Chinese Restaurants near Melrose Park

“I find some of the low reviews here baffling. I think some people may be confusing this restaurant with other Chinese restaurants due to its rather non descript name. Make no mistake, the food here is excellent and punches way above its price point.Coming in the first time I was pessimistic. It seemed your standard pre prepared food menu ready to dish out quickly to the lunch crowd panda express style. I quickly became a huge fan after eating large well prepared portions I would expect from a normal sit down restaurant. Yes it's your standard generic fare but made so much better.Great food, great price. Appreciate these places, the owners care about making something good.“

“Hot and tasty selection of Chinese, other ethnic food, and American dishes. Stir-fry and sushi are now available on the all-inclusive menu. The shrimp stir-fry is only available beginning at 3:00 pm.

Vegetarian options: Lots of fresh vegetables and fruits on the salad bar.

Parking: Parking is available right in front of the restaurant within a large free parking lot.

Kid-friendliness: High chairs are available. Kid-and-family friendly all-you-can-eat dining.“

“I had a very pleasant experience from start to finish. Ms. Vangie, assisted me and my mother. The whole time Ms. Vangie kept us smiling,and she loves assisting customers. Ms. Vangie is pleasant, sweet and kind. She should have a class teaching excellent customer service. Thank you Ms. Vangie for a great experience.“

“Wow. Get the ham and crab jian bing. It is outstanding. All the textures in one bite. Tender, crunchy, chewy, warm. Total mouthful. The veg is fresh, not droopy. It's made to order and ready fast. If you have to eat and go, they even give you a disposable glove. Fantastic.“

“Love the Mongolian beef. Free appetizer coupon from instagram was nice. Had the crab wontons which were delicious. Got a side of lo mein. So good. Great service. Got a specialty cocktail. Forgot what it was called. Good but a little too sweet for me“

“We came from Wisconsin to ouck up food from this joint!!! the food is STRAIGHT!!! DELICIOUS!!! Henry was very hospitable and a great person!!! thank you Henry for the great food!!! It was worth the 2 hour drive!!! we will be back!!!“

“From the minute we walked in everything was wonderful. Our server was friendly and beyond accommodating. As was the chef when we requested a dish not on the menu. The food was exceptional. The best Chinese food we’ve ever had in the suburbs. Definitely compares to Chinatown.“

“Normally go to moy3 in New Lenox every year for our birthday. My son and I are on the same day. But do to hours at Moe's we had to go elsewhere. Happy we did, moy yen you knocked it out of the park! Food was fabulous service great price the same. And not one person did not enjoy.. Thank you u for a great birthday dinner“

“Been going here for over 45 years and never had one bad meal. The remodeled restaurant is fantastic and very comfortable.“

“love the dine in experience...Nuff said“

“I been going to this restaurant since 1989… original owners are still there. Food is tasty and full of aroma. I take family here when we have visitors. I live an hour away now so I make sure I stock up. Portions are perfect! I Recommend a 100%“

“The dumplings are soooooo good. Staff was friendly and answered my questions about some of the dumplings

If it weren't so far away from where I live, I'd be here all the time. I had to take a special trip 40 minutes just to eat here, but it was worth it! I can't wait to come back.“

“Absolutely delicious! The hot and sour soup brought the heat, but didn't over power the flavor. We also had a variety of the dim sum, the best was the pot stickers. Fun atmosphere, great service“

“First time ordering take out from here. We ordered sweet and sour chicken, beef lo mein, beef and broccoli and crab rangoons. Everything was delicious! We also got mango and watermelon smoothies. So good! We will definitely be ordering from here again.“

“This is my fav Chinese food spot around town. Their tofu is cooked well and everything always tastes great. Service is pretty quick too. I think most people order takeout but dining in is pretty chill too. Also, their prices are pretty reasonable. A lot of food that I usually end up taking home.“

“I ordered from Rose's for the 1st time today. Absolutely delicious food! My ordered was delivered quickly and was piping hot I highly recommend Rose's 🌹“

“Food is very fresh and delicious“

“I always order takeout or have them delivered to the house fast delivery usually within half-hour from ordering

Vegetarian options: I like my veggies but I'm more carnivore ?

Dietary restrictions: Build your own meals it's up to you to order and eat the right portions for your meals enjoy ?

Parking: First come first serve if your lucky to find a spot close great if not then your walking a little distance could up and down the block or across the street“

“excelente servicio y muy amables“

“I love the excellent Chinese dishes, the price was very affordable and the customer service was excellent. I must say one of the best Chinese/ Japanese restaurants, I’ve ever been too. The cocktails were amazing. I will definitely be back and recommend to friends and family.“

“If I could give the service 10/5 stars I would. Not only is the food some of the best around. They are amazing in service, kindness. This is a place I’ve gone to for a good while. I can’t help but rave about them. If you want some great Chinese come here!!“

“A family run restaurant with great food and a friendly staff that makes you feel welcome. The appetizer are start to every meal. A selection of appetizer and splitting a main course is often enough for two.

Dietary restrictions: The food is made to order and meets the personal needs.“

“I dined in with a friend and it was our first time here. We both ordered from their Combination Special Lunch Plate Menu.

