Gourmet House Chinese Restaurant

Reviews about Gourmet House Chinese Restaurant

• 3 / 5

  By Just ram
  The food was by no means bad; nor was it extraordinarily good, or memorable. I live out of town, drive by the place in transit - nice exterior- I've always wanted to try the food- I love Asian (Thai, Chinese, Japanese) food. So I gave it a shot.
  
  Our waitress was very kind and attentive, and one of the finer aspects of the restaurant.
  
  The beef was very low quality, and highly tenderized. The rice was extremely low quality, and not fresh. Chicken was fine, but not strongly flavored, and the size of meat pieces (both beef and chicken) was fairly large. Vegetables were actually very fresh, and nicely cooked. Water tasted odd - I recommend soda.
  Prices were reasonable - neither exorbitant nor cheap.
  
  This restaurant had a strong Cantonese influence (thick gravy, corn starch based) ; I prefer Mandarin (just my personal preference). Given the number of other local Chinese restaurants in this area, I'd probably not return. But if you like Cantonese Chinese, you may like this restaurant.
  April 29, 2017
• 5 / 5

  By Jim Byerly
  Definitely our go to place for high quality Chinese food in the Algonquin area. With many options closer, this is worth the extra time it takes it's to travel. Consistently delicious, affordable and comfortable.
  February 15, 2017
• 5 / 5

  By jacob shurpit
  We always get delivery which is pretty darn fast, considering they have to cross the river. My new all time favorite Chinese food place. Ordered multiple times and food and service is consistent and I like that.
  December 22, 2016
• 5 / 5

  By Betsy Morici
  “Take The Chance you’ve been considering” -a fortune in a cookie
  Whether you are looking for a date spot, a lunch out with friends or a family restaurant, the Gourmet House is the place to go, if you are looking for delicious Chinese food. If you prefer to stay in, the Gourmet House also does take out and is now introducing delivery. This affordable restaurant has been in business for 14 years. It’s conveniently located on Algonquin Road in Algonquin, Illinois. The restaurant is very open with lots of windows for natural lighting and has a beautiful bar. It’s casual enough for a dinner or lunch with kids, but is also a nice location for a date. The food is great, and so is the service! Not only was our waitress nice, but the owner, Rebecca even stopped by our table to say hi and make sure that everything was ok. Our soup, with steam rising from the dish appeared shortly after we ordered the lunch special only $7.00 for our noodle dishes (the price is $6.95 for non-noodle dishes.) The extensive lunch menu has many options for all kinds of taste buds. This list includes sweet, spicy, chicken, beef, seafood, noodles or rice dishes. The hot and sour soup is full of flavor and has a bit a of spicy kick. It is an egg based soup with bamboo shoots, onions and peppers. For the less adventurous, the lunch special has not only the option of this Hot and Sour soup, but offers Egg Drop as well. Soon after the soup was finished our main course came. I had one of my favorite dishes, Beef Ho Fun. I love the mix of the soft big noodles, the crunch from the pea pods and sprouts, the flavor of the grilled onions and the tasty beef. Also ordered at our table was the main dish: Singapore Noodles. Different from my thick noodles, this dish has nice thin noodles. These thin noodles are mixed with eggs, shredded carrots, shrimp and chicken topped in a delicious yellow curry sauce.The lunch special also comes with an egg roll. The outside of the egg roll is a strong yet soft wrapper that has the right amount of crunch that leads to the blast of flavor inside. To end the meal, chocolate fortune cookies arrive with the check. Our whole party left full, satisfied, and with a smile on our face. As we exit out the door with a rooster picture hanging on the window in celebration of the Chinese New Year the wise words of a delightful cookie on our mind,“Take The Chance That You’ve been considering.”
  August 09, 2016