Ma’s Oriental Express
1141 Nerge Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL, 60007
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Address :
1141 Nerge Rd
Elk Grove Village, IL, 60007 - Phone (847) 301-1988
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Opening Hours
- Mon :11:00 am - 9:00pm
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch, Dinner
Parking : Private Lot
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : No
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Quiet
Alcohol : No
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : No
Waiter Service : No
Caters : No
Categories
Chinese Cuisine
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Generally, Chinese use dark meat small bones and organs to cook dishes but this changes when you are eating American-Chinese fusion food prepared using white boneless meat cooked with broccoli, carrots and onions. Back in China, the food is less spicy and oily as they favor steaming and braising method for cooking the most popular dishes. So, if you have a taste for authentic Chinese food, then try finding a real Chinese restaurant in the city. You can also try the most popular fusion Chinese food like Pecking Duck, Chicken Feet, Hot Pot, Shrimp Dumpling Soup, Mapo Tofu, Wontons, Chop Suey, Egg Rolls and not to forget Fortune Cookies.
There are not many restaurants in America serving authentic Chinese food. A little research on Restaurant Listings directory can help you locate the best Chinese restaurants in the city. Chinese cuisine is continuously evolving, and you can find a variety of dishes categorized as the food for lactose intolerant, gluten intolerant, vegan, vegetarian, and diabetic friendly. So, if you have a group of friends with different taste patterns, save the hassle and visit the nearest Chinese restaurant in your city.
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Sarah H.
The best egg rolls you will never want an egg roll from any other place.
(5)Sammy S.
As I entered I was greeted with a " CAN I HELLLLLLPPPP YOUUUUU!!!!!!! " lol which I thought just gave character to this place. 1. Not a place to dine in. 2. Only carry out orders or phone orders for pickup. 3. $10.00 minimum for credit card usage. 4. Large portion sizes for lunch and dinner. 5. You will probably want to take a menu and order fast, they move quick in there, no time for small talk or the " lemmmmeee gett??? " stuff. Overall, this place was OK, its a once in a while place to get lunch specials of the oriental variety.
(3)Eric F.
today's generals tso's chicken was exceptionally good. Portions so large the carry out box couldn't even be closed. For under six bucks this is pretty amazing. I would recommend this place and will go back for sure. Completely unrelated to the food though, much like most of Christopher B's post below me... I'm not really sure how an IQ is, in any way, relevant to a carry out Chinese food place. Its unfortunate that someone as brilliant as you are doesn't understand basic social interaction and empathy. I'm curious... if the dude spoke English so poorly, why didn't you flex your brain and speak to him in Chinese? I mean, surely you speak Chinese right? Its only the native language of the largest segment of the globes population. Take your delusions of grandeur over to gibsons you sociopath
(4)Joe M.
Very large portions for a good price and the cookies they throw in for free are also surprisingly good. They also have great prices for lunch time. Do not deliver but they do take out. Food is good and the price is not bad. It is also done in a very quick amount of time.
(4)Susan B.
They have changed owners and the food has changed. We threw away the egg foo young it was so horrible. The egg rolls remain delicious and huge. We tried some other entrees but the quality of those have also gone downhill. We switched to Bistro Dragon.
(1)J B.
Chicken Cashew Review: The lunch portion was enormous for a large man. Then it all went down from there. The sauce lacked flavor and it should have been called chicken and vegetables since I found 3-4 cashews in the whole lunch. It was cheap and I guess that is why it lacked the most expensive ingredient. Try it and let me know how many you find in your meal?
(2)Bernard P.
Delicious, Americanized Chinese food. Huge portions! Orange chicken was quite tasty. Egg rolls were huge, but just average. Me likey the grumpy Chinese owner! Me likey the challenge of trying to get him to smile as if his life depended on it. However, no luck. Me will keep trying. Me go stuff face now, bye bye.
(4)Scott M.
I agree with 'Beth G' regarding the lack luster service such as the grunts and groans that are supposed to pass for communication. And I would also agree about the and quantity vs. quality. It's a good for take out once in a while but the portions are way too much and most of it ends up the in the trash because day old Chinese food never goes down well!
(3)Mike A.
After hearing about the rave reviees people have given this place, i thought i would try it... glad i did because it was excellent... egg rolls are huge and pretty good. Crabtangoons are really good, pot stickers are good with a nice thin dough. As opposed to otherr places that make it really thick.. the beef fried rice was really good with nice chunks of beef. Shrimp fried rice was good with small clean shrimp. The sesame chicken was very good with the right amount of crunch and sweetness.. I will be back to try it again..
(5)Chris M.
The General Tso's Chicken lunch special was delcious and HUGE for only $6. Great value.
(4)Vivek W.
First time here. We got a large order. Good food. Good service. Good price. We will be coming back here.
