The boneless ribs were so overcooked they were like beef jerky, making them tough to eat. The food quality just isn't what it used to be. To make matters worse, the delivery driver was completely out of control. I waited 15 minutes, then went to the garage with the door open to wait, but after half an hour I went back inside to get the number to call. They told me the driver was there, so I went back outside to find him blaring his horn until he saw me. He claimed he'd called three times and wanted to know why I didn't answer. He was furious. Then my dog slipped out on her retractable leash, and he went off on me yelling & pounding his fist on the storm door glass and asking if I was the only one home. Thankfully, my husband was upstairs, but the whole encounter was really scary. I grabbed my dog and the food and shut the door quickly. I will never have them deliver to my house again. read more

I have getting take out from this family owned restaurant since they opened. Nothing fancy, just consistently good. Absolute best Singapore rice noodles. Crispy egg rolls, good hot& sour and wonton soup. Chicken dishes fresh, generous portions. Orders are Always ready on time, accurate and packed to travel with care. read more

I wanted to love it here. Truly. But it's just not it for me. I got a lunch plate of honey chicken, pork fried rice, crab rangoon and purchased an extra appetizer, boneless spareribs. Let's start with the good. They are very reasonably priced. The staff were very nice and friendly. The portions were decent sized and my order was ready quickly. And that's where it stops. The food was mediocre at best. Nothing really had any flavor to it. But what took me by surprise was the honey chicken. I think my idea of honey chicken and their idea of honey chicken were very different. Anytime I have gotten honey chicken it has been bite sized pieces of battered chicken in a wonderful honey sauce. I never order chicken fingers because I don't like the batter...at all. So I was very disappointed to open my meal and see chicken fingers, covered in a sauce that was already solidified and crystalizing. I threw most of it away, which I rarely do. But as most places, the chicken fingers they used were nearly all batter and barely any chicken....and dry. It wasn't the worst I've had, but definitely not the best and I don't think I will be a repeat customer. read more

Punctual delivery with a great personality driver; the food was good although we did not like the "soupy" chow mein. We really liked the egg rolls and loved the pork egg foo young. Overall, the prices were economical for good food. Enjoy! read more

Had delievery service.... Was fantastic !@!@ Driver very nice! Best chicken wings, ever.. Store restaurant. Was not quit 5 star 5 star read more

Gross. Just gross. Food was inedible. I can't recommend this place and won't ever order here again. I've had good Chinese food mostly outside of New Hampshire. I'm guessing they have a following because there's nothing around here to compare it to. read more

China Garden is one of the better places to go for Chinese food in the Derry area, takeout or eat-in. I've stopped in here several times for takeout. The place is order at the counter and there's also table seating inside. The temperature inside this restaurant can get very hot, especially during the day when it's hot and sunny outside. I've ordered several of the 20 combination platters offered during lunch ($5.50-$5.95 plus tax), which is served until 3PM and come with choice of pork fried rice or white rice and choice of appetizer (egg roll, crab rangoon, beef teriyaki, chicken teriyaki, chicken wings, chicken fingers, or boneless spare ribs). The dinner combination platters (after 3PM) are priced at $7.95 plus tax. The food here is very good and cooked to fresh order in the open kitchen. The portions for lunch are good. My favorite combinations are the #11 Lo Mein (Shrimp and Szechuan) and the #16 Baby Shrimp in Garlic Sauce. The lo mein has a good balance of noodles, meats, and vegetables. The shrimp dish has tender shrimp, baby corn, water chestnuts and fresh vegetables (snow peas, broccoli, mushrooms, carrots) in a sweet and mild spicy garlic sauce. The flavors of the food are very fresh. The pork fried rice (light brown color) has a mix of firm rice, tender roast pork, onions, and eggs. The chargrilled chicken teriyaki sticks are my favorite appetizer which are good sized tender boneless chicken and have sweet taste on the outside. The service is friendly and prompt. I will definitely keep coming back here for more great tasting Chinese food! read more

Ordered a dinner plate for $15 and asked if they could add a few bean sprouts to the rice. Was told it would be $2.00 for 5 bean sprouts. Explained that it was a far sum of money and the person on the phone told me about rising costs. So a chop suey would cost $30 ?We have spend hundreds of dollars there but will find another place to go to. Cancelled the order and told friends and family to find another place. read more

