Locations

Lake In The Hills (847) 458-8000

Crystal Lake (815) 356-8899

Our Menu

Selection of dishes served at Chen Chinese Restaurant

Appetizers

* King Egg Roll $1.60
Our famous jumbo egg roll stuffed with pork and vegetables

Teriyaki Beef Or Chicken On Sticks (4) $4.95
Tender slices of beef or chicken marinated in our house teriyaki sauce

Bar-B-Q Spare Ribs $5.25
Marinated and slowly roasted

Crab Rangoon (5) $4.25
One of our signature appetizers, crab meat and cheese fillings in crispy shells

Vegetable Spring Egg Rolls (2) $2.95
Mandarin style extra crispy wrapper

Edamame $3.95
Salted steamed soy beans in the pod

Salt And Pepper Calamari $6.50
Fresh calamari flower shape sliced and lightly fried, spiced with green onion and special salt and pepper

Fried Or Steamed Pot Stickers (6) $4.95
Dumplings stuffed with pork and vegetable fillings in pastry shell

Fantail Shrimps (4) $4.75
Cantonese style jumbo shrimp dipped in batter and deep-fried

Cream Shrimp With Honey Glazed Walnut $6.95
Battered Fried Shrimp with a sweet and creamy sauce top with candied walnuts

Bo Bo Platter $9.95
Assorted appetizers including spare ribs, crab rangoon, fantail shrimp, spring egg roll and beef on sticks

Salads and Wraps

House Salad $4.50
With our home made house ginger dressing

Calamari Salad $7.50
Crispy calamari and cilantro with assorted greens in our ginger dressing

Seared Salmon Salad $9.95
Wok seared savory salmon over fresh house greens in sesame vinaigrette dressing

Chicken Lettuce Wraps $6.95
Chicken, bamboo shoots and water chestnuts wok fried and served with chilled lettuce cups on a bed of crispy rice noodles

Vegetarian Lettuce Wraps $6.95
A vegetarian version of lettuce wraps with tofu and Chinese mushroom instead of chicken

Soups

Wonton Soup $4.25
Pork wonton with green onion in chicken broth
Cup $2.50

Sizzling Rice Soup With Shrimp $6.50
Golden rice crust is set sizzling into a soup of shrimp and vegetables

Hot And Sour Soup $4.50
Pork, tofu, bamboo shoots and wood ear mushrooms in a thick dark vinegar soup sparked with white pepper
Cup $2.75

Vegetable With Tofu Soup $4.50
A vegetarian soup

Egg Drop Soup $3.75
A Chinese classic, egg flower in velvet chicken broth
Cup $2.25

House Special Soup $6.95
Shrimp, chicken, pork, vegetable and wonton in chicken broth

Lunch Specials
Served Daily From 11am to 3pm

Items with this symbol are hot/spicy Hot & Spicy (We can alter hot & spicy upon request)

* Contains Peanuts Or Peanut Product

Moo Goo Gai Pan $6.50
Sliced white meat chicken with Chinese vegetables

Crispy Honey Chicken $6.75
Battered chicken covered with honey cream and sesame

Pepper Beef With Onion And Tomato $6.95
Tender steak, our own brown sauce

Sweet And Sour Pork $6.25
Pineapples, bell peppers, onions and sweet and sour

Shrimp With Almond Or Cashew Nuts $7.25
With vegetables and your favorites nuts

Items with this symbol are hot/spicy Shrimp With Garlic Sauce $7.25
Vegetables, hot garlic and soy sauce with hint of citrus

Items with this symbol are hot/spicy General Tso's Chicken $6.75
One of our signature dishes, boneless chicken chunks, marinated and quickly fried until crispy then sautéed with scorched red pepper in our special tangy sauce

Sweet And Sour Chicken $6.50
One of the favorites!

Items with this symbol are hot/spicy Orange Chicken $6.95
Mildly spicy and citrus with orange peels

Beef With Broccoli $6.95
Everyone loves beef and broccoli

Shrimp With Lobster Sauce $7.25
Thick egg sauce with Chinese black bean

Items with this symbol are hot/spicy Empress Shrimp $7.25
Jumbo shrimp, sweet and tangy with a hint of hot oil!

