Our Menu
See also our carryout menu.
Items marked 
are hot & spicy (we can alter hot & spicy upon request).
Items marked * contain peanuts or peanut product.
Appetizers
* King Egg Roll $1.85
Our famous jumbo egg roll stuffed with pork and vegetables
Vegetable Spring Egg Rolls (2) $3.25
Mandarin style extra crispy wrapper
Fantail Shrimps (4) $4.95
Cantonese style jumbo shrimp dipped in batter and deep-fried
Bar-B-Q Spare Ribs $5.50
Marinated and slowly roasted
Fried Or Steamed Pot Stickers (6) $5.25
Dumplings stuffed with pork and vegetable fillings in pastry shell
Crab Rangoon (5) $4.50
One of our signature appetizers, crab meat and cheese fillings in crispy shells
Teriyaki Chicken On Sticks (4) $5.25
Tender slices of chicken marinated in our house teriyaki sauce
Teriyaki Beef On Sticks (4) $5.95
Tender slices of beef marinated in our house teriyaki sauce
Salt And Pepper Calamari $6.95
Fresh calamari flower shape sliced and lightly fried, spiced with green onion and special salt and pepper
Edamame $4.75
Salted steamed soy beans in the pod
Cream Shrimp With Honey Glazed Walnut $7.25
Battered Fried Shrimp with a sweet and creamy sauce top with candied walnuts
Bo Bo Platter $10.95
Assorted appetizers including spare ribs, crab rangoon, fantail shrimp, spring egg roll and beef on sticks
Salads and Wraps
House Salad $4.75
With our home made house ginger dressing
Calamari Salad $7.95
Crispy calamari and cilantro with assorted greens in our ginger dressing
Seared Salmon Salad $10.50
Wok seared savory salmon over fresh house greens in sesame vinaigrette dressing
Chicken Lettuce Wraps $7.50
Chicken, bamboo shoots and water chestnuts wok fried and served with chilled lettuce cups on a bed of crispy rice noodles
Vegetarian Lettuce Wraps $7.50
A vegetarian version of lettuce wraps with tofu and Chinese mushroom instead of chicken
Soups
Wonton Soup Sm. $2.75 | Lg. $4.75
Pork wonton with green onion in chicken broth
Hot And Sour Soup Sm. $2.95 | Lg. $4.95
Pork, tofu, bamboo shoots and wood ear mushrooms in a thick dark vinegar soup sparked with white pepper
Egg Drop Soup Sm. $2.50 | Lg. $4.25
A Chinese classic, egg flower in velvet chicken broth
Vegetable With Tofu Soup $4.95
A vegetarian soup
Sizzling Rice Soup With Shrimp $7.50
Golden rice crust is set sizzling into a soup of shrimp and vegetables
House Special Soup $7.95
Shrimp, chicken, pork, vegetable and wonton in chicken broth
Lunch Specials
Served Daily From 11am to 3pm
Served with Spring Egg Roll and Jasmine Steamed Rice or Fried Rice
Substitute Brown Rice $1
Moo Goo Gai Pan $7.50
Sliced white meat chicken with Chinese vegetables
Sweet And Sour Chicken $7.50
One of the favorites!
* Kung Pao Chicken $7.50
An original Szechuan dish, peanuts and hot pepper!
General Tso's Chicken $7.95
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
Chicken With Garlic Sauce $7.50
Stir-fried with vegetables in dark garlic sauce
Chicken With Broccoli $7.50
Fresh pea pods and, our own brown sauce
Crispy Honey Chicken $7.75
Battered chicken covered with honey cream and sesame
Orange Chicken $7.95
Mildly spicy and citrus with orange peels
Mongolian Beef $8.25
Beef with green onion on puffy white noodles
Pepper Beef With Onion And Tomato $8.25
Tender steak, our own brown sauce
Beef With Broccoli $8.25
Everyone loves beef and broccoli
Crispy Szehuan Beef $8.75
Our signature dish, crispy shredded beef glazed in hot sauce
Sweet And Sour Pork $7.25
Pineapples, bell peppers, onions and sweet and sour
Shrimp With Garlic Sauce $8.50
Vegetables, hot garlic and soy sauce with hint of citrus
Shrimp With Lobster Sauce $8.50
Thick egg sauce with Chinese black bean
Shrimp With Almond Or Cashew Nuts $8.75
With vegetables and your favorites nuts
Empress Shrimp $8.95
Jumbo shrimp, sweet and tangy with a hint of hot oil!
