Peking Express

I love this place! I have been eating here for years. The food is always good. The prices are easy on the pocket. I’ve even ordered from them to bring to parties and events. if you’re looking for good Chinese food for lunch, dinner or an event… DO GO HERE!!!

The previous owners offered great food at great prices with great customer service. Back then I had given this place 5 stars but the new owners need to learn a lot about customer service. The food taste a bit «watered down» and I did give this place a fair try over a couple of visits. The last time I was in there, I ordered a dish I knew full well was going to be packed into one giant container (way too much for lunch). I asked if they could split out the food over 2 containers to simplify my lunch and then later dinner portion as the food was a sloppy mess anyway. Was told that the cook was too busy (which was questionable at the time, a handful of people eating/​waiting) and to do it myself and that they would include a second, to-​go container for free (yay! for free!). When I had asked this favor from the previous owners, they had no issue. I mean truly, how hard/​time consuming is it to pour out the food into 2 containers versus one? yeah… not going back anytime soon. Short of giving this place a 1 star since the food was at least edible.

It was ok for a neighborhood Chinese joint. I ordered sesame chicken, kung pao and noodles. Kung pao was good and had good seasoning while the rice noodles need a bit more seasonings.

I got some rice and beef w no soda, it was like 11. The food is good but they have some kind of specials every day and if u dont want that, the prize dont changes, u have to pay for everything. Anyway, great atention and good food.

Worst experience ever with Chinese food. My coworker and I called this place asking if they use the same meat for the orange chicken as the the one they use in the sweet and sour chicken. (She has had the sweet and sour chicken here before) the guy on the phone says «no, the type of meat we use for orange chicken is duck meat. And for the sweet and sour chicken we use white meat.» So I order the orange chicken with white meat … And it wasn’t chiken. Not sure what it was but I threw it out. Why aren’t they honest about the type of meat they are using. So disgusted by this place.

Read previous reviews and thought i would try this place I called the guy was rushing me off the phone I asked for hot wings I got (5)plain wings and plain fried rice all for around $ 11 I’m sure I’ll never eat here again the portions didn’t match up to the cost of my food negative zero stars

I ordered the spicy chicken wings and shrimp with broccoli. The wings were AMAZING!!! Just the right amount of heat with a crispy skin. sssoooo worth it. The shrimp with broccoli was good but I am used to getting it with a brown sauce. There was no sauce with mine. Delivery was fast and i would definitely order again if I’m in Elk Grove Village again.

I ALMOST HURT MYSELF BECAUSE I DIDN’T WANT TO STOP EATING!
I gave it 4 stars simply because it was my first time! The food was absolutely amazing! I have eaten at several chinese restaurants, but hands down, the food was the best I have had! I ordered a Lunch special: Pepper Steak with white rice and a Veggie Eggroll. The meat was cooked perfect, not fatty or gummy! The rice was steamed perfectly, not sticky or dry! The portion was huge! The egg roll tasted very fresh. I picked up my food. It was ready upon my arrival. The staff was super friendly! I will definitely be back!

What a great little restaurant! Super friendly staff & awesome food, lots of it and a great price! There is one larger table for 4 and a few small tables, but I think most people take out. The Mongolian Beef was fantastic! The dinner combo comes with fried rice, egg role & won ton. I would highly recommend this restaurant!

THE BEST IN TOWN!
Customers are very dedicated to the Wu family. So much that families, like mine, continue to drive 30 mins from their previous service area to get their food! My favorites are the big pot stickers, sesame chicken and the lighter options, such as steamed shrimp with veggies. All are handmade with fresh ingredients.
There are a few tables inside, but its primarily takeout or delivery.

A friend recommended this place to me and i saw the Unilocal reviews so i decided to try it out .Food was very good and very fast service. Mongolian beef is so good. The eggrolls are the best i ever had, like what others Unilocalers said .I would recommend this place. Try it out, best chinese resturant in area.

I got takeout from here on a work trip. Crab Rangoon was ok, sesame chicken was good, but the egg rolls are gross. They use peanut butter in them. Peanut butter. The chicken fried rice was also not very good at all. Not a fan. I was lured here by the good Unilocal reviews, but was VERY underwhelmed.

This place is by my house and I love their food. They are really fast with their service and friendly. My favorite dish is the Mongolian Beef. It is very tasty and I customize it just the way I want because they dont mind. The egg rolls are so good as well. Another dish I get is the orange chicken. The portions are so great I have left overs for days. Definitely recommend this place!

