Hunan Spring

Ghastly. The missus ordered chicken egg foo young, I had chow mei fun. She pushed it away after a bit, said it had no flavor and the rice was bad. Mine was OK, not great. Had hot and sour soup, too. It had an odd and unwelcome aftertaste. Egg rolls could have been Chun King, straight from Jewels’ freezer. The search continues…

I would like to give it zero stars if it were an option. I ordered the sesame chicken combination platter and what I got was a clumpy greasy mess. The shrimp fried looked like something that was scrambled together from last night’s leftovers and was soaked in grease. The woman who took my order was rude (per usual for Chinese restaurants in America). Never again!

Second visit: this is seriously the best orange chicken I have ever tasted! Quick delivery, consistent feast, ten dollars cheaper than my usual place. Nice delivery guy, lots of food, great pork lo mein. I’m sold. Side bar: broccoli is not a garnish, it ends up a gross farty smelling addition to an otherwise great dish.

I would give this place 0 stars if I could. Orded two lunch specials — one with szechuan beef and the other with general tso chicken. The beef was bland and not cooked right. The chicken was rubbery and the sauce was way too sweet. The fortune cookies tasted like styrofoam and the crab rangoons were way too big with too sweet of a filling. The only OK food was the rice, and that wasn’t that good either.

I have always told with my wife that all Chinese food tastes the same and am always hesitant to get Chinese for dinner. We just recently moved to Rogers Park and tried CHINA SPRING for the first time. It has totally changed my mind about Chinese cuisine! Everything I ate tasted great and didn’t have the normal MSG flavor that most Chinese food has.

Great price. Fast delivery. Highly recommend. They cater to any special requests. The food is always fresh. Nice family owned business.

I’m not sure why the north side is such a desert of decent Chinese places. I get it, Chinatown exists, but that’s soooo far away! Anyway, of the 3 Chinese restaurants in the mile stretch on Clark between Morse and Rogers, this is the best. I crave chinese like a pregnant woman, so I promise you I know what I’m talking about. The wonton soup is fantastic and the general tso’s chicken is never fatty or risky. Decent crab rangoons, excellent egg rolls. The chick at the register can be kind of a b sometimes, but she means well, I’m sure. She probably doesn’t understand the fake attitude American customer service requires and I can’t blame her. As long as you keep making the most delicious pork lo mein this side of town, cuss me in your language however often you want, sweetheart.

Food is okay. Ordering is a f****ing nightmare!

It never fails. Each and every time there is some issue with the girl who takes the orders. I placed an order for several lunch specials. I let her know I would be paying with a credit card. The order far exceeds $ 10. She says CASH ONLY FOR LUNCH SPECIALS. Okay, where does it say that on the menu. She could not point it out and I still have not found it. I asked for a manager, who is conveniently not there. She caves in the end and we complete the order. Simple fix. STATE ON YOUR MENU THAT «LUNCH SPECIALS» CAN ONLY BE PAID FOR IN CASH.

I will admit that my review is based solely on my single experience with their fried wings. I was in the area and the scent of the wings was in the air from Clark street. I am SUPPOSED to be ona diet, but those wings smelled so good. the lady behind the counter was friendly and took my order. Not even a complaint that all I sought was a single lousy order of wings! The only downside is that I had to cross the street to PLS check cashers to get cash out of the ATM (which didnt work so I had to wait in line, but thats a whole ‘nother story) because they do not accept cards for orders under $ 10.
Either way, it was very much worth it. Those are some of the best chinese food wings Ive had in years!!! Matter of fact, I live 20 minutes away, but I think I’ll drive over now for an order.

I wouldn’t order from here if my dog needed to eat. First off, I called in to place an order for delivery. The chick who answered the phone was extremely rude and snappy. She put me on hold for 10 minutes then after asking for a vegetable egg roll screamed down the phone that they were close to closing. She refused to take my bank card and asked if I had cash because the total was only $ 17.00. When did places stop taking your bank card? Once I told her to cancel my order she hung up on me. I called back to ask to speak to the manager. She said «Manager not here» and slammed the phone. Will never order from here again and I will be certain to make sure I tell all my friends in Rogers Park this place has the worst customer service. Hunan Spring is the worst Chinese spot in Rogers Park!

First place I’ve found in Chicago that does mongolian beef reasonably well, though they could do with less onion in the container. Sesame chicken is good, and the presentation always makes me laugh: plastic takeout container packed with yummy chicken and a huge, bright green broccoli floret in each corner. The sweet & sour chicken has that funnel cakey taste which I’m not crazy about and the sauce tastes a little ketchuppy.
Sometimes they leave out the egg roll we order with a coupon, no major complaints, though.
It’s so close and there aren’t many options for Chinese around (sad), so we usually hit up Hunan Spring if we’re in the mood for it — nothing really stands out but it works. I’m still waiting for a great place for takeout in Rogers Park.
P. S. The place is actually called China Spring, and GrubHub has it listed under both names. Just so you know what you’re looking for!