Stir-Fried Mixed Vegetables $6.75
Vegetarian dish with tasty sauce
Ma Po Tofu $6.795
Soft tofu in spicy sauce with or with out meat
Chop Suey $6.95
Choice of pork, chicken, shrimp, beef or vegetable
With beef $7.50
With shrimp $7.95
Egg Foo Young $6.50
Choice of pork, chicken, shrimp, beef or vegetable
With beef $7.50
With shrimp $7.95
Beef
Served with Jasmine Steamed Rice · Substitute Fried Rice or Brown Rice $1.50
Pepper Beef With Onion And Tomato $11.50
In delicious brown sauce
Beef And Broccoli $11.50
Stir-fried in house brown sauce
Beef With Snow Peapods $11.95
Tender beef with fresh peapods in brown sauce
Beef With Garlic Sauce $11.50
Beef with vegetables in hot dark garlic sauce
* Kung Pao Beef $11.50
Tender sliced beef sautéed with vegetables and peanut in hot pepper sauce
Hunan Beef $11.50
Sliced beef with baby corn, straw mushroom, bell peppers and broccoli in hot Hunan bean sauce
Sesame Beef $11.95
Chunks of flank steak lightly fried to crispy then sautéed in golden sesame sauce
Orange Beef $11.95
Lightly fried tender beef tossed with mildly spiced chili and orange peels for a spicy, citrus combination
Mongolian Beef $11.95
Tender marinated flank steak stir-fried with onions in hoisin sauce over puffy white noodles
Crispy Szechuan Beef $12.95
Our signature dish, shredded beef crisply fried, in a spicy Szechuan sauce with green onion, celery and carrots
Chicken
Served with Jasmine Steamed Rice · Substitute Fried Rice or Brown Rice $1.50
Moo Goo Gai Pan $10.50
Sliced white meat chicken with napa cabbage, mushrooms, peapods and water chestnuts
Chicken With Broccoli $10.50
Stir fried in house brown sauce
Chicken With Cashew Or Almond Nuts $10.95
Chicken with vegetables topped with your choice of cashew or almond nuts
Sweet And Sour Chicken $10.50
A Cantonese classic sweet and sour sauce with bell peppers, onions and pineapples
Chicken With Mixed Vegetables $10.50
Stir-fried with broccoli, peapods, mushrooms, water chestnuts, napa cabbage, bamboo shoots in special brown sauce.
