China Kitchen — Restaurant in North Chicago

I came here because the reviews were amazing, HOWEVER the food here is subpar. You’re better off going to Panda Express. I ordered the kung bao shrimp schezwan style. I received 6 pieces of shrimp in a gigantic take out box filled with cooked celery. It literally tasted like celery stock. It’s was extremely frustrating since my husband and I paid $30 for our meals. Having lived in Asia for years I can say this is nowhere near authentic or even close to the standard of American Chinese style cooking. My husband ordered the chow mein with a mix of protein and he got more shrimp than I did and my meal was primarily a shrimp dish. Additionally nowhere in the menu did it say it was prepared with celery - spicy shrimp in sauce with peanuts. Don’t waste your...

I gave this location a 2 star simply because the food didn't have any taste. No flavor. I ordered vegetable fried rice and egg rolls. The fried rice just doesn't taste very good. There's a certain fried rice flavor that is hard to replicate at home, which is why I opted for take out, but this just didn't hit the mark. It's like I tried to make it at home. I was also surprised that they gave sweet & sour sauce in little packets. I'm from TX, so I'm used to the red sauce in a cup. 😕 Unfortunately, I won't be revisiting this location. It didn't help that this + the egg...

Pictures can be quite deceptive. The food looks 1000x better than it tastes. I got the sweet and sour shrimp. The coating on the shrimp was too doughy and salty. The general chicken was ok but didn't taste like the chicken Chinese restaurants typically use for general chicken. The rice tasted old and had a funny after taste. The egg rolls had way too much cabbage. Please SAVE YOUR MONEY. THIS PLACE IS TRASH. I got a stomach bug immediately after eating...