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I never trust reviews of suburban restaurants, mostly because these north shore suburbanites seem to have no idea what good food is. Dynasty Chinese is the number one rated Chinese place around here, followed by PF Changs. Need I say more? I rest my case.
Note, this rating is based strictly on the food, the restaurant itself is kinda dingy, takeout recommended.
This was easily my biggest find after being transplanted to the neighborhood. After trying every Chinese place in the local area, I stumbled onto this poorly labeled restaurant that you would have to be looking for to find. (Its next to the mean wiener)
Dynasty? Yuck. Little Szechwan? Not bad, but pricy. Everything in Highland park? Decent but costly. After trying over seven restaurants in the area, this is the clear winner. The portions are massive. The "small" size is more than enough for 2 people for any item. Â Now, the size isn't all that they do well.
The food here is home made, and fresh. Never frozen. Egg rolls rolled there, crab rangoons prepped there, and everything else, from the veggies to the meat is fresh to death. The potstickers are just as good as the ones I ate on my travels throughout China. Oh and they are huge as well, not your average dinky dumpling. (They take minimum 20 minutes, so call ahead for these) Â Oh yeah, and for 25 cents, they will upgrade all of your rice to fried rice, and their rice is amazing. So for $20, you can get 2 small entrees, order egg rolls and fried rice, with enough left over for 2 more meals!
I usually don't write reviews these days. But when I saw this place getting no love I had to step in and set the record straight. BEST. CHINESE. EVAR. Â (in the burbs).
Talk about HUGE portions. If you cant feed 2 people for $20 and more than likely have leftovers, then something just ain't right. By far the biggest pot stickers i have ever seen.
As far as taste, i cant say they are the best i have ever had but they are far from the worst. I guess i would call it mediocre but definitely would visit them again if i was short on cash and had a massive craving for Chinese food. This is only based on the food i have tried there, which is the beef lo mien, sweet/sour pork, and pot stickers. The lo mien wasn't exactly what i was expecting but good none the less.
This is the best quick cheap Chinese place in town! Â Do not miss their Combination Fried Rice, it is a meal in itself! Â Don't come expecting fancy gourmet Chinese food, this is a hole in the wall family owned neighborhood Chinese restaurant. Â Their fried rice is highly addictive, I find myself craving it when I haven't had it in awhile. Â Their pot stickers are HUGE too. Â If you want to order to go, call ahead and you're order will be ready when you get there. Â The staff is extremely friendly. You will never leave Mee Jun hungry for more food, but you will be hungry to return very very soon!
Review Source:Go for lunch! They have amazingly gigantic portions and the food is pretty food for the price. The food itself isn't necesarily authentic Chinese but is a good version of Americanized Chinese food. Can't go wrong with Lunch at Mee Jun- If you plan on working after lunch at Mee Jun, good luck!!!
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