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    China Garden

    3.2 (195 reviews)
    ModerateChinese, Seafood, Soup
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Quiet
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Chicken and beef and plain noodles
    Jayce M.

    There's nobody here . It's April 18th at 7pm Should I be concerned? I'm waiting for this food as I type away. My total was over $50 not including drink. I'm typing and gonna send the food photos to show y'all. I read the reviews before I got here. For now, the service is okay. The girl at the counter seems okay. She has a raspy voice but is okay. I mean she is getting orders for pick up. Okay got my food. The flavor is kind of bland, I added a lot of hot sauce. I'm gonna give 3 stars because I think I will come back. see photos . I'm gonna eat it because I'm hungry. I have leftovers for breakfast lunch and dinner now lol This is a lot. Anyone wanna join me ?

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    Donna C.

    My husband and I have been craving Chinese food and this establishment is near our home. We stopped in for an early dinner. We had to go to the restroom first. Afterwards I almost had my husband take me elsewhere. The light switch is very dirty. The tiles and floor are in disrepair. I couldn't get hot water out of the faucet to wash my hands. We ended up going ahead and trying them out. We got dinner #B hot and sour soup, orange chicken, shrimp LoMain , egg rolls , cheese wonton and fried shrimp. The soup had a weird aftertaste I could not figure out what so I didn't eat any more my husband felt the same way so we left it behind. The eggrolls and fried shrimp had like an old oil taste to them. The cheese wontons were very good. We could have eaten more of them. The main course came with fried rice and all of that was very good. The restaurant itself was inviting , had beautiful chandeliers, and decor. The tables were clean and nice. The server was quick and efficient.

    LOL.  How true.
    Georgie M.

    China Garden has gone through many iterations over the years, but the food is good. Clearly this is a small family run operation, with the hostess up front, who also doubled as our server and also runs to the kitchen to get the Take-Out, while answering the phones. She easily put on 5K in steps, while we were sitting here. It was just incredible to watch. But the key here is the food and to a lesser extent the service. Some of the reviewers seem to miss that and took exception to this incredibly hard working owner. We went with the Fried Pork Dumplings, Chicken Cashew and General Tso's Chicken (photos). The General was clearly the best. The surprise was the gift of some Egg Drop Soup, which came with our meal. Nice!! Three and a Half Stars "A-Okay", rounded up to Four Stars. Support a small Family Run Business

    Spicy 13. Crispy Beef Hot Sauce amazing
    Karen R.

    We came in for lunch around 2pm today and were Sat immediately. Ordered 2 lunch specials that came with egg drop soup for 7.95 which is more than reasonable. The food was so fresh and amazing we were truly blown away. The crispy beef was so tender and my husbands general chicken tsaos chicken was crispy and yummy too. The inside was calm, not hectic at all and seating options for boothes or tables. Oh the little crispy noodles they bring you for free in the beginning are so very yummy - thank you

    Greetings
    Jim V.

    This place has been on and off my radar now for the entire 18 months I have lived so close. A new Thai and a new Korean place recently opened in the same downtown area, and I haven't been compelled to try either of them yet as well. Hungry and heavy rain lured me in even though I had a big bag of fresh groceries, and I can cook like the wind. I really just wanted a big bowl of hot and sour soup but opted for a combination appetizer platter. Fried shrimp, Egg rolls, Paper chicken, Crab ragoons and both steak and chicken skewers served in a large sectioned out wood serving bowl with a flaming cauldron in the center. It wasn't bad, and that beat expectations. I would have liked more sweet n sour sauce over the larger than necessary brown sauce. The place isn't much to look at as the hostess desk is basically a box with glass and stuff everywhere, the dining room ultra-bright and the tables sparsely topped. Service was nonexistent, a gesture to sit where I liked, a quick order, and food unceremoniously dropped at the table until the end when my server came out into the rain and called out to me because I had left something behind. Pro move and let me to believe the service thing was more of a language thing. Would I go back- probably and sooner than the 18 months it took for my first try.

    1. Egg Roll
    Tania T.

    We ordered egg rolls, Orange Chicken, and black pepper beef. The order came with fried rice. I called in the order for delivery. The service is what you expect in any chinese restaurant. Lol, non existant basically, but that's normal. For a restaurant, the quality of the food is what you expect from a takeout, not restaurants. The best thing about our order was the crispy egg rolls. The orange chicken wasn't crispy, and some pieces were really dry. The black pepper beef looked promising, but once we dig in, we find a lot more onions than beef. And this was a chef's specialty. The fried rice was good with both items. Can't say much about the ambiance of the place since we had the order to go. We may try other items, but we'll see.

