Jade Cafe Chinese Cuisine
822 Central Ave, Highland Park
(847) 432-8888
Customers' Favorites
Sweet & Sour Pork
Mongolian
Egg Roll
Sesame
Appetizers
Golden Crispy Egg Roll (2)
Chinese cabbage, shrimp and bbq pork (contains peanut butter).
Beijing Pot Stickers (6)
Pan-fried or steamed dumplings, filled with vegetables and pork.
Crab Rangoon (4)
Philadelphia Cream cheese, crab meat, and scallion.
Barbecued Ribs
Slow roasted with home-made bbq glaze.
Vegetable Egg Roll (2)
Chinese cabbage and vegetables (contains peanut butter).
Chicken Pot Stickers (8)
Pan-fried or steamed dumpling, filled with chicken and vegetables.
Shanghai Scallion Pancake
Pan-fried thin Asian pancake with scallion.
Edamame
Boiled soybean in the pod.
Lettuce Wrap (Chicken)
Diced chicken breast with onions and shitake, mushroom, peapods wok-seared. Served with fresh lettuce cups.
Salt Pepper Calamari
Spicy. Lightly fried calamari with sweet bell pepper and jalapeño, stir-fried.
Golden Shrimp Ring (6)
Battered shrimp with sweet and sour sauce.
Fried Wonton (8)
Crispy wonton chips.
Barbecued Pork
Slow roasted with home-made bbq glaze.
Shanghai Spring Roll (4)
Mixed seasonal vegetables with thin tofu, wrapped, fried.
Chicken Tender
4 pcs golden chicken tender, served with sweet sour sauce
Rock Shrimp Tempura (5)
With champagne mustard sauce.
Salt Pepper Shrimp
Spicy. Lightly fried shrimp with sweet bell pepper and jalapeño, stir-fried.
Teriyaki Chicken Skewer (2)
Shishkabob with home-made teriyaki sauce.
Lettuce Wrap (Vegetables)
Diced vegetables with onions and shitake, mushroom, peapods wok-seared. Served with fresh lettuce cups.
Teriyaki Beef Skewer (2)
Shishkabob with home-made teriyaki sauce.
Soup and Salad
Soups
Udon Noodle Soup Dinners
Cucumber
With sea plants in a lemon vinaigrette.
Chicken Noodle
Seaweed Melange
A medley of sea plants and cucumber in a lemon vinaigrette.
Baby Octopus
Spicy. Shredded baby octopus, sea plants and cucumber mixed with red caviar in spicy vinaigrette.
Signature Entrées
Mongolian
Traditional favorite with scallion and white onion.
Sesame
Very popular. Honey glazed, breaded, lightly fried, chicken, beef or shrimp cooked to perfection with sesame seeds. Very popular.
Beijing Roasted Duck
Chinese-style roast and smoked duck with bone with plum sauce.
Kung Pao
Spicy. With roasted peanuts in a spicy kung pao sauce (choice of chicken or beef or shrimp).
Governor's Chicken
Spicy. Pieces of chicken marinated, breaded and lightly fried, sautéed with bell peppers in a spicy tangy brown sauce.
Orange
Spicy. Breaded and lightly fried chicken, flank steak or large shrimp, sautéed with mixed vegetables in a spicy orange sauce.
Pepper Steak Tomato
Sliced flank steak, bell pepper, white onions and tomatoes in a black bean garlic sauce.
Shrimp with Lobster Sauce
Shrimp, ground pork and mushroom in a black bean lobster sauce.
Jade Diamond Chicken
Sliced chicken breast sautéed with mixed vegetables in a light white wine sauce.
Szechuan Two Delicacies
Spicy. Sliced flank steak and shrimp with mixed vegetables, stir-fried in two types of spicy sauce.
Happy Family
Shrimp, scallop, flank steak and chicken sautéed with mixed vegetables in a brown sauce.
YuHsiang Two Delicacies
Spicy. Sliced chicken and shrimp with mixed vegetables in a spicy garlic sauce.
Peking Pork
Spicy. Shredded Berkshire pork, sautéed wood ear mushroom, bamboo, shoots, bell peppers, carrots in a spicy Mandarin sauce.
Ginger Lemon Fish Stir-fried
Fish fillet with scallions and mixed vegetables in a ginger lemon white wine sauce.
Neptune Delight
Shrimp, scallop and crab meat with vegetables in white sauce.
Four Season Delight
Chicken, bbq pork, beef shrimp and vegetable in brown sauce.
Ma Po Tofu
Steamed tofu sautéed with ground pork, tossed with scallions in a spicy szechuan sauce.
Thai Noodles
Pad Thai
Thai thin rice noodles with bean sprouts, tofu, onion and crushed peanuts in pad Thai sauce.
Pad See Eiw
Thai big flat noodles with Chinese broccoli and egg, stir-fried in a sweet soy sauce.
Pad Woon Sen
Thai style stir-fried bean thread noodles, bean sprouts, egg, tomato, and onion.
