Koo’s Kitchen

Our first experience with Koo’s. Ordered chicken curry, beef n brocolli, steamed dumplings, egg rolls, shrimp fried rice, eggs drop and wonton soup and the sweet donuts. Food was fresh, meat was tender, veggies vs meat ratio impressive, donuts were super, not overly sweet! Great job! Well be back! Only criticism, the fried noodles for the soup had a sweet, weird taste — no big deal.

Koo’s is a take-​out Chinese restaurant with (literally) a couple of tables. Linoleum floor, zero ambience. I imagine 95% of their business is take-​out. They are located in a small storefront in an older strip mall. You can park right outside their door.
We’ve bought take-​out from Koo’s for 6 or 8 years. As far as I can tell, none of the kitchen staff speaks any English, so they may seem unresponsive (other reviewers say «rude», «unpleasant»), but I think that may be due to the language barrier. In my experience, the only English-​speaker is the cashier. When I started buying there, she was a 10– or 12-​year-​old and it was kind of cute.
The food has never been better than average, although quantities were substantial. In the past year or two, they shrank the size of the lunch specials, but the quantities were reasonable. Also, in the same time period, the quality seemed to slip and the amount of grease seemed to rise. On our last buy there, about a month or so ago, the quality was bad enough that we decided to look elsewhere.
I may have been spoiled by working near an excellent Chinese place in Atlanta and before that in Evanston, IL, but Koo’s just doesn’t cut it for me any more.

Staff is unpleasant and food was blah! I would not come here again if you paid me. Sorry but this food was not worth writing about.

Walked in and the staff was very rude. Once I got home my family opened one of the boxes to find a very long black hair on top. Very gross.

General Tao Chicken and egg rolls were good. The teriyaki steak was too salty and dry. The crab rangoons were different than what I’m used to, but good. They didn’t have much filling. Over all, I would go back.

Clean, fast and friendly service. They make the best shrimp & lobster sauce I’ve ever had. Having worked in the original Koos restaurant for Peter Koo and his family over 30 years ago in Englewood I am so happy to see that they are making it the same way the original Koo’s did.

Super fast and really good. I love the generals tso’s shrimp!

I love the eggdrop wonton mixed soup from here!!! The prices are fab and the food is ready in a snap. Ideal for pick up to take home and eat. It is a hole in the wall type of location in a strip mall, with an open kitchen where you can see all of the inner workings of the food prep. There is limited seating inside as this place is mostly just the kitchen. I see most people just picking up food to take home. Whenever I am in the mood for good Chinese take out — I go here.