Yu's Mandarin

We moved from the city and looked all over for a decent carryout place for Chinese. We thought we had found our place and ordered from YU's @twice a week; though admittedly we also occasionally order from the Wheeling location depending where I am when ordering. Today, when I ordered, I specifically mentioned that I wanted the dinner size, not the lunch size which is smaller. When I got home, I still had a tiny amount left from an order I had from 5 days earlier. Instantly I noticed that the order today had a container noticeably smaller than the previously. Measuring from the inside of the container where the food is held;Here are the differences:Previous container:L=7 1/2W=4 7/8 in. H=2 in. Both were filled to the top at time of pickup. Their food is outstanding. I called and spoke with someone and he said, he went back and spoke with the chef and stated they ran out of the larger containers; but assured me that I was not shorted on my food. There is a significant difference in interior space between the 2 containers. I would have accepted a simple apology; but "doubling down" makes me wonder??? Is this the new size paradigm or covering for a mistake?Previously I have rated this restaurant 5 stars for carryout and have even recommended them. I guess instead of raising prices we just get less? Still, the food is excellent. Today's Container:L=5 3/4 in. W=5 in. H=2 1/8 in

Hosted a lunch on a Monday afternoon for about 32 people in their separated banquet room. It consisted of 2 long tables, fitting 16 people each. They do have banquet menus where you pay per head, but it ended up easier to order a la carte and serving everything family style.Their egg flower soup (is really good, chock full of tofu, egg, vegetables, and even a bit of baby shrimp) costing $3.95. Stir fried string beans ($13.50) and Seafood double pan fried noodle ($14.95) had the very thin chow mein that my MIL and SIL really like...not all chinese restaurants serve this type of noodle and because it was served fresh, you can mix the noodle and sauce at your own levels to get the level of crunchiness that you want. Mongolian beef ($17.95) was used decent quality beef and had plenty of sliced yellow and green onions. Rainbow fried rice minus shrimp ($11.95) was well mixed and very dark (a lot of soy sauce used) and served as a good base for a lot of the dishes. Three ingredient taster ($17.50) was like a happy family dish with shrimp, beef, and chicken stir fried in a light sauce. Kung pao fish ($17.50) was good...this is the dish I ate the most of...the same sauce as the chicken dish, but I enjoyed it very much with the white fish. Shrimp toast ($9.50) was a hit with the crowd... I thought it was very greasy (deep fried bread...what do you expect), but it had plenty of shrimp paste and a lot of people loved it. Chicken wings ($15.95) was a bit of a miss for me...the wings were small and had been cooked so long that it was too dry. Pot stickers ($7.95) were what you would expect from a non dim-sum restaurant...mediocre. Shu mai stuffed with crab meat ($7.5) was OK...couldn't really taste the crab. They had Tsingtao large bottles ($9), the light lager went great with the food. Fountain drinks are $2.50. White rice and hot tea was complementary with our meals.Pretty much everyone in the group know good Americanized Chinese food, and everyone agreed the food was good.20% surcharge was added to the bill, and each item ordered was clearly marked. It ended up being about $25 per person after tip and tax, which we thought was very appropriate for the level of service and amount of food that was given.

It was literally just okay. The service was fine. The food could definitely be better. The jajangmyun is definitely a Chinese dish and not a Korean one. I know this is a Mandarin joint but the other Mandarin place we frequent has Korean janangmyun so don't come at me. We come from Indiana so we probably won't be back... There is a lot for parking and the bathrooms are decent.

I really don't like to write negative reviews but this is one of the worst meals we have ever had. As other reviews mention I have many fond memories of the Schaumburg location. This location does not come anywhere close. The first issue started with our drinks. I ordered a mojito and my boyfriend ordered a passion fruit mojito. Our waiter came back with two bright green drinks but in different shades of green. It wasn't what we ordered. He said to keep one and he wouldn't charge us for the other. My boyfriend couldn't drink his drink. So we tried again. He ordered a peach sangria and I again ordered the mojito. I got another green drink it was not a mojito. It was in a martini glass, no club soda...he gave my boyfriend his drink but called it something else and it wasn't a sangria! I sent back my drink. Onto the food. We ordered chicken sticks for an appetizer. They were dried out, thin pieces of meat. We ordered shrimp dumplings. They brought out the chicken first and we asked about the shrimp dumplings and our waiter said they take longer. It would have been a plus to know that when we ordered. When those arrives they were pale glue like dough with nothing inside except a shred of shrimp. Off to the entrees. Mine was served first. Kung pao beef but it didn't have peanuts. I did request mild spicy and it was ok. The bowls of rice were small portions and didn't taste like true jasmine rice. A few minutes later my boyfriends orange beef came out. It was a plate of super tough beef he couldn't cut with his fork or chew. I tried it and I couldn't chew it. It had a huge pile of some gooey sweet spicy sauce on top. The beef in my entree was tender and nothing like the orange beef. My boyfriend and I shared my meal. The fortune cookies have the same fortune printed on them unless we somehow got two of the same. Also, on the other side of the fortunes are advertisements for Jockeys women's underwear. We both thought that was unusual.There is a robot that carries out the food. A waiter follows it, and then puts the food onto your table. Our waiter didn't write anything down, so I don't know if that's what caused some of the confusion with the drinks and possibly our meals.No, he kept insisting that the drinks were accurate.We got the check and luckily we weren't charged for the drinks. We won't return.

I have been going to Yu's in Schaumburg for many years but it is very far to drive. I decided to try Yu's in Vernon Hills and I was absolutely mortified. The was a bug in the tea, the staff was rude. I did not stay to try the food because the staff was so rude. The tables were clean but the floor was dirty. What a disappointment! I will not go back to this Yu's.

Um... very average food. The lunch special is a pretty good deal for $10. I wouldn't spend more than $10 here, though.I got the sesame chicken lunch special. It comes with sesame chicken over crispy noodles, crab rangoon, fried rice, and a choice of soup. First off, the crab rangoon had NO FILLING. Absolutely none. It was just a dried out flap of fried dough. The soup was fine. The fried rice was tasteless. The sesame chicken was decent.Everything here is decent for what you'd expect from a cheap Chinese lunch place, but the fried rice/crab rangoon were pretty bad.Service, on the other hand, was friendly and quick.

I personally prefer this location over any other yu's. A while back it did hit a rough patch; food was not good and the interior was very dingy. However, food has gotten a lot better and they have renovated the inside. Staff is very friendly. Overall I feel it is one of the better Chinese restaurants.

Oh where to get started. Now get me wrong,Yus is great but...... the food can be interesting.first of all their food is over fried and in need of flavor.the waiters are nice for the most part but they are not very attentive.overall not too bad but not that great either.

The food is greatThe ambiance authentic Service left much to be desired to the point my family and I will never be back.

It's getting harder to find dine in Chinese restaurants. Yu's had good seating and very friendly service. Food came out quickly but it was just okay. The nuts in my entree actually tasted unpleasantly stale. I probably would not return if there was a better Chinese alternative in the area.