Lard Nard Noodle
Pan-fried big flat noodles and Chinese broccoli in a special gravy sauce.
Rice and Noodles
Fried Rice
Vegetable, chicken, bbq pork, shrimp or beef or a combination.
Lomein Spaghetti Stir-fried
The sauce contains peanut butter.
Chow Fun (Thick Flat Rice Noodle)
Singapore Noodle
Spicy. Clear, delicate rice noodle tossed with shrimp, bbq pork, chicken and seasonal vegetables with curry powder.
Beijing Noodle
Spicy. Thick noodles with beef, bell peppers, bean sprouts, onion, bamboo shoots stir-fried with yellow curry.
Cantonese Pan-fried Noodle
Szechuan
Hunan (Spicy Black Bean Garlic Sauce)
Spicy. Sautéed with bell peppers and broccoli, with onion baby corn and mushroom.
Empress (Mildly Spicy Orange Sauce)
Spicy. Mildly spicy dish of butter-fried chicken or shrimp Sautéed with vegetables and lightly glazed.
YuHsiang (Spicy Sweet Garlic Sauce)
Spicy. Sautéed with broccoli, bell peppers, wood ear mushrooms, onion, bamboo shoots, and water chestnuts.
Schezwan (Spicy Schezwan Sauce)
Spicy. Sautéed with bell peppers, white onion, straw mushroom, baby corn, and water chestnuts.
Traditions
Sweet & Sour
Choice of pork or chicken or tofu or shrimp.
Chow Mein
Egg Foo Young
Cashew
With diced vegetables and roasted cashew nuts in a light plum brown sauce.
Mushu Crepes
Served with Asian pancake and plum sauce.
Black Pepper
Spicy. Sautéed with white onion and celery in a black pepper crust brown sauce.
Almond
With vegetables and roasted almonds in a light sauce.
Broccoli
Tossed with water chestnuts and bamboo shoots in a white sauce or a rich brown sauce.
Curry
Spicy. Sautéed with peapods, white onion, water chestnuts and carrots in a spicy yellow curry sauce.
Chop Suey
Cantonese Style Garlic Sauce
With onion and water chestnuts in a black bean sauce.
Jade's Triple Delight
Sautéed with snow peapods, broccoli and water chestnuts in a delicious white wine sauce.
Chef Two Delight
Sautéed with peapods, shitake mushroom, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots in a plum brown sauce.
Snow Pea Pod
Tossed with water chestnuts and bamboo shoots in a white sauce or a rich brown sauce.
Mixed Vegetable
Sautéed mixed vegetables in a delicate white sauce or rich brown sauce.
Vegetarian
Mixed Vegetable Delight
Seasonal vegetables in a delicate white wine sauce.
YuHsiang Eggplant
Spicy. A vegetarian dish, fresh eggplant Sautéed with shitake mushroom, sweet bell pepper, bamboo shoots, and red onion in a sweet spicy garlic sauce.
Kung Pao Tofu
Spicy. Lightly fried tofu with celery, onion, red pepper, garlic, and roasted peanuts in a spicy kung pao sauce.
Triple Delight with Tofu
Steamed tofu sautéed with broccoli, snow pea pods and water chestnuts in a white sauce.
YuHsiang Broccoli
Spicy. A vegetarian dish, fresh eggplant Sautéed with shitake mushroom, sweet bell pepper, bamboo shoots, and red onion in a sweet spicy garlic sauce.
Buddha Vegetable Tofu
Lightly fried tofu sautéed with mixed vegetable in a honey plum sauce.
Side Orders
White Rice (S)
White Rice (L)
Homemade sweet sour sauce (2oz)
Teriyaki sauce (2oz)
Hot sauce (2oz)
Almond Cookie
5 pieces
Pot Sticker sauce (2oz)
Crispy Noodle Only
Homemade mustard (2oz)
Moo Shu pancake (1)
Chow Fun
Brown Rice
Peapods
Broccoli
Steam Tofu
Pan-Fried Noodle Only
Homemade sweet and sour sauce (pint)
Homemade mustard (pint)
Gravy (half pint)
Brown sauce (half pint)
Moo Shu sauce (2oz)
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Recent Reviews
My friend and I decided to stop here after a recent Ravinia concert. A bit surprised to learn they were take out only, the weather outside was nice, so what the heck? I really enjoyed their Won Ton Soup and Kung Pao Chicken. My friend was a bit less enthused with her meal. She had shrimp appetizer and was not impressed. I will definitely go back if I am in the neighborhood, or after another Ravinia show, provided I don't have my friend with me, I don't think she would...
July 2022
I still like Jade. They do get orders wrong though. You need to be certain they understand just how you want your order, or it won't be worth it. Peanuts and almonds can have a stale flavor. When I tell them I want almonds to be fresh (which I shouldn't have to do), they are fresh. Chicken is clean and fresh, sauces and gravies are really good.
July 2021
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Parking: Limited parking in front of the location, but a larger lot is available next door behind the neighboring building to the east.