Finally decided to try this place, largely due to the fact that their parking lot seems to be full. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT! I'm not gonna elaborate on ALL the negatives-there were too many. Service was no existent. The house egg rolls were atrocious, and the Happy Family was not happy at all. It occurred to me that everyone that was there last night has NOT discovered Chinese Munch Inn that is no more than a few miles from this place. And no, I'm not an employee of Munch Inn, but their service and food is truly outstanding compared to this joke of a restaurant. Sorry, but when you're had so much better and so close-by I have to share read more

We just do take out. We have a favorite dish Xiao-Ping Pork it's so delicious. Hope to try the Shrimp with Lobster sauce.

My parents have deemed Yu's Mandarin as their favorite Chinese restaurant in the vicinity, though they always order the same plates. My favorite dish is creatively titled Noodle Soup, but it consists of of chewy hand-pulled noodles and a spicy seafood broth reminiscent of Korean jjampong. Mongolian Beef and Happy Family Seafood Platter are both regular rotations for us. The inside of the restaurant is newly renovated. Don't mind the lower ratings (surprised by this!), the restaurant is almost always solidly filled even before the dinner rush. read more

Yu's Mandarin - Noodle Soup, Mongolian Beef, Happy Family Seafood Platter - Chinese Near Me - Wheeling, Illinois

Service has been a little lacking lately, but overall, we've never had a bad meal there. The food is properly portioned (not sure how they compare to other Yu's locations). The decor is nice, and the space feels appropriate for what it is. It may be when we go, but we've never had to wait for a table. If you go during lunch, you'll get a good deal and a filling meal. Overall, we'll continue to eat there. read more

As an Asian American, this is my go to place for Chinese food. Have been coming here for years with my family and none of their dishes disappoint. My favorites include Moo Shu Pork, Salt and Pepper Fish, Orange Chicken, and Peking Duck. The food is fresh, flavor, and authentic. Also, Leah and the rest of the waitstaff provide good, attentive service. read more

We ordered takeout. We failed to check the bag. It was missing half of our order and what was there and the shrimp portion was undercooked. The remainder was not up to the usual standards. It was tasteless. It was very disappointing for a premier Asian restaurant. read more

First time visit to this location. Went to Vernon Hills years ago and remember that we were not too impressed for some reason so thought we'd give it a try. The host was very friendly and I had high hopes. A waitress came to take our order a bit too soon, she was very nice also - said no rush etc. however the next waitress was polite, but seemed to have an 'I'm in a rush to go home' vibe. We were there around 8, they close at 9:30. Service from there on was a little piecemeal. We started with vegetable egg rolls, served barely warm, without sauce, had a very mushy filling. Guessing these were not freshly prepared and were sitting under warming lights? The rest of the meal (2 entrees and fried rice) were brought to us without serving spoons but were nice and hot with good flavorful. However the sauces were very heavy with way, WAY too much oil. I have never had such oily Chinese food. Portions sizes were small for the price and menu choices seem limited by comparison to other Chinese restaurants, and I've been to many in my 60 some years. Wanted this experience to have been better but sorry to say not likely to return. read more

We reserved 3 tables for a family dinner for 30 people about a month in advance and already gave them a list of the dishes that we want. We also called the day before to confirm the menu and the person I spoke to seems to have everything in place. However, when we arrived for the family dinner, we had to wait almost 45 minutes for the food to come out, they also served us the wrong soup and they forgot one of the dishes that we had pre-ordered. The food tastes good, but the portion is smaller than the Yu's Mandarin in Vernon Hills and Schaumburg. Overall, food is good, just smaller portions compared to the other Yu Mandarin's locations and the service is slow. read more

Food was pretty delicious. Compared to the other locations, this one is better. Service was decent. We did run out of tea and water but overall it was good. The food that come out at different times but that is normal. Ambience was very busy. We did go on Mother's Day. read more

Tried their newer location in wheeling. It is smaller than their Schaumburg location but very decently sized, modern feel and clean. Can accommodate large parties if needed. Lots of variety on the menu and we were able to ask for some adjustments for example we didn't see a beef broccoli chow mein on the menu but they did have a seafood one and we just asked for a substitute. Good portions and family style. read more

We came in on a Friday night and I was afraid that it might be busy but we lucked out and a group just left. You seat yourself and the servers will come by to take your order. The menu had many choices including your usual Chinese food offerings as well as a traditional Chinese menu. I got the crabmeat and corn soup which was on the sweeter side than I preferred but it was good. Our table also ordered the lollipop chicken which our server recommended. It was sticky, crunchy and full of flavor. The highlight was the Braised pork belly and that was served with steamed buns. It was served with a lot of sauce so it made it extra delicious. We also the combination fried rice that tied everything together, the beef chow fun and the peapod leaves for veggie. Our meal was very satisfying and definitely hit the spot. read more