    Pan-fried Noodles! A classic!
    Michael A.

    I just want to preface this by saying I do have quite a bit of bias towards this place since I used to have lunch here quite often when I was younger. This place used to have a massive silver arowana tank which was amazing for a kid my age, but it has changed ownership a few times since then. What I can say is that the pan fried noodles are still absolutely amazing. I want to mention that this is less of a bistro restaurant, and more of a home-style flavor, so don't expect any incredibly powerful flavors, instead, enjoy the subtlety and nuance. If you sit down to dine, and they have been doing this for over twenty years now, you get a complimentary bowl of egg-drop soup and these little crispy noodles with a sweet sauce.

    Louise C.

    China Garden is in our neighborhood. We been there numerous times for take out. The food is always tasty and plenty for two people. The owners are always very nice. We will certainly go back for more.

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    Food is amazing and as always service is great I never been disappointed with new owners

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    The China Garden serves the finest Chinese Food in Menifee. Excellent food, prices and service!

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    Food was great. The place was empty. I didn't understand because the food was really good. Service was very good.

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    3 years ago

    Picked China Garden for dinner and found a Q-Tip in the food extremely disgusting will not be going back

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    Great food and good selection. The Egg Foo Young is a favorite of mine.

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    My last experience I ordered the teriyaki chicken to go. Got home and it was white breast meat and very dry.

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    4 years ago

    This is my go to Chinese restaurant for potlucks and family takeouts. Average wait is 15 to 20 minutes. Food and service is great!

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    Pretty good. Place been around over 20 yrs. They have great chicken chow mein. Chuck norris eats here. Lol

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    Good food reasonably priced. I have only order to go food.Mongolian BeefEgg Flower Soup

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    Food taste was amazing and fresh!…read more The reason for the one star is because for it being my first time here, I witnessed the Asian lady at the register yell at her employee very rudely and unprofessionally. To the point where my order ended up being wrong. I ordered a family meal with a few sides and a drink spending $73 . They had got one of my side orders wrong which I called and informed them of it being wrong and when I came back to correct my order the Asian lady so rudely judged me looked up and down and took the wrong food back. I had brought the wrong order to show That we were not lying and it was a mistake that would've never happened if the communication and teamwork and respect at this restaurant was better. I had ordered a side of spicy wings and instead I got a side of spicy fish which is understandable to get confused but still shouldve not have treated me that way. The Asian lady had taken the food back looked at me with such a disgusting look and opened the food to check it. They also had forgotten to give another customer some of the food they ordered as well ! This will be the last time I come here regardless of the taste of food. They have a lot of customers which means food taste great. They just need to work on that employee and if she happens to be the owner then she needs to change or else she will lose a great amount of customers like me.

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    While the orange chicken was amazing, nothing compares to Isaiah our server. Never had a drink…read morerefilled so fast in my life. I want him to be my therapist the way he made me feel seen, understood, and quite frankly, i was mesmerized just looking at him. He even answered all our questions about the fish tank. The music was great. We were there on a Saturday evening and it was nice and quiet. Fate of the universe on the line. One server. One chance to make my dining experience incredible... I WANT ISAIAH!!! Tbh, I wouldn't be surprised if Isaiah had all the answers. He prolly has the arc of the covenant in his basement or something. Or he discovered Atlantis in his spare time. If he doesn't rule the world one day, there's zero hope for the rest of us. I feel blessed to have met Isaiah. They asked if it was possible. Isaiah said watch. Reality checked in. Isaiah rewrote the rules. They said aim high. Isaiah adjusted the sky. History took notes when Isaiah walked in. Isaiah doesn't chase destiny -- it waits for him. The plan changed when Isaiah showed up. Chaos tried Isaiah. Chaos lost. They looked for limits. Isaiah removed them. God said let there be light. He said nah, dim it--I'm sleeping. He's built different. Manufacturer unknown. The main character logged on when Isaiah was born. They checked the rulebook. Isaiah's was the author. Fate tried to humble Isaiah. Didn't work. Even Isaiah's shadow has confidence. So yah, my experience at JJ sushi & chinese cuisine, (should be Isaiah's sushi & chinese cuisine) was perfect.

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