Chop Suey $6.25
Choice of pork, chicken, shrimp, beef or vegetable

Items with this symbol are hot/spicy Chicken With Garlic Sauce $6.50
Stir-fried with vegetables in dark garlic sauce

* Items with this symbol are hot/spicy Kung Pao Chicken $6.50
An original Szechuan dish, peanuts and hot pepper!

Mongolian Beef $ 6.95
Beef with green onion on puffy white noodles

Stir-Fried Mixed Vegetables $6.25
Vegetarian dish with tasty sauce

Items with this symbol are hot/spicy Ma Po Tofu $6.25
Soft tofu in spicy sauce with or with out meat

Egg Foo Young $6.25
Choice of pork, chicken, shrimp, beef or vegetable

Items with this symbol are hot/spicy Crispy Szehuan Beef $7.25
Our signature dish, crispy shredded beef glazed in hot sauce

Chicken With Broccoli Or Pea Pods $6.50
Fresh pea pods and, our own brown sauce

Chicken/Duck

* Kung Pao Chicken $9.50
The most famous Szechuan dish featured diced chicken sautéed with hot peppers and peanuts

Chicken With Cashew Or Almond Nuts $9.95
Chicken with vegetables topped with your choice of cashew or almond nuts

Moo Goo Gai Pan $9.50
Sliced white meat chicken with napa cabbage, mushrooms, peapods and water chestnuts

Sweet And Sour Chicken $9.50
A Cantonese classic sweet and sour sauce with bell peppers, onions and pineapples

Orange Chicken $9.75
Tossed with orange peel and chili for a mild spicy and citrus combination

Hunan Chicken $9.50
Sliced chicken with broccoli, baby corn, straw mushrooms, bell peppers in hot black bean sauce

Woo Sho Chicken $9.75
Also known as Hong Kong chicken, large boneless breast batter fried, served on top of stir fried Chinese vegetables

General Tso's Chicken $9.75
One of our four signature dishes, boneless chicken chunks, marinated and quickly fried until crispy, then sautéed with scorched red pepper in our special tangy sauce

Chicken With Broccoli $9.50
Stir fried in house brown sauce

Lemon Crusted Chicken $9.75
Breaded chicken breast with greens in a tart but sweet citrus sauce

Sesame Chicken $9.75
White meat chicken lightly fried and then covered with golden sesame sauce

Crispy Honey Chicken $9.75
Chunks of battered tender chicken lightly fried. Covered with sweet honey and sesame

Chicken With Snow Peapods $9.95
Sliced white meat chicken with fresh crisp peapods in delicious brown sauce.

Moo Shu Chicken $9.50
A Mandarin classic, stir-fried chicken, vegetables and eggs served with hoisin sauce and roll with Chinese pancakes

Chicken With Garlic Sauce $9.50
Sliced white meat chicken sautéed in medium spiced dark garlic sauce with vegetables

Szehuan Chicken $9.75
White meat chicken lightly fried and covered with hot Szechuan sauce

House Special Duck $13.95
A well prepare crispy boneless duck over Chinese vegetables in Chen's special sauce

Crispy Duck $15.95
Chinese traditional style, crispy roasted bone-in half duck served with hoisin sauce

Peking Duck (Advanced Notice Required) $29.95
Peking duck is famous for its unique preparation and serving. A duckling is marinated and slowly roasted. Served with generous helping of green onions, plum sauce and mandarin pancakes

Pork

Pork With Mixed Vegetables $8.95
Stir-fried with our house brown sauce

Moo Shu Pork $9.25
A traditional Chinese dish, thinly cut pork, vegetables and egg stir-fried in hoisin sauce and served with pancakes

Sweet And Sour Pork $8.95
A classic Cantonese dish, well balance of sweet and sour with pineapple, bell peppers and onions

Hunan Pork $8.95
Sliced fresh pork sautéed with broccoli, baby corn, bell peppers in hot black bean sauce

Double Sautéed Pork $8.95
Fresh pork sliced, sautéed with Chinese cabbage, Chinese mushroom, bell peppers in chef's special sauce

Shredded Pork With Garlic Sauce $8.95
Fresh pork thinly chopped with celeries, carrots in tangy garlic sauce

Vegetables

Stir-Fried Mixed Vegetable Tray $7.95
Peapods, broccoli, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, napa cabbage and assorted mushrooms in brown sauce