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What a find! Was driving by last week and decided to go in. Looking for great Hot and Sour soup. Yu's Mandarin's soup was excellent. Leah our waitress, gave us excellent recommendations and everything was fresh and delicious. And - such fast and pleasant service. Will totally go back and tell others. Wish it was closer so we could get delivery. read more

Consistent good food and always good service. My first visit was good and I'll go back again

It was Very disappointing Ordered Schwartz chicken tasted like sweet chicken? My wife ordered Extra Crispy Duck It came not extra crispy Here is the worst part They have a glass window you can watch the cooks As we sat eating we saw the chef wiping his nose 4 times as he was cooking. Another cook took off his hat scratched his head and kept on cooking. read more

Huh? Why is the rating so low! As a Korean, I really enjoyed their jjajangmyeon. Gan-jjajang or the seafood jjajang was so delicious like Korea quality. The lollipop chicken was also very good. I haven't tried any of their other dishes so I can't recommend them but these two dishes are definitely worth checking out! Went on Sunday, around 5pm and it was packed. I couldn't believe how busy it was but sitting at the booth gave us nice privacy. read more

Yu's Mandarin - Chinese Near Me - Wheeling, Illinois

I ordered the lollipop chicken and my husband almost threw up after eating 1 piece and I had to spit it back up. We are returning this to the restaurant and we already called. Aside from the other issues, this chicken is severely undercooked and absolutely disgusting!!!! It tastes like raw chicken and I am tempted to send this to health department. Let's see if they even offer a compensation/refund. We got to-go's 3 times and we don't think we will do it anymore. All 3 times, although we made sure each time, we never got chopsticks or forks, any kind of utensils AND no napkins. Already a big minus. Then every time we ordered, we always added a jjajangmyun (black bean noodle) and never got radish or onions. So today we asked for it, and they said $2 for some radishes. As a Korean, this is super insulting. I have never seen a korean-chinese restaurant who won't give radish side dish, let alone charge ridiculous amount for it (it may be to go thing, but still, never ever happened in ANY restaurant around the globe). The sauces are super lacking but if u ask for little more sauce when you first order, they will charge you $5 for few spoonfuls more of jja jang sauce. If u r Korean, you know what that means, so I think you should avoid this place at all cost. We gave it few tries and tried to deal with bad service, bland foods, and overcharging just for the sheer convenience. But the undercooked chicken is our last straw. There are far better places nearby. read more

Yu's Mandarin - Undercooked lollipop chicken. Tastes like raw chicken. - Chinese Near Me - Wheeling, Illinois

I was out with my aunt last night for a special dinner. People came in after us and had their food before we even ordered. The dish my aunt had was so bland it was tasteless, and my food smelled and tasted fishy and had no fish in it. When we received the check, the food that I sent back was still on there would never ever go back or recommend this place again! read more

Yu's Mandarin recently opened a location in Wheeling and I've been really excited to go and try it. I went during the lunch hours to check it out. When my husband and I entered the restaurant, the dinning room was about half full. When we left a little before one o'clock the dinning room was nearly full. The word got out about Yu's Mandarin being open despite not seeing much advertising. If I reviewed only the food at this restaurant, I would give Yu's Mandarin a five-star review. The food is amazing. My husband and I met his parents for lunch. This meant that we got to try many dishes and get a good sample of the food offered at Yu's Mandarin. My husband and I got the lunch special. The Combination Luncheon Specials come with an egg roll, fried wanton, fried rice and choice of soup. Depending on what you order the price ranges from $9.50-$12.50. This is a great value. You get a lot of food for a great price. We got the orange chicken and sweet and sour chicken lunch specials. The table got noodle soup, noodle platter, and the double pan fried noodle with seafood. The food was fresh and came out hot! There is a window that you can look through to see the cooks making the food. The pasta is made in the restaurant and has an incredible taste. The wide variety of food was cooked well and the sauces were all distinct. There is no question that I will come back for more. The reason that I cannot give Yu's Mandarin a five-star rating is because of the service. We did not get our drinks by the time our soups came out. The soups were served very hot and I REALLY could have used some water so that my mouth didn't burn. It took almost ten minutes to get the attention of a server and get some much needed water. This is also after I made eye contact with our server and was waved off. Be sure to order when you have the chance because the service leaves a lot to be desired. The parking lot is atrocious. There is a flow but there are no signs indicating what the flow is supposed to be. The parking lot is small and tight. We were almost hit several times. Yu's Mandarin is a great restaurant with great food but there is plenty to improve upon. read more

