China House Restaurant

I would give 5 stars if the staff wasn’t so rude the general tsao chicken is the best I’ve ever had hands down the best Chinese food in mchenry county.

Been eating here for almost 20 years. The quality of their food is just fine, as well as the prices. They have several really good dishes. I’ve lived in Chicago and other suburbs and tried as many Chinese places as the next guy. This place is as good as any other. It’s a «to go» place. Not a sit down place. I’ve never experienced any rude treatment here. The staff have always been very friendly to my wife and I.

This place has Great Food, at a good price! Take out is best, don’t expect a lot of ambience if you dine in. It’s Very Clean but You come for the flavor not the décor.
Food was tasty, Nice staff, lots of veggies and good portion sizes
Wish they had a little more info on the web, like some pictures and a menu but that’s not a deal breaker

I don’t write reviews unless it’s worth my time. This was worthy of my opinion.
We tried this place over the weekend, and yes there’s a difference between gourmet chinese restaurants and hole-​in-​the-​wall places like this, and I’m usually partial to smaller places. You have to make some really bad chinese to be this terrible. This was seriously complete garbage.
We ordered a bunch of dishes and ended up throwing out most of it because it was so disgusting. Everything we tried was questionable and borderline made us gag. No flavor, saturated in grease and sauce, all of the meat was chewy, and just looked terrible. We have never ever thrown out food before — this was a first for us.
To be fair, the white rice was fantastic :) I did eat that
A waste of money, and to top things off, the people who work in there are even worse. TRY SOMEWHERE ELSE. TRUST ME.

Very tasty food, comes out hot and quick. Fair prices,

The staff seemed very hardworking trying to get all the orders filled but they are not friendly. the food was good. The only downside with the food was that the egg rolls were soggy.

Liked the crab rangoon but the general’s chicken was soggy, not crispy like it should be.

Been coming here for a long time. The food is consistant. It is safe to say that 98% of the customers order carry out, no need for me to describe the ambiance. I’ve never had a problem with bad food. We know exactly what to expect when we order. Not super duper awesome, but it is fast and good. They will modify your order; Say you want it spicy or want to substitute one meat for another, they will usually do it.

This is one of those «don’t judge a book by its cover» kind of places. Looks like an almost chain-​like Chinese restaurant at a glance. Seating area in minimal as other reviewers have noted. Staff aren’t the warmest people you’ll come across either.
But for a Chinese take out place that’s kinda in the stix — the food is pretty decent. Liked their eggroll, loved their Mongolian Beef (yes, even with the jalapenos). The dinner order that I bought for lunch was big enough for two lunches, so well worth it.
I’ll be going back

Love there Shanghai Noodles and Singapore Chicken… we always get delivery and it is not when it arrives!

Take credit cards… Clean up Togo area… get new tables. cuz the food is actually really good. Only carry out!!!

We have gotten China House take-​out for about 10 years now. The food is consistently good. We love the chicken fried rice and their egg rolls. They do have some tables, but I’m not sure why, because the dining area has about as much ambiance as the Secretary of State office in Woodstock. They don’t have a bar or hot tea. So for that reason they have been our place when we want to bring food home. Good food if you are looking for a take out place.

Foods good, but they’re a bit rude. Not even a thank you. Guy seemed like I was bothering him with my $ 30.00 order. For that reason, I give them a 3.

The food here is OK, if that. I have ordered here a couple times, trying different items, but the food here has not impressed me.

Pretty good food, it’s fresh and quick. Rather cheap too. I’ll be back every time I want Chinese.

