Hong Kong Chop Suey — Restaurant in Libertyville

Wow, no more anonymous reviews?! Here goes anyway: We're regulars, and we think HKCS is great. ... QUALITY: The food ranges from fair (10% of dishes after more than a dozen visits) to good (50%) to excellent (40%). If picked up promptly, the dishes are fresh, flavorful and varied. Lower marks are usually because a dish is, for our tastes, under-seasoned and/or nondescript (but see below). The spicier dishes are always pleasing, and certain variations of things like egg foo young (which tends towards the bland) can be surprisingly flavorful: the BBQ pork is my own favorite. The egg rolls are excellent -- again, when picked up promptly and still fresh -- although we recommend passing on offered soy sauce (buy your own if you like real soy) and asking instead for a couple of extra packets of hot mustard. ATMOSPHERE: Not applicable. Although there's one table and a fish tank, this is clearly intended to be a take-out only operation. We've never been there long enough to notice the decor, except that it's well-lit and clean. VALUE: As mentioned by others, the portions are rather large ... in fact, some, like the lo mein noodles, are gargantuan. Also, watch out for free egg rolls (one for each $10 spent after 3pm), as this can put the quantities over the top. Four people with healthy appetites can eat themselves silly for $25. OVERALL: We're not epicures, but my guess (from the fact that it's called "Hong Kong Chop Suey" and the staff speak Cantonese dialect) is that this is Cantonese or "Yue" style rather than Sichuan/Szechwan or "Chuan" style Chinese food. Someone who's looking for the spicier regional styles (like Szechwan) might be disappointed, but you can't fault HKCS for declaring their intentions. In our view, they deliver exactly what they promise and at a...

The food I have here has always been excellent. What astounds me every time is the sheer size of the portions; they're huge. Large wonderful delicious food every time.

This is a take out place. Basically, like Lou Malnatis. You walk up to the counter, they have the kitchen hidden, and your food arrives. Heck, they could be cooking it off site for all i know. I've only seen one person in the place at the counter.

If you're okay with 1990's decor, this place will bring you back to a time before the internet and clean sterile experiences like Chipotle.

I worry sometimes that the stacks of paper, outdated computers, and piled desks with stuff is too much like my own messy office and not enough like a super clean well kept kitchen.

I guess, clean out the place, purge all the clutter, and it will help. But the food is great, and you get a lot. So it has that...

Oh how the mighty have fallen.

This place had been my go-to for 7+ years, but after tonight's meal I'm no longer going to torture myself. The last 2-3 times my wife and I have ordered take out from here, the quality has been so sub par it's almost insulting.

The sweet and sour chicken is so over cooked that it's basically all crunch and no chicken; the Mongolian beef is extremely mealy and the quality of beef should not be considered worthy of human consumption; Lucky 7 is basically mincemeat meant for fried rice added to an entree. The egg rolls must just sit there waiting to be doled out, as there is zero crunch and taste very stale.

This is such a shame, as I have been a loyal customer...