I use to love their boneless spare ribs, but I got two orders recently - October 2022, the the meat was so tough I had to give it to my dog. The second time I ordered, the teriyaki on a stick and the meat was tough and I had to throw it out. I'm not sure if they are buying cheaper meats or what, but no more until they step up their quality. read more

Craved Chinese and got a large chicken finger and fried rice! I'm not a big egg person and the fried rice I had was perfect little pieces of egg and cooked very well! Some of my chicken was a little hard on outside but overall was very good!! read more

Definitely not one smile in that place. The only reason I ended up there was because my friend from out of town was driving. Normally, would never go there even though I drive by daily. Small chicken lo mein was extremely greasy (but it is American Chinese food so this is expected) and a "salt and pepper shrimp" which they don't have on the menu cost $20+. It ended up being shrimp with broccoli? Not much food, but was OK once every several years for American Chinese food. The hot oil was good and hot mustard is risky! I guess it is OK for people who like to eat this type of food. read more

China Garden - Small chicken lo mein - Chinese Near Me - Derry, New Hampshire

We have always been satisfied with the quality of food from the China Garden. My only complaint is their online ordering app, which I find a bit challenging. read more

One of the best Chinese places in Derry we have tried! The food is great and the pricing is reasonable. Will go there again. read more

Okay so I don't give many 5 stars. This is only 3 as I'm comparing it to many other Chinese restaurants I've tried. It was not greasy and edible. However I've had better and probably will go somewhere else as I wasn't in love. We like super wok better but gave this a shot. We got : Rice & lomein : huge disappointment, rice was over cooked and we got vegetable, not many vegetables in it. The Lomein flavor was gross. Chicken teriyaki: pretty good, I'm picky with chicken, tasty flavor, my hubby really like it. Again I've had better. Crab Rangoon: not the best, too crunch not enough stuffing. Scallion pancakes: Good, comparable - would recommend Dumplings: good, comparable Boneless spare ribs: very good, not fatty. We enjoyed a lot Chicken fingers: Wayyyy too much batter, didn't even eat them, not crunchy, these need help General tsos: pretty good, not too battered, just right and good flavor read more

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Got some good egg foo, crab rangoons, Peking ravioli and garlic noodles tonight. Always good food.. fresh food. Chen's use to be my favorite place in Derry but now is defiantly in second. read more

China Garden - Egg Rolls, Crab Rangoon, Peking Ravioli, Chicken Fingers, Beef with Vegetables and House Special Lo Mien. - Chinese Near Me - Derry, New Hampshire

Just a little place busting with good food and great service. I was craving hot & sour soup and a couple of spring rolls on my way up north so I took the exit to Derry and found this gem. read more

I went here this weekend for lunch and was pleasantly surprised. The chow mein (or was it lo mein?) was amazing! I got the sesame chicken dinner combo and the sesame chicken was very good (although my cousin thought it was too breaded/fried). They gave me like 5 pounds of food too. I also got crab rangoons, and they were very good as well. I will definitely be coming back to this place when I am in town! read more

I agree with Michelle regarding the prices and the portions. China Garden has been our go to take out place for quite a long while and we too supported them during the pandemic, but over the past six months or so the prices have increased and the smaller portions are noticeable and significant. Last time we ordered the General's chicken the container had one layer of small chicken pieces which covered 2/3 of the bottom of the dish (filled not even half way) with the rest of the dish filled with about a cup and a half of broccoli. The hot and soup soup was filled to 3/4 of the container, was watery and did not have the usual amount of veggies and tofu. We like the food but the value is just not there any longer, so we will not be going back. Really disappointing. read more

First of all there in no heat and it's cold! That should have been my first clue. Ordered the shrimp and lobstah sauce....shrimp was rare...the lobster sauce wss...soupy. Tried to expliain... staff couldn't understand me. read more

Ordered take out from here tonight- had kind of mixed experience. The vegetable fried rice was excellent!! The hot and sour soup, not so much. It had next to NO flavor! The scallion pancakes were burnt which was a huge disappointment!! read more