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Well, I don't know where to start really because the other locations are on point. This place is quite attractive but the customer service is horrible. They told us it would be an hour wait for our food at 2 o'clock in the afternoon when it was only really 15 minutes because we drove there anyway. Also got home and the fish was not what we ordered. It still tasted pretty good but it's disappointing to order correctly. have it written on the bag correctly and then look in the bag and it's the wrong thing. read more

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The service and the food here was quite good. So are the lunch prices pretty good. Vegetable dish I requested less bok choy and more broccoli and they willingly accepted and didn't charge me any extra. The crispy fried duck was excellent tender and moist. Also excellent were the spring rolls and the egg rolls. Definitely worth a try. read more

Yu's Mandarin - Farmers Market - Chinese Near Me - Wheeling, Illinois

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UPDATE: everything BUT the sweet/sour pork (Tang sooyuk) is still good. The Tang sooyuk got very bland the last 4 times I visited. It is sweet but not sour enough. In the beginning of the opening, the dish was sour enough but not anymore. And yes, even though only one dish got worse, I am knocking off two stars. That's because for Korean-Chinese food, jjajangmyun (black bean noodles) and tangsooyuk are INSEPARABLE and absolutely necessary. Please make the tang sooyuk sour again!! read more

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If you're looking for authentic Mandarin Chinese cuisine, look no further. They have all the standard fare you see at most Chinese restaurants but where you find the best flavors is the menu items you only see at a place like Yu's. Open only for a couple weeks, I expected service to be pretty slow especially considering how full the dining room was for lunch on a Saturday. The kitchen, which is visible from the dining room, was hopping and the food came to the table shortly after ordering. Everything was hot and presentation on point. We enjoyed everything including the kkanpungi chicken wings (not pictured). Prices are very reasonable too. Only critiques that I have are that servers do not check on the table as frequently as I would have liked but they were busy and the dishes entrees could use a bit more meat. The food is quite tasty though. read more

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Just had dinner there, the food wasn't good this place really went downhill. Would never go back! Mongolian beef they put seasoned with a pound of pepper in it , which is not even seasoned with this in the first place, crab rangoon was too fried etc list goes on .. ., read more

Not going back to this place again. Korean-Chinese restaurants where they charge $3 for yellow radish togo orders!

Egg rooks were ok, honey walnut shrimp was terrible and the chicken chow mein was meh. I was extremely disappointed and actually would like to send the 3 main dishes back for a refund or credit. Sorry read more

We have been customers of YU'S MANDARIN for many, many years, since the original location opened in HOFFMAN ESTATES. The original owners produced food that was spectacular, to say the least. Since the sale of that business, the overall quality is still good, but the food preparation and flavors aren't quite the same. We still go there occasionally. As for the new location in Wheeling, at best I would rate it as O.K. Definitely does not compare to the home location in Hoffman Estates. Food preparations are not quite the same flavors. Missing that wonderful "burnished" flavor the WOK cooking at Hoffman Estates can do. Training, - - Different cooks - - - Less quality control.??? Hard to tell why they can't emulate the quality of their main restaurant. Anyhow, for now I'll keep giving it a try until I'm convinced that they won't improve. ALSO, the staff and wait service is sparse and very cold acting compared to what we are used to. Also needs a lot of improvement. read more

This place was packed but I don't know why. Service was very good but the food was just not for me. Do not order the egg rolls they were greasy AF. I got the Taiwanese beef soup which was good but had way too much 5 spice. The noodles with seafood I couldn't eat bcoz it too was too greasy and slimy. Totally not for me. Sorry. read more

Yu's Mandarin - Noodles with seafood - Chinese Near Me - Wheeling, Illinois

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I gave you 4s for potential... you're really 2+. BUT---- It's time for someone at Yu's to wake up. The location is great, the interior excellent, and the food is just so so but yes Chinese. I have said it b4 but no one is listening: I cooked on occasion with dave's at his mandarin/ szechwan restaurant, ( no longer there he went back to China) and some of the things you do are the cheap save money way--- without detail you need to read the published Chinese cookbooks and make the small improvements that will take you to a much higher rating. Yes I understand this business I owned two restaurants and realize any cost you increase requires an increase in prices. I believe Lake Cty would pay an increase to much improved quality to be able to go to a best Chinese restaurant. Silk Mandarin when the owner was alive was packed a lot more than Yu's. I also know Chef ping who started Yus and all of this never cut the corners you have and Pings (still open w new owners) is still packed every time I go there. Please make this the best ever Chinese not just average so so. You have a lot invested please do not be short sighted. There are 3 fundamental rules " QUALITY- SERVICE-SANITATION" if any one of these is lacking you can never reach your full potential. example: The best egg rolls have more than cabbage and the sauce is made from real pineapples and apricot's. - true they cost more but people will come for miles because you can no longer find a good egg roll:. The ones I make are these and they are incredible. Places that sold them made them to order and priced them much higher. Can you keep the cabbage rolls, of course but have an elite option. read more

