Hunan Spring

Beef pepper steak lunch special. Beef was extremely chewy. Sauce had a lingering unpleasant aftertaste. All lunch specials come with pork fried rice. I ordered my rice without pork. Rice was flavorless, dry, and hard. It had no veggies or anything. Did not even eat the meal. I will stick to my usual Chinese restaurant down the street in Chicago.

This is my go-to place being nearby. Really great velveted shredded beef. Heavy on veggies which are sometimes cut a bit too thick for me on certain dishes though which is sometimes a bummer given the higher prices but I assume this is a function of just generally higher prices for everything these days so I'm not broken up about it. Anecdotally I am pretty sure some dishes in the past might have had fried rice included which doesn't happen anymore, but I think that's possibly misremembered as a combo deal. So... get the combo deals if you can. Regardless the food is still good and I like how they bread general tso's, which has VERY generous portions (which is why I wish some of their other dishes had more meat, haha). I would kill if this place had braised pork though.

Never had Chinese food as fresh and flavorful as the food at Hunan Spring. They don’t even use MSG. Vegetables are impressive. Rice is perfect. They must buy their food from better sources than other Chinese restaurants. The chef is a magician. Food comes out beautiful super fast and delicious. Super busy carry out with plenty of room to dine in. Beef Peking and Beef Mongolian this time.

I highly recommend their fried rice and anything from their wok. I always get their shrimp fried rice. They load it with decent sized shrimp that is perfectly cooked and fresh tasting. Rice is great; it's got that authentic subtle smokiness from the 'wok hei'. Not overpowering not too salty. Nice clean interiors. Definitely recommend checking it out.

This place is very small, we have done carry out multiple times. Food is amazing, especially General Tso's tofu - very crispy and unbeatable flavor. Will definitely be coming back.

This place shines when it comes to delicious food. Japanese ramen was especialy good. Very generous portions, plan on getting half to go. Lots of choices on the menue.

The food was very good and I ordered chicken and shrimp. The quantity was enough for two servings.

This was my first and last time ordering from Hunan Spring. I ordered kung pao chicken for lunch. While the vegetables in the dish were fresh, everything was extremely oily. And the oil had a weird lingering chemical aftertaste. I am sure they are using the cheapest possible cooking oil and not even fresh oil. Will not come back.

Nice. Expensive There was a bone in my egg roll! Too raw soup. Non app. N still hungry Long. ​

The customer service was horrible. I went here from a referral from a customer who always gets carry out. The older woman taking our order was very rude, and instantly told us prices were higher different for dining in as soon as we entered the restaurant. I wanted to order a small/side portion of pork fried rice for a toddler and she told me we don't do that. I didn't feel welcome at all and was very shocked by her behavior. $27.46 total for pork fried rice, and combination with small side of plain rice. The food was not bad. I would not recommend.

Best moo goo gai pan you can ever find. Absolutely delectable I've been ordering for years and it has never changed always perfect. The eggrolls fluctuate but on a scale of one to 10 they're generally an eight sometimes a 10 but on average they're good but moo goo gai pan is definitely a 20.

We come here regularly. Their combo fried rice is as good as it gets and the large is a huge portion lots of meat shrimp veggies and flavor.

The General Tso's chicken was excellent. Very very crispy and so good. Perfectly spicy for me

This is far and away the best Asian food for miles around. I come here often and I'm always surprised that it comes out better every time. The lunch special is affordable and always amazing. I would drive an hour to get their sesame chicken. The staff is also so very nice, they make me smile 6/5 stars

Omg I came here on a whim one day looking for Chinese food in the area. I ended up getting general pso's chicken. The portion was huge and it was extremely hot (not spicy)

The Wonton soup was ok. Lots of tasty wontons. Sweet and sour pork wasn't good. The small pieces of pork surrounded by so much breading. Reminded me of a Tootsie Roll Pop, because it took so much work to get to the center. There were no vegetables to be found. The sweet sauce was artificial in color and tasteless. Egg foo yong tasted of burned oil.

Mixed bag. Potstickers are doughy and gummy. Other stuff is ok. Always get delivery and it's usually average

Still good food. Going for dinner is much more expensive though. My sweet and sour chicken, shrimp fried rice, egg roll and soda was $21 (including tip).

