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    China Garden Express

    3.8 (148 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese, Filipino, Pan Asian
    Closed 10:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Quiet
    Happy hour specials
    Good for groups

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    Priscilla D.

    I grew up in a family Chinese restaurant, so I'm very picky with my Asian foods. This restaurant was our go to place for pancit and lumpia for many years. We were craving it so we came to our favorite Chinese fast food restaurant, but saw the huge sign that said, "Under New Management". We were devastated because we've been coming to this restaurant for so long and they had the best pancit and lumpia for a Chinese fast food place. Since we were there, we decided to try them out. They did change up the inside. There are plenty of tables to sit and eat there. They have a refrigerator for can drinks. It was empty when we got there which was about an hour before closing, and all their hot food items were almost all out which was fine since we were going to order off the menu. It's not listed up on the menu, but they do offer pancit and lumpia when I asked them. There was one person working the front and I saw about three people in the kitchen. The lady who takes your order and packs your food lacks customer service skills. She told us the cook made our pancit with the wrong noodles, but it's still good, so she threw in two egg rolls in the bag to make up for it, and gave us our bag. She left and helped the next guests. I'm sorry, what? Didn't even ask if that was okay or if I wanted to wait for the cook to fix it. When we got home and opened the food, both noodles looked the same and the flavor wasn't even there. The lumpia looked liked little fingers which are totally different than the ones from the previous owners, and it lacked flavor. We will definitely not be going back, and are so disappointed we lost another good Chinese fast food place that serves Filipino food.

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    Julie L.

    I had already discounted the restaurant based on the name thinking it would be your run of the mill $1 greasy Chinese food. A quick yelp search helped sway my vote when I saw the Filipino portion of the menu. The kids chose chow mein, fried rice, orange chicken, bbq pork, teriyaki chicken, veggie egg rolls, and an order of lechon. The lechon comes in one size for $18.99; the woman was nice and brought a large container brimming & piping hot to our table. Crunchy, meaty and delicious...needed a little salt but all in all I loved it! The bbq pork and teriyaki chicken was a little lean and still very tasty. Prices are more than reasonable & the staff was very nice. Will be back if I'm in the area. Glad to support the Lechon! ;)

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    2 years ago

    A plaza staple, been around for forever. Good value and Chinese food that hits the spot, no frills.

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    6 months ago

    The food was fresh and tasted great! Staff was very friendly and the vibe was nice. Will definitely come back!

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    7 months ago

    Good folks, and the many times I've been here it's always been good. That garlic chicken & bbq pork is

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    1 year ago

    Great place and good selection of dishes. Very friendly service. They've been a staple of Sierra del Oro for ages.

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    2 years ago

    Have been coming to this restaurant for years since I was young and the flavor has not changed. truly delicious

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    2 years ago

    The family owned restaurant folks are kind and friendly. Price for catering is affordable. They prefer to be paid by cash.

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    Food was delicious, service was kind and quick and it was a great little hole in the wall. A new regular for us

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    2 years ago

    Great Chinese food better then all the ones near by; and its not greasy garlic orange chicken is bomb. Highly recommend

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    Ask the Community - China Garden Express

    Where can I find a recent menu online? Owner intro says to check out the menu, but all the customer pictures are too old.

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    A combo wombo over here... it's a 2 in 1 establishment. Açaí bowls to the right and Nguyen's…read morekitchen to the left. Pick your choice! I ordered their bulgogi bowl although I should've ordered their bánh mì.... I'll be back. Bulgogi bowl was a healthy portion sized bowl. I added the sauces it came with and mixed it all around. It was pretty good, not anything that really made me "omg this is so good" but it was good. Bulgogi portion was skimpy for sure. You'll see in the photo it was more cucumber, pickled radish? And a huge bed of rice. I felt like 50% of the bowl was rice. I ended up leaving a lot of rice. I ordered their Vietnamese coffee which took a while to come out. I'm unsure what the employees were up to but it took a whiiiiiiiile for my coffee. I received my bowl first so I was like hm that's different usually it's the other way around. Beats me, but it's yuuuuummy! Keep u energized x100 hrs frrrrr super good and strong. Don't drink it at 11pm like I did. This is def a "late night hangout spot/munchies" because it gets loud at midnight and so with the people. Ironically I came to study with a friend but that kinda flew out the window due to the noise level in there. There's a single use restroom. Some seating inside and outside. There's outlets inside which is convenient for charging. Parking is within the plaza.

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    Great fried chicken (the Manila Boy)! We get it everytime we're in town! The other foods are good…read moretoo but the fried chicken is chef's kiss!

    Manila Grill Restaurant & Bake Shop is located off the McKinley (South) exit right off the 91…read morefreeway on Magnolia. They are known for their "Manila Boy Chicken" (Fried Chicken) - and it does taste crispy and fried; however, my personal favorite is their Dinuguan (Pork Blood Stew). They make this with lean and fatty pork to give an unctuous mouthfeel - what I feel makes the best Dinuguan. Aside from the texture, the stew is smooth and not clumpy. And the taste leans toward a vinegar flavor, which is perfection for this dish. Top it over a bed of steamed jasmine or Japanese rice, and it is top notch! Another item I like here is their Deep Fried Bangus (Milkfish). The Bangus is split half, deboned of its main vertebrae, laid flat, and deep fried til "GBD" (golden brown and delicious)! It comes with a side of sawsawan (dipping sauce), kamatis (tomato and onion salad), and grilled Talong (eggplant). I've ordered their Pancit Bihon (Noodles made with Rice Sticks) but, because it's topped with shrimp, I have to skip on tasting this. It does look and smell delicious. Manila Grill is a small turo-turo shop (select your food from steamed tables) that also offers a display case of Filipino dessert and pickled papaya (atsara/atchara). They also have some packaged snacks and other products for purchase. The owner was very personable and friendly. Service was a little slow but, to be fair, it was cooked to order. If you're in a rush, come back maybe off-peak hours. Overall, the food here is homestyle Filipino cooking. I hope to be back again and try other dishes.

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