Yu's Mandarin is really really good Chinese food. We get it for takeout usually. It's always fresh and ready on time. It's nice that they have a north Milwaukee Ave location now, closer to home. read more

This place is great. Decor was nice. They have nice flowers by the window sills. You can tell this is a good choice when there are 90% of customers are Chinese! They have good lunch specials! I had the Kung pao fish filet with choice of soup. I had hot and sour. The only complaint I have is you cannot get on the internet whether it is using data or not. Food was great and mine was $12.95. Recommended! read more

Yu's Mandarin - Kung pao fish filet - Chinese Near Me - Wheeling, Illinois

It took a long time to create this Yu's from the former Chinese restaurant that had occupied this space, having stripped the old building down to the steel 2x4's. The remodeled building has a nice modern look inside, including windows where one can watch the cooks work the woks - just like the original Yu's in Schaumburg. It's not as big inside as the last place - seats maybe 50-60 people. So I went for lunch and was promptly seated. I decided to get an order of sesame chicken AND take home an order of fried rice for consumption the next day. I usually get shrimp fried rice, but the only kind I saw on the menu was rainbow fried rice - essentially a combo of chicken, beef, shrimp and veggies. I just decided to order that to see what it was all about. My meal came out fairly fast, which was nice. Included appetizers of a won ton cracker and an egg roll. The egg roll was a veggie one and nothing special - kinda small in fact. Fried rice came with the entree - but it was more like white rice with eggs. I was hoping for an authentic Chinese lightly fried in oil fried rice, but this wasn't it. One thing that was good however - and a substantial order of it - was the sesame chicken. Good flavor and a fresh taste - quite happy with it. So my fried rice came out in the to-go bag - took it home and heated it up for a late lunch today. Much to my surprise, it looked nothing like the friend rice that came with the chicken. This had a good dose of soy sauce incorporated into it - much like most Chinese restaurants offer. Hard to figure why they'd have two different kinds of fried rice. This "rainbow" version was OK. So if I'm in the area again, I might go back - but there was nothing compelling enough to make a dedicated effort to return. read more

Ambiance is great. Extensively remodeled since last owner, stone walls, nice wallpaper, authentic style Chinese lanterns. They were sold out of hot and sour soup, but egg drop soup was fine. Order Of steamed pot stickers were big and meaty. My double fried pan noodles came With an assortment of tasty seafood. The cumin lamb though, was dry and chewy. Among the best Chinese choices in the area. read more

Our family really enjoyed our meal minus the Schezuwan beef. The service and ambiance were perfect. I would highly recommend this place. read more

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Great lunch specials. I loved the moo shoo! Reasonable prices. Clean and great service.

went on a sat night the crab Rangoon was delicious not sweet the veggie egg rolls weren't anything special. the sweet and sour chicken and veggie rice was delicious. felt very rushed though as the server kept coming back fast. Def be a better idea to take out than to dine in. read more

Yu's Mandarin - Chinese Near Me - Wheeling, Illinois

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Fraudulent charge appeared on my credit card after dining here. Only other place I use this card is Costco. BEWARE!!!!

Great service from Lara and food was fresh and served very hot. Loved the steamed pot stickers.

Service was... weirdly interesting. There's 2 white boys running the bar/cashier/host stand. They act and look absolutely clueless. Sweet and sour pork (bad, watery sauce and meat was very dry and tasted old) Noodle Soup (spicy but very little seafood but more tiny shrimp compared to others but tasted watered down) Moo shoo pork (bad. Just wrong in every way) When picking up our food for takeout, we asked for some yellow reddish. The Asian lady responded, "we're running low. So no yellow reddish. I give you onion. Okay?!") Treating your customer who dropped $79.00+ on a terrible takeout food, least you can do is provide better service and not cheap out. Bad service, bad food, lack of common sense from the operator is laughable. Clearly, we won't be returning. read more

Yu's Mandarin - Chinese Near Me - Wheeling, Illinois

Our first time getting takeout here since we live nearby. We ordered Moo Shoo Pork (should have been called Moo Shoo Raw Cabbage with a tiny bit of Pork) , Crispy Duck (overcooked and tough) and Pork Fried Rice (just okay). We always loved the food at the Schaumburg and Vernon Hills locations but were disappointed with what our food from Wheeling. read more

It was our first time here and it was most definitely enjoyable. The food was delicious. Service was great and very attentive. There were a lot of different people there, families and couples of various ages and nationalities. read more

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