A horrible Chinese eatery. The BBQ pork with broccoli had such little barbecue sauce and the rice was so plain as were the egg rolls. Cannot believe a place would get egg tolls wrong and with name express you would expect the place to be super fast but I must of waited fifteen minutes for my food. This place is extremely easy to miss if your driving along Devon Avenue and maybe that is a good thing after trying this place out.

The food is I feel better than decent. depending on the dish. I have had the Mongolian beef more than anything else and that is probably the best dish they have. Its not too greasy and tastes pretty good. I gave an extra star because their egg rolls are actually pretty good. They have a little peanut butter in it which gives it some good balance plus I can actually taste the meat inside it. Have had the kung pao chicken (ok), general taos chicken (very greasy for obvious reasons).
I have found that if I have a taste for something specific, I need to go to that respective restaurant. I will go elsewhere for other dishes, but they have good Mongolian beef.

The egg rolls here will knock you out on how good they are. I come here at least once a week for this delicious appetizer. Other stuff, like the lunch specials are worth a purchase as well. Small seating area… but I get take out as I eat while I’m working. Family owned business, I believe.

Excellent, excellent, and excellent.
Glad I found this place as I used Unilocal to guide me.
Located at the northwest corner of Devon and Woodale Rd. Next to the foot long stuff.
The hospitality was excellent (very giving), the service was excellent (and I didn’t need to repeat myself and wonder if they got the order right), and the food was great. The bang for the buck was excellent. My printer wasn’t working but they honored a coupon anyway.
I will go out of my way.
Thank you guys
IBB

I don’t know what people were talking about when they said the service was poor– it’s a Chinese takeout restaurant! My husband and I stopped here after a long flight into ORD and the cashier was extremely friendly and helpful.
The food was delicious, and the portions were HUGE! You definitely get your money’s worth so come hungry.
I just want to add that the potstickers are the size of snowballs, and completely and utterly delicious! So glad I ordered some for takeout!
If you’re in the area– stop by! The little shop will surprise you.
P. S. you know the food will be good when the cooks are speaking Cantonese in the kitchen!

Cheap food, huge portions, and super friendly staff!
I ordered the kung pao shrimp and hot and sour soup for delivery to my hotel and they brought it right to my door! I neglected to tell them I wanted to pay with card when I placed my order but the delivery guy was super nice about it. He just had me call the restaurant and pay over the phone.
The shrimp had just the right amount of kick to it but had more celery than shrimp. The soup was a little thin but had good flavor. For the price and convenience though, I can’t complain all that much. I ate happily warm and cozy in my pjs!

This was my first experience at Peking Express and I’ll start by saying I plan to try it again. On a very cold day, I decided to grab something and bring it back to the office. Opened up my Unilocal app to see what was right in the area of my office — Peking Express got good reviews and was about a mile away so I called and ordered Pork Egg Foo Yong.
The restaurant is small, as might be expected from a restaurant with «express» in the name. It was a little hard to find — it is in a strip mall, but the mall wraps around to the east, and it does not face the main street. In fact, there were a few small restaurants right next to each other on the side of the strip mall. (Others to try later on…)
The owners run the show. An older Chinese couple man the front. The counter is walk-​up and there is a large menu, with pictures, above the counter. There were a half a dozen tables or so in a small area. They had my order ready when I arrived, but I saw someone having soup, so I opted to add a small Hot and Sour to my order. It took a few more minutes and I had a nice chat with the owners while I waited. When I paid, before I left, I said thank you in Mandarin (I don’t speak Mandarin, just know how to say thank you), and they seemed genuinely delighted.
Now, the food. The Hot and Sour soup was just okay. It was hot when I got back to my office, but not spicy. There was very little pork and a lot of tofu. Lunch orders come with fried rice and an egg roll. The egg roll looked really good. Perhaps you need to eat it right out of the deep fryer, but mine was a little soggy. It did taste good though. The Egg Foo Yong was chock full of fresh vegetables. It was doused in the tradition thick brown sauce, but not overly so. The fried rice was good.
Like other reviewers, I was struck by the amount of food. There were two large pieces of Egg Foo Yong, and mounds of fried rice. Clearly, it is more than one meal and is a great value.
So, excluding my comments about the egg roll and hot and sour soup, this would rate four stars for the quality and quantify of food for the price. But, I’m knocking one off for the previously mentioned two food items. As said above, I will be back to give it another go. I have to say, their lunch menu was fine, but the dinner menu looked much better. Looking forward to trying something off the dinner menu next time around.