I ordered the Kung Po Chicken, which included an egg roll and choice of steamed white rice, fried rice, or noodles. I chose the fried rice and my friend had the General Tso's Chicken with fried rice. I will leave it to him to review his own dish should he so choose.

The server brought the egg rolls in advance of serving our entrees and rice. They were piping hot, the hottest I've ever experienced. The outer crust was crispy, not soft and greasy as many of my prior experiences elsewhere have often been. The inside was chock full of tasty ingredients.

We also had their hot and sour soup, which was quite good. It was a nice sized portion for the price and had an abundance of stock.

When our main dishes arrived, they were piping hot and exceptionally generous servings, both in terms of the entree portions and the rice.

My Kung Po Chicken had plenty of chicken along with other ingredients. It was flavorfully seasoned, and spicy, just as their menu indicated. The fried rice was also good. Complimentary hot tea was also provided, which we enjoyed as well.

All this for $9.15 per plate. [Note their online menu showed $10.95, but it was actually $9.15. Even at $10.95 it would have been a good value, but at $9.15 it was a great value, the best I've experienced in quite awhile.]

This was our first time here and likely not our last. It is real close to Midway Airport, which makes it handy when traveling in/out of town.

The service was friendly and efficient, and things were served up in a timely fashion. I highly recommend you giving it a try. If you do, and you don't find it as good as another place you've been, please comment so I can give your reccomendation a try, as I'm always up for exceptional Chinese cuisine.

Well done, New China Tea! Looking forward to coming back!“

“Their barbecued pork and roast duck are my favorites. It's a pity that every time I want to buy one, I only buy half of one. It's hard to believe it's such a coincidence. A little weird. Since I can only buy half of one and it’s hard to deal with it, I won’t consider buying it now.“

“Really love the Chinese food from here. Orange chicken is on point !!! I also enjoy their chili oil. Their egg rolls are crunchy, so I love that. The Beef and broccoli is also pretty good as well as their lo mein. I also order their catering trays. A must for parties!!!

Parking: Small parking lot for a quick pick up to go!!!“

“the scenery is fantastic and the food is so good everything is good there“

“First time ordering from here, and we'll definitely be back. Food was fresh and absolutely delicious. The Xtra Large size is no joke!!! We ordered an Xtra Large order of sweet and sour chicken, BBQ pork egg foo young lunch special, crab Rangoon and BBQ pork ribs. The sweet and sour chicken was a huge hit, my kids absolutely loved it. Light and crispy, and it didn't taste oily at all. Egg foo young lunch special was great, really liked the plain fried rice it came with. BBQ pork ribs were tasty, as were the rangoon. They stuff those crab rangoon very nicely!

Kid-friendliness: My kids loved the food

Dietary restrictions: Let them know if you have any allergies etc, they seem accommodating“

“Best in the biz in the neighborhood.“

“For me, this is THE best Korean-Chinese spot in Chicago. Sure, there are places like Yu's Mandarin, Chef Ping, Great Sea, Great Beijing, etc but they don't focus only on Korean-chinese food like Lai Lai do, hence in my opinion, Lai Lai serves the best Jajangmyeon and Jjambbong.

Now, Jajangmyeon comes in many varieties, but most people aren't aware of the differences:

Regular Jajangmyeon: All ingredients are stir-fried, then water and starch are added, resulting in a familiar starchy texture with added sugar or salt.

Gan Jajang: Cooked with just oil, it tends to be more oily and has a stronger "fire" taste from longer stir-frying, often more salty.

Uni Jajang: Ingredients are minced, so the dish lacks visible ingredient shapes and texture but brings out most flavor.

Sam seon Jajang (precious ingredients from sky, land, and sea): Originally with expensive items like shrimp, abalone, and pork, now often substituted with squid and cheaper ingredients.

Tray Jajang: Essentially +2 portions of Sam seon Jajang without the expensive ingredients.

I mention this because in Chicago, there are very few places offering these varieties, and even fewer doing it well. No one specializes in it quite like Korea, and the closest I've found to matching Korean taste is regular Jajangmyeon from Lai Lai.

I can also go on about Jjambbong and the chicken as you see on the picture but perhaps on another review...“

“Scrumptious!!! Huge portions!! Will definitely return!!“

“Highly recommended!! The food is amazing!!“

“Hate that missing ingredients on a topical dish remember few years back when they have vegetables and egg on dry rice, now not even the smell please honor our business don be cheap is paying for not a mercy or free food. That is an insult to my intelligence and my wallet... Please take care. I do not wanted stop coming in to your place. Pst veggies are not plus is add flavor to any meal....... Thanks.....“

“Wonderful food and great service - our go-to place for Chinese food.“

“Very good Chinese food 🍱 best in the neighborhood:)“

“This is my favorite place for Chinese I've tried a lot of Chinese restaurants and this one is really good considering Chinese is my favorite food. The prices are reasonabe to. I like the fact that there's not a lot of salt in the food.