Sautéed Broccoli $7.95
In house special brown sauce

Ma Po Tofu $7.95
Soft tofu cooked in chef's special spicy brown sauce with or without minced pork

Sautéed Baby Bok Choy $7.95
In garlic and Asian seasoning

Sautéed Szechuan Green Beans $7.95
Crisply stir-fried in wok spiced with chili and seasoning

Tofu Home Style $7.95
Fried tofu with vegetables in special brown sauce

Chef Specialties

Four Seasons $13.95
Jumbo shrimp, beef, chicken and BBQ pork sautéed with garden vegetables in a delicious brown sauce

Mongolian Three Delight $13.95
Shrimp, beef and chicken mongolion style

Happy Family $15.95
A unique combination of shrimp, scallops, crab meat, beef, chicken and BBQ pork with assorted vegetables

Triple Delight $13.95
A combination of beef, shrimp and chicken in our famous spicy kung pao sauce

Seafood

Shrimp With Lobster Sauce $11.50
Sautéed with mushrooms, pea pods in delicious thick egg sauce with Chinese black bean

Sweet And Sour Shrimp $11.50
Fried shrimp in Cantonese sweet and sour sauce with bell peppers, onions and pineapples

Empress Shrimp $12.95
Crispy fried jumbo shrimp with delightful sweet sauce and glazed with hot oil

Crispy Scallops Szechuan Style $14.95
Crispy sautéed scallops in Chen's special Szechuan sauce enriched with broccoli

* Kung Pao Shrimp $11.50
An original Szechuan dish, jumbo shrimp sautéed with peanuts and hot peppers

Scallops In Garlic Sauce $14.95
Fresh scallops stir-fried with broccoli, peapods, mushrooms, bamboo shoots in medium spiced garlic sauce

Shrimp With Garlic Sauce $11.50
Shrimp with broccoli, mushrooms, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, peapods in dark garlic sauce

Shrimp & Scallop In Garlic Sauce $14.95
Jumbo shrimp and sea scallops stir-fried with vegetables in garlic and dark soy sauce

Shrimp With Almond Or Cashew Nut $11.95
Shrimp sautéed with diced vegetables in white sauce with your choice of almond or cashew nuts

Shrimp With Snow Peapods $11.95
Stir-fried in our house brown sauce

Mandarin Fish Fillet $14.95
Fluke stir fried with assorted Chinese vegetables in tasty sauce

Steamed Fish Fillet $14.95
Original Chinese style with ginger and soy sauce

Fish In Szehuan Bean Sauce $14.95
Great for spicy fish lovers! Stir fried fluke in hot tasty Szechuan bean sauce

Wok Grilled Salmon $14.95
Savory wok grilled salmon served with vegetables

Seafood Lover's Nest $15.95
Shrimp, scallops, crab stick and squid stir fried with vegetable in a classic brown sauce

Beef

Pepper Beef With Onion And Tomato $9.95
In delicious brown sauce

Sesame Beef $10.75
Chunks of flank steak lightly fried to crispy then sautéed in golden sesame sauce

Crispy Szechuan Beef $11.95
Our signature dish, shredded beef crisply fried, in a spicy Szechuan sauce with green onion, celery and carrots

Beef And Broccoli $9.95
Stir-fried in house brown sauce

* Kung Pao Beef $9.95
Tender sliced beef sautéed with vegetables and peanut in hot pepper sauce

Orange Beef $9.95
Lightly fried tender beef tossed with mildly spiced chili and orange peels for a spicy, citrus combination

Beef With Snow Peapods $9.95
Tender beef with fresh peapods in brown sauce

Hunan Beef $9.95
Sliced beef with baby corn, straw mushroom, bell peppers and broccoli in hot Hunan bean sauce

Mongolian Beef $9.95
Tender marinated flank steak stir-fried with onions in hoisin sauce over puffy white noodles

Fried Rice / Noodles

Fried Rice Of Your Choice $7.25
Pork, chicken, beef, shrimp or vegetables

Chen's Special Fried Rice $7.95
Combination of pork, chicken and shrimp

Lo Mein (Soft Egg Noodles) $7.50
Choice of pork, chicken, beef, shrimp or vegetables

