and delicious food! Will look forward to enjoying again when returning to the area! read more

Ok! My favorite take out place, closed. So on the advice of a Palatine FB group, I decided to give Yen's a try. Very disappointed! I always get Appetizers when trying new places. On of a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the best, here is my ratings. So I ordered: Egg Rolls (5) bland, Shrimp Toast (3) greasy, Crab Rangoon (1) basically just a ball of cream cheese, and Potstickers (6) basic. Everything tastes like store bought frozen food. This was a terrible choice unfortunately! So, still looking for my new Chinese Take out place.... read more

Best chinese food around. Excellent service. Great food! Started with the egg rolls- loved them. I ordered the Pinot grigio which was quite good and $5.50 a glass. I had the tow goo beef- the sauce was amazing. My husband got the Mongolian beef which he enjoyed and would get again. Ordered chicken fried rice on the side. Had enough leftovers for another meal. Restaurant was full on a Sunday night. I will definitely be back. Might try the crab Rangoons next time. Also the fortune and almond cookies were delicious. read more

This is our go to place for old school Chinese food. First and foremost the egg rolls are great. Hint of peanut butter so good. Has many menu items here over the years but especially like sweet and sour chicken, mongo beef, satay chicken and chicken chow mein. Always great service. We love this place. read more

The new chef is great. The egg rolls are so crispy and tasty. I think they have a hint of peanut butter. We tried the new bean and scallion noodles (no meat) and they were delicious. read more

Don't order the barbecue pork appetizer. Dry and inedible. I am dissatisfied. It was my first visit. I'm not sure about going back. read more

Best Chinese food I have had in a long time! The service was great- they were always coming around to check on us, fill up our water, bring us tea. I loved that there were no tv's anywhere. It was so nice to just get to enjoy being together with great food without the distraction. Ambiance is very chill, felt authentic and welcoming. The bathroom was clean! Only gave 4 stars because, after explaining a severe shellfish allergy to our server, someone in my party was served a shrimp egg-roll. We caught it and do think it was an honest mistake, no harm done. Could have been scary, though. Can't wait to go back there and try more delicious food! read more

Very good food and fantastic service. I usually order the Kung Pao chicken but wanted to try something different. We had the Fried Won Ton to start. Dinner we had Sweet Sour Chicken, Chicken Fried Rice and Hug Sue Chicken. We enjoyed all of out food. read more

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I love Yen Yen! This has been my Chinese restaurant since I was a little kid. The food is delicious. I particularly love their egg rolls, cashew chicken, & beef broccoli chow fun. It is just good comforting food and pretty reasonable as well! I plan on continuing to come to Yen Yen for the foreseeable future! read more

Wow! I have to say I used to not be a fan of Yen Yen, but I'm definitely a fan now. We picked it up in Arlington Heights and ate in Northbrook. Food was still really hot! Egg rolls were delicious. I had a little of everything. Veggie egg foo young, hong Sue chicken, shrimp with lobster sauce, and pork fried rice. I would recommend all dishes. The fried rice was the most flavorful I've ever had. My new go to. read more

Yen Yen Restaurant - Veggie egg foo young, pan fried noodles, hong Sue chicken, and pork fried rice YUM! - Chinese Near Me - Arlington Heights, Illinois

I'll tell you exactly what to order: Vegetable eggrolls- I hate baby shrimp in my eggrolls. Wonton soup- WOW! Huge handmade wontons, amazing chicken broth made in-house. Yum Yum Yum Beef fried rice- not greasy, simple, yet delicious And Hawaiian Mai Tai- not on the menu. A bit stronger than the regular. Reminds me of being on an island. This is a Mom and Pop restaurant. Not pretty inside but charming service. Ask for Danny or Angela for your servers. They are great! This is a little diamond in the rough neighborhood joint. read more

Yen Yen Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Arlington Heights, Illinois

The best Chinese restaurant ever. We have been going there since they opened and watched them grow. We love the food and the owners.