Parking: It's a small parking lot but no cars are never in the spaces so easy to run get your food and go. They don't have chairs and tables that's the only thing that's bad cuz I like to sit down once in a while“

“Kid-friendliness: It's just a walk in they have great customer service period and I say kid friendliness because they already treats adult customers with great hospitality so a kid doesn't I know make a difference they will treat the children the same if not better good food fast courteous and great mix and match food choices“

“Pretty happy with our takeout. All of the portions were extremely generous and was a great price. We REALLY liked the General Tsaos chicken. We got fried noodles but felt they were over salted. We will have to come back for the lunch specials and try out some new dishes“

“My family and I traveled to Chicago twice this year and dined at the Asian Cuisine Express both times. The owner, cooks and wait staff were all extremely friendly and made each of our visits a wonderful experience. We ordered Chinese and Japanese food and we also sampled some of their new delicious tacos... everything we tried was absolutely fantastic. We live 300 miles away so we ordered a lot of takeout to bring home with us to share with our friends who didn't get to make the trips. Asian Cuisine express will be a regular stop now for us every time we go to Chicago... we highly recommend everyone tries this restaurant and we can't wait until we visit there again. Thanks to all the great people at Asian Cuisine Express!!!“

“Road tripping and looking for vegan food. This place has options. If you are staying by the Comfort Inn and Suites Chicago airport then take a 2minute walk over here to eat. Great food, friendly staff and reasonable prices.

Vegetarian options: Delicious vegan vegetarian options“

“great people, food is great and the portions of the food is awesome“

“This is my Moms go to place for her Chinese food n delivery to Sr.Suites of Midway..I've tried it many times w/ my mom.. So I decided that's where I wanted to go. Never judge a book by its cover.. The lady was super sweet n helpful,helping me with my order..with my total order was 25.00 nothing compared to my other places..I was really happy that she recommended I try Veggie Egg Foo Yung,boy was I satisfied. Customer service,is one of these most hardest jobs you can never satisfy everybody.. We all have a bad day,you don't know whether that person's order was egg rolls or Rangoon in 15 mins.. This is the reason our world is so ugly rn.. I'm going to order,rn 4 delivery n make sure I give the delivery guys 5.00 tip on top of delivery fee.its not much but better than any negativity.. Mrs King Chop Suey ur a great 1!“

“I work nearby and wanted to check this place out, it’s close enough for me to just go pick it up. Egg Rolls, Crab Rangoon and Spring Rolls are all delicious! I have tried the lunch specials too all priced right , the taste and quality and quantity of the food was perfect!? ?“

“Just got back from having dinner there with my wife and Totally enjoyed it! Service was excellent, received our orders with no problems. The food was Delicious, better than I expected. They give you quite a lot of food, even took home leftovers. We had the teriyaki chicken and mushrooms,, and teriyaki beef and mushrooms. Also egg rolls and crab Rangoon. Everything was Delicious! Will be going back again soon. Really enjoyed the food. The Smoothies are delicious also!“

“Second time ordering. The food is absolutely delicious and they deliver pretty quick. Two and a half years looking for good Chinese and I found it. Five Stars.“

“Lived by here and got there food all the time but sadly never reviewed. I moved a few miles away and could never find Mongolian beef as good! Finally decided it was worth the drive to go back and everything was how I remembered. Delicious and fresh, thick and juicy beef, good egg rolls, great dinner specials.“

“My first time here, my boyfriend and I sat down for a quick lunch after we finished work. The food came out fast, was delicious and the server was so nice. She was attentive and took care of everything and everyone really well on her own. We will definitely be back. :-)

Vegetarian options: Most food items have a “Veggie” option - and they have the tofu menu items as well!

Parking: The parking is right on the side of the building by the gas station. Easy peasy.“

“I moved into this neighborhood about a month ago, and since then, I've ordered from here four times, two pickup and two delivery.. I like to consider myself half of a connoisseur when it comes to Asian cuisine, so when I tell you this food is DELICIOUS, I am not lying.. the order is correct every time, it's always HOT and they give you very good portions.. and the ladies in the store and the delivery driver are always so friendly.. today, I called in and she saw my address and asked me how I was doing.. I know that seems trivial but 2023 has seen some insanely negative interactions in fast food establishments so maybe my expectations are lowered.. regardless, no need to lower anything at this location! Great food and great service.. ordering again next week lolPic is of the pepper steak with chicken fried rice lunch special.. total was just under $15 but I gave him a $20 :)“

“I was in area and stopped in. The nice woman at the counter suggested the General Tso Chickin. I proceeded to order the combo which came with fried rice and an egg roll.
All of which I felt was very delicious and portion size was more than I could eat in a sitting.

Thank you for the great food and conversation while I ate in your restaurant!“

“Our long time search for GOOD Chinese food is over. Everything was delicious. We are first time customers and it was amazing! We had the beef n broccoli (so much flavor!) , the BBQ pork ?, pork fried rice (I added spicy oil n red pepper flakes), and egg roles. My roommate said this is so good. We need to remember the name. Easy enough. This is our new Chinese restaurant ? ? ?“

“omg i had the taro root smoothie the best smoothie i ever had!! food was great 2 I had the eggplant and beef“