(5)Sarah R.
I have been to many Chinese food places and this is by far the best. Good quality food for not much money. Pad Thai is so amazing. Lunch portions and dinner portions for their specials are nice. I would suggest this place to everyone. Not too impressed with the egg drop soup but its decent. Fast service and nice people.
(5)DeeShae W.
Food was decent, I've had a lot better! If you are going to eat here I suggest you call ahead, the restaurant is very small and hot as I don't even know what! I ordered lo mein, granite this is what I always get and didn't think a Chinese restaurant could mess it up, wrong! The used ramen noodles, and when I say no seasoning, I mean it, everything was white as it had just got boiled or something. My husband got general tso chicken which is usually spicy, again very bland. We did have some shrimp fries rice which was tasty. The only thing I can really say was that there portions are huge, so if your really hungry this is great, but we just wasted a lot.
(3)Toby R.
Super fast. Order was correct and hot. Just a good little Chinese take out. Exactly what i need to take back to the hotel.
(5)Samantha A.
Excellent portions for the price, and pretty damn good suburban run of the mill Chinese food. I got the ginger chicken and was expecting gross coagulated slop. I was surprised to find it was a light delicious flavorful sauce. Will be returning soon.
(3)Odranre B.
This place was one if my favorite Chinese take out for years. The place was run by the same guy until last year when all of a sudden he was MIA. Then service started to decline every time I order. The staff now not so friendly, portion smaller, and not as good, customer service terrible. I would not be surprise if they start loosing their loyal customers. I'm looking for another place
(2)Ashleigh A.
Love this place! I'm so picky when it comes to Chinese food but this place is by far my favorite. They have the best egg rolls ever, those big fat kind that you can get as a meal. Also, their lunch prices are awesome. You can feed 3 people for about $8. Each lunch order probably weighs a good couple of pounds too, you definitely get a great value. They've even been really nice to me about the "no credit card under $10" rule and took my credit card anyway but I made sure that's only happened once. I go out of my way just to get the food here, I definitely recommend it!
(5)Andy M.
This is a small cold Chinese kitchen in a remote area of Elk Grove village. It was freezing inside this place despite a busy kitchen and maybe being a carry out they don't have high priority of heating the place. The servings were large enough and they give it in a small box that soils quickly when transporting the food. The shrimp with lobster sauce I ordered was terrific but made a mess in my car. Get better food containers.
(4)Susan B.
Was craving Chinese for lunch the other day and decided to give Ma's a try. It is fairly close to work and I've never tried it before. I played it safe and ordered the sweet and sour chicken lunch special, which came with chicken fried rice. The portion is fairly large (see picture) and decently priced (under $7 with tax). Lunch specials do not come with an egg roll or drink though. I do have to say, I wasn't crazy about it. The chicken fried rice was tasty but my sweet and sour chicken had an off taste to it. The fried dough part just tasted really funky. It tasted like the dough was too thick and didn't cook all the way through. I ended up just eating a lot of the chicken pieces without the fried dough. If I were to order here again, I would try something different.
(3)Scott H.
I think this place changed owners.... 1. They didn't answer the phone...twice. I had to call three times before they answered?!?! 2. The food was completely different and was terrible and watery!! UGH!! 3. So disappointed. 4. Different people working there...I didn't see the usually people. I will not be back....too bad. This place WAS awesome!
(1)Jennifer S.
Two stars for the egg roll and the nice pieces of chicken breast. The egg roll is the size of a small burrito. And it was tasty. The chicken breast (once you dig it out of the heavy, heavy breading) is a nice cut of meat without any 'funny stuff'. Long story short, I ordered from Ma's 10-ish years ago. I remember it being greasy and blah. I don't recall ordering again until this week when my sister wants me to grab lunch from Ma's and bring it to her office. I decline at first and then remember that I have a co-worker who swears by Ma's, so I take back my declination and agree to place an order. Finding a menu online proved to be a pain. I found one eventually at the Menu Drawer. Their parking lot is hopping at lunch time. The neighboring liquor store, Dunkin Donuts and such are very busy. I almost got hit pulling and pulling out. The giant beer truck in the middle of everything at noon sure didn't help things. Cath had an empress chicken lunch special with chicken fried rice. I opted for a sweet and sour combo with white rice. We each had an egg roll. The portions are ginormous! But it's a mess. Sloppy, grease all over the bags, overly breaded meats and a horrible sweet and sour sauce. Surprisingly, I think my sister liked it. I kept wondering if we were eating at the same table from the same place. She's a fuss-budget and she liked it. Hmm? My last note...it smelled kinda funny in there from the moment that I opened the door. I'm just not a fan.
(2)Janette G.
I order take out at least twice a month from this place. Great food at great price and plenty of it!!!!
(5)Geoff F.