Wow. Ordered pick up dishes. They were prepared SO quickly. First time there. Awesome food. Some of the freshest Chinese food I've ever had!! I'll be back again and again.

its great for cheap but delicious Chinese food though not that authentic. The owner is so friendly. Recommend very Chinese student to try.

A very long overdue review, but Hunan Spring is my favorite place to go for Chinese food in Evanston. I'm lucky enough to live essentially right next door, and when I want something quick and delicious, there they are! I especially appreciate the lunch specials. About $10 will get you an entree, side of fried rice (which I sometimes sub for white rice), and your choice of eggroll or soup. I usually have enough left over for a second meal later. The owners are extremely nice, food is fresh and delicious, and service has always been very quick for me. Very highly recommend Hunan Spring!

Food is amazing. Absolutely delicious. I order online and it's ready for pick up on time. Staff is friendly and very helpful.

I'm sorry to say but this is some of the worst Chinese food I've ever had. Just an order of fried vegetable dumplings as an appetizer...big, thick doughy pouches with overcooked vegetable mush inside. Could not even get through one. Don't like giving bad reviews but this is inedible. Maybe they do some dishes better but I do recall that many years ago we stopped ordering from here because the quality went way down. Didn't think they could mess dumplings up. Come on now.

Delicious vegetarian options. Pleasant setting and nice customer service. Vegetable spring rolls were very fresh just like rest of the food.

As far as delicious, quick and classic Chinese food goes, Hunan Spring hits it out of the park. I was honestly shocked to see the mediocre reviews. They were a very easy go-to spot for take-out during covid. Online ordering and pick up was a breeze! Now that dine-in is back, I continue to support this business. Service is fast and the food is affordable. The restaurant is very clean and the tables are distanced well. Whenever I'm craving Chinese cuisine, this is a place I can lean on. It's not anything super fancy, just greasy and reliable. Some of my favorite choices are the crab rangoon, general tso's chicken, and any of the lo meins. The entrees come with white rice and the portions are pretty hefty. Whenever I order take-out, I know I'll have leftovers to last the next few days. Definitely give it a try!

It's decent! 1. First off it's very clean in there. The tables, floors and counters are pretty clean and well maintained. That always makes me feel good coming into restaurant 2. Customer service is good. I made my order on the phone, changed my mind on something and called back and the man was pleasant about it 3. Ordered the pepper steak and it was decent. There's a ton of onions, less beef and gravy. I was sad there wasn't enough gravy to it. Decent enough flavor. Didn't wow me but I was expecting it to not be good and it was good. I'd come back and order something different

Sadly, no pics for this order. I was walking home from Happy Hour with a friend and the smells from the restaurant reached me on the sidewalk. I've never really had a "go-to" Chinese restaurant in Chicago, so I thought I would pick up something to go. I ordered a combination meal: General Tso's Chicken with pork fried rice and an egg roll. Good portion sizes, and the food was spot on flavor-wise. I don't know that I would go in for a sit down meal, but I'll definitely put it on the roster for take-out.

My favorite Chinese takeout for many years. Food is quick, fresh, delicious, and reasonably priced. Love the Chicken Almond Ding and Beef Broccoli.

Always love the food from here. After moving Cross country, I still stop by here when I'm in town. I switch between the sweet and sour chicken or tofu and the Mongolian chicken. So good!

I really wanted to love this place. It's so conveniently located to home and was highly recommended by a friend. Normally we are ok with driving all the way to Chinatown to enjoy a nice lunch plus all the good shopping in the area. But we thought we should finally give Hunan Spring a try for lunch. They have several different lunch entrees where you also get an egg roll or soup included. I went with the General Tso's chicken, fried rice and the hot and sour soup. My wife got the Shrimp and Lobster sauce, fried rice and the egg roll. Hot & Sour Soup: very nice flavor and ingredients but the consistency was overly gelatinous. Still, very tasty. General Tao's Chicken: Very Good Fried Rice: No Bueno, weird flavor, very dry, some gristle, I should have asked for white rice instead. Shrimp & Lobster Sauce: The shrimp were on the tough side but not inedible. The sauce was not lobster sauce where they include fermented black beans. Very bland, and shrimp had little flavor. Egg Roll: Above Average, crispy and piping hot. Cleanliness: Exceptional Service: Ok Value: Not Bad The verdict? I think we are going to stick with Chinatown but may give this place another shot in the future.