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I got here last night after work about 15 minutes before they closed and was told I could still order. The heat still was not working 3 weeks after I last came and the staff were dressed in winter coats, I could literally see my breath as I waited for my food. The girl at the counter stood behind the register watching some TV show on her phone, probably because the TV on the wall didn't work, which with the heat seems to be a running theme at this place. As I left, they literally followed out the door right behind me and all jumped in their shared vehicle and were out of the lot before I was. When I got home everything in the PuPu for One was disgusting besides the teryaki, either half cooked or cold, and had obviously been half assed because of the time. If you tell me I can still order close to closing time, the food should be the same as any other time, not reheated leftovers. If it's too late, tell me, and I'll go somewhere else, don't serve me crap so you can pocket an extra few bucks. Now for pocketing a few bucks that night they've lost all the money I would have given them in the future. Between the piss poor service, the busted heat, and the crap food, this place joins the never again list. read more

The good: Open kitchen: you can see everything being prepared and it's very clean. -Online ordering -Prompt delivery -Friendly staff -Rice, boneless ribs, chicken teriyaki: very good The bad: exterior- looks live a dive. Bottom line: best Chinese takeout in Derry, probably not the best you've ever had, but giving it 5 stars to set it apart from the area competition, which has been lacking. read more

Some of the reviews here have been pretty harsh. We live in the area and have found China Garden to be consistently the best Chinese food around. Not really a sit-down restaurant, they do have a couple of tables, but predominantly a takeout place. The food is very good and the staff is friendly. read more

Recently, China Garden opened in a small strip mall directly in front of the Wal-Mart in Derry. My family has ordered from there four times so far (twice for take-out). Twice we ate there in the dining area, which has 3 tables and a flat screen TV. As of this writing, we have tried combination plates (Teriyaki, boneless ribs, rice, egg rolls), Lo Mein, Hot and Sour soup, baby shrimp in lobster sauce, and Orange beef. All were very good. As the menu indicates, all orders are prepared fresh. The orange beef was especially good, with a good sized portion of meat. The sauce was excellent, and included scallions, szechuan chili peppers and fresh orange peel. The staff is very friendly and prices are very reasonable. There are 20 combination plates to chose from. All but one are $5.95 for lunch and $7.95 for dinner. A PuPu platter is $17, and most of the "Chef's Specials", which include various shrimp, scallop and seafood entrees are between $9,25 and $13.95 (the $13.95 China Garden Delight is the highest priced entree, but includes lobster, shrimp, chicken, pork, beef and scallops). All entrees also include a small container of steamed white rice. I highly recommend that you give China Garden a try. Although there are a handful of Chinese restaurants in the area, I rate them as above average for food, price, and service. Also, the dining area and restroom were both very clean on all visits. read more

I have been a customer here for years; I am 100% in support of restaurants and small businesses trying to get back on their feet from COVID-19 and I am fine with supporting price increases, but this places has increased their pricing AND reduced the portion sizes. It is frustrating and embarrassing when you place your typical family order and you come home and their is not enough food for everyone. Chicken fingers; one or two normal and the rest are all nugget sized; beef and chicken teriyake is all shorter pieces and a large rice now comes in a medium container. Extremely disappointed; we won't be back after years of coming here. read more

I've eaten here only once, on December 23, 2012, so have just a small sample size to work from. The food was good, with high-quality, fresh ingredients. I'd give them four stars for the food based on this visit, and may update the rating when I eat here again and have more to go on. I am downgrading the overall score to three stars, however, because they do not heat the restaurant, making it virtually impossible to dine-in (at least during the winter); the staff wear sweatshirts and down vests. read more

Just had take out there for the first time. The food was pretty good and cheap. We ordered General Tso's Chicken, Crab Rangoon, Peking Ravioli, and Vegetable Lo Mein which came to a total of about $30. Our normal restaurant is Super Wok in Londonderry, so let me compare these dishes to Super Wok's. China Garden has the edge for the Peking Ravioli and Vegetable Lo Mein while Super Wok was considerably better for the General's chicken. The crab Rangoon was a tossup as I liked it better from China Garden while my wife liked it better from Super Wok. Portion sizes are smaller at China Garden, but the same meal runs about $10 more at Super Wok. Since the portion sizes are larger at Super Wok though, we usually get another meal for 2 out of it the next day as left overs. Overall, pretty good. For us though, the extra $10 is worth it for Super Wok. read more