Pretty darn good food and you get a lot for the price. No seating so it's all carry out but still a great place to go to.
(4)Jess F.
I really enjoy the Orange Chicken from here. They make it nice and crispy which is just how I like it. Most places give you that soggy orange chicken but not Ma's. Their egg rolls are HUGE... Fried rice is good as well! Give it a try, I don't think you would be disappointed!
(4)Jessica C.
Food was average but great price and quantity. The lady that took my order was nice i was the only customer at the time so service was quick. My order was still hot when i got it home. I will probably return i just hope my next visit is better than my last but either way u cant beat it.
(4)Haeley J.
The prices are right, and the service is great, but the food is bland. I had the sweet and sour chicken combination. I have to say this is the first time I didn't finish my food, and I LOVE chinese food. They need more seasoning or something.
(2)Chris K.
This has become my go to Chinese place as of late for two reasons, taste and value. I've had a variety of dishes here, Chicken fried rice, Mongolian Beef, Shrimp Lo-Mein, Egg Rolls, Chinese Vegetable Soup and Fried Won Ton. Everything is fantastic and cooked just right. The beef they have melts in your mouth, the egg rolls are monstrous and the vegetables are always perfectly crunchy, but not raw. The value is what really makes this place stand out though. For the same price of most chinese take-out joints, they really load up the plates! For just under $4 you get two egg rolls as big as a soda can. For under $2, the Won-Ton I ordered, they fill a large size box with them, put that in a paper bag and pour even more in, ala Five Guys! In just about every entree I've ordered, no matter what size, they overfill the container and stick it in a plastic bag to save you the mess. Can't beat that! Highly recommended!
(5)Steve D.
Decided to order from here and treat my coworkers. Typical Chinese carryout place. Scruffy lobby, lots of kitchen chatter. As for the food. It was OK, nothing special. I did not like that most of the dishes were only available in one size: Large. Dishes ordered were: Egg Rolls Orange Chicken Almond Chicken Yu Shuan Beef. In my opinion, the egg rolls were the best thing. Everything else was fairly unremarkable in the typical Chinese carryout kind of way. Cheers to All
(2)Joy B.
LOST A LOYAL CUSTOMER TONIGHT! This is the last straw. We went to this place frequently for carry out. It was delicious, close by and had great service. The man who ran it was funny and always reminded my husband to remember to get me a bag of crunchy noodles. We loved this place. Then we noticed about a month ago that a woman was answering the phone now. When I asked where the man was she said on vacation to China. When I asked when he'll be back she just kept saying soon. So we kept going back. Then the next time we went I asked again. Same answer. I probed a but deeper and find out he'll be gone for a few months now. We still decide to go back even though this time we noticed the food was a bit different. This time we go after they quoted us 25 minutes and they look at my husband all confused when he gives our name. They ask for our number. He gives it. She still looks confused. She finally finds the ticket. She tells my husband it'll be a few more minutes. He asks how many and she says that it'll be 30 more minutes because they accidentally have our food to someone else. No apologies. Just tries to cover it up by saying "a few minutes" just like when we asked about the guy and she said "soon". My husband and I are in complete agreement that ownership must've changed and they don't want anyone to know because they know how popular this place was when the man owned it. Plus, the food has severely declined. We were giving them one more try tonight since they were our favorite local spot. Hate to say it, but they blew it - we'll never be going back!
(1)Brian A.
Huge portions. So cheap compared to All of the over priced Chinese restaurants in Elk Grove! I never saw places that gphave such ridiculous prices asin Elk Grove. Ma's is right on the money. Great food, huge portions, that won't break your wallet!
(5)Amanda W.
I have been going to Ma's since my family moved to this side of Elk Grove about 20 years ago. They have the BEST chinese food I have EVER had! Their eggrolls are the size of burritos and every item on their menu I have had (which has been almost everything) is sooo good! I crave Ma's and the portions are so big! They actually know my family my name and they make a special dish for us called pan friend noodles with the spicy garlic sauce and it is soo good! They are a truly outstanding Chinese food take out restaurant.
(5)Ron W.
I have been going here for years. Probably almost 10 years or more. Its take out only but you get alot of food for the money. I can spend 10 dollars here and get enough food for 2 meals easy!. The food is not too bad either. I always go there at least once a month just to get my Ma's kick off my back. I wish they would at least get some new seats to wait in or something but OK fine. The food is descent though and the price is nice so I will take it.
(3)Jim K.
I like Ma's Oriental Express when I am very hungry for chinese food. This is your typical oriental carry-out restaurant with no tables and only a few chairs for waiting on an order. All of the ingredients are definitely fresh and tasty. If I were to judge them in terms of the flavor of the sauces I would say they pretty average rating three stars. But they definitely make up for it by almost doubling the quantity of anything you order for the same price you would pay anywhere else. For Ma's, the trade-off definitely warrants an extra star for that. Like others have said, the egg rolls are outrageously large, so much so they could be a meal in itself. I like that they have a huge variety of items on the menu, including for the lunch and dinner specials (that include fried rice).