Chen's Special Lo Mein $8.50
Combination of pork, chicken and shrimp

* Pad Thai With Chicken $8.95
Flat rice noodles tossed with eggs, bean sprouts, cilantro, onions and green onions in sweet citrus sauce with a hint of lime and chili.
Substitute shrimp for chicken: $10.95

Singapore Rice Noodles $8.95
This special imported thin rice noodles are stir-fried with meat and seafood with curry flavor

Chow Foon With Beef $8.95
Tasty wide rice noodles are stir-fried with beef, onion and bean sprout. A dish you could only find in China Town

Double Pan Fried Noodles $9.50
Pan fried crispy egg noodles, topped with chicken, pork, shrimp and vegetables

Chop Suey

Vegetable Chop Suey $7.25

Pork Chop Suey $7.75

Shrimp Chop Suey $9.25

Chicken Chop Suey $7.75

Beef Chop Suey $8.50

Special Chop Suey $9.95
Shrimp, pork and chicken

Egg Foo Young

Vegetable Egg Foo Young $6.25

Pork Egg Foo Young $6.75

Shrimp Egg Foo Young $7.75

Chicken Egg Foo Young $6.75

Beef Egg Foo Young $7.25

Special Egg Foo Young $8.50
Shrimp, pork and chicken

Kids Menu

Kid's Orange Chicken $5.75
Our non-spicy version served over steamed rice

Kid's Sweet And Sour Chicken $5.75
Kid's favorite with sweet and sour dipping and steamed rice

Kid's Beef With Broccoli $5.75
With special brown sauce over steamed rice

Sides

Side Order Of Pan Fried Noodles $3.25

Plain Fried Rice $3.25

Steamed Vegetables $3.25

Side order of sautéed peapods $3.95

Plain Lo Mein Noodles $3.95

Desserts

Almond Cookies (2) $.50

Mochi (1) $1.75
Palm-sized ball of ice cream wrapped in soft rice dough. Flavors: strawberry, vanilla, green tea, red bean and mango

Macha Green Tea Ice Cream $2.50

Vanilla or Chocolate Ice Cream $2.00

Big Chocolate Cake $7.50
Colossal layer upon layer of dark moist chocolate cake, sandwiched with our silkiest smooth chocolate filling, piled high with chunks of cake

Red Velvet Cake $7.50
Brilliant red velvet cake layers stacked four high, are spread with deep chocolate truffle filling, then filled and frosted with tangy cream cheese icing

Drink Menu

Chen's Specialty Drinks

Shanghai Cosmopolitan $7.50
A classic Cosmo with Ketel One Citroen and Cointreau splashed with cranberry and lime sauce, served in jumbo martini glass

Mai Tai $7.50
Chen's favorite! Mai Tai means best. Old Jamaican rum makes so

Mandarin Martini $7.50
Absolut Mandarin and Grand Marnier

Long Island Iced Tea $7.50
Classic favorite of rum, vodka, gin and tequila shaken with sweet lemon and lime juices and splash of Coke

Golden Buddha Margarita $7.50
Cuervo gold, Grand Marnier and freshly squeezed lime juice

Bahama Mama $7.50
Amaretto Di Sarano, Malibu rum, a touch of banana and exotic juices

Blue Hawaii $7.50
The color of the Pacific Ocean and the taste of Island Paradise

Zombie $7.50
Best of rum and juices, topped with Bacardi 151, sweet but dangerous

Frozen Drinks

Daiquiris $7.50
Strawberry or raspberry, blended with rum, cool and delicious

Margaritas $7.50
Strawberry, raspberry or original (original served on the rocks)

Piña Colada $7.50
This snowy concoction of white rum, cream of coconut and pineapple juice is sure to please!

Beer

Tsingtao $4.50

Kirin Light $4.50

Sapporo $4.50

Kirin Ichiban (22 Oz) $6.95

Sapporo (22 Oz) $6.95

Asahi (22 Oz) $6.95

Miller Lite $3.50

MGD $3.50

Budweiser $3.50

Bud Light $3.50

Heineken $4.50

Corona $4.50

Sharp's (non-alcohol) $3.50

Beverages

Coke $2.25
Diet Coke $2.25
Sprite $2.25
Root Beer $2.25
Lemonade $2.25
Iced Tea $2.25
Raspberry Iced Tea $2.25
Green Tea Iced Tea $2.25
Milk $2.25
Juice $2.25
Coffee$2.25