I really like the chicken fried rice, boneless spare ribs and chicken teriyaki. However, the amount of filling they're using for the crab rangoons-- it's like a pea sized amount of filling in a huge wonton wrapper--no bueno. Add a little extra guys, the fillings the best part! Delivery is on the slow side but the staff's generally very courteous and they've always been good about including extras like duck sauce and hot mustard when we ask. read more

It wasn't bad but it wasn't good either. Friday night was busy and they were great about letting you know how long it would take. The place was clean. The 2 people I felt with were fast polite and efficient. It was my first time here so I went with the basics. Pork fried rice and pork lo mein. The lo mein noodles were over cooked and the rice was under cooked. Flavors were not bad but nothing I'd go back for. read more

Best boneless spare ribs I've ever had and that's my favorite item. Mind blowing. Saw them cooking and there's so much attention To detail! They watch it and pull it off when it's carmelized and perfect. read more

Food was good and made fresh. Staff was friendly, seemed to be busy. There were a lot of pick up/to go while we waited for our order. Would probably go back if in the area. The only thing I didn't like, which is just my preference, is that I don't like scallions in my crab Rangoon and there's have a ton. read more

My husband and I ordered a pupu for 1, vegetable lo mein, and sesame chicken. This is by far the best vegetable lo mein we've had in ages. We were surprised by how generous they were with the vegetables and that there was a good variety. Over all it wasn't too greasy which is a great change of pace. The sesame chicken was naturally sweet but we appreciated that the light batter remained crispy even with the looser sauce. I also have to mention that the steamed rice wasn't gluey and was very fresh--it's the simple things that let you know they care. We weren't very fond of the chicken tenders or fried shrimp, simply because they were heavily battered-but the batter was good. We were also really disappointed with the crab Rangoon. The cream cheese had scallions mixed in which was great but it really lacked the crab (or imitation crab meat). Overall we really really loved the main dishes, but will continue our search for the best Chinese appetizers in the area. We will absolutely be ordering again and suggest everyone give them a try! read more

Seriously, this is what I've been looking for since I moved here from CA in December. Chicken lo mein was perfect and cashew chicken had amazing flavor. This pregnant lady is very satisfied! My husband said it was the best General Tso's he's ever had. My 17 month old had chicken fingers that were yummy, too! We will absolutely be back. read more

China garden always leaves us full and happy! From steamed vegetables to noodles to their crab rangoon, China Garden always delivers. I am a huge fan of their vegetable mein fun, but their chicken fingers are AMAZING. I am fairly new to the area and this is our signature go-to for Chinese take out. Prices are extremely reasonable and the food is always warm upon delivery. You need to try it! read more

I couldnt even believe it took over an hour and a half to get my order. Food was so bad we didnt eat it and ordered at chenz!! There much much better read more

Think of me as a Chinese food connoisseur (I mean, hell, I've been dating an Chinese man for the past 5 years!), and this place is the best food - price, taste, quality, and selection I've had outside of Chinatown Boston in the past decade. Sure, it doesn't look like much on the outside, but that's because it doesn't need the extra frills - the food and friendliness of the staff speaks for itself. Make the drive; it's worth it! read more

I probably wouldn't have though to go here if it wasn't for yelp. Glad I did. This place was great. Clean Chinese food and not greasy. little takeout place in front of Walmart in Derry, NH. I will definitely go back to try more. read more

Best Chinese in Derry hands down! Robyn the delivery woman is the best, I think our dog may be even more obsessed with her than we are :) We order regularly and have never been disappointed. The Szechuan chicken and house special rice is delicious, highly recommend. read more

Great food at a reasonable price, we ordered $200 worth of food for delivery to feed an army, everything was tasty and surprisingly hot. I had concerns about gluten in some of the food, the woman I spoke with was very helpful. By far the best Chinese food around. Thank you read more

I'm a regular and after trying all the other Chinese restaurants in Derry, I'd have to say this is officially my favorite. When it comes to Chinese food, I'm honestly very basic. Combination plates are always my thing. :) And their fried rice here is always consistently good, as is the chow mein, and chicken fingers, and crab rangoons. Come to think of it, haven't really had anything bad here. A small place for sure, but definitely worth trying :) read more