Chicken With Garlic Sauce $10.50
Sliced white meat chicken sautéed in medium spiced dark garlic sauce with vegetables
Kung Pao Chicken $10.50
The most famous Szechuan dish featured diced chicken sautéed with hot peppers and peanuts
Hunan Chicken $10.50
Sliced chicken with broccoli, baby corn, straw mushrooms, bell peppers in hot black bean sauce
Moo Shu Chicken $10.50
A Mandarin classic, stir-fried chicken, vegetables and eggs served with hoisin sauce and roll with Chinese pancakes
Lemon Crusted Chicken $10.50
Breaded chicken breast with greens in a tart but sweet citrus sauce
Woo Sho Chicken $10.50
Also known as Hong Kong chicken, large boneless breast batter fried, served on top of stir fried Chinese vegetables
Sesame Chicken $10.50
White meat chicken lightly fried and then covered with golden sesame sauce
Orange Chicken $10.50
Tossed with orange peel and chili for a mild spicy and citrus combination
Crispy Honey Chicken $10.50
Chunks of battered tender chicken lightly fried. Covered with sweet honey and sesame
Szechuan Chicken $10.50
White meat chicken lightly fried and covered with hot Szechuan sauce
General Tso's Chicken $10.50
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
Duck
Served with Jasmine Steamed Rice · Substitute Fried Rice or Brown Rice $1.50
House Special Duck $15.95
A well prepare crispy boneless duck over Chinese vegetables in Chen's special sauce
Crispy Duck $17.95
Chinese traditional style, crispy roasted bone-in half duck served with hoisin sauce
Peking Duck (Advanced Notice Required) $35.95
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
Served with Jasmine Steamed Rice · Substitute Fried Rice or Brown Rice $1.50
Pork With Mixed Vegetables $9.75
Stir-fried with our house brown sauce
Sweet And Sour Pork $9.75
A classic Cantonese dish, well balance of sweet and sour with pineapple, bell peppers and onions
Double Sautéed Pork $9.75
Fresh pork sliced, sautéed with Chinese cabbage, Chinese mushroom, bell peppers in chef's special sauce
Hunan Pork $9.75
Sliced fresh pork sautéed with broccoli, baby corn, bell peppers in hot black bean sauce
Moo Shu Pork $9.95
A traditional Chinese dish, thinly cut pork, vegetables and egg stir-fried in hoisin sauce and served with pancakes
Vegetables
Served with Jasmine Steamed Rice · Substitute Fried Rice or Brown Rice $1.50
Sautéed Broccoli $8.25
In house special brown sauce
Sautéed Szechuan Green Beans $8.75
Crisply stir-fried in wok spiced with chili and seasoning
Stir-Fried Mixed Vegetable Tray $8.25
Peapods, broccoli, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, napa cabbage and assorted mushrooms in brown sauce
Sautéed Baby Bok Choy $8.95
In garlic and Asian seasoning
Ma Po Tofu $8.75
Soft tofu cooked in chef's special spicy brown sauce with or without minced pork
Tofu Home Style $8.95
Fried tofu with vegetables in special brown sauce
Chef Specialties
Served with Jasmine Steamed Rice · Substitute Fried Rice or Brown Rice $1.50
Four Seasons $14.95
Jumbo shrimp, beef, chicken and BBQ pork sautéed with garden vegetables in a delicious brown sauce
Mongolian Three Delight $14.95
Shrimp, beef and chicken mongolion style
Happy Family $16.95
A unique combination of shrimp, scallops, crab meat, beef, chicken and BBQ pork with assorted vegetables
* Triple Delight $14.95
A combination of beef, shrimp and chicken in our famous spicy kung pao sauce
Seafood
Served with Jasmine Steamed Rice · Substitute Fried Rice or Brown Rice $1.50
Shrimp With Lobster Sauce $12.50
Sautéed with mushrooms, pea pods in delicious thick egg sauce with Chinese black bean
Shrimp With Almond Or Cashew Nut $12.95
Shrimp sautéed with diced vegetables in white sauce with your choice of almond or cashew nuts
Shrimp With Snow Peapods $12.95
Stir-fried in our house brown sauce
Sweet And Sour Shrimp $12.50
Fried shrimp in Cantonese sweet and sour sauce with bell peppers, onions and pineapples
Shrimp With Garlic Sauce $12.50
