China House - Warrenville

The rice is not fried just has soy sauce on it. Unbelievable Service: Take out Meal type: Lunch Food: 1 Service: 2 Atmosphere: 2

The place is classic in layout, almost dive-like and when you first walk you may question if you sgould order or not. However, this place has a lot of regulars and grows a long line quickly. I took a few suggestions on what to order from the locals to see what they like so much. The portions were well sized and the items we ordered beef and broc and shrimp in lobster sauce, egg rolls and chicken fried rice)were tasty and very nicely prepared. The owners work there and this is a family based business.I look forward to going back to see if they're consistent.

We probably won't make this our go-to because of price (and the portions weren't quite big enough to justify it IMO), but you can see the menu and decide price for yourself so I won't dock a star. We got General Tao's, Mongolian Beef, and Sesame Chicken (see note). Egg rolls indeed are excellent. Ingredients seem fresh and quality for sure. It's Chinese food you feel good about eating. Leftovers had that classic second-day takeout goodness. My favorite flavor was Mongolian Beef, my husband preferred the Tao's. Tao's was not spicy so we might ask for extra spicy next time, but flavorful. All came with some veggies in it and pork fried rice (v good). Note about sesame chicken: if you're like me craving the guilty pleasure battered sesame chicken with a bit of a crunch and a slight sweetness, this isn't it. This tastes more wholesome and pure. Which is objectively great, but didn't fill that comfort hole in my heart. Just something to be aware of before ordering! I did really like its sauce on the broccoli.

They messes up my order and the food was only decent. Meal type: Lunch Price per person: $10–20

The dine-in experience is mid-low, but the take-out is great, definitely my favorite Chinese place in winter. I'd drive an hour round trip for their orange chicken and egg rolls. Service: Take out Meal type: Lunch Price per person: $10–20 Food: 5 Service: 3 Atmosphere: 2 Recommended dishes: Egg Rolls, Orange Chicken Diner with Pork Fried Rice