My family and friends have our favorites which we order whenever we dine in or order takeout...i.e. pork with vegetables and clear noodles. The service is good as well as the ambiance.
Been going for years - consistent, big portions, fresh vegetables, and consistently very good. Usually dine in but carry out is solid. Egg rolls are a favorite and bok choy with black mushroom is outstanding. Owner is a character and very friendly - great neighborhood gem!
Great Beijing has always been our go to place for when we are celebrating something special like a birthday or something throughout the years... The food is good and flavorful I have a few favorites from their menu like the Sweet and Sour Pork, Mongolian Beef and the Sesame Crispy Chicken just to name a few! The service is always amazing and the staff is very friendly! The ambience of the place is very pleasant. Perfect for a family gathering!
An old friend of mine wanted to see how my recovery was going and suggested we go back to Great Beijing since I know the staff well and they wouldn't mind me sitting there longer than usual. It was comforting to see familiar faces and to be welcomed like royalty once we arrived. I had my favorite Family Style Tofu dish, and it was as delicious as I remembered. Although the tofu was fried, the texture inside was as silky as it could be. The vermicelli was a nice add-on to the dish. I loved every bite. My friend said her sweet & sour chicken was very good and ordered another one to take home for her husband. It was still early for the usual dinner crowd, so they didn't mind my longer-than-usual stay. As always, the food and the service were exceptional after all these years since my family arrived in Chicago. I will continue to support Great Beijing and recommend the establishment to my friends.
Go to Chinese spot in the area! The owner is super nice and always welcoming! They have a great lunch special deal however I wish chicken fried rice was an option. My family and I usually always get the chicken fried rice with the Mongolian beef (ask for it to be well done)
Great Beijing in Lincolnwood is a great alternative for Chinese-Korean fusion food. Ordered Jjajangmyun (black bean sauce with noodles) and Jjampong (spicy seafood noodle soup). Both were good with plenty of meat in the sauce and soup. Not pictured but also ordered tangsuyuk or sweet and sour pork. The pork was overfried where it was crispy but felt hard. Overall, the food was good but not the best I had in the Chicago area. Plenty of parking, and they accept credit card. Service at the host is great but the server doesn't come around much once you have gotten your food. No refills on pickled radish or kimchi which was not ideal. Would go back if I don't feel like driving closer into the city.
I have not gone here in over a decade. The interior still looks the same as I remember it. I did noticed that there are more Koreans eating there than before. I usually see more Chinese customers than Koreans. I also noticed that their menu is written in English, Chinese and Korean. That was something else that was not on there. They also serve Korean kimchi (freshly made) and radishes side dishes while you wait for your dishes. This was something I did not expect or had in the past. The waitress was very friendly. She recommended some of the entrees to us and also told us how they make the kimchi a little differently than other places. They didn't use Napa cabbage to make them, but used green cabbage. The flavor was actually pretty good. It was a little spicy but we all loved it so much that the waitress asked if we wanted another small plate of it. Of course, we said yes! We ordered a lot of food since it was a party of 5 adults and 2 children. The best one we always loved and cleared the plate on was the Mongolian Beef. That was always our favorite in the past when we go here so we decide to order that again. It was delicious! Even my 2 nephews ate so much of them too. We tried the Egg Foo Young since my sister and her husband likes to eat this dish. They wanted to try to see how this restaurant makes them to see if they like this one too. It was a little disappointing. The sauce they made was a little bland. We can't taste much of the flavors. As for the Jiajianmian, it was really dark, so we couldn't even see the meat and other ingredients in the sauce. I almost didn't notice much meat in there so I thought it was just the noodles and sauce, but I guess I just had to dig deeper into the bowl to scoop them out. It tasted fine, but I had better ones. We also ordered half a chicken. I forgot how we wanted it cooked, but when it came out, it was huge. We only ordered half a chicken but the whole plate was covered with chicken. For portion size, it was big, but we didn't like that it was overly stir fried, I guess to the point that it was so dry. We ordered a tofu and eggplant pot too and that was fine too. Overall, I would still come back again and try their other dishes. Their menu is pretty broad that I will have to come back a few times to try them all.
Came here for dinner to celebrate Father's day early. We made reservations for a Friday night at 7pm. They have a parking lot so that is nice. The host was super nice and friendly and welcomed everyone who came through their doors. The service was quick, and the food came out fast. We ordered the egg foo young, chicken wings, a beef dish, mixed veggie dish, and original flavor black bean noodles. They also have seafood and chicken black bean noodles, but I like the original. We also ordered crab ragoons, but it never came, so we canceled it. We were super full with everything that came out. The egg foo young was a bit sweet, but it was ok, everything else was delicious. If you are looking for a place for good black bean noodles, this place is the place to get it. They actually have chunks of meat, unlike other places where you barely get any meat and just a bunch of onions. The portion is big as well, and it is definitely shareable for 2 people. If you are looking for some quick Chinese or Korean food, come check this place out.