Shrimp with broccoli, mushrooms, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, peapods in dark garlic sauce
* Kung Pao Shrimp $12.50
An original Szechuan dish, jumbo shrimp sautéed with peanuts and hot peppers
Empress Shrimp $13.95
Crispy fried jumbo shrimp with delightful sweet sauce and glazed with hot oil
Scallops In Garlic Sauce $15.95
Fresh scallops stir-fried with broccoli, peapods, mushrooms, bamboo shoots in medium spiced garlic sauce
Shrimp & Scallop In Garlic Sauce $15.95
Jumbo shrimp and sea scallops stir-fried with vegetables in garlic and dark soy sauce
Steamed Fish Fillet $15.95
Original Chinese style with ginger and soy sauce
Wok Grilled Salmon $15.95
Savory wok grilled salmon served with vegetables
Mandarin Fish Fillet $15.95
Fluke stir fried with assorted Chinese vegetables in tasty sauce
Fish In Szehuan Bean Sauce $15.95
Great for spicy fish lovers! Stir fried fluke in hot tasty Szechuan bean sauce
Seafood Lover's Nest $16.95
Shrimp, scallops, crab stick and squid stir fried with vegetable in a classic brown sauce
Fried Rice / Noodles
Fried Rice Of Your Choice $7.75
Pork, chicken, beef, shrimp or vegetables
Chen's Special Fried Rice $8.50
Combination of pork, chicken and shrimp
Lo Mein (Soft Egg Noodles) $8.25
Choice of pork, chicken, beef, shrimp or vegetables
Chen's Special Lo Mein $8.95
Combination of pork, chicken and shrimp
Double Pan Fried Noodles $10.50
Pan fried crispy egg noodles, topped with chicken, pork, shrimp and vegetables
Singapore Rice Noodles $9.75
This special imported thin rice noodles are stir-fried with meat and seafood with curry flavor
Chow Foon With Beef $9.75
Tasty wide rice noodles are stir-fried with beef, onion and bean sprout. A dish you could only find in China Town
* Pad Thai With Chicken $9.75
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
* Pad Thai With Tofu $9.75
Chop Suey
Served with Jasmine Steamed Rice · Substitute Fried Rice or Brown Rice $1.50
Vegetable Chop Suey $7.75
Pork Chop Suey $8.50
Shrimp Chop Suey $9.95
Chicken Chop Suey $8.75
Beef Chop Suey $9.50
Special Chop Suey $10.95
Shrimp, pork and chicken
Egg Foo Young
Served with Jasmine Steamed Rice · Substitute Fried Rice or Brown Rice $1.50
Vegetable Egg Foo Young $6.50
Pork Egg Foo Young $6.95
Shrimp Egg Foo Young $8.50
Chicken Egg Foo Young $6.95
Beef Egg Foo Young $7.95
Special Egg Foo Young $8.95
Shrimp, pork and chicken
Kids Menu
Our non-spicy version served over steamed rice
Kid's Sweet And Sour Chicken $6.25
Kid's favorite with sweet and sour dipping and steamed rice
Kid's Beef With Broccoli $6.25
With special brown sauce over steamed rice
Sides
Plain Fried Rice $3.50
Steamed Vegetables $3.95
Side order of sautéed peapods $4.75
Plain Lo Mein Noodles $4.25
Desserts
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 $7.75
Colossal layer upon layer of dark moist chocolate cake, sandwiched with our silkiest smooth chocolate filling, piled high with chunks of cake
Beverages
Free Refills for Soft Drinks
Coke / Diet Coke $2.25
Sprite $2.25
Root Beer $2.25
Milk $2.25
Juice $2.25
Lemonade $2.25
Iced Tea $2.25
Raspberry Iced Tea $2.25
Green Tea Iced Tea $2.25
Coffee$2.25
Tea
Chen's Selection Of Chinese Premium Tea
Oolong Tea $2.95
Jasmine Tea $2.95
Green Tea $2.95
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
Imported From the East
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
From the West
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
Wine
Please ask about our extensive wine list
Prices subject to change without notice.
See also our carryout menu
Chen Chinese Cuisine in Crystal Lake
6100 Northwest Hwy
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
(815) 356-8899
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Hours
Mon—Thurs: 11am–10pm
Fri & Sat: 11am–11pm
Sunday: 11am–9:30pm
Chen Chinese Cuisine in Lake In The Hills
270 N. Randall Road
Lake In The Hills, IL 60156
(847) 458-8000
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Hours
Mon—Thurs: 11am–10pm
Fri & Sat: 11am–11pm
Sunday: 11am–9:30pm