Emperor's Express

General Tso's Chicken was really good. Mongolian Beef, Egg drop soup and Crab Rangoons I would not get again. Egg drop soup had peas in it, totally changes the flavor. Vegetable fried rice was very good also.

I tried this because I was looking for a place with dinner specials. I got the beef chop suey. The fried rice was delicious, not greasy like other places tend to be. The chop suey is well made, lots of vegetables and a lot of beef. The portions were really good. My brother got the orange chicken dinner special and he said the orange chicken was crispy and not soggy like other places. Food was fast and well made. You must try out.

Food- GOOD! Was esp. delighted to see the lumpia and pancit, Philipino specialties. There's pop and munchies for the non-Chinese lover in every crowd as well.

HOWEVER, order in advance. Apparently, it takes some time, and no express is involved in the making of this food. As a walk-in, it took me over an hour after paying to get my food. The order was not unusual for Chinese takeout: a dozen mini-lumpia, 2 orders of crab rangoon, an order of pot stickers, a SMALL order of chicken lo mein, a SMALL order of fried rice, a SMALL order of empress chicken, and a SMALL order of kung bao beef. A half hour? Sure. An hour? Not great.

I wouldn't bring kids in there after dark; in fact, think strongly about calling in your order, taking it out, and having somebody keeping the car running while you get your order. When I went there last, a couple who was obviously stoned had set up residence in the dining room. While the female person argued with the boyfriend with whom she resided, she tried to garner sympathy from other customers to help them open "her" car, in which she had locked her keys. Her paramour staggered around the room, coming up behind me twice. They insisted the staff get them a phone book, supply phone numbers for local motels, and were a problem to say the least. At one point, the male paramour asked my husband if we were in Waukegan or Winthrop Harbor...It was obviously Waukegan.

They do cater, and will take orders for party trays all seven days of the week.