Here’s what you get when you don’t check Unilocal first. NO HOT TEA.
First I stopped in FoxRiverGrove at a Chinese Place on NW Highway, CLOSED.
Then I stopped here around 2. Lunch special till 3. NO help or service while you sit at your table not realizing you have to order at the counter.
AT the counter you have to pay CASH, no CC and get this NO HOT TEA.
I thought it was a joke, and asked if that was some new trend…(pretty sure it was HER last day, no response). So then I asked for hot water (feeling a little Jack Nicholson 5 Easy Pieces coming on), NO HOT WATER. I realize I should have left then, but I was hungry and it looked clean enough, but no customers either, my father’s tell for walk away. The smell test was about a 4 out of ten, not bad but not particularly compelling either.
Cold water was in a big jug… did they pay their water bill? If that was their way of selling overpriced drinks in a cooler, it didn’t work on me.
Hot and sour soup not bad for an extra $ 1, still a little vinegary, served hot in a largeish pcb container. Everything was plastic in there except for the foil cover on the leftovers. This included trying to eat the soup with one of the cheapest flattest plastic spoons I have ever had the misfortune to try and use, yes I sometimes picked it up and drank it or I would still be there. Decent pork egg foo yung once you scrape that mystery brown sauce off, greasy fried rice. $ 6.30 and you don’t have to worry about tipping anybody for no service, plus she left 15 minutes ago anyway if she was ever really there. It sounds like I was lucky the owners weren’t there from these non customer service reviews, although I do enjoy a shouting match where I get to switch to a different language too.
The China House restaurant looked to me like they were in a stage somewhere in between their pipes being frozen and/​or being shut down by any food service for no hot water. If you have any tendency toward depression, this is your spider web. There was no one visible behind the counter when I silently walked out, an empty restaurant with one chinese newspaper on a table near the «ordering» counter.
You can do WAY better, drive south. ANYWHERE in Palatine or Schaumburg is better.
Try the Asian Noodle House on Roselle in Schaumburg, cheaper, way better and once they get to know you treat you like family, plus Hot Tea.
I maintain that Asian «restaurants» in the NW burbs that use jalapenos instead of Thai/​Chinese chillies are NOT really Asian restaurants. Can you BE a Chinese restaurant if you don’t serve hot tea? I’m thinking no.

I honestly don’t know what the other reviewers are talking about. I grew up in Crystal Lake and moved to Fox River Grove about 2 years ago. While there are only a couple other nearby Chinese options, China House is our go-​to every time. We have never been disappointed in the food or service. We typically order sweet and sour pork (good), mongolian beef (very good), egg rolls, crab rangoon and fried rice. We’ve also tried a few other things like General Tsao’s Chicken, Chop Suey and hot & sour soup (all fantastic). Everything is consistently to our satisfaction and we enjoy eating the leftovers for a few days after. We have many family members and friends who live in the area as well who will vouch for China House and say it’s great. This Chinese restaurant is just as good, if not better, as any I have had in McHenry County. To those of you saying the guy at the counter is rude… why? Because he tells you the price and then says have a good night? I don’t expect to have a chummy conversation with the cashier at any take out place. Not like they are actually waiting on you like at a sit-​down restaurant and have a reason to be pleasant. To those giving China House 1 star or 2 stars — you need to lower your standards. This is a typical Chinese takeout restaurant… and I personally love it.

I dont know what anyone is talking about I love this place. I have lived in Cary for 10 years and eat here like once a week. Cheapest Chinese food around lunch specials are $ 5 and is always extremely fast. I live 5 minutes away and if i call it in is always done when i get there. General Tso’s is great much better than king wok or panda which are the only other Chinese in the area i believe besides buffet. The owner is always nice when I’m there i have no idea what people are talking about. try it for yourself its good. especially for takeout its quick.

Over the past decade living in McHenry County, I have learned that it is not THE destination for a gourmet palate, and Asian food is no exception. That said, I’ve eaten a number of times at China House, and every time have been quite satisfied with what I’ve gotten. I usually stop by for their lunch specials which are a really good deal. For around five bucks, you get an entrée and a side of either sticky or fried rice, plus of course the obligatory fortune cookie.
The husband and wife who own the place are not overly talkative, but they seem like decent enough folks. The place is generally clean if sparsely decorated. Don’t come here for the ambiance. Come here because you want Chinese food and don’t want to drive down to Chicago to get GREAT Chinese food.
My favorites are the General Tso’s Chicken and the Moo Goo Gai Pan. They also have excellent Fried Won Ton, and the Pork Fried Rice does rate right up there with the best.
Like I said, not great, but damned good!

I’ve never had the experience here that the other diners have had.
I like the Kung Pao chicken, it comes loaded with peanuts and mild — ask for extra spicy if you like spicy food. The Chicken Chop Suey comes in a delicate garlic sauce with fresh chinese green vegetables. The hot & sour soup is terrific. The potstickers are good. My +1 likes the fried rice — there are 6 different fried rices to choose from.
The best thing about China House is that all of their vegetables in their dishes are really fresh. The second best thing is that they have over 50 menu items — not bad for a small shop in a small town. I don’t think the staff is rude but I do think language barriers may have affected some of these other reviews.
The lunch special consists of soup, white or fried rice and a main entrée for $ 6.75. That is a bargain.