Gao's Kabob Chicago Lǎo Gāo Shāo Kǎo Zhī Jiā Gē Diàn Gao's Kabob Chicago)

I’ve been to multiple Gao’s Kebab in different states and this one is very disappointed. The taste is not as good as the other locations.

This time I experienced something terrible. As usual, I ordered some barbecue on the Internet and came here for a few minutes. They called me to tell me if something was gone and I could replace it with another one. I said yes, but I saw that the thing they changed was cheaper than the one I ordered. I thought they would give me more quantity or refund the price difference? At worst, consumers should be informed whether things can be exchanged if they are lower than the original price. Maybe they think that consumers generally don't look at the list. This doesn't make me think they are 0 stars, but what I get is cold and good. It doesn't matter. Maybe the takeaway is like this. Then I ordered the chicken skeleton! Since they mixed their necks in it. It's disgusting. If you can give me 0 stars, I will. Maybe they don't care about writing comments at all. Stay away from here

Ok, so, apparently, there 's some quirks and features about this restaurant.Let 's start by talking about the menu. As you can see, it cost 8 usd to get a bbq cold noodle. Apparently, this is some high-end cold noodle price compared to my hometown. You can purchase 10+ the same exact thing. But it does not stop here. If you can read chinese, the amount of cold noodle is define by a plate instead of count. Well, how much is a plate you might ask. Look at the picture, there is a long dish with around 6 of them. So, is it 6? WRONG! It is apparently 3.5. I got 3 small one and 1 mini version of the cold noodle. Why is it like this? I don 't know. But I think that 's how they define a plate : a plate with 3.5 pieces of cold noodle Next, let 's talking about soy sauce rice. I will ignore the much larger portion on the picture and talk about quality. Just by name you can tell how simple it is. Egg fried rice with soy sauce. How can anyone in the world cook it wrong? Well, Mr.Gao did it. It has no taste in it, it is so plain that I have to add salt and pepper myself to treat myself better with this 10usd soy sauce colored plain rice. Why is it 10 dollars? I do not know. Maybe some high end soy sauce air shipped from Japan overnight? Or maybe there is clearly white rice shown underneath?Of course, we have to mention the kebab. The quality shifts around. Chicken heart has zero taste nor cooked feeling in it. Lamb was just barly ok. I have to say at least they got average beef and pork so I still have something to eat.Finally, let 's talk about service. The server have a feel of rude probably due to the exhaust of late night working like the chief here. He barely served me. Obviously they will not ask what you going to drink nor bring up tap water. If you are thirsty, well, you got an iPad. With no free water choice on it of course. The environment was not clean. Almost all tables have residues from last customer. But, I guess that gives you a feeling of your home country outdoor kebab truck, just with a prestigious price tag.Will I recommend this 2 star place? I won 't. If you are an American that seeks Chinese style kebab. It is acceptable here. If you are a Chinese, that 's a different story. It is not as good as most kebab place you find in China. Do you have a choice to choose at chicago? Probably not. But if you can do kebab or egg fried rice yourself, you are doing better than this restaurant.It is fantastic enough that I don 't want to leave a single tip. Oh, how easy can it be to open a chinese restaurant in the east. I can find tons of much better Chinese kebab in California. Sigh.Obviously, they won 't care about reviews like all chinese restaurant did. And there will be no improvement. Just, if ur rich, go ahead. I spend 55, around 380 in rmb. Do you want to know how many kebab u can get in China? Or even 55 rmb...

Not too terrible for Chicago I suppose. I guess being the only Chinese bbq place here, there's not much to compare to. However, heads up to their extremely long wait time and slow service. We ordered aloe for three and two tables that came after us got water before our prepackaged bottle of aloe arrived...(I literally reminded them 5+ times for our drink) Frequently maybe 2 skewers would come out first and we have to wait for the 3rd of the exact same type, are they not cooked together? Our first 2 beef skewers and sausage skewers came out dry and cold right after we ordered, which leads me to think it was precooked and waiting for us.Overall, I think it's pretty good, just recommend better services and pay attention to what customers ask for. (She would sometimes forget to put down our orders so we wait a long time to need to order again)

Ok, so, apparently, there 's some quirks and features about this restaurant.Let 's start by talking about the menu. As you can see, it cost 8 usd to get a bbq cold noodle. Apparently, this is some high-end cold noodle price compared to my hometown. You can purchase 10+ the same exact thing. But it does not stop here. If you can read chinese, the amount of cold noodle is define by a plate instead of count. Well, how much is a plate you might ask. Look at the picture, there is a long dish with around 6 of them. So, is it 6? WRONG! It is apparently 3.5. I got 3 small one and 1 mini version of the cold noodle. Why is it like this? I don 't know. But I think that 's how they define a plate : a plate with 3.5 pieces of cold noodle Next, let 's talking about soy sauce rice. I will ignore the much larger portion on the picture and talk about quality. Just by name you can tell how simple it is. Egg fried rice with soy sauce. How can anyone in the world cook it wrong? Well, Mr.Gao did it. It has no taste in it, it is so plain that I have to add salt and pepper myself to treat myself better with this 10usd soy sauce colored plain rice. Why is it 10 dollars? I do not know. Maybe some high end soy sauce air shipped from Japan overnight? Or maybe there is clearly white rice shown underneath?Of course, we have to mention the kebab. The quality shifts around. Chicken heart has zero taste nor cooked feeling in it. Lamb was just barly ok. I have to say at least they got average beef and pork so I still have something to eat.Finally, let 's talk about service. The server have a feel of rude probably due to the exhaust of late night working like the chief here. He barely served me. Obviously they will not ask what you going to drink nor bring up tap water. If you are thirsty, well, you got an iPad. With no free water choice on it of course. The environment was not clean. Almost all tables have residues from last customer. But, I guess that gives you a feeling of your home country outdoor kebab truck, just with a prestigious price tag.Will I recommend this 2 star place? I won 't. If you are an American that seeks Chinese style kebab. It is acceptable here. If you are a Chinese, that 's a different story. It is not as good as most kebab place you find in China. Do you have a choice to choose at chicago? Probably not. But if you can do kebab or egg fried rice yourself, you are doing better than this restaurant.It is fantastic enough that I don 't want to leave a single tip. Oh, how easy can it be to open a chinese restaurant in the east. I can find tons of much better Chinese kebab in California. Sigh.Obviously, they won 't care about reviews like all chinese restaurant did. And there will be no improvement. Just, if ur rich, go ahead. I spend 55, around 380 in rmb. Do you want to know how many kebab u can get in China? Or even 55 rmb...