Got a delivery through Grubhub - food is really good! I'm delighted to find a good Chinese resto that delivers to Evanston!

Always fresh ingredients and friendly delivery. I have been ordering from here for delivery and takeout for many years.

Good and hot. Fast food service is fast. The restaurant is open and inviting to everyone.

Fine standard fare, great deal lunch special, consistent & polite.

I've ordered from here several times now and the taste and speed of their delivery can't be beat! Really delicious flavors and textures of each dish. Even the fortune cookies taste more delicious to me for some reason! These folks are my go to now. I enjoy them greatly!

Shrimp with lobster sauce 3/5 - just ok Egg Rolls 5/5 amazing Wonton Soup 3/5 needs more salt, kind of bland Large Mongolian Beef 3/5 pretty good

Pretty stellar chinese takeout resturant! Food always comes out hot and everything just really hits the spot!

Great food. Nice portions. Always ready on time. This is our Chinese go-.to. We drive 20 minutes for it even though other places are closer. We always get Szechuan chicken, chicken with broccoli, hot and sour soup and almond cookies. All are delicious.

This place has always been mediocre. I've lived in Evanston off and on for 20 years and no matter when I give this place a try, my expectations were never met. This is the closest Chinese restaurant to my house, so this is the only reason why I choose this place at times when needing to satisfy my cravings. I ordered a large egg foo young and large beef and broccoli this last time. The portion size definitely did not equate to what a large should have been. I know the cost of doing business has gone up, but to still charge an outrageous price for that small amount of food and not even provide utensils or sweet and sour sauce or soy sauce is unacceptable. I definitely will not be back. I have given this place too many chances over the last 20 years. This last time I was hoping they would have changed or at least met my expectations after being away from Evanston for 7 years.

This used to be my go-to spot in Evanston for quick-service and takeout Chinese food. Sadly, I came back when I was in the neighborhood and brought it home to Chicago and was disappointed. What used to be a solid 4 (4.5?) star place is reduced to acceptable fare. I used to order the hot and sour soup for an elderly relative and he loved it, but we didn't order it this time around so I can't vouch for it anymore. We probably ordered 20 times from them from 2006 to 2016... The lo mein is worth it. Like many, many Chinese restaurants in Chicagoland, they make some items really well and others, not so much. It's just that all those years ago, they hardly made a miss. Not sure what has happened. To be fair, though, let's start with what was still good. 1. Service. They are friendly, patient and make accommodations and special requests. For this reason alone I could continue to order from them. Orders are made correctly, accurately, and packaged securely. 2. Speed. Orders are ready when they say they will be. Never disappointed by them on this. 3. Price. Not cheap, but not expensive. Items we ordered that I would definitely recommend: the combination lo mein. Also their chicken with garlic sauce is very good. Sadly, everything else we ordered was average. Orange chicken was over-breaded terribly, and the sauce became a sticky goop. Wonton soup, which used to be excellent, is a shadow of its former self. The broth had no flavor whatsover, so I'm of the belief someone made a mistake when making it. Wontons themselves were sad although the noodles used to make them are good. Crab rangoon was passable. I'd try them again to give them another chance.

To be honest, I kind of miss the old days when it was just a corner fast food joint with limited seating and a focus on takeout. They have expanded into a full-fledged restaurant, but the good news is that the food is just as good as ever. There is a wide range of options, and I could live on the fried rice if it had just a touch more flavor or heat. My daughter loves the sweet-and-sour chicken, and the Mushu is also really, really good. Service is really fast and good . It may not be gourmet, but it's flavorful, authentic, and a great deal.

I haven't had them in well over a year and it was pretty good. I thought I would try them out this for lunch I was extremely disappointed. The rice was under cooked, and flavorless. The broccoli had a strange fish taste which really confused me because I got chicken.

The amount of onion in my shrimp fried rice is ridiculous. Unfortunately won't be returning for that item. On the other hand the crab rangoon was very good.