(4)Frank A.
Dude, everytime I come in here, the grump owner yells some stuff at me. "HEY, YOU CHINESE?!" I respond, "Yes..." He fires back some super loud mumbo jumbo. I seriously have no clue what the hell he is saying. HAHA! OK. I grew up in a Chinese household with my parents fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin and Shanghainese. Unfortunately, I have no clue as to what in the world he might be saying... HAHAHAA!! Maybe I picked up one garbled up word??? OK, so maybe he's not of the Cantonese, Mandarin or the Shanghai dialect. Oh well who cares... What does matter is that this place serves up some really decent Americanized Chinese food! Yes, I love eating traditional Chinese food, but every now and then, I get a craving for some greasy, sesame chicken or, fried chicken wings (huge portion and awesome btw). I'm always down for some beef fried rice (extra beef). I also like the Mongolian beef. The food is super cheap and the servings are HUGE! 5 or 6 bucks and you're out of there with a lunch or dinner special with enough to eat 2 meals, at the very least. The only thing I have to put up with is him asking if I'm Chinese every other time I come in. LOL.
(4)Richard B.
What is going on? As people have mentioned, I think the owner has changed and unfortunately so has the service and quality of food. I've been a loyal customer here for 3 years and I had no problem with the old man running the shop. Now, the food is inconsistent, watery and just bland. Also, the owner doesn't comply or empathize with any complaints I've recently had and is very passive aggressive (worst trait as a restaurant owner). I will no longer be going here.
(1)Nick S.
I'm going to say something really mean. This place is Ghetto. Ok. I said it.
(2)Barbara D.
Been going here for years! Best egg rolls anywhere! Huge portions. Great price. Super friendly. I love them :-)
(5)Jessica K.
The don't have tables to sit so you have to pick up the food and eat at home, but its well worth it. The food is always good and they have huge portions.
(4)Beth G.
Huge portions, super cheap, but just average food. Out of the 3 Chinese "to go" places in the nearby vicinity, I will say that their Mongolian Beef was the least suckiest. At least I could tell that it was really beef (unlike another place). When I placed my order over the phone, I asked for it extra spicy. They didn't make it spicy at all, but enclosed a little container of chili sauce. Not really the same thing now, is it? The service was fast, but somewhat gruff - I didn't get spoken to, I got grunted at. And the $10 minimum credit card charge rule that is not printed on the menu had me digging for change in my car while my food sat on the counter getting cold.
(3)Phillip A.
Working in the EGV area this place gets alot business from me around the lunch hour. Have been going here for years and the portions are huge and very tastey as well. Egg Rolls are among the best. Huge and packed with shrimp. This is the place to go when in the EGV area. Owner is sometimes rushed when the place gets busy.
(4)Janee' G.
I dream about their eggrolls sometimes- And the Portions are huge......... Top Pick for me
(4)Carla P.
Excellent! After searching for months I've finally found the best Chinese take-out! One thing, be careful not to over-order. The portions are huge as are the egg rolls.
(5)Hans H.
For the unbiased perspective, I had a co-worker pick up the food from here. Orange chicken is killer. I think they use orange marmalade to make it and its awesome. They give you a lot too, with some vegetables mixed in. Love it! And for the price! Snow peas and water chestnuts were excellent as well. So many water chestnuts and the dish was made very well. Pro tip: Order in Cantonese what you want. They can make it for you. The menu doesn't show all the good stuff.
(4)Stacey P.
Disclaimer: My friend's parents own this place. 1. Good food for American style chinese food 2. Big portions 3. Good selection and prices The drawback? It's only carry-out. If you like eggrolls, they're humungous. Evidently the most popular dishes are orange chicken and chicken/beef teriyaki.
(4)Cheryl F.
New owners have really ruined this for me.
(1)Alexandria W.
Great food, huge portions, super cheap! This is my go-to for any chinese take-out cravings (ahem, pregnant...lol) so if the baby likes it, it must be good! sesame chicken... can't say enough about it! it's divine. pot stickers, egg rolls, fried rice, mongolian beef.... it's all good over here, and with the massive portions, you'll be satisfied knowing you're absolutely stuffed, you still have leftovers, and your wallet is still just as full as you are.
(5)Alex C.
It is a take-out Chinese restaurant. The lunch special portions are big and prices are reasonable and the taste and quality of the food is average. I work in the area so have gotten their lunch specials on various occasions but twice have gotten what seemed like left-overs so average quality sometimes is not consistent. The cashier/owner? is efficient but friendliness is not in his nature.
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