This place is great for take-​out. The inside is small and really hot, so i wouldn’t recommend eating there. My husband and I shared a wonderful mango smoothie, the szechuan bean curd was quite tasty and spicy and I really liked the chicken with peapods, but it was a little bland for my husband. I would also recommend the crab rangoon, they are huge and very flavorful.

This is my chinese take-​out standby. There aren’t really many places for Chinese food in the Edgewater/Roger’s Park area– and although you could get phở just down the street, sometimes you just want some good greasy Chinese American in front of the TV, ya know what I mean?
If those are your expectations, then this place won’t disappoint.
My last order: Wonton soup, and the chicken and shrimp with eggplant. Since it totaled over $ 10 I got a free egg roll. The soup was a little salty, but the wontons were big and it also had shreds of pork and cabbage, which is more than I can say for other take-​out places I’ve tried. The eggplant dish was not as spicy as I would have liked (sriracha in the fridge to the rescue!) but it was perfectly greasy, the eggplant was nice and soft, and the shrimp large and plentiful. The portion (for $ 9) was very large, good for 4 servings at least. The egg roll was an egg roll, what more do you need?
The food came within 40 minutes.

For cheap Chinese food, this place gets five stars. Best chicken fried rice I’ve found around Rogers Park. Everything I’ve had from here has been great, and they’re very consistent with how they make their dishes from order to order — I’ve ordered from this place TONS of times, and I’ve only once had something be off or weird (they also delivered my food a lot faster than usual that day, so I’m not sure what that was all about). But even then, it just went from being better than most of the other Chinese places around here to being at the same level. The only weird thing is they put corn in their egg drop soup. I’m not sure what the deal with that is. Also, I’ve never had a problem paying by credit card. You have to ask, and they do have a minimum (like $ 10 or $ 15, not really a big deal), but I’ve never been told I couldn’t use my card.
Side note: GrubHub has this place listed as China Spring Chinese Cuisine. Don’t know if they changed the name after they opened or something? But yeah.
Edit: They have friggin’ smoothies, too. And they’re good. How could I forget that? And how could that not be awesome? That alone counts for a star.

Paid for 20 $ of food with a 50 $ and the delivery driver actually started to walk off with the change. I’m not sure if this works on anyone besides people that are falling down drunk but he seemed upset that I actually asked for my change back. Does anyone tip more than the cost of the food on delivery, have I missed a new trend? I thought only taxi drivers performed these kinds of shenanigans.

I order here all the time, and they’ve always been fairly prompt (within the hour). The ingredients taste fresh and the price is good, but some dished can be a tad greasy. My favorite are the rice soups, chow funs and the singapore chow mie fun. They’ve never screwed up my order either — just ask them to read it back when placing order.

Wont ever order from this place again.
The food is okay and they give you healthy portions. But you cant screw up orders and not take responsibility for it.
Second time ordering from this place. Called and ordered Chicken with Garlic Sauce and a small Shrimp Egg Foo Young.
I told her that I was paying with my card and the woman taking my order asked if I had any cash. I said no and she reluctantly took my card number. I went through this the first time I ordered from them but I Iet it go.
I get my food and I got Chicken with Broccoli and a large egg foo young instead of a small. I overlooked the egg foo young because I didnt specify small or large, but she should have asked.
But I did not ask for Chicken with Broccoli. I called back to inform her of the mistake. She giggled and insisted that I ordered chicken with broccoli. I told her that I dont like broccoli and I know what I said. She was silent. I hung up because I was very hungry and I wanted to eat and go to bed.
I called back the next day and I began to explain the mix up and this time she called me a liar. I told her I’m going to visit them in person to get this resolved. If you make a mistake, you correct it. You dont accuse customers of lying.
I understand with certain restaurants that English may not be the first language of the people who work there. So when I order, I speak very clearly, but not in an insulting way.
So to be misunderstood and then accused of lying is unacceptable.
Take a chance with this place if you want, but dont be surprised if they give you the food they thought you ordered instead of what you asked for.

I was hesitant about trying this place but it was the closest place for chinese near my apt. It looked pretty busy, so I decided to try it. the girl taking orders in the front was on the phone taking carry out/​delivery orders, so I had to wait awhile till she was done. I ordered my Chicken Chow Fun and paid the $ 8. It took about 15min till it was ready. There was only two people in the kitchen. The lady who gave me my order was really nice. I went home and enjoyed my chicken chow fun. the chicken was better then I expected and it was a good sized portion. I will be back to try more things off their menu. They even have my favorite moo chu pork on the menu.

( Unilocal has this address listed as Hunan Spring, but I swear my takeout menu says China Spring:) — either way, same address).
I am rating this restaurant based on carry out only (there are a few small tables, but I’ve never seen anyone dine in).
China Spring is pretty good, but can be a tad greasy. I was hesitant to try it but have since ordered from there several times. They have a huge menu and everything that I’ve had has been tasty. They are super fast, friendly and very reasonably priced. I recommend China Spring for a fast, easy meal. I hope that they stay in business because I think they’re a tad better than some of the other fast Chinese/​Thai places in the neighborhood.