I love the General Tsos tofu from here. Often times open earlier than posted hours which helps me out a lot since I work nights and am walking past there at 10am. Friendly staff. Reasonable prices.

Absolutely amazing for when you're craving quintessential Americanized Chinese food. Crab Rangoon (4/5) was just a bit over cooked, but everything else was straight up delicious. Chicken teriyaki sticks (5/5), egg drop soup (4/5) needed just a bit of salt and pepper, sesame chicken (5/5), pork fried rice (4/5), and egg rolls (5/5) are the best I've had since moving to Chicago. This was the best comfort food. :)

Food was overly salty on one occasion and the next time the egg rolls tasted like fish oil.

Got the General Tso chicken lunch special with hot and sour soup and white rice instead of pork fried rice. Also got an egg roll on the side. The chicken pieces were mostly fat and bones and I threw it out. Too bad as the sauce was really good but chicken pieces to me were not edible. The soup and egg roll were ok but def disappointed with the chicken.

Really enjoyed our delivery via GrubHub. The entrees, Garlic Chicken and Orange Chicken were very tasty, not greasy and plentiful. The hot and sour soup had a nice flavor, but was a tad thin. All in all, we were pleased with our dinners and will order again soon.

Great mom and pop spot! I love that they know my order, the food is always fresh and fast

I decided to stop in after getting my nails done at Rockstar Nails & Spa and everything was tasty. I got the General Tso Chicken lunch special with hot and sour soup and a spring roll. Everything was tasty and the service was quick. I would come again :)

Honestly I always had wonderful experiences in the past. I always order eggplant and garlic sauce. This time idk if they got a new chef or just got lazy, but it was literally chunks (normally thinly sliced, this was legit 2inch cubes) of uncooked eggplant with almost no sauce and pooled in oil. Pretty disappointed, definitely take the extra 5 minutes to go to one of the Chinese food places on Davis street.

Still love this place 2 years after my last review. I keep coming back for the lunch specials and have almost made my way through most of their lunch menu items. My fav tends to be the hunan chicken and shrimp since it's one of the more flavorful dishes that isn't super heavy on the sauce. Overall I find that most of their dishes don't feel greasy with the exception of the eggplant with garlic sauce. To be fair, eggplant soaks up a lot do oil. Even my dads authentic Chinese cooking is the same at home when it comes to eggplant dishes. While I'm not a huge fan of dining in since there's not much atmosphere there, it's a comfortable and clean place to grab a quick bite if you're not interested in take out. Hot and sour soup rocks here!

Super affordable and a great spot to order Chinese from. The staff is always really efficient and every time we order some thing it's always ready pretty quickly. The food is good but basic, it's an easy Friday evening spot.

We've gotten takeout from here a few times and it's always been great. We dined in for the first time today and it was also excellent. The food came out SUPER quickly-- like within minutes of ordered. It was hot and fresh and tasty.

Super solid choice for those nights cooking is not in the cards. Fast and cheap delivery for us as we live close, and it's even kind of embarassing, but its definitely for *that* kind of time when moving is not an option. Pick up is always ready in 10-15 min early. Orange chicken, mushroom egg foo yung /or garlic eggplant, and eggrolls are go-to for a yum Chinese American din for 2. All entrees come with a side of white rice, too.

Not good! Like, scratch your head and wonder how it's so bad... Not good! Chicken is as fatty as other reviewers say it is. The sauce is greasy to the point of losing all flavor and just being oil. Rice was hard and also lacking flavor. Worst part of my visit (dine-in) was the burning incense. I haven't smelled such direct incense smoke since my friends basement in high school. I'll give 2 stars because it only cost 6 bucks to try. There doesn't appear to be anything wrong with the food, so I'd recommend to anyone who doesn't care about quality and taste.

I've tried this place twice. First time was early pandemic. I walked in and immediately felt I was being made fun of. So I had an awful first- time experience. Second time was yesterday, and I had the worst food imaginable. They got my egg foo young order wrong. I wanted vegetable, but I got some crappy dish loaded with beef that tasted like nuclear waste to a vegetarian. Awful, just the worst. Never again.